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TECHNICALPRODUCTS66Maritime Reporter & Engineering News Digital Temperature Transmitters Omega?s new PRTXB and PRTXAL series are 2-wire transmitters that provide 4 to 20 mA signal representing temperature lin-earized. This product features a 316 Stain- less Steel RTD Probe that capture minimum and maximum readings. Selectable units andan auto shutoff time feature is available for battery powered models (PRTXB and PRTXBL). Units with alarm outputs are available too. Ideal for Food Processing, Au- tomotive-Engine Testing, HVAC, Lab Use, water bath temperature monitoring, pressure vessels or any temperature monitoring ap- plication. Price starts at $389Email: [email protected]: www.omega.com VOC: New Fuel & Vessel Monitoring Tool Krill Systems debuts a new management tool, the Vessel Operations Center (VOC), that allows Fleet Managers to monitor entire fleet fuel usage and receive synchro- nized fleet reports anywhere they are required, automatically, via Internet. Head- quartered in Bainbridge Island, WA, Krill Systems is enjoying strong growth in: Offshore Towing, Inland Towing, Ferry and OSV markets, with successful fittings on individual boats of major corporations operating in these fields. Email: [email protected] G 84 VULKAN Couplings launched the VULKA- RDAN G 84 at the Koremarine in Busan. This coupling has especially been designed for gen-erator drives and electric motors in the medium power range. With the arrival of this product in- novation, the company has supplemented the VULKARDAN G product range that has been recently launched for marine drive components in order to be able to cater for a higher torquerange up to 63 kNm. The couplings in the size range of 54-62 launched so far in the market with a nominal torque of up to 25 kNm have al- ready been successfully used in engines withSAE flywheel connection. www.vulkan.com New Opti-Brite Sunlight-Readable LED LCDsComark offers a new LED based, Sunlight Readable LCDs with transflective film enhance- ments. The Opti-Bright Series is available in 12- in., 15-in., and 17-in. sizes. This Series features 0-100% adjustable brightness control for bothnight time and full sunlight viewing require- ments. These LCDs have a brightness rating of 1000 NITs, and 800 NITs brightness when thetouchscreen option is chosen. The transflective film enhancements illuminate the LCD, which is great for applications with sunlight readable requirements. These LCDs are NEMA 4X rated, making them an ideal choice for wet outdoor environments. www.comarkcorp.com/products/marine_displays.html RAMS for FPSOs Tritech developed a system for the real-time integrity monitoring of mooring lines, umbil- icals and risers on Floating Production Stor- age and Offloading Units (FPSOs). RAMS (Riser and Anchor Monitoring System) is a 360 degree riser and anchor chain monitor- ing system for FPSOs that is deployed be- neath the vessel and monitors the presence, integrity and position of mooring lines and risers 24/7 from a single sonar head. RAMS has been extensively tested and the accuracy of the system has shown to be 100% effective in its current deployment on Teekay?s Petrojarl Foinaven FPSO, op- erating on a BP deepwater oil field, within the UKCS (UK Continental Shelf), lo- cated approximately 190km (118mi) off the West Coast of Shetland. RAMS has been developed in conjunction with BP who had a requirement for an automated system able to monitor the series of bend stiffeners, umbilicals and risers on an FPSO. www.tritech.co.uk First VLCC Order with the New G-Type Engine Greek ship management company Almi Tankers S.A. is set to establish itself as a market front runner with the new ultralong-stroke G-type engine tailor-made for Very Large Crude Carriers Athens-based ship management company Almi Tankers S.A. will be the first to equip two VLCCs with the very first new 7G80ME-C9.2 engine launched by MAN Diesel & Turbo. The engines will be built by Hyundai Heavy In- dustries in South Korea with test bed running in January 2013. The vessels will be built at DSME in South Korea, with delivery scheduled for May and December 2013. www.mandieselturbo.com LVDT Linear Position Sensors Macro Sensors offers its AC-operated LVDTs in different material housings to per- form in varying operating environments in- cluding those with high and low temperature extremes, radiation exposure, seawater and vacuum pressure conditions. Standard configurations of Macro Sensors? AC-operated linear position sensors are con- structed of stainless steel with hermeticallysealed electronics that enable reliable per- formance in environments with high temperatures (400°F) or mild radiation expo- sure. Users can also choose among other optional material housings including:Email: [email protected] www.macrosensors.com New Approaches to Offshore Mooring Measurement Technology NW (MTNW) implemented its running line tensiometer(RLT) technology with a Samson synthetic rope in an offshore mooring monitoring proj- ect engineered by Delmar Systems. This im- plementation is MTNW?s first use of tension measurement technology with 2-in.+ syn-thetic ropes. Recently, Delmar Systems was contracted to moor an offshore supply vessel (OSV) to a major offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The OSV is being used as a support vessel while dive operations are conducted. The OSV is using a three-point mooring system consisting of two stern hawser lines attached to the platform and a bow mooring line attached to a preset suc- tion pile foundation in 2,900 ft. of water. The mooring system had to be as robust as possible while still maintaining ease of handling and rigging by the vessel crew. www.mtnw-usa.com MR Oct.11 # 9 (65-72):MR Template 10/7/2011 9:05 AM Page 66