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OOCL Panama Christened MES: Diesel Engine Production at a Record-high
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) attained the output horsepower of the Mitsui-MAN B&W Low Speed Marine Diesel Engine manufactured at its Machinery Factory of Tamano Works amounting to record-high 4.52 million hp (by 200 units) in the fiscal year of 2007, which exceeds the previous record of 4.01 million hp (by 195 units). The annual production this fiscal year is expected to reach 4.74 million hp, the highest record ever. To cope with the growing demand of marine diesel engines, MES extended its production factory adopting assembly line production at the north side of the existing No. 1 machinery factory in the Tamano Works in November 2005 to increase its production capacity to 4 million hp. MES is also strengthening the after-service sector of the engine business, including the newly developed Marine Diesel Engine Performance/Life Expectancy Diagnosis System of marine diesel engine (product names "e-GICS" and e-GICSW) to which the communications satellite and internet are fully utilized.
Panama Canal Administrator Administrator/CEO Alberto Alem�n Zubieta and his wife, Ana Matilde Arias de Alem�n, presided over the christening of the sixth 4,500-TEU Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) Panamax vessel, the current maximum size for a ship to transit the Canal. At a ceremony held at the Geoje Shipyard in Korea, the new Panamax vessel was given the name OOCL Panama in honor of the historic role that the Panama Canal has played in the development of global commerce. "We at the Panama Canal Authority are humbled by this token of appreciation from OOCL," said Mr. Alem�n Zubieta. "On behalf of my wife, who was given the honor to sponsor this state-of-the-art vessel and all Panamanians, I would like to thank OOCL for their kind recognition of our waterway and the contributions that our country has made to the industry and world commerce."
Cicek Shipyard Launches Containership
MES Engine Output
FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 2.57 m hp by 125 engines 3.48 m hp by 177 engines 3.52 m hp by 186 engines 4.01 m hp by 195 engines 4.52 m hp by 200 engines 4.74 m hp by 215 engines(Expected)
Cicek Shipyard, located in Tuzla Bay near Istanbul, Turkey, launched its first containership. Previously, Cicek had focused on high specification chemical/ product tankers. The 1,300 TEU ship was named Ayse Naz Bayraktar and is due for delivery in July 2008. It is the first of two 22,000 dwt multipurpose containerships ordered from the yard by Bayraktar Shipping, a private Turkish owner that currently operates a fleet of six container ships, all built between 1999 and 2005, and five general cargo vessels. The design of these two ships allows for a high intake of 9.5-ft. high containers and two hatches can accommodate 45 ft. containers, including the 2.5m wide 'palletwide' containers now widely used in the intra-European trades. However, they have been designed in such a way that they could be switched to breakbulk or bulk operations if required. The vessels' nominal container capacity is stated to be 1287 TEU, 775 TEU being on deck and 512 TEU below deck.
Aker Yards Delivers Ferry
In late April Aker Yards delivered from its Helsinki yard a fast passenger-car ferry -- Viking XPRS-- for Viking Line. The $207m vessel is a fast ferry designed to carry passengers and cars between Helsinki, Finland, and Tallinn, Estonia is intended for yeararound service regardless of weather conditions. The new ferry represents an entirely new concept in Baltic Sea ferry service, bringing together the best qualities of conventional car ferries and catamarans. The 185 m x 27.7 m vessel takes 2,500 passengers, and is driven by 40 MW engines giving the vessel a speed of 25 knots.
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