All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1135
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Fluid contamination monitor
An in-line sensor which monitors the level of contamination in hydraulic fluid has been introduced by Arma Supplies. The company has designed and built two flushing rigs which it says can flush from 1 lit/min up to 450 lit/min and detect contaminates as small as three microns. The sensor, once ...
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Sale of the Century ? extended
As the year ends, Kvaerner has failed to meet its deadline for disposing of its 13 yards and has only sold three (Leirvik, Kleven and Govan). A spokesman for the company says that negotiations are underway with interested parties for all the remaining yards and that the two Fjellstrans yards ...
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Celebrity takes grey water cleaner
Rochem Environmental is to install its FM-Module grey water cleaning system on two ships operated by Celebrity Cruises. Cruise ships Galaxy and Mercury are expected to be fitted with the system by March this year. It uses a membrane separation technique which, the company says, rejects bacteria, suspended solids and ...
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Cats get new injectors
Caterpillar has extended the use of its hydraulic electronic unit injectors (HEUI) to the 3400 and 3200 series engines. The system uses a hydraulic intensifier that magnifies the force of the high pressure hydraulic as it acts on the fuel and gives full injection pressure down to 40 per cent ...
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NCL to buy a ship every year
An independent Norwegian Cruise Line will order one ship per year says Geir Aune, president and ceo of NCL Holdings ASA. Speaking in a press conference he said that the company?s bid for a $510 million loan facility was oversubscribed and the funds would be channelled into new fleet financing. ...
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Bottom up robot
NKK is developing a welding robot that can weld on a ship`s bottom shell plate from underneath the bottom of the ship while in dry dock. The company says it has devised a way to prevent the welding metal from dripping by using a copper shoe under the welding pool, ...
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Range of predictive auto-pilots
R C Marine has introduced the ISAS CDP-4000 series of integrated steering control and autopilot systems. These combine the company`s ISAC CDP-3000 series and Coretec`s autopilot. The company says this system will result in reduced fuel and steering gear maintenance costs. Features include track keeping within a few meters, audio ...
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At-sea and in-harbour control
Although the Kelvin Hughes Manta integrated bridge system uses flat screen technology the company says it can also be fitted to standard consoles of commercial vessels where type approved displays would replace the flat screens. The bridge is designed to operate in two modes; `At Sea` and `Harbour`. While `At ...
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STN Atlas extends range
Radarpilot 1000 from STN Atlas is available with 304mm (12in) or 405mm (16in) displays and features a zoom function to enlarge the display of objects being observed. Its `clean sweep` feature eliminates interference from rain and crests of waves in rough seas, says the company. All settings, data and routes ...
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Astander privatised
Privatisation of the Astilleros Espanoles group repair yard Astander was finalised on November 16. The Santander yard has been sold to the Greek group Lavinia Italmar, which also owns the Astican yard in the Canary Islands. Local press reports indicate that the Greek owner will pay Ptas300 million ($1.8 million) ...
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All-reefer container vessels enter service
The largest capacity all-reefer container ships in the world have been delivered to Dole Fresh Fruit from HDW, Germany. Two examples of a new class of open top all-reefer container ship with a capacity of about 1,000 FEU containers, or 2,000 TEU, have been handed over to Dole Fresh Fruit ...
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All for the sake of efficiency
Establishing agreed performance standards may prevent manufacturers from making misleading claims. Proving that one machine is better than another has often been fraught with difficulties. Yet it has always been important in business to be seen to do precisely that. For some machines this is not a problem. Radars for ...
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...and Aida turns to Aker
As anticipated, Aida Cruises, in which P&O Cruises now has a 51 per cent stake, has agreed an order with Aker MTW in Germany for cruise ship newbuildings in the form of a pair of 1,600-passenger, 200m long vessels. The German newbuildings are due to be delivered in the first ...
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Life after duty-free
Passenger ferry operators in the EU are counting the cost in lost revenue following the demise of duty free sales in the middle of last year. Across the European Union, ferry companies are reporting in some cases dramatically reduced on board spend per passenger since the abolition of the duty ...
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Baudouin adds to range
Baudouin has added the 6R123 engine to its range ? a slightly smaller version of its 6R124. The straight-six 123 is based on a Mack truck engine, has a swept volume of 11.1 litres (123mm x 156mm) and a continuous rating of 260kW (350 bhp) at 1,800 rev/min. It has ...
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Ameron updates Amerlock 400
Ameron Coatings has introduced Amerlock 2 low-temperature cure epoxy which it says has improved corrosion protection in marine environments, cures to 0 degF ?18degC, is typically re-coatable in three hours, and is resistant to chemical splash, spillage and fumes. Ameron also says the new epoxy has improved colour stability and ...
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Guided wave radar under pressure and heat 400
Magnetrol says that the introduction of a coaxial probe for its Eclipse transmitter means that its guided wave radar level measurement system can be used in both high-temperature and high-pressure process environments. The company says its system is suitable for use with most liquids from light hydrocarbons to water-based slurries. ...
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ASRY?s 2000th
Bahrain?s ASRY passed a significant milestone with last year?s drydocking and repairs to Red Band 138,557 dwt tanker Knock Dun, the 2000th vessel handled by the yard since it started operations in 1977. Knock Dun entered the yard for first special survey work and routine docking and repairs. Approximately 33,000m2 ...
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Keppel Hitachi Zosen makes 132 redundant
Following the S$167 million ($99 million) cash purchase of Keppel Marine Industries? marine-related businesses by Keppel Hitachi Zosen, the group has made 132 if its 3,314 workers redundant. The redundancies are spread across three yards: Keppel Shipyard (Pte); Hitachi Zosen Singapore; and Keppel Singmarine Dockyard and will reduce costs by ...
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Newbuilding orders rise
Newbuilding orders rise In the quarter to June, newbuilding orders rose by 43 per cent to 6.5 million gross tonnes (mgt), says Lloyds Register.However, the world orderbook dropped by 1.7 mgt to stand at 53.8 mgt and Germany slipped into fourth place behind ItalyAt the end of the quarter Korea ...
