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Propulsion Report a container capacity of 6,600 TEU. The 12-cylinder engines will each develop 65,880 kW (89,640 bhp) at 100 rpm.

The engines will be built under license from Wartsila Corporation by HSD

Engine Co. Ltd. in Korea. The 12-cylin- der RTA96C engine is the most power- ful in the Sulzer RTA series of low- speed marine diesel engines.

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Full Mission Diesel Electric

Simulator Debuts

RTM Star Center has created a strate- gic partnership with Royal Caribbean

International cruise line to develop and install what is described as the world's first full-mission diesel electric simula- tor. The simulator will be located at

Star's center in Dania Beach, Fla., and is based on a design by Kongsberg Nor- control. The simulator, based on a large cruise ship requiring 40 MW at 6.6 kilo

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UqmaMMMnt «•*»>*; j:"H5i0G590 : !• volts, will have enhanced mechanical and electrical systems to meet demands of both Royal Caribbean and STCW '95.

The simulator will be constructed in two phases, with completion expected by the end of 2001.

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Voith Adds To Its

Innovative Range

Voith Schiffstechnik has introduced a pair of new technologies to its already innovative range of Voith Schneider propulsion products. The Voith Turbo

Fin is a rotating cylinder at the leading edge of the stabilizing fin which influ- ences the flow acting on a tug's hull.

According to Voith, the VTF smoothes the flow to reduce turbulence and increases lift which, in the indirect tow- ing method, results in higher transverse forces. After exhaustive model tests,

Voith claims that a tractor tug fitted with a VTF' unit was proven to provide an 18 percent increase in the transverse force compared to a tug without the new fin.

Making the option more attractive; the manufacturer says that the VTF is avail- able for a small cost for both refit and newbuild applications.

The other significant new develop- ment from Voith is the Cycloidal Rudder (VCR) (pictured below). The VCR, based on the proven Voith Schneider

Propeller, is a propulsion and maneuver- ing system for newbuild ships that require maximum maneuverability over the entire speed range. The VCR has a rotor casing with a vertical axis of rota- 58

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