Maritime Reporter, February, 1985

<BODY> <div> Folk Signs License Agreement With Renk For Reverse-Reduction Drives The Falk Corportion of Milwau- kee and Zahnraderfabrik Renk AG of Augsburg, West Germany have announced the signing of a license agreement for reverse-reduction drives. Falk will have exclusive manufacturing, sales, and distribu- tion rights in the U.S. for the Renk Series AWS drives. In addition, the two companies have agreed to form a cooperative pact for the purpose of pursuing custom design marine pro- pulsion drives primarily for Naval applications in the U.S. For years, Renk and Falk have demonstrated design, manufactur- ing, and application excellence in marine main propulsion gear drives. The combined strengths of both companies will enhance the product offering to the marine industry, both in standard and custom design drives. The Falk Corporation, a subsid- iary of Sundstrand Corporation, is a leading producer of standard and custom design gear drives and flexi- ble couplings. Renk is a subsidiary of GHH (Gutehoffnungshutte), one of the largest engineering groups in Europe, and is known worldwide for its special-purpose marine propul- sion gears, custom design industrial gears, military tank transmissions, and commercial bus transmissions. For free literature on Renk Series AWS drives, Circle 11 on Reader Service Card Warren Named Operations Vice President For Costa Line Cargo Services Ralph Warren has been pro- moted to vice president/operations at Costa Line Cargo Services, Inc. of New York. He will be in charge of vessels and terminal operations and has been associated with the compa- ny, which is general agent for Costa Line and Red Sea Navigation Line, since 1980. He previously spent 18 years with American Export and Farrell Lines. Clean and Simple. The Hyde Gravity Oil/ Water Separator The Hyde Separator operates on a unique proven prin- ciple for the separation of bilge oil and water, using gravity flow through a fixed porous media bed. There are no moving parts, no chemicals, and no replaceable filters or cartridges; resulting in minimal operating costs. It simply means a much lower initial cost, a cleaner, less expensive installation and virtually no maintenance. Proven on hundreds of shipboard and land-based appli- cations, the Hyde Separator is approved by the U.S. Coast Guard and British DOT. It is available in 9 models with capacities ranging from 1.5 to 20 GPM. All systems are complete with a supply pump and controls and can be packaged as self contained units or as modular components to suit your specific requirements. Avail- able options include the USCG certified HYDALARM™ 15ppm bilge alarm. Investigate all the benefits of the unique Hyde gravity separator. Simply the best. Mitsui Delivers Bulk Carrier To Kohoi Shipping Of Hong Kong The 68,082-dwt bulk carrier Cen- tury Progress was delivered recently by the Tamano Works of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Com- pany, Ltd. to Kohoi Shipping Com- pany of Hong Kong. Built to Lloyd's Register of Shipping classification, the new bulker has an overall length of 730.7 feet, beam of 105.6 feet, depth of 60 feet, and full-load draft of 43.5 feet. Propulsion is by a Mit- sui/B&W 6L67GBE diesef engine with a maximum continuous output of 13,000 bhp at 123 rpm. Trial speed was 16.5 knots. In addition to the fuel-efficient main engine, the vessel is fitted with a Mitsui Inte- grated Duct Propeller for additional fuel savings. Cargo space is divided into seven holds, of which No. 4 can also be used for ballast water so that deep- draft sailing can be achieved during inclement weather. Holds No. 2 and No. 6 can also be used as ballast tanks for adjusting air draft while in port. With the exception of certain ar- eas of side shell plating, the upper deck part and the double bottom area, including upper and lower hoppers, are constructed of high- strength steel to reduce hull weight. Bottom and waterline areas of the hull are coated with a self-polishing type paint to reduce frictional re- sistance and save fuel. The main engine has sufficient operating, control, and monitoring systems to qualify for the UMS notation by Lloyd's register. Navi- gation instruments include a Loran C receiver and a Decca Navigator. Hyde Products, Inc. • 810 Sharon Drive, Westlake. OH 44145 Phone: (216) 871-4885/Tlx: 212568 HYDE UR W.A.I.T.! Alloy Identification Kits Introduced By Fenner —Literature Available "W.A.I.T.!" (What Alloy Is That!) is the title of a new four-page color brochure on alloy identification kits for non-destructive testing from Fenner & Associates, Inc. of Hous- ton, Texas. The publication explains that the W.A.I.T.! series of non-destructive portable alloy identification spot test kits are based upon the electro- graphic extraction of metal atoms from a surface and subsequent chemical reaction that develop spe- cific color checks. A few drops of an acidic electro- lyte are placed upon the surface of the suspect test sample serving as the anode, and covered with a piece of filter paper. The wet spot on the filter is covered by an aluminum block that acts as the cathode. Cur- rent is allowed to flow through the system for a brief period of 30-60 seconds, anodically dissolving a small amount of the test metal for identification and depositing it upon the filter paper. The filter paper is then treated to determine the presence of metallic ions by reactions with chemical reagents. These chemical reactions produce definite color spot tests that are characteristic for each specific metal ion. Five different kits for different needs are described, and the bro- chure says the Research and Devel- opment laboratory will soon be in- troducing new alloy identification systems. Advantages listed for W.A.I.T.! kits are: no delay—know in minutes; low cost—accurate results; porta- ble—safe; simple—no chemical training needed; complete instruc- tion book; non-destructive—less than 0.05 mil consumption of metal alloy; and solution refills—replace- ment parts available. The contents of each specific por- table test kit are listed, and the entire assemblage is featured in a color photograph on the cover. For a free copy of the W.A.I.T.! brochure from Fenner & Asso- ciates, Circle 51 on Reader Service Card 8 Circle 220 on Reader Service Card Circle 308 on Reader Service Card </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>