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December 2006 39 fuel cell system that consumes methanol. The consortium's research will deal with the SOFC unit of 250 kW- class and the focus is on marine applica- tion issues, as well as the unit's safety and reliability aspects. For marine vali- dation purposes a smaller 20 kW unit will be installed on board a Wallenius

Marine carcarrier. The 20 kW unit will be factory-tested, laboratory-tested and approved before installation. "The con- struction and operation of this research unit running on renewable methanol will open up attractive opportunities for using sustainable fuels for fuel-cell- based distributed generation and auxil- iary power units in large ships. In partic- ular, this is an interesting option for reducing ship emissions when harbor- ing," said Erkko Fontell, General

Manager, Fuel Cells, at Wärtsilä.

The consortium consists of world- class organizations including Wärtsilä

Corporation, Lloyd's Register,

Wallenius Marine, the University of

Genoa and Det Norske Veritas AS.

Hapag-Lloyd Signs Deal with GL

Hapag-Lloyd and

Germanischer

Lloyd signed a framework agreement which covers the classifica- tion of and statutory atten- dance to the units sailing under GL class.

This move places the partnership between GL and

Hapag-Lloyd on a new and innovative footing. The agreement will automati- cally include all Hapag-Lloyd newbuild- ings classed by Germanischer Lloyd, resulting in a considerable reduction in administrative procedures. Over 40 per- cent of the worldwide container ship fleet is sailing under GL class.

New Shipboard

Warning System

Northrop Grumman won a contract from the U.S. Coast Guard Research and

Development Center and its sponsor, the

Office of Naval Research, to develop an electro-optic based system — the

Detection and Unambiguous Warning

System (DUWS) — intended to warn surface vessels and aircraft in violation of ship protection zones of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard vessels at anchor or in port. $24.6m Deal for CVN 79

Northrop Grumman received a $24.6m planning and design contract for

CVN 79, the second aircraft carrier of the CVN 78 Class. The Newport News sector will perform the work, which includes planning, feasibility studies, system development, engineering serv- ices and other design efforts.

Marlink Extends Reach

Marlink will provide a combination of global maritime satellite communica- tions to Valles Steamship Ltd. to meet the company's business requirements and support its crew morale and welfare program. Marlink provides both

Inmarsat and Iridium satellite communi- cations along with e-mail and traffic accounting services to the Valles' fleet consisting of seven tanker and three bulk carrier vessels. Valles also has three new build Aframax tankers on order.

Valles is equipping all of its vessels with

Inmarsat Fleet F77 terminals using

Marlink airtime and value added servic- es to meet the ever-growing requirement for at-sea data communications. 2-4 APRIL 2007

SUNTEC SINGAPORE

NEW

MARITIME

HORIZONS

Key conference topics:

OPENING CEREMONY

KEYNOTE SESSION: THE ASIAN

VOICE IN WORLD SHIPPING

CHARTERERS’ FORUM

FINANCE FOR ASIAN SHIPPING

Part I Debt Finance

Part II Equity Finance