We create and curate the world’s grandest stages at premier venues for the world’s best disc golfers in order to transmit the story of professional disc golf as an engaging high-quality experience that inspires and grows fans of the sport on-site and online DGPT is a registered trademark of Disc Golf Pro Tour  Norske og internasjonale forskningsnyheter In what was once a quay foundation at the Tønsberg harbour archaeologists have found a rare game piece Game pieces themselves are not a rare find. Archaeologists actually find a fair number of them. People played so much during the Middle Ages that they developed gambling problems, which were addressed in legislation "Finding runes is special," archaeologist Hanne Ekstrøm Jordahl tells sciencenorway.no She is the office manager for the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Research's (NIKU) office in Tønsberg and the project leader for the excavation in Tønsberg city centre "We have picked up hundreds of wooden bits and cattle ribs and we've turned them over and examined them multiple times The game piece was the first rune find in Tønsberg in over eight years "Now we have two rune finds in a relatively short time This is the kind of thing that really excites us," says Jordahl The archaeologists believe they see three runes on the rune stick which may have been a marker stick – a kind of label of some sort " We’ll have to wait for one of the runologists to examine it before we know more about what it might say," she says It has likely been tightly packed in wood chips for perhaps 800 years Although dating tests have not yet been conducted Jordahl estimates it likely dates to the 1200s Maybe they were sitting in one of the town's taverns Jordahl and her colleagues suggest the piece might have been used to play checkers Three other game pieces were also found nearby Runologist Kristel Zilmer from the Museum of Cultural History has examined the game piece from the Tønsberg excavation and confirms that it has an r on one side and a u on the other "It's interesting that some runes and Latin letters share similar forms," says Zilmer The r on the game piece is similar to the one we use today which people in the Middle Ages would also recognise from Latin script we identify it as a rune because that’s what we would expect on small medieval artefacts like this and both symbols are typical of runic script,” says Zilmer Zilmer examined the game piece before its conservation making it easier to distinguish deliberate cuts and carvings from incidental marks Although Zilmer has only seen photos of the rune stick she confirms that it appears to show runes no more than 5-6 game pieces with runes have been found in Norway Two of them were found in Oslo in the 1980s The other bore the woman's name Sigrid (Sigríðr) a game piece made of whale bone with a circular design on the top was discovered it was engraved with Viking (Víkingr) – a well-known male name in the Nordic Middle Ages On a fragment of what may have been a game piece found in Tønsberg in the early 1970s the name Lodur (Lóðurr) might be inscribed This is also a name known from the Norse poem Völuspá Finally, a game piece with runes was found a couple of years ago in Trondheim it appears to be a soapstone game piece with intricate ornamentation It is believed that rune forms are part of the decoration and have been interpreted as runic script," says Zilmer Confirmed finds indicate that some individuals carved their names into their game pieces The latest discovery features just two letters "There’s some mystery around these simple runes or is the piece itself marked in a way that assigned it a specific role in the game?" she asks "We can assume that games and other activities were part of daily life in the medieval town," says Zilmer they could create problems – or perhaps opportunities – for those involved A rune stick found at the dock in Bergen confirms this there may be the male name Erlend and a reference to betting money – the interpretation is somewhat unclear 'from daring dice games come all kinds of outcomes.' Read the Norwegian version of this article on forskning.no Sign up Sciencenorway.no brings you science news from Norway.This is the English version of forskning.no online newspaper on science.Sciencenorway.no har artikler fra forskning.no på engelsk Privacy policy Sciencenorway.no follows the Norwegian Editor’s Code and the Code of Ethics of the Norwegian Press Editor-in-chief / publisher: Aksel Kjær Vidnes+47 922 47 741 / aksel@forskning.noAssistant editor: Alette Bjordal Gjellesvikalette@forskning.no Researcher's Zone: Frithjof Eide Fjeldstad frithjof@forskning.no Ads and market: Preben Forberg+47 413 10 879 / preben@forskning.noAddress: Sandakerveien 24 C / D3 In 1904, the world was captivated by the discovery of the Oseberg ship, a remarkable artifact from the Viking era, just outside the charming town of Tønsberg, Norway—the country's oldest inhabited town. Today, Tønsberg continues to entice history enthusiasts and curious travelers with its deep Viking heritage and at the heart of this cultural heritage stands the impressive Vikingodden Known as the Oseberg Viking Heritage project, Vikingodden is a unique endeavor dedicated to preserving and reviving age-old shipbuilding traditions. The project is committed to recreating tools and construction methods exclusively from the 12th-century Viking era All the work at Vikingodden is carried out on a voluntary basis. Enthusiasts and experts alike donate their time and skills to the cause. While the project operates year-round, weekends offer a special opportunity for visitors to interact with knowledgeable local guides who tell tales of Vestfold's long Viking history Vestfold is the region that encompasses Tønsberg Vestfold was also an ancient Viking region Next to Vikingodden, visitors will encounter impressive replicas of historic vessels, including the renowned Oseberg ship (named Saga Oseberg) the Oseberg Viking Heritage project has embarked on crafting a replica of yet another iconic find Vikingodden is conveniently located just minutes from the city center While volunteer work takes place year-round weekends offer a more vibrant atmosphere with local guides eager to introduce you to Viking Age shipbuilding techniques seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497 A living museum working to keep the traditions of building and repairing handmade wooden boats The 19th-century vessel floats proudly on Lake Titicaca but its journey from Britain to the Peruvian altiplano was far from smooth sailing The elevator hidden in a smokestack on Roosevelt's yacht now serves as a monument to the former president The "Heroine of Dunkirk" rescued over 7,000 Allied troops during the historic World War II evacuation A historic custom house with ties to George Washington is now a shrine to local nautical history This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota In that world Peggy became Captain Carter and Steve Rogers never took on the mantle of Captain America But while the premiere brought a ton of new stuff to the MCU it also prominently featured one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most important locations And unless you’ve really been paying attention you might not have realized it But Tønsberg’s relevance in the MCU goes even deeper Tønsberg is a Norwegian municipality with deep connections to Viking history But in the MCU it’s been the site of some of the most important battles and discoveries dating back to the very first phase of the franchise So let’s dig into when and where you’ve seen Tønsberg before The one which showed Odin in 965 AD waging war against the Frost Giants This is the first time in MCU history that we see the Norwegian locale To stop the Frost Giants from taking over Midgard It ends with Odin seizing the source of their power which—although we didn’t know it at the time—was the Space Stone/Tesseract which from here on out is an artifact with deep connections to Tønsberg It’s revealed that Odin left it on Earth that really seems like a terrible idea when it could have been in Asgard the whole time The most recent time we saw Tønsberg prior to What If… was in the epic conclusion of the Infinity Saga With Asgard destroyed during the events of Thor: Ragnarok King Valkyrie is now ruling over New Asgard This is where we met Thor and Korg living their best/worst gamer lives it looks like an unassuming fishing village But with the magical Asgardians living there and its deeply mystical history we expect the town to play even more of a key role going forward Marvel Studios We’re delighted you're perusing our site for all your nerdy news We'd wholeheartedly appreciate you enabling ads to keep this content free The world's largest roll-on / roll-off vessel is the first of four Mark V class Ro Ro vessels of the Norwegian shipping company Wilh The world’s largest roll-on / roll-off vessel, MV Tønsberg, is the first of four Mark V class Ro Ro vessels of the Norwegian shipping company Wilh Tønsberg is designed to transport high and heavy cargo loads MV Tønsberg was launched in March 2011 Tønsberg incorporates an innovative low double bottom hull The ship features six fixed heavy decks and three hoistable decks The hull lines are optimised for low resistance in rough waters The fuel oil is stored in protected tanks installed forward and aft of the hull moulded breadth of 32.26m and a design draft of 11m The vessel can accommodate a crew of 36 people in two tiers on the weather deck The accommodation block also includes public spaces A free fall lifeboat (aft) is accessible through a safe emergency walkway from the accommodation section including a chill water air conditioning system water ballast pumps and separate light zones are designed to minimise energy consumption Drip trays are installed to collect the possible leakage from hydraulic cylinders The ballast water treatment unit and bilge water separator reduce pollutant discharges into the sea The cargo handling systems aboard MV Tønsberg allow the loading and unloading of cargo such as high and heavy rolling cargo All cargoes are loaded and off-loaded over a stern quarter ramp The main deck offers a higher clear height than other Ro Ro vessels of this type Internal ramps are arranged in sequence to enable the efficient and safe movement of cargo The fixed and hoistable-type internal ramps allow movement between decks Liftable decks are controlled by electric winches installed under each deck panel The ramp system enables the simultaneous loading and off-loading of cargo from all decks The weather deck is provided with a four metre wide ramp to avoid the use of shore-based cranes for loading of cargo The vessel offers total deck area of 50,335 square metres of which 31,250 square metres are dedicated for high and heavy cargo The strengthened stern ramp can hold 500t of cargo while the weather deck can accommodate aquavit containers The vessel can carry a cargo volume of about 138,000 cubic metres The ship has two pairs of water ballast (WB) tanks connected to anti-heel system The fuel oil tanks are well protected to withstand the impact of grounding and collision The tank capacities of the vessel are: WB tanks – 16,080 square metres fuel oil tanks – 5,500 square metres diesel oil tanks – 650 square metres and fresh water tanks – 475 square metres The ship is powered by an electronically controlled slow speed B&W seven cylinder L70ME-C8 engine which drives a single fixed pitch propeller The propulsion system also integrates a low resistance rudder and transverse thrusters for high manoeuvrability Tønsberg is fitted with a 1,200kW steam turbine generator and 1,100kW shaft generator for electric power supply during the transit Three 2,400kW auxiliary generator sets supply electricity for the vessel in the port and throughout manoeuvring The auxiliary systems and fuel tanks are designed for operation on low sulphur heavy fuel oil and marine diesel oil The turbo generator system is expected to reduce the annual fuel consumption by about five to six percent Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network Archaeologists have found a richly decorated ‘knight’ chess piece at a medieval site in Tønsberg The 800-year-old Arabic-inspired chess piece is richly decorated with circles Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research The ancient chess piece was found in a 13th-century building at Anders Madsens gate in Tønsberg and has a protruding snout on top with two dotted circles It is made of antler; lead was probably inserted in the middle of the piece The piece is richly decorated with circles on the bottom several dotted circles on the sides and at the top “The design of the piece has an abstract shape, and is designed according to Islamic tradition, where no human figures are to be depicted,” said Dr. Lars Haugesten an archaeologist at the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research “No previous archaeological finds from Tønsberg have such details which emphasizes that this chess piece is a unique object.” “The game of chess was taken up in the Arab world after the conquest of Persia in the 7th century CE and was introduced to Spain in the 10th century CE by the Moors.” and may have been known in Scandinavia shortly afterwards.” “The oldest find in the Nordic region is from Lund dating back to the last half of the 12th century That piece is similar to the find from Tønsberg.” The protruding snout of the 800-year-old chess piece has two dotted circles According to the team, the chess piece from Tønsberg is a horse (today known as a knight) some chess pieces from the Middle Ages have been found more than 1,000 gaming pieces have been found.” there are some chess pieces but only 6 abstract knights.” “Their shape is similar to the piece from Tønsberg “The decor on the pieces is not the same as that from Tønsberg yet the pieces from Bergen both have dotted circles and ordinary circles.” “We are thrilled to announce the promotion of Iris and Lotte both of whom have been instrumental in our global expansion,” said Thomas Kim and we are thoroughly committed to fostering and growing our best internal talent and rewarding success We have the utmost faith in Iris and Lotte to continue leading and growing our organization in their new roles.” Iris will serve as the global driver of Enfusion’s continued strategic expansion Iris has been pivotal in developing the firm’s multi-year business strategy and strategically strengthening the company’s foothold in Asia She led the establishment of Enfusion Shanghai which is Enfusion’s first step toward serving investment managers in mainland China Iris brings twelve years of strategy expertise including six years at Bridgewater Associates in strategy and business planning she worked at Boston Consulting Group on market entry and global growth strategies Iris has a Bachelor of Science degree in Corporate Finance from Fudan University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School EMEA Lotte will direct the firm’s business development efforts for investment managers and hedge funds located in Europe Lotte joined the firm in 2020 as Senior Vice President Sales Manager EMEA and helped expand Enfusion’s client base across Europe Lotte has spent nine years managing corporate sales with previous roles at SimCorp Ltd as a Sales and Account Manager for U.K and Ireland and Global Account Manager for UBS Asset Management and at Bloomberg LP as a Key Account Manager Lotte holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Kingston University and a Master of Science in Global Banking and Finance from European Business School Enfusion’s investment management software-as-a-service platform removes traditional information boundaries middle- and back-office teams on one cloud-native system Enfusion creates enterprise-wide cultures of real-time Enfusion partners with 680+ investment managers from 10 global offices spanning four continents © Copyright 2012 - 2023 | citybiz | All Rights Reserved The building is carved asymmetrically into the land in order to channel plenty of daylight into all rooms is made to blend with the existing topography of the area,' explains project architect Håvard B Olsen A minimal material palette includes concrete and Siberian larch which helps the house blend with its natural surroundings The first floor's open plan arrangement incorporates kitchen which open onto a balcony through a set of large sliding windows The muted palette of the house's exterior extends inside where light wood floors and terracotta and charcoal walls and furniture create a warm ambience A staircase from the kitchen leads upwards to two children's bedrooms and an additional which leads to a second south-facing terrace 'We focused on getting good sunlight in all rooms views and floating connections between inside and outside,' says Olsen of the open plan design On the other side of the kitchen lies a dining room with a undulating banquette seating made from wooden slats A set of sliding double doors leads out onto a spacious balcony that wraps around the front and side of the house, morphing into the roof of the garage below The brief - for a home for a family of four - outlined a design that would be fit for the rigours of everyday family life but would also benefit from ample sunlight frame external views and provide access out from every level The choice of materials provides low maintenance surfaces for the clients The larch used externally acquires a beautiful patina overtime allowing the house to slowly transform and merge further into the landscape as time goes by Take an interactive tour of Tønsberg House The building is carved asymmetrically into the land in order to channel plenty of daylight into all rooms. 'The whole house, including the roof, is made to blend with the existing topography of the area,' explains project architect Håvard B Olsen, who led the design A minimal material palette includes concrete and Siberian larch, which helps the house blend with its natural surroundings The first floor's open plan arrangement incorporates kitchen, dining and living areas, which open onto a balcony through a set of large sliding windows The muted palette of the house's exterior extends inside where light wood floors, and terracotta and charcoal walls and furniture create a warm ambience A staircase from the kitchen leads upwards to two children's bedrooms and an additional, smaller seating area, which leads to a second south-facing terrace 'We focused on getting good sunlight in all rooms, views and floating connections between inside and outside,' says Olsen of the open plan design The brief - for a home for a family of four - outlined a design that would be fit for the rigours of everyday family life, but would also benefit from ample sunlight, frame external views and provide access out from every level The larch used externally acquires a beautiful patina overtime, allowing the house to slowly transform and merge further into the landscape as time goes by Receive our daily digest of inspiration, escapism and design stories from around the world direct to your inbox. I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Hei from Norway: we’re 100-odd kilometres south of Oslo, a five-minute walk up-and-over the ancient town of Tonsberg and taking a deep breath at the summit of Castle Rock. We’re at Slottsfjell. Gazing up at medieval towers and down onto tranquil fjords (possibly a river, but nicer to think “fjord”), it seems a calamitous oversight that 13 years of this festival have happened without anyone mentioning it to me. Maybe it’s the nostalgic atmosphere of the site – the haphazard set-up and lo-fi charm bring to mind Green Man’s original site and the early days of End of The Road – or maybe it’s the looming presence of UK veterans like Slowdive, Craig David and The Prodigy spread over the four days, but this festival feels instantly familiar and overwhelmingly comforting. Oddly, The Prodigy’s set feels the same. Age has sucked the venom from them and you sense that when Keith Flint starts a fire these days it’s followed by a glass of red and Countryfile, but the classics still kick with enough chutzpah to keep them enormously entertaining. Slowdive, on the other hand, are enjoying a genuine creative renaissance and while a downpour that laughs in the face of being called merely ‘biblical’ keeps crowds away, it’s a treat to see them on such vibrant form. Really, though, the last thing Slottsfjell should be treated as is a field of dreams where old-stagers get to swing a bat again (briefly diverting quickly-turned humdrum sets from The Hives and Paramore quash that notion); instead this is a chance to soak up Norwegian acts new and not-so-new, enjoy a handful of Nordic neighbours, and marvel at the idea of a Government which actually supports the arts. We find Strange Hellos doing charming indiepop on the tiny P3 stage and fall hard for the confident strut of Hanne Mjøen, who does Scandi-pop precision with joyful effervescence. Over on the main stage, big-hitters Tove Lo and Astrid S produce shows that ooze star quality, with the latter’s “Party’s Over” burning brighter than the fireball in the sky that’s scorched us ever since the early not-quite-armageddon. Three acts stand out across the weekend however: Anna of the North possesses a nuance and subtlety that raises her high above that well-trodden Nordic algorithmic pop sound. Amanda Delara adds violin and cello to toothy beats that are sharpened by no-nonsense political lyrics concerning the rank stupidity, violence and greed of humans, and Pom Poko who, as ever, are on a mission to prove themselves the most riotously party guitar band on the planet, and entirely succeeding. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 30-day free trial. Terms apply. ADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent. Shame, too, pack the sky-kissing Tarnlunden stage with their kinda-post-post-Britpop invective. Burning-up with the unarguable self-belief of furious youth, they bristle and thrill, and if anyone’s not converted then they’re keeping very quiet amongst the reverence. Fittingly it’s left to a stellar Norwegian talent to close the on-site festival. Aurora’s huge crowd treasure every moment of a dramatic and surprisingly euphoric set. Those of us that thought her music too polite to triumph at this level are blown away, especially when “Running With The Wolves” threatens to flatten the very mountain we’re stood upon. Most festivals end about now, but Slottsfjell just gets off the mountain and into the club. The warehouse space Kastellnatt witnesses all manner of late night kicks, from Lady Leshurr to Fanny Anderson, from Hasta to the Henrik The Artist-boasting Rytmeklubben, and we dance long into the not-very-dark Norwegian night, never ever spilling our beers. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Up to nine crew members on a containership in the Gulf of Guinea are thought to have been kidnapped while another is being treated for a bullet wound in the leg The 21-year-old CMA CGM-chartered Tonsberg was attacked by pirates some 48 nautical miles south-west of Luba The 5,551 teu vessel was headed for Cotonou after departing from Cameroon’s Port Autonome de Kribi on Sunday In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone .. Container freight spot rates maintained their downward trajectory this week The box carrier heavyweights appear to be increasingly romancing the Indian market The USTR fees for China-built shipping threaten a “complete destabilisation” of the ocean alliances After taking delivery of the 16,000 teu MSC Germany this week Forwarders are “allowing the fox into the chicken run” by supporting carriers that also work .. email: [email protected] email: [email protected] email: [email protected] email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Chess fans today may not recognize this decorated thimble-shaped object but a recently discovered 800-year-old game piece from Norway is actually a knight This knight is similar in design to chess pieces seen in Arabia "The game of chess was taken up in the Arab world after the conquest of Persia in the seventh century and was introduced to Spain in the 10th century by the Moors and may have been known in Scandinavia shortly afterwards," the archaeological team noted in the statement While the knight resembles chess pieces from Arabia it doesn't mean that it was actually made there the archaeologists refer to it as an "Arabic-inspired chess piece." Though chess pieces with an Arabic design are rare in Scandinavia this isn't the only example from the region Archaeologists found the oldest chess piece known in Scandinavia in Lund The piece dates to the last half of the 12th century and has a design that is similar to the one found at Tønsberg Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox The 13th-century house where the chess piece was found is in an area of Tønsberg known as Anders Madsens gate excavations in this gate area started in autumn 2017 and have revealed several medieval streets and houses Original article on Live Science Owen JarusSocial Links NavigationLive Science ContributorOwen Jarus is a regular contributor to Live Science who writes about archaeology and humans' past He has also written for The Independent (UK) The Canadian Press (CP) and The Associated Press (AP) Owen has a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Toronto and a journalism degree from Ryerson University.  Archaeologists discover hundreds of metal objects up to 3,400 years old on mysterious volcanic hilltop in Hungary These are the sharpest images yet of planets being born around distant stars is upgrading its manufacturing plant at Tønsberg in southern Norway as it begins to promote itself on the international market with the assistance of Intsok The company has a worldwide reference list from its days as part of the ABB group It is now owned two-thirds by ScanRope and one-third by some of the employees ScanRope provides some assistance to the company's efforts to internationalize both through its office in Aberdeen and its part-time presence in Houston The current upgrading project at the Tønsberg plant will both expand production capacity and modernize work processes A central control and inspection system has been installed and some rebuilding work will also be carried out extrusion up to 200 mm outside diameter (OD) and two armoring machines with capacity for winding up to 8 mm OD wire on a production diameter up to 240 mm There are three carousels each with handling capacity of 650 tons Load-out facilities include a quay area of 600 sq m the company also supplies termination heads and associated equipment built and tested a 3-ton termination head for the world's first subsea processing system and rebuilt the head after a problem arose with the high-voltage coupler supplied for it It also supplied the 3.8-km steel-tube umbilical for the project fiber-optic cables and hydraulic and service lines as well as a 4 mw three-phase power supply sufficient to run an injection pump as well as the separator The umbilical is the largest yet manufactured by the company with a 160-mm diameter and weight of 53.5 kg/m in air ScanRope Subsea Cables has been subcontracted by ABB to supply mechanical components for the pull-in connection of the subsea power cables and to assist with the installation operation plays the newly restored Rieger organ at the Pacific Union College Church Tonsberg spearheaded the restoration of the 40-year-old organ The Rieger organ at the Pacific Union College Church in Angwin is the largest of its kind on the West Coast spearheaded the restoration of Pacific Union College's massive Rieger organ When Barbara Tonsberg offered to help restore the Pacific Union College Church’s massive Rieger pipe organ a church leader told her she couldn’t get it done for a reasonable price Note to future doubters: Never tell this 95-year-old Angwin woman what she can’t do the largest organ of its kind on the West Coast made its triumphant return to public performance repaired of wear and tear and significant damage sustained during the 2014 Napa earthquake one of the church’s former organists who last played in 2018 That wasn’t going to happen as far as I was concerned.” This March marked the 40th anniversary of the organ’s arrival from an Austrian factory It took a four-man crew six weeks to assemble the organ’s three main components operated by the top keyboard or “manual,” was installed later The cost of the restoration is still being tallied but will probably be around $130,000 less than one-fifth of the cost that had been estimated before Tonsberg got involved Tonsberg served on the committee that selected the organ in the late ‘70s “We searched all over the United States and couldn’t find what we wanted,” she recalled Their search finally ended at the Rieger Orgelbau factory in Austria Tonsberg says the organ is “of genuine Austrian heritage with a Germanic accent Organs of this scale each have a unique sound the one at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco is “wonderful Even the manuals of the PUC Church organ are unique Instead of the familiar modern arrangement of white keys for the natural notes and black keys for the half-tones Years of regular use by organists and students took their toll and the 2014 earthquake caused some of the heaviest pipes to bounce up and down leaving some parts dangling by fishing line and rendering the organ all but unplayable “It was worth $2 million and it was just sitting here,” recalled Tonsberg The necessary repairs were estimated at $750,000 When Tonsberg told a church leader she could fix the organ for a fraction of that cost she remembers him telling her “you can’t do that.” “I could tell he had no faith in me at all,” Tonsberg said Tonsberg pared down the estimate by eliminating what she deemed unnecessary “frills” and focusing on the essentials: replacing the faulty slider motors that were letting air get into the pipes and causing the organ to play on its own replacing the toes and other parts that had been damaged by the earthquake replacing the bamboo balanciers that had deteriorated over time and replacing the felt pads under the four keyboards Tonsberg said Pastor Emeritus John Hughson provided valuable help with fundraising — “he was so nice and so much fun to work with” — and the San Leandro-based Hupalo & Repasky did the actual work “I knew what needed to be done and he knew how to do it,” Tonsberg said When asked how she feels now that the organ is finally restored Tom Flesher has brought organ and piano music to Napa's First Presbyterian Church for 35 years The organ at Napa's First Presbyterian Church from 1922 Inside the pipe chambers (room) at Napa's First Presbyterian Church Tom Flesher in the pipe chambers at Napa's First Presbyterian Church Tom Flesher station at Napa's First Presbyterian Church features stacks of sheet music Tom Flesher plays the organ at Napa's First Presbyterian Church Flesher poses with choir director Kathy Munds Marge Ernest and Lu Walsh for a fundraising number based on "Sister Act.” You can reach Jesse Duarte at 967-6803 or jduarte@sthelenastar.com John and Michele Truchard have signed the papers becoming the new owners and stewards of the Napa Valley Opera House Email notifications are only sent once a day Friends and family of Berryessa's Turtle Rock bar collected the money pined to the ceiling of 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password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account This year’s Dubai Airshow was officially the biggest ever The air show welcomed more than 100,000 attendees and 1,200 exhibitors with US$78 billion of deals announced during the week In addition to being a key sponsor and welcoming customers and partners from across the region to our stand took to the conference stage to moderate a lively panel discussion on measuring aviation’s sustainable contributions Air bp’s global director of process excellence chaired the closing remarks for the air show’s aviation sustainability conference The week before the air show Andreea also attended and spoke about meeting rising SAF demand at the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA’s) fuel forum in Geneva As the official carbon reduction sponsor for this event we were also delighted to fund the supply of 10% of SAF for all delegates flying to the event through our book and claim solution Peab has been commissioned to build 64 apartments in Tønsberg in southeast Norway The customer is Selvaag Bolig and the contract is worth NOK 103 million Last year Peab completed the residential projects Signaturen and Sjøfront ll in Tønsberg for Selvaag Bolig is very pleased that Peab has been entrusted with a new project from the housing developer “Peab is focused on working to ensure satisfied customers We believe the fact that Selvaag Bolig has chosen us for a new project in Tønsberg underlines their confidence in Peab and is a considerable source of motivation for the organization,” says Larsen Peab will build apartments with one to three rooms varying in size from 31 to 75 m2 there will be a 142 m2 large four room penthouse with a big roof terrace Peab will also build a ground floor with parking and commercial space “Peab has already done a fine job on Signaturen and Sjøfront ll The work environment onsite and the quality of the finished product were both good We look forward to continuing our collaboration at Dockside Peab delivered the best offer,” says Rune Magnus Thomassen Construction will begin in October 2019 and occupation is planned for October 2022 The project will be order registered in the fourth quarter 2019 Peab is a leading Nordic construction and civil engineering company with about 15,000 employees and about SEK 53 billion in net sales The Group has strategically placed offices in Sweden Company headquarters are in Förslöv on Bjäre Peninsula in southern Sweden The Peab share is listed on NASDAQ Stockholm KINGSTON – A supposed lapse in judgment or at least failure to follow the rules of liquor license approval has apparently cost the owner of Indian Pond Country Club the ability to sell alcohol on his golf course Indian Pond Country Club owner Frederick Tonsberg will have another opportunity to convince the Board of Selectmen to approve the extension of one of his three existing alcohol licenses that would allow for the sale of alcohol from two mobile beverage carts and a building near the 10th hole With four of five board members at the meeting Tonsberg was granted the opportunity to have the public hearing continued to Tuesday The 2-2 deadlock was a negative vote against approving Tonsberg’s request Selectman Dick Arruda said there was a police investigation but while the servers should have known better there have been no violations in the past and as far as he would go would be to hand down one or two weeks’ punishment “I have real concerns about doing anything about this is in a negative way,” he said Selectmen Chairman Kim Emberg said she cannot support granting the proposed amendment to the club’s alcohol license when rules were broken particularly after the Kingston Police Department notified ownership July 1 that selling alcohol on the golf course was not allowed and sales continued “At the end of the day I’m a rule-follower type,” she said “The police went out there on July 1 and said you have to stop selling alcohol on the course because the liquor license does not extend to the golf course.” Selectman Don Alcombright also voted against approving the amendment while Selectman Sheila Vaughn voted with Arruda Jess Kramer was not at the meeting to cast the deciding vote Tonsberg will also have the right to appeal the decision the board makes to the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission Supporters like Forest Street resident Kevin Hynes who are members of the country club say it’s run professionally and he said he has never seen anyone overserved Supporters also say it’s part of the country club experience to be able to drink alcohol on a golf course Town Administrator Keith Hickey said Indian Pond has never had a license to sell alcohol on the golf course The application to amend the liquor license was filed July 12 and at least one country club member admitted to being served alcohol on the golf course after July 1 Country Club Way resident Julie Johnson said she has heard different excuses about how “only beer” was allowed to be served and that the club is short-staffed does anybody care that Indian Pond is serving alcohol on the golf course without a license Potter’s Place resident Dana O’Brien said she owns two restaurants on Cape Cod and she can’t believe some of the excuses she has heard but she lives next door to the maintenance building and has witnessed people who have been overserved driving around on the golf course “The liquor license is not being respected,” she said Follow the Kingston Reporter on Facebook and Kathryn Gallerani on Twitter @kgallreporter Medievalists.net Archaeologists recently made a particularly spectacular find in Tønsberg – a rare and richly decorated chess piece Archaeologists from the Norwegian Institute of Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) found the small medieval chess piece before Christmas during an excavation in Anders Madsens gate in Tønsberg Tønsberg is Norway’s oldest city and excavations there are followed closely by historians and archaeologists The archaeologists found the piece in a house dating to the 13th century But it is the Arabian pattern that fascinates the archaeologists the most The design of the piece has an abstract shape and is designed according to Islamic tradition says project manager for the excavation in NIKU Lars Haugesten and is cylindrical with a protruding nose on top The height of the piece is 30 mm and the diameter is 26 mm Lead was probably inserted in the middle of the piece when it was made The protruding snout on the top has two dotted circles No previous archaeological finds from Tønsberg have such details which emphasizes that this chess piece is a unique object,” says Haugesten Chess introduced to Norway in the late Viking age The game of chess was taken up in the Arab world after the conquest of Persia in the 7th century and may have been known in Scandinavia shortly afterwards The oldest find in the Nordic region is from Lund That piece is similar to the find from Tønsberg the piece from Tønsberg appears to be a horse (today known as a knight) more than 1,000 gaming pieces have been found there are some chess pieces but only 6 abstract knights Their shape is similar to the piece from Tønsberg The decor on the pieces is not the same as that from Tønsberg yet the pieces from Bergen both have dotted circles and ordinary circles About the excavation in Anders Madsens gate the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) performed an archaeological excavation at Anders Madsens gate 3 in the centre of Tønsberg The area is in the outskirts of medieval Tønsberg The area is located near Slottsfjell castle several houses and streets were discovered and in addition the chess piece the archaeologists found ceramics antlers and a whole range of artefacts that can be linked to the Middle Ages And in the middle of it all – this rare chess piece We've created a Patreon for Medievalists.net as we want to 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years ago Now we’re looking forward to finally starting construction and we greatly appreciate the contract,” says general manager Roar Kristiansen of Veidekke Logistikkbygg AS Kilen Handelspark will comprise approximately 20,000 m2 gross area and will comprise a total of ten different major traders Construction will be carried out in a working partnership between Veidekke Bygg and Veidekke Logistikkbygg “We’re pleased to finally start building Kilen Handelspark There have been challenging planning processes and numerous obstacles along the way. Thanks to persevering owners and a good and constructive partnership with Veidekke we are soon ready to lay down the cornerstone We are experiencing significant interest from major tenants and are sure this will be an attractive trade location when it opens in 2024 We also have further plans to develop homes and rehabilitate Tolvkanten,” says project manager Jon Lerstang of Profier AS Construction work will start before the summer and will be carried out in two years The commission is included in Veidekke’s order backlog for the first quarter Veidekke is one of Scandinavia's largest contractors In addition to undertaking all types of building and civil engineering assignments the group also maintains roads and produces asphalt and aggregates Veidekke emphasises stakeholder involvement and local experience Its annual turnover is approximately NOK 38 billion and half of its 8,000 employees own shares in the company Veidekke is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has posted a profit every year since its inception in 1936 The Illuminati has been under our noses this entire time.. One of the best things about the Marvel Cinematic Universe is how all these different projects - across movies and one-shot short films - speak to each other A throwaway line in an older flick might take on a whole new meaning five years down the line (like The Winter Soldier's "on your left" creating an emotional punch in Endgame's portal scene) and it's this type of deep connective tissue that makes the MCU feel rewarding for those who keep up with it But not all of these connective threads or world-building details are glaringly obvious and characters in the MCU that are way more important than you might've realised Whether these moments simply have more depth than is apparent on the surface - or whether they have bigger implications for the wider MCU that you didn't even think about - there's more going on in Marvel's big-screen universe than first meets the eye and to borrow an analogy from a certain ogre onion-like layers of importance that even hardcore fans could easily miss The members of Thanos' Black Order weren't fleshed out very much during Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame with their backstories being removed from early drafts of the Infinity War script due to the movie being too crowded there are various moments throughout both movies where we can glean more information about their personalities like this one shot in Endgame where Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive hold each other shortly after Tony's snap (on the right-hand side of the image above) when Thanos and his forces are disintegrating It's an easy-to-miss detail that you might simply assume is a display of friendship as the two face their deaths As confirmed by Endgame co-director Joe Russo Proxima and Corvus are in fact married in the MCU (a detail lifted straight from the comic-books and one that was supposed to be shown in that aforementioned cut backstory) making this a tragic moment of two lovers sharing one final embrace WhatCulture is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab) ©Future Publishing Limited Quay House England and Wales company registration number 2008885 The largest RoRo - Roll-on/Roll-off - vessel ever to call Georgia's deepwater ports paid a visit to the Port of Savannah on Tuesday operated by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics docked Monday at the RoRo facility at the Colonel's Island Terminal at the Port of Brunswick to unload one shipment and load other items Foltz said the ship is the most sophisticated environmentally-friendly vessel of its kind to ever call at Georgia's ports "The arrival of the Tønsbeg is yet another view into the future as Georgia's ports in Brunswick and Savannah continue to serve as strategic gateways for the movement of automobiles construction and agricultural equipment," Foltz said "We are honored to partner with (Wallenius) to grow RoRo business via Georgia's deepwater ports." the MV Tønsberg has a length of 869 feet with a cargo capacity of 4.874 million cubic feet It's the first of four similar vessels that are entering the Wallenius fleet The cargo hold of the MV Tønsberg is arranged for oversized and heavy cargo such as excavators With a width of 39.4 feet and safe working load of 505 tons the vessel's stern ramp offers manufacturers the possibility to ship larger units than before is also unprecedented for this kind of vessel About us | Advertise with us | Contact us Posted: 10 October 2019 | | No comments yet The two contracts will see the Vestfoldbanen equipped with continuous double tracks between Drammen and Tønsberg enabling a better and more efficient service says Bane NOR’s Stine Ilebrekke Undrum Stine Ilebrekke Undrum (Bane NOR) and Giorgio Cassina (Imresa Pizzarotti) at the signing Bane NOR has signed two contracts for the construction of double tracks on the Drammen-Kobbervikdalen and Nykirke-Barkåker stretches on Vestfold mainline Veidekke Entreprenør AS will build a 6km tunnel in Drammen and the Italian working community Salini Impregilo SpA and Impresa Pizzarotti & CSpA will build a substructure for a new double track between Nykirke and Barkåker The tracks are scheduled to be ready for use by the end of 2024 capacity of the route will be more than doubled making it possible for two trains per hour to run each way between Oslo and Tønsberg Salini Impregilo SpA and Impresa Pizzarotti & CSpA have agreed to create a working community to utilise common expertise and experience in order to deliver the double track’s substructure the contract includes substructure work for the 13.6km double track from Nykirke south of Holmestrand Included is the construction of two bridges as well as a new Skoppum station about 1.3km southwest of the stations current location Construction for both projects is expected to commence in November 2019 , , , , , By No comments yet All subscriptions include online membership giving you access to the journal and exclusive content By , By By By Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id" "a4cdd2866c8c7f0551cb9438f2c7b08a" );document.getElementById("j0f0bb4fb4").setAttribute( "id" Write for us | Advertise with us Global Railway Review is published by: Russell Publishing Ltd.Court LodgeHogtrough HillBrasted © Russell Publishing Limited Website development by e-Motive Media Limited Welcome to motorship.com. This site uses cookies. Read our policy webinars and articles on innovations and current trends in the shipping industry Alternatively REGISTER for website access and sign up for email alerts The Wilh Wilhelmsen group in Norway has marked its 150th anniversary with the introduction of the first ‘Mark V’ Panamax ro-ro ship claimed to be the largest vessel of its type afloat Already subscribed? SIGN IN now Want to read more before deciding on a subscription It only takes a minute to sign up for a free account and you’ll get to enjoy: Get more free content sign up today Ready to subscribe? Choose from one of our subscription packages for unlimited access Site powered by Webvision Cloud Developed by Wilhelmsen Marine Consultants the Mark V is a next-generation roll-on / roll-off (ro / ro) class of vessel the Mark V is a next-generation roll-on / roll-off (ro / ro) class of vessels designed to transport and handle larger and heavier cargo at reduced fuel consumption Wilhelmsen and Wallenius Lines ordered Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to build four Mark V-class vessels The first vessel built under the class was MV Tonsberg MV Tonsberg is the largest ro / ro vessel in the world MV Tysla is the third vessel in the series She was named and delivered in January 2012 MV Tonsberg received the "Ship of the Year 2011" award from the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers (JASNAOE) for its transport efficiency and environmentally friendly features The Mark V design was formulated with the aim of providing economical transportation and safe cargo handling at low fuel consumption The design also allows for high ramp capacity and deck strength The six fixed and three hoistable decks enable the vessel to store 138,000 cubic metres of cargo which is 12m wide and has safe working load of 505t allows the vessel to transport larger cargo units streamlined rudder design and duck tail help the Mark V class to consume 15 to 20% less fuel per transported unit compared with its predecessors The engine room is fitted with an advanced turbo waste heat generator that generates electricity from the waste: exhaust heat It is estimated to reduce fuel consumption by 5 to 6% annually and thus cut down CO2 The engine room is located aft and the mooring decks are located forward and aft on deck five The design length of the Mark V is 265m and its moulded breadth is 32.26m depth to main deck is 15.20 and design draught is 11m The design deadweight is 31,824t and scantling deadweight is 41,554t Tank capacity for ballast water is about 16,080 cubic metres diesel oil is about 650 cubic metres and fresh water is about 475 cubic metres A total of 36 crew members can be accommodated on a Mark V ship In order to improve rest and recreation for the crew members the accommodation is arranged in two tiers on the weather deck One tier is for living quarters and the other one is for public spaces and offices Mark V vessels can ship large cargoes such as bulldozers and wheel loaders Total deck area in holds is about 50,335 square metres and deck area for high and heavy cargo is 31,250 square metres The upper deck has a cargo area of 2,730 square metres 5 and 7 are the fixed cargo decks intended for high and heavy cargo In order to achieve flexibility and maximum utilisation the vessel has three hoistable decks which are operated by electric winches erected under each car deck panel Decks 6 and 8 are made of plywood plating to reduce weight and are intended for transporting ars Arrangements for the Aquavit containers and project cargo such as windmill blades and yachts are made on the weather deck The Mark V vessel is propelled by a six-bladed single fixed pitch propeller and powered by an electronically controlled MAN B&W L70ME-C8 main engine A Mitsubishi AT42M steam turbine generator of 1,200kWe and a Taiyo Electric shaft generator of 1,100kWe provide electric power during the normal sea going condition Three Taiyo Electric auxiliary generator sets of 2,400kW each provide power during manoeuvring and in port the Mark V vessel is installed with an efficient low resistance rudder and two Kawasaki KT-219B5 transverse thrusters Kevin Feige and everyone at Marvel Studios has made it clear over the past decade that their films connect to each in both significant The end credit in Iron Man made it clear they were creating something bigger than just a single movie and that subsequent movies would tie into each other One Marvel fan found a pretty significant connection involving the Tesseract, which we know now is the Space Stone. Reddit user comrade_batman pointed to two scenes from both Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger that reveal the location of the Tesseract on Earth The user describes the two scenes: “The town where Red Skull finds the Tesseract in Captain America: The First Avenger is the same town that the Frost Giants fought Odin and the Asgardians in the Prologue of Thor.” First here is Odin and the Asgardians fighting the Frost Giants: And here’s the Red Skull discovering the Tesseract in Tonsberg the scene from Thor actually shows Odin and his Asgardians defeating the Frost Giants on their home turf in Jotunheim It’s in Jotunheim where the Asgardians take control of the Tesseract It’s more than likely he hid the Tesseract in Tonsberg for safekeeping or as Schmidt notes “the Tesseract was the jewel of Odin’s treasure room.” It’s possible that in his dispute with Hela he removed it from the treasure room and brought it to Earth for safekeeping We know Odin didn’t want to keep two Infinity Stones in the same place It’s why he delivered the Aether to the Collector after he reacquired the Tesseract following the events of The Avengers It’s possible Odin might have had another Infinity Stone in his possession at some point in the past Norway is actually regarded as the oldest town in Norway The town was founded by the Viking Harald Fairhair in the 9th century Given the significance of Tonsberg in the Marvel Cinematic Universe do you think we might see the town featured in upcoming films Maybe the surviving Avengers could find another artifact that could be used in the fight against Thanos More About: By Matthew Flynn Wilh. Wilhelmsen group made maritime history with four of the world’s largest RoRo car carrier ships ever built. As a first of the series, launched earlier in 2011, the DNV class MV Tønsberg also represented a 150th anniversary vessel for the Norwegian RoRo specialist The Mark V class vessel is the largest of its kind with a length of 862 feet offering a cargo volume of 138 000 cubic metres over six fixed and three hoistable decks “This ship is the result of thirty years of evolution. The MV Toba, the first of the Mark Series, was delivered in 1978 and even before this Wilhelmsen was innovating in the RoRo sector,” said Captain Alex Maresca Site Manager for Wilhelmsen Marine Consultants sophistication and energy efficiency embedded in these ships represents the culmination of the company’s expertise in deepsea roll-on roll-off transport recounts how a boyhood trip to Norway inspired him to go to sea Captain Maresca has supervision responsibility for all four of these vessels which mark the pinnacle of a career with Wilhelmsen that started in 1966 as a deck boy on a good old-fashioned liner the Tugela the MV Toba was actually one of the Mark I series The year he joined the MV Toba in 1980 also holds special importance for him because this was the year that his son was born The reference point of the Mark I is a yardstick on how far Captain Maresca and his employer Wilhelmsen have evolved The four Mark V ships will be deployed to the company’s round-the-world service of today a 110–120 days roundtrip from Europe to US East Coast US East Coast and across the Atlantic back to Europe To serve this demanding trade lane with the ultimate in flexibility the Mark V class stands alone as one of the most sophisticated RoRo vessels ever built in terms of high ramp capacity “The ships are of impressive capability but remember that they are designed to complement a highly complex and synchronized landside supply chain operation,” said Captain Maresca Wilhelmsen has traditionally developed and built their new generation ships in Japan together with Mitsubishi Heavy and in this case with the layout design from in-house naval architects Wilhelmsen Marine Consultants working in collaboration with Mitsubishi Heavy One of the shipyard’s specific contributions was the push for a six-blade propeller rather than a five-blade one a decision that made the ship essentially vibration free There is a long history behind this relationship of owner The strength of the mutual commitment goes from the board rooms of Wilhelmsen Mitsubishi Heavy and DNV down to where the welding torch meets the steel That is quite reassuring when you are building a vessel of such precision and strength,” said Captain Maresca noting that there is no room for compromise on the watertight ramp covers Captain Maresca has been involved in the supervision of ten PCTCs and the Mark V vessels including contributing to some of the design features Mark III and Mark IV in various capacities such as outfitting Captain Maresca currently supervises six people The machinery and electrical staff have many years experience in the RoRo trade we have more than 100 years of experience within the Wilh Wilhelmsen company and most of this on RoRo vessels has to go to these guys,” said Captain Maresca DNV has been working closely with Wilhelmsen in Oslo and in Japan with green and fuel-efficient strategies and concrete onboard solutions This strategic top management level co-operation between Wilhelmsen and DNV was started a half a decade ago One of the key issues was the determination of the performance goals for the Mark V Some of the selected solutions to reach these ambitious goals were tested out on later ships in the Mark IV series “You really have to credit the Wilhelmsen Marine Consultants team who have been involved in the design of the entire Mark series since the 1970s We are really privileged to be on the receiving end of this design process putting it into reality at the shipyard,” said Captain Maresca Four Mark V vessels will be delivered to Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA and its partner Wallenius Lines The second vessel will be delivered in August 2011 and the final two in 2012 Wilhelmsen ASA experienced a strong rebound in its shipping operations last year with a 25% increase in transported volumes in 2010 compared with 2009 The entire cargo hold of the Mark V is arranged for customers’ high and heavy cargo such as excavators With a width of 12 metres and a safe working load of 505 tonnes the vessel’s stern ramp offers customers the possibility of shipping larger units than they ever could before Main Deck 4 has an entrance clearance of 7.4 metres with 25 metres of width which is also unprecedented for this kind of vessel A Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions (the former Unitor) water ballast treatment system avoids harmful transfer of microorganisms to the sea all fuel oil tanks are protected to minimise the risk of leakage in case of grounding or collision The first of the Mark V series is the MV Tønsberg with the red coloured hull designating its ownership by the Wilhelmsen fleet which is also at the quayside in the Nagasaki dock MV Tønsberg is the fourth vessel with this name in the Wilhelmsen fleet having been named after the coastal town in Norway where the company was founded in 1861 MV Tønsberg will commence service in the Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics’ round-the-world trade Such demanding routing requires a robust optimum hull shape for balance of stability and low resistance The other key design goals are efficient and safe cargo handling together with minimum environmental impact 6 and 8 – are to be operated by electric winches with the absence of hydraulic systems resulting in zero oil leakage Hoistable decks nos 6 and 8 are to be constructed with plywood top plating in a steel frame to save weight It is no surprise that with the above characteristics the ship is built to the standards of the yet-to-be-ratified Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships DNV has reviewed and issued a “Statement of Compliance for Inventory of Hazardous Materials,” which is known by the industry shorthand of Green Passport and is essentially an inventory of all materials potentially hazardous to human health or the environment The Turbo Generator system is estimated to cut the total fuel annual consumption by about 5–6% SOx and emissions of particles (PM) will fall proportionally and NOx emissions by about 3% All fuel oil tanks shall be protected against grounding and collision Potential leakage from hydraulic cylinders for some of the heavy ramps (which don’t use all electric) shall be collected in drip trays as far as is possible “This ship is as close to handcrafted as you can be in the modern shipbuilding era The features of such ships require nothing less than the closest partnerships with the shipyard and class The results are proof of the commitment of all parties,” concluded Captain Maresca Originally published by Matthew Flynn for DNV’s Special Ships publication http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5KRbQmF7E4 Sign up for gCaptain’s newsletter and never miss an update and updates delivered daily straight to your inbox Swiss marine power company WinGD will record the first installation of its new X-S short-stroke engine design following successful factory acceptance tests with engine builder Dalian Marine Diesel in March... 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It is easy using PayPal, or our Norway bank account. READ MORE NewsInEnglish.no is a free and independent Oslo-based website offering news from Norway It’s run on a voluntary basis by veteran journalists keen to share insight into Norwegian politics The M/V Tønsberg, a RO/RO vessel was recently voted Ship of the Year. Fathom CTech’s Pete Lockley explored with the owners just what makes this vessel so special The Scandinavian owners of the M/V Tønsberg have long been at the forefront of sustainable shipping The companies are known for their committment to exceeding all environmental regulations or meeting them ahead of time and have a track record of investing in cutting-edge technology on its vessels as well as funding research into the next generation of technologies They have continued this proud record with the four vessels in the Mark V series two for each owner to be operated by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) offering about 138,000 cubic metres of fully enclosed cargo space The Tønsberg was recently voted Ship of the Year by the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers Wilhelmsen’s technical department in collaboration with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and built at their Nagasaki shipyard it features a host of environmentally-friendly design elements that together yield a fuel saving of 15-20% per unit of cargo over the Mark IV (launched in 2000) The company is keen to emphasise that the energy saving and efficiency gains come not from one single initiative but from the sum of many They certainly feel that this comprehensive approach can only be brought about through excellent cooperation and a partnership with a knowledgeable shipbuilder the company also called on the expertise of other parts of the group as well as those with the most direct experience of operating the vessels – the seafarers themselves – in order to source and test ideas Here we take a closer look at the ship’s green credentials and examine the process and philosophy that led to the innovative design Optimum hull shape for RO/ROs is a challenge given the need to balance hydrodynamic efficiency with stability and cargo carrying capacity – especially for ships expected to operate at a range of draughts due to their versatile cargo mix over 120-day round-the-world trips The Tønsberg‘s hull shape was arrived at after extensive design and testing work by WW and MHI which went far deeper than the usual collaboration between owner and yard Maximising available cargo capacity is one of the surest ways to reduce fuel consumption per tonne of cargo carried WW therefore placed great emphasis on the design of the cargo hold and believes it has achieved the most efficient use of space in any deepsea RO/RO to date thanks to a clean structural arrangement with flush bulkheads long pillar spacing and electronically operated lightweight hoistable decks Hoistable ramps inside offer loadable space both on and underneath them which is a new feature for such a large RO/RO vessel Following proudly in the line after Mark I – IV brings WWL’s capacity to new heights the Mark V has a new feature: the large loading area on the weather deck utilized for light and long cargoes such as windmill blades and yachts explained that the bow and the flare angles in particular were carefully designed to minimize added resistance in waves and in deep draughts the transom design had to balance the demand for form stability and drag; this is a tricky balancing act and a major challenge for RO/RO vessels,” he notes  “A ducktail was fitted to reduce the base drag experienced at deeper draughts; model tests showed 1% at design draught rising to 5% at deeper draughts.” Gamlem highlights the importance of detailed design work both prior to and as part of the contract with the shipbuilder Model tests for the Tønsberg were done even before the contract was signed and the full scope included tests at five different draughts Tests were also conducted with and without ducktail and with several rudder alternatives The Tønsberg is powered by a single MAN B&W engine The electronically controlled (ME) engine concept offers a lower specific fuel oil consumption (SFOC) through variable electronically controlled timing of hydraulic fuel injection and exhaust valves at any load The 20MW engine drives a single large fixed-pitch propeller – a conventional propulsion set-up perhaps but one the company carefully considered before deciding it was the optimum choice for a vessel that spends up to 70% of its time afloat in deep-sea transits; its roundtrip includes two Atlantic and two Pacific crossings the eventual choice of rudder was a streamlined slim and twisted full-spade Becker rudder with a Costa bulb which yielded a saving of 4% over more conventional rudder types The bulb was designed by MHI and fabricated by Becker The bespoke propeller was designed and cast by MHI in Nagasaki and ended up as a six blade design to minimize vibrations More radical is the inclusion of a turbo generator that recovers waste heat from the main engine exhaust using it to power an Aalborg boiler to meet the majority of the ship’s electricity needs The turbo generator (T/G) works in concert with a shaft generator (S/G) with the T/G output determined by the engine load and the S/G providing any additional power required This arrangement is estimated to save 5-6% of total fuel consumption as the T/G can cover the majority of the demand in normal sea going condition – approximately 700-900 kW It is interesting to learn that a similar solution was indeed fitted to a series of Wilh Wilhelmsen’s RO/RO vessels in the early 1980s; the comeback on M/V Tønsberg is attributed to increasing environmental concern as well as fuel oil prices The determination to save fuel permeates every aspect of the design with attention paid to opportunities both small and large The ship features energy-efficient chilled water air conditioning additional insulation of the living quarters The designers also looked at a range of ways to cut down the lightship weight of the vessel reducing displacement and therefore fuel consumption The liftable decks (intended for light cars) were constructed by TTS with plywood plating to give an estimated 25% weight saving cutting weight from the accommodation block gives stability benefits as well as reducing displacement Aluminium was considered for the block but was eventually ruled out: at the time large aluminium structures could not be fabricated in Japanese yards and would have needed to be imported at prohibitively expensive cost As well as their focus on cutting fuel consumption and reducing CO2 the designers of the Tønsberg ensured that the ship’s environmental performance was optimised in a range of other areas It is ‘retrofit ready’ for a scrubber with space set aside in the funnel for the installation of an exhaust gas cleaning system The ship also meets IMO guidelines on ship recycling and comes with a green passport certifying that any potentially hazardous materials used in the construction of the ship the fuel tanks are designed with double hull protection to reduce the risk of leakage in case of any damage to the hull developed a radical concept car carrier it calls the E/S Orcelle: a zero emission zero-ballast ship with a pentamaran hull powered entirely by solar Whilst the company has always said that E/S Orcelle will not see the light of day in the near future the ship is intended to be a radical vision that inspires the design of real ships Indeed the two owners and WWL have been actively testing solar panels on board the M/V Toreador since 2009 The Orcelle’s radical design elements were all also considered for the Mark V but only the Waste Heat Recovery system in its entirety was eventually adopted although lightweight materials were incorporated in to the design of the hoistable car decks Gamlem is frank about the pitfalls of bringing cutting edge technologies to market saying “the output of today’s solar panels is generally too small to make a big difference and we feel that the upper deck is better utilized for cargo.” “The pentamaran hull will only be interesting for very light cargo mixes or for very wide beams,” he continued “which entails very high cargo carrying capacity far beyond what is considered commercially interesting today.” “We have also studied sails to harness the wind energy but concluded that sails really do not fit our ship type very well due to air draught restrictions under bridges stability issues and the high speed (20 kn) which means that the self-generated wind often results in head winds that are unfavourable for sailing.” Whilst the vision delivered by the Orcelle may still be some way off being a reality the Tønsberg shows just how much can be achieved Environmental concern as well as fuel price are major drivers for the strategy of innovation in the Wilh It can therefore only be concluded that its knowledge base in renewable and radically efficient technologies will prove an invaluable investment as the price of bunkers continues to climb So returning to the question in the title of this article – what makes the Ship of the Year so special It can be concluded that it is not just the boundary pushing design features but also a spirit of collaboration coupled with a willingness to explore and consider all options (however radical they may at first appear) that have contributed to making this vessel so unique For the original article please see http://fathom-ctech.com/spotlight/ Fathom-CTech works with a wide network of owners and operators on their knowledge choices and experiences with fuel efficiency technologies April 9 (Reuters) – A company controlled by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison has invested $1.7 billion in two ports near the Panama Canal surpassing the amount required under its contract China retaliated against new tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump by announcing it would raise duties on US goods roiling markets and deepening a trade war between the world’s largest economies President Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs on dozens of countries took effect on Wednesday including massive 104% duties on Chinese goods as the European Union prepared retaliatory measures For general inquiries and to contact us,please email: 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A scheme to give away free condoms has been officially launched in Jersey to coincide with National Contraceptive Awareness Week The service has been running since December and without being publicised has already provided 4,500 free condoms To benefit from the scheme you have to enrol which includes a demonstration on how to use them properly and advice on sexual health Some people may be too embarrassed to buy condoms Once enrolled you’ll receive an anonymous ‘C card’ which will enable you to collect condoms from any of the Jersey’s sexual health services “Once you’ve got this card it’s kind of a free ticket to access anywhere that’s convenient for you to get free condoms,” explained the island’s sexual health promotion officer Aimie Tonsberg She said research shows that free condom and education schemes reduce sexually transmitted infections “It stops people having sex a lot of the time,” she said “it actually prevents young people from engaging in sex because they’re more aware of the risks The Health Promotion Unit hopes the initiative will help anyone who is too embarrassed to buy condoms over the counter “What we’re trying to do is de-stigmatise sexual health services and trying to normalise them,” explained Aimie Do you welcome access to free condoms for all islanders Or do you worry that it will encourage promiscuity Would you be more likely to use condoms if you can get them free last updated: 12/02/2008 at 15:42created: 12/02/2008 The BBC reserves the right to edit comments submitted The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites