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Second Taiwanese port order for Transas
Transas Marine Pacific, in co-operation with its Taiwanese agent, Seven Seas Electronic, has received an order for another vessel traffic service (VTS) system in Taiwan, following the company?s installation of a Navi-Traffic system in the Port of Keelung in 1997. The system is for Ho-Ping, a private port on the ...
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New MF/HF SSB unit from Sailor
Sailor has announced the introduction of its System 4000 150W MF/HF SSB radio for marine use. It features integrated digital selective calling and is targeted at fishing vessels. The system consists of a control unit, a transceiver unit and an antenna unit, which is designed for outdoor installation. It operates ...
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So many wrecks
The Netherlands must provide adequate access to Belgium?s largest port, Antwerp, according to a long-standing arrangement between the two countries. To this end, the Dutch government has undertaken to give larger ships access to the port of Antwerp by deepening the navigation channel on the river Scheldt. By the time ...
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MAN tests upgrade
MAN B&W is testing an upgraded version of its 480mm bore medium-speed engine. A spokesman for the company confirmed that the prototype model is undergoing long-cycle endurance tests in Augsburg, Germany. He says the improved version includes "decisive design changes". The Motor Ship understands these include strengthened pumps and cam ...
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Marcas launches web site
The Marine Contracting Association (Marcas), the marine purchasing association, has launched a web site and extended its membership to BP Shipping, Lasco Shipping and Marenostrum. Marcas says this moves it closer to its target of 500 vessels by the end of 2001. The web site can be found at www.marcas.org. ...
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Strategic launches new vessel operations system
Shipbroking systems supplier, Strategic Software, has launched VesselOps 1.0, an integrated vessel operations and voyage management system. The system was developed in co-operation with the Armada Group, the panamax bulk carrier owner and operator, who developed the Armada Shipping System in the 1980s. An integration module to standard finance and ...
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Kormarine kornering the market
Korea is the focus of a great deal of the marine community?s attention. With such a large percentage of the world?s new ships under construction there, it is after all only natural. But the focus intensifies when it comes time for the biennial Kormarine exhibition and conference, this year running ...
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Schottel promises innovation in propulsion and manoeuvring
Schottel?s main exhibits will be its SPJ 57 RD pump-jet and STP 200 twin propeller. The pump-jet can serve as a shallow-water propulsion system and a robust, powerful and reliable manoeuvring system on ships and vessels of all kinds operating under exceptional conditions, says Schottel. From its Rudderpropeller, the company ...
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Samsung HI on song
Samsung Heavy Industries is currently sitting on the highest value backlog of orders in its history. The $5.5 billion backlog consists of 90 ships, which will provide the Koje-based yard`s 6,400 labour force with work until early 2004. So far this year, Samsung has won orders for six LNG carriers, ...
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The Heerema Group
Heerema Group is the majority shareholder of heavy lift transporter Dockwise, which specialises in the transport of very heavy constructions on submersible vessels. Its record so far is the transport of the 41,106t production platform Petrobras 40 which was carried by Mighty Servant 1 from Singapore to Rio de Janeiro ...
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Green win for Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä?s first environmental report was ranked the joint best separate environmental report in 2001 in a competition held in Finland annually to judge the environmental and social responsibility of Finnish companies reporting. The report, written in English, covers Wärtsilä?s research and development activities and factory operations and their environmental impacts. ...
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Saville Marine goes on-line
Saville Marine, suppliers of marine equipment, diesel engine spare parts and marine services has launched a new web site at www.savillemarine.co.uk. The company?s products include air compressors, deck machinery, steering gear, valves, eductors, incinerators and generators. The site gives details of the company?s major franchises such as Hatlapa, Atlas, Bolaco, ...
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Moving goalposts
According to the Colombian navy, emergencies off the Caribbean coast will be covered by cellular telephone communication, as planning continues on how to comply with IMO GMDSS agreements. While this was not part of the original intention of GMDSS - the advances made in cellular phone technology have made it ...
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Second generation Lindenau tankers
In August this year the third of three sister vessels ordered by German Tanker Shipping, Bremen, from Lindenau Shipyard was launched in Kiel. Delivery of the vessel will take place later this year. These three vessels are the first new buildings of Lindenau?s second generation of tankers with double-skinned hulls. ...
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Plugging the gap in maintenance
Lloyd?s Register has alerted ship owners to the problem of neglecting plugs on fuel delivery systems. In the worst cases, the neglect can result in machinery space fires. The classification society says that the loosening of threaded plugs has resulted in fuel spraying onto hot surfaces, such as an exhaust ...
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Speed to the front line
With a draught of under 4m and ramping facilities for discharging armoured wheeled and tracked vehicles at virtually any cove or inlet, high speed catamarans can claim a logistical advantage that is not available to conventional amphibious craft. Military personnel are projected closer to the combat theatre and much-needed supplies ...
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Frigate of the future
Karl-Otto Sadler, the former programme manager of the ARGE F124 consortium of German shipyards (Blohm & Voss, HDW and Thyssen Nordseewerke), responsible for building the Sachsen-class air defence frigate published his ideas about advanced corvette and frigate designs in 1999, after his retirement. The publication formed the nucleus for a ...
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ShipServ and Seavantage join forces
ShipServ and Seavantage say that by joining forces they have created a $250 million ship supply market with a 250,000 purchase order potential in the ship supply management sector. The new company will keep the ShipServ name. ShipServ is active in Scandinavia and the UK, while Seavantage has its customer ...
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Stena Line fleet gets satellite systems
Stena Line has entered a five-year deal with Telenor for satellite communication for around 30 vessels in the company?s fleet. Stena Line says the deal will allow it to provide improved service for passengers including e-mail, Internet and telephony services as well as gaining access to the company?s booking system. ...
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Keel laid for Harland and Wolff?s first roro
The first of two 14,200 dwt roll on/roll off ferries currently under construction at Harland and Wolff began to take shape in the building dock early last month as the first section of the vessel, to be named Hartland Point, was lowered into position by an 840t capacity Goliath crane. ...
