http://rmmlive.thought.co.uk Riviera Maritime Media Ltd was established in December 2001, emerging from an earlier partnership which was formed in 1997 to buy and publish Speed at Sea journal. RMM specialises in maritime information, publishing a range of maritime technical journals, holding related events, and supplying shipping data. en-gb 07/01/2009 05:16:44 15 http://www.rivieramm.com http://www.rivieramm.com Lubricant analyses by Lubricant Quality Scan (LQS), part of UK-based Intertek, are supported by a report and historical summary, recommended service intervals and trends in wear and contamination base... /article/LQS-analysis-benefits-CPP-operating-system-2212 /article/LQS-analysis-benefits-CPP-operating-system-2212 19/12/2008 00:00:00 Lubrication Common rail (CR) fuel injection technology has been extended by MAN Diesel to its 480mm-bore 48/60 design, which in its original form had logged 718 sales by last September. Launched in 1989 with a cy... /article/CR-and-FCT-systems-deliver-solutions-2214 /article/CR-and-FCT-systems-deliver-solutions-2214 19/12/2008 00:00:00 Medium Speed Engines In 2001 the US Navy launched a Future Surface Combatant Programme, aimed at acquiring a family of next-generation warships, comprising three classes: a cruiser (CGX), a destroyer (DGX) and a new type ... /article/LCS-power-plant-is-still-in-the-balance-2215 /article/LCS-power-plant-is-still-in-the-balance-2215 19/12/2008 00:00:00 Naval Propulsion The first patent for controllable stabilising fins was granted to Englishman Sir John Thornycroft in 1889 but fins were not put into service until the 1920s when they were fitted to, amongst others, a... /article/Stabiliser-systems-become-supersized-2216 /article/Stabiliser-systems-become-supersized-2216 19/12/2008 00:00:00 Stabilisers Leading lights from both the shipowning and engineering sectors will be out in force at The Annual Marine Propulsion Conference, to be held in association with Rolls-Royce Marine on 11-12 March in Lon... /article/Marine-community-meets-in-London-for-premier-conference-2167 /article/Marine-community-meets-in-London-for-premier-conference-2167 12/12/2008 00:00:00 News All bunker supplying states, but particularly signatory states to Marpol Annex VI, must act quickly to implement bunker supplier registration schemes and provide clear regulations, urges Andy Wright o... /article/Bunker-bulletin--2244 /article/Bunker-bulletin--2244 09/12/2008 10:10:00 Bunkers GEA Westfalia is applying its separator technology in treating fuel and lube oils, oily water and sewage waste, and stepping up in-service support A new generation of mineral oil separators from GEA... /article/Advancing-centrifugal-separator-based-systems-2245 /article/Advancing-centrifugal-separator-based-systems-2245 09/12/2008 10:10:00 Fuel treatment Fuel-efficient hydrodynamic options available for application to container ship newbuildings and existing tonnage are reviewed by John Carlton, Lloyd’s Register’s global head of Marine Tec... /article/Hull-and-propeller-solutions-for-higher-efficiency-2246 /article/Hull-and-propeller-solutions-for-higher-efficiency-2246 09/12/2008 10:10:00 Fuel saving Following the signing of a contract on 26 September in Bergen between MAN and Norwegian chemical tanker operator Odfjell, stage one of the world’s first ME-B retrofit has now been completed. The... /article/ASRY-completes-stage-one-of-first-ever-ME-B-retrofit-2247 /article/ASRY-completes-stage-one-of-first-ever-ME-B-retrofit-2247 09/12/2008 10:10:00 Machinery conversion & repair An innovative hybrid transmission concept under development by UK-based NexxtDrive is claimed to combine the best features of conventional mechanical drive systems with the advantages of electric prop... /article/HydroHybrid-concept-blends-electric-and-mechanical-drives-2248 /article/HydroHybrid-concept-blends-electric-and-mechanical-drives-2248 09/12/2008 10:10:00 Transmissions New technology, claimed as unique, enables hard contamination to be ground away, thus protecting other blades from wear A new method, claimed to be unique, for hard tipping scraper turbocharger blade... /article/ABB-coating-makes-scraper-blade-tips-even-harder-2249 /article/ABB-coating-makes-scraper-blade-tips-even-harder-2249 09/12/2008 10:10:00 Turbocharger servicing The 3,000th order for an MAN Diesel TCA turbocharger specified a TCA66V model to boost a 6-cylinder MAN B&W S50ME-B low speed engine assigned for production by the Chinese licensee Dalian Marine D... /article/VTA-system-serves-Torm-and-Total-tankers-2250 /article/VTA-system-serves-Torm-and-Total-tankers-2250 09/12/2008 10:10:00 Turbochargers Water injection in boiler burners can made a useful contribution to clean exhaust emissions Following the best 12 months ever in its 75 year history, the family run boiler and burner company, Saacke ... /article/Saacke-launches-new-solution-to-reduce-flue-particles-2260 /article/Saacke-launches-new-solution-to-reduce-flue-particles-2260 09/12/2008 10:10:00 Boilers A new generation of twisted leading edge rudder and an optimised Schilling KSR design are among Becker Marine Systems’ developments Introduced in 2003, Becker’s first TLKSR twisted leadi... /article/Energy-saving-refinements-enhance-programme-2262 /article/Energy-saving-refinements-enhance-programme-2262 09/12/2008 10:10:00 Rudders Canadian shipowner Transport Desgagnes has ordered Wärtsilä’s Low Loss Concept (LLC) electric propulsion system for a 95m-long passenger/vehicle/container vessel booked at Croatia&rsqu... /article/Passenger-ship-debut-for-LLC-system-2263 /article/Passenger-ship-debut-for-LLC-system-2263 09/12/2008 10:10:00 Electrics & electronics Deeper penetration of the offshore market is reported by Voith Turbo, a recent contract calling for Voith Schneider Propeller (VSP) systems to drive a subsea operations vessel ordered by Hallin Marine... /article/VSPs-in-demand-for-tug,-offshore-and-ferry-projects-2264 /article/VSPs-in-demand-for-tug,-offshore-and-ferry-projects-2264 09/12/2008 10:10:00 Propulsors AVL sensor-based continuous engine performance monitoring will benefit Kongsberg Maritime’s integrated automation systems New sensor technology from Austrian specialist AVL will be tapped by Ko... /article/Sensor-developments-support-monitoring-advances-2265 /article/Sensor-developments-support-monitoring-advances-2265 09/12/2008 10:10:00 Performance monitoring Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis has become a key element in design and performance assessment procedures in marine engineering, with special applications in hull, propulsor and rudder refi... /article/Smoothing-the-path-to-improved-propulsion-2266 /article/Smoothing-the-path-to-improved-propulsion-2266 09/12/2008 10:10:00 CFD An upgraded version of the MaK DICARE engine monitoring system benefits from faster signal processing and enhanced usability. Introduced around 20 years ago, the expert system currently supervises aro... /article/Development-improves-DICARE-system-capability-2267 /article/Development-improves-DICARE-system-capability-2267 09/12/2008 10:10:00 Condition monitoring A number of designer/builders have disappeared over the years, reducing the market choice, but the medium speed four-stroke diesel engine maintains its dominance in propelling smaller ships as w... /article/Medium-speed-designs-rise-to-market-challenges-2269 /article/Medium-speed-designs-rise-to-market-challenges-2269 09/12/2008 10:10:00 Monitor