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PROPULSION UPDATE P&O Nedlloyd's new 2,160 TEU container vessel Arica has officially entered service and has been assigned to the company's Lamcon services sailing between the Far East and South America. The new vessel will replace an existing charter ship on the same route, and is the sixth from the Flender yard char- terd by P&O Nedlloyd from Reederei Claus Peter Offen. Arica is classed to GL 100 A5 E standards and meets SOLAS 11-2 regulation 54. At 600 x 95 ft. (183 x 29 m), the vessel is powered by MAN B&W 6 S 60 engines with a service speed of 20 knots, and is fitted with plugs for refrigerated containers. Circle 43 on Reader Service Card Pictured is the Wartsila 46 12-cylinder engine. Wartsila NSD Finland OY has received orders from Kvaerner Masa-Yards for the installtion of Wartsila 46 engines in the shipyard's new series of cruise ships to be built for Costa Crosiere, Carnival Cruise Line (CCL) and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCCL). The new ships being constructed for Costa Crosiere and CCL will each be equipped with six Wartsila 9L46 engines, providing a total output of 62,370 kW. Kvaerner is constructing the Eagle class vessels, to be the largest cruise ships in the world, for RCCL, and will equip each vessel with six Wartsila 12V46 engines, totaling 75,600 kW. June, 1998 t ' i The Model 15MX Process Module treats blackwater waste for a complement of 500 people (one of 12 standard sizes available) OMNIPURE™ MSD SYSTEMS The Marine Sewage System of Choice Around the World • Compact & Lightweight OMNIPURE'S space saving, fully automatic units treat sewage from 6 to 500 persons allowing discharge in full USCG/IMO compli- ance. • Retrofit Solutions OMNIPURE'S process modules are designed to be retrofitted utilizing existing shipboard tanks and are con- figurable to meet existing space and piping require- ments. • User Friendly Installation of an OMNIPURE system is sim- ple due to factory pre-wiring. Daily maintenance is mini- mized with no chemicals or biological additives. Sludge removal is also eliminated. • Large Complements Multiple units may be con- figured to run in parallel for even larger passenger/crew complements. Custom sys- tems are also available for space sensitive retrofits. If Dcceltec Exceltec International Corporation (Formerly ELTECH International Corporation) 1110 Industrial Boulevard Sugar Land, Texas 77478 Telephone: (281) 240-6770 Fax: (281) 240-6762 Circle 156 on Reader Service Card O M M actual size SENSOR Marine Sewage From The Market Leader Circle 149 on Reader Service Card Use One Sensor rd Liquid Levels! This technology has been designed specifically for surviving the rigors of ballast tank continuous monitoring. It weighs less than one ounce, and is constructed from 100-percent pure titanium. • Accuracy one-quarter of 1-percent. • ABS, USCG and Lloyds approved. • FM Class I, Div. I, intrinsically safe. • Removal without tank entry. • Can include temperature. • One sensor for ail shipboard liquids: Fuel Oil, Lube Oil, Fresh Water, Black Water, etc. • Generic 4-20ma output. • 15,000 Tanks worldwide. • Big Blue compatible. • EMS Automated Draft, Trim, and Heel System compatible. » Call today |T for more pi information! ELECTRONIC MARINE 732.382.4344 SYSTEMS, INC. 800 Femdale Place 732.388.5111 fax Rahway, NJ 07065 emsmarcon@aol.com e-mail