Maritime Reporter, August 2006

<BODY> <div> 38 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News cellaneous maintenance items including ballast valve repairs. ASRY Wins $13M Rig Contract Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (ASRY) won a $13m contract from National Drilling Company (NDC), in Abu Dhabi, for its offshore self-elevating three legged jack-up drill rig Al Mariyah. The rig, originally man- ufactured by Nippon Kokan KK in 1982, is owned by NDC and has been lying unused. In order to meet the increasing demands of its operations in the Arabian Gulf, NDC has decided to re-activate the rig in a phased manner. ASRY was awarded the contract earlier in the year and the rig arrived in Bahrain on June 10 for a six-month program of refurbishment and upgrade work. The scope of work involves extensive hull and structure repairs and refurbishment, both externally and internally. Major repairs and part renewal will be under- taken to the three cylindrical legs, each 210 ft. long. There will also be a com- plete overhaul undertaken to the leg ele- vating system with renewal of the hydraulic motors as well as the control consoles for the three legs. Included in the repairs is the installation of a new raw water tower, fabrication of new lifeboat platforms as well as substantial replacement of steel. In all, it is estimat- ed that some 1,000 tons of steel will be utilized during the refurbishment con- tract. Approval for Planned Maintenance System The ship management software devel- oped by Mespas AG has been type approved by Germanischer Lloyd. Especially the planned maintenance fea- ture included in the software makes this approval very attractive for the ship operators. Condition Monitoring in Tight Spaces UE Systems' Remote Access Sensor (RAS) includes a sensing transducer which is permanently mounted on a test subject such as a pump, motor, bearing or valve housing. It is connected to a cable, which can be inserted through a test port and attached to an Ulraprobe to data log and/or record sound samples for analysis. Another remote sensor, the RAS-MT, is a magnetically mounted transducer assembly with cable, includ- ed with the Ultraprobe 10000 and avail- able as an optional accessory for the 9000. This provides consistency while monitoring equipment condition and will operate in difficult-to-reach test points. The UE Ultra-Trak 750 measures ultrasonic amplitude changes on a con- tinuous basis, thereby providing early warning of mechanical failure, valve leakage or flow disruption. It is connect- ed via cable with 4-20 mA.0-10VDC and heterodyned outputs to remotely record or data log equipment for pas- sively monitoring ultrasound. SP&C Cleans Up When a Seattle-based boat company needed to resurface the fish tanks on three of its crab boats this spring, they called SP&C, of Long Beach, Wash. Formerly ColPak Northwest, SP&C is a family-owned business that specializes in ultra-high pressure washing and sur- face preparation, as well as marine and industrial coatings and insulation. With a powerful ultra-high pressure waterjet equipment from Jet Edge, SP&C blasts away the grit, cleaning decks and hulls and fish holds down to bare metal before prepping and resurfacing them. During a recent three-month project, SP&C cleaned out four fish holds on the Alaska Rose and Bering Rose, removing layer upon layer of epoxy coating, rust, coal, tar and salt before they reached bare metal. Ultimately, 8,000 sq. ft. of surface area was cleaned. To get the job done, SP&C used two ultra-high pressure Jet Edge Gyrojet wands powered by a 260-hp Jet Edge 55-260DXS diesel intensifier pump. According to SP&C President James Starr, his company began offering ultra- high pressure washing out of necessity, when he discovered it was the fastest way to remove old surface coatings, microbial corrosion and chlorides before prepping and resurfacing. SP&C also specializes in applying rust inhibitor, spray and pour foam, fiber- glass over foam, polyurea elastomers, two-part epoxy and acrylic floor sys- tems. Goltens Secures Agreement with Hanjin Hanjin has named Goltens (Shanghai) as its exclusive engine and repair service provider. In addition to working with Goltens facilities in Shanghai, Hanjin will also have access to service at Goltens workshops around the world. You’ve known us for quality rigging products since 1890. Our compre- hensive block, fairlead, sheave and alloy forging lines have met the chal- lenges of the most demanding appli- cations around the world. 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Employers appreciate having in- stant, comprehensive access to an international pool of the most skilled, qualified professionals in today’s industry. Job seekers love the fact that posting resumes is absolutely free of charge! Repair New Interface for Maintenance & Repair Fleet Management Module ABS Nautical Systems has developed an interface that allows shipowners to download ABS classification machinery survey status data directly into the Maintenance & Repair module of the NS-5 fleet management software. "Clients asked for this and we have delivered," said ABS Nautical Systems President, Jack Kitchura. "It will make life simpler and promote data accuracy for the operators of hundreds of vessels that use our NS-5 software system to manage their on-board operations." Prior to this development, a shipowner or operator would have to access the sur- vey status information on each vessel in the fleet from the classification society's web-based system and then re-enter that information into the Maintenance and Repair module for each ship in the fleet. The interface allows the ship operator to access the ABS survey database direct from the Maintenance and Repair module and to then download all the applicable Continuous Machinery Survey (CMS) information for the operator's entire ABS classed fleet with a few simple key strokes. "It should be emphasized that this is a one way data transfer," Kitchura said. "The owner has access to the survey status on his vessels but ABS, as the classifi- cation society, can not gain access to the owner's Maintenance & Repair data which remains confidential." 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