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LM6000 Certification

GE Transportation's marine gas tur- bine business has launched a program to obtain American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) certification, to the Steel Vessel and the new Naval Vessel Rules, for its

LM6000 aeroderivative gas turbine. GE plans to certify the LM6000 at a power level greater than 36 MW based on U.S.

Navy standard day conditions (100oF).

The LM6000 was introduced in 1990, and boasts an efficiency of 41.9% at the

ISO rating point.

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New from PMC

Prime Mover

Controls expand- ed its line of elec- tric shaft control heads. PMC elec- tric shaft systems are designed to ensure precise synchronization of control lever position at all stations, providing enhanced operability and increased safe- ty. The new MCH-ES2 is the smallest twin screw electric shaft control head in the PMC product line and features full size electric shaft components.

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Bearingmaster for

Two-Stroke Temp Control

The Kongsberg BearingMaster is a new bearing temperature monitoring system for two-stroke engines, based on the DataChief and AutoChief automa- tion systems. The Kongsberg Midi

Operator Station 33 (MOS 33) can be used for local display of temperatures and the GB-100 Sentry system can also be integrated to offer real-time monitor- ing of crosshead and crank pin bearing temperatures.

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New Sterntube Seals

Wärtsilä introduced a new family of face-type seals specifically for water- lubricated stern tubes. These new Deep

Sea Seals brand ManeGuard seals are suited to vessels sailing frequently in coastal or other waters with high sand and silt contents. ManeGuard face-type seals are produced for shafts of 70 to 240 mm (3 to 9 in.) diameter, and are either partially split (PS type) or fully split (FS type). They are able to accept high shaft speeds up to 2700 rpm. They provide maximum sealing capability for all types of water-lubricated bearings.

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Propulsion Update

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