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Marine Systems Expands

Hydraulic Retrofit Kit

Hydrohelm, the hydraulic retro- fit kit for shift and throttle controls, has expanded its product line to include a single lever, dual function hydraulic. This division of Marine

Systems had previously made "Soft-

Touch" hydraulics available, utiliz- ing cables as "snap in" retrofit. For

Hydrohelm kit pricing and addi- tional information,

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Metritape Finds Far East

Market Encouraging

Metritape Inc. has supplied tank gauging systems for two vessels built at Hanjin Heavy Industries, Inc. in

Korea, vessels which were recently delivered to Shipping Corporation of India. Both product carriers fea- ture Metritape cargo and tempera- ture gauging systems consisting of continuous level sensors and associ- ated microprocessor-based instru- mentation. Metritape and its Ko- rean agent, World Ocean Engineer- ing, have also negotiated to supply gauging on three new vessels for

Hanjin Shipping Corporation Co.,

Ltd. These vessels include an LNG carrier and two4,000-TEU container ships on which Metritape will sup- ply gauging for ballast and service tanks, plus four draft points. In addition, Hyundai Heavy Indus- tries, Ulsan, is taking advantage of

Metritape's new Sentry I system for two VLCCs. Sentry I is Metritape's latest product offering; a high-per- formance solution for all on-board gauging requirements.

The backbone of Metritape's gaug- ing system is the resistance-tape continuous level sensor; a non-me- chanical level gauge which is re- portedly unaffected by foam, vapors, surface waves or tank structure.

For more information on Metritape gauging products,

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Northeast Technical Debuts

New Tanker Cargo Tank

Inspection Device

Northeast Technical Services, in conjunction with BP Oil Co. (USA)

Marine Technical Group, has de- signed, tested and manufactured a new cargo tank inspection device called Maricam. Maricam, suitable for use on all types of tankers, per- mits a detailed inspection of areas which are traditionally difficult, if not impossible, to inspect.

The product reportedly easily in- spects areas which were only acces- sible by staging, rafting or "tank walking"—without entering the tank. Maricam incorporates some of the latest technology in live ac- tion, low light computer chip video cameras, a custom-designed400mm, 20x zoom lens and an adjustable, high-intensity halogen light source.

The Maricam is reportedly ca- pable of seeing, with detail, cracks,

May, 1994 53 fractures and broken welds, from as far away as 50 feet (15.2 m). The

Maricam is deployed through any standard Butterworth tank clean- ing hole. The tank must be gas free, and the system requires two trained personnel to operate. An average ship with 70 to 80 Butterworth holes can reportedly be surveyed in three to four days. For more information on the Maricam,

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ACS Obtains

Galvalum License

American Corrosion Services (ACS) was granted a license to manufacture, market and sell

Galvalum anodes. "The Galvalum license allows us to supply a broader market and penetrate new markets, particu- larly in international areas," said

ACS President Chris Landry.

Galvalum I, II and III constitute the three aluminum-based alloys that comprise the Galvalum anode group.

They are designed to protect struc- tures in saline mud, sea water or hot brine environments. The primary application of these alloys, specifi- cally Galvalum III, is corrosion pro- tection of offshore oil and gas struc- tures and pipelines. For more infor- mation from ACS,

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