CONTENTS JANUARY 1996 THE NAVAL ARCHITECT International Journal of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects ^NAVAL Editor Tim Knaggs ARCHITECT Naval Editor > Robin Burnett, BSc, MRINA, MNI

Assistant Editor Christina Haindl

Editorial Assistant Michelle Gleason 14 Zi Yu Lau: a new container/passenger hybrid from MTW Adverdsement Manager 29 Wave-load mechanism to avoid bow visor damage Debbi Bonner 39 Intellectual property; avoiding the pitfalls

Adverdsement Consultant 41 Ro-ro and IIMO: a RINA comment Jolm Labdon 50 Europort 95 round-up

Advertisement Production Jenni Wood SP>1©DAL FEATURES Marketing Leslie Paterson 5-13 Cridse liner technology Posh entrance to the sauna on P&O's new Oriana. This sculp- 5 Gas turbine fantasy? tored fountain awaits passen­ gers testing out the Oasis health 9 Fire safety strategies for passenger ships spa on deck 12, which was designed by John Pieken and 9 Onboard software for passenger loading and Robert Tillberg. An article on damage control P&O Cruises appears as part of our cruise liner technology fea­ 11 Coping with the hazards of galley fires ture which begins on page 5. 12 Sailing POSH with P&O

Editorial and Advertisement Office; RINA Ltd 21-28 Norway's maritime industries 10 Upper Belgrave Street SWIX 8BQ 21 New Hurtigruten floated-out early by Ulstein England 23 Scuppei-well: an innovative pollution-avoidance system Telephone: 0171 235 4622/4 Telefax: 0171 245 6959 26 Advanced design for Ulstein's new 3000-series gearing Telegrams: Sinai, London 28 Dual success at Vik & Sandvik Ten issues published annually: January, February, March, April, May, June, August, September, October and November 45-49 CAD/CAM update Designed by Cooper • Trowbridge

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THE NAVAL ARCHITECT JANUARY 1996 1 CONTENTS FEBRUARY 1996 THE NAVAL ARCHITECT International Journal of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects

Editor Tim Knaggs H NAVAL Naval Editor Robin Burnett, BSc, MRINA, MNI /«kIPSCCH II ITECT Assistant Editor Christina Haindl

Editorial Assistant Michelle Gleason PRINCIPAL ARTICLES

Advertisement Manager 22 Keeping it secret: confidentiality and know-how Debbi Bonner 26 Cruising the interactive way with Century Advertisement Consultant 34 Infant lifesaving kit: a priority for passenger ships John Labdon 45 Tasco II: a new bitumen for Thailand 46 New hi-tech hull survey system Advertisement Production 50 Fair wind for SARC's Fairway Jenni Wood Mnbarai, the first of four new 135,000m' LNG tankers for Abu Dhabi National Oil Marketing Co (ADNOC), was handed over in January by the Finnish shipbuilder Leslie Paterson Kvaerner Masa-Yards. The four Kvaerner Moss Rosenberg spherical cargo tanks were fabricated in a new plant at Turku SPECIAL FEATURES using innovative techniques, and the hull form adopted is of a new slender low- resistance type. Today, Masa-Yards is pro­ 6-20 Finland's marine industries moting a range of new LNG designs from 6 Robin Hood: a new pioneer in ro-ro design 45,000m= up to 180,000m'; Our special feature on Finland begins on page 6. 18 Stena's new high-speed giant ready soon 18 Saving fuel with contra-rotating propellers 19 Propeller success for Finnscrew 20 Water-mist: the effective firefighter Editorial and Advertisement Office: RINA Ltd 10 Upper Belgrave Street London SWlX 8BQ 37-45 New designs England 37 Stephenson Clarke's Indonesian-built design Teleplione: 0171 235 4622/4 41 VeriStar: new design and lifetime software from Telefax: 0171 245 6959 Telegrams: Sinai, London Bureau Veritas

Ten issues publistied annually: 43 Seafarer 26: a new bulker from IHI January, February, March, Apnl, May, June, August, September, October and November

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THE NAVAL ARCHITECT FEBRUARY 1996 1 CONTENTS MARCH 1996 THE NAVAL ARCHITECT International Journal of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects |T; Editor Tim Knaggs NAVAL Naval Editor Robin Burnett, BSc, MRINA, MNI

Assistant Editor Christina Haindl

Editorial Assistant Michelle Gleason 17 New dimensions in rudder design Advertisement Manager Debbi Bonner 26 US shipbuilding update 31 Petro Venture: Singmarine's latest product tanker Advertisement Consultant John Labdon 33 High speed from powered craft 50 Examination of grounding tests on double-hull tankers Advertisement Production 52 New emergency towing system Jenni Wood Last year two of the most powerful medium-speed diesel engines ever built went to sea in the very fast Japanese Marketing passenger/vehicle feiry Sitzaian, built by Leslie Paterson IHI for Shin Nihonkai. Each of the Diesel United-built Pielstick 18PC4.2B engines (one of which is seen here on test) develops 23,850kW for a service speed of SPICIAL FEATURES 29.4 knots. Our annual analysis of the diesel engine market begins on page 7 and includes a section on gas turbines, now 7-15 Diesel and gas turbine technology being re-examined by some operators for mainstream ship propulsion, following an 7 Consolidarton and progress upsurge in their use on high-speed light­ weight . 21-23 Noise and vibration control

Editorial and Advertisement Office: 21 Cruise liner and fast ferry work by Danish consultancy FaNA Ltd 10 Upper Belgrave Street London SWIX 8BQ 41-47 Accommodation and interiors England 41 Designing for the leisure experience Telephone: 0171 235 4622/4 Telefax: 0171 245 6959 43 Making time for refits Telegrams: Sinai, London 47 Mivan expansion to cater for cruise business Ten issues published annually: January, February, March, April, May, June, August, September, October and November

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A one-year subscription to The Naval Architect 53 Tiiailand's new ligiit iaunciied at Ferrol costs £65 (UK), £75 (Europe) and £80 (else­ where in the worid) 58 Seawolf: tlie US Navy's potent new attack The offshore patrol helicopter carrier 59 US Sealift ro-ro conversion nears completion HTMS Chakri Naruebet has been Audited circulation 7481 launched for the Royal Thai Navy at 59 Prototype landing craft for Royal Marines January-December 1994 Bazan's Ferrol yard in Spain. A report on BUSINESS PRESS this ship and other Bazan newbuildings 60 Naval news appears in our Warship Technology section 61 Proposal for a sail training Royal Yacht ISSN 0306 0209 beginning on page 53.

THE NAVAL ARCHITECT MARCH 1996 1 CONTENTS APRIL 1996 THE NAVAL ARCHITECT Intemational Journal of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects Editor X Tim Knaggs NAVAL Naval Editor Robin Burnett, BSc, MRINA, MNI

Assistant Editor Chrisdna Haindl

Editorial Assistant Michelle Otter 29 So you want to patent? Advertisement Manager Debbi Bonner 59 Defining the safety case concept

Advertisement Consultant John Labdon SPECIAL FlATUIPglt

Adverdsement Production 6-26 Ro-ro safety technology Jenni Wood The world's first 6000TEU container liner, Regina Maersk, is now in service with the 6 Constructing ro-ro ships to meet changing require­ Marketing leading Danish operator Maersk Line (A P ments Möller group). She is the first of 12 sister Adelaide Proctor ships from the Odense (Lindd) shipyard 12 Feny accent at Schichau Seebeckwerft which were originally ordered as 4800TEU designs, but the hulls were sub­ 14 Stena Explorer: the first HSS 1500 catamaraii enters sequently lengthened. The 6000TEU service fi capacity was not fully revealed until the first ship was completed in January. Our 16 Buoyant wing spaces: a continuing theme special feature on Denmark begins on page 33. 18 Problems of and solutions to flood control 22 The water-on-deck effect - a practical approach to initial ship design

33-48 Danish maritime industries Editorial and Advertisement Office: RINA Ltd 33 Regina Maersk: the first 6000TEU container liner 10 Upper Belgrave Street London SWIX 8BQ 35 New auxiliary boiler from Aalborg Sunrod England 36 Attractions of pre-insulated pipes Telephone: 0171 235 4622/4 39 Effective control of jacket water temperature Telefax: 0171 245 6959 Telegrams: Sinai, London 40 Propulsion package emphasis at Alpha Die'sel '

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THE NAVAL ARCHITECT APRIL; 1996 CONTENTS MAY 1996 THE NAVAL ARCHITECT Intemational Journal of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects

Editor Tim Knaggs X h NAVAL Naval Editor Robin Burnett, BSc, MRINA, MNI

Assistant Editor Christina Haindl

Editorial Assistant Michelle Otter 21 EF80: a fast monohull trailer ferry Advertisement Manager 29 PrimeShip: total care from ClassNK Debbi Bonner 33 New propeller blades for old 44 Loss of the Derbyshire - search, assessment and Advertisement Consultant survey John Labdon An artist's impression of the new 1200- passenger cruise liner Aida, nearing com­ 50 New Transfennica ro-ro ships at Sterkoder Advertisement Production pletion at Kvaerner Masa-Yards. She rep­ resents an interesting new concept in Jenni Wood cruising: a relaxed 'Club Med' style aimed at youthful and affluent customers. Aida, 7-19 Cruise liner update Marketing which should be handed over to Deutsche 7 Spleniiour of the Seas makes her dshut Adelaide Proctor Seereederei Touristik in the middle of this year, is featured in more detail in our spe­ 8 Sun Princess: fust of three new P&O liners cial cruise liner update, which begins on page 7. 11 Joint German project for new Costa liners Editorial and Advertisement Office: 13 SWATH cruise design from US consultancy RINA Ltd 14 'Club Med' concept for new Finnish-built liner 10 Upper Belgrave Street 17 Oriental touch from Star Cruise London SWIX 8BQ England 19 Onboard transport systems from Schindler Telephone: 0171 235 4622/4 24-29 technology Telefax: 0171 245 6959 24 Major investment for Regional Container Lines Telegrams: Sinai, London 25 Flexible hatch solutions from MacGregor and HDW Ten issues published annually: 27 Series success for Ki-ögerwerft January, February, March, April, May, 28 Canmar geared for the Atlantic challenge June, August, September, October and November 37-43 Austrian maritime industries 37 Busy times at Vienna Model Basin Designed by Cooper • Trowbridge 39 New designs from Liebherr Printed in Great Britain by: 40 A century of pioneering valve design Echo Press (1983) Ltd 42 Advances in Geislinger noise and vibration control Echo House, Jubilee Drive Belton Park, Loughborough 43 Crane innovation at Palfinger Leicestershire LEll 5TQ REGULAR FEATURES The Institution is not, as a body, responsible for opinions expressed in 3 Editorial comment: Good times ahead for OBO The Naval Architect unless it is carriers? expressly stated that these are the 4 News review Council's views. 30 Patent News Registered charity No. 211161 52 Letter to the editor © 1996: The Royal Institution of Naval 52 Book review Architects. This publication is copy­ 68 Diary right under the Beme Convention and RINA Affairs (loose insert) the Intemational Copyright Conven­ tion. All rightsreserved . No part of this publication may' be reproduced, stored SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT in a retrieval system or transmitted Astilleros Espaüoles - ro-ro ships and passenger ferries without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Permission is not, however, required to copy abstracts of papers or of articles on condition that a ^MisMinsssnsni full reference to the source is shown. 53 First ANZAC frigate delivered to the Australian Navy Multiple copying ofthe contents witii­ out permission is always illegal. 54 Naval news 55 RN opportunities and research into the 21st century A one-year subscription to The Naval 56 Underwater repair techniques for submarine tiling and Architect costs £65 (UK), £75 ship hulls (Europe) and £80 (elsewhere in the Patents are pending for a submarine 58 CMN's construction programme for Kuwaiti patrol worid) weapon handling and discharge system incorporating rings of weapon canisters craft ABC Audited circulation 7481 outside the pressure hull. Magnum, on 60 Turbinia goes on display January-December 1994 which a paper will be given at next 61 Vosper Thornycroft 83m corvette handed over to Oman BUSINESS PRESS month's Warship 96 symposium, is intro­ duced in our Warsliip Teclinology section 61 New submarine weapon discharge system ISSN 0306 0209 on page 61. 62 Contracts for two Australian hydrographic ships

THE NAVAL ARCHITECT MAY 1996 I CONTENTS JUNE 1996 THE NAVAL ARCHITECT International Journal of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects

Editor Tim Knaggs NAVAL Naval Editor Robin Burnett, BSc, MRINA, MNI

Assistant Editor Christina Haindl

Editorial Assistant Michelle Otter PRINCIPAL /S^RTICLES 6 Polarlys and Nordkapp: a new pair for Norway's Advertisement Manager Hurtigruten service Debbi Bonner 32 The 9th SASMEX event: a conference report 53 MaK's new M25 engine Advertisement Consultant John Labdon 54 ANC: a radical concept for noise control

Advertisement Production Jenni Wood SPICIAL FEATUfl^lS Marketing Adelaide Proctor 15-30 Korean shipbuilding 15 Samho: Halla's new greenfield yard 16 Feeder container ship success for Dae Sun Editorial and Advertisement Office: 18 Hanjin's fust 5300TEU container Uner RINA Ltd Seen here is the MacGregor sidedoor/ramp 10 Upper Belgrave Street on the Hurtigruten cruise-ferry Polarlys, 18 60-knot container canier planned by Hyundai London SWIX 8BQ newly completed by Ulstein. Sidesiiell 21 Ro-ro ferry contract for Daewoo access, chosen as best for the many quays England called at, follows that of a trio of 1993/94 21 Competition for next round of LNG tanker contracts German-built ships. The ramp provides Telephone: 0171 235 4622/4 22 Third major offshore tanker order for Samsung entry both to a vehicle elevator and to twin 24 New-generation Jebsen OBO earners from Hyundai Telefax: 0171 245 6959 pallet lifts. Further information on this Telegrams: Sinai, London ship and her near-sister Nordkapp, built by 27 Following a productivity-led path at Daewoo Kvaerner Kleven, appears in our article on 29 Chinhae: a new medium-size yard for Daedong Ten issues published annually: page 6. January, February, March, April, May, June, August, September, October and November 34-45' Tanker technology 34 More promise for large tankers? Designed by Cooper • Trowbridge 34 Three Quays involvement in tanker contracts Printed in Great Britain by: 37 Fatigue analysis of tanker stnrctares by Germanischer Echo Press (1983) Ltd Lloyd Echo House, Jubilee Drive 39 Magnetic towing: a novel approach for distressed Belton Park, Loughborough Leicestershii-e LEll 5TQ tankers 43 Shuttie tanker status strengthened by AESA The Institution is not, as a body, responsible for opinions expressed in The Naval Architect unless it is Paints for new-generation ships expressly stated that these are the Newbuildings - protection starts now! Council's views. Reducing the environmental impact Registered charity No. 211161 Sigma expands in the Far East © 1996: The Royal Institution of Naval Benefits of impressed-cuiTent cathodic protection Architects. This publication is copy­ right under the Beme Convention and the Intemational Copyright Conven­ tion. All rights reserved. No part of this REGULAR FEATURES publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted Editorial comment: Thinking big in Korea without the prior permission of the News review copyright owner Permission is not, New legislation however, required to copy abstracts of Trade and equipment news papers or of articles on condition that a full reference to the source is shown. Diary Multiple copying of tiie contents witii­ RINA Affairs (loose insert) out permission is always illegal.

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