Short Maritime Reporter 2013 Articles

• • MTU Series 8000 Marine Engines page: 69
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on October 2013

  The MTU Series 8000 was awarded Naval Vessel Rules (NVR) certification by ABS. The new certification, a requirement for the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) programs, was awarded to Tognum subsidiary MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH after 1,500 hours of testing of th

• • Efforts continue to improve the Modeling of Thrusters page: 24
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on September 2013

  MARIN uses thrusters in many projects. For a typical model scale, around 1:50 to 1:60, relatively small thrusters are required. Thrusters for these models are available ranging from 50 mm to 80 mm nozzle diameters.  In the past these thrusters were always modelled with a horizontal shaft. By tiltin

• • Maintenance-free Gyro Compass page: 37
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on July 2013

  With the new Horizon MF the German navigation system manufacturer Raytheon Anschütz launches a new generation gyro compass which can be operated free of maintenance. Horizon MF is Raytheon Anschütz’ new strap down compass system which uses Hemispherical Resonator Gyros (HRG) to measure angular rat

• • CMA CGM Marco Polo Fitted with Marinestar page: 36
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on July 2013

  Fugro Seastar AS announced that CMA CGM Marco Polo has been fitted with Marinestar maneuvering system to assist in berthing and navigation. The satellite aided navigation technology is based on composite GPS and GLONASS constellations and measures precise speeds at the bow and the stern together wit

• • Flexlife Completes Field Trial for Chevron page: 36
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on July 2013

  Flexlife, a provider of flexible pipe technologies and engineering services, used its new integrity monitoring technology at Chevron’s Captain field in the U.K. North Sea. FlexGuard is an early detection system for possible riser integrity issues, designed to provide continuous real-time data on the

• • Challenger Marine Condensing Unit page: 36
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on July 2013

  lanc & Associates, Inc. from the ground up, Challenger marine condensing units are designed to withstand the harshest conditions at sea while keeping work environments comfortable.  Challenger units are built to prevent unit corrosion from salt water spray and sea air unlike conventional units. The

• • Heinen & Hopman Complete HVAC Project page: 36
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on July 2013

  Heinen & Hopman in the Netherlands has completed the installation of a major HVAC system onboard the Dolwin Alpha offshore converter platform. Designed by IV-Oil and Gas, commissioned by Tennet/ABB and built by Heerema Fabrication group, the platform is now ready to be moved to the North Sea. This p

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