NEWS
Innovation Turning the tide on ballast
water ClassNK believes that, in the future, ship designs will become Non-Ballast Water (NOBS) and Minimal Ballast (MIBS) Water Ship designs as an alternative solution to ballast water treatment. Te new designs would be attractive because they will
significantly reduce shipowners’ capital costs. ClassNK has worked together with Japanese shipyards
to develop NOBS and MIBS designs. “While our research has succeeded in showing that construction of a NOBS vessel is possible, MIBS is considered to be a much more practical solution”. ClassNK think that the NOBS design has limitations as well as operational challenges such as its raked bottom design and lighter weight body form. “Tus, we think that the MIBS concept will enter use first on larger vessels, while the NOBS concept will initially be achieved on smaller sized ships”. Japanese shipbuilding is in a very tough situation right
now partly due to the stagnant market but also because of the unbelievably strong Yen, says ClassNK. “Due to the solid supply pressure from the large capacity of newbuild- ing deliveries, we think that this present severe market will last at least for the time being.” Ship overcapacity is being exacerbated by a slump in
demand adds the classification society. “Financial crisis in Europe is limiting requests for enlarged volumes, so we imagine it will be tough for the market to turn up in the near term. Alternatively, the supply pressure related to newbuildings will weaken from 2013 and, if the crisis in Europe can be resolved at an early stage, then an upsurge in the market may be possible.” Up until last year, shipowners were mainly focused
on “cheaper ships”. Tough, due to high bunker prices and new greenhouse gas rules, along with the stagnant market, owners are now very much interested in new “Eco-Ship” projects. With the price of fuel predicted to rise even further in the future, we expect this to become a bigger feature in the future.
The Konecranes Goliath gantry crane en route to Brazil
Water Treatment New age sewage
Detegasa, the Spanish company that manufactures environmental pollution control systems for the maritime sector, has launched an innovative trouble- shooting service, RCS Remote Control and Monitoring System. Designed for the rapid identification of problems the
system allows for the remote management of Detegasa equipment and processes via an online connection. Tis offers significant advantages, says the company, including • remote diagnosis and troubleshooting in real time • cost-effective quick response, saving time and money of an eventual technical assistance
• keeps historical data records, enabling preventive and corrective maintenance if desired
According to the company a “user-friendly interactive
programme provides the operator interface to the system, for monitoring, controlling, operating and detecting alarms. Te installation of this interactive whiteboard, equipped with special software, allows operators to manage locally and remotely different aspects of great importance both for operation and for maintenance tasks.” Data is sent through a common router and is
transmitted by encrypted security codes over the internet. “Detegasa receives the signal emitted by the
equipment and can access the control panel immediately by secure protocol of access. Technicians will virtually travel instantly to provide specialised technical support,” says the company. An IP camera assists the company in diagnosis and maintenance. The RCS system can be operated both locally
and remotely and can be installed in any Detegasa equipment.
Cranes Brazil gets a lift
Te world’s largest gantry crane will be erected at the Engevix-Ecovix shipyard in Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil. Konecranes Goliath gantry crane is 210m wide and
117m high and will be capable of liſting 2,000tonnes and will be used in the construction of Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) ships that will be used by Petrobas for offshore oil production. Installation of the crane, which is reportedly set to
feature in the next issue of the Guiness Book of Records, will be completed by the end of 2012. Construction of the crane started in October 2011 in both Finland and South Korea. Konecranes says it will also offer the yard a local maintenance service for the crane.
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