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Lubmarine Debuts New Cylinder Lubricant

TOTAL Lubmarine has developed a new lubricant specially designed for use with low-sulphur fuels. The lubricant, TALUSIA LS 40, has successfully completed in-service tests and is now approved by MAN B&W and WARTSILA Sulzer designs. TALUSIA LS 40 is now available in the major European ports and will be available in selected ports worldwide in 2005. Low-sulphur fuel will be compulsory in certain waters from May 2005 following the ratification of MARPOL Annex VI. TALUSIA LS 40 is designed for engines operating continuously with low-sulphur fuel. Advantages include: * Minimal piston ring and liner wear * Maximum cleanliness * Longer periods between overhauls * Reduced engine maintenance costs * High design safety margins, allowing for safe feed rate optimisation Claude Ouvrier-Buffet, head of TOTAL Lubmarine's Technical Department, says, "TALUSIA LS 40 retains the same levels of detergency, anti-wear properties and thermal stability that operators have come to expect from our well-known TALUSIA HR 70, but has been designed especially for low-speed engines burning low-sulphur fuel. TALUSIA HR 70 has already proven in service that it is possible to reach low lube oil feed rates with perfect security, and the same possibility - and potential cost saving - is offered to our customers with the new TALUSIA LS 40." When a low-sulphur fuel is burnt there is less acid production, so the lube

Navy Signs NLOS-LS Integration Contract

Navy and Army officials held a contract signing ceremony at the Army’s Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. On August 28 to signify the cooperation between the services in the joint procurement of the Netfires Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System (NLOS-LS). The Navy is procuring the NLOS-LS for use on Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) surface warfare mission module. Netfires LLC of Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract August 25 for $54.8m (as part of an estimated $1

Unmanned Surface Vessel – Second by Textron Systems

Textron Systems successfully demonstrate its second Fleet-class Common Unmanned Surface Vessel (CUSV) Textron Systems Advanced Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announce that its second Fleet-class Common Unmanned Surface Vessel (CUSV) completed a successful in-water demonstration in New Orleans following vessel modifications at the Textron Marine & Land Systems (TM&LS) shipyard.

This Day in Coast Guard History – August 6

1878- The last true sailing cutter built for the Revenue Service, Chase (Salmon P. Chase) was completed on 6 August 1878 at the shipyard of Thomas Brown of Philadephia.  Barque-rigged, Chase displaced 142 tons and served as a cadet "practice vessel" for nearly 30 years before being decommissioned and transferred to the U.S. Public Health Service. 1918-The first American lightship to be sunk by enemy action, Lightship No. 71, was lost on her Diamond Shoals station

News: Kongsberg Launches DPS for Workboat Market

Kongsberg Marine launched the Compact DP Series from Kongsberg Maritime. A solution for the smaller vessel and operator, it offers a complete DP class 1 solution for dynamically positioned vessels and is designed to meet the requirements of Offshore Service Vessels and workboats. The system consists of two main components, the cPos and cJoy, both of which use Kongsberg RCU technology, within the (cPos or cJoy) Compact Controller

Kongsberg Launches DPS for Workboat Market

Last month Kongsberg Marine launched the Compact DP Series from Kongsberg Maritime. A solution for the smaller vessel and operator, it offers a complete DP class 1 solution for dynamically positioned vessels and is designed to meet the requirements of Offshore Service Vessels and workboats. The system consists of two main components, the cPos and cJoy, both of which use Kongsberg RCU technology, within the (cPos or cJoy) Compact Controller

Kongsberg Launches DPS for Workboat Market

Last month Kongsberg Marine launched the Compact DP Series from Kongsberg Maritime. A solution for the smaller vessel and operator, it offers a complete DP class 1 solution for dynamically positioned vessels and is designed to meet the requirements of Offshore Service Vessels and workboats. The system consists of two main components, the cPos and cJoy, both of which use Kongsberg RCU technology, within the (cPos or cJoy) Compact Controller

Major Ballast Water Management System Contract

OceanSaver announced the signing of the world’s first major Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) contract for large ships. Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has secured OceanSaver Ballast Water Management Systems for three supertankers (VLCCs) on order for Oman Shipping Company (OSC). The contract is the first of its kind and signifies a breakthrough for IMO’s Ballast Water Management convention as well as for OceanSaver.  

LCAC 25 Gets a Turnover

WASHINGTON, DC --The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Amphibious Warfare Program Executive Office announced that LCAC 25, the first of 73 Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) undergoing a Service Life Extension Program (SLEP), reached a major production milestone -- the hull turnover -- at Textron Marine & Land Systems (TM&LS) in New Orleans, La. on May 2, 2002. TM&LS, the current Navy prime contractor, hosted the hull turnover ceremony at its main LCAC production facility to mark the

Panoro Energy Will Drill Three Wells in Brazil’s Offshore

RIO DE JANEIRO - Independent driller Panoro Energy (PEN.OS) expects to drill three wells in Brazil's offshore Santos Basin in coming months, the company's chief executive said Wednesday. During a presentation at the 18th Latin Oil Week, Panoro's Kjetil Solbraekke said three prospects will be targeted, with the first well drilled in June or July. (Dow Jones)