rj^i Marine
(tohndeereJ Engines
IN CRANE BARGES.
"Very little maintenance."
Joel Smith, of R&D Maintenance Service
operates a new 54' x 160' crane barge with
two Deere gen-set engines. He also uses
two Deere powered compressors elsewhere
in the project. To my knowledge v
haven't had to do anything but rr
service on any of them."
"Seven years old and the engines n
with no problems."
Smith likes the way even older Deere
engines keep delivering the performance he
needs. "The compressor engines have been
in service for 7 years now, and they still
work like the new ones. They just keep
running. They give us the dependability we
need on projects like ours."
John Deere engines from 70-300 hp (52-224
kW) are being used on more workboats of all
kinds every day. Talk to the people who use
them and find out why.
NNS Chairman
Announces Retirement
On September 1,
Pat Phillips, chairman
and CEO of Tenneco's
Newport News Ship-
building division
(NNS), announced
that he would retire on
November 1 after
more than 46 years
with the company. He began his career atthe
yard in 1949 as a apprentice machinist,
during which time he contributed to the pro-
duction of Newport News' most famous ship,
the passenger liner S.S. United States, which
set a world speed record in its crossing of the
Atlantic. While Mr. Phillips rose from his
apprenticeship in 1949 to president in 1992,
and chairman in 1994, the yard produced
more than TOO ships, including: aircraft
carriers John F. Kennedy, Nimitz, and Dwight
D. Eisenhower; cruisers Virginia, Texas, and
South Carolina; submarines Los Angeles,
Hampton, and Newport News; and crude oil
tankers Pacific and Atlantic.
"Many challenges remain for Newport
News Shipbuilding," Mr. Phillips said. "But
I leave the company in November encour-
aged by the fact that we continue to win new
business, and encouraged by a current back-
log of orders, roughly $5 billion, that is the
envy of every shipbuilder in the world."
Assuming the additional responsibilities
of CEO isWilliam P. Fricks, president of NNS,
who has spent his entire 29-year career at
NNS. As president, and previously as execu-
tive vice president, he has been responsible
for all business operations at the shipyard
since 1992.
For more information on Newport News
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Fincantieri And Kvaerner Fjellstrand
Install Renk Gears In Ferry Newbuilds
Renk AG's PLS/PWS gear series
has recently been chosen by
Fincantieri and Kvaerner
Fjellstrand for installation on the
yards' ferry newbuildings. PLS/
PWS (Planetary Reduction Gear
Units, Planetary Reversing Gear
Units) are low-noise, compact gear
units that reportedly have proved
efficient in the many vessels on
which they are installed. The
Fincantieri newbuild is for Ocean
Bridge Investment: a 311.6-ft. (95-
m) ferry that will achieve speeds of
36 knots, with the capacity to accom-
modate 600 passengers, 170 cars,
and seven double-decked buses. It
will be driven by four MTU diesel
engines, together developing 24,000
kW at speeds of 1,230 rpm. This
power will be transmitted by four
Renk PLS 50 gear units to the
KaMeWa waterjets with 570 rpm.
The Kvaerner newbuildingis a 196.8-
ft. (60-m) jumbo catamaran ferry for
Emeraude Lines of France. It will
transport 430 passengers and 52 ve-
hicles, and will be driven by two
MTU engines with 5,400 kW each, at
speeds of 1,200 rpm, through Renk
PLS 25 planetary gear units, and
transmitted to KaMeWa waterjets
at 661 rpm. Top speed will be 33
knots.
For more information on Renk AG
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STN Atlas Calls
For Improved
Testing Of IBS
Installations
Renewed demands for im-
proved procedures for installa-
tion and testing of integrated
bridge systems to internation-
ally-approved standards by ship-
yards and owners have been
made by STN Atlas Elektronik.
Common practices of fitting sub-
systems and components from
different suppliers without con-
tracting established systems'
companies to oversee overall
system integration and verifica-
tion of operation can affect safety
and efficiency of use, the com-
pany warns. This follows a call
by the U.S. National Transpor-
tation Safety Board (NTSB) for a
review of integrated bridge sys-
tems as a result of the ground-
ingof Majesty Cruise Line'siJoyai
Majesty off the Massachusetts
coast in June.
The vessel was equipped with
an Atlas NACOS 25 navigation
command system with propri-
etary radars, a doppler log, au-
topilot, and control and moni-
toring equipment. Other non-
Atlas systems included gyro,
steering and wind sensor instru-
ments, as well as GPS and Lo-
ran-C positioning receivers, and
a nautical alarm panel. Accord-
ing to STN Atlas, a total system
integration in the case of the
Majesty would have ensured au-
thoritative checking and test-
ing of all interface compatibility
and fail-safe functions, prevent-
ing the grounding, which was
later discovered to have been
precipitated by a loose wire in
the GPS antenna which resulted
in the transmission of false posi-
tion data.
For more information on
STN Atlas Elektronik
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Mitsubishi To Develop Two
New UE Marine Diesels
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,
Ltd. (MHI) has begun development
of two new UE series engines —
large-sized, slow-speed engines —
called UEC37LSII and UEC43LSII.
These two engines will be devel-
oped for use as main engines on a
variety of ships, including medium
and small-sized tankers and bulk
carriers. With the addition of these
new models, MHI will strengthen
its UE series line, offering both
small-bore and large-bore engines.
Both new engines will be avail-
able with cylinder numbers between
four and eight. The power output
range of the UCE37LSII is from
4,200 ps to 8,400 ps; and the output
of the UCE43LSII ranges from 5,720
ps to 11,400 ps.
For more information on MHI
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