Equipment

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.

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.

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.

Two Norwegian companies are looking at filters, components which have proved troublesome in some ballast water treatment systems so far.

Among the recent introductions by Deif for its range of engine and generator controllers is the Protection and Power Management (PPM-3) unit.

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.

Bandwidth is becoming irrelevant despite the huge amount of data being made available to condition based monitoring systems, writes Wendy Laursen.

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.

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.

Marine sensors are continually being refined and upgraded to support the consistent and efficient management of essential marine machinery, says Mike Powers, product marketing director for Gems Sensors and Controls.