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Hitachi Zosen Delivers

HZ-B&W-Powered

VLCC Nichiryu

The HZ-B&W-powered Nichiryu, recently delivered by Hitachi Zosen, has cargo-handling equipment, valves and tank level gauges that can all be remotely controlled and monitored from the cargo control room.

Hitachi Zosen's Ariake Works re- cently completed and delivered the

Nichiryu, a 242,416-dwt VLCC. The 1,063-foot-long by 190.2-foot beam vessel, built for Golden Sunrise Navi- gation S.A., is a sister ship of the

Nichioh, completed and delivered in

September 1989, and is operated by the same company, Nissho Shipping

Co., Ltd.

Principal features of the Nichiryu include a newly developed SSD (Hitachi Zosen Super Stream Duct), greatly improving propulsion effi- ciency; and stainless steel pipes and aluminum-brass pipes, as well as pipe bands of the same materials, are used in the hydraulic oil piping system on the upper deck for further enhancement of the system's corro- sion resistance..

The ship is powered by a Hitachi

Zosen-B&W 8S80MCE diesel engine with a maximum continuous output of 24,220 hp by 69.4 rpm, producing a speed of 15 knots. Thanks to the great derating of this highly fuel- efficient engine and the best tuning obtained by employing a highly effi- cient supercharger, this VLCC of- fers an unprecedentedly low rate of fuel oil consumption.

To ensure comfortable and reli- able navigation with a small crew, the following automation and labor- saving measures have been incorpo- rated, along with many innovative ideas for enhancing reliability and safety: NK's machinery automation notation MO A obtained; equipment allowing 10-year non-open inspec- tion of the propeller shaft; electro- hydraulically driven mooring winch equipped with a remote control de- vice; tug-line master and heaving winch; electrohydraulically driven deck crane; and newest-type load- ing calculator (Loadmeter 700).

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MarAd Terminates All

War Policies On MSC

Vessels In Gulf Conflict

At the request of the Military

Sealift Command, the Maritime

Administration is terminating all war-risk policies placed in response to Operation Desert Shield and

October, 1991

Desert Storm. The termination be- came effective on September 30, 1991.

On August 20, 1990, MarAd re- ceived authority from the President under Section 1205 of Title XII of the

Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to issue war risk policies on vessels in the employ of the MSC in support of

Operation Desert Shield.

Under that authority, MarAd wrote policies on 388 vessels for a total coverage in excess of $20 bil- lion.

Samsung To Build Two

Aframax Double-Hull

Tankers Worth $120 Million

Conoco, the U.S. oil company, has confirmed a provisional order in

South Korea for two Aframax double- hull tankers worth just under $120 million.

Following an earlier letter of in- tent from the owner, contracts have been signed with Samsung Ship- building and Heavy Industries for delivery of the ships in the third and fourth quarters of 1993.

The order is a repeat of one placed with Samsung by Conoco last year and will give the oil company a se- ries of four new ships

The 95,000-dwt vessels are to be built to meet the stringent new regu- lations in the U.S.

The ships, being of Aframax size, are especially suited to the draft restrictions in many U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico ports.

Increased ship's safety through reliable, precise navigation • economical operation through reduced personnel requirements • relief of the officer on duty from routine tasks .. .are the outstanding features of the NAUT0PL0T.

Besides indicating the actual position on a sea chart, the

NAUTOPLOT offers, in systemtechnical combination with the adaptive autopilot

NAUTOPILOT A, the track controller

NAUTOTRACK and optionally a Nautical Information Display, the function of a track control system.

Modern sea-going ships, such as the "Ship of the Future" utilize this technological advance.

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