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MAN B&W Confirms Savings Highly promising results in terms of cylin- der oil savings, lower particle emissions and reduced combustion chamber wear figures are emerg- ing from testing of a wide range of MAN B &W MC/MC-C two-stroke engine equipped with Alpha Adaptive Cylinder oil Control (Alpha ACC), according to the diesel engine manufacturer. yearly cylinder oil expense (USDS 700,000 Cylinder oil pf'OS 1 USD/Kg Yeariy operating hours. 7,100 500.000 400.000 300,000- 200,000 100.000- 1 Savings: USD 340 000 per year Circle 228 on Reader Service Card or visit www.maritimereporterinfo.com ANCHORS CHAINS ^ORTELBOER Typical feea-rate Basic te&i-rsie Basic f««3-raie vchsACt (mechanics! iubfieaior) {mechanical lubricators (Alpha lubricator; (Alpha lubricator): • :, !-, :;! rpin-coritfol O.90fbhph. r; . 08 g/bhph mep-comroi 0 2b g/bhph/S% The aim of the test was to confirm the savings of cylinder oil consumption delivered by the electronical- ly controlled Alpha Lubricator System, savings that help reduce operating costs and environmental impact, with the added benefit of reduced cylinder liner wear rates. Large bore engines for both container ship (K- MC/MC-C) and the VLCC (S-MC/MC-C) propulsion are covered in the current program, along with small and medium bore MC/MC-C engines. Alpha ACC allows the cylinder oil dosage (g/bhph) to be controlled in such a way that it is proportional to the amount of sulphur (g/bhph) entering the cylinder with the fuel. Results from a 12K90MC engine powering a 6,800 teu containership illustrate the economic value. Significant savings in daily cylinder oil consumption though Alpha ACC of the 12K90MC engine, moni- tored over a five-month period, equate to an annual savings of $340,000 on cylinder oil. Circle 37 on Reader Service Card www.maritimereporterinfo.com New Twin Prop for River Cruisers Schottel has unveiled a new twin propeller arrange- ment designed to specifically fulfill the needs of river cruise ships. Two units — type STP 550 — appears onboard the A'Rosa Bella, the first of four 410-ft. (125-m) luxury cabin-class vessels built for Seetours Shipping. A'Rosa Bella - built in Germany at Neptun Rearaturwerft GmbH in Rostock Warnemtinde, was delivered in the Spring 2002. The company soon after developed the STP 440 for use on shorter cabin-class vessels. The new solution — initially developed for sea-going ships — was designed and tailored to optimize efficiency, min- imize noise and enable operation in shallow waters. Circle 31 on Reader Service Card www.maritimereporterinfo.com MTU Opens Training Center MTU Friedrichshafen opened its new training center, a center to be used for training MTU's own customer service mechanics, professional service staff of the company's 1,400 sales and service partners worldwide, and representatives and end customers. "Service is an operative business." said Dr. Rolf A. Hanssen, MTU CEO. "Our end customers demand the highest possible availability of their drive systems and installations. The better geared we are to this, the greater are our competitive chances." The new training Tel.: +31 (0)10 429 2222 cen- w Fax: +31 (0)10 429 6459 ter has 14 gjw@wortelboer.nl instructors « www.wortelboer.nl responsible for the training and supervi- sion of service mechanics and who give them the required technical maintenance skills for the company's engines and drive systems. It is equipped for intensive training in small groups in five languages and up to 90 participants at any given time, and has the capacity to train more than 2,000 service employees each year. Circle 39 on Reader Service Card www.maritimereporterinlo.com Fortum Selects Schilling Marine Rudders For a pair of new 14.000-dwt chemical carriers Fortum Oil & Gas selected Hamworthy KSE's Schilling Mariner high-lift rudders. The ships are being built by ENVC of Portugal. The rudders, sched- uled for delivery this month, are designed to provide the necessary maneuverability and durability demand- ed by the DNM Ice Class 1A* vessels. Circle 38 on Reader Service Card www.maritimereporterinlFo.com MAR1NH l-XHAUST SYSTHMS OF ALABAMA INC. P.O.Box 698 757 Nichols Ax e Fairhope, AL 36533 1-251-928-1234 I'hone/Fax Mesamarine@Earthlink.net http://www.mesamarine.com Water Cooled Manifolds. Heat Exchangers, Collector Risers, Mufflers, and Custom Fabrication for Caterpillar, Cummins, Onan, Detroit, Perkins, Waukesha, Westerbeke, Hercules, Mack, Isuzu, John Deere, Kubota, Daewoo, Isotta Fraschini, Ford, Palmer. International. Fairbanks Morse, Lister, Wisconsin, and more. Marinization, Repair, and Duplication of Obsolete Parts available upon request. Please Contact us for all of your exhaust needs. Circle 279 on Reader Service Card or visit www.maritimereporterinfo.com January 2003 CAPT. R. J. UNDERHILL & ASSOCIATES, INC. SINCE 1953 Marine Surveyors, Consultants and Expert Witnesses World Wide Service Western Gulf Reps for ICGB P.O. Box 1030 Groves, Texas 77619 Phone: (877) 985-9329 Fax: (409) 985-8320 www.underhill-surveyors.com Circle 212 on Reader Service Card or visit www.maritimereporterinfo.com TRACTOR PINS FOR TODAY'S TUGS &L HYDRAULIC TOW PIN UNITS /7 with HOLD-DOWN HOOK WESTERN MACHINE WORKS 1870 Harbour Road - North Vancouver, B. C. - Canada - V7H 1A1 Phone: (604) 929 -7901 Fax: (604) 929-7951 or (604) 929-5329 Circle 264 on Reader Service Card or visit www.maritimereporterinfo.com 45
