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A total lifetime commitment
Wärtsilä is a manufacturing oriented company. This year, however, the supplier of ship power solutions is retraining its sights more on customer service. "The most important things in this business are the customer, the solution and total lifetime support. These are the three cornerstones of our business, which is a ...
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IBS aids safer navigation
In many cases, the common feature leading to collisions includes fatigued officers, one-man-bridge operations at night, missed course alterations and no watch alarms. The present regulations "were not effective" said the MAIB and it has recommended that all merchant vessels over 500gt should have a minimum of a master and ...
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Lifeboats - a safety issue
The problem is that commercial pressures in the maritime industry all too frequently result in a reduction in maintenance and training which, in the case of lifesaving equipment, can be fatal. Cruise ships with tight schedules, ferries with small crews and high capacity evacuations systems, cargo ships and tankers with ...
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Instantly effective
In controlling and suppressing engine room fires, the speed of activation is of prime importance. Using water mist technology, immediate evacuation is possible and fire damage minimised compared with systems that require preparationThe installation of water-based fixed local application fire-fighting systems in newbuildings is no longer a matter of choice. ...
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Norwegians order, frozen food carrier duo
An unusual pair of refrigerated cargo vessels designed in Norway is being built to supply northern Europe with fresh seafoodMulti Maritime, the Norwegian-based naval architect firm, has conceived an interesting and innovative multi-purpose container reefer vessel to transport fish products on short-sea routes in Europe. Two examples of this design, ...
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Quietly Efficient
Within the highly competitive marine sector, all-electric vessels are sailing in favourable winds. AC drives used in various applications onboard also help meet the increased demand for efficiency and offer many other benefitsAt the Quishan Shipyard in Wuhan, on the Yangtze River in inland China, four all-electric chemical tankers are ...
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MES develops e-GICS
Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding (MES) in Japan is putting the finishing touches on an online technical support system for marine engines, dubbed ?e-GICS?, ready for a planned launch this autumn. The e-GICS, or ?Electronic Global Internet Customer Support? system will use Inmarsat satellite communications technology in combination with a web-based ...
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Hyundai Heavy in order bonanza
The Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) said new orders rose by a third to $8.7 billion in the first seven months of this year. At the end of July, HHI had an order backlog valued at $17.1 billion.South Korean shipyards have been gaining a record number of contracts for ...
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Philadelphia breaks even
The Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard, a member of the Aker Kvaerner Group, broke even in the second quarter of this year as output increased. This follows substantial losses earlier in the year. The Philadelphia shipyard, which was heavily subsidized by state economic development funds, is in the midst of building its ...
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?K? Line inks second charter agreement with J&S Cheniere
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (?K? Line) has signed a second time charter agreement with J&S Cheniere S.A. for a period up to 10 years, through an affiliated company jointly established with Shoei Kisen Kaisha and others. The vessel to be chartered by the affiliated company is a 154,200m3 LNG carrier to ...
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A total lifetime commitment
Wärtsilä is a manufacturing oriented company. This year, however, the supplier of ship power solutions is retraining its sights more on customer service. "The most important things in this business are the customer, the solution and total lifetime support. These are the three cornerstones of our business, which is a ...
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Instantly effective
The installation of water-based fixed local application fire-fighting systems in newbuildings is no longer a matter of choice. Indeed, for all passenger ships of 500 gross tonnage plus and all cargo ships of 2,000 gross tonnage plus constructed since 1 July 2002, such a system must be provided in all ...
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IBS aids safer navigation
In many cases, the common feature leading to collisions includes fatigued officers, one-man-bridge operations at night, missed course alterations and no watch alarms. The present regulations "were not effective" said the MAIB and it has recommended that all merchant vessels over 500gt should have a minimum of a master and ...
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Increased competition drives development forward
The worldwide market of medium and high-speed four-stroke diesel engines is now as before distinguished by over-capacity and thus very competitive. Engine development is ? besides the typical requirements of higher power output, less fuel and lube oil consumption, improved reliability and longer service life ? also concentrating on cost ...
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Ageing reefer fleets ripe for renewal
The last major reefer building spree occurred in the mid to late 1990s and since then there has been only spasmodic activity in this sector with a couple of notable exceptions with the last mainstream conventional vessels entering service in 2001. Deliveries of newbuildings during 2000 accounted for 13 ships ...
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Norwegians order frozen food carrier duo
Multi Maritime, the Norwegian-based naval architect firm, has conceived an interesting and innovative multi-purpose container reefer vessel to transport fish products on short-sea routes in Europe. Two examples of this design, code named ?MM 80 Reefer?, have been ordered from domestic shipbuilder and fishing boat specialists Vaagland Batbyggeri located in ...
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Big two answer need for powerful tugs
The orders for the Lloyd?s Register-classed, 75 metre long twin screw Fairmount Sherpa and Fairmount Summit were placed with Niigata Shipbuilding & Repair in Japan. The Sherpa will be commissioned in May 2005, followed three months later by Summit. Discussions are being held for a third vessel in response to ...
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Big two answer need for powerful tugs
The orders for the Lloyd?s Register-classed, 75 metre long twin screw Fairmount Sherpa and Fairmount Summit were placed with Niigata Shipbuilding & Repair in Japan. The Sherpa will be commissioned in May 2005, followed three months later by Summit. Discussions are being held for a third vessel in response to ...
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Higher steel prices hit Daewoo
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), the world's second-largest shipbuilder, said its profit fell 44% from a year earlier last month because of higher steel prices. Net income in July fell to $18 million from $19.4 million a year earlier, DSME said in a statement to the Korea Stock Exchange. ...
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Aker Yards' profits dive
Second-quarter profits at Aker Yards AS, Europe's biggest shipbuilder, plunged 78% as the company completed fewer cruise ships and vessels to serve the offshore oil and natural-gas industry. Net income fell to $15 million from $40.7 million a year earlier, the Oslo-based company said in a statement to the Oslo ...
