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- New Technology Debuts in Oslo Maritime Reporter, Jul 2001 #56
NorShipping 2001, held in Oslo, Nor- way in early June, once again proved to be a dynamic exhibition complete with some of the more influential personnel in the marine business on-hand for the week long event. As usual, marine man- ufacturers used the platform of NorShip- ping to launch new products, systems and services to the international market, some of which is detailed in the following report.
Wartsila Corp., the ubiquitous propulsion system manufacturer announced that it had received a contact to supply the complete marine power system for the first of a series of environmentally safe 40,000-dwt chemical/ product tankers building at the San Marco shipyard in Italy. In an interview with Wartsila's Mikael Makinen earlier this year, he stressed that the company was expanding beyond the mere business of manufacturing engines, seeking to become a single source propulsion system provider, or, as the company touts, "The Ship Power Supplier." For the 40,000-dwt tankers, Wartsila will be just that, as it is responsible for the complete functionality of the system.
In addition to supplying the hardware, it will provide the shipyard with all of the functional drawings and will be supervising the plant's installation, commissioning and sea trials. The ship will be equipped with a Wartsila 6L64 medium-speed diesel engine, of 12,060 kW output at 333 rpm and a CP 6,200 mm diameter Lips propeller, together with shafting and reduction gear. The new vessel will measure 563 ft. (171.6 m) long and feature 12 cargo, two slop and one recovery tank. The propulsion package will give the ship a maximum 17-knot speed on a 34 ft. (10.3 m) draft, and a service speed of 16 knots.
Leica made waves on the electronics front by introducing first fully integrated GPS/DGPS/AIS shipboard system.
While the final standards regarding AIS are still years in the making, Leica — traditionally a company that pushes the innovation edge — has delivered a product in the MX 420, which incorporates a high-accuracy MX 421 GPS/DGPS receiver and an IMO-compliant AIS transponder system, with a combined control and display unit. Optionally, the MX 420 AIS can be interfaced with an already installed GPS or DGPS receiver onboard instead of the MX 421. The AIS transponder module in the MX 420 system was designed and developed by SAAB TransponderTech, and meets all specifications for marine AIS shipboard equipment, and is designed to be compliant with future standards through software upgrades. The combined system takes advantage of another Leica innovation, the MX 421, a typeapproved high-precision GPS/DGPS "smart antenna." It was the first GPS product to use the new Silicon Germanium (SiGe) receiver chip, and was developed jointly by Leica and IBM.
In the wake of corporate consolidations, marine buyers can sometimes be confused as from which house comes which product. ExxonMobil, which completed the granddaddy of all mergers last year in combining the two oil industry behemoths, announced a plan to simplify the marine lubricants buying choice to its deep sea customers. ExxonMobil Marine Lubricants announced that its Mobilgard brand will be the flagship product line offered to deep sea customers. The Mobilgard brand includes a full range of mineral oils and synthetic lubricants for marine engines and equipment.
The company will retain the Esso and Exxon brand of marine lubricants for the coastal and inland sectors.
The company also introduced an enhanced oil analysis program with new Web-based delivery capabilities.
Dubbed Signum Oil Analysis, it will replace the company's Exxcare and Progressive Fast Analysis (PFA) oil analysis programs. "The upgraded Exxcare and PFA programs adds new on-line capabilities that will make it easier for customers to access information and remedy problems," said Wayne Sirois, global marketing manager, ExxonMobil Marine Lubricants.
The new system allows customers to gain access to their specific accounting information, including online lube charts, through the Internet, without adding new software.
Transas Marine, another company synonymous with advanced marine technology, in June launched the first of its new generation Navi-Sailor navigation systems, Navi-Sailor 3000. The system incorporates all the functionality of the previously type-approved ECDIS with an additional array of innovative features.
According to Peter Mantel, director of marketing and business development, Transas made the decision about a year and a half ago to invest in a new platform that would satisfy the technological needs of today and tomorrow. The system has been designed with flexibility in mind, as it features: the option of North- Up/Course- U p / H e a d - U p chart display modes; integrated weather forecasting, multiple chart display and user-selectable screen layout; advanced Route Planning, Radar Overlay and Playback facilities; Relative and True Motion display; and an advanced (U)AIS transponder interface, that will be modified with the final specification come out. The company intends to launch two additional products in the series later this year.
Hamworthy KSE AB, the Swedish-based dry cargo handling division of Hamworthy KSE, stressed that it was involved in far more than the simple design, manufacture and supply of cargo handling solutions. The organization is involved with three major European shipping transport projects, including the Improved Port Ship Interface (IPSI) project, which aims to reduce cargo transported on Europe's clogged motorways with an integrated solution highlighting short sea shipping and inland waterways transportation.
Other significant developments that occurred throughout the week included: MacGregor announced that its new Sherlog ultrasonic testing system — designed to quickly and easily check the cargo access sealing system — has been type approved.
Lloyd's Register completed a studyto find the optimum solution to the question of how to most efficiently propel the next generation of Ultra Large Containerships (UCLS).
Finland's Loipart introduced a combined fire resistant and thermally insulated door for cold rooms and freezers, the A-60 line.
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January 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 37WASTEWATER TREATMENT Fish don’t eat steak pie and chips. – Iain Milnes, President, Power Knot Cunard’s Queen Anne will have 26 Power Knot systems installed. Image courtesy Power Knot Image courtesy Power Knot Kirsch, Area Manager for Advanced Wastewater Treatment vent its discharge. President
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November 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 5Altitude (m) - Merged Å Altitude (m) - Merged MADE EASY This survey has been done with an APOGEE INS under very challenging conditions for the GNSS receiver (red dots). The boat is crossing multiple times three large bridges including one made of steel. With Qinertia and its unique 100% in-house GNSS/INS
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September 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 47MEMS technol- and can perform multiple dives per day. ogy. Combining MEMS tactical inertial sensors with a quad-constellation, dual-antenna GNSS receiver, The New AURORA-90 & AURORA-100 series Ekinox Micro is a choice for mission-critical applica- SEAmagine is completing its ? rst vessel of the AURORA-90
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September 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 29optional magnetometers, underwater HD video systems, ROVs, sonar gripper attachment, and optional sonar. The advanced IMU systems, acoustic pingers & receivers, pipe & cable trackers, a and depth sensor on the SeaLion-3 allow for automated ‘hold’ sub bottom pro? ler system and the Pulse 8X underwater metal
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September 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 17with • Argeo has developed a recently patented portfolio of the “Argeo Whisper” system for detecting metal objects on or electromagnetic source and receiver systems for AUVs, Un- buried under the sea? oor. derwater Intervention Drones and ROVs. “Argeo Whisper” is • It was also recently granted a patent
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August 2023 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 56Tech Files Tools L.S. Starrett Saint-Gobain Abrasives Weiler Tiger 2.0 Cutting, Grinding TENNAX-PRO Saw Blades "Norton for Aluminum" Weiler Abrasives debuts the Tiger 2.0 L.S. Starrett Co. introduced TEN- Saint-Gobain Abrasives introduced zirconia alumina and aluminum oxide NAX-PRO Bi-Metal Band Saw
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August 2023 - Marine News page: 40Tech File Shipyard Tools Clean Technology Lasers: A New Tool to Remove Corrosion and Scale Laser systems quickly remove corrosion and scale from metal surfaces with less preparation and mess than traditional techniques. By Del Williams In the maritime industry, corrosion and scale (where but also
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July 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 5Altitude (m) - Merged Å Altitude (m) - Merged MADE EASY This survey has been done with an APOGEE INS under very challenging conditions for the GNSS receiver (red dots). The boat is crossing multiple times three large bridges including one made of steel. With Qinertia and its unique 100% in-house GNSS/INS
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May 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 46to real-time ADCP data. RadiEM has reliably sent in 1976 in Taiwan; back then, it was data at a range of 28-30m via underwater modems to topside receivers transmitting mainly focused on the pelagic ? shery. at 200bps. The Taiwanese government set a goal to increase 20% of renewable energy power
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May 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 32TELEMETRY & BIODIVERSITY © Aytaç Özgül Deployed acoustic receiver, listening for acoustically tagged ? sh in the Aegean Sea, Turkey. The “four corners” for tracking identi? ed as part of STRAITS. © STRAITS Project 32 May/June 2023 MTR #4 (18-33).indd 32 5/31/2023 4:06:10 PM
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May 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 31? sh The STRAITS infrastructure will consist largely of two com- species travel. “As part of the Fundy Advanced Sensor Technol- ponents—? rst, acoustic receivers to detect tagged ? sh, operat- ogy program,” Samardzic shared, “FORCE provides moorings ing within 63-77 kHz. Secondly, passive acoustic receivers
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May 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 30TELEMETRY & BIODIVERSITY © Anna Flam © Cullen Cullen checking an acoustic receiver. © Ryan Daly 30 May/June 2023 MTR #4 (18-33).indd 30 5/31/2023 4:01:47 PM
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May 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 29so- lar and wave powered, gathering data on weather and sea surface conditions. Ad- ditionally, OTN maintains a loaner pool of Innovasea Vemco acoustic receiver www.marinetechnologynews.com 29 MTR #4 (18-33).indd 29 5/31/2023 4:01:00 P
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May 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 28to said Nakia Cullen, a research manager at Megafauna Founda- delve into telemetry in the past few years, inspired by other © Innovasea Innovasea’s HR2 receiver. A mobile app to track the ? sh detection activity as a part of Innovasea’s tagless tracking project at White Rock Dam in Nova Scotia. ©
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May 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 27are predicated on a system of transmit- ters, either implanted in or attached to an animal. As the organism comes within range of a previously placed receiver, their acoustic signal is recorded, and researchers can then identify which ani- mal was tagged, as well as data like depth or temperature (if the
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March 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 38operational platform for subsea operations. Photo courtesy Argeo • Argeo has developed a recently patented portfolio of electromagnetic source and receiver systems for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Underwater Intervention Drones and ROVs. “Argeo Whisper” is an AUV and ROV system developed for localizing
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February 2023 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 39Tech Files The month’s best technical innovations WinGD Survitec Intellian Intellian Expands XEO Series Ammonia to the Fore Survitec’s ‘Life Ark’ Intellian expanded its XEO Series, a WinGD and CMB.TECH announced Survitec said its new Marine Evacu- Ku/Ka electronically switching dual- plans to collaborate
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February 2023 - Marine News page: 23deployable in a practical sense, lead- ing to real long-term sustainability. We will provide one simple ESG example on how the environmental requirements can affect the commer- cial viability. A recent shipping com- pany that delivered lique? ed natural gas (LNG) powered vessels to achieve better
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January 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 41across subsea, marine, land and air applications. Boreas D70 combines closed-loop DFOG and accelerometer technologies with a dual antenna RTK GNSS receiver. These are coupled with Advanced Navigation’s AI based fusion algorithm to deliver accurate and precise navigation. The system features ultra-fast
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November 2022 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 61The Japanese government also The U.S. is not unique in possessing showed support, approving four media burdensome bureaucracy. In complet- About the Authors personnel from the Japanese National ing 25 global expeditions over 4 years Broadcaster NHK to document the to conduct over 100 dives in seventeen
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November 2022 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 58bandwidth ometer technologies with a dual antenna modular, open architecture design to facili- capability; 600 to 900kHz which is fully RTK GNSS receiver. These are coupled tate seamless payload integration and HII’s used through CHIRP (Compressed High with Advanced Navigation’s AI based Odyssey
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November 2022 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 7Altitude (m) - Merged Å Altitude (m) - Merged MADE EASY This survey has been done with an APOGEE INS under very challenging conditions for the GNSS receiver (red dots). The boat is crossing multiple times three large bridges including one made of steel. With Qinertia and its unique 100% in-house GNSS/INS