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Volume replenis RICHARD SCOTT Ship design and systems engineering house BMT (Stand S3-140) has raised the curtain on a new multirole support and logistics vessel design at DSEI. Known as ELLIDA, this latest concept complements the existing AEGIR and SALVAS families to complete the triumvirate of afloat support and logistics vessels designs developed by BMT. Variants of the generic AEGIR design are already in service in the UK and Norway, while the SALVAS concept is intended to meet requirements for a specialist utility auxiliary ship able to undertake tasks such as salvage and towing, diving support, submarine rescue, maintenance and repair, and humanitarian aid/disaster relief. The ELLIDA concept is
underpinned by the experience gained by BMT in the design of the five AEGIR vessels now in service (four Tide-class tankers with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, and HNoMS Maud with the Royal Norwegian Navy). However, the new multirole support ship design has been developed to meet a different set of requirements, according
Fast boat SAM J BASCH Visitors to DSEI this week have an opportunity to see at first hand the power of the latest diesel outboard engine from UK-based Cox Powertrain (Stand S10-248). Twice a day the company is demonstrating its CXO300 diesel engine’s high speed and performance, which will be of particular interest to fast craft operators in the defence, security and government agency fields. According to Cox Powertrain, recent tests by the US Navy
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