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Ancillary equipment WSS cleans up
Wilhelmsen Ships Service has announced an upgrade to its cargo hold cleaning solution, combin- ing high-performance cleaning agents and mobile equipment to help owners, operators and their crews stay safe and compliant on a global basis. Te kit includes everything the crew needs, it is easy
to assemble and ready to use. Te improved design makes it easier to manoeuvre and operate, result- ing in safer operations in accordance with Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) regulations. In addition, the equipment is combined with high-performance chemicals supported by clear documentation and literature, e-learning and demonstration videos.
noise radiating from ships. Te comprehensive set of standards and measuring services is grouped as NR614 Underwater Radiated Noise (URN). It aims to control and limit the environmental impact on marine life of all self-propelled ships and provide a standard and a system to assess compliance with specific vessel requirements for underwater radiated noise. It covers both shallow and deep water conditions,
sets out dedicated comprehensive measurement procedures, explains how to manage measurement uncertainties and sets specific underwater noise level requirements. One of the main drivers of the notation is
to aid European stakeholders in fulfilling the requirements of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. This aims to improve the environmental state of European waters by proposing mitigation solutions to be put in place by 2016, with their efficiency proved by 2020. The BV notation has been issued in parallel with the European research project AQUO, which is focused on underwater noise, and includes the work of 13 partners - shipyards, hydrodynamics research institutes and bio-acoustic experts - from eight countries, and an end user committee has been built to review the project, including BV’s notation.
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Cargo handling MacGregor seals Wilhelmsen upgrades its cargo hold cleaning solution The process of cargo hold cleaning is more
regulated than ever before. Any cleaning agents that may be discharged with waste water aſter cleaning must not be harmful to the environment. Te Unitor cargo hold cleaning agents are not only effective, but also fully compliant with current regulations, notably MARPOL Annex V.
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Classification BV launches latest notation
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has developed a voluntary notation intended to assist shipbuilders and operators to reduce underwater
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eco-bulker deal MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a compre- hensive deck equipment contract from New Times Shipyard, in China, for Intership Navigation Co Ltd’s three new 36,500dwt Laker-class bulk carriers. Te vessels will each feature an optimised MacGregor cargo-handling system comprising MacGregor cranes and hatch covers as well as Hatlapa steering gear and electrically-driven variable frequency drive (VFD) Hatlapa deck equipment. “Te MacGregor team supported Intership with its
cargo-handling solution development at a very early stage with planning sessions, technical layouts and budget pricing, so that the shipowner could present the new ship concept further to the charterer,” explains Hans Berg, account manager for Intership at MacGregor. “Tese new ships will effectively be upgraded versions of Intership’s existing Laker-class vessels.” Te ships are expected to have a 20% reduction
in fuel consumption in comparison with existing similarly-classed vessels. This is predominantly achieved through the use of an optimised hull form and propulsion system developed by DNV GL consultancy company, FutureShip.
The Naval Architect January 2015
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