Maritime Reporter, March 1997

<BODY> <div> TANKER TECHNOLOGY (Continued from page 42) as an electrical drive motor for propulsion or a generator. In case the main engine fails, or the mas- ter decides to run the ship at a lower speed, the main engine can be de-coupled and the ship can be propelled with the electric motor only. Aside from the main propul- sion system, the ship will have a bow and stern thruster, as well as a HSVA high-efficiency rudder. The complete steel construction of the ship is carried out as a dou- ble hull for the cargo tanks as well as the fuel tanks. There are a relatively high num- ber of cargo tanks (14) for a ship this size, which allows the vessel to be very flexible in respect to the number of cargoes it can transport. For the loading and unloading of all cargo tanks, electrical deep well pumps are installed. For more information from Lindenau Circle 75 on Reader Service Card "Made in America" might be the best reason for choosing an MMC Closed Trimode™ gauging tape shown here, but there are others: Ease of operation - With a single penetration you'll measure ullage, interface and temperature. A steady tone sounds when the probe reaches oil, an intermittent tone when it senses water; the temperature appears on an LED display in the hub. Accuracy - The electronic sensor is accurate to +/-1/8 inch (3mm); for dryness, 3/8 inch (10mm) of bottom. The tape is available with either metric or feet/inches markings. Compliance - The Closed Trimode™ keeps you in confor- mance with all U.S. Coast Guard regulations. It is gas-tight, and when installed in an _ a MMC vapor-control I approved as in- trinsically safe m vaP°r-mntnl valve by FM, BASEEFA, CSA, and SAA. MMC gauging tapes are simply the best you can buy. That they're made in America is just one of the many reasons why. Consilium AB Acquires Metritape The acquisition of Metritape Inc. by Consilium AB of Sweden is final. Metritape develops, manu- factures and markets patented sys- tems for gauging liquid levels in both marine and land-based appli- cations. On ships, its products are used for measuring the level and temperature in cargo, fuel, ballast and service tanks aboard all types of ships. The Metritape level gaug- ing system will be added to Consilium's growing family of marine products, which include equipment for tank cleaning, fire and gas detection, navigation, speed measurement, low-level lighting and security. For more information on the Consilium product line-up Circle 25 on Reader Service Card Daewoo Captures Key Tanker Contracts Daewoo's Shipbuilding Division won several important tanker con- tracts at the end of 1996, and put the yard within reach of its new order target of $2 billion per year. OMI Corp. ordered two 156,000- dwt crude oil tankers, with options for two identical ships. Maersk Tanker ordered a 125,000-dwt shuttle tanker for the Schiehallion Field, a vessel that will feature bow and stern thrusters for dynamic positioning. The year-end was rounded out with orders for two 135,000-cu-m, membrane-type LNG tankers for two Korean firms — Yukong Corp. and Korea Line Corp. For more information on Daewoo Circle 20 on Reader Service Card Chevron Taps Marinor For IT Solution Chevron Shipping Co. has entered into a service contract with Marinor, a leading supplier of inte- grated IT solutions to the shipping and offshore industry, to develop a pilot project implementing Marinor's RASTwin Operation & Maintenance System and EDI- MAR Data Exchange System on three Chevron oil tankers. If the project is a success, the Marinor system will be implemented on Chevron's fleet of 35 ships. For more information on the Marinor system Circle 21 on Reader Service Card 50 GOOD REASONS FOR CHOOSING MMC TANK GAUGING TAPES. * * * * • *I * * * * • * • • • • J *•***: * * * * • I 44 Circle 271 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>