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January 2012www.marinelink.com 37brication or pumps. Internal heat exchangers can be added where required and a variety of options, in- cluding PTO clutches, are available. The WPT Power Pump Drives are available in four different sizes with maximum torque capacities from 413 lb-ft [560Nm) through 4650 lb-ft [6300 Nm] and operating speedsfrom 2,100 rpm to 3,000 rpm. All units mount to standard SAE housings and provide up to 8 pump mount- ing faces. All Power Pump Drives are provided with flexible couplings on the input side for torsional dampening. www.wptpower.com PPG Debuts PSX ONE CoatingPPG Industries' protective and marine coatings business has introduced PSX(R) ONE coating in the U.S. for use in protective and marine project applications. As a one-component acrylic-siloxane coating, PSX ONE coating is designed to provide outstanding color and gloss retention in a durable, lower-volatile organic compound (VOC) formulation that can be applied by brush, roller or spraying. Engineered for in- land marine, petrochemical, water, wastewater and other application segments, PSX ONE coating is a high-gloss, non-isocyanate product that complements PPG's existing line of siloxane coatings, including epoxy-polysiloxane PSX 700 coating, which has more than a decade of proven performance. www.ppgpmc.com/northamerica OMNIPURE Marine Sewage Treatment Systems The OMNIPURE Series 55 marine sewage treatment system from Severn Trent De Nora has been selected for use on four new ultra-deepwater drill- ships being constructed for a subsidiary of Noble Corporation by HyundaiHeavy Industries at its shipyard in Korea. Hyundai Heavy Industries pur- chased eight customized OMNIPURE systems to treat black and gray water onboard the drillships. Each drillship will be fitted with two OMNPURE systems, accommodating a total personnel capacity of 210 per drillship. The first set of OMNIPURE systems will be delivered in December 2011, with the second set due for delivery in April 2012, the third set in November 2012 and the fourth in April 2013. The OMNIPURE Series 55 systems have received Bureau Veritas certification per IMO Resolution MEPC.159(55) and USCG Certificate of Approval to MEPC.159(55). www.severntrentdenora.com Nitrogen Membrane Technology for the Prelude Project Shell has appointed Norwegian-based Air Products to deliver Nitrogen Membrane Tech- nology for its Prelude LNG Project to belaunched outside Australia. ?Currently, we feel an increasing focus on gas and we are proud to be one of the preferred suppliers in this area, bothfor shipping companies as well as for the pro-cessing industry,? said Tom Cantero, MD Air Products. More than 60 gas tankers are currently on order, leading to the need of large-scale pro- duction plants. Shell is taking a lead and shows an innovative and future oriented approach, which has lead to the decision to move storage and processing facilities close to the fields rather than transporting unprocessed gas over large distances. The new production facility is to be built into the world?s largest vessel, measuring 488 m in length and 74 m in width, displacing some 600,000 tons when fully loaded, of which 260,000 tons are steel. Gasproduction is to commence in 2017 and the vessel is expected to stay moored at location for 25 years. The production is estimated to be at least 3.6 million tons of LNG per years as well as Liquid PetroleumGas and condensate for export. ?The order to the Shell Prelude project results from several years of intense development. Air Prod- ucts invented the technology behind membrane-based nitrogen production and we have expressed a clear ambition to continue leading the market. We are very proud to deliver to the world?s first floating LNG facility and see this as an appreciation of our work, quality and products.? Cantero said. MR Jan.12 # 5 (34-41):MR Template 1/10/2012 10:48 AM Page 37