Monitoring & Control – Page 24
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News'Watchdog' Goes Into Orbit at Seawork
Seawork 2006 was chosen by ASAP Supplies Ltd as the venue to launch its European distributorship of the compact Faria Watchdog Telematic System, which enables vessel operators to monitor their boats 24/7 and provides On Board Diagnostics - Marine (OBD-M) via a link to the engine''s Electronic Management System using ...
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NewsDocking Revolution set with Volve Penta IPS Joystick
Fine control for one-handed manoeuvring in congested port and harbour areas will be available this year for boats equipped with Volvo Penta''s IPS system. IPS was initially launched into the leisure market a year ago and became available for workboat applications at the Europort Rotterdam exhibition last November.
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NewsOnboard Oil Condition Monitoring
Condition monitoring of fuels and lubricants used onboard has become one of the main weapons in the fight to reduce premature failure of marine propulsion units, gearboxes and hydraulic systems. In particular, determining the presence of water or the gradual degradation of TBN (Total Base Number) of the engine oil ...
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NewsRadio Record of Tyne Ferry Passengers
Tyne and Wear UK based Southern Electronics, in conjunction with radio communication manufacturer Icom UK, has designed an innovative yet practical way of recording passenger traffic on the Tyne Ferry using radio communication equipment.
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NewsFugro System Monitors Malaysian Coast
The tragic consequences of the tsunami that struck in the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004 have acted as a major eye opener to countries vulnerable to similar disaster. As a result, urgent efforts are being made to establish early warning systems to reduce or minimise the impact of future ...
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Control Valve Streamlines Marine Diesels
The new Yanmar ECO Diesel range of low emission marine engines has been developed with an AMOT custom designed self-actuating temperature control valve for the water cooling system.
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Analyser NOx Sox Off Emissions
Set up earlier this year in Gloucestershire UK as a sister company to land based air quality monitoring specialist Enviro Technology Services, ET Marine has had its compact SeaNox nitrogen oxides analyser receive an approval certificate from Det Norske Veritas.
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NewsGas Vapour Monitors Satisfy US Coast Guard
When ships are loaded with liquids such as gasoline, fuel oils or naptha, vapour is displaced from the hold. This vapour can either be recovered or destroyed using an enclosed flare. The composition of the displaced vapour is highly variable and under certain conditions can fall within the flammability limits ...
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NewsOnline Sensors Deliver Root-Cause Monitoring
Littlehampton UK based Kittiwake, which specialises in fuel and lube oil testing in the marine industries, has launched a new range of remote online sensors for lubricant and machine condition monitoring. The ANALEXrs range are from Analex, which Kittiwake acquired in 2003 to enhance their own range of portable low ...
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NewsImportance of Onboard Viscosity Measurement
The ferry Povl Anker is one of four BornholmsTraffiken vessels that transport passengers, mail and goods between the Danish island of Bornholm and the ports of Sassnitz (Germany) and Ystad (Sweden). The Povl Anker is 190m LOA, 12,000 ton vessel with a capacity for 1,500 passengers.
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CCTV Boosts Aggregate Dredgers' Security
Southampton UK based marine aggregates dredger operators CEMEX Marine have had CCTV security systems installed on their fleet of seven vessels in order to comply with the ISPS Code.
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Reliable Monitoring of Onboard Gases
Sheffield UK based International Mining and Marine Limited (IM& M) has further extended its range of specialised safety services for the shipping industry with the addition of the Draeger X-am 3000 and X-am 7000 gas detection systems.
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NewsHigh Pressure Monitoring
Denmark based pressure and temperature product specialist Danfoss A/S haslaunched a new range of high pressure switches, supplementing the established pressure switch family MBC 5100 .
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NewsPocket Wind Speed Monitor is Useful on the Water
Mariners who might benefit from knowing the exact wind speed will enjoy an ultra-sensitive, ultrasonic handheld meter from Davis Instruments of California USA. Available on this side of the Atlantic from Davis Marine Europe at Zwijndrecht in the Netherlands, the WindScribe accurately measures wind speeds from zero metres per second ...
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NewsSave A Lot with AMOT Controls' Early Warning Products
AMOT Controls brought two useful new products to the Norshipping exhibition in Oslo earlier this month. The XTS-W bearing condition monitoring system provides early warning of bearing wear while the TomaHawk 8635A programmable logic controller combines the power of a PLC with ease of use of an embedded controller.
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Simple System Knocks NOx Emissions
Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships contained in Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention came into force last month. Designed to control harmful emissions from ships'' exhausts, they set limits of sulphur oxide (SOx) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) and prohibit deliberate emissions of ozone depleting substances.
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NewsExpansive Bond Celebrates 30 Years
2005 sees Essex UK-based Bond Instrumentation and Process Control enter into its 30th year of trading on a high after a busy end to 2004.
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NewsSoundBuoy Launch Boosts Boat Noise Compliance
From this month, noise testing has become necessary as the amended EU Recreational Craft Directive (RCD) has come into force. For the first time, upper limits for boat noise are specified. Compliance with the new RCD will be optional for the first 12 months, but from next January it will ...
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NewsInnovation Sparks DieselElectric Ferry
The double ended ferry Dokter Wagemaker has been built by the Damen Group in Romania and was delivered last month for finishing to their Schelde yard at Vlissingen in the Netherlands. The vessel for Texels Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming NV (TESO) will be deployed from June on the Den Helder to ...
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NewsFuelCom Goes With the Flow
As fuel is the single largest cost of marine diesel ownership, accurate metering is critical.
