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PRODUCTSHoneywell?s HERMetic Technology Ensure Safer Operations Inland barge operators are turning to Honeywell?s Tanksys- tem portable level gauging and sampling technology for custody transfer measurements, safety and environmental protection on newbuild barges and retro t vessels. Honeywell has supplied more than 1,200 vapor control valves for deck installation (each barge typically has 3-6 tanks) in the U.S. over the past year. The use of a ball valve permits tank gauging and sampling under completely closed conditions. HERMetic deck valves are heavy-duty, compact ball valves constructed from 316 stainless steel, and incorporating Te on gaskets and a deck  ange meeting the ANSI 150-pound standard. www.honeywellmarine.com GM Engineering?s TugCam Eliminates Blind Spots The TugCam from GM Engineering Services is designed to increase safety and ef ciency by virtually eliminating blind pushes and allowing them to see in complete darkness. The latest version is a rapidly deployable wireless camera system featuring infrared illuminators designed speci cally for use on the water. Im- provements extend all around the platform including easy to adjust zoom, focus and thumb screws to quickly tilt the camera in any direction. This version of TugCam contains a wireless transmitter with rechargeable battery and magnetic base to secure the TugCam to virtually any magnetic surface. www.tugcam.com HHI?s Mini Shipbuilding Welding Robot Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has developed mini weld- ing robots for shipbuilding. Its compact design, measuring 50 cm by 30 cm by 15cm, can operate in con ned areas inaccessible to hu- man welders. The machine can carry out almost all types of welding work at a similar speed as a welder. A magnet allows the machine to be attached to steel walls or ceilings. Weighing just 15 kg, an operator can control three ma- chines at the same time increasing productivity threefold. Software also allows for steel cutting, blasting and paint- ing, and other shipbuilding roles. http://english.hhi.co.kr/biz/ship_overParat?s Spill Response Solution Spilled oil recovered by OSR- equipped vessels is stored until it can be delivered to recovery stations ashore. Parat Halvorsen?s a steam heating solution, the Parat ORO multi nozzle arrangement, heats the whole tank from one insertion point. Approved for marine use by Germanischer Lloyd, BV, DNV and LR, it has patented part of the hot water circulation loop used in normal operations inter- connecting heat recovery and heat consumers to ensure continuous operation. If an oil spill occurs, the vessel can bypass the boiler in the hot water loop and re-mobilize the boiler to generate steam for the ORO tank heating system. www.parat.no HydroComp NavCad Released HydroComp NavCad is software for resistance and propulsion that can be found in the toolbox of naval archi- tects and marine professions from around the world. First introduced in 1988, the new NavCad establishes a framework for ongoing feature devel- opment and add capabilities and reliability. After three years of development and user testing, the new NavCad provides new tools for planing hull prediction. NavCad?s planing hull analysis now provides for the de nition of hull warp, in u-ence of propulsor lift, as well as improved trim tab contribu- tions plus new support for interceptors. www.hydrocompinc.com VideoTel Launches Latest Training Catalogue Videotel has released its latest training catalogue, STCW Mari- time Training Catalogue 2013-2014, comprising more than 800 titles. Videotel?s blended training approach for video, computer-based train-ing (CBT) and interactive courses is available in some 29 languages. Videotel also boasts tutor-led dis- tance learning training courses, a selection of training titles and Webinars, and a Videotel Academy for companies with speci c requirements for their in-house training. All training is available on board using Videotel On Demand (VOD), as well as online and onshore in video, CBT, in- teractive CD and accompanying booklet formats. www.videotel.com 42 MNJune 2013MN June2013 Layout 32-42.indd 42MN June2013 Layout 32-42.indd 425/30/2013 11:19:38 AM5/30/2013 11:19:38 AM