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54 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News

ML-12 Stringing Line

ML-12 is Samson’s newest 12-strand stringing line, blending Innegra-S, a high modulus polypropylene (HMPP), and

Dyneema, a high modulus polyethylene (HMPE, a blend of fibers designed to give ML-12 performance characteristics between traditional polyesters and high- performance 100% Dyneema stringing lines. Because ML-12 offers lighter weight and higher strength at the same diameter as traditional polyester lines, it can be used on existing equipment for heavier pulls, or it is possible to down- size the line on equipment to pull the same load and store longer lengths on the reel. Furthermore, ML-12 also offers im- proved elongation over traditional poly- ester lines. www.samsonrope.com

Epoxy Repair Workshops

Wencon provides epoxy-based Repair

Kits for emergency repairs on ships.

During the last year it focused onfinding, training and certifying marine-oriented workshops, in some of the world's major ports around the world, to perform durable repairs with epoxy. To date, 12 workshops have been certified, and

March 2010 a workshop in Italy will be added to the list. If you, for instance, choose to refurbish a seawater filter with

Wencon it will, when done correctly, re- trieve both its initial durability and func- tionality and typically at a fraction of the cost of a new spare part. The goal for 2010 is to certify additional 8 workshops around the world. www.wencon.com

C4ISR System to USCG

L-3 Communication Systems-East (CS-East) delivered the C4ISR system for the U.S. Coast Guard’s first Sentinel

Class Fast Response Cutter (FRC). The system was designed, built, tested and delivered in 14 months. Earlier this year,

L-3 was awarded a contract by Bollinger

Shipyards to provide the C4ISR system for the next three Sentinel Class ships.

The system includes the alarm and an- nouncing system and integrated bridge and navigation control system from L-3

Maritime Systems, as well as CS-East’s

MarCom integrated and automated in- ternal/external voice communications system and Symphony automated com- munications control manager for radio rooms. www.L-3com.com/cs-east

New Code Compliant

Composite Repair System

Belzona announced improvements to an existing repair system that allows compliance with international design standards. Belzona’s SuperWrap is touted as a novel solution, designed for systems operating up to pressures of 3625psi (250bar). Belzona SuperWrap is the first composite material from Bel- zona certified under ISO/TS 24817 and

ASME PCC-2 standards. Compliance to these standards means it is engineered and designed for conditions that the re- pair will encounter throughout its 20 plus year life. It is an alternative to the re- placement of pipe work. www.belzona.com

SSN800 Hose Reel

The Hannay SSN800 series stainless steel hose reel (below) features a narrow frame, ideal for mounting in smaller spaces. With no paint to chip and no po- tential for rust and corrosion, these reels are ideal for the food and beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical and cosmetics in- dustries. Typical applications include washdown, chemical transfer, potable water, food ingredient transfer and even fire protection. The SSN800 is con- structed of fine grade 304 stainless frames, discs and drum. It handles single

ID hose from 3/4-in to 1-in, and can ac- commodate pressures to 1000 psi and temperatures from +20 F to +400 F (-7 C to +204 C).

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Flygt 4600 Series

Submersible Mixers

Thousands of Flygt mixers, manufac- tured by ITT, are employed in challeng- ing applications within the oil and gas industries. With this application in mind, a number of special features were incor- porated at the design stage to ensure the reliable operation of our mixers. These include the unique Flygt extended “jet ring,” similar to the rings used on ship thrusters, to increase mixing efficiency.

These jet rings also ensure exemplary cooling of the mixer prolonging motor life. www.flygtus.com

TECHNICAL PRODUCTS

RWO’s WWT-LC

To fulfill emerging guidelines for

Sewage Treatment plants set by the

IMO, Bremen based RWO enhanced its WWT system. Approved and certi- fied by the German authority Seeberuf- sgenossenschaft (SeeBG), the three-chamber systems operates with a

Mixed Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR), designed to provide process stability and excellent effluent results. It is suit- able to treat black and grey water or black water only. Vacuum systems as well as grease traps are optionally available. www.rwo.de

New Autopilot Series

The German based navigation com- pany Raytheon Anschütz announced the upcoming release of its new Nau- toPilot 5000 adaptive autopilot series, the successor to its NP 2000 autopilot series. The NP 5000 is based on the same Anschütz steering algorithms, but is enhanced to include functions for economic and precise navigation such as an integrated steering performance display and a new course control oper- ation mode. The new autopilot’s most obvious feature certainly is its large graphical display which offers six dif- ferent day and night modes within an intuitive to operate touch screen. The

NP 5000 autopilot series features up to three possible modes of operation. www.raytheon-anschuetz.com

The Foldable Shipping Container

Cargoshell are makers of the new composite, foldable shipping container, a de- velopment touted by the company as helping to make container shipping cleaner, more efficient and safer. Current containers are made of steel, with millions of new containers produced every year, with CO2 released during the production.

Replacing most of the steel of the container with composite, the maker contends, an important CO2 reduction can be realized. A second innovation of Cargoshell is the ability to fold the container. One person can do the folding and unfolding, without the need for an auxiliary motor nor separate parts in the container. The volume of a folded Cargoshell is 1/4 of that of a traditional steel container. This allows to save as much as 75% of precious storage space. Folded containers can also be transported more efficiently, helping to save significantly in the movement of empty containers. A full scale working proto- type, protected by different patents, proves the idea as feasible, however Cargoshell is not yet ready for production. www.cargoshell.com (Photo cour tesy L-3 Maritime Systems)