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Circle 238 on Reader Service Card 52 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News EUROPORT '97 NEW VESSELS... NEW OPPORTUNITIES 8,600-dwt Dutch cutter suction dredger Cornelia (Boskalis). The new dock replaces the 525 x 85 ft. (160 x 26 m) dock, which was sold to Sweden's Gotaverken City-varvet. The most regular customer at Shipdock Amsterdam is Dutch shipowner Spliethoff Bevrachtingskantoor, which has drydocked some 15 ships so far this year and is planning another five. The 15th (recently in the yard) was the 6,150-dwt Dutch general cargo vessel Bickersgracht. Spliethoff operates a fleet of some 58-60 ships, mainly general cargo vessels. Although Belgium does not have an active shipbuilding industry any more, the country does have a very active ship repair industry, headed by Antwerp Shiprepairers, part of the Kopke Group, which operates a series of graving docks in the Port of Antwerp. This yard has been particularly active in the market of ships calling in Antwerp. For the past few years, the yard has been the only ship repairer in northern Europe to win orders from Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC), which operates a very large fleet of containerships between Europe/Medite- rranean and South Africa. Centa Offers New Flexible Couplings At the upcoming Europort, Centa is scheduled to exhibit several new flexible couplings and shafts. Among them are Centax-GFS2, a new version of the Centax-SEC range featuring a torque range of two to 160 kNm., the Centax- GFS2 and the Centaflex-Series R. The Series R consists of new torsional cou- plings based on cylindrical rollers, which are arranged between cams on the driving and dri- ven hub. Centa has also recently entered the market of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) hollow shafts that feature low weight, higher critical speeds or longer spans and are suitable for various ship types. It has a torque range of up to several hundred kNm. For more information on Centa Circle 35 on Reader Service Card Litton To Unveil Integrated Ship Information System Litton Marine Systems will introduce a new ISIS machinery monitoring, alarm and condi- tion assessment system at the international Europort '97 exposition. The ISIS 2500 uses the advanced Window NT 32-bit platform to provide a powerful Information Technology (IT) tool for ship-wide alarming and condition assessment for virtually all vessels. The system provides new condition assessment features such as vibration analysis, cylinder firing pressure, event capture, advanced trend analysis and real-time expert analysis. It utilizes ISIS data acquisition devices, mak- ing it compatible with existing ISIS installa- NOW gaL. HIKING -«HL EDISON CHOUEST OFFSHORE, L.L.C. Now Accepting Applications For US COAST GUARD LICENSED PERSONNEL MARIN sets course for the 21st century CALL TOIL FREE: 1-888-J0BS-EC0 E.O.E M/F/H/V As a design and consultancy partner for the maritime industry MARIN carries out research and development for shipbuilders, ship owners and the offshore industry all over the world. This year marks the 65th anniversary of MARIN's establishment. A celebra- tory year in which to set a new course for the next millennium. As an indus- trial service provider and advanced re- search institute, MARIN is preparing it- self to meet the needs of the market in the 21st century. MARITIME RESEARCH INSTITUTE NETHERLANDS MARIN can be contacted at: P.O. Box 28, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands Link between science and industry
