Increasing size of tankers has caused problem of maneuvering in enclosed waters and when approaching terminals; Kawasaki Dockyard Co, Ltd has developed side-thrust system in which turbines of cargo oil pumps are used to drive special thruster pumps which draw seawater from shipside and discharge through jets at outboard end of athwartships pipe mounted aft of main engine; with assistance of one tug at bow, side thruster in 70,000-ton Yoshinogawa Maru moved vessel athwartships in light loaded condition 100 m in 5 min; diagram.


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    Title :

    Japanese side-thrust system


    Additional title:

    Motor Ship


    Published in:

    Motor Ship ; 46 , n 543 ; p 327


    Publication date :

    1965


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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