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Bridge Systems : Compact integrated console
Bridge Systems : Compact integrated console In co-operation with SAIT Marine, Radio Holland has developed a compact integrated bridge console for ships with a limited amount of space available on the bridge. The console contains the Transas ECDIS system, a Datamation conning display, the Furuno FR2115 radar, a Sailor VHF ...
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Low-speed : Merger behind schedule
Contracts transferring Samsung`s engine building division to Hanjung remain unsigned some over two months after the target date, and past the time when the new joint venture company should have started operation. Problems remain in the valuation of the business by foreign banks which started at the end of March.Until ...
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New drillship beats a path for deepwater
Described as the first of its kind by owners Conoco and R&B Falcon Corporation, Deepwater Pathfinder started a five-year work programme drilling in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year.The first vessel capable of drilling in water depths of up to 3,000m, it is due to drill three or four ...
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Boilers : BDT equips two cruise ships
Boilers : BDT equips two cruise ships Greens Division, part of the newly formed BDT Engineering, has secured a contract to supply six Diesecon exhaust gas boilers and two spanner boilers to each of two new cruise liners currently under construction for P&O Princess Cruise at the Monfalcone shipyard in ...
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Corrosion protection : BAC clocks up four years
Corrosion protection : BAC clocks up four years BAC Corrosion Control`s impressed current cathodic protection systems have now been operational on Stena Line fast ferries operating between the UK, Holland and Ireland for four years.The ferries are aluminium-hulled catamarans with water jet propulsion and additional protection is needed to prevent ...
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Design software : Autoship works for Portuguese yard
Design software : Autoship works for Portuguese yard The naval shipyard, Arsenal do Alfeite of Portugal, has installed Autoship Systems` naval architecture design software at its engineering offices. The yard repairs the Portuguese fleet and designs and builds small vessels.The Autoship Works package includes Autoship (hull design), Autohydro (intact and ...
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Positioning : Cable layer gets auto track
Positioning : Cable layer gets auto track Alstom Drives & Controls has won an order for three dynamic positioning systems from DG Electrical, the electrical engineering arm of Cammell Laird, for three vessels which are being converted into cable layer ships for Global Marine Services.Alstom`s duplex DP system, the DPS902, ...
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Austal markets its ride control system
Austal`s new company, Seastate, started trading on November 1 and is poised to build a multi-million dollar global business from selling ride control and possibly, at a future date, other high-tech specialist ship systems.The ride control systems, which reduce sea sickness for passengers by substantially reducing motion levels of high-speed ...
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Vessel Tracking : STN Atlas to upgrade Hamburg
Vessel Tracking : STN Atlas to upgrade Hamburg STN Atlas Elektronik has won a contract for upgrading of VTS facilities at the Port of Hamburg.Due for completion in April 2000, the project involves development of new signal compression and processing facilities for eleven existing radar sites along the River Elbe ...
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Classification : ClassNK assessments
Classification : ClassNK assessments ClassNK, the Tokyo-based classification society, has introduced a conformity assessment service for life-saving appliances, marine pollution prevention and fire protection equipment under the amendments to Council Directive 96/98/EC of the European Commission. ClassNK`s Rotterdam office has been designated as a notified body to provide the ...
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China : Another first for Chinese yards
China : Another first for Chinese yards Hard on the heels of recent first-time orders for ropax ferries and VLCCs at Chinese yards, Dalian New Shipyard in China has won its first ever contract to build a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The FPSO for the Qinghuangdao Field ...
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Italy : Minoan orders again
Italy : Minoan orders again Fincantieri`s wholly owned subsidiary Sestri Cantiere Navali has won an order to build a pair of new passenger ferries for Minoan Lines of Greece.The two ships were the subjects of an option in Minoan Line`s existing contract with Fincantieri for a pair of 2,000-passenger ferry ...
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African states sign Port State Control
Sixteen West and Central African States have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Port State Control (PSC). This means only the Gulf area and the Black Sea remain uncovered by PSC and MOUs for these are expected to be signed early in 2000.The West and Central African agreement covers ...
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Propellers : `Adjustable` FP propeller
Kamewa has introduced an adjustable bolted propeller. This is said to have the advantage of a FP propeller but has the blades bolted to the hub rather than being a single casting.Such an arrangement allows spare blades to be carried against the eventuality of propeller damage and allows some minor ...
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EU seek action on ship prices
Following the report by the EU Commission which concluded that some Korean yards were making losses of up to 40 per cent on some contracts, the EU Industry Council is to enter into talks with Korea to try and resolve the situation. In addition, EU member states are to request ...
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Control network : ABB launches fieldbus device
Control network : ABB launches fieldbus device ABB Industria has launched a fieldbus device that enables drives to be used with LonWorks control networks.The ABB NLON-01 LonWorks adapter module allows commands to be fed to a drive remotely to adjust its motor speed or torque reference. It can also read ...
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Samsung
Samsung Heavy Industries says sales this year will reach $3.1 billion (shipbuilding accounts for 71 per cent) and net profits will almost double to $130 million. The company is pointing to a rise in newbuilding prices and recovering world trade to predict a good future for the Koje yard which ...
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Scandlines prosecuted for scrapping
Danish ferry operator Scandlines is facing prosecution for exporting toxic waste in December 1997 when it sold the ferry Knuds Hoved for scrapping in Mumbai, India. The 1960s-built ferry contained asbestos when it was exported - a move which contravenes the Basle Convention. The Basle Convention ...
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Owners weather the storm
The German-owned fleet (1,737 vessels totalling 26.1 million dwt) is the world`s seventh biggest, but includes by far the largest capacity of container ships - over 21 per cent of the world`s total TEU capacity. Equally impressive is that the average age of the container ship fleet is under three ...
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LR urges NOx testing
LR is warning shipowners to ensure all engines fitted into newbuildings comply with IMO`s NOx emission standards. While it does not expect the relevant regulations to come into force until 2002, once ratified it will apply to all diesel engines on ships over 400g with keels laid after January 1, ...
