All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1142
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SSW returns to newbuilding
SSW Fahr und Spezialschiffbau in Germany (the former Schichau Seebeckwerft, which was part of the bankrupt Bremer Vulkan concern) has won its first order for newbuildings for more than two years, having been awarded a contract to build a pair of innovative freight/passenger ferries for TT Line. The 36,000gt newbuildings ...
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New orders for Solar Solve
Solar Solve Marine has won two orders for its anti-glare screens and roller blinds together worth over £20,000 ($31,572). Five Solasafe screens were installed on the bridge windows of Ben-My-Chree, a 12,600gt ro-pax ferry for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. The order comprised four Casslite roller blinds in ...
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Kelvin Hughes to supply Spliethoff newbuilds
Spliethoff Bevrachtingskantoor`s new multi-purpose freighters will be fitted with Kelvin Hughes radar sets. The 10 ships will each feature a Nucleus2 6000 arpa split radar system with display; a Nucleus2 5000 True Motion radar with display and a HRC-A9 interswitch unit. The multi-purpose freighters with sideport loaders will be built ...
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Hitchhiking organisms
Mandatory regulations are on their way to combat the problem of the transportation of marine organisms in ships’ ballast water. For the past ten years the IMO, via its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), has been working towards a mandatory regulatory framework to resolve the problem of the migration ...
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Halon replacement
By December 2002 the decommissioning of halon fire suppression systems must start for all but essential use. So L&G Marine has launched a halon replacement system for engine compartments on workboats. Called LG 259 it is a fixed C02 fire fighting package which comes in 2kg, 5kg and 9kg sizes ...
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Regulatory regime guide published by IACS
A general guide to current safety and pollution prevention requirements for ships, and the thinking behind their development, has been published by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS). The 28-page guide, Ship Safety and Pollution Prevention: The Regulatory Regime, looks at hazards to and represented by ships at sea, ...
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Guangzhou wins Swedish order
Guangzhou Shipyard International in China achieved a major breakthrough in July when Gotland Rederi AB of Sweden awarded it an order for a pair of high-speed ro-pax vessels. A total of four ships could eventually be built by the Chinese yard, raising the value of the order to around SKr2.0 ...
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Ship management software use growing
The Inmarsat Communications at Sea Report which surveyed 338 companies in 46 countries with control over 5,000 ships showed wide-spread use of ship management software. The company predicts that data will soon replace telex as the standard for ship to shore satellite communications. The survey also showed that three quarters ...
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More good news for Kvaerner yards
Hard on the heels of Kvaerner’s announcement that it will sell its Kvaerner Govan shipyard in the UK to Marconi Electronic Systems, there has been more good news for Kvaerner yards in Germany and in the US. The Anglo-Norwegian engineering and construction group has welcomed the agreement of the ...
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Waterproof VHF GMDSS radio
A fully waterproof VHF radio which floats and has a five-year user replaceable lithium battery has been developed by McMurdo and Pains-Wessex. Called the McMurdo R1 or Pains-Wessex SOS Rescue VHF radio, it has been designed to meet the new GMDSS legislation. The Rl VHF has three channels - 6, ...
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Nigerian gas project prompts major re-activation work
Two LNG carriers have been brought out of extended lay-up to lift gas from Nigeria, and have provided substantial work for yards in France and the USA. Southern, owned by Argent Marine, was laid up for 18 years, and is being re-activated and refurbished at Norshipco. The vessel was built ...
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Friction restriction
Fuel economy savings of between five and seven per cent are said to be obtainable from using Energy Release anti-friction oil additive. The product can be mixed with any lubricating or hydraulic oil and contains spherical organic molecules that are said to be permanently inserted in the metal surface. ...
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Ferry fire prompts recommendations
Initial findings by the team investigating the engine room fire on board the Norwegian passenger ferry Prinsesse Ragnhild have prompted The Swedish Club to issue new recommendations to its members. The recommendations have been made in line with the information-sharing objectives of the Club’s engine room fire prevention programme, an ...
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Facing up to pressure
Thordon Bearings has introduced a mechanical face seal under the trade name SeaLion. The face seal system avoids contact (and associated wear) with the tailshaft liner seen with lip seal arrangements. To minimise wear, the contact faces are a carbon-graphite design that can operate with either seawater or with the ...
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SuperFast ferry order extended
MacGregor cargo access/transfer equipment has been specified for six SuperFast ferries ordered by Attica Enterprises from HDW. Each shipset being supplied by the company`s roro division comprises: two stern ramps, bow equipment on two levels, hoistable car decks, hoistable tilting ramp, ramp covers, provisions lift, four bunker/pilot doors, two passenger ...
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In-service experience
Lauritzen Kosan Tankers is pleased with the in-service performance of two T-type LPG carriers, delivered by Hyundai in September and October last year. The pair of 5,750m3 capacity LPG carriers, Tessa Kosan and Tenna Kosen, are semi-pressurised and fully refrigerated vessels, with two independent holds. Designed for worldwide trading, they ...
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Enthusiastic response to UK tonnage tax
Shipping organisations in the UK have responded enthusiastically to proposals outlined in August by UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott in his White Paper Charting a New Course to introduce a tonnage tax regime for UK shipping. The decision to accept the recommendations of an independent enquiry on the subject ...
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Drill ships get protected
The Cathelco antifouling and corrosion suppression system has been installed on West Navion II and its sister ship, both 96,000 dwt drill ships built for Statoil Norge by the Puerto Real shipyard in Cadiz. The system for the forward section will protect four seachests serving the main engine cooling system ...
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Small draught, large payload
A dredger recently delivered to the Belgian DEME group has some surprising features. The 13,7003 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger, Lange Wapper, which was delivered to its owner, the Belgian DEME group, in May this year, represents a significant step forward in dredger design. The installation of sophisticated shipboard control ...
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A P Moller seals Sea-Land deal
A P Moller Group and CSX Corporation have announced that they have reached a much anticipated agreement for A P Moller-Maersk Line to acquire Sea-Land Service Inc’s international liner business, a deal which includes vessels, containers, related container terminals, and certain lease obligations from CSX. The agreed purchase price ...
