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Kure Shipping Installs

Ultra Fog System Aboard

Ferry Stena Danica

Kure Shipping AB, of Goteborg,

Sweden, has installed the new Ultra

Fog sprinkler system aboard the pas- senger/car ferry M/V Stena Danica.

The high-pressure mist system was installed during one of the vessel's voyages between Goteborg, Sweden, and Fredrikshavn, Denmark.

The sprinkler system can be con- trolled by modern fire and smoke detectors and is reported to use less water than other systems, which minimizes water damage. The sys- tem uses about three liters of water per minute by creating a mist, thus using about 1/100 the amount of water ordinarily needed. The sys- tem is typically set to activate in less than a minute

The system consists of 10mm and 6mm lightweight stainless steel pipes. The small dimensions make the system suitable for installation in existing ships.

For more information about the

Ultra Fog sprinkler system,

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New Superferries Equipped

With Teleste Marine

Communications System

The new superferries, the Silja

Serenade and the Silja Symphony, have been equipped with a Teleste

Marine Communications telephone system. Both internal and external phone lines have been installed in each of the 925 passenger cabins.

Included in the system are five mu- sic channels, a clock and an alarm function. A credit card reader is also provided with each of the passenger telephones.

Some of the features of the sys- tem, which are controlled by a cen- tral computer, are transmission of call information to the accounting function and registration of the call for billing purposes. The computer also monitors the status of each of the external lines and automatically connects calls using the proper coun- try code.

The company known as Ericsson

Marine was bought out by the Finn- ish Teleste Group, Teleste Oy, in 1990 and renamed Teleste Marine

Communications. The company con- tinues to work in the worldwide marine market.

For more information describing the products of Teleste Marine Com- munications,

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Marine Travelift Offers

Four-Wheel Drive

For Its Mobile Boat Hoists

Marine Travelift has announced that it is now offering four-wheel drive with its mobile boat hoists. Up to 70 different models are available with the four-wheel drive capability.

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The direct drive on all wheels eliminates drive chains for most models, increasing reliability and decreasing downtime. Other stan- dard features include "beam forward design," with up to nine feet of power adjustable sling placement at the closed end, and "pivot trunion" de- sign for even better travel over un- even terrain.

For more information describing the four-wheel drive travelifts,

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McKesson Joins

Art Anderson Associates

Chris B. McKesson has joined

Art Anderson Associates,

Bremerton, Wash., as a senior naval architect.

Mr. McKesson brings significant expertise in the areas of innovative ship design, new ship development and project management to the com- pany. Before joining Art Anderson

Associates, he worked for several years at the Naval Sea Systems

Command (NAVSEA) both as a de- signer in new vessel projects and as the head of advanced vehicle design.

As a senior naval architect Mr.

McKesson will be involved with several new transport projects, as well as sharing in the development of the firm's C-90, low-wake ferry project. He will also participate in the high-speed fast ferry projects for the Puget Sound and San Francisco

Bay areas.

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The PRES-VAC model HS high velocity P-V valve, for example, is intended for use in closed venting systems. Pressure or vacuum build-up are automatically relieved during loading, unloading and while sailing. The HS valve is USCG approved and also is certified by IMO as per MSC/Circ.373.

The type SV spill valve, pictured above right, is available in a variety of sizes and material com- binations. Operation is completely automatic. The valve features a unique opening mechanism that reduces back pressure after opening. SV valves have been tested and certified as per ASTM-F1271 and thus are qualified for use in vapor control systems in accordance with 46CFR 39.20-9(c).

Gas freeing covers are available with flame screen and flame arrestor inserts for inerted and non-inerted applications. All conform to the latest

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