Maritime Reporter, June 1993

<BODY> <div> Renk Tacke To Supply New Gear Units For Finnjet Superferry Renk Tacke GmbH received an order for the delivery of a new gear unit system for the Finnjet by the Finnish shipping company group Effjohn Oy AB. The CODELAG gear unit system (Combined Diesel-Electric and gas turbine) can be run diesel electri- cally, only with gas turbine in com- bined operation according to the vessel's speed. To minimize fuel consumption, the most favorable propeller speed is achieved using three different gear unit ratios. The Finnjett is a gas turbine pro- pelled vessel which runs between Travemunde and Helsinki year- round and has a maximum speed of 30 knots. The gear units will be delivered in April 1994 after a design period of only 13 months. The exchange of the gear unit system must be com- pleted within a basic overhaul of 14 days. Bollinger Names Executive Appointments Bollinger Machine Shop & Ship- yard, Inc., long recognized as a ma- Some are calling it the greatest advance in navigation safety since radar. ECPINS The IMO compliant ECPINS (Electronic Chart/Precise Integrated Navigation System) gives the navigator "own- ship" position twice a second, warns him of dangerous waters ahead and shows continuous information on all fixed and moving radar targets. With ECPINS, he can make the right decisions in stressful situations and navigate safely, particularly in confined waters, in extreme weather and under fog and ice conditions. ECPINS intelligently combines information from a variety of navigational sensors (GPS/DGPS, gyro, log, depth sounder, etc.) and displays "own-ship" position with great clarity on an authorized electronic vector chart. Navigational radar data plus ARPA data from existing bridge radar can be superimposed on the electronic chart display. CHART DESCRIPTION CHART DESIGNATOR RANGE FROM OWN SHIP POSITION TO RELATIVE MOTION DISTANCE BETWEEN RANGE RINGS ANTI-GROUNDING SECTOR SPOT SOUNDINGS PRESENT OWN SHIP POSITION PAST TRACK OF VESSEL(EACH DOT REPRESENTS A POSITION, PLOTTED ONCE EVERY SECOND ELECTRONIC CHART / PRECISE INTEGRATED NAVIGATION SYSTEM ECPINS projects an Anti-Grounding Sector ahead of the ship. When the operator inputs a safe depth, both visual and audible alarms will sound in case of shallow waters, or if "above water" chart features, such as rocks, land, piers, etc. are within the sector. Chart data can be viewed on multiple non-overlapping windows at different range scales and presentation modes. All vital navigation data are summarized in a NAV display window. The system is easily operated via trackball cursor and built-in keypad. A 24-hour log is kept showing all vital sensor data. ECPINS complies with all IMO performance standards for ECDIS. The result of over 10 years of research, ECPINS is used by shipping companies, ferries, and the U.S. & Canadian Coast Guard and Navy. | off/bore /y/tem/ international inc. 19015 36th Ave. West, Suite BC Lynnwood, WA 98036 USA (206) 670-8400 Fax: (206) 670-0660 jor southern repair facility for li haul towboats as well as area a gulf shore vessels, has nam Tillman Esteve as vice presid* and general manager of Bollin; Quick Repair, Inc. Established in 1947, Avondi Harvey Quick Repair was bought Bollinger Machine Shop & Shipya: Inc. in March of this year. The company also announced tt Mark Detillier has been nam the new vice president and genei manager of the Larose Division, ai Paul Bailleaux has been nam yard superintendent of that facilit Finally, Stephen Walker h; been named program manager the Fiberglass Division. The current fiberglass progra is focused on a contract to build ] 33-foot rigid hull inflatable boats f< the U.S. Navy. For more information on the ci pabilities of Bollinger Machine She & Shipyard, Circle 66 on Reader Service Card HDW Acquires 55,000-Ton Floating Dock Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werf A.G. (HDW) of Kiel announced tha it has acquired a 55,000-ton floating dock from Cityvarvet, Gothenburg The floating dock will be ready foi service at HDWs Kiel Shipyard earl} next month. The acquisition of the drydock was prompted by HDWs decision to improve and modernize its capacity for repairs and conversions of all types and sizes of ships. HDWs new dock is 991 feet long and 180 feet wide. HDWs four graving docks include one dock of 1,398 x 289 x 28 feet which, while mainly used for newbuilding, is also available at times for major repairs and large conversions. For more information on HDW, Circle 69 on Reader Service Card Kvaerner Receives U.K. Naval Order Worth $12 Million Kvaerner A/S, a Norwegian engi- neering, shipping and offshore group, recently announced that its Kvaerner Govan unit of the U.K. will receive $12 million to build a helicopter carrier for the British Royal Navy in a joint project with Vickers Shipbuilding Engineering Ltd. (VSE). The new vessel will measure 656 feet, weigh 20,000 gt and will be classed as a landing platform heli- copter carrier. Kvaerner Govan will build the vessel to normal specifications, while VSE will supply and install all mili- tary equipment. 110 Circle 194 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>