Industry News – Page 640
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Improving collision avoidance
The Standard P&I Club, in combination with Videotel Marine International, has launched a CD-ROM based training package aimed at improving collision avoidance at sea. The creators say the Windows-based package provides an interactive means of ensuring bridge officers and other crew members are able to apply the International Regulations for ...
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On-line procurement service adds Chinese language
iShipExchange, the web-based shipping procurement service, has introduced the Chinese language (using traditional and simplified characters) alongside English and Japanese. However the core data entries remain in English, says the company. iShipExchange has been trading since early this year and says it currently has 25 companies working with the system, ...
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Devon yard gets custom-designed portable units
Electrical accessory company Garo UK has designed portable electrical distribution units for Appledore Shipbuilders. The shipbuilder is currently constructing two new survey vessels for the Royal Navy. The suitcase-type portable units house eight, 110V socket outlets, eight double pole MCBs, a 32A power socket inlet and an emergency lighting socket. ...
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Fein makes a soft start
Fein Industrial Power Tools has introduced two new angle grinders. The WSG 20 and WSB 20 feature controlled soft start and self start protection to prevent accidental restarting following power supply interruptions. The rear handle is designed to adjust to four different positions and the wheel guard can be turned ...
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Multipurpose pair from Qingshan get MacGregor kit
A pair of 6,750dwt general cargo/container ships under construction at Qingshan, China are to be fitted with a range of MacGregor equipment, including hatch covers, cranes and container securing devices. Stowage is arranged in three holds, the largest equipped with a tweendeck, with a total container capacity of 664 TEU ...
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Westfalia launches larger capacity unit
Westfalia Separator has launched a marine separator for vessels requiring separation capacities of up to 2,200l/h. Called the OTC3 it is designed to replace oil and fuel filters in small ships such as fishing vessels, luxury yachts, pilot cutters and small naval vessels. The unit uses stainless steel disks which ...
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MIP calculator from KMSS
KMSS Ship Control has introduced the fourth generation of its mean indicated pressure calculator, the NK-200. New features include DNV Nauticus functionality and Ethernet communication with distributed display. The system is available as a stand-alone unit or it can be integrated into the company?s engine automation system.
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Hydrocarbon monitoring from up to 60 points
The GDS300 from Martek Marine is a sequential sampling system for detection of hydrocarbon gas in ballast/void spaces and cargo pump rooms on tankers. The system comprises a steel cabinet housing the sampling pump, pneumatics, solenoid valves, flame arrestors and system electronics. Sample lines are run back to the monitoring ...
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OSHA-compliant below-deck solutions
MacGregor says its new TPS-1 terminal stacker, SDL-4 semi-automatic terminal stacker and forthcoming new-design anti-rack spacers comply with the US Government?s Occupational Safety and Health Administration?s requirements below deck. On typical multipurpose vessels, which do not utilise cellguides, the athwartship forces in the container stacks below deck can now be ...
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Roxtec launches SRC frame to prevent cracks in thin bulkheads
Roxtec, which makes the MultiDiameter sealing system for cable and pipe penetrations, has launched an SRC frame designed to prevent cracks in thin bulkheads. The frame is tested and approved for A and H classed decks and bulkheads, says the company. It has an inner corner radius of 20mm and ...
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Fast oil changes without spillage
Vision Energy says its Environmentally Safe Oil Change (ESOC) system for marine engines takes about ten minutes for a complete oil and filter change and uses a closed loop system which removes the threat of spillage. Air is used to purge used oil from the engine and filter, and replace ...
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Mini-mesh fibreglass floor grating
Fibreglass Grating says its new Grid Walk Mini-Mesh reinforced plastic grating has one quarter the opening of regular 33x33mm square mesh, which prevents objects as small as 12mm from falling through, and complies with the European 15mm ball falling test requirement. Because of the close spacing of the bearing bars, ...
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Conversion gets dual fuel engine
Jurong Shipyard in Singapore has installed a Wärtsilä dual fuel engine into a FPSO conversion it is doing for Bergesen Offshore. The shipyard installed the Wärtsilä 18V32DF engine into a converted VLCC Berge Hus. The vessel is scheduled to commence operation off west Africa early next year. The engine can ...
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New Irish Sea repair group
A number of former Cammell Laird directors have formed a new shiprepair organisation in the shadow of their old employer?s mothballed shipyard on Merseyside, UK. North Western Ship Repair is leasing two drydocks from the Mersey Docks & Harbour Company. The company is targeting ferry work, small-scale conversions and military ...
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French port commissions shiplift
The Port of Cherbourg in France has formally commissioned a new shiplift. It hopes this will enable it to win maintenance and repair work on high-speed craft. Dimensioned to accommodate catamarans, the shiplift is 90m by 32m and is also capable of handling a wide range of other craft. It ...
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FSL starts voyage repair
Portsmouth, UK-based Fleet Support Limited (FSL) has established a voyage repair service. It will initially target all vessels using ports in the south of England. Specific services offered include electrical, hydraulic and engine repairs; calibration; ultrasonic thickness measurements; pipework; rigging; joinery; steel and aluminium repairs.
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NKK and HZ merge
The Japanese organisations NKK and Hitachi Zosen are to merge their ship repair divisions. They will consolidate ship repair activities at NKK?s 4,000g capacity Tsurumi Works. And a new 180m x 35m x 11.5m dock will replace Hitachi?s 40,000g capacity repair dock at its Kanagawa Works, pending permission from the ...
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Swedes create the Ecoship
A new concept for short-sea trade, the Ecoship, has recently emerged onto the shipping scene. It sports sleek lines with low water resistance. It has an advanced engine configuration and comprehensive exhaust gas cleaning equipment. And it is the result of some radical thinking within the Swedish marine industry. The ...
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A simply Swedish ship movement sensor
Simplicity is a virtue when designing a new product. It is of particular importance when trying to correlate the complex movements of a ship at sea with the resultant data this produces in a user-friendly manner. Transformator, based in Varberg, Sweden, has developed a simple and low-cost dynamic ship movement ...
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e-solution is more than a dot.com
The dust is settling on the dot.com era after a number of high profile collapses. Many now realise that you cannot sit between a shipowner and his supplier and collect a premium without offering something in return. Ship chandlery is not the same as delivering books for example. Delivering pyrotechnics ...
