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Mitsubishi Delivers LNG Ship, 'Northwest Seaeagle1 To International Consortium The Northwest Seaeagle, the fourth in a series of Lloyd's Regis- ter-classed ships for transporting liquefied natural gas from Australia's North West Shelf, was delivered recently by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The new ship is owned by an inter- national consortium made of BHP Petroleum, BP, Woodside, Shell and Chevron. Two more LR-classed ships are scheduled to follow, including the Northwest Sandpiper, scheduled for delivery in 1993, and an unnamed ship to be delivered in 1994. The vessel employs a Moss Rosenberg type containment system in a four tank configuration. The ship mea- sures 259-meters, with a 47.2 meter breadth and a 26.5 meter draft. MAN B&W Looks Ahead To 21st Century, Opens New R&D Facility In Copenhagen In an attempt to target diesel engine technology and needs for the 21st century, MAN B&W Diesel A/S has built a new research and devel- opment resource at the group's Teglholmen factory in Copenhagen. The recently-inaugurated 1,100- The new MAN B&W R&D building square-meter research center is solely dedicated to the refinement of diesel engine technology to meet contempo- rary and future requirements of ship operators and power generation au- thorities. The core test facility, the advanced 4T50MX engine, is based on the cur- rent MC series but is designed and equipped to allow MAN B&W to evolve future generations of reli- able, efficient, environmentally ac- ceptable and lower cost engines. The research center embraces the following main sections, including engine hall, test and storage hall, fuel oil treatment room, pump and compressor room, switchgear room, control room, facilities for data sam- pling, workshop and office. The center is also equipped with facilities to support MAN B&W Die- sel A/S training courses for marine engineers. For additional information on the MAN B&W's new research center, Circle 31 on Reader Service Card STN Systemtechnik, SAIT-RH Enter Joint Agreement Two European maritime compa- nies, STN Systemtechnik Nord GmbH and SAIT Radio Holland have suddenly become closer, as STN has taken over 50 percent of the Danish subholding Nav-Star AS, a full sub- sidiary of SAIT-RH. The participation of STN (a mem- ber of Bremer Vulkan Verbund AG) in Nav-Star is touted as a milestone for the European maritime industry as a whole, as the common goal is to effectively help European shipbuild- ing compete in the future. SAIT-Radio is a company which operates internationally in fields such as marketing and service of maritime communication systems. STN Systemtechnik Nord is an elec- tronics and systems engineering com- pany. For more information from STN Systemtechnik Nord, Circle 33 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News Circle 226 on Reader Service Card Fuel Injection Problems? Centerline Power has the Answers. We specialize in fast economical repair and replacement parts for Diesel Fuel Injection systems. We're centrally located for quick turn- around... plus, three decades of experience means we do it right. MAN/B & W SULZER MIRRLEESI BLACKSTONE DIAHATSU YANMAR AKASAKA WARTSILA/SWD FUEL PUMPS INJECTORS NOZZLES PLUNGER-BARREL DELIVERY VALVES RELIEF VALVES B&W INJECTOR SPECIALISTS "Marine Diesel Fuel Injection Specialists" We manufacture Sulzer Fuel Nozzles Centerline Power 1375 Sherman Drive, Longmont, CO 80501 Ph: 303-440-6441 FAX: 303-772-3473 Corroseal™ applied to clean, tight rust converts the rust to a harder-than-steel barrier layer of magnetite and polymer primes the metal for top coating in 16-24 hrs. * VOC COMPLIANT 60 GRAMS/LITER * NON FLAMMABLE ' NO TOXIC PIGMENTS * NO OFFENSIVE ORDORS ' CUTS PREP COSTS * SOLVES RUST PROBLEMS AFTER WATER BLASTING Velvet black color indicates complete conversion. You can wait up to 30 days to top coat. In marine use for 12 years! Distributed by Marine Supply Houses in Most U.S. & Canadian Ports Corroseal, Inc. 1045 12th Av. NW F5A Issaquah, WA 98027 800 237-1573 fax 206 392-9628 Circle 261 on Reader Service Card Circle 207 on Reader Service Card
