—Literature Available Hempel, one of the world's largest independent manufacturers of industrial and marine coatings, recently announced that an agreement has been reached with Reliance Universal to acquire the assets of their High-Performance Coatings Division, operating out of Houston, Texas. Reliance Universal, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tyler Corporation.
The High-Performance Coatings Division of Reliance manufactures and markets a line of heavy-duty industrial coatings, supplementing Hempel's existing product lines.
The Hempel Group is pursuing a strategy as a global supplier of anti-corrosive coatings.
The present manufacturing facility in Wallington, N.J., together with the acquired plant in Houston, will improve the supply service to the marine and offshore markets by Hempel Coatings (USA), Inc. It will further expand their activities within the heavy-duty industrial market, such as containers, railcars, pipelines, the petrochemical industry and wastewater treatment.
The Hempel U.S. operation will continue to be operated out of the Hempel U.S. Corporate Headquarters in Rutherford, N.J., supported by major branch offices in Miami, New Orleans, Houston, Los Angeles, Seattle and 16 stock points in the USA and Canada.
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Reliance Electric Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, has announced that they are offering D-C Drives Maintenance and Troubleshooting Courses for those who want to learn solidstate D-C Drives and Systems. According to the announcement, the courses employ up-to-date teaching aids to give participants indepth know
showing a broad range of electrical components and accessories for maintenance, repair, and overhaul of industrial equipment is now available from Reliance Electric Company, Cleveland. C o n t a i n i n g hundreds of photos, drawings, and diagrams, the 154-page catalog is full of p r o d u c t descriptions
The 9,280 horsepower Ocean Reliance is the first of two tugs built by Marinette Marine Corp. for Vessel Management Services, a Crowley Maritime Co. The vessel is intended to operate as a tug/barge unit in conjunction with the 155,000-barrel tank barge 550-3. Construction engineering for the barge was
Corp.. late last year christened its fourth Articulated Tug-Barge (ATB) tank vessel in its new-build program. The 9,280-hp tug Coastal Reliance and 155,000-barrel barge 550-4 were built by Bay Shipbuilding Company in Sturgeon Bay. Wis. During the ceremony, which took place at Marine Transport'
provides overall coordination of military needs with industrial capacity. Our principal adversary does. Instead, the U.S. has a "Circle of Reliance" where each service assumes that "If I'm okay, you're okay" and that all required non-military support functions, including those of our Allies
Reliance Electric Company of Cleveland is offering its 1984 Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) parts catalog. The parts, tools, and services described in this 144-page book can help provide quick, efficient repair of motor and drive equipment. Chapters included describe control parts, motor
the energy-saving potential of A-C variable speed electric drives for shipboard pumps, fans, hoists and winches was recently held in New York City by Reliance Electric Company. The one-day seminar provided information about A-C variable speed drive and energy efficient motor basics, along with application
A new generation of premium quality energy-efficient motors with power factor correction to 95 percent has been announced by Reliance Electric Co., Euclid, Ohio. Highly efficient and compact capacitor technology provided by Reliance Electric Company's affiliate Cornell-Dubilier Electric Corporation
ships in total were honored, including many “world firsts.” Ethane Crystal - World’s Largest Ethane Carrier Builder: Samsung Heavy Industries Owner: Reliance Industries, Ltd. The world’s first very large ethane carrier (VLEC), Ethane Crystal, has been delivered to India’s Reliance Industries Ltd. by
weather safely, according to Crowley. The company’s four operating 550 Class ATBs, delivered between 2002 and 2003 on the West Coast, are by tug: the Sea Reliance, Sound Reliance, Ocean Reliance and Coastal Reliance. Crowley operates ten 650 Class ATBs carrying 185,000 barrels each in the U.S. Gulf and on the
Management Services, Inc., christened the first of four Articulated Tug-Barge (ATB) tank vessels on April 25 in New Orleans — the 9,280- hp tug Sea Reliance and the 155,000-barrel barge 550-1. Intrepid Ship Management, a subsidiary of Marine Transport Lines, will charter the Halter Marine-built ATB from
standards and ? ve years, including efforts to onshore manufacturing protocols that transcend national borders. of port cranes to mitigate reliance on foreign-produced To this end, I believe the Biden-Harris Administration’s Ex- equipment that may pose security risks. ecutive Order represents
to ing for 30%) and 2040 (by at least 70%, reach the 2040 target as ships begin to 17% of human CO² emissions by 2050 striving for 80%). reduce their reliance on heavy fuel oil. if no action is taken. Fortunately, the Wind assisted propulsion combined After this, with further developments industry has
Propulsion s the world looks to renewable energy sources tering the vessel, giving CTV owners vying for contracts a to combat climate change and reduce reliance competitive advantage when implementing hybrid solu- on fossil fuels, offshore wind has emerged as a tions that optimize fuel ef? ciency and reduce
crowded integration of alternative fuel technologies aimed at reducing ? eld of organizations and companies exploring energy tran- the marine engine’s reliance on fossil fuels. Central to this sition and future fuel alternatives, but this one is unique on agreement is the future fuel for the U.S. Department
take seconds to compute. However, utilize machine learning algorithms to build models based on data-driven methods suffer from, ironically, a complete reliance observed or simulated data. Think arti? cial neural networks on data. Continuing with the seakeeping example, it is neces- (ANN), deep learning
mea- surement units (IMU) designed to deliver accel- eration and orientation with accuracy, stability and reliability under all conditions with no reliance on GNSS. They also feature automatic gyrocompass- ing with favorable size, weight, power and cost (SWaP-C) characteristics. MTR had the opportunity
of years’ brushes. This has a number of bene? ts over rival systems, not of navigation, autonomy, and communication software devel- least that its non-reliance on magnets means it’s equally us- opment merged with hardware to create a service that meets able on steel, GRP, or aluminium hulls. HSRs measure
capabil- capability, interoperability and endurance or increasing ity for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), through sustainability by reducing reliance on crewed platforms. the ‘BioCam’ development, as well as collaborating with Sonardyne has recently entered the latest phase of a ? rst- Newcastle
half of 2022 amounted to that we generate and facilitate.” € 117.1 million, including capital injections in participating Despite the port’s historical reliance on moving cargos – interests (versus ? rst half of 2021: € 100.5 million). www.marinelink.com 31 MR #9 (18-33).indd 31 9/5/2022 9:49:54 A
, state government organizations have put in place localization requirements for companies competing for tenders. Given India’s movement toward self-reliance, we expect that local content requirements will become increasingly stringent at both the central and state government levels. Commercial Specialist
, then ? lm thickness getting used to the idea of reducing corrosion coatings used on the vessel’s is incorrect. When it is opaque, the spec- I its reliance on oil with more focus hull, and ballast, fuel and potable water i? ed ? lm thickness has been achieved. on lique? ed natural gas (LNG). Conse-
STPs to discharge without restric- be over 10 times more concentrated than urban wastewater [4] tions. The creation of Special Area further promotes reliance and has 500~1,000 mg N/l of ammonia [5,6] when collected on PRFs. For major PRFs that are served by mega-scale state- by vacuum. Ships also have
OFFSHORE WIND FLOATING WIND ing foundations,” says Aker Solutions’ SVP for Offshore helps reduce reliance on what’s currently a very limited mar- Wind, Kenneth Simonsen. “If we’re having something that’s ket for Jones Act-compliant installation vessels, it constrains 80m x 80m, almost like a football ?
months continuous residency, in tests. Lee Wilson at UK start-up HonuWorx, which has an idea for The bene? ts of resident systems are around reduced reliance a subsea shuttle/deployment system, says, “We think there are on crewed vessels for deployment (lowering risk to humans very few deployment cases
car manu- determine a highly accurate heading of 0.01 degrees secant facturers, such as NASA, Tesla, Airbus, Boeing, Thales, Lock- latitude without any reliance on magnetic heading or GPS. heed Martin and BAE Systems. Its mission is to develop solu- To achieve DFOG, three different, yet complimentary, tions
routes, we see greater need for regional systems to meet the expansion of broadband intra-regionally. For marine services, this would indicate greater reliance on good route engineering, inshore cable protection, and the development of shal- low water marine solutions to improve effectiveness of deployment
sending information and controlling things under water, he in the U.S. (it’s also been trailed on a Sabertooth, although it says, as a drive to reduce reliance on crewed vessels continues. wasn’t designed for this vehicle). 30 July/August 2021 MTR #5 (18-33).indd 30 7/30/2021 11:32:15 A
in the 270-foot Famous-class and 14 vessels still in active for proposals to build up to 11 OPCs was issued in January, U.S. service of the 210-foot Reliance class. The ? rst 270 was commissioned in 1983, and the ? rst 210 in 1964. The WMEC ? eet also includes USCGC Alex Haley, a converted salvage U
able to open access plates or operate machinery as necessary. Another aspect of the survey is to ensure the surveyor has an inspector need? Given the reliance of others on their judge- the requisite knowledge and even speci? c experience. Some ment, an inspector must have integrity. In 1834, Lloyd’s Reg- survey
of Students Learn, the Fleet Saves: Naval Postg By Edward Lundquist The Navy is a step closer to achieving the vision of being able but also reduces reliance on lengthy, complex logistics chains. to fabricate parts on demand. Xerox and the Naval Postgradu- “Global supply chains leave industries like aerospace
tracking capability. In summary, USV operations are in- creasing. Integrating a USV with ad- ditional sensors that reduce their other- wise critical reliance on GNSS signals reduces operational risks, especially when operating close to infrastructure, holding station or while deploying or recovering
. In addition, the ves- separate ADCP and motion sensor data and dramatically re- sels will be ? tted with SPRINT-Nav, to provide continuous, duces the reliance of continuous and accurate GNSS data dur- uninterrupted navigational aiding to underpin safe remote op- ing dynamic water column data collection operations
. This is not only bad seaman- highlighted in ship collisions show- ship, but against the International Con- An experiment conducted by Dr. Kes- ing a reliance on AIS. On 11 January vention on the Prevention of Collisions sler demonstrated the vulnerability in 2014 the multi-purpose vessel Rickmers at
if it relies solely on output of its GPS receiver. equipment. For this reason, the US government strongly en- So many vessels have placed excessive reliance on GPS and courages all GPS users to maintain backup/alternative posi- electronic navigation that this presents a real danger. This is tioning