General News 13-18 – Page 664
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Crunch time
The cruise industry is unusual. Unlike the rest of the marine world it exhibits a rapid growth that looks set to continue. Nine ships in excess of 100,000g will soon be trading and others will follow. Similarly ships in other tonnage classes are also on order and there are some ...
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Lub manufacturers face up to new challenges
The lub oil business is in transition. The market is ever more competitive, and more powerful engines are testing lub performance to the limit.Lub oil manufacturers agree they are operating in an increasingly competitive market. Most anticipate that consolidation and rationalisation within the oil majors as a whole - and ...
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Environmental support
A Norwegian owner has taken delivery of Strill Supplier, an improved version of the MT6000 platform supply vessel (PSV) built by YVC Ysselwerf, The Netherlands.Stavanger-based Simon Mokster Shipping, which is part way through a major upgrade of its fleet, selected the improved MT6000 because of its emphasis on reduced fuel ...
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Controlling emissions
The marine sector is only now starting to come into line with other industries in adopting controls on diesel engine emissions.Considering the scale and efficiency with which it effects a vast interchange of raw materials and goods, the shipping industry`s contribution to atmospheric pollution on a freight tonne-mile basis is ...
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Kvaerner cashes out
To restore profitability to the group Kvaerner has decided on draconian measures.Using a flat and unemotional tone Kjell Almskog, president and ceo of Kvaerner, has transformed Europe`s shipbuilding industry and underlined its inherent weaknesses. Although shipbuilding is the largest single sector within Kvaerner the group has decided to divest itself ...
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Bonanza Express: fast and flexible
A 96m dedicated ro-pax fast ferry, built by Australia`s Incat has entered service for Spain`s Lineas Fred Olsen SA.Discussions between Australian yard Incat and the Spanish ferry operator Lineas Fred Olsen have been ongoing for years, but it was not until the introduction of Incat`s 96m class of fast wavepiercing ...
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Propulsion in the New Millennium
Athens hosted The Motor Ship`s 21st Marine Propulsion Conference which looked at Propulsion in the New Millennium.A record number of participants heard 24 papers covering a variety of topics from engine trends and fuels of tomorrow to emission legislation and safety improvements. In the first paper Peter Sunn Pedersen, vice ...
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Daewoo to sell shipyard
Daewoo`s Okpo yard made a profit of over Won250 billion ($127 million) in the last financial year and has orders for 59 ships filling its capacity to 2001. Its 11,000 workers build an average of 33 ships a year in two drydocks (530 x 130m and 350 x 81m).The company ...
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IACS highlights leavers
www.iacs.org.uk. The move is intended to make the information held by the class societies more accessible to the industry.With monthly updating, it is expected that around 2,000 ships a year will be added to the list. Information on each ship includes its name, type, gt, and year of build, along ...
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Japan makes comeback
Japan`s performance was a marked increase on the three orders secured in January and five in February, butstill leaves the annual total at 129 vessels (6.5 million gross against 263 (115 million gross) for the previous financial year.Figures from Lloyds` Register indicate that at the end of 1998, Korea`s orderbook ...
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Intertanko sets record straight
He says the calculations are simple and done by the Class Society, and once a tank is designated by HBL loading, it will always be loaded in that way. While the crew will have to calculate the cargo allowable in each HBL tank depending on its density, a simple table ...
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Croatian contract
The double hulled tanker will meet IMO 2 type specifications. There will six pairs of tanks formed by a single corrugated longitudinal bulkhead. This will give the ship a capacity of 43,150m3. The cargo tanks will be coated with phenolic epoxy paints.
