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IN BRIEF<br />
Seabourn Odyssey is cruising the Mediterranean on her first voyages<br />
Luxury new-builds for Seabourn<br />
New Prime-<br />
Serv package<br />
Retrofits | MAN Diesel Prime-<br />
Serv SE introduces Prime-<br />
Serv Trident, a package to<br />
support customers to invest in<br />
retrofit technology.<br />
The first retrofit solutions include<br />
the Alpha Lubricator,<br />
which is claimed to reduce cylinder-oil<br />
feed-rates by 20-30%,<br />
the turbocharger cut-out, which<br />
is said to improve main-engine<br />
performance during low-load<br />
operation, as well as the blending<br />
on board, which blends additives<br />
into system oil for use as<br />
cylinder oil. The PrimeServ Trident<br />
concept will as per MAN<br />
statement eventually expand to<br />
include more retrofit types<br />
According to the MAN Diesel<br />
PrimeServ offer, the investments<br />
have a pay-back period<br />
of no more than two years<br />
and hence the new financing<br />
scheme is linked to this period:<br />
Payment is spread out over the<br />
pay-back period and balanced<br />
by the savings created by the<br />
retrofit itself.<br />
Genova | Italian shipyard<br />
T.Mariotti S.p.A. delivered the<br />
luxury flagship Seabourn Odyssey<br />
to Yachts of Seabourn, part<br />
of Carnival Corporation & PLC,<br />
Miami. She is the first cruise<br />
vessel in a series of four ordered<br />
by Seabourn and the first newly<br />
built ship for the cruise line in<br />
more than 15 years.<br />
The 198.15 m long and 26 m<br />
wide ship with 11 decks is powered<br />
by four Wärtsilä main engines<br />
of type W12V32B3 with<br />
rated at 5760 kW each. Service<br />
speed amounts to 19 knots.<br />
The new cruise vessel can accommodate<br />
450 passengers in<br />
225 luxury suites. Public spaces<br />
with restaurants, entertainment<br />
and Spa are spread over eight<br />
decks.<br />
While Seabourn Odyssey is already<br />
cuising the Mediterranean<br />
the hull of sister vessel<br />
Seabourn Sojourn has just been<br />
Panama Canal expansion<br />
Panama City | The Panama Canal<br />
Authority (ACP) has awarded<br />
the contract for design and<br />
build the waterway’s new set of<br />
locks to the Consortium Grupo<br />
Unidos por el Canal (GUPC). It<br />
is the most anticipated project<br />
of the Panama Canal Expansion<br />
Program.<br />
GUPC, composed of Sacyr<br />
Vallehermoso S.A. (leading,<br />
Spain), Impregilo S.p.A. (Italy),<br />
Jan De Nul n.v. (Belgium)<br />
and Constructora Urbana, S.A.<br />
(Panama), was one of three consortia<br />
vying for the largest and<br />
most important contract under<br />
the Canal‘s expansion. The base<br />
towed to T. Mariotti’s Genova<br />
yard for completion and outfitting.<br />
In San Giorgio di Nogaro at<br />
CI.MAR. Costruzioni Navali<br />
S.p.A. (Cimolai-Mariotti) superstructures<br />
had been joined<br />
up to deck 9, with main engines,<br />
generators and major<br />
equipment already installed.<br />
The delivery of Seabourn Sojourn<br />
is scheduled for May<br />
2010.<br />
A new set of locks will be built by Grupo Unidos por el Canal<br />
price of US $3,118,880,001.00<br />
submitted by GUPC did not exceed<br />
the ACP‘s owner‘s allocated<br />
price of US $3,481,000,000.00,<br />
as the Canal Authority states.<br />
Subcontractors as designers are<br />
Montgomery Watson Harza<br />
(leader, USA), IV Groep (The<br />
Netherlands), Tetra Tech (United<br />
States) and as gate manufacturer<br />
Heerema Fabrication<br />
Group (The Netherlands).<br />
Meanwhile ACP released its<br />
Request for Proposals (RFP)<br />
for the fourth dry excavation<br />
contract, the second largest and<br />
most complex project after the<br />
locks contract.<br />
Drydocks World Dubai |<br />
The flagship ship repair,<br />
conversion and new building<br />
yard of Drydocks<br />
World has renewed its<br />
long-standing association<br />
with BP Shipping with the<br />
signing of a new Alliance<br />
Agreement. The two companies<br />
will work closely to<br />
achieve optimum production<br />
levels based on mutually<br />
agreed terms, which<br />
includes strict implementation<br />
of accepted standards<br />
in safety, quality and environmental<br />
protection.<br />
Merger | MAN Diesel SE<br />
and MAN Turbo AG are going<br />
to work more closely<br />
together with the aim of<br />
forming a merger under<br />
corporate law. By combining<br />
the complementary<br />
product portfolios, the<br />
merged company will<br />
strive for further growth<br />
and a stronger position in<br />
its respective market segments.<br />
As per own statement<br />
this will allow the<br />
MAN Group to combine<br />
the expertise of the Diesel<br />
Engines business area with<br />
the Turbomachinery business<br />
area to form a strong<br />
Power Engineering unit.<br />
Fincantieri | Keel Laying<br />
of the cruise ship Queen<br />
Elizabeth ordered by Carnival<br />
Group for the British<br />
owner Cunard Line took<br />
place at the Monfalcone<br />
shipyard of Fincantieri. The<br />
vessel will be appr. 294 m<br />
long and able to accommodate<br />
over 2500 guests.<br />
Delivery of the new passenger<br />
ship is scheduled<br />
for autumn 2010.<br />
Heavy Lift Club | Some<br />
shipping companies involved<br />
in the transport<br />
of project and heavy lift<br />
cargoes have founded<br />
the International Council<br />
of Heavy Lift and Project<br />
Cargo Carriers (Heavy Lift<br />
Club). Issues of concern<br />
are education, technological<br />
innovation, the environment,<br />
security etc.relating<br />
to the transport of such<br />
cargoes.<br />
Ship & Port | 2009 | N o 3 7
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