Contents | SEPTEMBER 2012 55-120 Features


Feature 1 China 55 Torches extinguished


56-57 The great LNG rush 58-59 Green tech to the fore 60 Full reverse 62 Shipbuilding evolution 64 Yangzijiang secures the cost of success


66-68 Carving out niches 70 Shanghai yard refocuses 70 CSSC 708 Institute 70 Green priorities for CSS 72 Steady but not stella 72 Dacos eyes offshore 74 Straddle carriers 74 Customers tell China to up its game


74-76 Rongsheng diversifies 76 Blowing in the wind


Feature 2 Germany 78-89 European researchers focus on ship energy efficiency


90-92 Mastering the challenges 94-95 Catching the wind 96 Building on a new synapsis 98 Vulkan lightens the load


100 SAM Electronics launches ECDISPilot Basic


Feature 3 Fast passenger and freight ferries 102-105 Incat and the hard sell 106-107 Fast ferries futures? 108-110 Fast ferries on the pace 110 Viking Grace prepares for action


Feature 4 Cargo handling and deck equipment


112-114 Design should be defined by ship’s cargo and not by default


115 Joining forces 117 Kone launches hybrid power pack 119-120 To the power of four


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Germany adapts to a changing market


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Could ferries in the future still be fast with less power?


The Naval Architect September 2012


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