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CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2001 THE NAVAL ARCHITECT Intemational Journal of The Royal Institution of Naval Architects Editor Tim Knaggs NAVAL Assistant Editor Christopher Brown, BA Hons DTP Production Manager ARCHITECT Philip Keeble Group Advertisement Manager PRINCIPAL ARTICLES Debbi Bonner Advertisement Consultant 6 Propulsion choices for tomonow's super-container liners John Labdon 27 Podded drives for ro-ro ships: benefits and costs Advertisement Production Manager 40 Global shipbuilding prospects for the 21 st century Lisa-Marie Lewis, BA Hons 50 Precision moving of heavy loads 51 Human factors - an new aspect for naval architects Marketing Manager Carnival Spirit, to be tianded over to Car 58 Welding: a key feature of efficient shipbuilding Adelaide Proctor nival Cruise Lines in April, is the second example of Kvaerner Ivlasa-Yards' new 64 Could the Estonia accident have been avoided? Published by: Panamax-max class (following Costa The Royal Institution of Naval Architects Allanlica), built in the enclosed dock at the Helsinki New Shipyard. A total of 2680 SPECIAL FEi^TyBiS Editorial & Advertisement Office: passengers can be carried, but compared 10 Upper Belgrave Street with earlier ships of the same size, the rel ative number of outside cabins and those 9-24 Finland London SWIX 8BQ, UK with a balcony is very high - 80% are out Craise liners again at Aker Finnyards? side and 70% have a balcony. This has 9 Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7235 4622 been achieved by adding one more passen 12 Record water-mist order book at Marioff Telefax: +44 (0) 20 7245 6959 ger-cabin deck in the narrow superstruc New Chinese-built ro-ro/sto-ro ships for Finnlines Web site www.rina.org.ult/tna ture. A special feature on Finland's 14 e-mail: [email protected] shipbuilding and marine industries begins 15 Boosting production efficiency at Masa-Yards [email protected] on page 9. 16 NAPA system for major Chinese yards The Instimtion is not, as a body, 18 Generating new ship concepts at Masa-Yards Technology responsible for opinions expressed in 21 Active investment programme at Fortam 77/Ê Naval Architect unless it is Total safety and risk assessment expressly stated that these are the 24 Council's views. 34-38 China Registered charity No. 211161 34 Prospero: the first ship with a Siemens-Schottel SSP pod © 2001: The Royal Instihation of 36 Honing ro-ro skills at Guangzhou Shipyard Naval Architects. This publication is copyright under the Beme Convention and the International Copyright 47-49 Cargo handling Convention. All rights reserved. No 47 Paper and bitumen cargoes for new Gearbulk ship part of this publication may be repro duced, stored in a retrieval system or 47 New TTS-Norlift sideport system for reefer ships transmitted without the prior permis sion of the copyright owner. Pennission is not, however, required to 70-74 Bulk carriers copy abstracts of papers or of articles 70 Designing and maintaining an optimum hatchcover system on condition that a full reference to the 72 First Newbulk/Hy-Con types from Oshima enter service source is shown. 74 New log/bulk design from Shina Multiple copying of the contents with out pennission is always illegal. REGULAR FEATURES A one-year subscription to 77;e Naval Architect for 2001 costs £81 (UK), £86 (Europe) and £97 (elsewhere in the 3 Editorial comment: Bulker puzzles - one more piece world). ready to fit 4 News review ISSN 0306 0209 ABC 32 Offshore report 38 Letter to the editor Audited Circuiation 8611 JAN-DEC 1999 38 Book review Printed in Wales by Stephens & George Magazines 84 Diary Don't think about support, use it. ABB Turbochargers ABB Turbochargers;er,s, CH-540CH-54 1 Baden, Switzerland ENQUIRY NO.B29 THE NAVAL ARCHITECT FEBRUARY 2001 CONTENTS MARCH 2001 THE NAVAL ARCHITECT International Joumal of The Royal Institution of Naval Architects Editor Tim Knaggs X Assistant Editor N AVA L Christopher Brown, BA Hons DTP Production Manager ARCHITECT Philip Keeble Group Advertisement Manager PRINCIPAL ARTICLES Debbi Bonner Advertisement Consultant John Labdon 7 Knossos Palace: 31.5knots between Piraeus and Heraklion • Advertisement Production Manager 38 New motion analysis software from Det Norske Veritas Lisa-Marie Lewis BA Hons Marketing Manager Leading diesel engine manufacturers are Adelaide Proctor meeting the renewed challenge of gas tur bines by investment in attachments and 'intelligent technology'. The Wartsila 64- Published by: range offers the highest cylinder output of The Royal Institution of Naval A'chitects any medium-speed design. A special fea ture on diesel engine and gas mrbine tech nology begins on page 20. Editorial & Advertisement Office: 10 Upper Belgrave Street London SWIX 8BQ, UK 20-33 Diesel engine and gas turbine technology Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7235 4622 20 Diesel engines primed for another challenging centary Telefax: +44 (0) 20 7245 6959 25 Higher outputs for more speed Web site www.rina.org.uk/tna e-mail: [email protected] 27 Emissions: diesel engines counter tarbine threat [email protected] 30 Gas turbines primed to widen market wedge 32 Sulzer RT-flex technology for new Israeli reefer ships The Institution is not, as a body, respon sible for opinions expressed in The Naval Architect unless it is expressly 34-37 Interiors stated that these are the Council's views. 34 Art and caiwings for craise liners 36 Features of the new ANEK ferry Olympic Champion Registered charity No. 211161 37 Brintons carpets for Costa Atlantica © 2001: The Royal Institution of Naval 40-46 Offshore technology Architects. This publication is copyright under the Beme Convention and the 40 Innovative designs from LMG Marin Intemational Copyright Convention. All 46 Instihitions' concem over platform decommissioning rights resei-ved. No part of this publica tion may be reproduced, stored in a 46 AmClyde crane retrofits on Saipem 7000 retrieval system or transmitted without the prior pennission of the copyright owner. Permission is not, however, required to copy abstracts of papers or of articles on condition that a full refer ence to the source is shown. Multiple copying of the contents without permission is always illegal. A one-year subscription to The Naval REGULAR FEATURES Architect for 2001 costs £81 (UK), £86 (Europe) and £97 (elsewhere in the world). 3 Editorial comment: Optimising pods for sustained ISSN 0306 0209 market thrast 4 News review ABC 17 Trade and equipment news 56 Diary Audited Circulation S611 JAN-DEC 1999 Printed in Wales by Stephens & George Magazines THE NAVAL ARCHITECT MARCH 2001 I CONTENTS APRIL 2001 THE NAVAL ARCHITECT International Joumal of The Royal InstiUition of Naval Architects Editor bi Tim Knaggs X Assistant Editor NAVAL Christopher Brown, BA Hons DTP Production Manager ARCHITECT Philip Keehle Group Advertisement Manager PRINCIPAL ARTICLES Debbi Bonner Advertisement Consultant 7 Contra-rotating propellers for super-container liners John Labdon 28 Taking a lead in cruise liner safety: the P&O Princess view Advertisement Production Manager 44 Humphree interceptor: an efficient altemative to waterjet Lisa-Marie Lewis BA Hons buckets Marketing Manager 49 Spitzbergen bulk canier simulation at Marintek Adelaide Proctor Published by: The Royal Institution of Naval Architects A super-efficient and highly SPICIAL FEATURES streamlined hull form has been Editorial & Advertisement Office: developed in Norway and thor 10 Upper Belgrave Street oughly tested in Poland to offer 8-20 Ro-ro ferry technology London SWIX 8BQ, UK many benefits to owners. The Star- 8 Starship 2000: a revolutionary concept becomes reality Ship 2000 includes Siemens- 17 Mega Express: a new fast ro-ro ferry from Orlando Telephone: -1-44 (0) 20 7235 4622 Schottel SSP podded propulsion. 19 Post-contract re-modelling results in P&O Irish Sea feny Telefax: -1-44 (0) 20 7245 6959 First practical results can be seen in Web site www.rina.org.uk/tna a contract at the Uljanik Shipyard, European Ambassador e-mail: [email protected] Croatia, for two ro-pax ferries, to [email protected] be known as the Euro-Pax 2500. A 32-38 Model test tank advances special article on this remarkable 32 Planning for the fiihire at MARIN The Instimtion is not, as a body, respon project begins on page 8. sible for opinions expressed in The 33 Upgrade offers opportunities for KSRI Naval Architect unless it is expressly 33 LTVSA seminar targets owners and operators stated that these are the Council's views. 35 Combining knowledge in Finland Registered charity No. 211161 36 Dual operations at DMI © 2001: The Royal Institution of Naval 39-44 Denmark Architects. This publication is copyright 39 Innovative designs and systems from NTD under the Beme Convention and the 39 Aiming for the LNG and passenger sectors at LR Industri Intemational Copyright Convention. All rights reserved. No part of this publica 42 New container-ship designs &om Knud E Hansen tion may be reproduced, stored in a 42 Offshore and fishing accent at Orksov Christensens retrieval system or transmitted without the prior permission of the copyright 46-48 CAD/CAM update owner. Permission is not, however, required to copy abstracts of papers or 46 Good user reports for Autostructare of articles on condition that a frill refer 46 New release and new stmcture for MasterSHIP 2000 ence to the source is shown. 48 Release 1.06 of Strand finite-element suite The Danish Maritime Institute in Multiple copying of tite contents without 48 Now software for cable planning permission is always illegal. Lyngby combines knowledge and expertise in the areas of hydrody A one-year subscription to The Naval namic and aerodynamic research. As part of an extensive aerody Architect for 2001 costs £81 (UK), £86 namic facility, the DMI features (Europe) and £97 (elsewhere in the three wind tunnels supplemented world).