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A corrective action matrix is maintained to ensure that areas of concern or duplication are addressed within regulatory reform processes, the ABS Rules

Development Committees and

IMO.

In preparation for the formal roll- out of the program, ABS and the

USCG are running a series of training and familiarization cours- es for ABS surveyors at the Coast

Guard Reserve Training Center in

Yorktown, Va.

This follows earlier indoctrina- tion training programs conducted in Yokohama, Singapore, London,

Rotterdam, USCG headquarters and all major offices of ABS and the USCG in the U.S.

Turbinservice Offers Soot

Cleaning System

Turbinservice International Ltd. has released Ventax, an automated infrasonic soot cleaning system which uses vibrating air waves to break down accumulated soot and dust deposits in boilers, economiz-

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Circle 325 on Reader Service Card ers and incinerators into particles light enough to be released into the atmosphere via exhaust gases.

This reportedly eliminates the need to wash equipment with water or steam, which produces sulphuric acid and therefore, pol- lution and corrosion.

The system has been developed for oceangoing vessels where soot fires in exhaust gas-fired boilers and economizers are a continuing problem.

For more information on Turbinservice

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MMC Offers Self-Contained

Sampling Tape

MMC International has released a portable, electronic instrument which attaches to existing tank valves to extract samples from shipboard tanks. This closed, self- contained sampling tape features a unique built-in flow control valve that diverts the sample into a seal- able bottle.

A return hose from the bottle to the tape housing prevents vapors from escaping, keeping the opera- tor in observance of environmental and safety regulations. MMC also produces portable electronic gaug- ing tapes, valves, C-L couplings and other specialty products for the marine and petrochemical industries.

For more information on MMC

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Kvaerner Delivers Fourth

LNG Carrier For ADNOC

Kvaerner Masa-Yards recently delivered its fourth 135,000-sq-m

LNG carrier, dubbed Umm Al

Ashtan, to owner Abu Dhabi 64 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News