All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1145
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Study shows crew incompetence
A study covering 4,500 ships leaving Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia has found that many had incompetent crews. The study, undertaken by the Seafarers International Research Centre at Cardiff University, is further proof that the industry is headed for a crisis as a result of the lack of skilled manpower. ...
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Green credentials have potential
Over the next few years shipowners could find themselves having to contend with a patchwork of environmental legislation. Shipowners are accustomed to their existing fleet escaping the vast majority of new legislation — but things are changing. Sweden’s environmentally differentiated port and fairway schemes affect all vessels, not just ...
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Satellite system cuts costs
A low-cost internet-based satellite e-mail system called Sat.400 has been introduced by Station 12 which is said to cut communication costs by up to 30 per cent. The system selects whether to transmit at five bits per character, when using the telex alphabet, or eight bit for non-Latin scripts like ...
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Cossack Pioneer leaves Dubai Drydocks
Woodside Energy’s 150,000 dwt FPSO Cossack Pioneer sailed on June 28 following a major upgrade at Dubai Drydocks. The 140-day programme prepared by the yard involved over one million man-hours of yard labour. Although technically classed as an upgrade, the project turned out to be more extensive than the ...
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IMO consider ship scrapping
MEPC 44 will look at the issue of ship scrapping in March 2000 with the aim of developing safety and environmental measures, and safeguards for ship dismantlers. The proposal from Norway follows DNV’s damming report on ship dismantling at India’s Alang Beach (The Motor Ship, March 1999). Already considering ...
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Iridium satellite network complete
The completion of the Iridium network enables global telephone calls to be placed and received on a hand-held phone with an integral antenna, says O’Gara Satellite Networks. The Iridium system is made up of 66 low-orbit satellites 485 miles above the earth - as opposed to the geo-stationary Inmarsat system ...
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Checklists reduced coating damge
After finding that incorrect use by the shipowner was usually the reason for claims of damage to tank coating, German shipbuilder Aker MTW Werft is issuing checklists to purchasers of its chemical tankers. "Modern tanker coatings are highly complex and cargo-specific," says Ed Jansen, principal surveyor with Antwerp-based Expertisebureau ...
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New commission seeks change
The International Commission on the Regulation of Shipping, a new body that will seek to reform the rules governing the shipping industry, has been launched by the ITF. The three-man commission is headed by the former Australian minister Peter Morris who chaired two parliamentary enquiries into shipping. After the ...
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Castrol in cyberspace
Castrol has introduced an Internet based raft of services for shipowners in the form of its Marine Lubricants Information Network (Marlin) and Fluid Management system. Marlin users can review their oil consumption spend by vessel and will be notified by e-mail when their fleet information is updated (such as ...
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...and Carnival exercises option
Following in the wake of Princess Cruises’ new order, Carnival Cruise Lines has announced that it has decided to exercise its option to build another 84,000g cruise ship at Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard. The vessel will be named Carnival Pride and will be a sister ship to Carnival Spirit ...
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Owners enter calmer waters
The second register, the Asian crisis, and domestic shipping reforms have provided benefits and challenges for Korean owners. At the end of last year, the Korean Shipowners Association’s members owned and operated a total of 377 vessels, with the aggregate tonnage of 16,682,135 dwt. The three largest fleets are ...
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Cable ship conversions to Tyne
Cable & Wireless Global Marine has issued a letter of intent to Cammell Laird for the conversion of two roro ferries into cable laying and maintenance ships. The contract is valued at approximately £19 million ($29.5 million) and represents Cammell Laird’s largest cable ship conversion project to date. The two ...
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Buy now - earn later
With most sectors of the shipping industry in crisis, Drewry Shipping Consultants argue that secondhand vessels bought now could prove to be bargains. Its analysis of market potential through to 2003 shows that the best returns could come from panamax and handymax bulk carriers but that most bulk carriers and ...
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Cunard block books at Lloyd Werft
The hotly contested contract for Cunard’s entire autumn fleet refurbishment program has gone to Germany’s Lloyd Werft. All three ships slated for refits will visit the Bremerhaven yard between October and December. It is estimated that total cost will be approximately £22 million ($34 million). will undergo the most extensive ...
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Better news at Floro
Following the two-ship order placed at Kvaerner Floro by Odfjell in June, the Norwegian yard, which is part of the stricken Kvaerner Group, has received more much-needed good news. Navale Francaise has ordered a 6,500 dwt stainless steel chemical tanker at the yard. The order, which is valued in the ...
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Sea Spider starts laying cable in Baltic
A multi-purpose, state-of-the-art diesel electric cable layer has started work for the first time, in the Baltic, playing a key role in the SwePol power cable project. Van der Stoel Cable, a multi-disciplinary submarine engineering and installation contractor, acquired Sea Spider as part of a wide-ranging modernisation of its ...
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Shipyard automation: US yards try to catch up
US shipyards hope that a major initiative launched this summer will help them improve efficiency and productivity. While shipyards in Japan, Korea and, to a lesser extent, Europe, continue to invest heavily in shipbuilding production technology, US yards are only just beginning to do so, and are hampered by the ...
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BP adds services
BP has introduced an on-board lub oil analysis kit and added a stern tube oil analysis service. Using the on-board lub oil analysis kit allows the ship’s engineers to evaluate the water content and base number of the engine oil. Actual values are displayed with no need to use ...
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Builders counter accusations
Korean shipyards refute European accusations that ships are being sold too cheaply, and that IMF funds are being used to bail out ailing yards. Despite heavy criticism from European shipbuilders, the Koreans say that the low prices they have been quoting for newbuildings will still allow highly productive yards ...
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Aalborg acquires Wiesloch
Aalborg Industries says it has acquired Wiesloch to establish a global presence in the manufacturing of marine thermal fluid heaters. Aalborg is a maker of maritime steam boilers and shell and tube heat exchangers for marine purposes as well as inert gas systems for tankers. Contact: Freddy Frandsen. Fax: +45 ...
