All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1132
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Throwing out the rubbish
Removing class from a vessel is the final weapon in a class society?s armoury against a substandard owner. Once it is decided a vessel could contravene a society?s conditions of class and action might be needed, it is interesting to note the procedures followed. Lloyd?s Register says it has class ...
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Throwing out the rubbish
Removing class from a vessel is the final weapon in a class society?s armoury against a substandard owner. Once it is decided a vessel could contravene a society?s conditions of class and action might be needed, it is interesting to note the procedures followed. Lloyd?s Register says it has class ...
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Royal New Zealand navy takes ship simulation systems
KMSS Ship Simulation has supplied a full-mission and two part-mission bridge simulators, based on an ANZAC-class frigate, to the Royal New Zealand Navy?s new training facility. The full-mission simulator offers a field of view of 240 deg., nine visual channels and one binocular channel. Both the full- and part-mission simulators ...
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Royal New Zealand navy takes ship simulation systems
KMSS Ship Simulation has supplied a full-mission and two part-mission bridge simulators, based on an ANZAC-class frigate, to the Royal New Zealand Navy?s new training facility. The full-mission simulator offers a field of view of 240 deg., nine visual channels and one binocular channel. Both the full- and part-mission simulators ...
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PNG ? the natural solution
Norwegian shipping company Knutsen OAS has launched a new gas carrier design. The ship, if built, is intended to get natural gas from its point of origin at sea to processing facilities. The design tackles the challenge of profitably exploiting marginal gas fields, where the use of conventional gas transportation ...
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A simply Swedish ship movement sensor
Simplicity is a virtue when designing a new product. It is of particular importance when trying to correlate the complex movements of a ship at sea with the resultant data this produces in a user-friendly manner. Transformator, based in Varberg, Sweden, has developed a simple and low-cost dynamic ship movement ...
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A simply Swedish ship movement sensor
Simplicity is a virtue when designing a new product. It is of particular importance when trying to correlate the complex movements of a ship at sea with the resultant data this produces in a user-friendly manner. Transformator, based in Varberg, Sweden, has developed a simple and low-cost dynamic ship movement ...
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Online marketplace reaches million-ton milestone
OceanConnect.com, the online marketplace for the purchase and sale of marine fuels, announced that the company has reached the million-ton milestone for bunkers sold. Container company Neptune Orient Lines created the transaction that put OceanConnect over the million-ton landmark. The company?s enquiry generated 14 bids by four suppliers. It was ...
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Online marketplace reaches million-ton milestone
OceanConnect.com, the online marketplace for the purchase and sale of marine fuels, announced that the company has reached the million-ton milestone for bunkers sold. Container company Neptune Orient Lines created the transaction that put OceanConnect over the million-ton landmark. The company?s enquiry generated 14 bids by four suppliers. It was ...
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MAN-branded Pielstick models
Technology is leaping across the divide between MAN B&W Diesel?s various operating subsidiaries. The most recent example is the SEMT Pielstick developed PC2.6B, which MAN B&W is now selling as its own-branded V40/50 engine. Jean-Fran?ois Chapuy, sales manager for SEMT Pielstick at its Paris office, says the V40/50 combines the ...
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MAN-branded Pielstick models
Technology is leaping across the divide between MAN B&W Diesel?s various operating subsidiaries. The most recent example is the SEMT Pielstick developed PC2.6B, which MAN B&W is now selling as its own-branded V40/50 engine. Jean-Fran?ois Chapuy, sales manager for SEMT Pielstick at its Paris office, says the V40/50 combines the ...
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LSX updated
LevelSeas has launched new versions of its voyage management systems for the bulk ocean shipping industry. The company says LSX 2.0 and LSOperations (LSOps) 1.0, offer significant new functionality, including negotiating tools. They incorporate over 100 customer-requested changes and enhancements over the previous version. The company says its customers will ...
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LSX updated
LevelSeas has launched new versions of its voyage management systems for the bulk ocean shipping industry. The company says LSX 2.0 and LSOperations (LSOps) 1.0, offer significant new functionality, including negotiating tools. They incorporate over 100 customer-requested changes and enhancements over the previous version. The company says its customers will ...
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LR Qualship
Lloyd?s Register says vessels classed with it dominate the USCG?s Qualship register. Ships on the register benefit from less frequent USCG inspections. For example, ships carrying freight only require two-yearly inspections if listed on the register, whereas those not require an annual inspection.
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LR Qualship
Lloyd?s Register says vessels classed with it dominate the USCG?s Qualship register. Ships on the register benefit from less frequent USCG inspections. For example, ships carrying freight only require two-yearly inspections if listed on the register, whereas those not require an annual inspection.
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Strategic launches TankerIMX
Strategic Software, the provider of communications and shipping database applications, has launched a new range of Internet-based shipping support tools. Based on the company?s StrategicIMX positions and cargo order exchange, TankerIMX is designed to help with the flow of communications in the chartering and operations of tankers. The company says ...
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Setfair launches new website
Setfair, the on-line procurement service, has re-designed its website, www.setfair.com, to include several new features. The Stem to Stern section is a free-to-access marine procurement news bulletin service. It also covers operational safety issues related to marine equipment and services. The Web Links Plus section lists maritime web sites operating ...
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Strategic launches TankerIMX
Strategic Software, the provider of communications and shipping database applications, has launched a new range of Internet-based shipping support tools. Based on the company?s StrategicIMX positions and cargo order exchange, TankerIMX is designed to help with the flow of communications in the chartering and operations of tankers. The company says ...
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Setfair launches new website
Setfair, the on-line procurement service, has re-designed its website, www.setfair.com, to include several new features. The Stem to Stern section is a free-to-access marine procurement news bulletin service. It also covers operational safety issues related to marine equipment and services. The Web Links Plus section lists maritime web sites operating ...
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A third of lashing of ?poor to moderate? quality
A recent inspection campaign concentrating on cargo securing has unearthed a disturbing catalogue of safety issues. The campaign, by Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) port state control authorities, found that a third of ships inspected had "poor to moderate quality" lashing material. In the 31% of cases where the lashing ...
