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The arrangements underline the suitabil- ity of the W64 for incorporating

PTO(power take-off)/PTI (power take-in) systems. The latest project signified shipowners' willingness to consider alter- natives to traditional two-stroke propul- sion solutions for Handysize tankers.

Recovery in the tanker markets, coupled with legislative developments fuelling the retonnaging process, offer prospects of a replacement need for some 500-600 prod- ucts carriers and chemtankers up to 60,000-dwt in the five years to 2005.

Wartsila has identified around 200 new- builds as possible candidates for the W64 engine.

Finnish electrical engineering specialist

ABB Marine has advocated the use of podded electric propulsion in tandem with a conventional, direct-drive propeller as an efficient solution to the powering needs of the future breed of ultra-large contain- erships.

It has proposed a system for vessels of 9,000-TEU and above whereby a steer- able Azipod unit would be mounted immediately abaft the standard propeller.

Located on the same axis, but without any physical connection, the 'pulling' pro- peller of the pod would contra-rotate in relation to the shaft-driven main propeller.

In response to liner operators' clear pref- erence for single-engine propulsion, major players in the low-speed diesel stakes have extended their two-stroke cat- alogs to bring power concentrations up to 80,080-kW (108,920-bhp) within the ambit of one direct-drive prime mover.

MAN B&W's current program advertis- es 13- and 14-cylinder models of the

K98MC and K98MC-C designs, although it has repeatedly declared a readiness to provide the industry with two-stroke ver- sions encompassing up to 18 cylinders, for power demands to 103,000-kW (139,000-bhp).

Spies Named New Managing

Director of SCHOTTEL

On August 1, 2001, Dr.-

Ing. Peter Spies, (right), joined the Board of Direc- tors as the new Managing

Director of SCHOTTEL

GmbH & Co. KG in

Spay/Rhine, Germany, the headquarters of a compa- ny with worldwide operations in the field of marine propulsion systems. He will ini- tially share the top position with the

Chairman, Dipl.-Kfm. Dietrich W. Bork, thus heading a group of companies whose main plant achieved sales of $60.2 million in 2000 accounted for consolidated sales for the group of about $71.8 million. As part of the transition plan, it is expected that Dr. Spies will take over as the sole

MD at Schottel in 2002.

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Frontline's Goal: Zero Emissions

Frontline is now developing methods capable of reclaiming all polluting gases produced during sea transport. Its vessel

Front Granite has successfully tested the new technology developed in co-opera- tion with the small Norwegian firm Ven- turieAS. This new technology reportedly eliminates the problem with pollution gases during operation, and testing has been so positive that Frontline intends to install it on all its oil cargo ships. The technology developed is also promising for solving several other environmental problems both on land and at sea.

Castoldijet Offers New Drive

Italy's Castoldijet offers the new Turbo- drive 400. The model adds to the compa- ny's H.C. range of Castoldi waterjet units.

H.C. denotes the units' hydraulic clutch, an advanced and exclusive feature of this range of drives. Turbodrive 400 H.C. weighs 480 kg and can be matched to engines with outputs up to 1,200 hp. It is designed to be ideally suited to equip twin installation fast patrol vessels and sport boats in the 45 to 60 ft. (14 to 18 m), 16 to 26-ton range.

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Woodward Buys Diesel Fuel

Injection Business

Woodward Governor Co. expanded its portfolio of fuel injection technologies for heavy industrial diesel engines with its acquisition of the Bryce fuel injection business of Delphi Automotive Systems.

Through its fuel injection business based in Aken, Germany, Woodward has partic- ipated in a specialized niche of the diesel fuel injection markets.

B+B Delivers Shaft Components

Hyundai Heavy Industries is building four 7,500 TEU containerships — some of the biggest of this type — for Hapag

Lloyd. B+B Industrietechnik (BVI) received the contract to deliver the Sim plex-Compact shaft components, as well as Turbulo bilge water separators.

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RoRo To Feature MAN B&W

MAN B&W Diesel A/S, Holeby Diesel, has been tapped to supply gensets for a new series of high-tech RoRo ships under construction at the Flensburger Schiffbau

Gesellschaft yard. The new generation medium speed design from MAN B&W

Diesel will debut in its 21 cm bore config- uration for a new series of large RoRo vessels. The auxiliary power package for each vessel will consist of four Holeby gensets, type 7L12/31, with a total output of 5,600 kW. The first vessel is scheduled for delivery in September 2003.

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