All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1145
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Scrapping under scrutiny
The IMO has asked a group chaired by Bangladesh to look at ship scrapping. Its task is to identify hazards and risks associated with current practices, collect information on previous submissions and actions taken by various governments, and to gather views on where the IMO can contribute. In addition the ...
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More in less space
PBE says the latest version of its AutoLog AL20 programmable logic controller gives a higher specification with bigger power and performance on a smaller footprint. It is mounted on a printed circuit board measuring 177 x 108 x 35mm and is suitable for panel or DIN mounting.Up to eight analogue ...
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Korean yards share post-panamax order?
Daewoo Heavy Industries (Daewoo) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea are to share an order for a total of ten 6,700 TEU post-panamax container ships from Mediterranean Shipping Company.Due to be delivered in 2001 and 2002, some of the ships are being purchased outright while others are the subject ...
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Training to use a joystick
A bridge simulator developed by British Maritime Technology (BMT) is helping senior officers from cruise companies in the use of joystick control systems to manoeuvre their vessels. The joystick enables the captain to designate the direction in which to travel and the ship?s rate of turn, then an onboard computer ...
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Philippine yards target international work
1999 pre-tax profit at restructured Keppel Philippines Marine improved by 20% to P93 million ($2.27 million). Revenue was up by over 90% to P774 million ($18.9 million), as a result of the acquisition of Keppel Cebu Shipyard.Keppel Batangas and Keppel Cebu both recorded an increase in repair activity. The number ...
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Reduced-rate Inmarsat-A
Stratos has re-launched Inmarsat-A services with the inauguration of a fully digital system which it says gives enhanced call quality and data throughput. The company is also offering over 40 per cent off the standard Inmarsat-A commercial rates.Stratos has also converted to 25kHz-channel spacing as opposed to the former 50kHz-channel ...
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Hamworthy to supply roros
Hamworthy KSE has signed a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard to supply cargo access equipment for two 4,700 dwt, 1,600 lane-metre roro vessels currently under construction for Rederi AB Gotland. The company will supply stern ramp and doors, bow doors, bow ramp and folding frame, side door and ramp, pilot and ...
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Low-speed goes high-tech
Electronics is changing the dependence of low-speed engines on mechanical control. By far the biggest changes to effect the low-speed engine is the addition of electronic ?intelligence?. This offers increased flexibility, reduced emissions and improved controllability. The first development of this was by MAN B&W for the shuttle tanker ...
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Mobiq Marine goes global
BT has announced a three-month promotion to introduce its Mobiq Global Service which, it says, provides more flexible and cost-effective price packages for mini-M satellite phones. BT has expanded the service with the introduction of Indian Ocean Region coverage and introduced a global billing system called Neon.The promotion gives savings ...
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Gypsum gets Lloyds listing
British Gypsum has had its glass-reinforced gypsum boards listed in the Lloyds Register. Gyproc Multi-Board and Glasroc `S` have both been listed as suitable for marine use due to their non-combustibility. These two products can now be used by ship fitters and specified by specialist marine architects.British Gypsum says that ...
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Four-year flares
Hansson Pyrotech now offers its entire range of Ikaros distress signals with an additional year`s official shelf life, bringing to four years the period of MCA current validation. The four-year dating is a first on the UK market, says sole UK distributor Ocean Safety. The range is designed for use ...
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RT-flex gets first order
Wartsila NSD has secured its first order for a Sulzer RT-flex ?intelligent? engine from Hyundai Mipo. The 6RT-flex58T-B will be built at Hyundai, with the RT-flex parts being delivered directly from Wartsila NSD.Producing 12,750kW (17,340 bhp) at 105 rev/min, the engine is basically the traditional low-speed unit but without a ...
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Network expands
The Maritime Data Network, owned and operated by Globe Wireless, has commissioned a new terrestrial digital node in Darwin, Australia. ITS Communications will handle maintenance and facilitation of the node which increases the network to 17 nodes linked world-wide. The network provides communications to and from ships at sea as ...
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Inmarsat-E EPIRB
Inmarsat and navtec have launched the navtec global-3, an Inmarsat-E emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB). The float-free L-band unit measures 210mm diameter by 210mm high and weighs less than 1,200g.In the event of an emergency the EPIRB transmits accurately-timed GPS position information and if it is in the water, ...
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Economies of scale
The dedicated methanol carrier Millennium Explorer has twice the capacity of any another vessel of its type. Industrial demand for methanol is increasing worldwide, creating significant opportunities for shipowners and operators prepared to invest in the specialised tonnage.Japan`s MOL-Navix group has been alert to the rapidly emerging market potential for ...
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Wallenius embraces ECDIS
At the beginning of March, Wallenius Lines AB became the first ship operator to allow one of its vessels to navigate using Official Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) only, albeit with the back-up of a relevant folio of paper charts as required by SOLAS.The 57,018g, 5,850-car PCTC vessel Mignon, which was ...
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Static goes dynamic
Software which allows dynamic information to be added to static chart data has been released by BMT Marine Information Systems, and the software framework, Visual Marine Information Systems, has been applied to a number of applications, says the company.One application is an integrated port approach vessel scheduling system, developed in ...
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Lisnave diversification
In spite of a tough market Lisnave managed to attract 132 vessels to its yards for repair in 1999; a 12% increase on 1998. Total deadweight tonnage increased by 5% to over 9 million dwt.The year was marked by successful diversification into markets other than its traditional tanker and bulk ...
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Data overlays
KonMap Maritime Systems says its system for chart presentation overlaid with DXF-data uses the latest IMO/IHO standards. It supports S57-edition3 and C-Map CM93e3 nautical chart data, and presentations are made according to S52, with DXF data, such as underwater installation drawings, overlaid. Additional user defined information can be shown on ...
