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We focus on the total concept of CP propulsion where fuel economy, reduced emission and safe environment for passengers and crew are vital.

OFOTEN ^ VALMET

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Telefax: +47 53 42 39 99 e-mail: [email protected] diagnostic and control techniques.

The goal of the CoCoS project has been to develop an intelligent engine (IE) management system combining the basics of the CAPA and MODIS Geadit performance analysis methods formulated by the group in the late 1980s for two- stroke and four-stroke engines, respectively.

Increased plant availability and reliability, and effective reductions in operating costs and losses attributable to engine failure are the cornerstone objectives, while raising the efficiency of engine maintenance planning, spare parts identification, and providing an integrated stock handling and parts procurement system.

The engine diagnostics module dedicated to performance evalua- tion, CoCoS-EDS, also serves as a tool for logging, monitoring and storing operating data over the long-term. The maintenance plan- ning system (MPS), spare parts catalogue (SPC) and spare parts ordering (SPO) elements can com- municate with each other, or func- tion as separate, stand-alone sys- tems. prop-12 MR/EN Marine Propulsion Supplement • September 1998

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The recent commissioning of the 6,690-TEU containership P&O

Nedlloyd Rotterdam provided a further showcase for the most pow- erful engine design currently at sea, the 12-cylinder version of the

Sulzer RTA96C type, developed by

Wartsila NSD's Corporation's two- stroke stable in Winterthur.

The industry's adoption of the new thoroughbred diesel, first seen in its 11-cylinder configura- tion on NYK Line's 5,750-TEU duo

NYK Antares and NYKAltair, and subsequently in 12-cylinder format on the lead ship in the P&O

Nedlloyd post-Panamax program,

P&O Nedlloyd Southampton, vin- dicates the designer's emphasis on reliability

With service continuity and cargo delivery dependability being the watchwords for operators in an intensely competitive market, the selection of enormous concentra- tions of power in single, direct- drive installations signifies trust in the technology, stemming in part from the track record of the earlier RTA84C containership-ori- entated design.

The expectations of the shipowner of vessel, equipment

Valmet.

The name behind the economy and reliability in marine propulsion.