Industry News – Page 659
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RCCL returns to Meyer Werft...
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd has signed a letter of intent with Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, to build the third and fourth Vantage-class vessels for Royal Caribbean International. The total price for the two ships is approximately $800 million, and the contract includes an option for two more ships. ...
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...and Aida turns to Aker
As anticipated, Aida Cruises, in which P&O Cruises now has a 51 per cent stake, has agreed an order with Aker MTW in Germany for cruise ship newbuildings in the form of a pair of 1,600-passenger, 200m long vessels. The German newbuildings are due to be delivered in the first ...
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Two Kvaerner ferries for Sri Lanka
Kvaerner Fjelltrand in Singapore has been awarded two new orders for its well known 40m FlyingCat passenger catamaran ferry by the State Treasury Department in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Valued at close to $11 million, the two vessels are scheduled for delivery in April of this year. They will be operated ...
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Powering to new heights
MAN B&W has orders for 20 of its K98 engines for container ship propulsion, half of which are 12-cylinder units - which at 68.6MW (93,270 bhp) will be the world?s most powerful diesel. Hyundai Merchant Marine and Costamare have both ordered five 12-cylinder engines for 6,400TEU and 6,200TEU vessels respectively. ...
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Fuel-saving tips
Cargill International has recorded fuel savings of up to 10.25 per cent following the retrofitting of Sistemar CLT propellers to its panamax bulkers Powhatan and Paiute. The savings were calculated from March 1998 against sisterships Peoria and Pequot which retain conventional propellers. Powhatan and Paiute consume 27.5 t/day of fuel ...
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Cats get new injectors
Caterpillar has extended the use of its hydraulic electronic unit injectors (HEUI) to the 3400 and 3200 series engines. The system uses a hydraulic intensifier that magnifies the force of the high pressure hydraulic as it acts on the fuel and gives full injection pressure down to 40 per cent ...
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Low cost HFO filter
Finn-filter has introduced an automatic back flushing HFO unit capable of handling up to 200 lit/min of hot fuel. The unit can be fitted to either the hot or cold side of the booster unit and will filter down to 10 microns on the cold side or between 15-34 microns ...
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Water separator
The RCI fuel purifier is said to remove 99 per cent of water from MDO without the need for a full centrifuge system. Inside the purifier the chamber has a central vertical divider and the fuel is made to spin as it enters. Spinning the fuel allows up to 98 ...
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Baudouin adds to range
Baudouin has added the 6R123 engine to its range ? a slightly smaller version of its 6R124. The straight-six 123 is based on a Mack truck engine, has a swept volume of 11.1 litres (123mm x 156mm) and a continuous rating of 260kW (350 bhp) at 1,800 rev/min. It has ...
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Pumps have no grease
Termomeccanica has introduced a range axially split centrifugal and in-line pumps which do not require oil or grease lubrication. Both designs use the pumped fluid as a lubricating medium and to give hydraulic support to the impeller. The centrifugal pumps come with a capacity up to 4,000 m3/hr and use ...
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Bottom up robot
NKK is developing a welding robot that can weld on a ship`s bottom shell plate from underneath the bottom of the ship while in dry dock. The company says it has devised a way to prevent the welding metal from dripping by using a copper shoe under the welding pool, ...
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Fluid contamination monitor
An in-line sensor which monitors the level of contamination in hydraulic fluid has been introduced by Arma Supplies. The company has designed and built two flushing rigs which it says can flush from 1 lit/min up to 450 lit/min and detect contaminates as small as three microns. The sensor, once ...
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Celebrity takes grey water cleaner
Rochem Environmental is to install its FM-Module grey water cleaning system on two ships operated by Celebrity Cruises. Cruise ships Galaxy and Mercury are expected to be fitted with the system by March this year. It uses a membrane separation technique which, the company says, rejects bacteria, suspended solids and ...
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Ameron updates Amerlock 400
Ameron Coatings has introduced Amerlock 2 low-temperature cure epoxy which it says has improved corrosion protection in marine environments, cures to 0 degF ?18degC, is typically re-coatable in three hours, and is resistant to chemical splash, spillage and fumes. Ameron also says the new epoxy has improved colour stability and ...
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Guided wave radar under pressure and heat 400
Magnetrol says that the introduction of a coaxial probe for its Eclipse transmitter means that its guided wave radar level measurement system can be used in both high-temperature and high-pressure process environments. The company says its system is suitable for use with most liquids from light hydrocarbons to water-based slurries. ...
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Water-soluble plastic film for pipe purging
A water-soluble plastic film dam has been introduced by Huntingdon Fusion Techniques for pipe purging during welding. The dam, made from Argweld water-soluble film, allows a small volume of pipe either side of the weld joint to be isolated and filled with inert gas to reduce waiting time and save ...
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At-sea and in-harbour control
Although the Kelvin Hughes Manta integrated bridge system uses flat screen technology the company says it can also be fitted to standard consoles of commercial vessels where type approved displays would replace the flat screens. The bridge is designed to operate in two modes; `At Sea` and `Harbour`. While `At ...
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Messaging costs reduced
Globe Wireless has introduced a The Globe Communications Centre that can send data files and e-mail messages to and from ships either by satellite or by a HF radio network. The system works out which transmission method is cheaper, although this can be overridden. Messages over 3kb are usually sent ...
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STN Atlas extends range
Radarpilot 1000 from STN Atlas is available with 304mm (12in) or 405mm (16in) displays and features a zoom function to enlarge the display of objects being observed. Its `clean sweep` feature eliminates interference from rain and crests of waves in rough seas, says the company. All settings, data and routes ...
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Range of predictive auto-pilots
R C Marine has introduced the ISAS CDP-4000 series of integrated steering control and autopilot systems. These combine the company`s ISAC CDP-3000 series and Coretec`s autopilot. The company says this system will result in reduced fuel and steering gear maintenance costs. Features include track keeping within a few meters, audio ...
