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    Preparation and expertise

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    The closing weeks of last year saw the completion of two demanding ocean towage and heavy transportation assignments by Rotterdam-based Fairmount Marine. The company completed its project management contract for the delivery of Shell?s Bonga ? the world?s largest FPSO ? from the UK to Nigeria. Two weeks later, a ...

  • News

    Preparation and expertise

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    The closing weeks of last year saw the completion of two demanding ocean towage and heavy transportation assignments by Rotterdam-based Fairmount Marine. The company completed its project management contract for the delivery of Shell?s Bonga ? the world?s largest FPSO ? from the UK to Nigeria. Two weeks later, a ...

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    The Information exchange

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Indicative of the research, development work and general progress of technology and related issues, The MotorShip was inundated with proposals for papers ahead of this year?s Marine Propulsion Conference. Such was the interest in presenting a paper at the 26th annual event that the number of papers accepted was raised ...

  • News

    The Information exchange

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Indicative of the research, development work and general progress of technology and related issues, The MotorShip was inundated with proposals for papers ahead of this year?s Marine Propulsion Conference. Such was the interest in presenting a paper at the 26th annual event that the number of papers accepted was raised ...

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    Protecting us from evil

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    The threat of attacks against ships and harbours has led to the development of Cerberus - a new diver detection sonar, by UK based QinetiQ. The attack on the destroyer USS Cole in Yemen in October 2000 revealed a range of threats, not only from small explosives-laden speedboats, but also ...

  • News

    Protecting us from evil

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    The threat of attacks against ships and harbours has led to the development of Cerberus - a new diver detection sonar, by UK based QinetiQ. The attack on the destroyer USS Cole in Yemen in October 2000 revealed a range of threats, not only from small explosives-laden speedboats, but also ...

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    State-of-the-art large two-stroke engines

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    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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    Remontowa diversifies

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Remontowa has recently purchased a 200 ton capacity floating crane. REM-220 was built in the Flender Werft yard and comes with its own propulsion system in that form of two Schottel propulsors and a tubular rudder, which ensures excellent manoeuvring characteristics in shipyard?s canals. The maximum speed of the crane ...

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    Videotel warns of gas tanker crew shortages

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Videotel, the London-based training company, has produced three new distance-learning courses for specialised training on oil tankers, liquefied gas carriers and chemical tankers to follow on from its existing tanker familiarisation course. Liquefied gas tankers are a fast-expanding sector of the maritime business but the sector requires competent seafarers with ...

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    Order revival for a contracting industry

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    While traditional newbuild markets for Dutch yards become weaker, there is optimisim that financial incentives will throw a vital lifeline to new orders.Dutch shipyards have shown considerable resolve in being able to compete with other European yards despite an often lower subsidy level. With less government aid, they were forced ...

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    Demonstrating compliance

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Few people appear to have embraced the International Ship and Port Facilities Security (ISPS) Code with a positive attitude, says UK-based Datatrac Ltd. It suggests that the levels of frustration felt by the marine industry to comply with the code will be insignificant compared with problems enforcing the code. It ...

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    New heights for common rail

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    A 70-ton four-stroke marine diesel engine resting majestically amid the Austrian Alps is not something one sees everyday. MAN B&W Deisel recentlywent to the trouble of transporting the 32/40CR to the Hotel Gut Brandhof in Saalfelden in order to introduce the new medium-speed marine diesel engine and, in particular, its ...

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    The Code in Practice

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    With SMM 2004 set to take place at the end of this month, it is time for the many exhibitors to ready their exhibits and themselves for the week-long frenzy of shipping and marine industry business activity. It is also time for visitors to SMM to acquaint themselves as to ...

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    The Code in practice

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Reflecting the issues of the day, this issue of The Motor Ship takes a look at ship and port security, in particular the ISPS Code ? its implementation and compliance, as well as relevant training, systems and technology. We at The Motor Ship, like many others in the industry, could ...

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    Making the choice and counting the cost options

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    When it comes to training, particularly for ISPS certification, there are two routes ? get help or go it alone. Most companies have opted to go down the ?get help? route but one company, Rederij K+T Holland CV of Delfzijl in Holland, opted to put its certification in the hands ...

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    Making the choice and counting the cost options

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    When it comes to training, particularly for ISPS certification, there are two routes ? get help or go it alone. Most companies have opted to go down the ?get help? route but one company, Rederij K+T Holland CV of Delfzijl in Holland, opted to put its certification in the hands ...

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    Shanghai and Chengxi merge

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Shanghai Shipyard and Chengxi Shipyard in Jiangsu, China, merged recently to form a combined newbuilding and ship repair company called Shanghai Chengxi Shipyard. Shanghai Shipyard has an annual shipbuilding capacity of 200,000DWT and a ship repair turnover of value of $24 million while Chengxi Shipyard focuses mainly on ship repair. ...

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    Meeting the lubrication challenge

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    In response to market demands for oils to meet the lubrication challenges of today's medium-speed engines in marine propulsion applications including highly rated turbocharged engines, Castrol Marine has launched its new Castrol TLX Plus range of oils. This oil was developed to handle the increasingly demanding engine operating conditions resulting ...

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    Boxing clever

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Shiploc has previously been used in law enforcement applications where about 4,000 fishing vessels are equipped with the satellite communication system for vessel monitoring. The original application, anti-piracy, was of interest for ships sailing in the Malacca Straits and Indonesian region . This was also the origin of the contract ...

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    FESCO orders box ship quartet

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Vladivostok-based Far-Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO) has signed contracts with Chinese shipbuilder Jinling Shipyard to construct four 1,080TEU containerships. Deliveries are scheduled for March, September, November and December 2006. These newbuildings will be the fastest in the Russian company?s fleet with a service speed of 19.6 knots and will serve their ...