Maritime Reporter, December 1990

<BODY> <div> Major EC Yards Outline 'Eurotanker' Development Five of the largest European ship- builders recently met in Madrid to join forces and develop a new tanker design for the 21st century. The group, which included Spain's Astilleros Espanoles S.A., Germany's Bremer Vulkan and Ho- waldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Ita- ly's Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Ital- iani, and France's Chantiers de l'At- lantique, agreed to begin work. A formal framework agreement is ex- pected to be signed later this month. The VLCC design will be environ- mentally conscious with a strong emphasis on preventing pollution at sea. The working title for the pro- gram is "E-3 Tanker" (European, Ecological and Economical Tank- er). Some of the main features of the tanker will be a 2-million-barrel ca- pacity, special collision-avoidance systems, and a double-hull internal structure. The group, which will divide the research and development work, has agreed to meet on a regular basis, with the aim of completing the state-of-the-art VLCC by the end of 1991. Lindenau's Latest LNG Carrier Developments Detailed In New Paper A Paper on liquefied gas carriers, developed, designed and built by Lindenau GmbH, Schiffswerft & Machinenfabrik, Germany, has re- cently been made available by the Lindenau yard. The literature lists such main particulars as dimensions, dead- weight, speed, tonnage, machinery, etc., for each vessel, along with me- chanical drawings. Included is a de- scription of the M/T Rio Gas, which received the "Outstanding Ocean Going Award" from Maritime Re- porter/Engineering News. The Lindenau shipyard can de- liver gas carriers of all types in the size between 1,600 cbm to 18,000 cbm with advanced technology. For further information and free literature from Lindenau, Circle 57 on Reader Service Card MSI/CAORF Offers Safety Course In Tug/Barge Handling MarineSafety International is of- fering a tug-barge simulator train- ing course at the Computer Aided Operations Research Facility (CAORF), which is located on the grounds of the U.S. Merchant Ma- rine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y. The course is aimed at increasing the margin of safety in handling barges during transit, in traffic, or while docking at or departing termi- nals. The three-day tug-barge handling course is limited to three or four officers at a time. It covers maneu- vering and docking oil-carrying barges under a variety of opera- tional and environmental condi- tions. The hydrodynamic responses of a typical 2,200-hp harbor tug in the notch or on the hip of a 54,000- barrel barge are duplicated in the CAORF simulator. Among the companies that have sent their captains and mates to the MarineSafety course are Moran Towing, Spentonbush-Red Star, Foss Maritime, Exxon, Chevron, Gulf-Canada, Maritrans and Mo- rania. Some of the companies send six to eight officers and combine the tug-barge handling with seaman- ship and first aid over a five-day course. For further information, Circle 27 on Reader Service Card 8 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News • ill. deep down -you know it makes sense GOLAR MARINE INCINERATOR SYSTEMS meet all requirements from IMO/MARPOL. Now produced byTeamTec, Norway Golar Incinerators are approved by all major classification societies and are installed on board more than 1400 ships. We offer you: Compact design and easy installation Efficient, economical operation and maintenance World-wide service end spares For further information please contact: TeamTec TeamTec A/S P.O. Box 100 N-4912 Gjeving, Norway Tel.+(4741) 66 700 Telex 21275 team n Telefax+(4741) 66 760 WORTHY B03 Ball Valves • Superior two- and three-way designs • High-quality assurance which adheres to MIL-l-45208 • State-of-the-art manufacturing in accordance with NAVSEA Drawings 8035001003 and 8035001004 • Sturdy materials of construction — bronze, SST, carbon steel and copper nickel • A vast array of sizes from Vt" to 6" with pressures up to 700 psig Call, write or fax your request to us today. PBM, INC. R.D. 6. Box 387-A • Sandy Hill Rd. Irwin. PA 15642 (412) 863-0550 • FAX (412) 864-9255 Circle 326 on Reader Service Card DIESEL PUMPS LIGHTWEIGHT DIESEL f CENT., TRASH & DIAPHRAGM DIESEL AMERICA 5217 River Road. New Orleans. LA 70123 Tel.: (800) 628-9885, Tel.: (504) 733-6944 FAX: (504) 733-6939 DIESEL AMERICA (EAST) 2365 Route 22. Union, NJ 07083 Tel.: (800) 762-5171. Tel.: (908) 964-3370 FAX: (908) 964-5032 DIESEL AMERICA (West) RO. Box 968, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 Tel.: (800) DIESEL 1, TEL.: (206) 378-4182 FAX: (206) 378-3315 <*HSVM aunssa* Circle 210 on Reader Service Card Circle 238 on Reader Service Card </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>