All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1137

  • News

    Improving collision avoidance

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The Standard P&I Club, in combination with Videotel Marine International, has launched a CD-ROM based training package aimed at improving collision avoidance at sea. The creators say the Windows-based package provides an interactive means of ensuring bridge officers and other crew members are able to apply the International Regulations for ...

  • News

    Improving collision avoidance

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The Standard P&I Club, in combination with Videotel Marine International, has launched a CD-ROM based training package aimed at improving collision avoidance at sea. The creators say the Windows-based package provides an interactive means of ensuring bridge officers and other crew members are able to apply the International Regulations for ...

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    Austal bags Venezuelan contract

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Austal Ships has signed a contract with Venezuelan ferry operator Conferry to build an 86m high-speed roro passenger catamaran. According to Austal?s managing director, Bob McKinnon, the contract reflects a marked improvement in the fast ferry market. The vessel will operate at a speed of approximately 40 knots and will ...

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    Austal bags Venezuelan contract

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Austal Ships has signed a contract with Venezuelan ferry operator Conferry to build an 86m high-speed roro passenger catamaran. According to Austal?s managing director, Bob McKinnon, the contract reflects a marked improvement in the fast ferry market. The vessel will operate at a speed of approximately 40 knots and will ...

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    Drew to distribute Draeger range throughout North America

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Drew Marine, a Division of Ashland Speciality Chemical, and Draeger Safety have announced an agreement naming Drew Marine as distributor for Draeger?s range of self-contained breathing apparatus and gas detection equipment throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, The range includes electronic gas detection measuring and monitoring instruments, self-contained breathing ...

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    Drew to distribute Draeger range throughout North America

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Drew Marine, a Division of Ashland Speciality Chemical, and Draeger Safety have announced an agreement naming Drew Marine as distributor for Draeger?s range of self-contained breathing apparatus and gas detection equipment throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, The range includes electronic gas detection measuring and monitoring instruments, self-contained breathing ...

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    Alstom turbine order

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Alstom has announced its third FPSO gas turbine order in two months. The French company will supply three gas turbines, worth over $6 million, to a shipyard in Singapore from its Lincoln, UK factory. The order is for two 6.75MW Tornado gas turbine generating sets and one 4.9MW Typhoon gas ...

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    Alstom turbine order

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Alstom has announced its third FPSO gas turbine order in two months. The French company will supply three gas turbines, worth over $6 million, to a shipyard in Singapore from its Lincoln, UK factory. The order is for two 6.75MW Tornado gas turbine generating sets and one 4.9MW Typhoon gas ...

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    Shaft alignment science

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Bureau Veritas is drawing on past experience to offer a shaft alignment service to large-vessel owners. The service comes outside the normal scope of class. It has already been utilised on newbuildings for Hellespont, Hapag Lloyd, CMA CGM, Kuwait Oil Tanker Company and Kristen Navigation. The service has been re-launched ...

  • News

    Shaft alignment science

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Bureau Veritas is drawing on past experience to offer a shaft alignment service to large-vessel owners. The service comes outside the normal scope of class. It has already been utilised on newbuildings for Hellespont, Hapag Lloyd, CMA CGM, Kuwait Oil Tanker Company and Kristen Navigation. The service has been re-launched ...

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    Izar confirms Algerian negotiations

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Izar has confirmed it is negotiating with Algerian shipowner ENTMV for a share of a contract to construct two 2,900 dwt roro passenger ferries. The two-ship order is subject to a Development Aid Fund loan from the Spanish government to Algeria. The plan is to build one vessel at Izar?s ...

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    Izar confirms Algerian ferry negotiations

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Izar has confirmed it is negotiating with Algerian shipowner ENTMV for a share of a contract to construct two 2,900 dwt roro passenger ferries. The two-ship order is subject to a Development Aid Fund loan from the Spanish government to Algeria. The plan is to build one vessel at Izar?s ...

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    On-line procurement service adds Chinese language

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    iShipExchange, the web-based shipping procurement service, has introduced the Chinese language (using traditional and simplified characters) alongside English and Japanese. However the core data entries remain in English, says the company. iShipExchange has been trading since early this year and says it currently has 25 companies working with the system, ...

  • News

    On-line procurement service adds Chinese language

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    iShipExchange, the web-based shipping procurement service, has introduced the Chinese language (using traditional and simplified characters) alongside English and Japanese. However the core data entries remain in English, says the company. iShipExchange has been trading since early this year and says it currently has 25 companies working with the system, ...

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    More Mitsui green action

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Mitsui OSK Lines has set new environmental targets for its ships and operations. In September it released its second environmental report, stretching from April 2001 to March 2002. It states that MOL plans to sandblast 10 ships going to drydock and re-coat them with tin-free paint. Tin-based TBT anti-fouling paint ...

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    More Mitsui green action

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Mitsui OSK Lines has set new environmental targets for its ships and operations. In September it released its second environmental report, stretching from April 2001 to March 2002. It states that MOL plans to sandblast 10 ships going to drydock and re-coat them with tin-free paint. Tin-based TBT anti-fouling paint ...

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    Telaurus acquires US HF radio stations

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Telaurus Communications has acquired three US HF radio stations: WLO in Mobile, Alabama; KLB in Seattle, Washington and WSC in Tuckerton, New Jersey. They will be incorporated into the company?s global network. WLO is a full service provider of voice, telex and data services to ships at sea. The company ...

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    Telaurus acquires US HF radio stations

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Telaurus Communications has acquired three US HF radio stations: WLO in Mobile, Alabama; KLB in Seattle, Washington and WSC in Tuckerton, New Jersey. They will be incorporated into the company?s global network. WLO is a full service provider of voice, telex and data services to ships at sea. The company ...

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    Hydrocarbon monitoring from up to 60 points

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The GDS300 from Martek Marine is a sequential sampling system for detection of hydrocarbon gas in ballast/void spaces and cargo pump rooms on tankers. The system comprises a steel cabinet housing the sampling pump, pneumatics, solenoid valves, flame arrestors and system electronics. Sample lines are run back to the monitoring ...

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    Hydrocarbon monitoring from up to 60 points

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The GDS300 from Martek Marine is a sequential sampling system for detection of hydrocarbon gas in ballast/void spaces and cargo pump rooms on tankers. The system comprises a steel cabinet housing the sampling pump, pneumatics, solenoid valves, flame arrestors and system electronics. Sample lines are run back to the monitoring ...