All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 58
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KBB to test fourth HPR
KBB is preparing to commence testing of the fourth and final model in its new range of HPR turbochargers. The fourth model ? the HPR5000 ? will be available for engine tests in the second quarter of next year, says the company. The first two models in the series have ...
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Guarded optimism
Australia?s shipbuilders hope to chart smoother seas next year after weathering a year of turbulent waters. The past year has been marked by redundancies at major yards and reduced profits, as the global downturn in demand for fast ferries caused big gaps in the order books for builders on both ...
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Higher pressure from Napier
Napier Turbochargers is performing validation tests on two high-performance turbochargers capable of a boost pressure ratio of five and a half to one (5.5:1). The product, labelled the 8-series, has been developed for "a customer whose business is mainly marine," according to Napier. "There is a movement towards even higher ...
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Inmarsat launches low-powered unit
Mobile satellite communications provider Inmarsat has launched a new service. Called mini-C it is a low-powered and compact communications unit for small vessels. Inmarsat says mini-C is an evolution of its -C technology and will support many of that service?s applications, but at a reduced power consumption. The service will ...
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Web-based inspection reports
Classification society ABS has launched a Web-based container information system for tank owners involved in the transportation of dangerous liquids and gases which, it says, provides quick access to inspection reports. Called E-CIS, it is available on the ABS website at www.eagle.org in the products and services category. The Oracle-based ...
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Wärtsilä and Lips
Wärtsilä Corporation is seeking to acquire the John Crane-Lips marine business from Smiths Group. The companies made a joint statement earlier this month saying that they are in "exclusive discussions" about the transfer. Wärtsilä has been involved in a strategic alliance with John Crane-Lips since October 2000, based on its ...
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Shaft protection warning
DNV has warned of the need to protect the surfaces of tailshafts and intermediate shafts during maintenance work. It highlights the example of a high-tensile steel intermediate shaft that sheared during operation. Subsequent metallurgical investigations determined that the probable cause of the shear was a weld strike to the surface ...
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Strip or seal?
Now that the IMO has decided to allow owners to seal-in TBT antifoulings instead of removing them altogether, the question is; how do you go about getting it done? While the legislation is new, the problem is not. Paint companies say that they have been tackling this problem for a ...
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Maxsurf 9.0 sees enhancements to analysis functions
Naval architecture application Maxsurf from Formation Design Systems has reached version 9.0. The company says this release adds several enhancements including improvements in both speed and accuracy for all analysis functions. The Hydromax stability module now runs stability calculations approximately 40% faster, says Formation. Maxsurf is designed to work with ...
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B2B website reaches 20,000
Maersk Sealand says its B2B website Maersksealand.com now has more than 20,000 registered customers. On-line services include schedules, booking, tracking, account statements and cargo claims.
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Diesel for another 100 years, says Lausch
That is the verdict of MAN B&W senior vice president Dr Wolfram Lausch, who bases this conclusion on simple fuel efficiency: "A ship is meant to carry cargo, not fuel. So it is my absolutely strong belief that big diesel engines for ship propulsion will last for the next 50 ...
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MAN B&W draws up K108 engine
MAN B&W has designs for a 1,080mm bore engine. The company says it has confined the designs to the bottom of a drawer while the containership market, for which the so-called K108 engine is targeted, remains depressed. "[But] if the market necessitates we will be ready," says Gregers Thomsen, a ...
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More on UEC60LSE
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has released further details on development of a 600mm bore UEC LSE engine (see The Motor Ship, December 2001). It says it expects to complete design work by this April, with a shop trial planned for the first half of 2003. The engine is targeted as a ...
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Inmarsat launches Fleet F77
Inmarsat has released a new maritime service, Fleet F77, that meets the IMOs latest GMDSS criteria by providing emergency voice prioritisation and pre-emption. The function ensures that high priority communications aren?t blocked by lower priority communications. This applies to both outgoing and incoming communications. Distress calls pre-empt all other communications, ...
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ABB sells Fläkt
ABB has sold its air handling business, including the Fläkt trademark, to Global Air Movement for $225 million. The new owner plans to combine it with Woods Air Movement Limited, of Colchester in the UK, a company acquired by Global Air Movement last year. Jörgen Centerman, ABB?s president and CEO, ...
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Improved access from Kelvin Hughes
The new bridge system from Kelvin Hughes uses five 23in flat panel displays and an independent control unit. Two high chairs either side of the control unit give operators head-height vision while using the system, says the company. Kelvin Hughes says the new bridge system will make moving around the ...
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Online accident reporting system for high speed vessels
The Royal Institution of Naval Architects has introduced an online HSV accident reporting system, by which members of the Institution and others involved with the high-speed vessel industry can report accidents to the Institution. Reports may be made on all forms of unconventional and high-speed craft, including those within the ...
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Time to act on safety
Legislation that eventually caught up with tankers will inevitably catch up with bulkers. But will we have to wait until a bulker pollutes a French beach with bunkers before there are any serious design changes legislated? The unfortunate thing, or fortunate depending on your point of view, is that bulkers ...
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Inmarsat activates an additional beam
Inmarsat has activated a sixth beam on its Indian Ocean Region satellite to boost capacity and provide temporary coverage in the area. This south central beam will now provide mini-M services over the entire southern Indian Ocean for competitors taking part in the Volvo round-the-world Ocean Race 2001-2002. Inmarsat says ...
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The advantages of AdhFAST
Adhesives have been around a long time but because of prejudices they have not been fully utilised, particularly in the marine sector, despite the fact that they have some obvious advantages. Fire is one of the biggest problems in the ship repair industry and welding is usually to blame, so ...
