All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1169
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Total losses increase in 1998
Highlighted in the report is the increase in the number of people lost, which jumped from less than 100 in 1997 to 359 last year. The loss of Princess of the Orient in the Philippines accounted for 150 of the casualties. Bulk carrier losses almost doubled to ...
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Propulsion in the New Millennium
Athens hosted The Motor Ship`s 21st Marine Propulsion Conference which looked at Propulsion in the New Millennium.A record number of participants heard 24 papers covering a variety of topics from engine trends and fuels of tomorrow to emission legislation and safety improvements. In the first paper Peter Sunn Pedersen, vice ...
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Intertanko sets record straight
He says the calculations are simple and done by the Class Society, and once a tank is designated by HBL loading, it will always be loaded in that way. While the crew will have to calculate the cargo allowable in each HBL tank depending on its density, a simple table ...
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IACS highlights leavers
www.iacs.org.uk. The move is intended to make the information held by the class societies more accessible to the industry.With monthly updating, it is expected that around 2,000 ships a year will be added to the list. Information on each ship includes its name, type, gt, and year of build, along ...
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Environmental support
A Norwegian owner has taken delivery of Strill Supplier, an improved version of the MT6000 platform supply vessel (PSV) built by YVC Ysselwerf, The Netherlands.Stavanger-based Simon Mokster Shipping, which is part way through a major upgrade of its fleet, selected the improved MT6000 because of its emphasis on reduced fuel ...
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Daewoo to sell shipyard
Daewoo`s Okpo yard made a profit of over Won250 billion ($127 million) in the last financial year and has orders for 59 ships filling its capacity to 2001. Its 11,000 workers build an average of 33 ships a year in two drydocks (530 x 130m and 350 x 81m).The company ...
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Crunch time
The cruise industry is unusual. Unlike the rest of the marine world it exhibits a rapid growth that looks set to continue. Nine ships in excess of 100,000g will soon be trading and others will follow. Similarly ships in other tonnage classes are also on order and there are some ...
