Page 52: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (February 2, 2010)

52 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News

TECHNICAL NEW PRODUCTS

MARTEK Helps Fight

Black Smoke Vigilantes

Stringent rules against ships exhausting black smoke within sight of shore – no- tably in regions such as Alaska and

Hawaii, where cruise ships and tankers are particularly vulnerable – are backed up by ‘spotters’ employed by authorities to report any infringements. Martek Ma- rine’s Vigilant calibrated funnel smoke monitoring system offers a valuable source of scientific evidence against any such erroneous allegations.

Many boilers have funnel smoke mon- itoring facilities installed at the new- building stage by the boiler OEM. Less than 1% of new tonnage, however, is cur- rently estimated to have installations cov- ering the main and auxiliary engines although the number is expected to rise steadily. Both newbuilding and retrofit markets will be driven by intensifying local legislation as well as pressure from charterers for owners to adopt best envi- ronmental practice (and hence avoid in- volvement in legal disputes).

A funnel smoke monitoring system measures the density of smoke using opacity monitoring techniques based on a transmitter and receiver installed on ei- ther side of the funnel. The transmitter sends a beam of light towards the re- ceiver and the obscuration - the amount of light that reaches the receiver - is measured. The thicker and darker the smoke, the less light received by the transmitter: very dark smoke will result in a very low amount of light or even no light received by the receiver. The read- ings are sent via serial communications protocol and cabling to the Vigilant con- trol system, where the software converts the signaled values to representation in terms of the Ringelmann Scale, which grades densities of smoke. Readings can be stored by the system for defense in the event of accusations made by authorities that the ship was exhausting black smoke in contravention of local or international regulations. www.martek-marine.com

Biodegradable Gear Oil for

Thrusters, Rudder Propellers

Klüberbio EG 2-150 is a readily biodegradable gear oil launched by Klüber Lu- brication especially for use in thrusters and rudder propellers. With this synthetic ester oil, Klüber has developed an eco-compatible alternative to mineral oil which at the same time offers the reliability required for these gears with their taxing lu- brication requirements. A leading global manufacturer of propeller shaft seals sub- jected Klüberbio EG 2-150 to a dynamic endurance test, which it passed successfully. Oil loss via the water-side propeller shaft seals as well as oil leakage due to normal wear, accidents or operating errors are becoming a growing threat to the environment as marine traffic is increasing. The biodegradability of Klüberbio

EG 2-150 is at least 60 per cent after 28 days (tested acc. to OECD 301 F), and it is not toxic to marine organisms (OECD 201, 202 and 203 tests). Klüberbio EG 2- 150 has a high scuffing resistance, protecting gear teeth reliably against fretting damage even at high peak loads. www.kluberna.com

PPG Debuts PSX 700SG

PPG Industries’ protective and ma- rine coatings (PMC) business intro- duced PSX 700SG for use by United

States Navy vessels and other federal marine coatings applications. The new product is a semi-gloss version of

PPG’s patented PSX 700 epoxy poly- siloxane coating and has been engi- neered to meet and exceed marine coating requirements established by the

U.S. government. PSX 700SG is ap- proved on the U.S. Navy Qualified

Product List (QPL) for topside and freeboard applications and meets the

U.S. Navy Federal Standard Color standards for Haze Gray. www.ppgpmc.com/northamerica

Introducing

ArcticSuperStores

ArcticSuperStores combine the finan- cial benefits of containers with the mar- ket demand for larger and more flexible storage space. SuperStores are a purpose designed and built container based solu- tion. All standard features like internal lighting and personnel alarms are in- cluded and there are many additional ad- vantages including: improved internal hygiene with stainless steel walls and non-slip flat aluminium flooring, floors structure that permits use of fork lift trucks and all forms of pallet lifters, 50 tons/42 UK pallet capacity in 40’ Super 2 model, low power/high effect refrigera- tion provides reliable and accurate tem- perature control from -30oC to +30oC in ambient temperatures from +50oC to - 30oC, high insulation values, easy to op- erate doors including internal opening and fire retardant properties including all steel construction and self extinguishing

ISO 3582 PU insulation. www.ArcticStore.co.uk

Hatteland 26” Widescreen

Hatteland expanded its widescreen range with a new 26-in. display that fea- tures the benefits of the recent Series 1 redesign. “Having analyzed product trends and received new information from the LCD manufacturers regarding long term availability of LCD panels for 26-inch displays, we have decided to re- lease a 26-inch widescreen in a 16:10 format,” said Lars Skjelbred-Eriksen, VP

Sales & Marketing, Hatteland Display.

Can be delivered as ECDIS compliant display. www.hatteland-display.com

Sailor 6300 MF/HF

In line with the introduction of the all new SAILOR 6000 GMDSS Series,

Thrane & Thrane unveiled a new MF/HF radio at SMM 2010. The SAILOR 6300

MF/HF builds on previous MF/HF sys- tems designed by Thrane & Thrane to meet GMDSS requirements and offers several enhancements including the im- plementation of the all new ThraneLINK solution. The SAILOR 6300 MF/HF fea- tures a highly efficient power amplifier with control hardware to ensure high per- formance and reliable communication in the marine bands from 1.6 to 30 MHz in

TX mode, and ensures constant and full output power on all ITU channels. It is available in 150W, 250W and 500W ver- sions. The SAILOR 6300 MF/HF is also reported to be the first MF/HF ever to feature message replay functionality. It also features the unique new

ThraneLINK solution: a uniform com- munication protocol that connects all the

SAILOR products in a network. www.thrane.com

Pneumatic Impact

Wrenches

CS Unitec has a line of explo- sion-proof, pneu- matic impact wrenches for tightening and re- moving up to 2-1/8” (M56) bolts. Suit- able for zones with the potential for flammable gas, mist, vapor or dust.

ATEX certification for use in these haz- ardous atmospheres makes them safer.

Five models are ATEX certified Ex II 2

GcT6 for working in hot zones and haz- ardous atmospheres. Two additional sub- sea models are designed for underwater use. With high torque and an ideal power- to-weight ratio, these impact wrenches offer torque ranges from 450 ft-lbs. to 3240 ft-lbs. Email [email protected]