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RoRo Report ment units. Electrical supply is granted through two auxiliary diesel generators and one shaft generator having a total capacity of 3,360 kW. A special rudder operating 70 degrees to both sides, in addition to two bowthrusters, and one stern thruster, allows Spaarneborg to perform non-tug assisted maneuvers.

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MacGregor Outfits Advanced

KHI-Built RoRo

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) expanded its RoRo tonnage references with the January delivery of the 2,300 lane-meter trailer carrier Celandine to

Belgian operator Cobelfret, which was scheduled to be joined by sistership Vic- torine this past March.

KHI's trailer carrier deliveries feature cargo handling/access outfits from Mac-

Gregor/Kayaba, which has long been a constant force within the RoRo equip- ment sector in Japan. With rolling freight capacity provided on the tanktop, main and upper decks, as well as the van deck and weather deck, stern access to main and upper decks is present via a ramp/door supplied by MacGregor-

Kayaba measures 75 ft. (22.9 m) with a 10 ft. (3 m) flap, and has an effective dri- veway width of 49 ft./58 ft. (15m/20.8 m). In the closed position, the ramp serves as a weathertight door for the starboard side opening into the main deck.

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First Of RoRo Series Joins

Wallenius Fleet

MS Tamesis, the first of a new genera- tion of RoRo vessels boasting innova- tive designs has joined the Wallenius

Wilhelmsen fleet.

Joining three sisterships to be deliv- ered throughout the next 10 months,

Tamesis was commissioned in 1998 by

Wilh. Wilhelmsen of Norway - one of two equal shareholders in Wallenius

Wihelmsen.

Delivered on April 13 by Daewoo

Okpo Shipyard, the Mark IV RoRo pro- vides 35 percent more covered capacity for specialized RoRo cargo than the pre- vious Mark III design. Suitable for car- rying a total capacity of 5,400 cars, the vessel is specifically designed for pro- ject and other unique or heavy lift cargo such as power generators, construction and agriculture equipment.

Measuring 787 x 106 ft. (240 x 32.2 m), the vessel, whose name in Latin means River Thames, has a deadweight of 38,300 tons.

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Main Particulars

Length, (o.a.) 787 ft. (240 m)

Breadth, (molded) 106 ft. (32.2 mi

DWT 38,300 tons

Stern ramp width .... 39 ft. (12 m)

Stern ramp capacity 320 tons unit load

Number of decks 8

Deck area capacity 45,889 sq. m

Volume capacity 125,620 cu. m

Car unit capacity 5,400

Engine .. . .B&W 8L 70MC (MK5)

Service speed 20 knots

Crew 28

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Calibration is accomplished at start-up by programmable means, without the need for any additional test equipment and can be easily verified by operating personnel.

The DTM System consists of an electronic display/enclosure, fiber optic cables,stationary sensors (orange) and multiple slot interrupters (black rings) as shown in picture. 26 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News