General News 13-18 – Page 674
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Fast Ferries
Two of Incat`s latest newbuildings have both recently made record-breaking Atlantic crossings. On June 10, the 91m wave-piercer catamaran Catalonia completed the 2,972 nautical mile Atlantic crossing from New York to Tarifa, Spain at an average speed of 38.877 knots (72 km/hr). This broke the 36.65 knot record previously ...
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The largest Aquastrada
Italian fast ferry builder Cantieri Navale Rodriquez has received a $42 million order for an Aquastrada TMV 114 monohull, from Spanish roro ferry operator Armas.The largest in the builder`s range of 65-150m Aquastrada designs so far to be ordered, the 113.45m loa vessel will enter service in the Canary Islands ...
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Clipper Viking: first of a new class of gas tankers
Clipper Viking is the first of a pair of 12,500m3 gas tankers featuring an innovative nitrogen generation plant. Based on a 15,000m3 design developed by German shipyard Meyer Werft towards the end of the 1980s, Clipper Viking is the first ship in a two- ship order placed with the German ...
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Boom and bust?
Fortunes are mixed for both French shipowners and especially for its shipbuilders. After a fall in 1995, the French fleet has slowly recovered and has been static at 210 vessels grossing 4.2 million tonnes. However, the stable figures mask heightened concerns about the availability of French officers and the abolition ...
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The Millenium bug is not alone
The Y2K date problem is not the only issue potentially affecting software applications. The Y2K problem is a term used to describe the potential failure of information technology systems before, on or after January 1, 2000, but there are several more problems that will have an impact well into the ...
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High-speed monohull for Indonesia
An Indonesian/German joint venture has seen the delivery of the first in a series of five fast passenger ferries built to enhance Indonesia`s island transportation network. In 1995 the Indonesian state-owned line ASDP (Angkutan Sungai Danau dan Penyeberangan - Ferry Line for River and Coastal Transportation) placed an order for ...
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Specialisation is the key
Despite orderbooks barely extending past mid-1999and the strong pound, the UK`s remaining commercial shipbuilders believe they can continue to compete. The strength of sterling is making competition between UK yardsand others in northern Europe harder, and there is no doubt that this is having an impact on yards` abilities to ...
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Tunnel vision
Knut Andresen, Technical Director for Brunvoll A/S explains the need for and the measures to reduce noise from tunnel thrusters. With increasing environmental pressures and restrictions on anchoring at some of the popular destinations for cruise ships, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCCL) wanted its Millenium Class series at Chantiers de ...
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Don`t paint it black
Revised lub oil formulations appear to have tackled problems of black paint. The problem of so-called black paint and sludge in medium-speed engines caused by fuel contamination of the lub oils seemed to be matter of concern a couple of years ago. The deposits were not only unsightly but ...
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Two by two looks good
The ability to achieve a key target is helped by the launch of a new product at this year`s SMM exhibition. Alstom Turbochargers aims to achieve sales of 2,000 units by 2000 as part of its plan to establish the company as the largest independent supplier of turbo-chargers in the ...
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Bigger, bolder SMM
SMM, Hamburg`s biennial gathering of shipbuilding industries, has grown again and many exhibitors will use the show to launch new products. Each day, The Motor Ship will publish a daily newletter/paper providing up to the minute coverage of the latest news, developments and events at the exhibition. The newsletter will ...
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E stands for ...
In its first launch since acquiring a number of suppliers Litton Marine Systems offers an improved version of a Decca radar Decca`s BridgeMaster radars have established their mark in the marine market and as Litton`s first launch were a suitable product. The new version is called the Decca BridgeMaster E ...
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Yards weather crisis
The economic turmoil in Asia has weakened the markets for raw materials and has contributed to the downward pressure on shipping rates globally. :Despite the dramatic fall in the value of all currencies in South East Asia (See panel) the Association of Singapore Marine Industries (ASMI) reports a slight increase ...
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More pressure on substandard shipping
Further efforts are being made to eliminate substandard shipping. The Committee for the Elimination of Substandard Ships (CESS) meeting in Pusan came up with a seven-point plan while the OECD is exploring the idea of a `quality ship index`. While applauding the effects of Port State Control, CESS wishes to ...
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Orders uplift
There are encouraging signs that the shipbuilding market may have bottomed out and could start to recover next year. The Gothenburg-based Institute of Shipping Analysis predicts orders for vessels over 400g will fall from 1,400 in 1997 to 600 this year but notes an increase in order activity within the ...
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Bulker losses improved
According to Intercargo, in 1997 five bulk carriers were actual total losses and two constructive total losses - only one was attributable to structural failure. These figures show a considerable improvement on 1990/91 when there were over 20 sinkings per year with seven and eight vessels lost respectively due to ...
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Quintet of container ships
Japan The Evergreen Group, of Taiwan, has ordered five 5,364 TEU U-class container vessels from Japan`s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The vessels will be delivered at regular phases until the second quarter of 2001 and will be deployed on a new pendulum service due to start next year. This latest order ...
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FlyingCat for Malta
Norway Kvaerner Fjellstrand has secured an order from Maltese Shipping Company Virtu Ferries Ltd for the construction of a FlyingCat 50, the yard`s proven high-speed passenger/vehicle ferry design. The ferry newbuilding will have capacity for 418 passengers and 21 cars, and will be operated by Virtu Ferries between Malta ...
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Roro for rocket booster cores
USA The Halter Marine Group`s Halter-Moss Point yard is to build a 6,000g roro vessel for the transportation of rocket booster cores. Seattle-based Foss Maritime, which has been selected to transport Boeing-built Delta IV rocket boosters to various space vehicle launch sites, has placed the order at the US ...
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43 finds first orders
Medium-speed MaK has secured orders for its new M43 engine ahead of its official launch at SMM as it did with the M25. Three 7,200kW (9,790 bhp) eight-cylinder units have been ordered, two for a factory trawler and one for a chemical tanker. Norwegian operator Anders Utkilens was attracted by ...
