All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1069
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Trade associations - Industry champion or Gentlemen's "club"?
Trade Associations: Companies are either a member of one (or more!) or they see them as ?irrelevant?. The Society of Maritime Industries faces the latter comment whenever we seek to recruit a new member. So what do we do to win over the doubters and get them to join the ...
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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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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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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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?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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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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Sovcomflot lobbies for IPO
Russia's largest shipping company, state-owned Sovcomflot, wants the government to float 35 to 40% of its shares to raise up to $300 million. The company?s general director Dmitry Skarga said the company preferred American depositary receipts as a way for listing the company's stock abroad, which would help the oil ...
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Fire Prevention at SMM
Norwegian Maritime Equipment has for some time provided portable and fixed fire fighting units for external fire on vessels and offshore installations. Recently, however, it introduced its own brand, the Nor-FiFi. Visitors to Norwegian Maritime Equipment?s booth SMM will be able to find out more about the units, which can ...
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Wärtsilä sells off high-speed engine rights
Wärtsilä has sold the product rights of the high-speed Wärtsilä 200 and 220 product family to Dresser Inc. Waukesha business unit in the USA. Wärtsilä will continue to provide service for the engine base as before and this transaction does not include transfer of personnel. Wärtsilä is also negotiating the ...
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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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IHC Caland yard sale
Dutch offshore engineering and shipbuilding group IHC Caland has reported a half-year profit of $53.8m which is well ahead of the $34.2m made in 2003 that included losses at the van der Giessen-de Noord yard. The company reports new orders in the six months to June 30 of a total ...
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BC Ferries rejects union claim
A union representing Canadian shipyard workers claims BC Ferries has already decided to have new ships built by in Germany. The allegation was made by George MacPherson, president of the B.C. General Shipyard Workers Federation who claims Hahn is taking orders from the provincial Liberal government to build new superferries ...
