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ers within the fin shaft. The transducers produce an electrical signal proportional to the lift force generated by the angle of attack of the fin to local water stream direction. This lift signal is compared with the instantaneous value of lift required for roll stabilisation. The difference is then used to drive each fin until it achieves the desired lift, thereby automati- cally compensating for variations in the local water stream direction. Sperry Marine maintains that without utilising


Lift Control, stabilising systems cannot maintain the required peak lifts because of the fluctuating conditions within the cavitation region. The Gyrofin system is available in a range of fin


and machinery sizes. Vice president of Sperry Marine, J Nolasco


DaCunha said: “The Gyrofins will provide improved safety and vessel performance, minimise passenger discomfort, protect vehicles from damage and reduce fuel consumption.” He added: “The proven Gyrofin design, with Sperry Marine’s improved digital control system, provides a robust solution that delivers a smooth ride even in the roughest seas.” The six new ice-class classified ro-ro ships will have


around 3200 lane metres for vehicles, and will operate at a speed of 20kts. They are scheduled for delivery from Jinling, near Shanghai, in 2010 and 2011.


Acquisition Hamworthy buys


into ship design Global marine equipment and service company, Hamworthy, headquartered in Poole, UK, has acquired a majority interest in Baltic Design Centre Limited (BDC), an experienced ship design and consultancy firm based in Gdynia, Poland. BDC will be renamed Hamworthy Baltic Design Centre. It is believed that BDC already provides sub-contracted


design services to Hamworthy’s gas systems business in Norway. On introduction to the procedures and quality systems already employed in other companies of the Group, Hamworthy BDC will be able to offer current and future customers enhanced design services for their larger scale projects, according to the Group. Both businesses have a strong focus on developing


innovative products and services and the understand- ing is that Hamworthy BDC will continue to develop its scope for design of new vessels, particularly LNG, LPG, liquefied ethylene gas (LEG) and offshore vessels, as well as overhauls and conversions. Chief executive officer of Hamworthy, Joe Oatley,


said of the acquisition: “I am delighted to announce the addition of BDC to the Group, which will both increase the cost competitiveness of our gas systems business and augment the Group’s wider design capabilities.


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The acquisition gives BDC access to our international network of offices and customers. For our existing businesses it means we can obtain a better insight into our customers’ operational requirements and optimise our system designs.” Hamworthy currently has an annual turnover of £231.8


million (US$367.9 million), has operations in 12 countries and representation in more than 50 countries.


Contract SpecTec wins


yacht contracts Leading maritime software and services company SpecTec has been awarded seven new contracts for software services in the yacht-building industry. The contracts are for variations of SpecTec’s comprehensive IDEA management software package. The first contract is with CMN of France for the


delivery of the IDEA management software system to M/Y Slipstream and her sister vessel M/Y Cloud Nine. Both vessels are under construction at CMN shipyard in Cherbourg, France, with expected delivery dates of February and June 2009 respectively. SpecTec has also been contracted for the delivery of


the IDEA management and documentation system to AMELS shipyard, Vlissingen, the Netherlands, to be fitted to the next two vessels of AMELS’ 171 semi-cus- tom mega yacht series. Both vessels are due for delivery by mid-2009. Abeking & Rassmussen’s newbuilds 6481 and 6491


are being fitted with SpecTec’s IDEA management software package, after SpecTec was awarded this contract. SpecTec secured the contract despite competi- tion from Abeking & Rassmussen’s in-house ‘Virtual Ship Explorer’ (VSE) software. SpecTec has received orders from two leading Italian


yacht-builders: Perini Navi, for installation of the IDEA software package on S/Y Selene and newbuild 56m S/Y Riela, and San Lorenzo shipyard for the installation of the software and documentation packages for the next two hulls of its 40m semi-custom yacht series. The vessels have a scheduled delivery date of end of third quarter and beginning of fourth quarter 2009 respectively. Trinity Yachts, a USA-based shipbuilder, has ordered


the installation of IDEA on new-build M/Y Unbridled, a contract to refit the system on existing vessel M/Y Pangaea and for M/Y Katharine on which IDEA is replacing the current TECHMAN system. The final contract is with Vosper Thorneycroft, UK,


whose vessel S/Y Mirabella is having IDEA manage- ment software package installed. S/Y Mirabella has a Loa of more than 75m and her mast measures close to 90m, so this contract is especially important to SpecTec. The IDEA software is replacing the existing TECHMAN system. SBI


Ship & Boat International November/December 2008


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