NORWEGIAN OIL
COMPANIES CHOOSE HAMWORTHY KSE VOC-RECOVERY
TECHNOLOGY
Needed for compliance with new offshore loading
requirements
THALES SYSTEM
SOLVES SHIP SECURITY HEADACHE
Tracs SSAS exceeds IMO spec--not only gives authorities ship's
location, but shows where it's been
BP GOES OIL-FREE
ON TANKER PROP SHAFT BEARINGS
Four 185,000 dwt Alaskan-class tankers feature Thordon COMPAC
water-lubricated propeller shaft bearings.
APEX MARINE OPTS
FOR ABS NS 5 SOFTWARE
Apex Marine Ship Management Company, LLC. of New York is the
first ship operator to select the new NS 5 fleet management
software developed by ABS Nautical Systems LLC
OPTIMIZING LOW
SPEED DIESEL CYLINDER OIL FEED RATES
ExxonMobil has introduced a technically advanced program
to optimize cylinder oil feed rates in low-speed (crosshead) diesel
engines.
RAPID-CURE
EPOXY
Sherwin-Williams Industrial and Marine Coatings Fast Clad®
Edge Retentive (ER) Epoxy enables immersion service in 24 hours for
seawater ballast tanks and fuel/seawater ballast tanks
NEW VIDEO BASED
PORT SECURITY TRAINING
"Maritime Security: Keeping Ports Safe," a training program
produced by Emergency Film Group of Edgartown, Mass., addresses the
major security issues faced daily by shipside and shoreside port
workers
NEW RANGE OF
CRANKSHAFT REPAIR TOOLS
Goltens has announced the completion of a new range of Crankshaft
Repair Tools said to be capable of slashing large crankshaft repair
time by 50% and fully undertaking insitu repairs on new slow speed
two stroke engines.
BREAKTHROUGH FOR
CRP AZIPOD
ABB has been awarded a contract by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries to supply contra-rotating Azipod propulsion systems for
two 17,000 grt RoPax ferries.
TRANSAS LAUNCHES
NAVI-CONNING 3000
Transas has commercially released the stand-alone version of its
Navi-Conning 3000. The product is designed to process parameters
supplied from external sources of information via different
interfaces and to convert data from one digital format to another
one.
SALES SUCCESSES FOR COMPAC BEARINGS
Thordon Bearings has recently supplied COMPAC water lubricated
propeller shaft bearing systems for a number of commercial newbuild
and conversion vessels.
REFRIGERANT RECOVERY PACKAGE
Unitor's new Refrigerant Recovery Package comprises a complete set
of approved equipment for efficient and effective onboard recovery,
recharging and re-use of refrigerants
STEERPROP
INTRODUCES DOUBLE END CRP PROPULSOR
Finnish azimuthing propulsor specialist Steerprop is now
introducing a dual-ended azimuthing propulsor whose propellers
contra-rotate..
MARITIME SECURITY
SOFTWARE
SeaSecure LLC and RiskWatch, Inc.have announced a joint
development project to create a comprehensive maritime risk
assessment software tool for seaport and shipping security
TELEMATICS COMES TO
THE MARINE INDUSTRY
Put simply, the term "telematics" describes what happens when you
combine computer and telecommunications systems. Now,cutting edge
telematics asset tracking and real-time monitoring applications are
being made available to the U.S. marine industries
NEW TURBOCHARGER SERIES FROM MAN B&W
DIESEL
The TCA (TurboCharger Axial) is the newest turbocharger from MAN
B&W Diesel.
HAMILTON JET
PROPULSION FOR LOW WASH FERRIES
Ferry transportation in Portugal’s capital of Lisbon is being
improved significantly with the introduction of nine new low-wash
fast ferries over the next two years.
CHEMICAL TANKER OPERATORS OPT FOR POLYMER
COATINGS
Advanced Polymer Coatings LLC (APC),
Avon, Ohio, has just announced a significant boost to its forward
order book, with recent cargo tank coating contracts secured for
this year and 2003 worth more than $11.0 million.
PAINT
DEAL INKED
Jotun A/S (Jotun ) and NOF Kansai Marine Coatings Co., Ltd
(NKM) signed an agreeement in Oslo that will see the two companies
form the SeaStar Alliance
NME INTRODUCES LARGER LIFEBOAT AND FAST RESCUE
CRAFT
Norwegian Maritime Equipment AS, is launching a newly
developed, fully enclosed lifeboat with a capacity of 102 persons,
which its says is the biggest in the world. It is also offering
three versions of a new, fast rescue boat.
INDONESIAN SHIPYARD BUYS TRIBON
One of the largest shipyards in southeast Asia, PAL
Indonesia, has purchased the entire Tribon Shipbuilding system for
design and production of ships at its yard in Surabaya.
FURUNO EXPANDS RADAR/CHART PLOTTER LINE
Furuno has extended its popular NavNet series of
Radar/Chart Plotters, introducing the 1953C & 1953C/NT.
TUNNEL THRUSTER PRICING AND SIZING ONLINE
Leading propulsion equipment manufacturer Thrustmaster of
Texas, Inc., has taken buying tunnel thrusters into the 21st
Century.
LASER PROPELLER SHAFT ALIGNMENT
On-Trak Photonics, Inc., Lake
Forest, CA, a manufacturer of laser based position measurement
systems, offers the OT-6000 Alignment Laser System for propeller
shaft alignment.
"INTELLIGENT"
CYLINDER LUBRICATION
On-line cylinder process monitoring - via feedback signals of
lubricant usage and fuel sulfur content to MAN B&W's electronic
Alpha Lubricator system - ensures considerable cylinder oil savings
along with controllable wear rates, scuffing control and longer
intervals between engine overhauls.
HANDHELD LASER
METERS
Leica Geosystems has introduced a new series of handheld
high-precision laser distance measurement tools
NEW
MARITIME COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE
SeaWave LLC, a wireless communications company serving the
maritime industry, has released its newest maritime communications
software, SeaWave Navigator Version 1.1.
