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Kvaerner Fjellstrand has already delivered a JumboCat 50 to Amco last year. The latest 60m catamaran on order for the Egyptian owner will carry 450 passengers, and 50 cars and two buses…

On the cylinder cover side the fuel valves have been moved slightly towards the centre. These changes mean the maximum piston crown temperature drops from 509 degC to 421 degC and the…

Pmax is 142 bar with a BMEP of 21 bar, and a maximum piston speed of 6.36 m/sec. During testing the fuel consumption was measured at 185 g/kWh, and the company says…

A grain/bale capacity of 22,000m3 is provided in three holds with removable tweendecks, allowing the ships to be configured as box-shaped double-hulled single-deckers. Container capacity is around 1,000 TEU. Each hold will…

The system is based on a lift control technique, which uses displacement transducers in the fin shaft to adapt automatically to variations in the local water stream direction. As a result, the…

Shaft 50 will align shafts up to 10m long, Shaft 200 can handle shafts up to 25m and straightness to 75m, says Maintec. Shaft 50 comes with standard alignment programs for both…

The majority of the windows covered are forward facing and above the bridge, so it is vital that reflections from the accommodation lights and the flashing lasers from the Horizon discodo not…

Capable of transiting the Atlantic in four days, and of providing what transportation and logistics companies call a seven-day, door-to-door ?time definiteÕ delivery service between the US Mid-West and central Europe, FastShip…

The full service which will offer world-wide Internet roaming is scheduled for completion by mid-1999, says BT. BT Internet Global will link the company`s Concert terrestrial network with its satellite land earth…

Japanese shipowners have had some tough decisions to make in the wake of financial crisis in the area.JapanÕs merchant fleet stands at 2,021 vessels (around 67 million dwt) with 70 per cent…