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Innovative Hybrid Propulsion Plan for Japanese Ferry

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) won a contract by Shin-Nibonkai Ferry to build a pair of high-speed

RoPax ferries, both to be built at MHl's Nagasaki

Shipyard and delivered in June 2004. The ferries are interesting as they will feature an innovative concept of

CRP pod drive units. The 17,000-gt, 738 x 85 ft. (224.5 x 26 m) will be the biggest RoPax in Japan, and will capable of speeds to 31.5 knots. Instead of a twin propeller solution, single skeg vessels will each be equipped with a steerable Azipod unit from ABB. It will be installed in a contra-rotating mode aft of the mechanically driven main propeller, designed to reduce hull resist- ance of shaft brackets and designed to improve propeller efficiency. In addi- tion to the effi- ciency over a twin screw ship, the maker is touting the increased maneuverability via the Azipod. A pair of Wartsila 12V46 engines will power the main shaft line, and another two 12V46 engines in the generator room will power the 17.6 MW Azipod.

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RoPax Ferry Main Particulars

Length 738 ft. (224.5 m)

Breadth 85 ft. (26 m)

GT 17,000

Speed, max 31.5 knots

Passengers 82

Main engine power 25,200 kW

Generator power 17,160 kW

Main engines (2) Wartsila 12 V46

Generator engines (2) Wartsila 12V46

Cargo carrying capacity 158 Trailers, 66 Vehicles

Repeat Orders for Four Wartsila 64

Propulsion Systems

Wartsila Corporation has received repeat orders for the Wartsila 64, the company's powerful medium- speed diesel engine. Four Wartsila 6L64 engines were ordered at the beginning of this year by the Polish ship- builder Stocznia Szczecinska Nowa Sp.z o.o. as main engines for four

Bevrachtningskantoor v

B.V. These vessels, t " which are repeats of L^V m ** the 10 S-class vessels 5 —. '^LM delivered in 1999- 2000 to the same owner, four of which were built by

Stocznia Szczecinska in Poland, three by Mitsubishi

Heavy Industries Ltd., and three by Tsuneishi

Shipbuilding Co. Ltd in Japan. The latest four new- buildings are expected to be delivered between April 2004 and April 2005.The Wartsila 6L64 engines will each develop a maximum continuous power of 12,060 kW at 333 rpm. The engines will be built at Wartsila's

Trieste factory in Italy.

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June 2003

Alstom Wins Major Contract

Alstom won its first contract to supply marine automation equipment to India's shipping industry, as it was selected by ABG Shipyard to supply the power and propulsion package for a new generation diesel electric diving support vessel in a contract worth $6.2 million.

The vessel is a 265.7 ft. (81 m) dynamically posi- tioned ship being built for Consolidated Contractors

Intl. SAL of Abu Dhabi. The ship is designed for opera- tions in water depths to 3,500 m.

The ship will feature an ADP22 integrated duplex dynamic positioning system, with an independent back-up joy- stick, from Alstom's A Series.

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Model: E22T822-120

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Both units:1989yr. models w/ approx. 650hrs.use since new

Special hydraulic fixtures to handle large propellers and ship shafts.

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