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Class approach
The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) has extended its port state control pre-inspection service to ships scheduled to call at European ports.Relatively poor performance of KR-registered ships in USCG statistics for 1999 and 2000 led KR to introduce several measures for improvement. Last October, KR made a strong step to ...
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Securing a future
South Korea, like Japan, is continuing to invest in research and development to guarantee its long-term future. All the major shipbuilders on the South Korean peninsula have R&D projects underway recognising that production will have to switch to more technologically advanced ship types, much in the way that production in ...
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Scandlines develops the Balticmax
The idea of shipping passengers, trailers and containers together in one hull is, on the face of it, an attractive idea for ferry operators as they seek to expand the flexibility of their vessels and maximise revenue. However, in the light of a number of tragic ferry casualties over the ...
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Triton trials trimaran form
When it comes to high-speed commercial vessels, shipowners are spoilt for choice with a range of catamarans, air cushion craft, pentamarans and semi-displacement hulls either already in service or under consideration. Another hull form, in the shape of the trimaran, is now being put forward as a viable alternative to ...
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UECC seeks to end the burning of separated oil
Incinerators? days are numbered. So says Jeff Argent, environmental projects manager at Norwegian-headquartered roro operator United European Car Carriers (UECC).The pressures of environmental stewardship - to reduce air borne emissions - are likely to lead international regulators to outlaw the burning of waste oil produced during the treatment of bilge ...
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Be seen to be green
Fitting environmentally friendly systems onboard ship comes at a cost and owners want to see some return for their investment, which is why class societies now offer environmental class notation.A number of class societies are offering different options, with all focusing on the cruise ship sector where image is extremely ...
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Podded first for Royal Navy
Sea trials are underway on the first Royal Navy vessel to feature integrated electric propulsion and podded propulsors. HMS Echo, a 3,470t survey ship, left Appledore Shipbuilders yard in Devon, UK in mid-July. It is scheduled for delivery to the UK?s naval force later this year.Finnish-company ABB supplied the ship ...
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The superb La Superba
In late March this year, the Italian shipbuilder Nuovi Cantieri Apuania delivered one of the world?s largest and fastest luxury cruise ferries to domestic Italian ship operator Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV), part of the Grimaldi Group. The vessel, named La Superba, has a number of innovative solutions incorporated in its ...
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Mix and match for Corsica ferries
In an interesting approach to upgrading a flexible fleet while meeting diverse transport requirements, the French ferry company Société Nationale Maritime Corse Méditerranée (SNCM) is about to see its expansion plans come to fruition with the addition of a cruise ferry and a traditional passenger roro ferry. The rationale behind ...
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Meyer gets Brittany ferry
In a blow to the French shipbuilding industry, the English Channel ferry operator Brittany Ferries has confirmed that it has placed a $150 million contract with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft of Papenburg for a 40,000g ferry. Many pundits in the industry had expected the order to go to the local ...
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Long live the hovercraft
Many will have thought that the hovercraft is dead in all but its military guise. However, hovercraft are still being used as a means of commercial transport and have a number of advantages over fast ferries. These include the ability to operate in higher wind strengths when fast ferries have ...
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Izar promotes pentamaran
The pentamaran design first patented by Nigel Gee & Associates (NGA) six years ago looks like it might eventually get built. The backing of Spanish shipbuilder Izar has given the vessel?s British designer Nigel Gee optimism that a contract can be won. Gee?s optimism is such that he expects an ...
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Spanish repair yards buoyant
Izar Carenas, the ship repair division of the Spanish Izar Group, says 2001 was a successful year for it in the ship repair business. The group, which includes yards at Cadiz, Cartegena, Ferrol-Fene and San Fernando, repaired 385 vessels. This was split into 254 merchant ships and 151 warships. This ...
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Developing power in changing times
Medium-speed market-leader Wärtsilä may not have much to report in the way of big development stories right now that The Motor Ship hasn?t previously covered, but those companies trying to take market share from the Finnish engine designer have plenty on the go.Hyundai Heavy IndustriesHyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is on ...
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Efficient vessels in series
The European Community?s phase out of shipyards subsidies by the end of next year for orders received up to the end of 2000 led, understandably, to an orders boom in 2000. That boom left most German yards with an order backlog up to the end of 2003. Some have orders ...
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Cycloidal rudder breaks new ground
After nearly 75 years of producing and marketing its highly successful cycloidal propulsion system, Voith Schneider in Germany has extended its range by developing the Voith Cycloidal Rudder (VCR). This is basically a modified propeller system based on the company?s vertical axis cycloidal propeller but with only two blades instead ...
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State-of-the-art large two stroke engines
There are only three manufacturers that spring to mind when talking about large two-stroke engines: MAN B&W, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Wärtsilä. The most successful company is MAN B&W with a record result of engines delivered and on order. At the beginning of this year the company recorded about 8,000 ...
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Juicy Brazilian carrier
Wet bulk ships don?t come any sweeter than Carlos Fischer. The 42,500 dwt carrier is specifically designed for transporting fresh and concentrated orange juice in tanks.Carlos Fischer is owned by Aleuropa, a subsidiary of leading Brazilian conglomerate Grupo Fischer. It was recently delivered by shipbuilder Kleven Maritime from its Flor? ...
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Propelling, compelling
The mood for the conference was set by Ole Hoeg, executive vice president, technical organisation, AP M?ller, when pointing out in his opening remarks that the NOx levels of 4% set by IMO are still far too high. The industry, he claims, should aim for virtually sulphur-free bunker fuel with ...
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Tough time for comms
Communications service providers have been having a tough time of it since Iridium filed for Chapter 11 creditor protection and was cut off on March 17, 2000. Both ICO and more recently GlobalStar have followed suit, although all these service providers have now restructured and, with fresh injections of cash, ...
