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Energy Transportation

Offers New Oil Leakage

Control System

In the wake of the Oil Pollution

Act of 1990, New York-based En- ergy Transportation Group has in- troduced a new system for the con- trol of oil leakage from a tanker during a grounding or collision.

Called SCOL (System for Control of

Oil Leakage), it is reportedly able to reduce the outflow of oil from tank- ers in cases of collisions or ground- ings by 75 to 90 percent.

Tankers built after 1979 are re- quired by MARPOL regulations to have segregated ballast tanks dis- tributed among the cargo tanks.

These ballast tanks are empty when the cargo tanks are loaded. Energy

Transportation Group's SCOL sys- tem takes advantage of these empty ballast tanks in an emergency and allows cargo which would otherwise be lost overboard to be transferred by gravity flow, without pumps, from the damaged cargo tank to an empty ballast tank.

The SCOL system consists of spe- cially designed valves in the bulk- head between the cargo and ballast tanks which are automatically opened by the detection of falling level in the cargo tank. The opening of the correct valves for any cargo tank is assured by a pre-programmed control system.

The SCOL system reportedly will reduce oil outflow to 10 to 25 per- cent, depending on the severity of the damage, of what it would be without SCOL. It is estimated to cost about $1 million for a VLCC.

For a free eight-page color bro- chure detailing Energy Transporta- tion Group's SCOL,

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Viking Fender Offers

Free 20-Page

Color Brochure

Viking Fender Company, Sea

Bright, N.J., is offering a free 20- page color brochure detailing the full line of Goodyear marine fend- ers.

Besides concise and information text, the publication uses color pho- tographs, specification tables, per- formance graphs and dimensional drawings, to provide relative data on the cylindrical, rectangular, trap- ezoidal, V-Series, D-Shaped and

Wing-Type fenders. Each fender type is detailed in a two-page spread format, with photos, specs and draw- ings on the lefthand page and per- formance graphs on the rughthand page. The fenders are used in a variety of applications, from docks, piers and terminals to tugs, barges and workboats.

For a free copy of the color bro- chure from Viking Fender,

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Newport Marine Offers

New Engine Monitor—

Literature Available

Newport Marine Electric, Ports- mouth, R.I., is offering a new engine monitoring system which utilizes 3- inch gauges designed to "look" at all critical engine functions.

Called Alarm-Gauge, the system package features built-in visual go/ no go red and green warning lights which work in conjunction with an audible alarm for each separate gauge/function.

Alarm-Gauge electronically "looks" at the gauge pointer position in order to generate the required signal to set off the warning lights and alarm. This new method of electronic comparing provides a highly accurate, adjustable, ex- tremely reliable engine monitoring unit. Alarm-Gauge utilizes preci- sion engine transducers, undampened jeweled meter move- ments and solid-state electronics.

The Alarm-Gauge package is available with many gauge combi- nations—engine temp, oil pressure, gear oil pressure, system voltage, alternator output, exhaust tempera- ture, tank levels, or fuel burn rate.

Gauges may be ordered separately to replace mechanical switch gauges.

For free literature detailing

Alarm-Gauge from Newport Marine

Electric,

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COMSAT's Partnership

In Russia Providing

Satellite Services

COMSAT Mobile Communica- tions recently announced that West- ern business interests in the former

Soviet Union and other Eastern

Republics now are being equipped with satellite services through a re- cent agreement between COMSAT and Morsviasputnik.

Last August, the two Signatories to the international mobile satellite partnership, Inmarsat, entered into a series of agreements to provide a broad range of telecommunications services for Inmarsat mobile users throughout Russia and other East- ern Republics.

According to George Zachmann,

COMSAT's vice president for land mobile and special services, mobile satellite services are now being pro- vided at a number of hotels, oil ex- ploration sites, broadcast facilities, and business ventures throughout

Russia and other Eastern Repub- lics.

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COMSAT,

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