All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1172
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More casualties threaten pollution
The Union has welcomed Lord DonaldsonÕs comments that the recent £4 million ($6.4 million) fine imposed on the Milford Haven Port Authority following the Sea Empress spill was not in the public interest. He argued that the threat of such prosecution could deter a salvage team from intervening to prevent ...
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Busy start to CascadeÕs year
Keystone`s 40,006 dwt tanker Fredericksburg was at the yard for 26 days in January/February for drydocking, machinery and piping repairs, and tank segregation work. OSG`s 92,017 dwt tanker Ohio entered the yard at the end of February for drydocking, general repairs and tank coating in four wing tanks, each of ...
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More bulkers at IHI
The bulk carriers will be built to IHIÕs popular capesize bulker design and will each feature a Sulzer diesel engine, type DU 6RTA72, developing 16,460kW (22,380 bhp).
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The "virtual" double bottom
Stena argues that switching all single-hull VLCCs to hydrostatic balanced loading would improve environmental protection. It is decision time for the world`s VLCC fleet. Of over 500 ships sailing, or on order, 200 are pre-Marpol single-hulled vessels which will reach 25 years of age by 2003. If owners of all ...
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Bulkers hit black hole
From 1992 to 1997 the bulk carrier fleet grew at an annual rate of 4.8 per cent to reach 264 million dwt. That situation has now changed. If the health of world trade is dependent on the state of the bulk trades, then it is very unhealthy at the moment. ...
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Small bores show big potential
While the running cost of high-speed engines is higher than with medium- and low-speed, the power density is more favourable. This is especially true when generating, where the higher speed of the engine allows a lighter and cheaper alternator to be used. So for those wanting a lightweight or compact ...
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Better, faster, more integrated software
More powerful hardware has allowed CAD/CAM software to be developed to produce much larger, more complex ship designs. Computer hardware technology has advanced in giant strides since the original introduction of CAD/CAM software. The result is the availability of affordable hardware which has allowed software manufacturers to provide improved integrated ...
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Bad bunkers damage engines
Poor ignition quality leads to excessive ignition delay causing fouling of valves, pistons, and turbo-chargers, resulting in a steady deterioration of performance during a voyage. There is also a very real risk of violent combustion that could rip the engine apart, says the Club.While there is no widely accepted method ...
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Project America deal finalised
The US-flagged ships, which will be built at a cost of just over $400 million each, will have a length of 256m and will be able to carry 1,900 passengers.
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Web-based visualisation tool
Navigating via a client application which extracts product structure from the user`s own PDM systems, dV/ProductView users can access product information, inspect it, mark it up (redline) and distribute markups for review, says Division. The system will view all types of data including native 3D CAD data, 2D drawings, ...
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Shipbreakers under scrutiny
At Alang, 35,000 people dismantle 200 ships along a 10km beach and the report highlights predictions of increased scrapping of 25 year-old tankers. The class society says waste with no commercial value is burnt on the site or dumped (asbestos into the sea and oil deposits on the beach). ...
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Propulsion in the new Millenium
A well researched and rounded programme, with contributions from all sides of the industry, guarantees a valuable meeting for delegates from the ship-owning community, shipbuilders and designers, and equipment and service suppliers. Anyone who has a direct involvement with marine propulsion systems should seriously consider attending our conference to be ...
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Tailored training leads to satisfaction
Co-ordinating the training requirements of P&O CruisesÕ and Princess CruisesÕ entire fleet services personnel is no easy task. William Salmon, training co-ordinator for both, has a budget of £1 million ($1.64 million) to provide training for over 2,000 deck, electro-technical, engineering, and medical officers each year.The addition of such ships ...
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Westfalia issues warning
It says it cannot recommend the installation a homogeniser in front of a centrifuge separator because any impurities or solids ?would be milled and cannot be removed any longer by the centrifugal separator.Ó The only place it recommends installing a homogeniser is in front of the injection system. If ...
