General News 13-18 – Page 668
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Disney blunder
During The Motor ShipÕs visit to Fincantieri last March the company said that delivery was scheduled for December 1998. More recently the company has given the delivery as this month. However, it now says that delivery will be in the spring, which could possibly be April or May. The ...
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North Sea ferry giants
The vessels, which will be built to LR class, will have a service speed of 22 knots and will reduce the normal crossing time between the UK and The Netherlands by two and a half hours. The first ship is scheduled for delivery in April 2001 and will be ...
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Cruise option exercised
Like its sistership, the latest 85,000g vessel will feature gas turbines mounted in azimuthing pods under the hull. As a result of the reduced space required for the propulsion pods, additional space will be dedicated to public areas and activity centres. The Vantage class vessels will include many of ...
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Super-large drillship
The 23,000g vessel will have main dimensions including a length of 114m, a beam of 78m and a depth of 106m. It will be equipped with a dynamic positioning system, and will be capable of drilling depths down to 10,000m. HHI plans to adopt an offshore platform production process ...
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A trio of cats
Kvaerner Fjellstrand has already delivered a JumboCat 50 to Amco last year. The latest 60m catamaran on order for the Egyptian owner will carry 450 passengers, and 50 cars and two buses at a service speed of 40 knots.
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Chamber changes for MAN B&W
On the cylinder cover side the fuel valves have been moved slightly towards the centre. These changes mean the maximum piston crown temperature drops from 509 degC to 421 degC and the average falls from 499 degC to 409 degC. The new combustion chamber, including a piston cleaning ring, ...
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Hanshin adds slow four-stroke
Pmax is 142 bar with a BMEP of 21 bar, and a maximum piston speed of 6.36 m/sec. During testing the fuel consumption was measured at 185 g/kWh, and the company says the engine will conform to the IMOÕs NOx code. The inlet and exhaust valves are hydraulically opened ...
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Westfalia issues warning
It says it cannot recommend the installation a homogeniser in front of a centrifuge separator because any impurities or solids ?would be milled and cannot be removed any longer by the centrifugal separator.Ó The only place it recommends installing a homogeniser is in front of the injection system. If ...
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Flexible gear for multipurpose Vessels
A grain/bale capacity of 22,000m3 is provided in three holds with removable tweendecks, allowing the ships to be configured as box-shaped double-hulled single-deckers. Container capacity is around 1,000 TEU. Each hold will have a MacGregor high-stowing Foldtite hatch cover set whose end-folding panel-pair is operated by external hydraulic cylinders, ...
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Programmable fins
The system is based on a lift control technique, which uses displacement transducers in the fin shaft to adapt automatically to variations in the local water stream direction. As a result, the fin produces peak lifts without operating in the cavitation zone, thereby prolonging system life, and reducing noise ...
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Upgradeable digital system
Shaft 50 will align shafts up to 10m long, Shaft 200 can handle shafts up to 25m and straightness to 75m, says Maintec. Shaft 50 comes with standard alignment programs for both horizontal mounted and vertical flange mounted machines, single serial cable set-up thermal offsets compensation, and Soft-check for ...
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Disco blacked out
The majority of the windows covered are forward facing and above the bridge, so it is vital that reflections from the accommodation lights and the flashing lasers from the Horizon discodo not distract the navigation officers at night, says Solar Solve. The order, valued at £13,000 ($21,320), was manufactured ...
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BT launches global service
The full service which will offer world-wide Internet roaming is scheduled for completion by mid-1999, says BT. BT Internet Global will link the company`s Concert terrestrial network with its satellite land earth stations to offer marine connections via Inmarsat to BT`s -A, B-Sat, -M and Mini-M (Mobiq) terminals. ...
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Web-based visualisation tool
Navigating via a client application which extracts product structure from the user`s own PDM systems, dV/ProductView users can access product information, inspect it, mark it up (redline) and distribute markups for review, says Division. The system will view all types of data including native 3D CAD data, 2D drawings, ...
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Dual mode Inmarsat C/Mini-M unit
The unit also offers voice, fax, and data facilities in case of a -C distress alert. Thrane & Thrane says that the unit is ideal for maritime GMDSS installations, is CN114 approved and features up to 32kB message size transmission on the -C part and a Maritime Mini-M data ...
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MetFAX Marine gets new numbers
MetFAX Marine offers specialised forecasts for 16 inshore areas around the UK and six offshore areas, together with the Shipping Forecast, surface pressure charts and satellite images.
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P&O books Oriana
P&O Cruises` flagship Oriana will undergo a two and a half week refit at A&P`s Southampton yard commencing April 14. It is the second scheduled refit for the 1995-built vessel. The programme to be carried out by A&P includes standard drydock work with sea valve maintenance, thruster inspection ...
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Shell goes to Sembawang
Oil major Shell International Trading and Shipping Company (STASCo) has signed an evergreen alliance agreement with Sembawang Shipyard of Singapore. The agreement commits the scheduled refit and drydocking of the Shell fleet trading in the east to the Singaporean yard for the foreseeable future, reports Sembawang. It is the first ...
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Syncrolift for Abu Dhabi
Details of the Syncrolift shiplift system that will form the heart of the new Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding (ADSB) yard have been released. The new lift will measure 120 x 25m and operate with 34 x 325t hoists. The platform will be rated at a maximum net lifting capacity of ...
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Diesels deliver economies
Horst Kohler from MAN B&W`s engine technology promotion department argues that diesel engines remain the best option for cruise ship propulsion. When Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines signed a deal to use turbines as prime movers in its latest generation of cruise ships, many saw this as a breakthrough. Each ...
