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Potable Water Tank Inspections

FCI: Fresh Water Available 24/7 Thordon’s RiverTough Bearings

Intertek’s remotely operated vehicle (ROV) po-

FCI Watermakers’ fully-automatic, customizable After nine years of operation in the harsh, abrasive table water tank inspection service allows the use

Neptune series reverse osmosis desalinization units waters of Alaska’s Yukon River, aboard Inland Barge of ROVs to inspect their large-capacity water tanks. are built in the U.S. Neptune models produce from Service’s pushboat Ramona, Thordon Bearings’ Ri-

Potable water tank inspection must be carried out 1,200–9,500 gallons of fresh, pure water every day. verTough water-lubricated tail-shaft bearing system periodically to mitigate health risks on marine ves-

With belt-driven commercial grade pump and motor has emerged completely free of wear and tear. The sels. Typically, potable water tanks are taken out of assemblies, they’re designed to run nonstop, a key exceptional performance of RiverTough bearings in service to be emptied and inspected directly by per- feature where onboard work schedules often dictate waters renowned for high content of gritty glacial sonnel, a process which can be hazardous and time water demands. silt came to light when the 16m workboat’s cracked consuming. www.intertek.com/ep struts underwent repair in dry-dock. www.fciwatermakers.com www.thordonbearings.com

Muf? er Cools Water Inside CMR’s BWTS Control Panels Next Generation Bilge Filter

Marine Exhaust Systems’ Thinline Linear Muf? er A new modular approach for Ballast Water Treat- Oilsmart ? lters are the same as used on the SkimOil features a throughport raw water bypass. The quiet, ment Systems (BWTS) and marine control panels IMO certi? ed BRUTE marine oily water separators, patent-pending design handles excess engine cool- has been developed by CMR Group. Gold? nch is an and can hold three times as much oil as previous ing water inside the muf? er, and avoids the pitfalls advanced engineering process that is based around generation organoclay ? lters. At 1/10th the size and of aging and often inaccessible connections and standard and modular panels for BWTS, enabling cost of an oily clamps. A bypass cavity built into the compact muf- OEMs to expand and improve their offering through water separator ? er handles water that is not required for exhaust reduced lead times and cost savings. Using Gold- (OWS), the low cooling. ? nch can reduce time-to-market lead times by 75%. cost bilge ? lter www.cmr-group.com is a compact and www.marine-exhaust.com ef? cient alterna- tive for those who don’t have room or need for a stan- dard OWS for oily bilge water. www.thebilge? l- ter.com

BA150E Mobile Ballast Pumps RSC Bio Solutions Gear Oil Marine Leak Detection Kit Mobile ballast pumps are used for pumping water RSC Bio Solutions’ EnviroLogic 210EP readily bio- Left undetected, watercraft leaks can disrupt opera- into and out of a series of chambers within the hull degradable gear oil is approved for use in Thrust- tion and cause equipment breakdown and environ- of a barge. The BBA Pumps BA series has different master gearboxes and thrusters. Thrustmaster has mental pollution. Spectroline’s Marine Leak De- models, all models are equipped as standard with extended its existing relationship with RSC Bio So- tection Kit (OPK-400M) is designed to ef? ciently a vacuum system, enabling their use as multifunc- lutions EnviroLogic 210EP is a non-sheening, read- locate fuel, oil and hydraulic leaks in small marine tional self priming pumps in a wide range of appli- ily biodegradable synthetic ISO 100 grade gear oil craft. Packaged with two colored ? uorescent dyes, cations, up to 450 tons/hour. that offers anti-wear and extreme-pressure proper- it differentiates between multiple leaking ? uid sys- www.bbapumps.com ties, excellent corrosion and rust protection. tems. www.thrustmaster.net www.Spectroline.com

Image: RSC Bio Solutions Image: CMR Image: Intertek

Image: BBA Pumps Image: Marine Exhaust Image: FCI

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