Page 66: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (July 1997)

We have but one earth. And, you can do something to protect it.

J^I^SERIES Taking our DK Series for what it's worth, you'll be doing something good for the environment. We're talking about reducing NOx, SOx and C02 emissions to below IMO levels. What's more, you don't loose on engine fuel consumption factor in the process. Less pollutants in the atmosphere and less use of valuable fuel resources. That's a double-punch for environmental protection.

With the DK Series, we've done something about protecting the environment.

Now, you can do the same.

DAIHATSU 6DK-26

DAIHATSU

Circle 240 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

LAND & SEA POWER GENERATION

MARINE PROPULSION USE

United Defense Delivers

Weapons To U.S. Navy

United Defense LP has delivered the Mk45 naval gun proof-of-con- cept (POC) firing assembly to the

Naval Surface Weapons Center,

Dahigren, Va. The POC assembly will undergo tests this summer to validate the Mk 45's future capa- • Environmental friendly (Low NOx, low vibration, low noise) • Improved reliability and durability • Lower operating costs • Energy-saving • Compact & Lightweight bility to fire an extended range guided munition (ERGM) up to 63 miles. The assembly contains the newly designed Mk 45 Mod 4 gun barrel and housing, breechblock, slide and recoil system. Plans call for the Mk 45 Mod 4 to be intro- duced to the fleet in the year 2000 on the U.S. Navy DDG 51 destroy- ers, which could entail a forward fit of 18 to 24 gunmounts to new ships of this class. Mk 45 Mods 0- 2 are reportedly in service with the

U.S. Navy and in the fleets of

Australia, Greece, New Zealand,

Thailand and Turkey.

For more information on United Defense

Circle 15 on Reader Service Card

Japanese Shipbuilders Boost

Capacity

Japan's Kawasaki Heavy

Industries plans to resume operat- ing one of the shipbuilding slip- ways at its Kobe plant as early as next summer of next year. In the meantime, Ishikawajima-Harima

Heavy Industries also plans to boost production capacity at its

Tokyo plant to 26,500 tons from 25,500 tons.

DKSERIES FEATURES

Kvaerner Yards Win

Tug/Ferry Contracts

Kvaerner ASA's Kvaerner

Klevin subsidiary won a contract for an anchor handling and tug vessel worth $23 million from

Japan's Sanko Steamship Co. The vessel is expected to be delivered in May 1999.

In addition, Kvaerner

Fjellstrand won a contract to build a high-speed passenger and car ferry catamaran for Express

Ferries Ltd.

The 196.8-ft. (60-m) JumboCat is due for delivery in April 1998.

The aluminum vessel will carry up to 430 passengers and 52 cars.

The contract includes an option for a second vessel for delivery in spring 1999.

On the right, an artisfs rendition of the Mk45

Mod 4 naval gun.

Pictured on the left is an assembly of the Mk 45 Mod 4, containing the gun barrel hous- ing, breechblock, slide and recoil system.

DAIHATSU DIESEL MFG. CO., LTD.

Head Office: 4-14, Tokui-cho 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540, Japan

Tel: 81-6-945-5331 Fax:81-6-945-5308-9 Telex: 5242723 DAIHAT-J

Tokyo Office: 2-10, Nihonbashi Honcho 2chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103, Japan Tel: 81-3-3279-0827 Fax: 81-3-3245-0395

Sydney Office / Jakarta Office / Shanghai Office / Manila Office

DAIHATSU DIESEL (U.S.A.), INC. 180 Adams Avenue, Hauppauge, NY 11788, U.S.A. Tel:1 -516-434-8787/8/9 Fax:1-516-434-8759 Telex:4758191DAIHAT Ul

DAIHATSU DIESEL (EUROPE) LTD. 6th Floor, Peninsular House, 36 Monument Street, London EC3R 8U, U.K.

Tel:44-171-626-4600 Fax:44-171-626-6020 Telex:918932 (DAILDN G)

DAIHATSU DIESEL (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 15 Joo Yee Road, Singapore 619200 Tel:65-268-6990/6595/0907 Fax:65-268-1061 Telex:RS24769 DAISPOR

C0MERCIAL BIERGES LTDA Av. Venezuela, 3-Grupo 1408/13 20081-310 Rio de Janeiro-Brasil Tel:55-21-233-0766 Fax:55-21-263-3617

ISO 9001 Accredited

Quality Accurance System Standards ot the International

Organization lor Standardization

Conforming Sites : Head OHiceMoriyame Factory