All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1161
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Roro for rocket booster cores
USA The Halter Marine Group`s Halter-Moss Point yard is to build a 6,000g roro vessel for the transportation of rocket booster cores. Seattle-based Foss Maritime, which has been selected to transport Boeing-built Delta IV rocket boosters to various space vehicle launch sites, has placed the order at the US ...
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Boom and bust?
Fortunes are mixed for both French shipowners and especially for its shipbuilders. After a fall in 1995, the French fleet has slowly recovered and has been static at 210 vessels grossing 4.2 million tonnes. However, the stable figures mask heightened concerns about the availability of French officers and the abolition ...
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Don`t paint it black
Revised lub oil formulations appear to have tackled problems of black paint. The problem of so-called black paint and sludge in medium-speed engines caused by fuel contamination of the lub oils seemed to be matter of concern a couple of years ago. The deposits were not only unsightly but ...
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Bigger, bolder SMM
SMM, Hamburg`s biennial gathering of shipbuilding industries, has grown again and many exhibitors will use the show to launch new products. Each day, The Motor Ship will publish a daily newletter/paper providing up to the minute coverage of the latest news, developments and events at the exhibition. The newsletter will ...
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Contract for Bender
Navieras NPR of New Jersey has awarded a 76 day repair contract to Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co for the drydocking, modification and repair of the S/S Guayama, a 213.36m roro serving the US east coast and Puerto Rico. The vessel arrived at Bender`s yard in Mobile, Alabama on August ...
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The arrival of Iridium
From September 23, Iridium, the satellite-based global mobile phone network will be available to the maritime community, allowing users to make and receive calls anywhere on the planet. Costs have not been finalised yet, but for a sum of around £2,000, and a £50 monthly subscription charge, the user will ...
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The largest Aquastrada
Italian fast ferry builder Cantieri Navale Rodriquez has received a $42 million order for an Aquastrada TMV 114 monohull, from Spanish roro ferry operator Armas.The largest in the builder`s range of 65-150m Aquastrada designs so far to be ordered, the 113.45m loa vessel will enter service in the Canary Islands ...
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Alpha delivers first large bore engine
Low-speed Following the enlargement of MAN B&W`s Alpha Diesel factory at Fredrikshaven, the first large bore two-stroke produced in the Danish plant has been delivered to the German yard of Jos Meyer. Norwegian operator Solvang specified the 7,980kW (10,860 bhp), 148 rev/min 6L50MC to give its 146m loa ice strengthened ...
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The Millenium bug is not alone
The Y2K date problem is not the only issue potentially affecting software applications. The Y2K problem is a term used to describe the potential failure of information technology systems before, on or after January 1, 2000, but there are several more problems that will have an impact well into the ...
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Cammell Laird expands again
Subject to shareholder agreement, Cammell Laird Holdings is to buy ALB Holdings, owner of the Wear Dockyard Group, for a total consideration of £32.68 million ($54.68 million). The Wear Dockyard Group operates four drydocks in the North East of England, situated on the Tyne, the Tees and the Wear, and ...
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43 finds first orders
Medium-speed MaK has secured orders for its new M43 engine ahead of its official launch at SMM as it did with the M25. Three 7,200kW (9,790 bhp) eight-cylinder units have been ordered, two for a factory trawler and one for a chemical tanker. Norwegian operator Anders Utkilens was attracted by ...
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Vapour reduces NOx
A system which can reduced NOx by over 70 per cent without resorting to Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) is being developed by Swedish- based Munters AB. Called the Humid Air Motor (HAM), the system replaces the charge-air cooler with a device which cools and adds water vapour to the inlet ...
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Shuttle tanker starts multi-purpose role
Navion Britannia is a sophisticated multi-purpose shuttle tanker the design of which emphasises safety, environmentally operations, and enhanced manoeuvrability in rough weather. Delivered in April by Astilleros Espanoles (AESA) Sestao yard to Navion, the joint venture between Statoil and Rasmussen, Navion Britannia is the first of what will eventually be ...
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TI takes over Lips
TI group, owner of John Crane Marine, has taken over the Dutch-based propeller manufacturer Lips and also bought the most remaining share of Japanese Marine Technologies (JMT). The group has purchased 30 per cent of Lips in January and has paid a total of NLG 326 million ($162 million) for ...
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Hybrid promises high speed with low power
A design combining a catamaran with a surface effect ship is creating interest in the fast ferry industry. A patented concept of a cross between a catamaran and a surface effect ship (SES) is currently being evaluated in a test vessel and if successful will lead on to larger fast ...
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Windows lead the way forward
Desktop PCs are now so powerful that software which was once the preserve of dedicated workstations can now be run on general purpose hardware. Windows NT is fast becoming the platform of choice in the CAD/CAM/CIM world, especially with smaller companies. This is being driven by the tighter lead times ...
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Windows format for @SEA(log)
SAlT-RadioHolland has launched its @SEA(Iog) call logging and management software on both Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 platforms.The system includes a Least-Cost-Routing calculator which allows the station which provides the lowest cost of a call for a particular service or destination to be selected, says the company.Displays include the land ...
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Fibre optics for high temperatures
A heavy-duty sensor for constant pressure measurements in harsh environments is available from Inertial Aerosystems. It is designed to monitor and control compressor pressure in natural gas pumping stations, turbine engines, and oil and gas exploration equipment.The AutoPSI-DC can operate in temperatures up to 350 deg C in chemically volatile ...
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Friction stir welding of ferritic steels
Work carried out by welding research organisation TWI has shown that ferrous metals can now be joined by friction stir welding (FSW). TWI says that recent development work has produced metre-long welds in ferritic steel.FSW uses a non-consumable rotating probe moving along the joint line to create a high quality ...
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First orders for UB engine
Wartsila NSD has received its first order for a B version of the RTA-U series. The 7RTA62U-B has a rating of 16,000kW (21,770 bhp) at 115 rev/min and will be fitted to a 78,000m3 LPG carrier for Swiss-based Geogas Trading. Both the vessels and engine will be built by Daewoo ...
