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Zuiderdam launches HAL?s smokeless era
The lead ship in Holland America Line?s (HAL) new five-cruiseship ?Vista class? Panamax series, the Zuiderdam, sailed on its maiden voyage, a seven-day Caribbean cruise from Fort Lauderdale, Florida on December 14.Although broadly based on the earlier Rotterdam/Amsterdam series, the Vista design differs in many respects. It has been stretched ...
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Semi-submersible with redundant DP and azimuthing pods
China?s Guangzhou Shipyard International has finally completed Tai An Kou, the first of two 18,000 dwt semi-submersible heavy lift ships it was contracted to build by Chinese company Cosco Guangzhou. It is the first vessel of this type to feature fully redundant class 2 dynamic positioning (DP) and azimuthing podded ...
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BECRUX State-of-the-art livestock carrier
One of the world?s largest custom built livestock carriers, Becrux, is fulfilling a design brief for delivering high volumes of livestock in first class condition despite a rocky start to its service life. The 176.7m nine-deck dual-purpose vessel, which was delivered to owner Siba Ships of Italy in May, found ...
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EAGLE VIRGINIA Speed log for efficient lightering
American Eagle Tankers? Eagle Virginia, is believed to be the first VLCC to be equipped with a Dual Axis Doppler Speed Log, according to the company?s chief executive officer Joseph Kwok.The Doppler speed log is designed to improve the ship?s manoeuvrability especially at lower speeds. It enables the captain to ...
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FINNMARKEN Twin Efficiency Rudder installation
While a number of this year?s selection of notable ships are included principally for their pioneering use of podded propulsion, this revolutionary drive is not the only method shipowners and equipment manufacturers are pursuing to try and improve and increase operational efficiency.OVDS, for example, opted to install two Efficiency Rudders ...
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HELLESPONT ALHAMBRA Far from a white elephant
Three of four ULCCs ? the largest to be ordered for nearly 30 years ? were delivered to Greek tanker company Hellespont Shipping in 2002. The 442,470 dwt vessels were built by South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo. Their design is based on experience from existing ULCCs, incorporating improved construction standards. Scantlings ...
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HMS ECHO Podded first for Royal Navy
As the first Royal Navy (RN) vessel to be fitted with integrated propulsion and Azipod propulsors, HMS Echo represents a radical departure for the normally conservative minded decision makers at the UK?s Ministry of Defence and the Admiralty. Having successfully completed its sea trials, the 3,470t multi-purpose hydrographic and oceanographic ...
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LA SUPERBA Second generation cruise ferry
The 50,400g La Superba, delivered in March by Italian shipbuilder Nuovi Cantieri Apuania, is the first in a new two-ship series of what its Italian owner Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) describes as "second generation cruise ferries". It is built to be even more like a cruise ship than previous cruise ...
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LNG RIVERS First Korean export of a LNG carrier
LNG carriers have probably been the biggest boom category in shipbuilding over the past year as demand for gas increases in line with power utilities switch to cleaner forms of energy production. European yards are now bidding for business in the sector, but their inattention to it when cruise business ...
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NORMAND FLOWER First UT 737 proves its value
Since Normand Flower was handed over to Solstad Shipping in September, the vessel has operated in the North Sea carrying out a variety of roles. Built by the Norwegian shipyard Soviknes Verft, part of the Aker Brattvaag Group, this newbuilding is the first example of Rolls Royce Marine?s UT 737 ...
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TEMPERA Double acting tanker for ice conditions
Viewing Tempera bow-on, the Fortum-owned ship looks like any normal Aframax tanker. Even from the stern there is not an obvious difference. Close inspection, however, reveals an aft-facing wheelhouse and, to the expert eye, stern hull lines designed to break ice. These features allow the 106,000 dwt ship to travel ...
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THE WORLD Apartment life for sale at sea
The World is the first ever ocean-going residential resort. The 43,524g ship, the brainchild of billionaire Norwegian shipowner Knut Kloster jr, looks for all the world like a regular mid-sized cruise ship. It is in fact a floating apartment block with 110 fully self-contained units and 88 guest suites. It ...
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Croatia on a high with recent deliveries
Croatian shipbuilders have built up a healthy backlog of orders since the end of the Balkan conflict. The four main players ? 3 Maj, Brodosplit, Trogir and Uljanik ? have been particularly successful in the handymax oil tanker market, including products and chemical carriers. It is this specific ship type ...
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Efficient engine temperature control
Improved automation will this year enhance performance of key system for controlling seawater cooling pumps.Central engine cooling systems can be a source of wasted energy. The pumps must be designed to pump high volumes of water when water and air temperatures are high to remove the heat generated in the ...
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A new future for azimuthing thrusters
In terms of column inches in the trade press, azimuth thrusters have been somewhat overshadowed by their azimuthing electric podded cousins of late. Yet in the past few years the azimuth thruster has made some big strides into a wide section of the marine market.The Ulstein Aquamaster Azipull thruster opens ...
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Hydrodynamic interactions
Rolls-Royce is studying the complex hydrodynamic interactions between hull, propeller and rudder from several different angles. The accuracy of numerical methods is being improved progressively, and these are expected to contribute more and more to the design progress over the next few years.An important hydrodynamics research area is the verifying ...
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Slick idea
Another oil spill, another knee-jerk reaction. The Spanish government, rightly or wrongly, acted swiftly and decisively in the wake of the pollution caused by the tanker Prestige to its coastline by banning ageing single hull ships carrying heavy fuel oil from its ports. The EU has also reacted and plans ...
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STENA CALYPSO Oil travels fir st class with C-Max
Specialist niche markets often require new designs incorporating innovative solutions to meet the needs of the trade. One such example is Stena Bulk?s recently introduced combined product/ LPG carrier newbuilding. The second in the two-ship C-Max series, the 10,000 dwt Stena Calypso, made the short voyage from the Polish shipbuilder ...
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On the level
The present Dutch government has granted its shipbuilders 860 million ($58.6 million) in subsidies over the next 18 months under the provisions of the European Commission?s Temporary Defensive Mechanism (TDM). National shipbuilders expect the new parliament, which will be elected early next year, to maintain the policy.TDM subsidies have been ...
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Striving for logistics and lines efficiency
Efficiency is a key driver of success. The quality of product from established European shipyards is largely unquestioned so any process that brings efficiency, however small an impact, can improve price competitiveness and make the difference between winning and losing a contract.Krimpen aan den IJssel-based shipyard van der Giessen-de Noord, ...
