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      <title>MARIA ALEJANDRA--A RECENTLY DELIVERED 240,000 DWT VLCC CHARTERED BY CEPSA</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The 240 000 tdw VLCC "Maria Alejandra" has a length oa of 328.50 m, a beam of 51.06 m, a draft of 20.35 m and is powered by a single B&W type 8K98GF diesel engine developing 32 560 bhp at 103 rpm.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 1977 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>"LAMPAS": LARGEST UK-BUILT VESSEL FROM H &amp; W</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[31,300 tdw crude carrier "Lampas" has a length oa of 351.40 m, a beam of 55.40, a draft of 22.37 m and is powered by a Harlan-Stal-Laval 50/45 geared steam turbine developing 36,000 shp at 85 rpm, giving a service speed of 15.25 knots.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 1977 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>"JARMADA": NKK'S BIGGEST YET STARTS LIFE IN BRUNEI</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The 360,000 tdw oil tanker "Jarmada" has a length oa of 355.00 m, a beam of 64.00 m, a draft of 22.9 m and is powered by a single Mitsubishi MS 45-2 steam turbine developing 45,000 shp at 80 rpm giving a speed of 16 knots. Cargo capacity is 473,000 cu m.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 1977 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>"SAMOTLOR" LEADS ICE-CLASS TANKER SERIES FOR U. S. S. R</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The 17,200 tdw artic tanker "Samotlor" has a length oa 160.0 m, a beam of 23.0 m, a draft of 9.2 m and is powered by a single six cylinder Brjanski B&W 6 DKRN 74/160-3 turbo-charged diesel engine developing 11,600 bhp at 124 rpm giving a speed of 16. 25 knots.  Cargo capacity is 17,910 cu m.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 1977 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>LARGEST NOZZLE PROPELLER BOOSTS ODENSE ULCC</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The 334 000 tdw ULCC "Kinsten Maersk" has a length oa of 370.45 m, a beam of 56.40 m, a draft of 22.46 m and is powered by a Stal-Laval AP single plane steam turbine developing 36 000 shp (metric) at 80 rpm, giving a service speed of 15.80 knots.  The vessel is fitted with a special bulbous bow and a nozzle propeller.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 1976 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>FRESH APPROACH BY ARENDAL TO TANKER ANCHOR ARRANGEMENTS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The 155 100 tdw (metric) tanker "Perseus" has a length oa of 285.00 m, a beam of 44.20 m, a draft (summer) of 17.07 m, and is powered by an eight-cylinder B&W-type K90GF diesel engine rated at 18 250 kW at trial speed of 16.5 knots. Cargo capacity is 188 086 cu m.  The Perseus features a new anchor arrangement, evolved by Gotaverken, whereby the anchors are placed on deck, easily accessible for securing, cleaning, maintenance and inspection.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 1976 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[A description is given of the 483,000 dwt VLCC 'Globtik Tokyo', which recently completed its maiden voyage from the Persian Gulf to Japan.  Descriptions of the cargo tanks include explanations of the type of bulkheads employed in different tanks.  Preparatory work on the design of the tanker included extensive stress and strength calculations, and predicted high stress regions on the hull were strengthened accordingly.  The design and construction of the propeller shaft and shaft seal arrangement, the type of cargo oil pumps, the tank cleaning system and inert gas and foam fire extinguishing system are all briefly discussed, and a description of the main machinery plant and equipment is also included in the article.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 1973 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A NOTE ON NOVEL TYPE VESSELS IN PETROLEUM</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Efforts aimed at reducing the marine transportation costs for petroleum products have moved along two paths; radical increases in the sizes of tankers, and the design of novel ships. The authors briefly describe several types of vessels which have been developed in the latter category, and the efforts of their company in this field.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 1972 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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