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June 2005 75 4 E M P & I L E P D F ! - 4 E M P & I L E P D F ! - Simplex-Compact ® Seals Made (only) in Germany Sales, Spares & Service in North America Simplex Americas LLC (only) (908) 237 9099 info@simplexamericas.com Circle 301 on Reader Service Card Wärtsilä Signs Global Customer Agreement Wärtsilä Deutschland GmbH and Reederei Blue Star GmbH in Hamburg, Germany, signed a Global Customer Agreement to cover a substantial part of the maintenance and operation support of a number of ships in the Blue Star fleet. Wärtsilä will provide regular inspections, all maintenance planning and work, all spare parts, along with operation support and regular reporting for the main engines, generating sets and all relevant ancillary systems in the ships' engine rooms. Wärtsilä is also responsible for contract management and global coordination of these activi- ties. Initially, the agreement covers a series of nine 2,550 TEU Blue Star con- tainer vessels. Delivered from Korea in 2003-2004, the vessels are each pow- ered by a seven-cylinder Sulzer RTA72U-B main engine of 21.5 MW output, and four diesel generating sets with a combined output of 6.5 MW. The initial ships' machinery covered by this agreement has an aggregate power of 252 MW. Circle 10 on Reader Service Card GE to Supply for Japanese Destroyers GE Transportation's marine gas tur- bine business will supply Ishikawajima- Harima Heavy Industries, Co. Ltd. (IHI) with four GE LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines. The engines will power the first of a new class of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's (JMSDF) helicop- ter-carrying destroyers. The first vessel will be known as the 16DDH, and it is anticipated that at least one additional DDH destroyer will be built in the coming years. The 13,500-ton DDH destroyer will use two propulsion trains, each consist- ing of two LM2500s in a COmbined Gas turbine And Gas turbine configura- tion (COGAG), driving a propeller through a gearbox. The engines will each provide 25,000 shp. GE will supply the LM2500 gas turbine kits to be assembled by IHI at its Mizuho and Kure plants in Japan. The 16DDH will be commissioned in 1Q 2009. Circle 13 on Reader Service Card New Mooring Lines for the Navy The Navy is procuring the Spectra- based ropes for new ships and to replace existing lines on vessels from Whitehill Manufacturing Corp., based in Chester, Pa. Whitehill recently developed the new rope using Spectra fiber to further improve the strength, durability and safety of the lines. Spectra fiber is, hydrophobic-meaning it will not absorb moisture or deteriorate in water. In the past, injuries caused by breaking or recoiling ropes were of critical con- cern to the Navy. The new rope is a cus- tom-designed four-strand rope produced by Whitehill. This rope was engineered with one strand slightly shorter than the others, causing it to break first when the rope was about to fail, dissipating ener- gy and alerting sailors. Circle 14 on Reader Service Card Donjon Marine Assists USS America Tow Out Donjon Marine Co. provided towing and logistical support through its U.S. Navy Salvage and Related services con- tract, in the towing out to sea of the Navy's USS America, the third Kitty Hawk-class attack aircraft carrier on April 19. The Navy will conduct tests on the carrier, commissioned in 1965, for a number of weeks and then the ship will be sunk. Donjon coordinated the movement of the USS America from its lay berth located in the Philadelphia Naval Yard, through the Delaware River to the open ocean where the vessel was towed by Donjon's 7,000-hp Atlantic Salvor and 8,000-hp Powhatan to the Project site. Circle 15 on Reader Service Card MAS Industries Opens New Facility MAS Industries opened a new facility in Jefferson Parish to support the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, among other business opportunities. The new facility is 70,000 sq. ft. and will be used for manufacturing and distribution. MAS Industries received a contract from Marinette Marine, part of the Lockheed Martin LCS team, to provide state-of-the-art aluminum panels, high- temperature insulation, and water jet cutting for the first two LCSs, designat- ed Flight 0. The design calls for an alu- minum superstructure built on a steel hull. LCS will provide the Navy with a new type of surface combatant, designed to dominate coastal waters. The facility also supports a new partnership between MAS Industries and Friction Stir Link for friction stir joining. This partnership enables the capability to join pieces of aluminum up to 1.5 in. thick, with width and length limited only by transporta- tion width restrictions. Circle 16 on Reader Service Card Outstanding Performance & Quality for demanding applications Ultra Dynamics Marine, LLC Tel: (614) 759 9000 Fax: (614) 759 9046 Email: sales@ultradynamics.com www.ultradynamics.com ®The 305 Circle 317 on Reader Service Card MR JUNE 2005 #10 (73-80).qxd 6/3/2005 9:18 AM Page 3
