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When operating cost is important...

KMSS Automation Systems

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KONGSBERG Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems www.kmss.no tive

The engine with fully integrated electronic control

MAN B&W Diesel A/S • Teglholmsgade 41 • DK-2450 Copenhagen SV • Denmark

Tel: +45 33 85 11 00 • Fax: +45 33 85 10 30 « e-mail: [email protected] • www.manbw.com

With MAN B&W's ME engine series, a new world has opened up for large two-stroke diesels. Based on the well-proven and very suc- cessful MC engine series, the electronically controlled ME design offers even lower operating costs, improved emission characteris- tics and a very high degree of flexibility related to various operating modes and optimisation of particular part load characteristics.

MAN

Intertanko Book

Provides Good Guide

A new publication from the International

Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) should find its way on to the shelves of many ship repair yards that focus on this sector of business. The Tanker

Specification Awareness Guide* is a compre- hensive attempt by Intertanko to provide a guide on tanker standards for all those involved in tanker construction, operation and maintenance. High profile maritime accidents in recent years have resulted in significant pressure to identify substandard ships and remove them from the world's oceans,

Intertanko declares. "Those in tanker shipping must work in an operating environment in which the general public has virtually a zero tolerance for oil spills". And, whilst great improvements have been made in maritime safety over the past two decades, expecta- tion are now running higher than ever before. "The industry is faced with the considerable challenge of weeding out the remaining sub- standard ships and of proving that it is mak- ing continuous improvements in its maritime safety performance". Everyone in the mar- itime chain of responsibility must pull togeth- er, Intertanko insists: "shipowners, crews, flag states, classification societies, port authorities and terminal operators, ship- builders, charterers, port states, insurance companies, coastal states, equipment suppli- ers, repair yards and financial institutions [must] work together to enhance the indus- try's image and to secure continuous improvements in its performance."

For more details from Intertanko

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VLCO^ research carried out by Grimaldi-Naples for all the ships they build resulting in open uninterrupted deck areas which reduce handling damage to a minimum.

Flexability in cargo type, frequency and regularity of departures, number of port called upon although essential were not considered by Grimaldi-Naples top man- agement to be sufficient. Accordingly staff training courses are held to improve handling operations and these have pro- duced results much appreciated by cus- tomers especially car manufacturers and their dealers which use Grimaldi-Naples ships to carry their product the length and breadth of the world.

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