All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1159
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Scars are healing in Germany
About 2,900 shipbuilders, or two thirds of those who once worked for Bremer Vulkan now have new jobs. Many have not gone back into the few remaining local yards, but it indicates that the Vulkan scars are healing. In the former GDR, the acquisition this year of former Vulkan ...
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K Line looks to VLCC fleet
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has decided to invest in new tonnage for its VLCC fleet and has ordered a double-hulled VLCC at Japan`s Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI). The contract, the value of which has not been disclosed, forms part of K Line`s plans to expand its tanker and bulker ...
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Management software expands
The suite of fleet management software modules from ABS has been expanded following the merger of its SafeNet with the Nautical Technology Corporation (NTC) Ship Manager program. The two management systems have been brought together under the umbrella of ABS Nautical Systems Inc, a joint venture company set up by ...
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Niigata`s new engines
Japanese engine manufacturer Niigata has introduced an HLX medium-speed series in 22, 28 and 34cm bore sizes. Piston strokes are 300mm, 400mm, and 500mm respectively, giving engine speeds of 1,000/900 rev/min, 750/720 rev/min and 600 rev/min. All the new HLX engines come in 18-, 16- and 12-cylinder vee configurations ...
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Ship report - Safety and economy are priorities
The recently completed floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Varg is designed for use in the harsh environment of the North Sea. Delivered in September by Keppel FELS Singapore Ltd, Varg is owned by independent Norwegian oil company Saga Petroleum and was designed and constructed to work in the ...
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Major refit to Dubai
Dubai Drydocks will commence an extensive refit of the FPSO Cossack Pioneer during February 1999. The contract was awarded by Woodside Energy after competitive tender, and is seen as an important step forward for the yard. Contract value is reported at A$40 million ($23.6 million). Work includes improvements to the ...
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Dual redundancy for ROV support ship
Hays Ships in the UK has awarded Cegelec`s Marine and Offshore Division a contract to provide and install a dynamic positioning system for Kommandor 3000, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support ship. The company will provide a DPS902 duplex dynamic positioning system and an acoustic reference system which allows the ...
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Cruise coup for Ingalls
Following an announcement earlier in the year that it was planning to quadruple its passenger capacity within the next seven to ten years, American Classic Voyages (AMCV) has finally signed a Letter of Intent with Ingalls Shipbuilding for the construction of two cruise ships, each valued at $400 million. The ...
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Touch screen control for radio
ICS Electronic has launched a GMDSS A2/A3 communication system called the ICS Touchcomm TC2. A touch screen display allows control of both the VHF and MF/HF radios via one common control panel, says ICS. The system is supplied in a steel case mounted on shock absorbers. Touchcomm is designed for ...
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Low-speed engines - Concern over wear rates
Almost 80 per cent of the merchant ships built last year were propelled by two-stroke engines. Simplicity, both by design and direct drive, along with low running and maintenance costs have proved the overwhelming reasons for its selection. However, medium-speed engines are becoming far more fuel efficient, and some can ...
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Cegelec upgrades FPSO
Cegelec Projects has supplied a triple voting dynamic positioning system to R & B Falcon`s FPSO Seillean. The upgraded vessel will be used on the world`s deepest production well, at 1,900m, by Petrobras in the Roncador field. The DPS 903 system provides an extra level of redundancy, making it one ...
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USA - Southwest buys Norshipco
San Diego`s Southwest Marine officially acquired the Norfolk, VA shiprepairer Norshipco on October 1. This gives Southwest significant repair capacity on both coasts. Terms were not disclosed, but Norshipco has not been operating profitably. Southwest`s annual revenues will rise to approximately $400 million following the deal. It now has ...
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Cruise - The Superstar is born
The end of September saw Meyer Werft hand over the 76,800g cruise ship Superstar Leo to its owners Star Cruises a week earlier than planned. As the first of four cruise vessels under build at Meyer Werft for Star Cruise Superstar Leo is considered necessary to the continuing favourable development ...
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Show preview - Biggest repair show yet
Exhibition space at Shiprepair & Conversion `98 has increased by 30 per cent and is full to capacity, according to the organisers. This year`s event takes place on November 18-19 at London`s Olympia 2, where stands will occupy two complete floors of the exhibition centre for the first time. The ...
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Big bore order boost
Both MAN B&W and Wartsila NSD have picked up orders for their largest bore engines. MAN B&W has secured an order for eight of its 98 bore engines (five 10K98MC-C and three 7K98MC) from Costamare Shipping for propelling container ships which will be built at Hyundai. The five 57,000kW ...
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Gas carriers - Gas carriers struck by Asian `flu`
For much of the 1990s, international trade in LPG, LNG and other gas commodities has grown steadily, with increases averaging around 5 per cent per annum. For the next few years, much lower rates of growth are anticipated. Operators had been hoping that the Asian economies would continue to drive ...
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Beams allow container carriage
The StackBeam system from MacGregor, designed to allow containers to be carried on the weatherdecks of ships not originally designed to accommodate them without the need for hatch cover strengthening or replacement, has won its first order. StackBeam is a series of beams which span each hold, supported at each ...
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Canada issues Flare alert
The Canadian Transportation Safety Board has shown Flare`s owner, flag state (Cyprus) and classification society (LR) evidence from an underwater survey of the bow section. This points to a fracture beginning in way of the grain loading ports situated on either side of the deck. The disused loading ports ...
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Taxation after duty-free ends
The European Commission has announced that existing rules on VAT and excise duty will apply after July 1 1999 when the duty-free allowance is abolished. The system, according to taxation commissioner Mario Monti is `clear, simple and easily enforceable.` Sales of goods onboard ships operating within the EU will ...
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$1,800 to change ballast water
Tanker owners` association Intertanko has calculated that the cost of changing ballast water in a VLCC as proposed by the IMO will be $1,800 per trip, costing the industry over $18.6 million/year for visits to the US alone. These figures assume a total ballast capacity of around 97,000m3, taking 40 ...
