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www.marinelink.com 79MACSEA Ship Hull MonitoringHull and propeller performance degrada-tion can cause a 15-20% loss in vessel efÞ ciency, with a corresponding increase in fuel consumption and GHG emis-sions. Diligent hull condition monitoring and maintenance can negate these penal-ties. MACSEA is ramping up its Hull Medic hull condition monitoring service using its published methodology and automated, cloud-based data analytics process. The company is offering its hull condition monitoring analytical services for as low as $495 per month per ship for 10 ships or more. Analysis can be done from data already collected or MACSEA can provide an automated data acquisi-tion system. Additional bene Þ ts include measuring efÞ ciency gains from other related energy conservation measures, such as alternate propeller designs and hull coating choices. Hull and propeller performance monitoring systems such as Hull Medic monitor vessel performance over time and provide hard evidence of efÞ ciency gains necessary to build busi- ness cases for prudent investment deci-sions.www.macsea.com New Large Capacity Storage ReelsCoxreels, a U.S. manufacturer of indus-trial-grade hose, cord and cable reels, released its new storage reels selection. These large capacity, all steel reels are designed to hold any wrappable mate-rial for hassle-free storage, easy trans-port and safe operation. According to the company, these new storage reel models have been selected from Coxreels? stan- dard 1125, 1175 and 1185 Series and are built on the strength of these series. The reels come without swivels and risers for storage purpose and feature CNC roboti-cally heavy duty spun and ribbed discs with rolled edged for added strength and safety, and a sturdy all welded steel ?A? frame base to handle the most demand-ing storage tasks on either stationary or mobile units. coxreels.com USCG Accepts Hyundai Heavy BWTSHyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) said that its electrolysis-based ballast water treatment system, HiBal-last, was accepted as Alternative Man- agement System (AMS) by the United States Coast Guard. This comes after the company won type approval from the IMO in 2011. The Ulsan, South Korea- based company is also aiming to win the U.S. Coast Guard?s approval for another ballast water treatment system, EcoBal-last, by the Þ rst half of 2014. This system sterilizes seawater by using ultraviolet rays.New Powder Coat Paint Booth from Hartzell Hartzell Air Movement now offers pow- der coated products. The addition of their new paint booth is designed to increase product consistency and quality control. This new process is also safer on the environment compared to liquid paints since it does not contain any solvents. The new paint booth also improves production efÞ ciency because it has a quicker curing process. Powder coating does not involve additional pre-mixing, stirring, solvent additions, or viscosity adjustments, which means less product variation and better control over quality. hartzellairmovement.com Totem ECDIS Now AIO CompatibleTotem Plus, manufacturer of Automation and Navigation systems, announced that Totem ECDIS is now compatible with the ADMIRALTY Information Overlay (AIO). Type approved by DNV, Totem ECDIS provides real-world innovation to the customer. It was the world?s Þ rst ECDIS to provide Collision Avoidance in the form of Decision Support Tools; it initiated the ?Shift Change? procedure to avoid ECDIS-assisted accidents and is now also compatible with AIO, provided by the United Kingdom Hydrographic OfÞ ce (UKHO). AIO is a free service to ADMIRALTY Vector Chart Service (AVCS) customers and the only service available that in-cludes worldwide Admiralty Temporary and Preliminary Notices to Mariners (T&P NMs) and new ENC Preliminary Notices to Mariners (EPNMs). www.totemplus.com MOL To Start Test Operation of NOx-Reducing SCR SystemMitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. plans to install the Selective catalytic Reduction (SCR) system ? jointly developed by MOL, Yanmar Co., Ltd. and Namura Ship- building Co., Ltd. ? on all three power generators of an MOL-operated ocean-going freighter for a demonstration test. This test demonstrates NOx denitration under the actual operation of freighter, to meet the Tier III NOx regulations set by the IMO. The SCR system received a statement of fact from ClassNK on July 1 verifying that it meets the NOx Tier III emission limit, and its superior denitration perfor- mance was conÞ rmed. The system was developed with support from ClassNK?s ?Joint R&D with Industries and Aca- demic Partners? program.mol.hu/enNew FleetBroadband Dual Antenna from Cobham Cobham SATCOM announced a new SAILOR FleetBroadband Dual Antenna solution which has been designed to se-cure uninterrupted data and voice com-munications on vessels. The innovative new solution consists of two SAILOR 500 FleetBroadband solutions and a Dual Antenna Control Unit (DACU), which can automatically switch between antennas without loss of connectivity. With the ability to position two SAILOR FleetBroadband antennas at different locations on a vessel, challenges ex-perienced when a single antenna may become obstructed by superstructure, masts, rigging and other equipment can be overcome. This makes the SAILOR FleetBroad-band Dual Antenna solution suited for specialist vessels using critical IP appli- cations over FleetBroadband, where loss of connectivity could signiÞ cantly affect the outcome of a costly or hazardous op-eration.www.cobham.com Scott Safety is a world leader in the design, manufacture and sale of high performance respiratory protection products, monitoring and sensor equipment and other protective solutions for the ? re services, marine, petroleum, chemical, construction, industrial and emergency services including ? rst responders, law enforcement, military and civil defense. Contact info: Marty Lorkowski, Global Marketing Manager, Industrial 'OLDMINE2OADs-ONROE.#53! 0Hs&AXsWWWSCOTTSAFETYCOM MR #8 (74-82).indd 79MR #8 (74-82).indd 798/2/2013 9:18:29 AM8/2/2013 9:18:29 AM