All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1136
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Swedish solution for marine pollution
While the building of merchant ships has all but ended in Sweden, marine technology continues to thrive - especially that connected with reducing emissions. A prime example of this is ABB Flakt which has the longest running catalytic converter in a merchant ship - the Scandlines ferry Aurora. These SCRs ...
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Low speed : More power possible
There are no technical reasons why 14-cylinder in-line versions of the K98MC-C engine cannot be built, says MAN B&W. This would give an output of 79,900kW (108,600hp), a weight of around 2,460t, and a length of over 28m."The crankshaft is the key structure, and this can be divided into two ...
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Stern warning of leaking oil
Statistics suggest that one in two ships will suffer problems with sterntube seals on average every 11 years, and some in the industry feel the incidents are rising. While this may not appear too daunting, the $9m fine handed down to Royal Caribbean for discharging oily bilge water shows the ...
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Valves : Latest valve range
Valves : Latest valve range The G-Series valves from US company CPV are rated for up to 413 bar liquid or gas and function from -650F to 4000F, depending on the material selected. They are available in six orifice sizes from .218in to .813in, three valve types, shutoff, needle and ...
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Korea : Hanjin rakes in orders
European shipowners have beaten a path to Hanjin Heavy Industries in Korea in recent months, placing orders for container ships and chemical tankers.Vroon BV in the Netherlands has placed orders for a pair of 1,600 TEU container ships with the Korean yard, along with an order for a 30,000 dwt ...
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Filling space
The rapid growth both in numbers and size of ships shows the optimism of cruise operators, but there are still wars to be fought as each seeks to fill their ships.In an industry dominated by the battle of the superlatives, the latest salvo has just been fired by Cunard. No ...
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Emmie to the rescue of leaking seals
Many ship operators know the feeling. Analysis returns show that the water content of the stern tube oil climbed well above acceptable levels and suggests that the seal has started to leak. Traditionally the cure was an unscheduled drydocking and replacing the seal, but there may be another option in ...
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The Netherlands : More dredger orders for IHC
The Netherlands : More dredger orders for IHC IHC Holland in the Netherlands has announced details of some of the latest orders it has received for dredgers and says that, overall, in spite of the continuing economic problems in some countries in the Asia Pacific region, the outlook for new ...
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Fuel Treatment : Reducing dosing
Fuel Treatment : Reducing dosing Drew Marine says its Amerstat 25 microbiocide fuel treatment allows a 40 per cent reduction in the dosing required to protect against biodegradation of distillate fuel in storage tanks and fuel lines. Contact: Daryl English Fax: +1 973 263 4491.
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Safety : Surveillance system for doors
Safety : Surveillance system for doors Brath has developed a surveillance system for the locking mechanism on doors using hydraulic cylinders. The system has passed the environmental requirements for instrumentation and automation listed by Det Norske Veritas, Lloyds Register and American Bureau of Shipping, says the company. Contact: ...
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Diesel-electric : SSP secures second order
Siemens-Schottel has won a second contract for its propulsion pods (SSP)s - this time for two TT-Line ferries being built by SSW Fahr. Each of the 36,000g (2,685 lane-metre) ropax vessels will be propelled by a pair of 11MW (15,000 bhp) SSPs, giving them a service speed of 22 knots. ...
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Japan : TESS design proves popular
Japan : TESS design proves popular Tsuneishi Shipyard in Japan has won a further order - this time from Taiwanese interests - for its innovative TESS 52 handymax bulk carrier. The Japanese yard, which recently launched the 100th ship in the TESS (Tsuneishi Economical Standard Ship) series, Jawa Power for ...
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Korea : VLCC orders for Daewoo and SHI
Korean yards, including the troubled Daewoo shipyard, have been awarded a number of VLCC contracts in the past month. Daewoo`s orders include a pair of 300,000 dwt tankers from Worldwide Shipping for delivery at the end of 2001 and in early 2002, respectively, while Hellespoint Steamship in Greece has ordered ...
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Software : Costing part manufacture
Software : Costing part manufacture Boothroyd Dewhurst has launched DFM Concurrent Costing 1.1. The software is designed to isolate the major costs associated with part manufacture and finishing. Used as an analysis tool during part design the application guides product engineers as they investigate alternative materials and processes for producing ...
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No room for complacency
No room for complacency During a three-month campaign member states of the Paris MOU detained eight out of 79 bulk carriers, above 30,000gt and over 15 years old, for structural deficiencies. While this compares favourably with an average detention rate 13.9 per cent for 1998, Alan Cubbin, chairman of the ...
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Norway: The World comes to Fosen
Norway: The World comes to Fosen Fosen Mekaniske Verksteder shipyard in Norway has confirmed that it has been awarded the much anticipated contract to build The World of ResidenSea, the 40,000g residential cruise vessel. Due for delivery in December 2001 at a price tag of $260 million, The ...
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Cleaning : Cleaning by microemulsion
Cleaning : Cleaning by microemulsion The Drew Marine Division of Ashland Specialty Chemical Company has developed a solvent-free air cooler cleaner that it says eliminates the hydrocarbon fumes, surface residues and sludge potential associated with the use of many conventional products. Called ACC/ME the product requires no mixing, and rinses ...
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Emissions : Cleaner gensets
Alaska Diesel has introduced a soot trap and regeneration system (Stars) which can be fitted on any diesel engine up to around 200kW (268 bhp) output or 10 litres capacity.The unit requires no maintenance and is said to reduce carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons in addition to being a soot trap.Stars ...
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Class Societies feel the pinch
Lloyds Register is making over 400 people redundant at its UK headquarters and while both DNV and GL has instigated a number of cost cutting measures. The redundancies at LR come as the society is reorganising to devolve more of the management and technical responsibilities to overseas offices.While the technical ...
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Laying the foundations for ecdis charts
European HOs are working through the folio of charts covering their own national waters to produce vectorised electronic navigation charts (ENC)s. The process of digitising the information is relatively fast, but then the charts have to be verified, as every HO will accept legal responsibility for their accuracy, in the ...
