General News – Page 642
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Wood chip carrier orders
Shin Kurushima shipyard in Japan has received an order for a pair of wood chip carriers from Japanese owners.The 42,500 dwt vessels are for Hachiuma Kisen and Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen, are due to be delivered in April and August 2001, respectively.
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MaK buys DMR
MaK has purchased the bankrupt two-stroke builder Dieselmotorenwerk Rostock (DMR), giving it extra space to accommodate engine production envisaged in its ambitious expansion plans. The Rostock factory will be converted to four-stroke production and will be managed as an extension of MaK?s Kiel plant. Production and testing of MaK?s latest ...
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Siemens to sign SSP deal
The Siemens Schottle Consortuim is poised to sign a deal to supply its propulsor to Guangzhou Shipyard International to drive a pair of semi-submersible heavy lift vessels ordered by Cosco. Each of the 18,000 dwt/156m loa vessels will have two SSP5s with a full power rating of 4.7MW (6,390 bhp) ...
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Fighting engine room fires
Finland`s Marioff Oy says it is gearing up for unprecedented demand for its tailor-made Hi-Fog water mist fire protection system. This follows the highlighting of engine room fires by The Salvage Association as one of the largest single causes of ship casualties, and the recommendations of the IMO`s Maritime Safety ...
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Sulzer RTA98C cracks repaired
Wartsila NSD is undertaking repairs and modifications to the first eight RTA96C engines following the discovery of cracks in the A frames. These first engines are fitted in container ships in service with P&O Nedlloyd, Hanjin Shipping and NOL. To rectify the problems, Wartsila NSD has redesigned the stiffeners inside ...
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DNV and AVL co-operation
Engine and emissions specialist AVL is to co-operate with DNV in the field of power generation and marine propulsion systems. The aim is to combine the engine experience of AVL with the ship hull and machinery expertise of DNV to provide support to shipyards and shipowners. Areas of co-operation will ...
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T Series from Amot
The new T Series temperature sensor range from Amot Controls comprises thermocouples, RTDs and transmitters. The sensors are designed for use on diesel and gas engines, compressors and turbines.The T Series manifold connection for `on-engine` installations provides a complete rail and connector system to suit any engine, says the company. ...
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High pressure mid-sized unit
The 2510 Plunger Pump introduced by Cat Pumps is rated at 91 litre/min, 138 bar. It is designed for continuous-duty applications such as sewer and pipe cleaning, coolant flushing and multi-gun and nozzle systems. The unit, which, says Cat, weighs less than 198kg, is also available as a custom-designed power ...
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Dockside hydraulic oil filling unit
A dockside filling unit for supplying hydraulic oil to vessels has been developed by Commercial Hydraulics Keelavite (CHV). The unit consists of two 61m hydraulically-powered hose reels on a mobile chassis. The unit`s diesel engine powers a gear pump, which is designed to draw fluid from barrels and pump it ...
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Cygnus 2 upgraded
The Cygnus 2 thickness gauge, which uses a multiple echo technique for taking measurements through coatings, has been upgraded. Features can now be selected via a menu-driven list with options including probe frequency, imperial/metric switching and displaying velocity of sound through the material. Selecting the correct operating frequency for the ...
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Multiple circuit tester
The Druck Group has released a maintenance and test kit for onboard use. Called the MTC2000 it comes in a case and is equipped with the PV 411 hand pump, to generate pneumatic pressures from vacuum up to 60 bar and hydraulic pressures up to 700 bar. These pressures can ...
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LPG carrier gets Schilling Monovec
Hyundai Heavy Industries of Korea, has ordered a single screw Schilling Monovec rudder from Hamworthy KSE for a 7,800m3 LPG carrier it is building for Norwegian owner Navion. The rudder offers reduced tug reliance and better manoeuvrability, especially at slow speeds, compared with conventional rudder designs says Hamworthy.Norwegian owner Navion ...
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Eff2 motors replace Eff3
Ingersoll-Rand has announced that its coolant-flooded, rotary screw air compressors between 4-90kW are now using Eff2 or better electric motors which, it says, provides an average 20 per cent saving in energy loss over Eff3 efficiency motors.The EC hopes that Eff3 motors, currently accounting for around 70 per cent of ...
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Design tool for process industries
Ingmar has launched Caretronic, pipe production design and operation scheduling tool for use in continuous process industries. It uses a flexible telescopic system called Scopelink which incorporates a series of connecting straights and universal elbow joints.Scopelink is equipped with electronic positioning sensors which generate the data of the desired pipe ...
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De-watering unit
Marinfloc says its sludge de-watering unit, which has been tested onboard Atlantic Compass and Boheme, reduced the water content of sludge on the vessels by 50 per cent and the company says its process can reduce water in sludge by up to 85 per cent.The Unit can either be used ...
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Cruise ferries get Pilgrim bolts
Pilgrim International has announced an order for its hydraulic coupling bolts from propulsion specialist Lips.Lips is to supply the propellers and shafting for two new 60,600g North Sea cruise ferries currently being built for P&O North Sea Ferries by Fincantieri in Italy, and scheduled to enter service in April and ...
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Extractor for dangerous gasses
Spitznas, the manufacturer of air-driven tools and equipment, has launched an electrically operated axial fan. Developed in association with its distributor Maxim, the fan is designed for ventilating and removing fumes as well as toxic and explosive gasses from tanks and cooling equipment. It is also approved by Germanischer Lloyd ...
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UKHO charts to change to WGS 84 Datum
The UK Hydrographic Office is to transfer 310 Admiralty charts of Great Britain to a horizontal datum compatible with World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84) Datum. The transfer of the remaining charts of the British Isles will follow. The move will allow GPS users to plot positions on Admiralty charts ...
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BT cuts off-peak costs
Until March 31, BT is cutting the cost of all off-peak voice, fax and ordinary data calls via Inmarsat-A or B-Sat, except for those made during the first off-peak hour. The offer does not include high-speed data calls.Supersaver per-minute prices for Inmarsat-A are the same for all destination countries at ...
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Shipbroking packages merge
Following last year`s marketing link up, IT providers Dataworks and ShipNet, have decided to merge their shipbroking applications. ShipNet clients will be upgraded this year to the latest version of Dataworks` software, says the company, and they will also be offered its 2000 Message Manager application at a discount.Contact: Lawrence ...
