Page 133: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (November 2015)

“The impact that the Polar Code will sensitive cargo during transportation, ni- Code, and is delivered with all necessary gas system at ambient temperatures up have on operators trading in the re- trogen inert gas systems are the preferred class approval certi? cates. The system to 55°C. To ensure optimal system per- gion remains to be seen,” said Hannah solutions for applications where cargo is ? tted with longer lasting membranes, formance at all times and reduce risk of

Charles, Senior Claims Executive, UK contamination could be an issue. which are specially designed for the failure, WTS is introducing a range of

P&I Club. “The Code brings with it nu- The Maritime Protection system is de- maritime environment. These have im- support and service solutions.

www.wilhelmsen.com/ merous requirements for all ships trad- signed and built in accordance with IMO proved resistance to high temperatures, technicalsolutions ing in the Polar Regions and therefore a SOLAS regulations and the MODU enabling the ship to operate the inert great deal of investment will need to be made by operators.”

Charles called IMO’s adoption of the code a “re? ection of the shipping indus- try recognizing the sensitivity of Arctic ecosystems,” and added that it “ac- knowledges the need for a higher degree of care when navigating polar waters, given the increased trade throughout these regions.” “It is without doubt that these require- ments are necessary, especially given that the standard SOLAS ships are gen- erally considered to only be adequate in open water conditions, where ice cover- age is less than 10 percent and the aver- age lowest daily air temperature is not lower than minus 10 degrees,” Charles

W&O INTRODUCES said.

SPERRE

Solving Seawater Cooling

WTS’ Maritime Protection

Nitrogen System

Exclusive Distributor

QUICK RETURN ON INVESTMENT

Sperre’s unique design means much longer intervals between cleaning, shorter and safer maintenance time, and a fraction of spare parts consumption. 800.962.9696 | wosupply.com

Pipe | Valves | Fittings | Actuation | Engineered Solutions

Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions has reintroduced the Maritime Protection nitrogen inert gas system, a system ? rst introduced in 1984 but reengineered as a state-of-the-art unit. The primary en- hancement is a unique system design with a smaller physical footprint. In ad- dition, it only requires service access from two sides, meaning that it can be located in a corner. The system is also ? tted with a fully automated control and monitoring system that protects the membranes.

“We are very excited to reintroduce this improved version of the Maritime

Protection nitrogen system,” said Stein

Loevskar, commercial development manager, Wilhelmsen Technical Solu- tions. “In addition to the performance enhancements, we now fully own the system design and have moved the as- sembly in house. This gives us better control and enables us to provide cus- tomers with a high quality and optimized solution that delivers value throughout its service life.”

Designed to protect ? ammable and www.marinelink.com 133

MR #11 (130-137).indd 133 11/4/2015 8:49:43 AM