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INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS • The Best of 2015

Marine Keyboard for

Demanding Jobs

NSI’s 103 key backlit keyboard with integrated ergonomical trackball and scroll wheel promotes easy typ- ing, scrolling and rolling through- out all applications, even in the harshest of marine environments.

Omega Towing Pin

This keyboard is available with or

Interline 9001 Tank Coatings without IEC 60945 marine certi? - Kooiman Group’s stainless steel

Interline 9001 is a Bimodal Epoxy cation fourth edition as required for deck chock – the ‘Omega-pin’ – al- coating for cargo tanks. With en- use with ECDIS & Radar systems. lows tugs to tow with the towing hanced cargo resistance, near zero

This keyboard is highly suited for line at angles up to 135 degrees absorption for many cargoes and marine environments thanks to its from center line and 45 degrees fewer cycling restrictions, Interline robustness and ease of maintenance. from deck. Designed with a SWL 9001 simpli? es the carriage of a wide www.nsi-be.com of 125 tons and design load of 400 range of liquid cargoes, optimizing tons (LR certi? ed), its stainless steel vessel earning potential. It reduces ? nish is ideal for use with synthetic contamination risks between cargoes ropes. When not in use, it can be with its smooth, glossy surface, and retracted. cuts cleaning time by up to 70%. www.thekooimangroup.com www.international-marine.com/inter- line9001

ELASTEC Introduces 1.5 Meter BoomVane

ELASTEC’S 1.5 meter ELASTEC

BoomVane is designed to quickly deploy heavier oil booms in coast- al and open waters in advancing sweeping and skimming applica-

RockFLEET Vessel tions – with only one towing vessel.

Tracking System

Caterpillar Propulsion’s

No longer limited by the length of a

Iridium partner Rock Seven has re-

Azimuth Tug Thrusters sweep arm, wider boom swaths can leased a new ? rmware update for its

A new range of azimuth thrusters be con? gured with the unharnessed

RockFLEET vessel tracking system.

Caterpillar Propulsion targeting power of the BoomVane to tow the

The RockFLEET system obtains a the tug market, developed to match boom into position. BoomVane position using the GPS satellite net- high performance with competi- also solidly holds the swath con? gu- work and transmits that position to tive cost. The 60 ton bollard pull ration in place, maneuvered by the shore systems using Iridium Short

Cat Propulsion Marine Thruster boat’s captain.

Burst Data (SBD) at user-de? ned

Azimuth (MTA) is the ? rst model www.elastec.com intervals. The new motion-based in what will become a new family transmission function enables cost- of rotatable units optimized for tug effective vessel tracking, reducing operations, with an initial unit ex- the amount of data sent when a ves- pected to be delivered into a com- sel is on station or dockside. mercial trial by the end of 2015.

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