Sea Spider starts laying cable in Baltic
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Sea Spider is a multi-purpose, technologically advanced, diesel electric cable-laying vessel which has been put into use for the first time in the Baltic. The state-of-the-art ship will play a key role in a power cable laying project called SwePol. The ship not only has a large cable-carrying capacity and excellent sea-keeping capabilities, it can also can also continue to work in adverse weather conditions. Furthermore, it can work in difficult areas such as shallow waters, tidal waters and estuaries.
Publication Name: Motor Ship
Subject: Transportation industry
ISSN: 0027-2000
Year: 1999
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The Baltic ferry "Visby": geared low-speed diesel machinery revived
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The Visby, a economy-propulsion passenger ferry, heralds a return to geared low-speed Gotaverken-B&W diesel machinery for Rederi A-B Gotland's order to service between Swedish mainland ports and Baltic island.
Publication Name: Motor Ship
Subject: Transportation industry
ISSN: 0027-2000
Year: 1981
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'Trelleborg': a large multi role rail ferry for the royal route
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Trelleborg, a rail ferry, was built by Oresundsvarvet for Swedish State Railways which has operated a Royal service route between Sweden's southern coast and Sassnitz in East Germany since 1909..
Publication Name: Motor Ship
Subject: Transportation industry
ISSN: 0027-2000
Year: 1982
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