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exposed to flames it forms a protective layer with the char underneath. This means the rubber grade is traceable at all times. Nofirno is resistant to adverse weather conditions, and is UV and ozone-proof. Under normal conditions, it will remain unaltered for a period of at least 20 years. It is also halogen- free and does not harden.
Contact: Beele Engineering, Beunkdijk 11, 7122 NZ Aalten, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 543 461 629. Fax: +31 543 461 786. E-mail:
info@beele.com www.beele.com
Low-speed diesel engines licensed
UE low-speed diesel engine technology from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been licensed to Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corp (VINASHIN). With this move, MHI hopes to promote penetration of its UE engines into the emerging Vietnamese shipbuilding industry. Under the agreement, MHI will provide VINASHIN with the licensing rights to manufacture its larger diesel engines. The contract applies specifically to the Mitsubishi UEC-LA, LS, LSII, and LSE range, with cylinder bores ranging from 330mm to 680mm. The licensing agreement also encompasses marketing and servicing of the engines in Vietnam. The licence period runs from 2005- 2014.
Contact: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kobe Engine Works, Kobe, Japan.
www.mhi.co.jp
Folding hatch cover sets serve Japanese cargo ship quartet
Two 13,400dwt and two 28,900dwt ro-lo cargo vessels, ordered from Shin Kochi Jyuko Co Ltd, in Japan, for the domestic owner NYK- Hinode Line, will be served by MacGregor folding hatch cover sets on the weatherdeck. Furthermore, the 28,900dwt vessels are specified with MacGregor stern ramps. The four holds of the larger ships are specified with high-stowing covers arranged in panel- pairs forward and aft to offer the following clear openings inside the hatch coaming:
• hatch no 1, 2 + 0 panels, 14.4m x 12.6m clear opening
• hatch no 2, 2 + 2 panels, 23.2m x 18m clear opening
• hatch no 3, 2 + 2 panels, 27.2m x 18m clear opening
• hatch no 4, 2 + 2 panels, 23.2m x 15m clear opening.
Operated hydraulically by external cylinders, the covers are manually secured by quick- acting cleats and designed to be weathertight in the closed position. Container stack load ratings for the 13,400dwt vessels range from 48tonnes/20ft units and 60tonnes/40ft for hatches Nos 1 and 2.
Container stack loads for the 28,900dwt vessels are the same for No 1 hatch, for No 2 hatch 60tonnes/20ft, 75tonnes for 40ft, for No 3 hatch 50tonnes/20ft, 65tonnes/40ft containers,
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and for No 4 hatch 72tonnes/20ft and 90tonnes/40ft. Sealing between cover panels and coaming is effected by sliding-type rubber packing on the panel acting directly on a stainless steel mating plate on top of the coaming. MacGregor will also supply stern ramps for the two 28,900dwt ro-lo vessels, enabling car loading onto the tweendeck from the starboard side. The clear width is 4m, with a length of 25m; maximum load is 10tonnes, and the available wharf height is from -350mm to -4650mm, from the threshold. Contact: Hans Berg, sales manager, hatch cover division, MacGregor (FIN) Oy, Hallimestarinkatu 6, FI-20780 Kaarina, Finland. Tel: +358 2 4121 407. Fax: +358 2 4121 256.
E-mail:
hans.berg@
macgregor-group.com
China classification approval for VDR
The Kelvin Hughes Manta Digital S-VDR voyage data recorder was given type-approval from the China Classification Society at the Marintec China exhibition, held in December, where Kelvin Hughes was displaying the Manta Digital S-VDR, along with the new float-free data storage module. 'China has always been a very important market for us' commented Jonathan Field, head of sales and marketing. 'This new type-approval will enable us to supply systems to all our customers in China'. Contact: Kelvin Hughes, New North Road, Hainault, Ilford, Essex IG6 2UR, UK. Tel: +44 20 8502 6887. Fax: +44 20 8500 0837.
www.kelvinhughes.com
Navigation equipment for five dry cargo vessels
A contract was recently signed between Transas and Palmali Shipping, Turkey, for navigation equipment sets for five dry cargo ships, which are set to be built at Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard, in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, as part of the new RSD17 project. Equipment to be supplied includes GMDSS, ARPA radar, VDR, UAIS, GPS, SSAS, echo-sounder, log, gyrocompass, and ECDIS. The contract is worth around €1 million.
The first vessel has a delivery date of November 2006, while this RSD17 project is expected to be completed in 2007. The 6270dwt dry cargo ships have been designed to transport all types of general cargoes, including standard containers, metal, grain, lumber, coal, and bulky and heavy cargoes. Contact: Transas, 10 Eastgate Avenue, Eastgate Business Park, Little Island, Cork, Ireland.
Tel: +353 21 4 710 400. Fax: +353 21 4 710 410. E-mail:
information@transas.com
Corrosion protection for Techno Superliner
Japan's newly completed high-speed Techno- Superliner, Super Liner Ogasawara, planned to run a long-haul passenger and container service
from Tokyo to the Ogaswara Islands, but not yet in service owing to contractual problems relating to high fuel prices, has the twin tunnels for its Kamewa waterjets protected against corrosion by a Corrintec Alutek system from Cathelco. Since the two waterjet tunnels are very long - 2.3m - the design of the protection system set new challenges for Corrintec. Thus, the ferry is fitted with a twin 20A system with independent power units for each tunnel; this is said to be four times the current requirement of a typical fast ferry arrangement.
Extra features of the Alutek concept for this ship include pairs of monitoring cells, which measure the electrical potential near the anodes to control electrical conductivity in this area. In addition, the system incorporates pairs of 'shield' sensors, designed to detect any breakdown in the di-electric shield area which surrounds the anodes, thus ensuring that the widest possible distribution of current is maintained. Contact: Corrintec, a division of Cathelco
Group, 18 Hipper Street South, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S40 1SS, UK. Tel: +44 1246 246700. Fax: +44 246 246701. E-mail:
sales@corrintec.co.uk ww.corrintec.co.uk
Chinese office for Viking
During December, an office in Shanghai was opened by the Danish specialist in lifesaving gear, Viking. The company has been selling liferafts to China since 1982, and its first authorised service station started up in 1997. The new division there, formally known as Viking Life-Saving
Equipment.Trading (Shanghai) Ltd, is the company's 18th subsidiary. Contact: Viking Life-Saving Equipment, Saedding Ringvej 13, 6710 Esbjerg V, Denmark. Tel: +45 76 11 81 00. Fax: +44 76 11 81 01. E-mail:
viking@viking-life.com
First-ever 100% stainless steel padlock
What is believed to be the world's first 100% stainless steel padlock has been introduced by Castell Iso-lok. This lock has been designed specifically for use in hostile environments where there is a high possibility of corrosion. All components of the padlock, including the unique, patented locking mechanism, which features no springs, are made from Grade 316 stainless steel and are guaranteed against corrosion. The padlock bodies are 35mm high. They are available in three different shackle widths of 5mm, 6mm, and 8mm, and two different shackle heights of 20mm and 50mm. For added security, the key remains captive when the shackle is open.
Contact: Castell Iso-Lok, The
Castell Building, 217 Kingsbury Road, London, NW9 9HP, UK. Tel: +44 20 8511 1835. Fax: +44 20 8205 0055.
E-mail:
pshardlow@castell.co.uk
Expansion of group network Since the management buyout of the Radio Holland Group in 2002, the company has been expanding and adding new locations in China,
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