All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1161
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MAN B&W introduces Alpha Clutcher
MAN B&W is applying for a patent on a system which can be used to disengage the engine from the propeller shaft to accommodate a power take in (pti) emergency drive. The basis of the system is a number of tapered pins locking split flanges together to transmit the drive. ...
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Coatings legislation moves ahead
Although certain interest groups have endeavoured to put a different interpretation on the results of the proceedings, it is clear that the most recent meeting of the IMO`s marine environment protection committee (MEPC) has moved the industry closer towards a global ban on tin-containing antifoulings. Despite claims to the contrary ...
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Cosco adopts global system
Cosco has adopted a Global Intelligence System (GNIS) which will enable its ship and shore staff to access worldwide information covering all aspects of safety and commercial efficiency. It will be installed on all of the company?s newbuild vessels, and retrofitting to the existing fleet has already started. Development of ...
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ABB powers Star Cruises
German shipyard Meyer Werft has ordered Azipod propulsion pods from ABB for the two 91,000g, 2,800 passengers cruise ships it is building for Star Cruises. Each vessel will be fitted with two 19MW (25,830 bhp) units each fitted with a 5.8m diameter propeller to give a top cruising speed of ...
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ISO 9001 for Colombo
Colombo Dockyard has been awarded ISO 9001 certification for ?Design and construction of small and medium crafts, including high speed aluminium crafts, drydocking of ships up to 130,000dwt, and major repair of ships, engineering, engineering project management, manufacture and installation of pressure vessels, piping and heavy engineering structures?. CDL?s QA ...
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Ameron Coatings has launched DSP2, a waterborne inorganic pre-construction primer.
DSP2 combines a blend of metal silicates and zirconium compounds which improve the water resistance and decrease weld porosity compared with other pre-construction primers. It does not contain any Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), and is environmentally compliant, the company says. The primer also provides corrosion protection and enhances the welding ...
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Passing trade
Regional traffic provides a steady workload for west Mediterranean repair yards. Location gives Barcelona’s Union Naval Barcelona (UNB) a solid market, explains technical commercial manager Julian Saez. There is plenty of traffic into Barcelona, Valencia and Tarragona, and the nearest alternative drydocks lie in Cadiz and Gibraltar to the south, ...
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SSW returns to newbuilding
SSW Fahr und Spezialschiffbau in Germany (the former Schichau Seebeckwerft, which was part of the bankrupt Bremer Vulkan concern) has won its first order for newbuildings for more than two years, having been awarded a contract to build a pair of innovative freight/passenger ferries for TT Line. The 36,000gt newbuildings ...
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New orders for Solar Solve
Solar Solve Marine has won two orders for its anti-glare screens and roller blinds together worth over £20,000 ($31,572). Five Solasafe screens were installed on the bridge windows of Ben-My-Chree, a 12,600gt ro-pax ferry for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. The order comprised four Casslite roller blinds in ...
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Kelvin Hughes to supply Spliethoff newbuilds
Spliethoff Bevrachtingskantoor`s new multi-purpose freighters will be fitted with Kelvin Hughes radar sets. The 10 ships will each feature a Nucleus2 6000 arpa split radar system with display; a Nucleus2 5000 True Motion radar with display and a HRC-A9 interswitch unit. The multi-purpose freighters with sideport loaders will be built ...
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Hitchhiking organisms
Mandatory regulations are on their way to combat the problem of the transportation of marine organisms in ships’ ballast water. For the past ten years the IMO, via its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), has been working towards a mandatory regulatory framework to resolve the problem of the migration ...
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Halon replacement
By December 2002 the decommissioning of halon fire suppression systems must start for all but essential use. So L&G Marine has launched a halon replacement system for engine compartments on workboats. Called LG 259 it is a fixed C02 fire fighting package which comes in 2kg, 5kg and 9kg sizes ...
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Regulatory regime guide published by IACS
A general guide to current safety and pollution prevention requirements for ships, and the thinking behind their development, has been published by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS). The 28-page guide, Ship Safety and Pollution Prevention: The Regulatory Regime, looks at hazards to and represented by ships at sea, ...
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Guangzhou wins Swedish order
Guangzhou Shipyard International in China achieved a major breakthrough in July when Gotland Rederi AB of Sweden awarded it an order for a pair of high-speed ro-pax vessels. A total of four ships could eventually be built by the Chinese yard, raising the value of the order to around SKr2.0 ...
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Ship management software use growing
The Inmarsat Communications at Sea Report which surveyed 338 companies in 46 countries with control over 5,000 ships showed wide-spread use of ship management software. The company predicts that data will soon replace telex as the standard for ship to shore satellite communications. The survey also showed that three quarters ...
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More good news for Kvaerner yards
Hard on the heels of Kvaerner’s announcement that it will sell its Kvaerner Govan shipyard in the UK to Marconi Electronic Systems, there has been more good news for Kvaerner yards in Germany and in the US. The Anglo-Norwegian engineering and construction group has welcomed the agreement of the ...
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Waterproof VHF GMDSS radio
A fully waterproof VHF radio which floats and has a five-year user replaceable lithium battery has been developed by McMurdo and Pains-Wessex. Called the McMurdo R1 or Pains-Wessex SOS Rescue VHF radio, it has been designed to meet the new GMDSS legislation. The Rl VHF has three channels - 6, ...
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Nigerian gas project prompts major re-activation work
Two LNG carriers have been brought out of extended lay-up to lift gas from Nigeria, and have provided substantial work for yards in France and the USA. Southern, owned by Argent Marine, was laid up for 18 years, and is being re-activated and refurbished at Norshipco. The vessel was built ...
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Friction restriction
Fuel economy savings of between five and seven per cent are said to be obtainable from using Energy Release anti-friction oil additive. The product can be mixed with any lubricating or hydraulic oil and contains spherical organic molecules that are said to be permanently inserted in the metal surface. ...
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Ferry fire prompts recommendations
Initial findings by the team investigating the engine room fire on board the Norwegian passenger ferry Prinsesse Ragnhild have prompted The Swedish Club to issue new recommendations to its members. The recommendations have been made in line with the information-sharing objectives of the Club’s engine room fire prevention programme, an ...
