Page 94: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (September 1998)

Marine Engineering

M/V Atlantis Sports Special Pneumatic Cement Conveyor

Merewido Europe fitted M/V

Atlantis with a pneumatic system for the loading/offloading of cement.

Owned by Transportes

Maritimes Insulares of Portugal, the cement carrier is a converted former container vessel with a deadweight of 6,150 tons. The dimensions, thereby enabling a larger fluidization system and high transport speeds. The compara- 20900 West Ireland Road • P.O. Box 2919 • South Bend, IN 46680-2919

Circle 335 on Reader Service Card

MARELCO SYSTEM

CONTROL OF MARINE GROWTH AND CORROSION

IN SHIP AND INDUSTRIAL SEA WATER SYSTEMS

INDUSTRIES LTD. 2066 HENRY AVE

SIDNEY B.C. CANADA V8L 5Y1

PHONE (250) 656-5366

FAX (250) 656-5388

E-MAIL: [email protected]

A DIVISION OF

Continuous protection of sea chests, gratings, valves, piping, coolers, condensers, pumps, etc.

Prevents marine growth.

Inhibits corrosion.

A safe non toxic system.

Requires negligible maintenance.

For new and existing ships and plants.

Approved by Lloyds, A.B.S., U.S.C.G., Canadian Coast

Guard and other regulatory agencies

Meets all fishery and environmental protection standards.

Now implementing an ISO 9001 - Quality Management System

Agents in the following countries: Germany, Italy, France, Netherlands, Norway, Spain,

Portugal, India, Philippines, Singapore, Jamaica, Chile, South Africa

Circle 289 on Reader Service Card

Merewido Europe has fitted M/V Atlantis with a pneumatic: system for loading/offloading cement.

Worldwide Experience

INTERIOR OUTFITTER

CRUISE SHIPS • DINNER BOATS • WORK BOATS • CASINO VESSELS

CSI

Custom Ship Interiors, Inc.

P.O. Box 882 • Solomons, MD 20688 . Fax:410-326-9125 410-326-9122 357.6 ft. (109 m) ship carries cargoes of cement from sea- ports on the Portuguese coast to Madeira and the Azores.

The loading/offloading sys- tem for dry powder material installed on Atlantis was developed by Merewido.

Main elements of the sys- tem are a suction/delivery sys- tem with filter tank, four aera- tion floors fitted with synthetic cloth as a fluidization mat in two separate holds, operating and control panels and linework.

The system has a capacity of 600 tons/hour loading and 200 tons/hour offloading.

The system is constructed with high-density fluidization tanks equipped with dish- shaped floors.

These special floors give the suction/deliv- ery tanks a larger capacity at given

Circle 226 on Reader Service Card 76 tively small capacity of the reloader tanks means that the sys- tem requires relatively little air.

Each of the vessel's two holds accommodates two aeration floors with a width of about 14 m. The length of each aeration floor in the aft hold is also about 14 m; the length of the aeration floors in the forward hold is about 17.5 and 14 m respectively.

These structures are shaped like an inverted pyramid just over two m in height.

This construction yields the largest possible net hold capacity combined with the lowest possible center of gravity, which benefits the vessel's stability.

In addition, both holds are equipped with shifting boards posi- tioned longitudinally amidships.

The entire system is so designed that 50 percent of the total capaci- ty can remain available at all times in the case of repairs or peri- odical maintenance.

Circle 196 on Reader Service Card

Dear Readers:

If you would like to share your experiences with a new and/or improved product or system for use in this sec- tion, please contact our editorial offices via phone, fax or e-mail with your idea @ phone: 212477-6700; fax: 212-254-6271; e-mail: [email protected]

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News • ON TIME DELIVERY

We service "Just in Time" requirements • LOW MINIMUM ORDER

REQUIREMENTS 100" minimums on profiles in stock • LARGE INVENTORY

Over 5 million feet in stock • CUSTOM PROFILES

We can custom develop a design to fit your needs sure sensitive adhesives are available for a wide variety of applications to hold your seals and gaskets in place. Each application may require a different form of bond- ing. Clean Seal, Inc. has been supply- ing the recreational and marine mar- ket places with sealant materials since 1978. the SEALANT SOLUTION

CLEAN SEAL',NC 800.366.3682 Ext. 8374

Phone: 219.299.1888 • Fax: 219.299.8044 http://www.cleanseal.com E-Mail: [email protected]

WITH PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE