All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1176
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Container lock meets OSHA rule
The MacGregor-Conver Unilock twistlock combines the functions of the W20 semi-automatic twistlock and the AFC-1 automatic fixing cone in a single unit, says the company. It has been developed to meet the latest OSHA rule requirements.The Unilock is a universal locking device which can be used at both the accessible ...
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Tank coating at Hellenic
Hellenic Shipyards has completed approximately 70,000 m2 of tank coating on the 29,526 dwt product carrier Richard G Matthiesen. The vessel is owned by Ocean Ships of the USA and chartered to Military Sealift Command. Coating work was carried out in co-operation with internationally renowned contractor Muhlhan. Some ...
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IMF clears Korea
The IMF has assured the Danish Ministry of Economic Affairs that money made available to Korea has not been used to subsidise shipbuilding. In March, the IMF`s Nordic-Baltic office was asked if the assistance for Korea had lead to shipbuilding subsidies. In May, June, and August, Denmark asked the ...
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Cleaning the seas of dross
After years of complaining about the impact of sub-standard shipping belief is growing that the development of a better safety culture may be effective. The drive to remove sub-standard ships is gathering momentum if administrators in the European Commission are to be believed. Their comments are based on the implementation ...
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Monitoring cleaning operations
A tank cleaning monitoring system is being introduced by Saab Marine Electronics and Scanjet. Called WashTrac the system is fitted to the Scanjet tank cleaning machine and communicates with the Saab TankRadar gauge situated on the tank. A workstation displays the operating status of the cleaning machines, stop/start alarms, operation ...
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Liquid cargo handling simulators
Transas has introduced two types of liquid cargo handling simulator: one for oil tanker operations and the other for operators on LPG vessels. Main features include the layout of the tanks, pipelines, valves and cargo handling machinery; cargo handling control arrangement, cargo monitoring system, alarms and logging system, and cargo ...
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Quick crossings bring extra trade
Operational experience - with a mixture of designs - on the Irish Sea indicates positive support for fast ferry services. While some concerns have been raised about disruptions to fast ferry routes on the Irish Sea the reality is that ferries offering quick passage times have increased business on these ...
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A trio of boxships
The smallest of the South Korean yards, Hanjin Heavy Industries, has won an order for three post-panamax container ships for Mediterranean Shipping Company. The yard will build the 4,050 TEU capacity vessels at a cost of $40 million each, some $14 million lower than the cost per unit of two ...
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Dock opens at Batangas
Philippines yard Keppel Batangas put its new graving dock into operation recently with the docking of locally owned passenger cargo vessel Super Ferry 8. The new drydock measures 200 x 38m with 7m draft and is capable of handling handy-sized bulk carriers up to 40,000 dwt. It is ...
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Aratere boosts inter-island service
Aratere is a flexible rail/vehicle ferry fitted with the first example of a special mooring system developed in New Zealand. Launched on September 8, 1998 at the newly privatised H J Barreras Shipyard in Vigo in Spain, Aratere was ordered as a replacement for a 24-year old pure rail ferry, ...
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EU heralds type approval scheme
Class societies BV and LR have been given notified body status to issue the EU`s new type-approval certification on marine equipment. Their status covers the following categories: life-saving appliances; marine pollution prevention; and fire protection. BV can also approve navigation equipment but neither class society can approve radio communication equipment ...
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Contracts for A&P
The A&P Group won significant repair contracts for three of its yards during November. A&P Falmouth started repair work on the Landing Ship Logistics (LSL) vessel Sir Percivale in December for the UK`s Ministry of Defence. The £5.5 million, five month contract includes substantial steelwork, engine repairs and ...
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Interchangeable antennas
The latest range of satellite phones from O`Gara Satellite Networks feature interchangeable antennas to allow them to be used at sea, on the road or as a portable unit, says the company. The range includes the portable Worldfone, the Worldfone Marine for use at sea and the Worldfone Voyager for ...
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Analysis system upgraded
The Doctor system from Icon Research has been revised to allow the user to take engine readings and see calculated results without having to use a PC, says the company. The instrument displays a plot of pressure versus angle as well as giving tabulated results for multiple cylinders including Pmax, ...
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Machinery risks analysed
French Classification Society, Bureau Veritas, has launched VeriStar Machinery, a risk-based classification system which covers main machinery, safety and pollution prevention items, plus other areas of ship`s equipment and facilities. It integrates with the ISM Code to demonstrate compliance for planned maintenance systems, says BV. The risk analysis part ...
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Are TBT alternatives as good?
IMO has approved a draft Assembly resolution including a deadline of 2008 for the complete prohibition of organotins acting as biocides in antifouling. Tributyltin (TBT) is one of the most effective organotin compounds used extensively in antifouling paint in recent years, but it has subsequently been proved that this compound, ...
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Bigger packages from Alpha
MAN B&W`s Alpha Diesel has picked up its first order for a complete propulsion package for a 50cm bore low-speed engine. The 7S50MC-C VBS complete with a CPP and controls is destined for JO Tankers` chemical tanker under construction at Kvaerner Floro in Norway. The engine`s nominal rating ...
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Certificate alert
PSC in Cyprus has found 28 forged and two genuine certificates it believes have been issued following the presentation of forgeries. Capt Andreas Constantinou, Cyprus` senior surveyor, says suspicion was aroused by a 20 year-old master and a chief engineer both of which presented Honduran papers and were unable to ...
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Stainless steel vertical pumps
Three models have been added to the DP-Pumps range of vertical multi-phase in-line centrifugal pumps. The range uses stainless steel for all components in contact with the pumped medium. This gives the pumps a longer service life and enhanced performance and hygiene, says the company. The O-ring seal of the ...
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Weak won woos owners
The weakened won has given boosted Korean yards` profits and competitiveness. Nobody could fail to notice the dramatic fall in the value of the Korean won: from 900 to $1 in autumn last year to over 1,600 by March this year. With the banking system under suspicion, western banks ...
