Maritime Reporter, June 1993

<BODY> <div> Wartsila Diesel To Power New Sulfur Carrier The first commercial ship built in the U.S. in the 1990's will be pow- ered by Warsila Diesel. Annapolis- based Wartsila Diesel, Inc. is sup- plying the propulsion equipment and auxiliary power for a sulfur carry- ing vessel owned by Sulfur Carriers, Inc., being built at McDermott Ship- yard in Morgan City, La. The main propulsion engine is a Wartsila Vasa 8R46, rated at 9,840 bhp at 500 rpm. Wartsila Diesel is also supplying the reduction gear, controllable pitch propeller package and all controls, as well as the com- plete fuel system sized for 700 centistoke fuel, the lube oil system, plus seawater and freshwater cool- ing systems. The auxiliary power package consists of three Wartsila Vasa 6R22 gensets, 827 kW at 900 rpm. All of the equipment is being pre-engineered, pre-packaged and skid-mounted by Wartsila Diesel, enabling McDermott Shipyard to streamline its own engineering and installation costs. Delivery is sched- uled for this month. Upon its comple- tion, the SCI vessel will transport molten sulfur between New Orleans, La. and Tampa, Fla. for Freeport- McMoran, Inc., the New Orleans- based mining and mineral concern. For more information on Wartsila Diesel, Circle 74 on Reader Service Card APC To Pursue Shipbuilding Program American President Companies (APC) announced it is negotiating with Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG, of Germany, and Daewoo Shipbuilding and Heavy Machinery Ltd., of Korea, for the construction of six new containerships as part of a fleet modernization program. The ships will be deployed in the trans-Pacific services of APC's sub- sidiary, American President Lines (APL). The vessels will be similar in design to APL's current ClO-class containerships in the Pacific. Each vessel will have a capacity of 4,800 20-foot equivalent units and a ser- vice speed of 25 knots. According to APC, introducing the vessels to the trans-Pacific service will result in only a marginal increase in APL's overall trans-Pacific capacity, as contemplated ship replacements and service adjustments are made by the company. Whether or not the vessels will be operated under U.S. flag will be de- termined by the course of this year's U.S. maritime reform legislation, according to APC Chairman John Lillie. Mr. Lillie said, "We have an excellent current opportunity to fur- ther modernize our fleet. We hope that these ships will be new addi- tions to the American merchant fleet, but existing U.S. maritime policy must be significantly changed in order to allow us to operate them under the American flag." Mr. Lillie added that the company is hopeful the Administration will initiate an adequate maritime reform program this month. APC is anticipating the capital expenditure for these con- tracts to be $500 million over the next three years, which is expected to be primarily funded by approxi- mately $400 million of new ship fi- nancing. APC is Based in Oakland, Calif., and provides container trans- portation and related services in North America, Asia and the Middle East through an intermodal system combining ocean, rail and truck transportation. Logicon Receives $12.5 Million Navy Option The Navy has exercised the sec- ond-year option of a contract in sup- port of tactical Naval communica- tions systems valued at $12.5 mil- lion, according to Logicon Inc. The option brings the total value of the five-year pact the Navy has with Logicon to $38 million. The potential value of the con- tract is $64 million if all option years Circle 243 on Reader Service Card are utilized. Under the pact, Logicon supports the Navy Center for Tactical Sys- tems Interoperability, whose mis- sion is to ensure the Navy's ability to communicate among its own tacti- cal command and control systems and with the systems of other ser- vices and allied forces. The pact also calls for Logicon to upgrade software previously devel- oped by the company for the Navy's Multiple Unit Link Test and Opera- tional Training System. SIEMENS For more information, call: Siemens Marine Systems Alpharetta, GA, Tel.: (404) 740-3290 or 3292 Fax: (404) 740-3293 Integrated Electrical Systems from Siemens Putting Reliability on Board As one of the world's leading manufactur- ers of marine automation and electrical equipment, Siemens can provide the comprehensive answer to all of your system reliability questions. Siemens delivers on-time project manage- ment, integrated system design, local manufacturing and reliable service. This combination makes us your optimum single system vendor for all your onboard electrical needs. Siemens delivered the ship's integrated electrical system for B.C. Ferries', "Spirit of British Columbia", including the power generators and distribution switchboards and systems for power management, machinery monitoring and propulsion control. June, 1993 21 </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>