All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1158
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Euro yards talk tough on Korea
Representatives of Europe`s shipyards are demanding urgent action by the EU to protect them from what they claim are unfair practices in Korea, and claim that protective measures - such as a European Jone`s Act, Gibbons Bill, or a Title XI loan guarantee scheme - will have to be enforced ...
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Epirb fails sinking ship
An epirb which failed to function has raised concerns with Canadian Coast Guard. The failure came to light in a report into the search and rescue operation following the loss of Flare which sank in January 1998. The report says that for unknown reasons the 406 ...
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Ship engine simulators
The new STN Atlas SES 4000 series of engine room simulators are based on real-time physical mathematical models instead of traditional look-up tables, says the company. The simulators cover all aspects of engine operation from planning schedules and operational procedures to analysis of engine performance, monitoring, control functions and fault ...
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Major engine repair
Repairs to the four Pielstick 12PC3V-480 main engines on DFDS passenger ferry Princess of Scandinavia are underway at MAN B&W`s Servicecenter Frederikshavn. The engines, which have logged about 160,000 running hours over the last 23 years, have developed cracks in the A frames. Servicecenter Frederikshavn is acting as ...
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Three vie for DMR
Three potential buyers are in negotiations to buy the bankrupt German engine builder DMR. The Polish engine builder H Cegielski is known to be interested, and another potential buyer is an unnamed German company which produces four-stroke engines. DMR delivered its last engine to Volkswerft in August and ...
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Software includes distance tables
BP Marine has launched the latest version of its Port to Port voyage planning program based on the company`s own marine distance tables. The company says that Port to Port makes voyage planning more accurate and economical. Users enter departure and destination ports from over 1,700 waypoints, canals ...
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FPSO uses deep DP
Seillean FPSO, operating at 1,853m on the Roncador field, Brazil, uses an Alstom triple voting dynamic positioning system and is the first continuous dynamically positioned FPSO to operate in waters of this depth, says the company. The vessel, built at Harland & Wolff in Belfast in 1989, was fitted with ...
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Daewoo orders
Having completed its debt-for-equity deal Daewoo Heavy Industries (DHI) is now 56 per cent owned by the Korea Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of Korea (EIBK) with the remaining shares owned by individuals via the stock market. Daewoo borrows 70 per cent of the newbuilding cost from ...
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German yard for NCL cruise ship
Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven is to build a 2,000 passenger cruise ship for Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL). Due for delivery in September 2001, the newbuilding will be of similar design to NCL`s Norwegian Sky. A second ship is the subject of an option in the contract. NCL says that in ...
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CRT extends training
Cambridge Refrigeration Technology has opened a new training facility at its UK HQ. Two rooms are available, both with audio visual facilities. New courses on offer from the company are: ATP- Introduction/Requirements/ATP for Experts; Integral Familiarisation; Controlled Atmosphere; Managing Reefers; Specialised Refrigerated Ships; Surveyors; Legislation for the Refrigeration ...
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HMD conversions
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard is converting the 9,216g roro/lolo ship Astana into a cable layer/repair vessel for Canadian owner Secunda Marine Services. Conversion work involves the fabrication and installation of four cable tanks, including one spare, and installation of four generator sets, four thrusters and a dynamic positioning system. Five deck ...
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Turnkey contracts dominate diesel electric market
Increasingly, yards are turning to single-source `turnkey` contractors for diesel electric propulsion machinery, say manufacturers. Vendors are assuming responsibility not just for the supply and installation of propulsion and power generation equipment such as prime movers, converters and motors, but also associated equipment such as dynamic positioning systems. Cruise ...
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Increasing the competitiveness of ships
Many ships are not operating at the most profitable propulsion conditions, due to problems checking the service speed and fuel consumption, argues Torben Munk. In today`s economic environment, the competitiveness of a ship is dictated by the service speed and fuel consumption. It is obvious that the income of a ...
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Coming together with technology
As yards move into the next Millennium the desire of shipbuilders - faced with an increasingly competitive market - is to increase efficiency and productivity. One prime aspect that will need attention is the prospect of developing separate CAD systems into fully integrated management systems. Many shipyards currently employ a ...
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CMN goes offshore
Marking an important diversification away from its traditional focus on building sophisticated military craft, the Cherbourg yard Constructions Mecaniques de Normandie (CMN) delivered the multi-purpose offshore supply vessel, Kiesse, on September 7 this year. The owner, Sonasurf, is a joint venture between Sonangol, the national oil company of Angola, and ...
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ClassNK on CD-ROM
Tokyo-based classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) is to make its database of information about ships` hulls, including examples of damage and casualties, available to the maritime industry. It has brought the data together in a series of 10 CD-ROMs under the name of HullExpert as part of its ...
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Cable Penetration Sealer
3M has introduced a fire protection material for cable penetrations in bulkheads and decks that it says maintains the integrity of fire-rated structures for up to an A60 (IMO) and H60 (UL) rating, and has been classified by the US Coast Guard for watertight integrity. Called 3M Marine ...
