Features: - Tanker Operator

closed gauging
International trade fair
Hamburg
Meet us at SMM 2008
Stand no. 60, Hall A1
The HERMetic
UTImeter Gtex is a
portable electronic
level gauge for closed
gas tight operation
resulting in increased
safety and efficiency.
The unit is used for custody transfer,
inventory control measurement and
free water detection on marine vessels.
Connected to a HERMetic vapour control
valve, the UTImeter Gtex avoids
any gas release during operation and
enables 3, optionally 4 measurements
in one single operation, Ullage,
Temperature, Oil-water interface level
and Innage. By increasing safety and
efficiency, Honeywell Enraf Tanksystem
helps customers improve business
performance.
For more information visit our website
www.tanksystem.com or call +41 26 919 15 00
© 2008 Honeywell International, Inc. All rights reserved
TECHNOLOGY - TANK GAUGING
“ With 15% of the world’s tanker
fleet over 20-25 years of age,
the retrofit market was seen
as being very much
“alive and kicking”.
”
Training is another important aspect, involving both Honeywell
employees and seafarers on board vessels. Last year, the company
introduced a planned maintenance scheme for its systems whereby the
crew could be trained to the first level of maintenance, thus allowing
the service engineer to gain as much information as possible before
coming on board and starting a repair or maintenance project.
Despagne claimed that Honeywell was No 1 in the portable level
gauging market with a 60% share and one major competitor and
around 25% of the fixed tank gauging market with three main
competitors, coming in at No 2. Honeywell also boasted the No 1
position in LNGC IAS with 75% of the market. For example, Teekay
has ordered an IAS for one of its newbuildings in South Korea. Over
900 tankers have been fitted with tank radars thus far.
He explained that even an 8,000 dwt to 15,000 dwt chemical tanker
still had around 14 tanks plus a slop tank to take into consideration.
He also said that the systems needed to be made to suit the product as
for example, the same crude oil gauging system would not work in a
tank full of vegoils.
As mentioned, the service side of the business is becoming of
increasing importance and the company thought that today is was
essential for shipbuilders and owners to look for a powerful network
of service stations to provide a seamless and timely service concept.
To market this concept, Honeywell is active in 195 countries and
boasts a short response time with spares shipped within 24 hours of
a request.
For the future, wireless technology is seen as the way forward. In
addition, Honeywell is working on the ballast tank gas detection
technology with enhanced safety systems built in and a portable
topping off device to measure the level of ullage at the top of a tank.
Taking advantage of the lead in IAS technology is another area to
be exploited and the further development of the 'one stop shopping'
policy for both yards and owners resulting in the supply of entire
integrated systems, plus the FEED concept
Today, under the corporate banner of Honeywell International, the
Automation and Control Solutions division under ceo Roger Fradin
consists of Honeywell Marine Solutions, which in turn controls
Honeywell Enraf Tanksystems, Honeywell Enraf Terminal
Automation, Honeywell Enraf Fluid Technology, Honeywell Enraf
Calbron Solutions and Honeywell Enraf Contec.
Honeywell Marine Solutions France is responsible for all tank level
measurement and control activities and last year recorded $29 mill in
revenue; Tanksystems is based in Switzerland and markets the
portable tank level gauging systems and last year posted revenue of
$20 mill; Norway is the home of ELTEK fire detection and fighting
systems with a 2007 revenue of $6 mill; the LNG IAS division is
based in South Korea and recorded revenues of $30 mill last year and
finally US-based BW offers portable gas detection equipment and
boasted a revenue of $5 mill for 2007.
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