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November 2011 www.marinelink.com 15Hapag-Lloyd Launches Emissions CalculatorWith the launch of the new EcoCalc, Hapag-Lloyd reports that it has become the first shipping company in the world to introduce an emissions calculator thatnot only shows CO2 emissions, but also those of SO2, NOx and particulate matterfor a given container transport. In addition, EcoCalc is one of the few emissions calculators in liner shipping tocover not only the ocean leg, but also the emissions of the other modes of transportfor the pre-carriage and on-carriage.EcoCalc is available for use immedi- ately at www.hapag-lloyd.com and de-termines the emissions for every individual container transport with Hapag-Lloyd worldwide. ClassNK: New Guidelines, Software for Container Carrier Structures ClassNK released a new revised edition of its ?Guidelines for Container CarrierStructures ? Guidelines for DirectStrength Analysis?, as well as a new ver- sion of its PrimeShip-HULL(DSA) soft-ware for use in designing container carriers in line with the new guidelines. ClassNK released the first edition of its ?Guidelines for Container Carrier Struc-tures? in 2003. The release of the ?Guide- lines for Direct Strength Analysis (Revised Edition)? mark the completion of the first phase of this project and pro- vide updated information on carrying outDirect Strength Analysis of container car- riers. The new Guidelines are available www.classnk.or.jp/hp/Rules_Guidance/i ndex.htmlBIW Moves 4,000-tonDDG 1000 SectionOn Saturday, October 22, the ship- builders of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynam- ics, completed the largest and most com- plex ship module movement ever executed at the shipyard. The mid-fore- body section of Zumwalt, the lead ship of the DDG-1000 class of guided mis-sile destroyers, was transported 900 feet from its assembly position inside theshipyard?s Ultra Hall construction facil- ity to the largest of the company?s three shipbuilding ways. The heavily outfitted module is about 180 feet long, over 60 feet high and weighs more than 4,000tons. This single section represents nearly one-third of the ship?s overall length. In its current position, it will beintegrated with three additional ?ultra units? that comprise the ship?s unique wave-piercing hull form. ?The comple- tion of this move was a great achieve- ment for our workforce and a historic day for our company. The talents, skills and innovation of our employees have revolutionized how we build surface combatant ships in Bath, Maine,? said Jeff Geiger, Bath Iron Works president. The DDG-1000 Zumwalt-class de- stroyer is the U.S. Navy?s next-genera- tion guided-missile destroyer, leading the way for a new generation of ad- vanced multi-mission surface combat ships. The ships will feature a low radar profile, an integrated power system and a total ship computing environment in- frastructure. Armed with an array of weapons, the Zumwalt-class destroyers will provide offensive, distributed and precision fires in support of forces ashore. Bath Iron Works is the lead de- signer and builder for the program which employs approximately 5,500 people.NEWSMR Nov.11 # 2 (10-17):MR Template 11/4/2011 3:57 PM Page 15