All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 659

  • An emergency repair carried out using a Miko patch
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    Magnetic patches aid emergency salvage

    2011-11-01T14:12:00Z

    Norwegian company Miko Marine says it has been confirmed that the rapid availability of the company''s magnetic patches ensured the speedy closure of sea chests during pumping operations to save the cruise ship ‘Nordlys’.

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    DNVPS issues fuel sulphur reminder

    2011-11-01T13:47:00Z

    DNV Petroleum Services wants to remind ship operators that as from 1 January 2012, the MARPOL Annex VI global fuel sulphur limit for fuel oil will be reduced from 4.50% to 3.50%.

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    Development concludes for lifeboat release technology

    2011-11-01T13:46:00Z

    Canadian company Mad Rock Marine Solutions has announced the completion of its new RocLoc MkII technology, which its says is the next evolution of the company’s on-load lifeboat hook product range.

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    Ulmatec acquires Cetix group

    2011-11-01T13:46:00Z

    Norwegian company Ulmatec has agreed to acquire the Stavanger-based Cetix Group, an oil and gas technology group with subsidiaries in Stavanger, UK and Lithuania.

  • MAN Diesel & Turbo and Kawasaki exchange gifts at the celebrations in Kobe (from left): J. Iki, executive officer & general manager of machinery division; Dr Stephan Timmermann, MAN Diesel & Turbo executive board; Y. Asano, president of gas turb...
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    MAN's oldest licensee marks centenary

    2011-11-01T13:45:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo reports that Kawasaki Heavy Industry (KHI) has celebrated the 100th anniversary of its engine-manufacturing license with MAN Diesel & Turbo.

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    Partner agreement for BWTS installation

    2011-11-01T13:44:00Z

    Alfa Laval has appointed Dutch company Leemberg Piping and Machine Construction as a PureBallast installation partner for the Benelux region. The agreement covers a three-year period

  • Yards like Lindenau are turning to repair
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    Yards seek repair as newbuilding dries up

    2011-11-01T13:40:00Z

    Several German shipyards have revealed they are turning to repair to help fill gaps left by a shortage of newbuilding orders, but that the competition for repair is also growing.

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    Norway gets it right

    2011-11-01T00:15:00Z

    The Motorship has recently returned from a week-long trip to Norway’s west coast, on a press trip with colleagues from other maritime and energy publications.

  • ‘Naess Clipper’ – Britains largest bulk carrier, built in Japan
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    British owners order ships overseas

    2011-11-01T00:15:00Z

    The Motor Ship’s November 1961 issue carried the rather alarming news that British ships were being ordered from abroad, rather than owners patronising their domestic shipyards.

  • Mitsubishi’s MET83MAG  hybrid turbocharger/generator made its debut this year
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    Japanese marque puts more resources into R&D

    2011-10-31T23:45:00Z

    Complementing its production of low-speed machinery under licence from Wärtsilä, with whom it has a history of collaboration, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ sustained in-house development of the UE range ensures that European designs do not completely dominate the world market for large, two-stroke marine engines, writes David Tinsley.

  • P&S ‘repositions’ portfolio
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    German newbuilding: time for the specialists

    2011-10-31T23:45:00Z

    Times remain hard but German newbuilders are not giving up, writes Tom Todd. Specialist production changes underway almost everywhere to meet changing demand are being reflected in impressive newbuildings and in some unexpected new orders.

  • MAN estimates that use of a 7G80ME-C in a VLCC will give rise to an overall efficiency increase of 4%-5% compared with a 7S80ME-C9 or alternative design with the same running speed
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    New generation quickly extends market reach

    2011-10-31T23:45:00Z

    Regarded as the most significant development in the MAN low-speed portfolio since the introduction of the ME electronically-controlled generation of engines, the release of the ultra long stroke G-type has proved timely and apposite to market needs, writes David Tinsley.

  • The MAN B&W 4T50ME-X test engine (upper part) at MAN Diesel & Turbo’s Diesel research centre in Copenhagen
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    Emulsified light distillate fuel for low-NOx large engines

    2011-10-31T23:45:00Z

    Anders Andreasen, senior research engineer at MAN Diesel & Turbo in Denmark, describes how emulsifier development enables water-emulsified light distillate fuel for reducing nitrous oxide emissions in large marine engines.

  • The new-generation Wärtsilä 620mm-bore engine, in seven-cylinder configuration
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    Wärtsilä move widens choice in mid-size engine market

    2011-10-31T23:45:00Z

    Through a major initiative to swell its range of low-speed, two-stroke marine diesels, Wärtsilä is set to provide owners, shipyards and designers with greater choice in the mid-size engine category, writes David Tinsley.

  • The Wartsila RT-flex 82 has been selected to power 12 new Valemax bulk carriers to be built at Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries
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    Mix of marques for bulker record-breakers

    2011-10-31T23:45:00Z

    An emergent fleet of ore carriers of record-breaking capacity provides references for electronically-controlled ‘cathedral’ engine designs originating from the two main fountainheads of two-stroke diesel technology in Europe, writes David Tinsley.

  • MAN's S80ME-C9 (illustrated) and S90ME-C8/9 super long-stroke types are finding increasing favour for container vessels by allowing larger propeller diameters to be used
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    Changes of course in boxship power

    2011-10-31T23:45:00Z

    Efficiency optimisation trends in the containership sector, prompting a shift to lower vessel speeds, have fostered new solutions to powering arrangements and hull design based on the use of larger propellers and machinery with slower running speeds, writes David Tinsley.

  • The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ‘Sayaendo’ LNG carrier design
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    Two new LNG carriers for Osaka Gas and Mitsui OSK Lines

    2011-10-31T12:02:00Z

    Osaka Gas has entered into an agreement with Mitsui OSK Lines for joint ownership of two new LNG carriers and a placement of ship-building orders to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

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    First NK-classed ship with special construction for liquefiable cargoes

    2011-10-31T12:02:00Z

    Japanese class society ClassNK says that a new vessel is the first to receive approval from the Panama Maritime Authority in accordance with IMBSC Code part 7.3.2.2, governing carriage of cargoes which may liquefy.

  • Anti-piracy activities such as this EU mission off Somalia has not been able to guarantee safety from pirates. Photo: Council of the European Union
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    UK arms up against piracy

    2011-10-31T12:02:00Z

    British merchant ships sailing off the coast of Somalia will be allowed to carry armed guards to deter pirates in future.

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    New 'Kamsarmax' bulk carrier launched for 'K' Line

    2011-10-31T12:01:00Z

    Japanese operator ‘K’ Line (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha) has announced the launch of an 82,000dwt bulk carrier, the ‘Zen-Noh Grain Magnolia’, at the Fukuyama Tsuneishi yard.