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EUROPEAN UPDATE

Italy, but will reportedly be reflagged under the British 'Red

Ensign', an operation scheduled for completion in November. The ship's British crew of 12 includes two cadet/students undertaking the Merchant Navy training course at Lewis Castle College. This prac- tical experience will complement the education they have received ashore.

The 227 ft. (69.3 m) long

Portosalvo is powered by four

B&W Alpha diesel engines, each developing 3,180 bhp, driving twin

CP propellers in Kort nozzles. The vessel can operate on any combina- tion of engines allowing maximum fuel economy, and with all four engines in use at continuous ser- vice rating, achieves a speed of 15.4 knots. Maneuverability is enhanced by two bowthrusters — one of 6.5 tons and one of five tons — and a five-ton stern thruster.

Control of the main engines, steer- ing gear and all thrusters is effect- ed from fixed positions at the for- ward and aft ends of the wheel- house, and there is also a portable joystick controller that can be used anywhere on the bridge, and over- rides the fixed controls. The tug master is thus able to control oper- ations from the most suitable posi- tion for the particular task being undertaken.

Built by Appledore Shipyard as

Wimpey Seahorse, the vessel is classed by Lloyd's Register and equipped to FiFil standards. The vessel's towing equipment includes a Brattvaag three drum waterfall type winch, each drum with a pull of 260 tons and a brake holding power of 400 tons. The main tow- ing drum has a capacity of 1,225 yds. (1,150 m) of wire, 70 mm in diameter.

Italian yard invests to win six vessel contract

On October 15, the keel for the first of a series of six 5,200-dwt chemical parcel tankers was laid at the Industrie Navali Mecchaniche

Affini (INMA) yard in La Spezia,

Italy. In order to fulfill the con- tract, placed by Societa

Finanziaria Marittima (part of the

Stolt Parcel Tankers Group), the state-backed yard has been com- pelled to invest in new machinery.

Having a length of 315 ft. (96 m), breadth of 53 ft.(16.2 m) and cargo tank capacity of 190,700-cu-ft. (5,400-cu.-m.), this vessel and those to follow are intended pri- marily for northwest European trade and will be classed for opera- tion in first year ice up to 2 ft. (600 mm) thick. The objectives of the design were to provide cost-effec- tive and environmentally-friendly chemical parcel tanker service, with flexible and reliable cargo arrangements giving efficient and safe handling. Another prime para- meter was maintenance of cargo quality during loading, transporta- tion and discharge; all with a machinery and equipment layout that would enable routine mainte- nance and repair to be carried out with ships in normal service. In addition, the vessels were designed to maintain service speeds of 12.5 knots, and attain 13.5 knots at the design dwt of 4,300 tons (at 19.6-ft. draft), although the maximum dwt

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