Power & Propulsion – Page 69
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NewsRemote Online Sensors Debut at SMM
Littlehampton UK based Kittiwake, already well established in the fuel and lube oil testing market, travels to Hamburg for SMM 2006, where it will unveil its new ANALEXrs range of remote online sensors which will address the issue of oil analysis at sea.
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NewsDuo Service Newbuild Ferries
Two exhibitors at Seawork 2006 are responsible for power and propulsion on sister ships Mercuria and Sapele, which have recently entered service on London''s River Thames.
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NewsEnhanced Waterjet Control for Small Boats
Small craft with a high power to weight ratio tend to respond quickly to both internal and external disturbances. The characteristic high sensitivity of planing craft requires an advanced control system to optimise craft controllability and response.
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NewsRepower for Tour Boat Transplant
Marine engineers at Southampton UK based Golden Arrow Marine have given a new lease of life to one of the south coast''s most instantly recognisable sightseeing boats. The old Poole Belle spent its life taking holiday makers around Poole Harbour, Bournemouth Bay and the Solent. Following a major refit, the ...
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NewsMaprom Muscle Moves Danube Pushboats
Maprom Engineering BV of the Netherlands is supplying water lubricated shaftline drive systems for a series of eight pushboats which are being upgraded and converted at two shipyards in Romania.
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News'MouseBoat' Makes Debut at Seawork
Hamilton Jet (UK) Ltd used the occasion of Seawork 2006 to launch their new blue ARROW waterjet control system, which is suitable for use with twin jet installations on a wide range of high speed workboats, patrol boats, crew boats, fireboats, landing barges and ferries. The system is suitable for ...
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NewsSeeEngineering Magic on the Seawork Pontoon
It was at Seawork 2005 that skipper Graham Etheridge first informed MJ of the impending arrival of RV Callista, a new research vessel for the University of Southampton''s School of Ocean & Earth Science. The vessel, then nearing completion at the Tyovene Oy yard in Finland, was duly delivered and ...
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News'DieselHouse' Opens in Denmark
MAN B&W''s DieselHouse, a technical and cultural experience centre dedicated to diesel engine technology, was opened by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark last month.
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NewsBarrus Powerhouse Back On Seawork Quayside
Marine engine importers and suppliers E P Barrus Ltd always deliver one of the largest and most stunning displays at Seawork, with dozens of inboard and outboard engines glistening on the Seawork quayside. The company, which also builds products specifically to the requirements of OEM or end users such the ...
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NewsNew Shaft Coating Beats Corrosion
Canada''s Thordon Bearings Inc has introduced a new proprietary shaft coating specially formulated to address the recognised risk of traditional coating failures on water lubricated propeller shafts. Thor-Coat will be available through Thordon Bearing''s customer service network in over 70 countries.
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NewsGet Your Stern in Gear at Seawork
The vessel on this month''s front cover, which can also be viewed on the floating pontoon at Seawork 2006 International, is Skomer, the new 19m steel hull pilot boat built by Mustang Marine for Milford Haven Port Authority. The vessel features stern gear designed and built by Seawork exhibitor BT ...
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NewsWartsila Seal of Success at Seawork
Finland based Wartsila Corporation is the world''s leading supplier of marine engineered sealing systems, offering a full range of both radial and axial seal types which are commonly known as face seals and lip seals.
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NewsMermaid Meets MoD at Seawork
Mermaid Marine Engines returns to Seawork as an exhibitor and also as sponsor of the MoD Boat Users Working Group committee meeting and luncheon. As the UK''s leading independent marine engine manufacturer, Mermaid Marine have a long association with commercial boat builders and operators as well as the Armed Forces.
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NewsGolden Arrow Launches at Seawork International 2006
Southampton based Golden Arrow Marine will be offering ''Seawork Special'' discounts to customers placing engine orders at the show or booking any servicing or maintenance work. Stand number 181 will also feature the marine offerings of sister company Poole Marine Services and the extensive expertise and facilities of Salterns Boatyard, ...
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NewsRubbish as Fuel for Marine Propulsion
An interesting new proposal for a marine propulsion fuel source was presented at the World Maritime Technology Conference in London last month. Worldwide Ecological Shipping & Transport (WEST) of Rome has developed a patented process whereby large container ships could be powered by Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF).
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NewsSoundings of Silence on River Thames
Marine exhaust silencing solution provider Halyard Marine Ltd has helped achieve lower noise levels on the River Thames with a new exhaust system fitted to a Port of London Authority (PLA) survey vessel.
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News'Razorbill' Flies After Repower
An 8.5m fibreglass fishing boat operated out of Ramsgate UK by full-time fisherman Trevor Lamb has been repowered with a Perkins Sabre M215C diesel engine coupled to a PRM 750 gearbox. The boat was getting too slow with its old engine but following the repower, Razorbill now has a top ...
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Consolidation Creates Turner Engine Controls
Over the past 10 years Berkshire UK based Turner Diesel Ltd has successfully developed its Woodward controls business into a main line franchise for the company.
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NewsOptimised Hull and Propeller of Norwegian Ferry
Double ended ferries have been an important market segment for Voith Turbo Marine for decades. Worldwide, a total of 372 of such ferries with Voith Schneider Propellers are in operation. Thanks to intensive research, Voith Turbo has now succeeded in optimising the outline of these ferries.
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NewsV8s Geared Up for Russian Rivers
AMP Complect, the Moscow marine equipment distributor for Coventry UK based Newage Transmissions, has gained Russian River Authority approval for a fully marinised powerpack designed to meet the needs of commercial fishing and workboats operating on the country''s extensive inland waterway and intercoastal network.
