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strength of conventional foam flotation. The boom features ease of deployment, wave conformity and high buoyancy-to- weight ratios. NEOBoom requires ap-proximately a third of the storage spaceneeded for conventional booms and can be deployed by fewer personnel. There are no internal devices for inflation or de- flation. NEO Booms flotation foam in- flates when the air valve is opened and deflates by rolling the boom into a coil orwinding it onto a boom reel for compactstorage. www.ciagent.com Hannay Reels Oil Containment Boom ReelsHannay Reels Oil Containment BoomReels are designed for use with flotation,inflatable, collapsible and flexible cylin- der booms. Ideal for ships, oil rigs and docks, these reels are built for rugged use and designed with special features thatmaximize performance and make instal- lation hassle-free. Hannay Reels Oil Con-tainment Boom Reels are manufactured with heavy-duty three-inch square tubing frames that are braced at all stress pointswith two-inch square tubing. The drum of the reel has an open design with a half-inch inner steel plate for reinforcementand a positive pin-lock to lock the reel in place. All boom reels feature 50 chain and sprocket rewind as well as quality-lu- bricated bearings.www.hannay.com Consiliums Oil Spill Detection RadarThe recently launched Oil Spill Detec-tion Radar by Consilium Marine Safety was tested together with the Nor- wegian Coastal Administration and the Norwegian Clean Seas Association For Operative Companies (NOFO). The radar is being used on the Finnish Icebreaker ontio, commissioned as stand-by vessel for EMSA (European Maritime SafetyAgency), and by customers in Norway, Italy and China. Recently the radar was ordered for an oil spill response vessel in the harbor of Rotterdam. In addition,Consilium Oil Spill Detection Radar hasreceived the 2010 espucci Award for the innovation category. One of the key fea- tures of the radar is its ability to integrate a complete oil spill detection functioninto Consilium?s standard type approved IMOSolas Navigational radar. The new advanced radar processing unit is sup- ported by a special Consilium radar sen-sor and by its capability to increase therotation speed of the antenna up to 44revolutions per minute. www.consilium.se July 2011www.marinelink.com 35