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Pmax is 142 bar with a BMEP of 21 bar, and a maximum piston speed of 6.36 m/sec. During testing the fuel consumption was measured at 185 g/kWh, and the company says…

The medium-speed market has long been influenced by five major marques Š Wartsila, MAN B&W, MaK, Sulzer and Pielstick. Of these arguably MaK is the odd one out, since MAN B&W has…

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…

Japanese shipowners have had some tough decisions to make in the wake of financial crisis in the area.JapanÕs merchant fleet stands at 2,021 vessels (around 67 million dwt) with 70 per cent…

A grain/bale capacity of 22,000m3 is provided in three holds with removable tweendecks, allowing the ships to be configured as box-shaped double-hulled single-deckers. Container capacity is around 1,000 TEU. Each hold will…

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)…

The system is based on a lift control technique, which uses displacement transducers in the fin shaft to adapt automatically to variations in the local water stream direction. As a result, the…

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.…

Shaft 50 will align shafts up to 10m long, Shaft 200 can handle shafts up to 25m and straightness to 75m, says Maintec. Shaft 50 comes with standard alignment programs for both…

Constructed by French shipyard Alstom Leroux Naval at a cost of some FF230 million ($39.82 million), the 112m Corsaire 11500 ferry Gotland was handed over to its owner, Rederi AB Gotland, in…