All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1144
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Raytheon joins Naru on the bridge
Raytheon Marine has signed an agreement to integrate components of its bridge system into Samsung?s Naru 2000 ECDIS-based navigation system. Raytheon products to be integrated include the Standard 20 gyro compass, the Pathfinder/ST Mk2 radar and the NautoPilot 2000. The gyro compass is a self-adjusting serial heading transmission system. The ...
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Veripos extends Brazilian DGPS
Veripos has extended its Brazilian Inmarsat Differential GPS service for offshore use with the introduction of a complementary HF service via a new reference station at Sao Tome. The company says this provides users with enhanced options and reliability, as well as increased resistance to sunspot activity. The station will ...
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Three ship block booking
Amsterdam repair yard Shipdock has won a three ship block booking from Norway?s Jo Tankers. The first ship, the 7,918 dwt chemical carrier Jo Hegg, arrives at the yard in May for general repairs and tank blasting work and will be followed by Jo Ask and Jo Eik. Shipdock won ...
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HHI wins order for big container ships
German container ship specialist Hapag-Lloyd has gone to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea for four 7,200 TEU post-panamax vessels. The first of the ships will be delivered in the third quarter of next year. This latest newbuilding programme by Hapag-Lloyd follows hard on the heels of orders for a ...
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Benefits brought on the wind
A project led by Danish consulting naval architects Pelmatic Knud E Hansen could breathe new life into the wind ship concept. In the right circumstances - wind-assisted commercial vessels could be significantly more fuel efficient, and produce less pollution than mechanically driven ships. This are the findings of the Phase ...
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Raising drives awareness
A free voucher which entitles the bearer to one free place on the MV500 course at Alstom?s ALSPA Academy in Rugby is included with every ALSPA MV500 inverter, the company?s AC variable-speed drive. The MV500 comes in four frame sizes and with power ratings from 0.25 to 15kW. The one-day ...
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Portable Deso from STN Atlas
STN Atlas Marine Electronics has extended its range of survey echosounders with the introduction of the Deso 300, a portable unit designed for operation aboard small survey vessels and inflatable watercraft. The unit offers operating frequencies of 210, 200, 40 and 33kHz. It features sealed keypad controls, integral recorder, digitiser ...
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Hazardous area panels and controls
Amot Controls has its range of hazardous area control and instrumentation systems and panels. It now offers a line of products providing a total solution to hazardous area problems, plus the option to supply fully certified systems, says the company. All systems are designed to meet international standards, from CENELEC ...
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Approval for flat-panels displays
Litton Marine Systems has introduced a new series of type-approved BridgeMaster E marine radars featuring flat-screen displays. The displays are 115m (4.5in) thick and are designed to provide wide viewing angles and a bright clear picture in both direct sunlight and at night as a result of the ability to ...
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Aker Yards in Finland, which specialises in passenger vessels, has won another much needed order in the form of a new car ferry for Sea France.
The order for the 185m long vessel also includes an option for a second ship. With a breadth of 28m, the newbuilding will be the largest in the Sea France fleet to be assigned to the Dover-Calais cross channel route. It is due to be delivered in September of next ...
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AESA benefits from LNG orders
Astilleros Espanoles (AESA) is to build an initial three LNG carriers for companies contracted to transport gas by Repsol, the Spanish oil company, and could also receive firm contracts for three more ships for Repsol, if options in the contracts are taken up. Three consortia of shipping companies ? Knutsen ...
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MAN B&W issues oil mist advice
Following the crankcase explosion on Sovereign Maersk MAN B&W has issued a Service Letter highlighting its recommendations. The main one is that in the event of an oil mist alarm, the engine should be reduced to 40% of MCR speed (after a six second delay) overriding the normal load reduction ...
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Advice on CD-ROM
Spanish company Detegasa , manufacturer of Delta bilge water separators, sewage treatment plants, and marine incinerators has produced a free CD-ROM to give owners and shipyards detailed information on waste management on board vessels. Entitled High Tech on the High Seas the CD-ROM is devised as a problem solving tool, ...
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Rockwool adds pipe range
Rockwool says its Universal Pipe Section insulation weighs up to 40 per cent less, occupies up to 30 per cent less space, and saves on installation time. The product is MED certified and is non-combustible according to IMO A799(19) and the surface complies with requirements of low flame spread according ...
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Delivery within 48 hours
SKF has produced a catalogue called ?Stock`N`Roll to publicise its capability of delivery slewing bearings within 48 hours directly from stock to the nearest SKF distributor. Stock`N`Roll covers standard dimensions and application conditions with the SKF range extending from 200mm to 2,000mm diameter. Bearings can have external or internal gear ...
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A&P launches 24-hour Shipcare
The UK?s A&P Group has launched ?A&P Shipcare?, a complete support package for all vessel types which is available 24 hours a day at any port through a single telephone call. The new concept offers services ranging from in-service repairs and overhauls to specialist capabilities such as aluminium welding, in-situ ...
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Largest vessel since 1994
Spain?s Astano Shipyard reports a positive start to the year with projects including alongside work on the 143,745 dwt Greek bulk carrier Optimist, the largest ship in the yard since 1994 when it repaired the 162,465 dwt OBO Nafsika M for the same owner, Good Faith Shipping. Other notable contracts ...
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NT 4.0 charting software launched
International Communications And Navigation Limited (ICAN) has updated its electronic charting systems Aldebaran ll and Regulus ll for computers running Windows NT 4. New features include the ability to read and display multiple charts in several formats, light level control, a guard zone for collision avoidance, support for additional marine ...
