All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1153
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Bulkers hit black hole
From 1992 to 1997 the bulk carrier fleet grew at an annual rate of 4.8 per cent to reach 264 million dwt. That situation has now changed. If the health of world trade is dependent on the state of the bulk trades, then it is very unhealthy at the moment. ...
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Small bores show big potential
While the running cost of high-speed engines is higher than with medium- and low-speed, the power density is more favourable. This is especially true when generating, where the higher speed of the engine allows a lighter and cheaper alternator to be used. So for those wanting a lightweight or compact ...
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Better, faster, more integrated software
More powerful hardware has allowed CAD/CAM software to be developed to produce much larger, more complex ship designs. Computer hardware technology has advanced in giant strides since the original introduction of CAD/CAM software. The result is the availability of affordable hardware which has allowed software manufacturers to provide improved integrated ...
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Bad bunkers damage engines
Poor ignition quality leads to excessive ignition delay causing fouling of valves, pistons, and turbo-chargers, resulting in a steady deterioration of performance during a voyage. There is also a very real risk of violent combustion that could rip the engine apart, says the Club.While there is no widely accepted method ...
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Project America deal finalised
The US-flagged ships, which will be built at a cost of just over $400 million each, will have a length of 256m and will be able to carry 1,900 passengers.
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Web-based visualisation tool
Navigating via a client application which extracts product structure from the user`s own PDM systems, dV/ProductView users can access product information, inspect it, mark it up (redline) and distribute markups for review, says Division. The system will view all types of data including native 3D CAD data, 2D drawings, ...
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Shipbreakers under scrutiny
At Alang, 35,000 people dismantle 200 ships along a 10km beach and the report highlights predictions of increased scrapping of 25 year-old tankers. The class society says waste with no commercial value is burnt on the site or dumped (asbestos into the sea and oil deposits on the beach). ...
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Propulsion in the new Millenium
A well researched and rounded programme, with contributions from all sides of the industry, guarantees a valuable meeting for delegates from the ship-owning community, shipbuilders and designers, and equipment and service suppliers. Anyone who has a direct involvement with marine propulsion systems should seriously consider attending our conference to be ...
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Tailored training leads to satisfaction
Co-ordinating the training requirements of P&O CruisesÕ and Princess CruisesÕ entire fleet services personnel is no easy task. William Salmon, training co-ordinator for both, has a budget of £1 million ($1.64 million) to provide training for over 2,000 deck, electro-technical, engineering, and medical officers each year.The addition of such ships ...
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Westfalia issues warning
It says it cannot recommend the installation a homogeniser in front of a centrifuge separator because any impurities or solids ?would be milled and cannot be removed any longer by the centrifugal separator.Ó The only place it recommends installing a homogeniser is in front of the injection system. If ...
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Wartsila introduces the Sulzer Zzz
The medium-speed market has long been influenced by five major marques Š Wartsila, MAN B&W, MaK, Sulzer and Pielstick. Of these arguably MaK is the odd one out, since MAN B&W has a majority share in Pielstick ,and Wartsila and New Sulzer Diesel are part of the same company.Yet there ...
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Shell goes to Sembawang
Oil major Shell International Trading and Shipping Company (STASCo) has signed an evergreen alliance agreement with Sembawang Shipyard of Singapore. The agreement commits the scheduled refit and drydocking of the Shell fleet trading in the east to the Singaporean yard for the foreseeable future, reports Sembawang. It is the first ...
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MetFAX Marine gets new numbers
MetFAX Marine offers specialised forecasts for 16 inshore areas around the UK and six offshore areas, together with the Shipping Forecast, surface pressure charts and satellite images.
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Flexible gear for multipurpose Vessels
A grain/bale capacity of 22,000m3 is provided in three holds with removable tweendecks, allowing the ships to be configured as box-shaped double-hulled single-deckers. Container capacity is around 1,000 TEU. Each hold will have a MacGregor high-stowing Foldtite hatch cover set whose end-folding panel-pair is operated by external hydraulic cylinders, ...
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Programmable fins
The system is based on a lift control technique, which uses displacement transducers in the fin shaft to adapt automatically to variations in the local water stream direction. As a result, the fin produces peak lifts without operating in the cavitation zone, thereby prolonging system life, and reducing noise ...
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North Sea ferry giants
The vessels, which will be built to LR class, will have a service speed of 22 knots and will reduce the normal crossing time between the UK and The Netherlands by two and a half hours. The first ship is scheduled for delivery in April 2001 and will be ...
