TRADE AND EQUIPMENT NEWS
Using the system, superintendents gain access to clearer information and the ability to maintain greater control over vessels in dry- dock, the company claims. 'Star Project aims to help operators reduce
costly changes to their orders, and retain lessons learned from project to project,' said Star Information Systems sales director Martin Karlstad. Star Project comes in a complete onboard
and office version. Information flow between ship, office and yard is automated. It can be either integrated with other Star solutions like maintenance, purchasing, document and budget, or used as a stand-alone program onboard or ashore.
Contact: Star Information Systems, Martin Karlstad, Sales Director, Stortorvet 5, 0155 Oslo, Norway. Tel: +47 22476910. Fax: +47 22476919.
E-mail:
martin.karlstad@sismarine.com www.sismarine.com
Emerson snaps up Damcos
ST. LOUIS-based Emerson has acquired Damcos Holding from the 3i Group in a deal that includes Danfoss, of Nordborg, Denmark, and the Damcos management team. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Damcos supplies valve remote control
systems, tank monitoring equipment, and complete marine tank management solutions to the global marine and offshore markets. It will immediately become part of Emerson's Process Management business, working alongside its marine measurement and valve actuation brands, which include Saab Rosemount TankRadar, and Bettis, El-O-Matic, Hytork, Shafer, and Dantorque actuators. Since 2004, Damcos has had a strategic
partnership with Emerson to sell Saab Rosemount TankRadar systems to the tanker market. Damcos has production facilities in Naestved; Ry, Denmark; Busan, South Korea; and Shanghai, China. The acquisition includes all Damcos' technologies, manufacturing facilities, and employees.
Contact: Jerry Moon,
Emerson Process Management, Tel: +1 (512) 832-3089.
E-mail:
jerry.moon@
emersonprocess.com TEAM America adds capacity
TECNOLOGÍA Europea Aplicada al Movimiento SL (TEAM) has opened a new office in Coral Gables, Florida, USA. TEAM designs and manufactures boarding bridges for the cruise and ferry industries and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. The American expansion is aimed at serving
the growing client base in the Americas. Orders for passenger boarding bridges have already been taken in New York, Puerto Rico and Virginia.
Contact: TEAM Port Services Inc, Le Jeune Road, Suite 810, Coral Gables, FL 33134, USA.
Tel: +1 305 422 4018. Fax: +1 305 442 1676.
E-mail:
teamportservices@teamcompany.com www.teamcompany.com
90 Solar solution for Maersk
SOLAR Solve Marine has received an order from Maersk Ship Design to supply ten ship sets of its Solasolv anti glare roller screens, for a series of 308,00dwt crude oil tankers on order at Dalian New Shipbuilding Heavy Industries in northeast China. Solar Solve Marine’s Solasafe roller screens will
be installed at the wheelhouse windows to reject glare, heat and UV light and act as a navigation safety aid, enhancing the navigator’s ability to view electronic charts as well as see clearly outside in sunny or icy conditions.
Synthetic from DSM
DSM Dyneema has launched Dyneema, a range of synthetic ropes for mooring and tugging lines. DSM Dyneema consulted rope manufacturers and end users through the research and development
Washington 98248, USA. Tel: +1 360 384 4669.
E-mail:
jmazzacano@samsonrope.com www.samsonrope.com
Samson’s stronger pull
ALSO receiving a US patent is Samson’s latest DPX technology. The company said that the new technology represented a significant advancement in rope design, involving a unique process using a textured fibre on the surface of a high modulus fibre-like Dyneema. This created a yarn with the high strength and light weight of Dyneema, but with the higher coefficient of friction of polyester. This technology used in a suite of high
performance jacketed and single braid rope products, producing ropes with a higher coefficient of friction than traditional high performance ropes, while still maintaining excellent abrasion resistance and superior strength. The result was a light-weight rope that would
withstand wear and grip a surface without slipping.
Contact: Jackie Davison, Marketing Coordinator, Samson, 2090
Thornton Street, Ferndale, WA 98248 USA. Tel: 360.384.4669.
www.samsonrope.com Bronswerk drops Stork Mooring lines made with Dyneema
phases in order to produce an ultra strong polyethylene fibre. Dyneema is claimed to have an increased
strength-to-weight ratio compared to traditional steel wire ropes, which would allow manufacturers to engineer lighter and more flexible ropes, without compromising strength. Contact: Nathali Donatz, DSM Dyneema. Tel: +31 46 476 7931. Fax: +31 46 476 7913.
E-mail:
nathali.donatz@
dsm.com www.dyneema.com
Reduced recoil gets patent
ROPE manufacturer, Samson, has been awarded a patent (US #7127878) for the construction and performance of its Mooring Defender reduced recoil rope. ‘Snap back’ can be harmful to rope handlers and equipment in ship mooring operations, so these ropes are designed to absorb energy released by the rope if it breaks. Mooring Defender is a 12-strand high-modulus fibre, and is claimed to be high in strength, with abrasion resistance and low elongation. When subjected to excessive loads, the lower
elongating fibres of this design are supposed to break first, transferring the load to the remaining control fibres and therefore indicating when the rope is about the fail before it happens. Mooring Defender could help to improve safety and may aid in the development of other products where reduced recoil properties are required. Contact: Joe Mazzacano, Samson, 2090 Thornton Street, Ferndale,
HVAC and refrigeration systems supplier Stork Bronswerk Inc has changed its name to better reflect the role the marine and offshore sectors play in its business. The rechristened Bronswerk Marine Inc will take
forward the company’s continuing bid to expand its global operations. The company said it intended to accelerate its
growth through aggressive sales, quality design and after sales support. Recent contracts awarded in China, Europe and North America had generated US$13m of new turnover. Contact: Stork Bronswerk Inc 3755 - C Boulevard Matte, Brossard, Quebec, Canada, J4P 2P4.
Tel: +1 450 659-6571. Fax: +1 450-659-1035. E-mail:
info.sbi@
stork.com
Propulsion training update
AN updated version of the ‘Marine Propulsion’ training initiative will begin in February 2007. It is a joint initiative of Holland Marine Equipment Association, Bakker Sliedrecht Electro Industrie, Wärtsilä Propulsion Netherlands, and Delft University of Technology. Set up in 2005 to offer the global marine industry
an opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge on matching ship propulsion components and systems, the 2007 version includes a separate module on the characteristics of electrical drives, following market developments. Each of the five modules can be enrolled in
separately, and collectively cover propulsion plant concepts, basic ship hydrodynamics, diesel engines, gas turbines, and marine propulsors. The modules take place over the course of the first half of this year, in Vlaardingen, The Netherlands.
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