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regard applications of the system in the field of safety management, such as for crew training pur- poses and for the improvement of emergency pre- paredness, as potentially even more important than the obligatory IMO evacuation analysis, where required. The versatile tool can also be used for operational needs, as in determining boarding and disembarkation times, or assessing passenger flows in public spaces, for instance.

Purposeful Chinese

The growing stature of Chinese shipbuilding on the international stage is all the more impressive for the extent to which the industry is embracing specialized vessel categories and higher added- value forms of tonnage.

Whereas the output spread from other parts of the

Far East is limited by the huge volume production requirements of large yards engaged in the low- margin fields of ship construction, China's ship- yards are developing an ever-wider portfolio. A

Houston Celebrates Rickmers

Hamburg's Maiden Voyage

The Port of Houston was the scene of festivities aboard Rickmers Hamburg last month as Rickmers representatives and customers alike celebrated the success of the Superflex Heavy MPC (multi-pur- pose container carrier) vessel's maiden voyage.

Delivered June 20, Rickmers Hamburg's trip has taken her from Shanghai via Masan (South Korea) to Hitachi (Japan) and from there to the East Coast of North America. It was while on this stage of its voyage that she stopped off at the Port of Houston.

Following the party and loading of U.S. exports, she will return to the Far East where she will join

Rickmers1 Round-the-World service. Her subse- quent eastbound voyage will take her via the US once again. This time she will proceed to Europe, however, and is expected in Hamburg in November of this year, where additional festivities will com- mence. "The highlight of the party was the discharging of a 242 ton generator, lifted by one of the vessel's four cranes. The largest of these are rated at 320 tons and can be twinned for lifts of up to 640 tons.

This cargo operation was an impressive demonstra- tion of the vessel's capabilities." growing capacity is underpinned by a propensity for meeting shipowners' specific needs across a very broad platform. To a large extent, the devel- opment is export-led, although the response to new domestic needs is also cultivating a broader indus- trial marine base.

One example is provided by Jiangnan Shipyard's current construction of the first of possibly two train ferries to link the Chinese mainland with the southern island of Hainan. This pioneering project, based on a home-grown design, entails a vessel type offering a loading capacity for about 40 rail- freight wagons, or alternatively 50 light trucks, plus facilities for 1,200 passengers.

Technical design work has also been carried out elsewhere in China for another infrastructural scheme, which envisions a new breed of rail ferry for a much longer route between Dalian and Yan- tai, across the Bohai Strait.

Sophisticated domestic projects of this nature provide a technical basis for future forays into the export newbuild market.

Izar And Rolls-Royce Plan

High Speed Cargo Vessel

Spanish shipbuilder and designer IZAR and

Rolls-Royce have signed a contract for a new 696- ft. (212-m), 3,400 dwt European High Speed Cargo

Vessel (EHSCV), which is intended to be a cost- effective short-sea shipping alternative to road transport in Europe.

The monohull EHSCV, which will be powered by two Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines and Rolls-

Royce Kamewa waterjets, will boast a baseline design enabling 124 trailers to be carried at a ser- vice speed of 37 knots — economically competi- tive with road transport on routes above 300 n.m.

The design meets the needs of ship owners wish- ing to develop fleet plans in line with the European

Union's Marco Polo program, which is designed to give financial support to projects which improve the environmental performance of Europe's freight transport system.

Jose Ramon Lopez, IZAR director for Innova- tion, said, "We believe there is a strong market for this ship, which offers a cost-effective solution to an urgent European transport issue."

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