General News – Page 555
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Wärtsilä launches new medium-speed design
The Wärtsilä 46F is the latest in the highly successful marine engine series launched in 1987 with the Vasa 46. Though visually similar to the original Wärtsilä 46 with comparable bore and stroke, the Wärtsilä 46F is a new engine with the latest technology. It incorporates common rail injection and ...
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HSD produces MAN B&W?s largest ME engine
South Korea?s HSD Engine has just completed trials of the largest ME series engine developed by MAN B&W. The 68,490kW (93,120bhp) HSD-MAN B&W 12K98ME-C diesel engine, weighing 2,075 tonnes and with a length of 25.5m and a height of 14.6m, is to be installed in an 8,400teu container ship under ...
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10% more power for MaK?s M 43 C
The MaK division of Caterpillar has introduced the C version of its successful M 43 medium speed engine. Available in 6- 7- 8- and 9-cylinder in-line and 12- and 16-cylinder vee-form, the new engine has been developed from the earlier M 43 version and incorporates the Caterpillar/MaK ACERT technology for ...
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Keeping it cool
Norwegian specialist Kongsberg has introduced a new bearing temperature monitoring system for two-stroke engines. The development of BearingMaster follows the April 2004 launch of GB-100 Sentry, a new wireless monitoring system for rotary machinery applications. BearingMaster is based on the company?s DataChief and AutoChief automation systems, and is said to ...
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Germany to build double-ended ferries for Canada
The new ferries are for operations between the Canadian mainland and Vancouver Island, specifically on the Horseshoe Bay?Departure Bay and Swartz Bay?Tsawwassen routes. The specifications call for 160m vessels that will accommodate 372 vehicles and 1,500 passengers while the contract price, reportedly of ?206.4 million (Can$325 million), is said by ...
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The gap between theory and practice
A paper presented at CIMAC in Kyoto this year was the result of a two-year project to study the interactions between the hull, propulsion shafting and two-stroke diesel engine, focusing on deflections and bearing loads in the propulsion machinery. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. (DSME), Republic of Korea, ...
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Tin has a bearing on the environment
While there is nothing revolutionary in the world of stern tube bearings, Hiroshi Kokaji, sales manager for Japan Marine Technologies, part of Wärtsilä Propulsion, explains: "We have two types of white metal bearing ? one is a tin-based white metal and the other a lead-based white metal. Tin-based white metal ...
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Rudder bearings
Although not normally considered when owners specify the makers list, there is a growing realisation that a malfunctioning rudder can cripple a vessel, with costly repairs and loss of sea time.The critical requirement with rudder bearings relates to the bush retention in the rudder housing. If the bearing turns or ...
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Boosted performance for high-speed engines
Volvo Penta has announced a new range of 9-litre engines, the D9 Heavy Duty which is available in three power settings for propulsion ? 221, 261, and 313kW (300, 350 and 425hp) ? and as complete marine generating sets.It is a 9.4 litre inline-six diesel which replaces both the seven ...
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More power for MTU?s Series 4000 engines
The latest versions of MTU?s Series 4000 12- and 16-cylinder engines are now 6% to 10% more powerful than their predecessors. Equipped with common rail fuel injection, optimised turbocharging and an integrated electronic engine management system, they are said to be amongst the most advanced and powerful engines available in ...
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Scania?s latest engine features advanced electronic management system
Scania has updated its marine engine range with the introduction of the DI12M EMS, a 11.7-litre engine featuring Scania EMS, the company?s electronic engine management system. The new unit has a high performance, low operating costs and low exhaust emissions. It is a turbocharged, charge-air cooled 4-stroke diesel engine with ...
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Low sulphur fuel concerns top of the list
When talking about low sulphur fuel for marine trunk piston engines, is a 30BN needed or could a 12BN, as for a distillate, be used asks Keith Saddler, manager of Global Marine OEM, ExxonMobil Lubricants & Specialties.The overwhelming opinion, he says, is that a higher BN, and the proper selection ...
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Revolutionary propulsion system for Super Eco-Ship
With increasing emphasis on environmental issues, the shipping industry is looking for propulsion solutions that will meet current and future regulations on emissions while bearing in mind that "for every good idea there is a cost". Under the Kyoto Protocol 2002, there is a requirement to reduce greenhouse emissions 6% ...
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Khaleej Bay, a heavy-duty dredger
The Khaleej Bay was specially designed to withstand the harsh climatologically and geographically conditions in the Middle East. "We are extremely proud that ADSB is the first company in the Gulf to build a world-class dredger of this size, complexity and capability", said ADSB?s ceo Lawrence Holliday. It is the ...
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Bunker concerns ? the sulphur outlook
From next year, Annex VI requires that the sulphur levels in bunker fuel, burned on board any ship anywhere in the world, must not exceed 4.5%. This in itself will not cause a huge problem for most shipowners or bunker suppliers because, globally, the average sulphur levels in marine fuels ...
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Toxic ship dumping banned
The global trade in toxic ships for scrap was dealt a serious blow in Geneva last week when the Basel Convention affirmed that ships could be considered toxic waste under international law and that its 163 signatories must control the export of ships under the terms of the Convention. Greenpeace ...
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Sembcorp Marine shipyard secures LNG refit contract
SembCorp Marine has been awarded a long-term contract from Australia?s North West Shelf venture (NWS), an unincorporated joint venture, equally owned by BP, BHP Billiton, ChevronTexaco, MIMI (a joint Mitsubishi and Mitsui company), Shell andWoodside companies, to provide ship dry-docking, refit, and other marine services,for their fleet of LNG ships. ...
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Odfjell goes for Russian newbuilds
Odfjell has reached agreement with the major Russian shipyard "Sevmash" at Severodvinsk near Arkangelsk to build a series of eight to twelve advanced product/chemical carriers, for delivery 2007 onwards. These will be IMO type II fully coated vessels of about 45,000 DWT and will replace some of the company?s older ...
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China delivers Pakistan tugs
The new Gwadar Port in Pakistan is being completed by Chinese engineers ahead of schedule with the first phase of the port to be opened in the first quarter of 2005. China has been helping Pakistan in the port?s construction, and part of the project involved the supply of a ...
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ABS establishes new Middle East region HQ
By locating the administrative and commercial functions for the entire region in Doha, ABS is further strengthening its ties to the energy sector, particularly the growing production and shipment of LNG from Qatar. "The new location strategically positions us to better serve our oil and gas clients while still providing ...
