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PRODUCTS

Wärtsilä to Power LNG-fueled RoPax Ferry

A ferry being built for Sweden’s Rederi AB Gotland will be fueled by LNG, featuring a Wärt- silä integrated solution which includes a complete LNG powered propulsion- and fuel storage and supply system, as well as comprehensive project services. It will be the ? rst Swedish ? agged LNG powered passenger vessel and the ? rst LNG-fuelled high speed RoPax ferry in the world. The vessel will be built at the Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) yard in

China and when delivered, will sail between the Swedish mainland and the island of Gotland.

GSI placed the contract with Wärtsilä in November. In addition to the complete LNG-powered propulsion and fuel and storage system, the Wärtsilä integrated solution will include services relating to project management, integration engineering, on-site support and overall commis- sioning responsibility. Wärtsilä’s scope of responsibility includes four Wärtsilä 50DF dual- fuel engines, two gearboxes, two controllable pitch propellers (CPPs) with remote control system, two Energopac rudders, two tunnel thrusters, four Wärtsilä 20DF dual-fuel auxiliary generating sets, two Wärtsilä LNGPac fuel gas handling systems, gas valve units, a compact silencer system (CSS), an IMO approved Wärtsilä Aquarius UV ballast water management system, an Oily Water Separator together with a Bilge Water Guard to monitor and prevent oily water being discharged to the sea, project management services, integration engineering services, commissioning services and on-site supervision during installation.

Image courtesy of Wärtsilä www.wartsila.com

Kidde Fire Systems: BCG Delivers Upgrades

Buffalo Computer Graphics delivered upgrades to

Multi-Language ARIES NETLink

Columbia Paci? c Maritime in Portland and The

Kidde Fire Systems offers a multi-language version

River School in Memphis,. The River School or- of the ARIES NETLink Multi-Loop Intelligent Fire dered additional laptop computers preloaded with

Alarm-Suppression Control Unit, which supports

BCG’s simulation software to assist with training

French, Spanish and Portuguese, in addition to Eng-

Photo: K Line courses. The laptop will be used in conjunction with lish. Designed for a broader, non-English speaking

BCG’s PCS-250 Portable Radar Simulator and four audience and for use where UL/FM-listed products

K Line Expands Software Use

Furuno Radars for portable radar training.

are accepted, the new ARIES NetLink enables Kid-

Three additional K Line vessels will install www.bcgeng.com de channel partners to interact with and con? gure

ClassNK-NAPA GREEN eco-ef? ciency software the control unit in the language of their region. This after reporting fuel savings during trials on an 8,600 new functionality will help ensure event noti? ca-

TEU container vessel. NAPA and ClassNK an- tions are displayed with full clarity and no ambigui- nounced a deal with Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. ty or loss of understanding due to translation, which (K Line) to install the ClassNK-NAPA GREEN so- is of critical importance in emergencies. Users se- lution on three additional vessels. The self-learning lect their desired language on the user interface, a component of ClassNK-NAPA GREEN, the dy- four-line by 40-character LCD display, and then the namic performance model was also found to be ac- control unit’s user interface menus, system status curate during the same trial. and summary displays (alarm, trouble and supervi-

Image: BCG www.napa.? sory indications) will be displayed in the selected language. Overlay labels are used to superimpose

French, Portuguese or Spanish characters on Eng-

ASA Electronics

RescueME MOB1 lish text printed on areas of the user interface out-

The MS30BT (pictured) is a self-contained AM/ side the LCD display. The technical documentation Ocean Signal introduced a new AIS MOB device

FM/Bluetooth enabled compact 3.5-in. round wa- is also available in the three additional languages. with integrated DSC: the rescueME MOB1, de- terproof stereo with UV resistant ? nishes and cor-

The latest ARIES NETLink Multi-Loop Intelligent signed to attach to compact life jackets, ready for rosion resistant materials to guarantee it withstands

Fire Alarm-Suppression Control Unit also complies automatic activation in the event of a man over- the aquatic environment. It features conformal-coat- with the new Canadian code ULC S527-11, 3rd Edi- board situation. The MOB1 device provides two ed circuit boards along with being able to ? t a 3-in. tion, which takes effect June 17, 2015. The system methods of communicating the location of a person gauge hole. The 160-watt unit is perfect for boaters meets the Display and Control Center requirements in the water back to the boat and other vessels in looking for a space saving, high performance sys- in the standard for networked applications, and pro- the vicinity. Once the rescueME MOB1 is activated, tem built speci? cally for the marine environment. It vides the programming ? exibility, new abort station AIS transmissions features Bluetooth enabled capabilities along with and Release Service Signal Silence Station needed will provide accu- a USB input for MP3 de- to meet the standard for all applications. Additional rate position infor- vices to give users a wid- features, such as the ability to enable or disable mation on the ves- er array of music options point supervisory reporting for the Digital Alarm sel’s chart plotter. while on the water. oceansignal.com

Communicator Transmitter (DACT), and the ability www.asaelectronics.com to access technical manuals using the con? guration tool program, are also provided in this release.

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