Equipment – Page 76
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NewsToo many type approvals
Debate over discharge standards and type approval testing continue to create uncertainty for shipowners despite the reassurances of the equipment manufacturers, according to Wendy Laursen.
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NewsA corrupt corporate culture
Some operators are deliberately flouting bilge water discharge rules, writes Wendy Laursen.
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NewsAn engineer’s perspective on ballast water treatment
Bill Davidson, chief engineer of California Maritime Academy’s research and training vessel ''Golden Bear'', has now had hands-on experience with three different ballast water treatment systems, writes Wendy Laursen.
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NewsScrubbers need a hydrocarbon add-on
Current scrubber systems focus on the removal of SOx and NOx from ship engines rather than polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and particulate matter (PM) that end up in the scrubber effluent, writes Wendy Laursen.
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NewsEnvironmentally-friendly and trouble-free voyages
Sven Jadzinski, senior product manager marine, at GEA Westfalia Separator Group looks at GEA’s approach to efficient and compliant ballast water treatment.
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NewsCondition monitoring provides key to ship automation
In its drive to be a complete systems supplier to the maritime industry, Wärtsilä is looking far beyond its core propulsion-related product portfolio.
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Vibration monitoring certified
Dart Automation, the automation and instrumentation division of Nico International, has been accredited with Germanischer Lloyd certification as an authorised service supplier for vibration monitoring and machinery diagnostics onboard ships.
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NewsMore compact than a Swiss Army knife
Of the latest build to come out of Ulstein’s yard, Haavard Stave says: “Although is called ‘Seven Viking’, should really have ‘Victorinox’ stamped onto it like a Swiss Army knife, it has so many functions packed in.”
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NewsTug and barge alternative
“We simply saw a gap: a vessel that can handle high seas more easily than the normal offshore tug and barge combinations,” says Remko Bouma of Damen Shipyards Bergum.
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NewsGrowing gas challenges
"Challenges," Kleven MD Ståle Rasmussen tells MS, "tend to arise in combination with each other when building LNG vessels."
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NewsSafety and service take priority despite economic and regulatory pressures
Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Umoe Schat-Harding says the prolonged worldwide industry and economic downturn has led some owners to look for cheaper alternatives when it comes to sourcing safety equipment and expertise.
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NewsMachines do not discriminate
Jon Tipton, president of Triskelion Alliance, warns ship operators that focusing on the newest, latest anti-piracy technology can be a trap, as he explains to Wendy Laursen.
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NewsThere's no turning a cargo ship into a battle ship
The sophistication of onboard anti-piracy technology is increasing but the design and operation of cargo vessels remains a challenge to its deployment, writes Wendy Laursen.
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NewsBallast and bilge form integrated treatment solution
Alfa Laval’s ‘pure thinking’ concept includes, alongside exhaust gas cleaning systems, crankcase gas cleaning and waste fuel recovery, systems for ballast and bilge water treatment.
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NewsFilters attract attention of Norwegian BWTS industry
Two Norwegian companies are looking at filters, components which have proved troublesome in some ballast water treatment systems so far.
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NewsAdvances in genset control
Among the recent introductions by Deif for its range of engine and generator controllers is the Protection and Power Management (PPM-3) unit.
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NewsHeat exchangers designed for simpler maintenance
Earlier this year, Norwegian company Sperre, best known for its compressors, set up a new subsidiary, Sperre Coolers, to deal with its newly-developed plate coolers and box coolers.
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NewsCBM systems are getting smaller and smarter
Bandwidth is becoming irrelevant despite the huge amount of data being made available to condition based monitoring systems, writes Wendy Laursen.
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NewsImportant diagnostic calls lost on desensitised crew
Wendy Laursen explains how analysis of fault calls reveals how crew become desensitised to equipment alarms and how electrical equipment in particular is emerging as a problem.
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NewsMix of tools required for cylinder oil optimisation
There are many possible tiers of monitoring and control to facilitate cylinder oil feed rate optimisation, and the financial gains can be significant, writes Wendy Laursen.
