Latest News – Page 1041

  • News

    Based on an article submitted by Bill Wen Chang Huang, Taiwan

    2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Wärtsilä is ready for steam injection, particularly when energy prices rise.Since the end of the EU-funded STID (STeam Injected Diesel engine) project to develop and test a new combined diesel and steam process, which finished last year, Wärtsilä has been working in-house to evaluate whether the means can be found ...

  • News

    The other side of the coin.

    2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Emulsion offered as an alternative to injection .MAN B&W has tested direct water injection but has opted to go down the emulsified fuel route to reduce emissions. "Of course we see, as expected, the NOx reductions with water injection. But we see the fuel increase in connection with nearly all ...

  • News

    Setting the standard

    2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Alfa Laval?s standardised test method ? a new five micron standard based on separation performance ? can enable buyers of fuel treatment systems to truly compare the different separators available.Based on a reproducible test method approved by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Alfa Laval?s Separation Performance Standard is now becoming a ...

  • News

    Battling barnacles

    2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Pipework anti-fouling system can also help stop unwanted mussel growth.Barnacle and mussel fouling is becoming a bigger problem around the world. "This is one of the unforeseen consequences of having cleaner seawater ? they actually breed more vigorously in cleaner seawater," says Richard Woolley, publicity manager for Cathelco, which specialises ...

  • News

    A MELO pump

    2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

    New main-engine lube oil pump.Allweiler AG has introduced a new main-engine lube oil pump. Allmarine MELO (Main-Engine Lube Oil) as it is called, is said to be an exceptionally efficient, robust, and reliable volute centrifugal pump that combines the benefits of low maintenance and high availability.The centrifugal pump was intended ...

  • News

    Progressing pump technology

    2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Progressive engine room pump design delivers through-life benefits to shipowners.One way in which Hamworthy KSE recently demonstrated its commitment to innovation is with the introduction of the spacer-coupled C2G engine room pump which, the company says, also enables it to deliver customer benefits and remain competitive. Now the C2G range, ...

  • News

    AC Drives in marine service

    2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

    The all-electric ship is making progress.In both naval and commercial operations, the drive towards the all-electric ship, quite literally, is taking place on the back of advances in high-power semiconductors, and Integrated Full Electric Propulsion (IFEP) systems. The UK?s Type 45 for the Royal Navy will feature induction motor drives, ...

  • News

    Barge extraordinaire

    2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

    The sophisticated Ro-Ro/docking barge Terra Marique enters service.Built in the Ukraine for a road haulage company, with 99% of the finance coming from the British Government, the Terra Marique is indeed a unique vessel. Described by its builder, Dutch specialist Damen, as a Ro-Ro/docking barge, the 80m long unit was ...

  • News

    Meeting a power demand

    2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Producing the world?s most powerful FPSO turbine .The on-board electrical power demands of floating production, storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs) have risen substantially over recent years as bigger ships are built to facilitate higher volumes of production. Specialist engineering company Peter Brotherhood Ltd has manufactured a power generation system that ...

  • News

    A new ?European Propulsion Platform?

    2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

    At the recent Motor Ship Marine Propulsion Conference, Martin Bloem, Managing Director of the Holland Marine Equipment association, emphasised the importance of innovation, the environment and cooperation in the region, and even the prospect of a European Propulsion Platform."It was a good decision to organise this conference in Amsterdam. Holland ...

  • News

    Damen creates a short fat monster

    2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Since introducing its first azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tug, the ASD 3110 Citta Della Spezia back in 1993, the Dutch shipbuilding group Damen Shipyards has built almost 100 compact ASD tugs in various design sizes such as the 2509, 2810, 3110, 3111 and 3211. All these are multi-purpose ASD tugs ...

  • News

    ice breaking tug for sakhalin project

    2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

    The Norwegian naval architect firm Multi Maritime, designer of highly specialised icebreakers, has, with Rieber Shipping AS and shipbuilder Aker Langsten, developed a new icebreaking tug design. The Aker Langsten newbuilding is to be delivered mid 2006 to Rieber Shipping which has, with the Russian oil tanker operator, Primorsk Shipping, ...

  • News

    Hinged containership design concept

    2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Is the hinge the answer for the ultra large container ship?Although not a new idea, the concept of building a ship as two or more independent ship sections joined together by means of a hinge has never been fully explored or tried out. This is largely because the technology has ...

  • News

    Kongsberg Maritime helps Airbus fly

    2004-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime has installed the automation systems for the new roro vessel Ville de Bordeaux, built at Jinling Shipyard in Nanjing, China, which is operated by a joint venture company consisting of the ship owners Louis Dreyfus (France) and Leif Hoegh (Norway). The vessel will carry parts for the A380, ...

  • News

    Hansa orders another pair from STX

    2004-05-28T00:00:00Z

    German shipping company Hansa Treuhand has exercised options with the Korean shipbuilder STX for two more 3,500TEU boxships for delivery in September and October 2007. To be named HS Bach and HS Chopin, these vessels will measure 246.8 metres long, 32.2 metres wide, a depth of 19.3 metres and have ...

  • News

    Cosco to order VLCC octet

    2004-05-28T00:00:00Z

    China?s largest shipping company, China Ocean Shipping Group (Cosco), plans to spend $700 million in ordering eight very large crude carriers (VLCCs) from Asian shipyards. Cosco?s president and chief executive, Wei Jiafu, said that the new ships are needed to meet the rapidly rising demand from China?s booming industry and ...

  • News

    RAN to give Aussie shipbuilders a boost

    2004-05-28T00:00:00Z

    The Australian Government has announced the timetable for naval shipbuilding projects in what will prove to be the country?s largest ever naval construction worth $5.7 billion.The idea of selecting a preferred naval ship-builder has been dropped and the government says it will ask for competitive tenders to build ?air warfare? ...

  • News

    Austal progresses in LCS project

    2004-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Austal is one step from a construction contract for the United States Navy?s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project after the US Department of Defence announced today that it has awarded a $78.8 million final design contract to prime contractor Bath Iron Works, a General Dynamics company which is teamed with ...

  • News

    GL?s ?cool chain? gets industry support

    2004-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Some 65 representatives from 35 of the world?s leading companies engaged in perishable cargo logistics welcomed the new ?Cool Chain Quality Indicator? (CCQI) standard at its first public presentation in Billund, Denmark on 24 May. The occasion was the 2004 annual meeting of the Cool Chain Association (CCA). CCQIs, which ...

  • News

    Quality growth at RINA

    2004-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Italian classification and certification body RINA has recorded a very positive 2003 financial year. Consolidated group revenue was up by 2% compared to 2002, while earnings before interest and tax showed an increase of 34%. Overall group revenue topped $115 million, with a strong improvement in revenue in the certification ...