General News – Page 636
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Fincantieri set to build more passenger ships
Carnival, the cruise ship operator, has awarded Fincantieri?s Monfalcone yard an order for a single 110,00g cruise ship, and has instructed the yard to lengthen two similar vessels it already has on order there. Under the $600 million deal, the Monfalcone yard will build a lengthened version of the Carnival ...
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French order for fast ferry builder
Emeraude Lines in France has awarded the Fjellstrand shipyard in Norway a contract for a single example of its well-known JumboCat design. The 60m fast ferry is the first newbuilding contract awarded to the Fjellstrand yard since the Kvaerner group sold it. Its only other work, won before the yard ...
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Fosen to build Hurtigruten ferry
Fosen Mekaniske Verksteder is to build a new ropax ferry for operator Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap. The newbuilding is scheduled for delivery in early 2002, and will replace an existing Hurtigruten ferry vessel, Harald Jarl; which is now more than 40 years old. One notable feature of the new vessel is ...
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Ingalls wins more cruise orders
SeaAmerica has formalised its plan to build a pair of 1,000 passenger cruise ships for operation in US waters, and has agreed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton Ship Systems. Detailed design of the 42,000gt newbuildings will be a joint effort between Ingalls, and SeaAmerica, ...
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Aker Yards in Finland, which specialises in passenger vessels, has won another much needed order in the form of a new car ferry for Sea France.
The order for the 185m long vessel also includes an option for a second ship. With a breadth of 28m, the newbuilding will be the largest in the Sea France fleet to be assigned to the Dover-Calais cross channel route. It is due to be delivered in September of next ...
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AESA benefits from LNG orders
Astilleros Espanoles (AESA) is to build an initial three LNG carriers for companies contracted to transport gas by Repsol, the Spanish oil company, and could also receive firm contracts for three more ships for Repsol, if options in the contracts are taken up. Three consortia of shipping companies ? Knutsen ...
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Zamacona wins ropax ship
Against intense competition from Norwegian yards, Astilleros Zamacona in Spain has won an order to build a small ropax ferry for the Norwegian company Bergen Nordhordland Rutelag. Better known for building fishing vessels, tugs and some smaller passenger vessels, the Zamacona yard won the order on price, offering to build ...
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CIMAC plot problems
Almost 80% of failures in Sulzer engines are of hot components, while the equivalent figure for MAN B&W is over 45%. These figures come from an analysis of the database set up by the CIMAC Users Working Group and were shown at the recent Motor Ship Propulsion Conference. Details are ...
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No consensus on liner marking
Neither Wartsila NSD or Mitsubishi are marking the cylinder liners on its NOx certified low-speed engines. This is in contrast to MAN B&W which marks cylinder liners on its MC engines as a NOx-affecting component. While MAN B&W?s low-speed side believes that cylinder liners have an effect on the NOx ...
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MAN B&W issues oil mist advice
Following the crankcase explosion on Sovereign Maersk MAN B&W has issued a Service Letter highlighting its recommendations. The main one is that in the event of an oil mist alarm, the engine should be reduced to 40% of MCR speed (after a six second delay) overriding the normal load reduction ...
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Ruston increases power range
Ruston has introduced a 280mm bore engine range with outputs up to 9MW (12,230 bhp) at 1,000 rev/min. This compares with a continuous fast ferry rating of 7,080kW (9,625 bhp) for the existing 20RK270. Designed to provide an alternative to gas turbines for fast ferries of 120m and above, the ...
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Homogenisers cut sludge and NOx
Thames Petroleum is supplying three SIT homogenisers for installation onboard the 32,520 dwt general cargo vessel Canelo Arrow. One will be sited ahead of the purifiers to reduce sludge output, a second processes the fuel immediately before the engines, to improve combustion, and the last will treat the lub oil. ...
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MaK extends rebuild
MaK is to set up a European certified rebuild centre in Dordrecht, The Netherlands, to be operated by Bolier. The centre will rebuild items like turbochargers, cylinder heads, piston crowns, air coolers, fuel injection equipment and governors. Rebuilt parts will conform to original standards, be labelled "MaK certified rebuild products", ...
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Cube for oil
TEC has launched the Lubetainer for the transportation and storage of lube oils, waxes and other non-hazardous liquids. It uses the company?s `cube` technology which gives the unit an additional 40 per cent carrying capacity over a traditional round tank, says TEC. The intermodal unit uses standard twistlocks and dimensions ...
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Advice on CD-ROM
Spanish company Detegasa , manufacturer of Delta bilge water separators, sewage treatment plants, and marine incinerators has produced a free CD-ROM to give owners and shipyards detailed information on waste management on board vessels. Entitled High Tech on the High Seas the CD-ROM is devised as a problem solving tool, ...
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Coating and steel together
The Touchstone 3 is a combined ultrasonic and paint thickness gauge which can simultaneously measure and display the thickness of both steel and coatings using only the first back echo, says Class Instrumentation. This overcomes the problems associated with obtaining multiple echoes from pitted or heavily corroded reflecting surfaces, says ...
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Choice of operation method
Berendsen has introduced a new 3/8 BSP monoblock hydraulic directional control valve designed for flows up to 50 litres/min and pressures up to 350 bar. The valves can be operated by lever, solenoid, cable, pneumatic pilot or hydraulic pilot. Up to six functions can be housed in one valve block ...
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VOC-compliant topcoat
A VOC-compliant polyurethane topcoat has been launched by Jotun Paints. Called Jotathane, the two-coat, high-solids gloss formulation, which is durable over most epoxy systems in aggressive atmospheres, has good flexibility and is resistant to water, solvents, abrasion and a wide variety of chemicals, says the company. The product is available ...
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Fire resistant decoration
MicaMarine?s LSM21 has been approved by the MCA as a laminate-on-laminate decorative material. The company says it is fire resistant, vandal and graffiti resistant, easy to maintain and clean and will not need to be changed for up to ten years. LSM21 is constructed from a woven and non-woven glass ...
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Rockwool adds pipe range
Rockwool says its Universal Pipe Section insulation weighs up to 40 per cent less, occupies up to 30 per cent less space, and saves on installation time. The product is MED certified and is non-combustible according to IMO A799(19) and the surface complies with requirements of low flame spread according ...
