Over the past year, scores of gargantuan Chinese sand dredgers have deployed themselves in territorial waters off the Taiwanese-administered Matsu Islands, where their activities erode beaches and ruin fishing shoals. These Chinese ships are mercenary; a small 5,000 ton ship could sell a load of sand for the equivalent of US$55,000 to Fujian construction firms or to the People’s Liberation Army for use in building its artificial reefs in the South China Sea. They also frustrate Taiwan’s government, which tries unsuccessfully to cooperate with Beijing on environmental stewardship of their contiguous waters. Each day, Taiwanese Coast Guard vessels can
Supreme Court upholds verdict for Filipino fisherman who killed eight
05/21/2021 09:17 PM
Photo courtesy of the Donggang Fishermen s Association
Taipei, May 21 (CNA) Taiwan s Supreme Court recently upheld a life sentence for a Filipino fisherman who killed eight people and injured another two on board a Taiwanese fishing vessel in 2019.
The ruling by the Supreme Court, which was handed Wednesday, is final. The defendant, Aurelio Arafiles Fronda, will be deported if he is granted parole.
Fronda was convicted for homicide, attempted murder and abandonment of a body by the Pingtung District Court in southern Taiwan last September.
He appealed the decision to the Taiwan High Court, but that court rejected the appeal in January.
Rolls-Royce press release
The two engines deliver 7,280 kilowatts of power each and will accelerate the 1000-ton class vessels to up to 24 knots. A total of six vessels of this class are to be built with mtu engines, and the engines will be delivered by the end of 2022. Rolls-Royce has also already sold a further 20 engines of the new type to a second customer. The 16V engine thus continues the success story of the mtu Series 8000: with an output of up to 10,000 kilowatts, its “big brother” 20V 8000 has been the best-selling engine in its power class since its introduction around 20 years ago.
Rolls-Royce engines to power Taiwanese Coast Guard patrol ships April 21, 2021, by Sanja Pekic
Rolls-Royce has delivered the first two 16-cylinder engines of the mtu Series 8000, built for the Taiwanese shipyard CSBC Corporation to power new patrol vessels for the Taiwanese Coast Guard.
Courtesy of Rolls-Royce
The 16V 8000 is not just another cylinder variant of Series 8000, but a completely new engine that incorporates various product improvements, and it complies with IMO Tier II emissions regulations.
The two delivered engines provide 7,280 kilowatts of power each and will accelerate the 1000-tonnes class vessels to up to 24 knots.
The Taiwanese shipyard will install these first two 16V 8000 M71L engines in new patrol vessels for the Taiwanese Coast Guard. A total of six vessels of this class are to be built with mtu engines, with the engines delivered by the end of 2022.
Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. April 21, 2021
The Taiwanese shipyard CSBC Corporation will install the first two 16V 8000 M71L engines in new patrol vessels for the Taiwanese Coast Guard. Photo courtesy Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has delivered the first 16-cylinder engines of the mtu Series 8000, two 16V 8000 M71L engines built for the Taiwanese shipyard CSBC Corporation to power new patrol vessels for the Taiwanese Coast Guard.
The two engines deliver 7,280 kW of power each and will accelerate the 1000-ton class vessels to up to 24 knots. A total of six vessels of this class will be built with mtu engines, and the engines will be delivered by the end of 2022. Rolls-Royce said it has also already sold an additional 20 engines of the new type to a second customer.