General News 13-18 – Page 657
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Facing up to pressure
Thordon Bearings has introduced a mechanical face seal under the trade name SeaLion. The face seal system avoids contact (and associated wear) with the tailshaft liner seen with lip seal arrangements. To minimise wear, the contact faces are a carbon-graphite design that can operate with either seawater or with the ...
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Cavitation curtailed
Water jet manufacturer MJP has introduced new outlet nozzle and inlet duct geometry which it says significantly improves the cavitation performance of its waterjets. This allows the rating of the waterjets to be increased, leading to an increase in vessel speed of several knots, says the company. There are ...
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Friction restriction
Fuel economy savings of between five and seven per cent are said to be obtainable from using Energy Release anti-friction oil additive. The product can be mixed with any lubricating or hydraulic oil and contains spherical organic molecules that are said to be permanently inserted in the metal surface. ...
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Cruising Combi
Research by Vickers Ulstein has indicated that its combi-thrusters could be used in cruise ships. In addition to its bow thruster role, the unit, available in ratings up to 2,000kW (2,680 bhp), can be used as a get-you-home drive or as slow-speed propulsion. Initial trials using hull lines of ...
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MacGregor signs $2 million roro ramp deal
MacGregor`s roro ship division is supplying stern quarter ramp/doors to a new pair of Grimaldi deep sea roros, having already installed the same access outfits on an earlier three sister ships. Two more 25,000 dwt multipurpose roro freight carriers for Grimaldi Line from Fincantieri`s Palermo yard have also been specified ...
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Drill ships get protected
The Cathelco antifouling and corrosion suppression system has been installed on West Navion II and its sister ship, both 96,000 dwt drill ships built for Statoil Norge by the Puerto Real shipyard in Cadiz. The system for the forward section will protect four seachests serving the main engine cooling system ...
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Halon replacement
By December 2002 the decommissioning of halon fire suppression systems must start for all but essential use. So L&G Marine has launched a halon replacement system for engine compartments on workboats. Called LG 259 it is a fixed C02 fire fighting package which comes in 2kg, 5kg and 9kg sizes ...
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Canadian tanker gets Rise
The rubber insert sleeves expanding (Rise) system for the sealing of multiple pipe and cable bulkhead transits has been used for the fire safe and smoke-tight ducting of cables through all the bulkheads and decks on board the new Canadian tanker Kometik. With an overall length of 271.8m the 120,536 ...
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New orders for Solar Solve
Solar Solve Marine has won two orders for its anti-glare screens and roller blinds together worth over £20,000 ($31,572). Five Solasafe screens were installed on the bridge windows of Ben-My-Chree, a 12,600gt ro-pax ferry for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. The order comprised four Casslite roller blinds in ...
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Regulatory regime guide published by IACS
A general guide to current safety and pollution prevention requirements for ships, and the thinking behind their development, has been published by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS). The 28-page guide, Ship Safety and Pollution Prevention: The Regulatory Regime, looks at hazards to and represented by ships at sea, ...
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SuperFast ferry order extended
MacGregor cargo access/transfer equipment has been specified for six SuperFast ferries ordered by Attica Enterprises from HDW. Each shipset being supplied by the company`s roro division comprises: two stern ramps, bow equipment on two levels, hoistable car decks, hoistable tilting ramp, ramp covers, provisions lift, four bunker/pilot doors, two passenger ...
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One-stop message and data application
Globe Wireless has introduced the Globe Communications Centre, which it says provides a one-stop program for onboard communication needs. The system features a single interface that handles all messaging and data transfer and its least cost routing capability helps the user determine the most cost-effective means to send the message, ...
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Waterproof VHF GMDSS radio
A fully waterproof VHF radio which floats and has a five-year user replaceable lithium battery has been developed by McMurdo and Pains-Wessex. Called the McMurdo R1 or Pains-Wessex SOS Rescue VHF radio, it has been designed to meet the new GMDSS legislation. The Rl VHF has three channels - 6, ...
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Remote control without wires
It is now possible to communicate from a PC via wireless WLNDS24 Wi-Lan modem to Amot Controls’ Hawk-l control unit which, like the modem, is designed to withstand arduous industrial applications and extreme weather conditions, says Amot Controls. The company says operation over distances up to 2km is possible where ...
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ProPilot range from Cetrek
The ProPilot 731 and 741 models offer a choice of two different computers as well as two drive control units and will operate using either the Cetrek 609 or 619 pilot computer. Information displayed on the control head includes both watch and off course alarms. The ProPilot 731 control head ...
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Ship management software use growing
The Inmarsat Communications at Sea Report which surveyed 338 companies in 46 countries with control over 5,000 ships showed wide-spread use of ship management software. The company predicts that data will soon replace telex as the standard for ship to shore satellite communications. The survey also showed that three quarters ...
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Kelvin Hughes to supply Spliethoff newbuilds
Spliethoff Bevrachtingskantoor`s new multi-purpose freighters will be fitted with Kelvin Hughes radar sets. The 10 ships will each feature a Nucleus2 6000 arpa split radar system with display; a Nucleus2 5000 True Motion radar with display and a HRC-A9 interswitch unit. The multi-purpose freighters with sideport loaders will be built ...
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Passing trade
Regional traffic provides a steady workload for west Mediterranean repair yards. Location gives Barcelona’s Union Naval Barcelona (UNB) a solid market, explains technical commercial manager Julian Saez. There is plenty of traffic into Barcelona, Valencia and Tarragona, and the nearest alternative drydocks lie in Cadiz and Gibraltar to the south, ...
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Nigerian gas project prompts major re-activation work
Two LNG carriers have been brought out of extended lay-up to lift gas from Nigeria, and have provided substantial work for yards in France and the USA. Southern, owned by Argent Marine, was laid up for 18 years, and is being re-activated and refurbished at Norshipco. The vessel was built ...
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Rods and boxes
Engine manufacturers have addressed the problems encountered with the stuffing box/piston rod interface on new long-stroke two-stroke engines. Concerns over performance of the stuffing box/piston rod combination in two-stroke engines can be addressed through a number of upgrade and reconditioning options, say engine builders and component suppliers. Problems arose with ...
