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p43-51.qxd 09/05/2006 12:20 Page 2 TECHNOLOGY NEWS Gas freeing fans complete tank equipment portfolio Alfa Laval has introduced a new range of gas freeing fans for all vessel types. These lightweight portable fans provide userfriendly, efficient and safe ventilation and complement the it's tank equipment portfolio, claimed the company. The gas freeing fans are designed to ventilate the atmosphere inside confined spaces, such as cargo tanks and ballast tanks, or areas that require fresh air or drying. Three different models cover virtually all applications, including various tanks and cargo types. The deep penetration fans are claimed to direct the airflow to the tank bottom. This reduces the risk of vapour pockets accumulating within the tank and the time spent on gas freeing operations is significantly reduced. Shorter operation time minimises water consumption and as a result reduces energy consumption. Both water-driven and air-driven fans are available. The A6K-S unit is air-driven, operated from the working airline on deck. The W14K-AL and W8K-AL models are water-driven fans that use water from the fire main line on deck to drive the motor. All water used remains outside the air stream, thus reducing the risk of water mixing with air entering a tank that may be statically charged. All models are lightweight and easy to operate, yet have a rugged, heavy-duty construction. Designed to fit a standard 318 mm deck opening, the fans are non-sparking and type approved by Bureau Veritas (BV). The new gas freeing fans are part of a comprehensive line up of tank equipment and accessories offered by Alfa Laval, a worldwide leader of advanced tank cleaning solutions. Together with the company's tank cleaning machines Alfa Laval can now provide customers with complete tank equipment packages. Like all Alfa Laval products, Alfa Laval gas freeing fans come with the company's service pledge. Customers can rely on Alfa Laval for truly global service from 75 service centres worldwide. Ciserv integrated within Wärtsilä Ciserv, the group of service companies owned by Wärtsilä, was integrated within Wärtsilä's service organisation with effect from 1st May 2006. Operating under the new name Wärtsilä Services, the business will be one of the largest worldwide service organisations in the power and marine industries. "At the same time as we broaden our range of services, we are also focusing them under one brand. With the recent acquisition of companies specialising in automation and other services, we have further strengthened our ship power and power plant service portfolio in terms of products and lifecycle service The W8K-AL (water-driven) support," said Tage Blomberg, group vice president & head of Wärtsilä Services. Ciserv, with operations in 10 countries, has supported Wärtsilä's growth in new market segments. Customers are offered the following range of services under the Wärtsilä brand - engine, automation, reconditioning, propulsion, training, ship services, operation and management services, power and industrial services. The Wärtsilä Services organisation totalling 7,200 people incorporates 130 Wärtsilä locations in over 60 countries worldwide. KS Shipping latest to use MarineLine® Turkish chemical tanker operator KS Shipping recently contracted Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) to protect the cargo tanks of five newbuilding chemical tankers. APC introduced a new MarineLine®based lining and coating system to ensure the KS vessels could carry the maximum types of cargoes possible by providing superior resistance to a wide range of chemicals, including acids and also have the added strength to withstand basic mechanical damage, the company claimed. The five 15,300 dwt ships have higher specifications than laid down by their classification society - Bureau Veritas (BV). The key specifications dictate that the tanks be able to carry acids with a specific gravity of up to 1.9 and meet all IMO II specifications. In addition, a barrier will be installed to prevent mechanical damage to the tank tops. Each of the ships will be built with 18 cargo tanks and two slop tanks. Finished MarineLine® coating of tank top APC said that MarineLine® was chosen for its proven performance in many years of service in the chemical tanker industry, and its versatility in handling the IBC cargo range. To cater for the mechanical barrier, a special MarineLine®-impregnated fiberglass-reinforced matting system was developed to cover and protect the tank tops and bulkheads. The fiberglassreinforced lining measures approximately 95-130 mm thick, providing a high tolerance to mechanical damage (more than 10 times greater impact resistance than the coating alone, APC claimed). The vessels are being built at the Turkish Cicek Shipyard. On the first ship, Puli, the tank lining system kicked off with a MarineLine® coating applied in two Exterior of the Fionia Swan, ex Puli. spray coats to the deckhead and bulkheads. A base coating was also applied to the tank tops. This area was then wetted out with fiberglass rolled into the resin. Next, the fiberglass-reinforced surface was smoothly sanded before a final coating of MarineLine® was applied. The entire tanks were then heat cured to ensure the coatings were complete and ready for service. Puli, is already in service. However, the ship was recently purchased from KS Shipping by Uni Tankers of Denmark and has been renamed Fionia Swan. The second ship, the Puli I has also been coated and lined with the MarineLine® system. She is to be delivered in the Autumn and has also been sold to Dutch concern Lauranne Shipping. As IMO II approved chemical tankers, each vessel has 'Clean Sea' notation and BV Ice Class 1A certification enabling them to operate in the Baltic throughout the year. They are also designed to carry the maximum number of different cargoes, complying with the industry's highest standards. MarineLine's enhanced lining system provides excellent resistance to a wide range of ultra-aggressive agents, while the impregnated fiberglass lining delivers ongoing protection against mechanical damage, the company claimed. When others choose to talk... ...we choose to meet the needs - Jowa Cleantoil 2005 TankerOperator May/June 2006 page 44 As the world's largest provider of complete systems in ODME, Jowa now offers the new compact Jowa Cleantoil 2005. This all new system goes beyond expectations. Easily installed, easily operated and with a unique self cleaning feature Jowa Cleantoil 2005 meets and surpasses the demands. But then again, surpassing expectations is essential to remain a driving force in the ODME business. This is why Jowa will remain a true listener, an inventive manufacturer and thus the world's largest provider. We simply don't wish to waste your (or our) time by just talking. Visit www.jowa.se for further details about Jowa Cleantoil 2005. Contact: info@jowa.se
p43-51.qxd 09/05/2006 12:20 Page 3 BASS reaps rewards BASS has recently won contracts from Swedish-based Tarbit Shipping and Japanese-based Nakata Ma for its software solutions. Tarbit will install SAFIR (Safety Information Reporting), an advanced software solution designed to optimise the administration of reporting incidents at sea. The company will also use the system for including internal audits, inspections and other company specific procedures. The SAFIR system will be installed in Tarbit's office in Skärhamn, Sweden and also on board the fleet. In addition to the basic modules, SAFIR will be linked to INSJÖ, a database created by The Swedish Safety Maritime Inspectorate and the Swedish Shipowners Association to help owners share information on accidents, incidents, near-misses and non-conformities. By integrating the two systems, Tarbit will be able to seamlessly transfer information from SAFIR to the INSJÖ database. "We are confident that SAFIR will assist us in recording undesired events," says Torkel Hermansson, Tarbit's general manager. "It is important to us that these reports are followed up and that the conclusions drawn are shared with all employees on shore and at sea." According to BASS regional sales manager, Geir Michaelsen, Tarbit first expressed interest in SAFIR two years ago. Michaelsen also noted that SAFIR had already been installed on one of Tarbit's vessels, while the implementation process for the rest of the fleet will be completed in a few months. "When SAFIR is fully operational in Tarbit's Skärhamn office, all the shipping companies based in Skärhamn will be using BASS's SAFIR," he said. SAFIR is a software solution designed to enable users to report and systematically analyse so called undesired events to ensure that company staff and crew members can learn and share information. It has been developed as a tool to help shipowners and ship managers avoid accidents and protect lives, environment and property at sea. SAFIR has been developed in full compliance with Section 9 of the ISM Code, ISPS Code, ISO 9000 and ISO 14000. Tarbit Shipping operates a fleet of tankers with capacities ranging from 1,600 dwt to 23,000 dwt and services customers throughout Europe, Mediterranean, Black Sea, West Africa and the Caribbean. The company has been a specialist in the transport of bitumen, petroleum products and chemicals since 1962. BASS has also reached an agreement with Nakata Mac, a shipping company based in Hiroshima and Tokyo, Japan. The software house will supply Nakata Mac with four integrated software modules, including the administrative management solution EasyInfo, BASSnetTM Planned Maintenance, BASSnet Procurement and SAFIR, the company's advanced safety management tool. The subscription model contract includes the installation of these systems on six Nakata Mac products tankers. According to regional sales manager, Frank Liang, Nakata Mac sought advanced software solutions to support their ship management department to clear OCIMF's TMSA requirements. The company was already familiar with BASS through the use of third-party shipmanagers. "For the past five years, BASS has worked hard to earn the trust of the somewhat cautious Japanese shipping industry," said Liang. "All our hard work is beginning to pay off." BASS also has a long term relationship with Japanese shipping giant, Taiyo Nippon Kisen (a subsidiary of K-Line Group). Work to install SAFIR and EasyInfo, a process-driven management information system, which uses intelligent applications to streamline ship-to-shore communications, will be completed this year. BASSnetTM Procurement, an advanced purchasing system which allows users to access a broad range of critical business information, and BASSnetTM Planned Maintenance, a software solution designed to enable users to plan and execute the maintenance of their fleet and manage their global stock of spare parts more efficiently, will also be operational by early 2006. While Liang noted that the Japanese market remains challenging, he believed the Japanese shipping industry is changing. "We are very excited about this contract," said Liang, "and believe it is further proof that the maritime industry in Japan is beginning to embrace software solutions." Established in 1932, Nakata Mac is a leading provider of special coatings for the shipbuilding industry. In 1982, the company began operating vessels, expanding its fleet to six products tankers operating from the Middle East to Asia. At present, the company operates one MR type ship, two LR-1 type ships, three LR-2 type ships, the largest of their kind in Asia. MAN B&W licensee Hitachi Zosen has completed the first of its two-stroke 7- cylinder S65ME-C diesel engine. This unit is the first of three ordered by the Universal Shipyard for fitting on board Dynacom's ice class suezmax tankers building at the yard. MAN B&W said that this engine had been tailor made for fuel efficient power production for a broad range of medium sized vessels. With power outputs from 14,350 kW to 22,960 kW, they have been designed to be compact, optimise fuel usage, reduce lube oil consumption, extend the time between overhauls and lower overall maintenance costs, the manufacturer claimed. Electronic control is claimed to give precise control of the fuel injection and exhaust valve timing, thereby optimising fuel efficiency. Other developments, such as enhanced ring pack configuration, borecooled cylinder liners, better exhaust valve performance and combustion temperature parameters, which are improved through the use of the OROS-profiled piston crown, help to create an optimal engine operation, MAN B&W said. Although this new two-stroke engine series was designed with the bulk carrier in mind, MAN B&W believed it would be TANKER Operator MAN B&W licensees busy in tanker and LNG sectors ideal for the main propulsion units of suezmax tankers. Meanwhile, The MAN B&W Diesel Group has extended its existing licence agreement with South Korean licensee STX Engine, which has been in place for more than 20 years. Dynacom's suezmaxes will be fitted with a 7S65ME-C. STX is now also licensed to build the new MAN B&W Diesel dual-fuel engine - the 51/60DF. The 51/60DF engine model is particularly suitable for main propulsion units in LNGCs. South Korea is the leading builder of gas carriers. STX, which has been a licence partner of the MAN B&W Diesel Group since 1984, is actively involved in the LNG sector by way of its own shipping company STX PanOcean, which has ordered LNGCs in the STX Shipyard. More propulsion concepts for LNGCs are involving the using of dual-fuel engines for which STX now has the backing of MAN B&W. The growing strength of its licensee in the South Korean market means that MAN B&W Diesel is also increasing its own market share in the LNG sector. The extended licence agreement was signed at the end of March at STX Engine in Changwon, South Korea. Kockum Sonics - our strength is your benefit Kockum Sonics- your supplier of TYFON ® , LOADMASTER ® , LEVELMASTER ® level gauging system , SHIPMASTER ® flexible cargo & ballast system and sound cleaning tools. KOCKUM SONICS, Tel:+46 40 671 88 00, Fax: +46 40 21 65 13, www.kockumsonics.com TankerOperator May/June 2006 page 45
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