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MTU signs gas turbine accord
MTU Friedrichshafen has agreed to package and distribute Vericor Power Systems TF40 and TF50 aeroderivative marine gas turbines. The deal involves Vericor tapping into MTU?s worldwide distribution network, with MTU attaining a wider product range to offer its customers, particularly those looking for combined diesel and gas turbine power systems. ...
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ABB launches small turbocharger range
ABB Turbo Systems has launched a new range of small turbochargers for high flow rates and high pressure ratios. The TPS..-F33 range consists of four different turbocharger sizes and is capable of pressure ratios as high as four-point-seven to one (4.7:1). The range features an aluminium alloy compressor wheel with ...
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NQEA wins award for 84m hopper dredger
NQEA Australia has been bestowed with accolades for engineering excellence for its work in building an 84m trailing suction hopper dredger. The dredger has earned both NQEA and the Port of Brisbane Corporation, where it has been deployed since October 2000, the Institution of Engineers Australia ? Queensland Division 2001 ...
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First UEC68LSE sale
With its first 520mm bore LSE engine now in service (see The Motor Ship, November 2001), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has now secured a first order for its 680mm bore LSE model. The UEC68LSE will be fitted on a 177,000 dwt bulker newbuilding. The capesize vessel is being built by Namura ...
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Deutz 620 powered up
Deutz has upped the rating of its TBD 620 series of diesel engines. The range, which is available in V8, V12 and V16 configurations, now offers outputs from 829kW to 2,336kW at engine speeds of 1,500 to 1,860 rev/min. It was previously available in outputs from 880kW to 2,247kW. Deutz ...
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GRP 9.5m-long lifeboat for cruise liners and ferries
Dutch boat builder Mulder & Rijke has launched a 150 seater partially enclosed lifeboat for use onboard cruise liners and ferries. Called the PELB 95/150, it is 9.5m long and has a staggered seating arrangement. The numbered seats are arranged on longitudinal and transverse benches to allow for unobstructed boarding ...
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RR Trent 30 launch
Rolls-Royce plans a formal launch of its Marine Trent 30 gas turbine early next year. The company says it will be able to deliver the Marine Trent 30, with a power rating of 36MW, from late 2003. The engine is a derivative of the Trent 800, which has clocked up ...
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RR Trent 30 launch
Rolls-Royce plans a formal launch of its Marine Trent 30 gas turbine early next year. The company says it will be able to deliver the Marine Trent 30, with a power rating of 36MW, from late 2003. The engine is a derivative of the Trent 800, which has clocked up ...
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Shell orders Nucleus 3 ship sets
Kelvin Hughes is to supply Shell International Trading and Shipping Company with six ship sets of its new Nucleus 3 radar. Each set consists of two Nucleus 3 6000 radars, a Nucleus 3 6000 ECDIS, Nucleus 3 5000 ATA display and a Radar Interswitch unit. The sets are for a ...
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Powerful RK280 hits the market
The Ruston arm of the MAN B&W group generated a lot of interest when it launched its latest engine series at Europort 2001. Named RK280, it is claimed to be the most powerful 1,000 rev/min diesel engine in the world. The design incorporates the extensive field experience gained with the ...
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The Motor Ship Marine Propulsion Conference 2002
The 24th annual Motor Ship Marine Propulsion Conference, set for April 10-11, 2002 in Copenhagen, is rapidly taking shape as the meeting place for technical people concerned with the design, building, operation and maintenance of ships and their propulsion systems. Topics to be covered include key aspects of main diesel ...
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MeCA releases MTML Version 1.5
The Maritime eCommerce Association has released version 1.5 of the Marine Trading Mark-Up Language (MTML), the electronic data exchange standard for the marine procurement sector. The company says that this release addresses a number of functional issues relating to ease of use of the standard and adds to the existing ...
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Toward 100,000 hour bearing life
ExxonMobil has taken two steps to better address the lubrication needs of turbochargers. It has reformulated its premium synthetic turbocharger lubricant, Mobil SHC 600 Series, and it is advocating the use of a separate lube system. A 1,000 hour TOST test of the new formulation SHC 600, generated 1/10 the ...
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Upgrade for seismic vessel
The French companies Compagnie Générale de Géophysique (CGG) and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) have decided to carry out a major upgrade of their seismic research vessel CGG Mistral. The conversion includes upgrading to 10 streamers and adding two new engine rooms with complete shaft lines and propellers in sponsons added ...
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Tilbury repair
A&P Shipcare says it has opened a new, 24-hour repair facility at Tilbury in the UK. The new repair facility has a workshop where engine and mechanical overhauls, steelwork, pipework renewals and electrical repairs and installations can be carried out. Riding squads and procurement of spares are also offered by ...
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Queen won?t smoke
All four of the diesel engines on Cunard Line?s Queen Mary 2 will have smokeless common-rail fuel injection technology fitted. With the remainder of the ship?s power coming from two gas turbines, the ship should be able to operate without emitting visible smoke at all times. Wärtsilä plans to ship ...
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Most powerful VLCC quartet
SHI has received a $308 million order from SK Shipping, the domestic tanker and bulk carrier owner, to build four VLCCs. The contract includes an option for a fifth vessel. The Malacca-Max vessels will be powered by 28,700kW engines to give a service speed of 16 knots. The engines will ...
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Spectacular phenomenon
Growth has propelled South Korea to the top of the world?s shipbuilding league. Its ship builders are currently responsible for building 43% of new ship capacity on order at yards worldwide. This clearly demonstrates just how far South Korea has come. Especially in the context that until the 1960s the ...
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Specialisation pays
Dutch shipbuilders have had a few excellent years with a record intake of orders in 1999 and 2000 with a value of f2.2 million ($920,000) and nearly f4.5m respectively. As expected after last year?s bonanza, new orders are now more difficult to obtain. This is not only due to the ...
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Roll over
Torm Alexandra, which rolled on the quay while discharging containers at Monrovia, is currently being salvaged by a team from Smit Tak and Wijsmuller. The 4,160 dwt ship developed a severe list to port during discharge. The first stage of the operation involved pollution prevention through containment of a small ...
