propulsion
Three Papers Presented At Winter Meeting Of SNAME Great Lakes And Great Rivers Section
The W i n t e r M e e t i n g of the Great Lakes and Great Rivers Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held recently at the Bond Court Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio. One hundred seventy-four registered members and guests
M/S Yulius Fuchik, First Of Two Valmet-Built Lykes SEABEE-Type Barge Carriers For USSR
The first Lykes SEABEE-type barge carrier for the Soviet Union, the M/S Yulius Fuchik, was delivered in Helsinki on October 20 by the builder Valmet Oy of Finland. Yalmet had previously contacted Lykes Bros. Steamship Company in Europe and received license
Siemens To Supply Fuel Cell Technology
The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has been contracted to supply the most updated propulsion and automation systems (Nautos) for a trio of new submarines to be built for the Greek Navy for delivery between 2005 and 2008. The $35.
RORO 92
The 11 th International Conference & Exhibition For The Roll-on/Roll-off Marine Transportation Industry, SVENSKA MASSAN GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN 20-22 May 1992 From May 20 to 22, the Svenska Massan Conference Center and Sara Gothia Hotel in Gothenburg,
MarAd Releases Two-Volume Report Prepared By DeLaval
The Maritime Administration has released a two-volume technical report which provides a comprehensive engineering and economic analysis of various improvements that can be applied to conventional two-heater steam turbine propulsion machinery systems to
VTC Expands Possibilities With Cutler-Hammer Agreement
Vosper Thornycroft Controls (VTC) has expanded its expertise in electrical power and propulsion systems by entering into a Systems Builder Agreement with Cutler-Hammer (C-H). Previously, VTC has just operated at the lower end of the market in switchboard and electrical systems,
Tuna Farming Goes Offshore
Izar Fene Shipyard, in collaboration with Itsazi Aquaculturehas, has developed an Offshore unit for the breeding, fattening and transport of the bluefin tuna (Thunnus Thynuus). Sailing at eight knots, the unit is able to transport (e.g.) living tunas from the Mediterranean to Japan.
ABS President Foresees Trend Toward Nuclear Merchant Ships By 1990
N u c l e a r - p o w e r e d merchant ships will sail the oceans by 1990, says Robert T. Young, chairman and president of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). Addressing a meeting of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association in Hong Kong, Mr. Young said