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⠿ FOREWORD
Welcome to the
T
here are three fantastic free-to-attend maritime events being held at the Amsterdam Chief sub editor: Andrew Pickering
Deputy production editor: Nick Shepherd
RAI in the Netherlands from June 27-29 this year. The 2018 Marine Maintenance World
Senior sub editor: Christine Velarde
Expo and Conference focuses on the most innovative ship maintenance and repair Sub editors: Tara Craig, Alasdair Morton
technologies and services. Visitors will discover how equipment failure and operating
costs can be reduced while maximizing efficiency. Alongside the Expo, the Conference will Art director: Craig Marshall
feature more than 40 presentations from leading industry experts, and provide the most Design contributors: Andy Bass, Anna Davie,
important international meeting place to discuss and debate ideas, discover new concepts, and Louise Green, James Sutcliffe, Nicola Turner,
Julie Welby, Ben White
network with like-minded maintenance professionals. Turn to page 46 to read our show preview.
Running alongside the Marine Maintenance World Expo and Conference, Electric & Hybrid Head of production and logistics:
Marine World Expo is the only international conference and exhibition entirely dedicated to Ian Donovan
electric and hybrid marine propulsion systems, technologies and components. Its conference will Deputy production manager:
host more than 50 of the world’s leading experts, who will present technical papers on electric Robyn Skalsky
and hybrid propulsion technology. The event really is a must-attend for everyone interested Production team: Carole Doran, Bethany Gill,
Frank Millard, George Spreckley
in the benefits of increased
electrification of vessels. Circulation manager: Suzie Matthews
Finally, there is the Visitors will discover Publication director: Aboobaker Tayub
Autonomous Ship Technology
Symposium, which brings how equipment failure (aboobaker.tayub@ukimediaevents.com)
Publication manager: Oliver Taylor
together ship designers, fleet
owners, naval architects,
and operating costs (oliver.taylor@ukimediaevents.com)
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⠿ CONDITION MONITORING
MANAGEMENT
TOP: Hapag-Lloyd’s
fleet is comprised of
219 container vessels,
which are remotely
monitored from its
Fleet Support Center
in Hamburg, Germany
C
ondition-based monitoring of provides consultancy to clients around the for a CBM strategy. “There are already
equipment and plants promises world on condition-based maintenance numerous measurements and sensors on
increased reliability at lower (CBM) implementations. He says, “CBM is not equipment. Usually most of the information
cost, along with the possibility simply installing a few vibration sensors. needed – pressures, flows and temperatures
of determining which components and It needs to be worked out backward – – already exists. All of these things are
assets need maintenance, and when. by looking at every asset individually, numbers and so can be subject to analysis,”
Replacements, when needed, can be called understanding what its function is in he says.
up in advance and stored at the dock for relation to the whole, then its criticality, “Vibration is the main measurement
timely installation. Where maintenance then its failure modes, and then its early not usually included in a ship’s regular
isn’t needed, despite what an OEM’s indicators of failure. These are the things reporting from sensors – it can easily
maintenance schedule says, money simply that need to be monitored.” be added by means of fixed sensors or
doesn’t need to be spent. Human-induced faults are another portable units.”
But despite the potential benefits, factor, such as when a pump is opened for Briddon says the CBM view is holistic –
shipping has lagged behind the aircraft maintenance and the engineer pinches a sensors can reveal problems in one asset,
and automotive industries in leveraging the seal during reassembly or fails to seat it but changes in one part of a flowline can
potential of condition monitoring (CM). correctly. Briddon says, “Since 60-80% of have both knock-on effects and earlier
defects have been ascribed to incorrect causes. “Oil analysis is not often compared
Sensitive question maintenance, there are good reasons from with other data – but it can be. And it can
The first question on owners’ lips may every angle to perform maintenance only be input into our analysis system and used
be: “What sensors do we need to install?” when it is needed.” to predict and identify faults elsewhere.
Martin Briddon, business development He believes owners already have lots For example, high temperatures in the heat
manager at James Fisher and Sons, of monitoring data that could be leveraged exchanger can lead to copper deposits
being released from pipework and making specialized knowledge to do the detailed “As the starting point, we need a full
their way into engine bearings.” analysis – that kind of expertise can be set of readings on board for everything.
shore-side. As CBM systems get better, and Then we can also look at the viability
Monitoring matters there is more historical trend data available, of monitoring each piece of machinery
Simon Edmondson, director at marine things will move more to automated analysis individually – if it is a cheap item to replace,
consultants CMServices Global, carries out and alerts.” and not critical to other assets, it may not
audits and develops maintenance strategies, be worth the total cost of monitoring.
liaising with class societies on behalf Setting baselines “We attend before refit, set all alarms to
of owners as part of the implementation Developing a strategy that will be accepted ISO standards, and then trend the data over
process. Edmondson spent much of his by class societies requires proper planning. time. Then we can adjust the alarm limits if
career working for Shell, looking after 220 Edmondson says, “Although data collection is a piece is not running close to its ISO limits.
turbos on 70 vessels with a near-real-time now easier, it has no value if it is not looked If it generally runs over the ISO limits, but
remote monitoring system. The value of at. We start by getting a baseline of figures has been working well with no problems,
hands-on experience, he says, should not be and readings, with deviations set to trigger a then we can set the alarm limits at average
underestimated. “Observing and saying ‘that notification or alarm. readings, with 10% and 20% alarms. For
pump sounds funny’, or ‘that casing feels a “Getting correct baselines is vital. example, if a pump is running well at 9mm
bit hot’ you are doing basic condition-based Vibration analysis can’t be done at dock; we why change it, even if the ISO says it should
monitoring,” says Edmondson. need to see things under normal operating be 6mm? But we would set alarms more
“But with fewer engineers walking conditions – how the pumps and machinery tightly in such a case.”
around the engine room, that direct all are interacting, measuring the oil, the
observation is no longer really possible. amps being drawn, the pressures. We start Class involvement
There used to be 10 or 15 people in the by recording it all. With vibration analysis Class societies favor CBM strategies, but
engine room, but now it may be just five, and thermography we can see if something each company has different procedures and
mostly working in the control room. Their is working within its parameters. requirements for monitoring and analysis.
time is spent looking at screens and “As owners gain confidence in the Shan Guan, corrosion control consultant at
displays, so they don’t get the real ‘touchy- information, we can begin to justify not DNV GL, says, “In practice, ship operators
feely’ observation. performing an overhaul when the figures need to ensure that a failure mode is indeed
“The measurement figures need to be show it isn’t needed – and we can also monitored by the sensor intended for it,
collected and sent for remote analysis. recommend if pre-emptive maintenance is and the sensor has sufficient accuracy
The guys on board don’t need the highly needed before the scheduled overhaul. and precision for its purpose.
“Condition monitoring is directly related
to failure modes, which can vary greatly
Getting correct baselines is among different industries. Technical
challenges associated with condition
vital. Vibration analysis can’t monitoring include selecting a suitable
be done at dock. We need to sensing technology and the hardware for
monitoring systems.
see things operating “For each monitored parameter, there are
multiple sensors to choose from, and they
Simon Edmondson, CMServices Global
should be selected based on the shipowner’s
special needs and requirements,” he says.
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he application of smart technologies
such as automation and predictive
maintenance in the marine sector
has so far tended to focus exclusively
on ships. Undeniably there are large gains
to be made by improving ships’ systems,
like propulsion, which can be run more
efficiently using the data collected through
sensors and remote monitoring.
But arguably the most important part of
a ship’s voyage is at the beginning and end
– the time it spends in port. It’s the busiest
time for the crew and a ship’s systems, as it
moves in and out of port, unloads and loads,
refuels and carries out maintenance.
Some forward-thinking ports and marine
firms are therefore also beginning to look
at leveraging the latest IoT, connectivity
and data analytics technology to monitor
infrastructure at ports and improve the way
vessels interact with that infrastructure.
Bigger data
According to the Ports of the Future report,
published earlier this year by Swedish
engineering firm Trelleborg, the marine
industry generates around 120 million
datapoints every day from different sources.
Richard Hepworth, president of marine
operations systems at Trelleborg, says, “In
the past the data for each product has only
been used for its one designated purpose.
Now our strategy is to gather all the data
PORT OF ROTTERDAM
TO CREATE DIGITAL TWIN
and look at how we can use it to improve not turnaround. The other circumstance that
operations to make them safer, sustainable might be considered is sustainability.”
and more efficient in a collective way.” Trelleborg will collect the data, format
Trelleborg’s products operate at the it and store it, either locally, in the cloud, or
interface between the ship and portside both, with the appropriate level of security.
operations, mostly helping ships into the The company’s engineers can then analyze
port, mooring, unloading, loading and then the data and provide it for use to the port’s
moving away. According to Hepworth there customers and partners.
is a lot of R&D activity looking at adding “At its core these types of applications are
smart technologies to products to improve really IoT applications and one of the most
and automate port operations. Trelleborg’s valuable gains is to provide data for use by
fender systems for quay walls and berthing other people, so you can partner with them,”
structures, for example, have been improved says Hepworth.
to monitor aspects of an arriving ship, “For example, if you are loading a ship
such as its speed, how the vessel arrived and we have data about its movement at the
and its size, using laser sensors and load quay wall, we can provide that data to the
cells. The data collected from the fender crane operator.
system’s sensors can be used to improve the “It’s about making that type of data open operators, such as TK Tankers, who also see
efficiency of port operations and safety. access, because there is more value to be the benefits of increased sharing of data.
Hepworth says, “A good example of where had from combining data between suppliers
efficiency is important in the marine sector and stakeholders.” More port personnel
is the iron ore market in Australia. The more According to Hepworth, the first wave of Harmen Van Dorsser is the nautical
efficient ports can be at turning around uptake for smart port technologies is being innovation adviser at the Port of Rotterdam.
vessels, the more profitable operations are. led by highly developed ports in mature He believes that as the level of autonomy
“With LNG, where a ship can be in a port markets, such as DP World and Rotterdam, in ships increases, more pressure will be
for weeks, it’s safety that’s most important, but there are also initiatives with ship placed on the time vessels spend in port.
“There will need to be more provision of
maintenance services and facilities in ports
The aim is for all of the stakeholders to because there will be fewer people on board
to carry them out,” he says. “That will require
share data and know who is working more maintenance personnel at ports.”
in which ships and when The use of condition monitoring and
predictive maintenance could also mean
Harmen Van Dorsser, nautical innovation that more maintenance may occur at ports
adviser at the Port of Rotterdam in the future. More research into the effect
of autonomy on the maintenance of ships is
required, believes Van Dorsser. The Port of
ABOVE: The
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RIGHT: SafePilot
CAT ROT connects
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a Pilot’s notebook
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two to three years, interaction with the port December, Natali said, “Portify is a data- workload due to unexpected changes in
using 4D digital models that use the exchange platform that provides dynamic ship calling schedules. “The port value
conditions of the ship will be possible.” information on the estimated time of arrival chain is quite long, so impacts from lack of
However, Van Dorsser admits that such and departure from vessel to terminals, and information are multiplied,” said Natali.
a digitally enabled future will not become updates berthing slots from terminals to The use of smart IoT technologies will
commonplace in the marine sector for at vessels. Our purpose is to create a smart, improve productivity and environmental
least 20 years, until older ships are phased connected marine ecosystem.” sustainability. “For example, vessels can
out. “We don’t know all the solutions and The scope of Portify includes a common save fuel by switching to slow steam if
improvements that may be available as we port-call service platform, where vessel berthing slots are delayed, rather than
are only at the beginning of the journey,” he operators can identify, book and pay for sailing at regular speed and then waiting
says. “But there will be lots.” port services from other players in the at anchor,” said Natali.
port environment, such as bunkering
A common ship and port interface suppliers, logistics providers, tug operators, Smart port timeline
Matteo Natali is senior project manager in maintenance companies and authorities. Wärtsilä believes that IoT technologies
charge of Wärtsilä’s project Portify, which In ports most information is currently will come to the marine sector at different
aims to digitize ship-to-port interactions. exchanged using point-to-point connections, times, depending on the segment, the
In an article published by Wärtsilä last causing delays and difficulties in planning application and the regulatory framework.
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Maintenance operations
Take a out of maintenance
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he drive for cost savings and Krishna Uppuluri, vice president of digital spent maintaining vessels. Machine learning
efficiency improvements is an products at GE’s Marine Solutions, believes is a set of algorithms, tools and techniques
important goal to operators in that there are certain aspects to machine that mimic human learning behavior to solve
a marine industry that is still reeling learning and AI that need to be improved problems. Rolls-Royce is using machine
from a downturn in the market. Since the before it can be fully implemented in the learning algorithms to analyze data from
advent of the digital era, many suppliers maritime industry. currently operational marine equipment
have expounded that shipowners need to “The marine industry has been lagging and is training software models that can
invest in digital systems, data analytics in digitization,” says Uppuluri. “But AI will recognize unknown patterns in the data and
and machine learning if they are serious have to earn its stripes as well – and this make a prognosis about how that equipment
about being key players in the marine will mean a step-by-step introduction to the is performing.
industry in the future. marine industry – first through non-critical Kevin Daffey, director of engineering and
There is a range of software solutions systems, then to redundant systems, and technology, commercial marine, Rolls-Royce,
coming onto the market that enables more finally to the critical ones.” says, “If the data we analyze is ‘big’, then the
collaboration between departments and model can recognize more complex patterns
moves the industry toward autonomous Algorithmic predictions and make more accurate predictions about
ships. But digitization and the use of Companies such as Rolls-Royce have also the state of the marine equipment than any
machine learning and artificial intelligence been working on AI as part of developing human could.”
(AI) is not something that will happen autonomous ships. The company believes Potentially this means maintenance in the
overnight. Instead it is a step-by-step that through machine learning and better future could be carried out in a more timely
process, as the industry learns and adapts data-driven optimization, AI will not just and cost-effective way and could further
to working with the new technology. save costs in maintenance, but also the time improve the reliability of equipment.
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maintenance depends on how the ship is arnival Maritime has taken further multiple ships in the Costa Group fleet,
operated, as well as how appropriate the steps in creating better efficiencies including the business case for fresh
equipment is for maintenance and care. on the Costa Group fleet of cruise ships water and boiler optimization and different
For one customer, Rolls-Royce performed with the latest implementation of data modes of water production.”
an energy audit of a platform support analytics for water consumption on board. Carnival Maritime aims to use data
vessel. “We discovered from an analysis of “Using this technology is not only cost analytics more across other ships
effective, but it can also ensure stable and systems. “This project gave us
data – which included the power load on the
and superior water quality. When water the possibility to collect and evaluate
engines, vessel fuel consumption, propulsion data. Our goal in the future is predictive
production is more efficient, the ship
shaft RPM and ship speed – that for nearly 13% has just the right volume of water for maintenance using data to understand
of the operational time, the vessel could be passenger use, reducing its need to how the machines are operating
run more efficiently on one engine rather bunker water and eliminating the need to and proactively maintaining them
than two,” says Daffey. “The customer made carry extra resources,” explains Susanne or exchanging parts before something
changes to its operating practices, which Becker from Carnival Maritime. breaks down,” says Becker.
resulted in a large fuel saving and reduced Carnival Maritime worked with Arundo Mathiesen adds, “Enabling streaming
the wear rate of the engines.” Analytics to build a microservice on data from ships opens up the opportunity
its existing big data platform. Arundo for a lot of analytics on the data. This
Daffey says that AI could be used for
Analytics used machine learning and APIs can be for individual ships as well as
predictive maintenance for condition for learning across a whole fleet.
for the project.
monitoring, predictive monitoring, Mogens Mathiesen, co-founder and “Analytics can optimize operations
optimization of operations, simulation of commercial lead, Arundo Analytics, says, and drive change, both on the ships and
operations and autonomous operations. “We extracted data from the onboard in central fleet operations, across areas
historian and did a detailed data-quality such as fuel efficiency, ship performance,
Digital twins assessment. We then built a model scheduling and routing, maintenance
However, the technology to make AI a useful to predict water consumption across and other areas.”
and trusted tool in the industry is still under
development in today’s market, with further and remotely controlled vessels. “With have to integrate with non-autonomous
investment needed from all stakeholder a digital twin, the shore-based control center solutions. How they work around and with
sections of the industry before AI in and engineers will be able to explore the each other is another point that needs to be
maritime becomes a reality. entire vessel from their desktop or phone and considered. “The big challenge is making
In the future, AI systems could reduce the compare both real-time and historic data,” peace between autonomous and non-
amount of maintenance that is carried out she says. “3D images and virtual reality will autonomous in the future”, he says.
on board, through more precise monitoring enable engineers to familiarize themselves
and alerting, ending time-managed with a task before they go on board. AI AI from other sectors
maintenance procedures. Another advantage models running on a digital twin will Developments around machine learning and
that AI will bring is through the digital twin – identify and prioritize maintenance needs.” AI have been driven by the big names in the
a complete digital representation of a physical Uppuluri believes that further computing industry, including Microsoft,
asset. Having a digital twin provides all the developments to the technology, such as Google and Apple, but how will these
information of that asset through its lifetime more layers of redundancy and self-healing companies impact the maritime community
by using sensors enabled through the capabilities, will need to be added before in the future?
Internet of Things. Skryseth believes that in AI systems will truly start to take effect and Skryseth says, “Microsoft and other major
the future digital twins will be central to all be trusted by the industry. He adds that technology companies are making large
forms of shipping, especially for autonomous autonomous technology in the future may investments in making cognitive technology
available through their cloud services
and on devices. A large number of key AI
AI OPENS OPPORTUNITIES FOR OFFSHORE WIND developments are also being released as
A rtificial intelligence offers potential “While the technologies and methods open-source software.
cost savings and efficiencies for of AI are advancing, standards are also “We can think of these technologies
the offshore wind market. David Flynn, being developed to support the as generalized building blocks that will
associate professor of engineering certification, verification and validation of continuously improve, but that are not
and physical sciences at Heriot-Watt these self-learning systems,” says Flynn. tailored to any specific industry.”
University, Edinburgh, says, “AI has Currently no AI systems are employed in The adaptability of the platforms
a role to play in managing offshore asset the offshore wind farm industry, but Flynn coming onto the market from these large
management, as well as supporting the believes that in the future the use of AI will IT firms means that one size can fit several
more advanced capabilities we require remove people from hazardous marine
industries. How these AI systems are tailored
of robotics throughout the operation and environments when working at wind farms,
maintenance functions in offshore wind.” by carrying out planned maintenance to meet the individual needs of companies
Flynn believes that AI will be a key through robots. and operators will be the creative challenge
factor in offshore wind turbine development, He says, “Smart system integration for many. The changes from automated
for planned maintenance and autonomous is critical to embedding intelligence in systems and AI that are set to hit the
inspections of systems. The challenge robotics, providing robots with self and maritime industry and marine maintenance
faced by the industry at the moment is situational awareness, so they can adapt are still being developed, but they are well
developing the systems needed to make to dynamic conditions. The primary underway. The next steps will be creating
it a reality. Along with the AI technology technologies exist; the environment to solutions that are trusted by the operator
itself is the need to create the regulatory support the integration and validation of
and can be proved to have value
framework to support the technology. these technologies currently doesn’t.”
to the industry. \\
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⠿ PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE
Engines
T
he engine of a ship is like a properly maintained ship do its job fuel economy and better performance
a human heart. If it is not reliably, in a profitable way, will in the for customers.”
functioning properly, it is often future be dependent on the ability to Engine manufacturers have sought to
time-consuming and costly to analyze and use data. Not many years augment their data-driven diagnostics
fix, with catastrophic consequences ago, people chose not to collect data capabilities by purchasing established
if a total failure occurs. because storage was expensive. It’s specialists. Caterpillar acquired the
A number of marine companies, not expensive now, and collecting and US Navy’s Engineering Software
engine makers and non-manufacturers using data is much more common. Reliability Group (ESRG) and renamed
alike are following a diagnostic “The marine industry is not exactly a it Caterpillar Marine Asset Intelligence
path similar to the one the medical leader, but it is realizing that data usage several years ago. “ESRG was an OEM
profession uses for the early is a vital necessity.” for the US Navy’s conditioning software
identification of heart problems. The platform,” says Stascavage.
use of data can be analyzed to prevent The engine information mine Similarly Finland’s engine
breakdowns and predict them, enabling Engine producers like Caterpillar are at powerhouse Wärtsilä acquired
the more precise scheduling of services the forefront of data collection and its specialist Eniram in 2016. Eniram’s
and replacements. analysis to get actionable information. approach to PM differs from
The case for predictive maintenance ”Collecting data from engines has Caterpillar’s. “We build a digital
(PM) is made forcefully by James becoming more of a priority,” says twin when looking at a ship. This is a
Stascavage, a US Navy veteran Stascavage. “There are lots of reasons footprint in terms of data representing
and now Caterpillar’s marine asset – to improve engine design, to improve the vessel,” says Pierre Guillemin,
technology manager. He says, ”Having the longevity of parts, and to improve director of digital R&D at Wärtsilä.
Massive amounts of data are treated by additional sensors and the ship’s automation TOP: Mobile notifications for maintenance are
division into elements. “Ten years ago we information to the model, and that revealed enhanced by the use of predictive analytics
developed the first element – the ability to details about the assets,” says Guillemin. TOP RIGHT: Predictive maintenance advice can
understand to a higher degree information Data aggregation also provided more be provided on board or onshore by suppliers
in the context of its surroundings on board. valuable information about key vessel
“An example would be something like elements. “Data aggregation showed us how with the aid of today’s computing power,
dynamic trim optimization, where all the much energy was being lost through hull which dwarfs that of just four years ago,”
prevailing conditions were taken into fouling,” says Guillemin. adds Guillemin.
account, plus the historical information, “Speed and voyage optimization was
enabling us to better understand all the also a game changer for us. The data we Customer and customized
conditions at a given moment to trim the aggregated enabled us to better understand Guillemin stresses the importance of a focus
vessel optimally. how different elements affected energy on knowing your customer. “Eniram Mobile
“Through years of data collection and efficiency on a voyage, and simulate the gives access to the right people at the right
modeling we have enriched the information constraints engineers are facing in reality.” time to make the right decision via a mobile
for dynamic trim. We now know where the Eventually the capability of performing device,” he says
energy dissipation is. Different models, real-time analyses on a cloud computing “So it is the chief engineer who gets a red
such as proportion power decomposition, platform using artificial intelligence (AI) notification on his mobile – end users are
are fundamental to comprehending where emerged and was branded Insight Factory. not flooded with irrelevant alerts. Customer
energy goes when at sea.” This method is constantly being used to cooperation is essential for the right tools to
Eniram has learned step-by-step about improve digital twins, through integrating be developed that support decision making.”
data generated within a vessel by using new data. Models are generated and Real-time anomaly detection supported
computer modeling. “To better understand adjusted, refining information coming from by algorithms is used by Eniram to
the vessel, we integrated the bridge, a ship. “We have been harvesting this data oversee huge amounts of data. “A human
HOW TO IMPLEMENT PM
AND MACHINE LEARNING
Dorian Prill is a research engineer
involved in applied machine learning at
Salzburg University of Applied Sciences.
Q: Where is predictive maintenance
useful?
A: PM is a very important scheme for any
industrial applications where availability
of plant and equipment is critical. It
enables more reliable governance
through the monitoring of the actual
condition of machinery instead of
relying on just expectancy values.
With advancing digitization comes a
growing volume of available data to
take advantage of.
BELOW: Monitoring of
mechanical and thermal
conditions produces data
that informs predictive
maintenance strategies
“During testing, we have been able to where a customer was having fuel injector
detect early engine failure in a hundred failures. “We knew from the data what it
different modes. Then, over time, data stored looked like just before the failure and also
in a database will classify problems for a what it was like after replacement. So we
specific engine type, so failure modes can created an empirical model that forecast
be correlated using the vibration patterns.” when a failure condition was imminent.
The IntelliMon system has so far been “It gave a window of opportunity of
trialled on a fleet of chemical tankers in Asia three to four days to change the component
and with the company’s main partner, Red without the ship going to port. The case
Funnel Ferries, which is looking to extend was also interesting to Caterpillar as a
the matrix to more ships and routes. manufacturer and design changes to the
IntelliMon believes the marine sector is injector were made.”
ripe for its AI-enabled PM solution. “The main Martin Abart, product manager, condition
engines on ships more than 10 years old monitoring systems at Austrian powertrain
have little electronic engine management,” consultancy AVL List, shares the optimistic
says Jones. “They use a range of fuel view of the unrealized potential of PM.
bunkering globally, so quality varies, which “The huge amounts of data can be used as
can affect the engine’s efficiency, emissions a basis for the PM of a ship’s engines. Lots
and reliability. New strict emissions of analysis techniques, which could not
standards this year on ships docking in be applied before due to the lack of data
EU ports, plus the IMO’s 2020 0.5% sulfur accessibility, are suddenly applicable.
limit, means reliability, performance and says, “I still believe there are several Implementing PM extends the usable lifetime
efficiency of engines is a hot topic.” percentage points to be found on a voyage of components, reduces personnel, material
– we are only scratching the surface of costs and the amount of maintenance.
Remaining potential potential improvements right now.” “PM in shipping is only at its beginning.
PM evolution is being driven by the potential Stascavage also flags that more potential Comparing shipping to other industries
cost savings to be made in fuel reduction benefits for improving engines remain to where PM has been used for over 10 years
and efficiency improvements. Guillemin be claimed thanks to PM, citing an instance clearly shows the huge potential.” \\
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⠿ CORROSION & BIOFOULING
COATINGS
Keep it
clean The latest innovations to protect vessels
from rust and biofouling are inspired
by nature and materials research
Nicholas Newman, Marine Maintenance Technology International
S
hip builders and vessel owners extensive wear and tear, such as near
have a common interest in rudders, where surfaces need protection
protecting marine vessels against the cavitation damage caused by
against corrosion and biofouling. the propellers as they churn the water,
For ship builders, protection involves or complex structures that can be more
the application of a paint system costly and difficult to repair, such as
incorporating a primer, a binder and water ballast tanks.
a final coat that releases chemicals For most of a ship, paint manufacturers
to deter organisms from attaching such as AkzoNobel, BASF and Hempel
themselves to the hull. provide a range of general-purpose
To combat corrosion, shipowners paint protection systems. Products from
apply coatings that will protect their different manufacturers may employ
assets over the long term, without the similar technologies, but each has
need for extended maintenance. Owners developed its own portfolio of corrosion
are also looking for consistent fouling and biofouling control products to work
control protection across a full dry dock together. In either product segment there
cycle, accompanied by a minimum drop is a balance to be found between cost
in vessel performance. and the performance and maintenance
Most coatings are applied when requirements. For example, according
a ship is under construction or during to Maersk Line, paint used on board
routine dry dockings. Specialized for maintenance needs to be “surface
heavy-duty marine coatings are tolerant with a good film build” and be
produced by many companies, able to satisfy requirements such as port
including Ecospeed, Hydrex availability, delivery time and price. For
and VapCor Marine Coat antifouling paints, Maersk says it looks for
SeaGuard. Heavy- “both antifouling and speed performance”
duty coatings are while “price is also a factor”.
applied to areas of
Functional paints
Keeping a vessel’s hull clean and
protected is crucial for operational and
environmental reasons. Corrosion and
biofouling is costly for shipowners.
Corrosion can weaken a hull’s integrity
and reduce operational performance,
while biofouling can increase emissions,
fuel costs and safety concerns for the
vessel’s operator and its crew.
Biofouling increases resistance
against the ship’s movement
through the water and therefore
raises fuel consumption and
operating costs. Hulls that
are encumbered with
barnacles, oysters and
mussels can raise
a ship’s fuel costs by up to 40%, according provides most of the biofouling protection
to studies by the US Navy. Furthermore, and comprises of antifouling ingredients MAIN: The Fleet Cleaner robot cleaning its
first ship, the Dutch naval
biofouling is a problem that is set to increase that gradually release, to deter things from ship Karel Doorman
in coming years, as global sea water attaching to the hull.
temperatures rise by up to 2˚C (35.6°F). INSET: Coatings of additives
can often be applied fastest using
Typically, around 90% of a ship is Environmental impetus pressurized spraying equipment
composed of steel and susceptible to Barnacles, mussels and micro-organisms
corrosion. Both the French and American that stick to ship hulls cost operators
navies estimate that the cost of corrosion is over US$15bn per year in additional
several tens of millions of dollars every year. fuel costs, cleaning, downtime and loss
Marine paint manufacturers provide of maneuverability. But as important as
functional paints applied in succession to the cost is the potential for coatings and
the ship’s surfaces to combat corrosion and paints to damage the environment. The
biofouling. While some products can be used 2001 Convention on the Control of Harmful
as a one-coat application, systems usually Antifouling Systems on Ships prohibited the
consist of a primer, possibly a tie coat, and use of harmful chemical compounds based
the top coat. All the coats have a role to on tin, called organotins, in antifouling
play. The primer is the first barrier against paints. It also established a mechanism
corrosion. A tie coat, if necessary, bonds to prevent the future use of other harmful
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⠿ DRONES
Asset management
Five
ways to use drones
in maintenance
T
here is a growing number of remotely
Robotic helpers and drones are available to do operated and autonomous drones
available to carry out marine
the dullest, most dangerous and most difficult maintenance tasks. An increasing
number of companies, from ship operators
jobs on vessels and marine infrastructure to offshore wind energy developers, are
Andrew Williams, Marine Maintenance Technology International waking up to the potential benefits of
using drones to do the marine inspection
and maintenance tasks that are dull and
dangerous for humans in situ.
Read on to discover the companies,
projects and applications pioneering the use
of drones on the sea, under the sea, above
the sea and on vessels and infrastructure.
Floating drones
The remotely operated robotic inspection devices
created by Dutch startup Aquatic Drones are
small multi-use surface vessels with the ability to
collect data autonomously by deploying a range
of sensors and cameras. This is achieved through
Aquatic Drones’ inspection robots are able to
host multiple sensing systems and can operate
for up to 16 hours each time they are deployed.
“The onboard data processing not only saves
labor costs, but can also provide valuable
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the combination of an autonomous operating insight into hydrography, water quality and
system with object detection and avoidance, asset management, which can be very costly,”
as well as automated path planning algorithms Ruyssenaers says.
capable of calculating the optimum time to “The UK recently introduced regulations for
start missions based on weather forecasts and autonomous shipping. Norway is also close,
waterway traffic. just like the Netherlands and Singapore. In the
The drones analyze the data they collect Netherlands we are working closely with the
on board, using interpretation and predictive government and are very proactive in safety
maintenance models for post-processing. This measurements [for autonomous ships]. Perhaps
runs alongside algorithms which calculate the by the end of this year or the beginning of
degradation of assets. This information can be next year, we expect our drones to be
used by managers to make strategic decisions operating fully autonomously.”
about maintenance. Looking ahead,
“The drone can operate remotely, semi- Ruyssenaers predicts
autonomously – via waypoints – and fully a range of innovations
autonomously with object detection and in the use of such
avoidance,” says Maarten Ruyssenaers, founder technology in coming
and CEO of Aquatic Drones. “Automated path years, including
planning also enables them to start their own swarming technology for
missions. The drones are monitored by an multi-robot cooperation and
operator onshore. The dashboard also has image recognition, which he argues
a built-in notification system for when, for w i l l replace lidar due to its higher quality
example, the battery level is too low or there and lower costs.
is something wrong with the data transfer.” “Artificial intelligence will enhance the
In Ruyssenaers’ view, although there is algorithms to a sufficient level so that drones
currently a great need for maintenance data and robots will operate very smoothly and
in the marine sector, the cost of collecting it is safely,” he adds. “Big data will also automate
high. Most application areas demand “not one data analyses and provide deep causal insight Aquatic Drones’
but multiple data collection methods”, he says. in the field of maintenance.” robots can be
deployed for 16 hours
Crawler drones
Another emerging application of robotic
technology for marine maintenance is
the use of remotely operated drones for
inspecting and cleaning hulls. A prominent
example of this type of approach is
the Keelcrab Sail-one, an Italian-made
that hulls may have been coated with. He says
“numerous tests with excellent results” have
demonstrated that the constant and regular
removal of algae when it reaches a thickness
of 3mm (0.12in) “dramatically prolongs the
efficiency of the antifouling agent”.
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underwater drone designed to carry out For larger ships, Dutch company Fleet
cleaning and hull inspection activities, Cleaner is pushing the development of
mainly on sailing boats. autonomy in its robotic cleaning device,
The device works by generating vacuum which attaches to hulls using strong
and aspiration force via a central turbine magnets. The machine is already equipped
driven by an electric motor, which performs with a tracking system, so that operators can
the dual function of keeping the robot accurately follow its movements on the ship’s
attached to the hull and removing any hull. However, the company strongly believes
algae that has formed on it. This cleaning that more autonomous hull cleaning will be
movement is driven by a series of rubber used more widely in the future.
brushes on tracks that are capable of Dejan Borota, a chief engineer at Fleet
allowing movement in all directions. Cleaner, says, “We can already see that our
To improve the ability of the device to autopilot can control the robot better than
remove vegetation and algae along the hull, any human operator.
each brush is equipped with nylon bristles “However, we want to take this to a whole
in a variety of lengths and diameters. new level. To really guarantee cleaning
According to Filippo Scarduelli, marketing quality, the robot will in the future be able to
manager at Keelcrab, a further advantage autonomously clean the ship, while tracking
of the device is that the brushes are gentle its path and planning its optimal route
enough not to remove any antifouling paints around objects by itself.”
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Underwater drones
The Eelume robot can
perform difficult
underwater tasks
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Aerial drones
Aerial drones are
proving their worth in
tank inspection tasks
A growing number of companies now with water, allowing the surveyor to use
offer UAVs to carry out inspection tasks a raft or dinghy to view critical inspection
from an airborne perspective. The use of areas of the tank that would otherwise be
UAVs is becoming increasingly accepted inaccessible from the tank floor. Rafting
by the marine industry, especially for creates a large volume of oil-contaminated
inspections of difficult to reach areas and water that has to be decanted from the vessel
infrastructure. For example, UK-based at a port. Using a UAV eliminates this and
company Cyberhawk was recently certified the safety risks associated with rafting.
by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) “UAVs are enabling the next generation
to provide inspections for internal tanks. of marine and offshore surveys and
As part of the external specialist inspections, providing less intrusive, safer
certification procedure, Cyberhawk and more efficient ways of assessing critical
completed two internal tank inspections areas,” says ABS chief surveyor Joseph Riva.
on an Aframax class oil tanker (COT) in the “By applying ABS guidance, Cyberhawk
USA with an ABS surveyor. The inspection was able to demonstrate its ability to carry
took place in Portland, Oregon, where the out drone inspections and surveys, which
surveyor examined all safety and inspection can support the class survey process and
processes required to accept Cyberhawk’s provide additional savings and efficiencies
high-quality inspection technique. The two to the owner and shipyard.”
inspections were part of a larger project, Chris Fleming, CEO at Cyberhawk, says,
involving a survey of all 14 Aframax COTs “UAVs offer an incredibly efficient solution
using a drone on a sister vessel. The project for asset inspection. The technology is also
was completed in just six days. particularly attractive thanks to its use in
As well as time and efficiency savings, improving safety. For example, sending
using UAVs for tank inspection reduces the unmanned aircraft instead of people into
need to use a technique called rafting. This confined spaces to conduct inspections
involves filling the tank being inspected reduces risk.”
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Smarter drones
The ORCA Hub project was recently launched by
the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics, a partnership
between Heriot-Watt University and the University
of Edinburgh. Its intention is to develop robotic wind
turbine inspection technologies that use artificial
intelligence (AI) to deliver more cost-effective and
safer inspection, repair and maintenance systems for
marine offshore infrastructure.
The project seeks to create robotic systems that
not only sense the world around them, but also feature
embedded intelligence, so that they can independently
and safely adapt to any changing conditions in an
internal and external environment.
David Flynn, director of the Smart Systems Group
(SSG) at Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University, says, “The
project team is looking at robotic solutions for land,
sea and air deployments, which will involve research
into novel sensing technologies, manipulation
capabilities, mission planning and human interaction,
as well as robot and asset self-certification.
“Robotics and AI are seen as key enablers in this
regard, as having fewer staff offshore reduces cost,
and increases safety and workplace appeal.”
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Rolls-Royce Intelligent Asset Management:
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WHEN: Wednesday, June 27, 9.30am
The use of remote inspection
SESSION: Keynote Presentations
techniques for ship internal surveys
SPEAKER: Marco Cristoforo Camporeale, vice
president – intelligent asset management, Rolls-Royce Marine AS, WHEN: Thursday, June 28, 2:30pm
Norway
SESSION: Remote Inspection and Robotics
Rolls-Royce Intelligent Asset Management is revolutionizing the way its
customers manage their assets. It provides vital insight into customers’ SPEAKER: Richard Beckett, survey regulations
ship equipment, enabling them to enjoy reduced costs and unnecessary and procedures manager, Lloyd’s Register, UK
downtime. Energy management enables real-time onboard diagnostics With the rapid development of technologies we have seen an ever-
and optimization services to support the crew in prompt decision making, increasing interest in the use of remote inspection techniques (RITs),
reduce their energy and emission footprint and enhance overall such as drones, to support the survey of ships. They offer the advantage
performance. Health management increases equipment predictability and of reducing the need to provide temporary means of access and offer a
thus availability, and reduces the cost of equipment ownership. Utilizing safer method of working. This presentation will focus on the use of RITs
real-life examples, this presentation demonstrates how, by leveraging to support the internal survey of ships with the aims of examining the
highly scalable technologies, such as edge computing, a cloud IoT challenges associated with the use of RITs, reviewing current RIT
platform and advanced machine learning, Rolls-Royce Intelligent Asset capabilities and development areas, and exploring ultimate end goals
Management is transforming vessel and fleet management in the era of for the use of RITs.
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DAY 1
DAY 3
Maritime big data for ship maintenance
Technologies for hardening propeller
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WHEN: Wednesday, June 27, 2:00pm systems
SESSION: AI, Big Data and Smart Maintenance
WHEN: Friday, June 29, 11.00am
SPEAKER: Dr Abdul Rahim, managing director,
South Asia, ClassNK, India SESSION: Best Practice and Innovative
Approaches
Vast amounts of data is generated and collected from ships every day
as part of maintenance. This data, when properly processed and utilized, SPEAKER: Aleksandr Mikhailov, head of laboratory, JSC SSTC,
can be of great use in monitoring the condition of engines and equipment, Russia
thus optimizing maintenance. Security is a prime issue to be dealt with Safe and efficient operation of ships depends on failsafe operation of the
while collecting and transmitting data. Given here are details of how main propulsion unit and shaftline, which is important for propulsion of
maintenance data is collected and processed, and the precautions Arctic-class ships working in heavy ice conditions, when the shaftline
taken to ensure data security. receives high cyclic load during operation. For failsafe operation of the
shaftline, it should be produced using special technological processes that
will provide durability to cyclic and alternating loads. Durability is provided
by several actions including surface strengthening. One of the most
DAY 1 effective methods of increasing the strength of shafts is surface pressure
rolling. The shaftline surface rolling process and its features, as well as
The benefits of using augmented special equipment, are described in this presentation.
8:00 Breakfast
3:30-4:00pm – Break
4:00pm – Augmented reality and will explain how the power of augmented and mixed reality 5:00pm – Remote mentoring
remote services for maintenance in can harness your existing assets into powerful knowledge- technologies for maritime operations
challenging marine environments sharing tools that you can start implementing today. Dr Michael Murphy, vice president international
Wolfgang Stelzle, founder and CEO, operations, Librestream Technologies Inc, Canada
Re’flekt GmbH, Germany 4:30pm – The benefits of using augmented Looking at the experience developed from shore- and
The marine industry is currently faced with the challenge reality in marine maintenance offshore-based engineering inspection and diagnostics,
of having a diminishing number of skilled workers available Dr Mika Karaila, research director, as well as medical and safety assessments, this
to operate in demanding environments. This is not only an Valmet Automation Inc, Finland presentation will explain the application of these
issue for the bottom line but also for worker safety. Could Augmented reality provides some real benefits in remote-mentoring capabilities to the marine industry.
augmented reality (AR) and remote AR services hold the the maintenance of marine assets and has been Overcoming low-bandwidth communication, which
answer? We will share our expert knowledge in the field of AR successfully used in similar contexts. In this presentation, is a typical issue for vessels at sea and in port, has
to show you how shipowners and operators can use AR to Mika Karaila, research director of Valmet Automation, been critical in allowing immediate access to experts
support employees to perform beyond their current potential, will outline the benefits and demonstrate some of and content. This capability will also be introduced,
whether through remote AR support or visualizing complex the technology and devices that can be used, such as well as how the use of remote mentoring
procedures with simplified AR instructions. This presentation as HoloLens and Samsung Odyssey HMD. can be best applied to maritime operations.
9:00am-1:00pm – reverse engineering the data from separate sources or gas) performance is critical for early detection
into a single structure that can then be updated and of fault developments in an engine before it goes
Advances in CBM manipulated to provide useful management data. into functional failure. Instantaneous angular speed
It will also show how this type of exercise can be (IAS) analysis is one of a few non-intrusive condition
9:00am – Cloud intelligence for performed in a cost-effective and timely manner. monitoring techniques that could be applied for
engine monitoring: combining expert such tasks. This method needs only a non-intrusive
algorithms and data analytics 10:00am – Advanced hull integrity monitoring speed sensor (magnetic or Optel Thevon) signal to
Martin Abart, product manager, of floating structures with ShipManager Hull assess in detail the mechanical behavior of an engine
AVL List GmbH, Austria; Kevin Brunn, head of business development and diagnose injection, compression or valve state
Dorian Achim Prill, researcher, Salzburg and innovation, ship ecosystem, DNV defaults, and bearings/moving parts damage. The
University of Applied Sciences, Austria GL – Digital Solutions, Germany method is able to point out the exact cylinder that is
Improving the scheduling of maintenance tasks for This presentation will look at ShipManager Hull and in defect, using additional order tracking speed.
machinery, such as marine propulsion systems, where the benefits of using 3D-based software for advanced
availability is critical, offers great economic incentives. AVL has hull integrity monitoring of floating structures. Starting 12:00pm – Condition-based maintenance
provided engine condition monitoring using expert algorithms with a review of hull condition monitoring and how it’s of marine and offshore electronic devices
for over 10 years. With the increasing amount and capabilities done, the presentation will consider issues such as hull Ton van den Broek, technical consultant, Belfor
of digital instrumentation present in modern machinery, life in the era of crisis, improved communication with Technology (Netherlands) BV, Netherlands
empirical analysis and modeling of data is becoming crew, and how ShipManager Hull can cut costs. Marine and electronics is often not a strong combination.
increasingly powerful. Therefore, a detailed investigation Contamination during new building and operational
was conducted to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses 10:30-11:00am – Break life causes malfunctions, defects and damage.
of the two approaches to allow effective integration. The fact that unmanned engine rooms, condition
Ultimately, expert algorithms paired with modern machine 11:00am – Ultrasound condition monitoring monitoring and remotely controlled engine room
learning algorithms and methods will ensure the accurate on board ships of the future management are increasingly hot topics will result in
detection, identification and even forecasting of faults. Walter Vervloesem, manager marine even more electronic systems being installed. Lack
applications, SDT International, Belgium of access forces equipment to be on board before the
9:30am – Centralizing CM data for better The marine industry has still not discovered the advantages space is conditioned. On most ships, the equipment
decision making: a method for aggregating that ultrasonic condition monitoring programs can bring. will never be located in a conditioned space at all.
CM report data received in multivariate pdf A well-considered and balanced ultrasonic CM program Contamination is a negative influence on the longevity
and other non-machine-readable formats provides solutions as well as more sophisticated solutions and functioning of electronics. Maintenance is seldom
Daniel C Shorten, managing (including remote diagnostics) for both high- and slow-speed performed. ‘Breakdown maintenance’ therefore
director, Optimain Ltd, UK rotating machinery, and also for electrical, pneumatic, steam may be an ancient procedure but increasingly
We are fully aware that externally provided CM data and hydraulically operated systems. Several case stories appears applicable to modern devices on vessels.
such as oil, vibration, thermographic and ultrasonic and examples of how US CM recently prevented costly
reports are normally supplied in easy-to-send formats breakdowns/failures will be presented. Early failure detection, 12:30pm – Using condition-based
such as pdf. However, when operating a fleet of vessels, extending in-service life and optimal maintenance planning maintenance in the marine industry
often with similar systems on board, developing a are but a few of the benefits and are of key importance for Simon Edmondson, director, CMServices Global Ltd, UK
higher-level understanding of performance at fleet remotely operated/automated/unmanned ships of the future. The presentation will discuss the use of condition
level becomes impossible. Some providers do provide monitoring technologies on critical machinery and other
platforms to view and manipulate their reports, but if 11:30am – Diesel and gas engines diagnosis applications in the marine industry, with a practical
you have multiple suppliers and multiple technologies based on instantaneous angular speed case study of a CBM implementation on board several
being deployed, then you simply cannot perform the Hamid Saiah, manager director, ships and platforms. Let’s get the basics right.
necessary top-down analysis. The presentation will Impedance Datavib, France
offer a simple perspective based on real experience of Continuous monitoring of pistons engines (diesel 1:00-2:30pm – Lunch
2:30-5:00pm – Remote co-founder and COO of RoNik Inspectioneering, will tell 5:00pm – Panel Discussion – Can
more about the various initiatives on drones that can make
Inspection and Robotics contact with physical objects, and show a real drone that
inspection in the marine industry
can do ultrasonic thickness measurements on steel walls. be transformed by widespread
2:30pm – The use of remote inspection use of remote inspection and
techniques for ship internal surveys 3:30-4:00pm – Break robotic technology?
Richard Beckett, survey regulations and
procedures manager, Lloyd’s Register, UK 4:00pm – Inspection robotics in the marine
With the rapid development of technologies we have seen sector: lessons learned from similar industries Richard Beckett, survey regulations and
an ever-increasing interest in the use of remote inspection Ekkehard Zwicker, CEO, GE Inspection procedures manager, Lloyd’s Register, UK
techniques (RITs), such as drones, to support the survey Robotics, Switzerland
of ships. They offer the advantage of reducing the need As shipowners and operators look for smarter, cheaper
to provide temporary means of access and offer a safer and safer ways to conduct inspections in hard-to-
method of working. This presentation will focus on the use access or hazardous areas, the use of robotics and
of RITs to support the internal survey of ships with the aims remote inspection technology starts to look increasingly Marien van den Hoek, COO,
of examining the challenges associated with the use of attractive. These technologies – particularly robotics RoNik Inspectioneering BV, Netherlands
RITs, reviewing current RIT capabilities and development – are already routinely used in the oil and gas, power
areas, and exploring ultimate end goals for the use of RITs. generation and other industries. This presentation will
review some cases and the experience of using industrial
3:00pm – Challenges and solutions for the inspection robots in sectors and environments that are
effective use of remote inspection technologies
similar to those encountered in the marine industry, David Knukkel, CEO, RIMS BV, Netherlands
Marien van den Hoek, COO, RoNik and outline useful lessons for the marine sector.
Inspectioneering BV, Netherlands
Until now, drones in inspection and maintenance have 4:30pm – Using robotics in marine maintenance
mainly focused on remote sensing. Cameras of all sorts David Knukkel, CEO, RIMS BV, Netherlands
(visual, thermal, multispectral, hyperspectral, etc) gather This presentation will review the latest robotic and Ekkehard Zwicker, CEO, GE
data; there is no physical contact between the drone and remote inspection options now available to maintenance Inspection Robotics, Switzerland
the object. Recent initiatives have shown that drones can teams in the marine industry. It will also describe
do better. For example: measuring the thickness of steel how robotic and remote inspection systems can save
using ultrasound is now possible. Marien van den Hoek, time and money and provide safer work practices.
Primarily these issues concern the technical manner
in which operators can comply and the challenges P Michael A Rodey, innovation strategy Ludovic Laffineur, head of environmental and
that the supply chain will face to supply compliant fuel manager, Maersk, Denmark technical affairs (deputy managing director),
in such quantities. The optimum response may vary Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Association, Belgium
depending on the duty type of vessels and associated
costs. The fitting of exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS)
scrubbers, the change of fuel type and possible use of
fuel additives and other equivalent technologies will
depend on a number of factors for each operator. This Timothy Wilson, principal specialist
panel will discuss the regulations, preparatory steps to – fuels, lubes, exhaust emissions, Andrea Pastorino, fuels technical expert,
be considered to ensure ships are compliance-ready and Lloyd’s Register Marine, UK Infineum International Ltd, UK
the technical means of compliance, as well as indicators
on the cost implications of each. Vessel operators
who are seeking an informative range of opinions
will find this informative discussion a useful addition
to or a confirmation of their current understanding.
10:00–10:30am Break
10:30am-4:30pm – Best motivated our work on the numerical design analysis/ 2:00pm – Laser forming of complex structural
cyclic pressure fatigue testing of sleeve weld joints shapes for shipbuilding and repair
Practice and Innovative with various levels of defects. The results indicated Dr Lloyd Hackel, vice president for
Approaches a correlation between the joint design feature and its advanced technologies, Curtiss-Wright:
capacity. The fatigue life is presented and discussed. Metal Improvement Company, USA
Precision-formed panels and structures are of interest
10:30am – Introducing health and 12:00pm – Changes to ISO 8217 increase for marine applications. If panels that are not the required
usage monitoring systems (HUMS) the need for condition monitoring shape are forced onto structures, they may develop
to the shipping industry Larry Rumbol, marine condition monitoring undesired tensile stress, which often leads to fatigue
Dr Thomas J J Meyer, CEO, Machine manager, Parker Kittiwake, UK and stress corrosion cracking. Fabrication of complex
Prognostics AS, Norway The increase in blending activity to produce compliant bulbous bows and skegs can benefit greatly from precision
First developed as a result of the 1986 Chinook crash 0.5% sulfur fuel to meet the mandatory global sulfur forming with elimination of pieced-together subpanels
that killed 44 passengers, HUMS (health and usage cap is broadly expected to increase the detrimental and hand fitting. We show that laser peening can form
monitoring systems) are used to monitor helicopter effects of cat fines on vital infrastructure. In the battle to these thick metal sections with high precision and
components such as gearboxes, bearings, shafts and remain competitive, the protection of vital equipment and repeatability, saving time and expense in the shipyard.
rotors during flight. Ships can also largely benefit from maximization of a vessel’s operational efficiency become In this work we demonstrated forming of a skeg panel
the latest HUMS technologies as they are autonomous, even more important. Yet despite this, maintenance of 2m x 2m x 15mm thickness in aluminum 5083.
in that the decision support for maintenance is performed practices are still heavily reliant on an inconsistent
by algorithms and not by humans. The health of the combination of recommendations from manufacturers, 2:30pm – Zinc alloy thermal spraying for
machinery is systematically quantified, and the data legislation, company standards and personal experience. reduced maintenance of ship superstructures
compressed to a few kilobytes per day, allowing seamless Martin van Leeuwen, manager, technology
communication by satellite. This approach is a step 12:30pm – Oil debris condition and market development, International
ahead of the current shipping machine monitoring norm monitoring for marine applications Zinc Association, Belgium
approved by class. This presentation will discuss whether Andrew German, director business Metallic zinc coatings with a paint top-coat, or ‘duplex
the cross-innovation opened up by Machine Prognostics development, Gastops, Canada coatings’, offer barrier and sacrificial corrosion protection
can have major benefits for the shipping industry. Bearing and gear component damage to marine drive mechanisms, with improved impact and abrasion
systems can progress from damage initiation to failure resistance, and longer lifetimes between maintenance.
11:00am – Technologies for hardening propeller in hundreds of hours and, if undetected, result in an Duplex coatings provide more than twice the life of the
shafts for heavy-duty propulsion systems unplanned shutdown event that is extremely costly corrosion protection provided by one coating system
Aleksandr Mikhailov, head of and a potential safety risk. MetalSCAN is an advanced alone. In the shipping industry, many examples exist
laboratory, JSC SSTC, Russia online debris monitoring system designed for early of ships that are protected with duplex coatings. The
Safe and efficient operation of ships depends on failsafe detection of metallic debris traveling in fluid lines, use of the more robust corrosion protection provided
operation of the main propulsion unit and shaftline, which indicating the initiation and progression of component by duplex zinc coating systems will reduce the
is important for propulsion of Arctic-class ships working failure. Common applications include gas turbines, need for corrosion maintenance and its costs.
in heavy ice conditions, when the shaftline receives diesel engines, marine propulsors and test stands.
high cyclic load during operation. For failsafe operation The presentation will provide an overview of the 3:00pm – Savings obtained from improved
of the shaftline, it should be produced using special technology, how it works, example applications, and power quality in generator-driven installations
technological processes that will provide durability to how it is critical for monitoring marine equipment. Christan van Dorst, lead engineer,
cyclic and alternating loads. Durability is provided by HyTEPS, Netherlands
several actions including surface strengthening. One of 1:00-2:00pm – Lunch Weak networks – such as offshore installations – usually
the most effective methods of increasing the strength suffer more from bad power quality phenomena such
of shafts is surface pressure rolling. The shaftline as harmonic distortions, frequency instability and flicker.
surface rolling process and its features, as well as Offshore installations also have a relatively high number
special equipment, are described in this presentation. of non-linear sources such as frequency drives. In
these environments it is clear that solutions to improve
11:30am – Fatigue testing of pipe sleeve the quality of electricity are extremely important to
weld joints in naval platforms enforce the reliability of the electrical power supply.
Dr James Huang, subsection head – By improving cos phi and lowering harmonic currents,
naval platform systems 2-4, Department operational and maintenance costs are lowered and
of National Defence HQ, Canada; fuel costs and CO2 emissions reduced. We provide
Jason Pate, team leader – marine systems quantitative data based on scientific research.
section, Naval Engineering Test Establishment,
WEIR Marine Engineering, Canada; 3:30pm – IHC services: lifecycle support
Steven Santeusanio, task leader – marine Hans Speksnijder, product manager,
systems section, Navail Engineering Test Royal IHC, Netherlands
Establishment, WEIR Marine Engineering, Canada The presentation will discuss Royal IHC’s lifecycle
Sleeve weld joints are used in pipe systems on
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9:00-11:00am –
Keynote presentations
Moderator
James Fanshawe, chairman, UK MASRWG, UK
2:00-5:30pm – Navigation
and positioning challenges
Moderator
James Fanshawe, chairman, UK MASRWG, UK
2:30pm – Sense and avoid in high-traffic areas with autonomous systems 9:30am – Inmarsat: autonomous ship
Bruno Sourice, unmanned surface vehicle Richard Daltry, technical director, ASV Global, UK Stein Oro, vice president, Inmarsat
architect – SIREHNA, DCNS Research, France Maritime, Netherlands
12:00pm – Value of autonomy
3:00pm – Different navigation measured through operations on 10:00am – The mariner in
strategies for an unmanned vessel multiple commercial vessels the age of automation
Sigurd Underhaug, project manager, Michael Johnson, CEO, Sea Gordon Meadow, associate professor/chair MASSIG
intelligent vessel projects, Wärtsilä Machines Robotics, USA IMarEST, Southampton Solent University, UK
Ship Design Norway, Norway
Prof John Cross, professor, Marine Institute
2:00-5:30pm – of Memorial University, Canada
4:00pm – Toward a framework for
assurance of autonomous navigation Situational awareness 11:00am – Strategies for the realization of
systems in the maritime industry and decision support autonomous vessels in Korean shipyards
Andreas Brandsæter, researcher, DNV GL, Norway Dr Sewon Kim, senior researcher,
DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding and
4:30pm – An innovative propulsion Moderator Marine Engineering), Korea
approach toward reliable navigation and Nick Lambert, director, NL Associates, UK
position keeping of autonomous ships 11:30am – Autonomous vessels
Klaas Visser, assistant professor, 2:00pm – Sea Hunter and maritime on inland waterways
marine engineering, Delft University autonomous behaviors Ann-Sofie Pauwelyn,
of Technology, Netherlands Dr Tim Barton, maritime chief engineer, Leidos, USA RIS project leader – smart shipping,
De Vlaamse Waterweg NV, Belgium
5:00pm – Autonomous marine navigation 2:30pm – Sensor design choices for precise
in GNSS-denied environments maneuvering and situational awareness 12:00pm – USVs in narrow channels:
Geraint West, global business manager – Russ Miles, CTO, Guidance Marine, UK obstacle avoidance systems developments
oceanographic, Sonardyne International, UK Aditya Nawab, CEO, Robosys Autonomous
3:00pm – Autonomous ship technology: Unmanned Systems, United Arab Emirates
DAY 2 THURSDAY, JUNE 28 a new approach to sensor visualization
Ralph Dodds, program lead – innovation and 2:00-4:00pm – Legal and
autonomous systems, Atlas Elektronik UK, UK
regulatory frameworks
9:00am-12:30pm – Concepts, 4:00pm – Verification of the communication
environment for remote control of ships Moderator
case studies and innovation Prof. Etsuro Shimizu, professor, Tokyo University John Haynes, managing director,
of Marine Science and Technology, Japan Shock Mitigation, UK
Moderator
Nick Lambert, director, NL Associates, UK 4:30pm – Autonomous vessels and 2:00pm – Rolls-Royce autonomous COLREG-
why humans remain in the loop compliant collision avoidance: breakthrough
9:00am – The costs and benefits of various Vegard Evjen Hovstein, CEO, result analysis of latest collaboration studies
degrees of autonomy: a case study Maritime Robotics, Norway Iiro Lindborg, general manager – remote and
Dr Henry Robinson, technical autonomous operations, Rolls-Royce, Finland
director, H-Scientific, UK 5:00pm – A self-awareness
system for autonomous ships 2:30pm – Autonomous ships: how
9:30am – Unmanned systems Dino Mandic, founder and CEO, to clear the regulatory barriers
evolution: from aircraft to ships SailRouter, Netherlands Bjarke Holm Hansen, attorney,
Adam Ehart, chief engineer, unmanned CORE Advokatfirma, Denmark
maritime systems, Textron DAY 3 FRIDAY, JUNE 29
Unmanned Systems, USA 3:00pm – Beyond Colregs: wider
legal considerations associated
10:00am – Smart Marine: with autonomous vessels
the future of shipping is now 9:00am-12:30pm – Mark Johnson, counsel, Reed Smith, UK
Andrea Morgante, head of digital, marine
solutions, Wärtsilä, Norway Best practices 3:30pm – Autonomous vessels
on the not-so-distant horizon: a
11:00am – FernSAMS: Fully remotely Moderator regulatory framework analysis
controlled tugboat concept including John Haynes, managing director, Sean Pribyl, attorney, Blank Rome LLP, USA
autonomous assistance Shock Mitigation, UK
Hans-Christoph Burmeister, group manager – sea
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The airless
advantage
Marine coatings and methods
of applying them are evolving
to meet environmental and
performance requirements
T
here are three specific trends the additional costs incurred with solvent- these coatings also reduces cleaning, which
relevant to today’s marine coatings based coatings. saves maintenance time and costs.
industry. The first and perhaps most Finally there is a trend to develop hull
important is the continued move High-performance coatings coatings for sub-zero conditions. In the
away from solvent-based coatings. Another trend is that the market for high- harsh polar environments, temperatures can
Solvent-based coatings have been performance anti-corrosion coatings is drop to well below -122°F (-50°C). Special
widely used for decades. However, recent booming. It is expected to grow at a rate hull coatings are indispensable to improve
environmental legislation is driving of 4.8% between 2015 and 2023 to reach a vessel’s performance in ice, maintain its
companies to switch to water-based a value of US$18.22bn. These innovative speed, and also contribute to reducing fuel
alternatives. The reason is that during the coatings provide a barrier against corrosion consumption and costs.
drying process, solvents used in coatings for substrates that are frequently subjected When applied to the hull, these special
evaporate, releasing volatile organic to the harsh corrosive conditions often coatings make it smoother, reducing the
compounds (VOCs) that have a toxic impact experienced in marine environments. In chance of ice accumulation. Specialized
on the environment. terms of demand, epoxy coatings account coatings are also available that have
Technological advances are enabling for over 55% of the global high-performance considerable resistance to ice abrasion and
water-based coatings to increasingly replace anticorrosion coatings market. However, impact with icebergs. They are therefore
solvent-based paints. These coatings dry acrylic coatings are the fastest-growing beneficial to vessels such as icebreakers,
through the evaporation of the water. During product segment. which are required to spend a long time
the drying process, the dispersed particles Some of the latest products in this area in ice-covered waters. Cruise ships are
fuse to form a film. use nanotechnology to create protective increasingly popular for Arctic and Antarctic
As well as being environmentally particles that fill in all the microscopic voyages, so these also need to be treated
friendly, with 98% fewer VOCs than solvent- surface imperfections and bond together. with coatings for sub-zero temperatures.
based coatings, water-based coatings The result is a smooth finish over the tiny
require no special ventilation because there invisible holes and cracks that are present in The need for airless
is a complete lack of hazardous fumes. This even the cleanest, newest boats. The smooth The most important and efficient method
attribute is particularly beneficial for the surface prevents algal growth, and resists for the application of heavy-duty marine
marine industry, for example when coating exhaust marks, oily streaks, glue residue coatings is airless spraying. This is because
the inside of tanks. Moreover, it also means and other dirt. These products can also be the paints are based on 100% volume solids
that equipment can be cleaned with water used to protect upper deck surfaces from and require high-ratio pumps. Other reasons
rather than solvents. Both these factors avoid ultraviolet exposure and oxidization. Using for the use of airless spraying are related
to the large size of vessels and the need to blocked. In the past this necessitated taking for a smoother changeover and no pressure
apply coatings at the correct thickness. the tip off the gun and cleaning it out, but drops have also been incorporated in the
As the name implies, this is a technique now it is possible to use a reversible tip. King. A high intake/exhaust capacity in
of spray application that does not rely on This can be turned through 180° while still the air valve leads to a faster, smoother
the mixing of the paints with air to provide attached to the gun, which enables a burst of changeover, and eliminates the annoying
atomization. Instead, mixing is achieved paint to force out any obstruction in the tip. minor blemishes in the finish.
by forcing the paint through a special tip at Tips will wear, especially when using A powerful new air motor enables the use
very high pressures of around 175-245 bar abrasive paints such as zinc silicates or of multiple guns with almost no perceivable
(17,500,000-254,000,000 Pa). micaceous iron oxide pigmented materials. pulsation. A manifold has been designed
This very high pressure is provided by It is therefore important to check that wear to simplify the installation of multiple
a pump driven by an air motor. The pump is not excessive. High paint usage or poor guns. With more powerful and efficient
unit requires a supply of compressed air. atomization can be due to a badly worn tip. changeovers, the ability to spray with up to
Pumps are available with compression ratios six guns is now possible. The King airless
from 20:1 up to 60:1, which means that with Airless sprayer performance sprayer also incorporates the MaxLife pump
an input air pressure to the motor of 5.6 bar Graco’s King airless sprayer product line lower, which is designed for robustness and
(560,000 Pa), the maximum paint pressure has been in use for over 60 years thanks to reliability. Key features include the exclusive
at the gun would be 112 bar (11,200,000 Pa) its dependability and durability. The King MaxLife sleeve rod, long-life ceramic balls
and 338 bar (33,800,000 Pa) respectively. has recently been revamped to reduce for versatility and a standard two-line outlet.
These are very high pressures, which means icing potential and deliver low pulsation The King sprayer is available with an
stringent safety precautions are necessary. for improved performance. For example, XL3400, XL6500 and XL10000 motor. Output
A key component of an airless sprayer is thermally isolated poppets (on the XL3400 per cycle varies between 180cc and 430cc;
the tip, which is usually made from tungsten and XL6500 models) are insulated from motor output at 60 cycles per minute varies
carbide. It consists of an orifice, into the castings that can often drop below freezing between 11 and 25.5 l/min (2.4 - 5.6 gal/min).
front of which is cut a V-groove or slot. temperatures. The newly designed poppets The maximum working pressure is 500 bar
Tips can be obtained with different orifice and external pilot lines virtually eliminate (50,000,000 Pa). \\
diameters and slot angles, and the tip must pilot valve freezing that and instant stops.
be chosen according to the properties of the Graco has also redesigned the poppets Free reader inquiry service
paint, the required wet film thickness per to improve reliability and sealing. The Graco
coat and the shape and contours of the job. passages are also much larger, making To learn more about this advertiser, visit
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often problems with the tips becoming troubleshoot and replace. Customer requests Reader inquiry no. 101
Visitor and exhibitor numbers at the Posidonia maritime event, being held
June 4-8 in Athens this year, are expected to be the highest ever
P
osidonia 2018, which will be held in ratification of the ballast water treatment Industrial & Marine Association (WIMA),
Athens on June 4-8, is cruising full- treaty and type approvals by the US Coast representing Greek companies active in the
speed ahead to yet another record- Guard, as well as new regulations regarding fields of ship construction, spare parts and
breaking year, confirming its leading SOX and NOX emissions and monitoring, supplies, technical and general services, and
position among maritime events worldwide. reporting and verification requirements, marine equipment manufacturing.
While space bookings have exceeded all which have increased investment in Furthermore, Saudi Arabia’s state oil
previous records, the event’s organizers scrubbers, and the digitalization of company Saudi Aramco, and its partners
predict that over 1,850 companies will operations. With Greek interests running the Lamprell, the National Shipping Company
showcase their products and services at most modern fleet globally, compliance with of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) and Hyundai Heavy
this year’s event and visitor numbers are new environmental regulations is a must for Industries, have chosen Posidonia 2018
expected to rise to 22,000. Greek shipowners. for the global unveiling of its International
The increased demand for participation Once more the Posidonia exhibition Maritime Industries (IMI) joint venture,
at the world’s most prestigious maritime space will be dominated by a total of 20 created to develop one of the world’s largest
exhibition is derived from a strong Greek national pavilions including the leading full-service maritime facilities.
order book for new-builds and upgrades to shipbuilding nations, such as the Far Eastern The Posidonia conference and seminars
the existing fleet. power houses of China, Japan and South program will once more include over
“Posidonia’s strength and appeal is drawn Korea. Maritime centers such as Hong Kong, 40 conferences, product presentations,
by the collective quality and reputation of Singapore and Dubai will once more present technical seminars and press conferences.
its exhibitors, delegates and visitors, who their range of services. Long-standing The conference program will start with the
commit funds and resources every two exhibitors including the USA, Denmark and prestigious Tradewinds Shipowners Forum,
years to be part of a signature industry Holland will field a greater presence than which will tackle current the most important
event that is a true celebration of everything before. Newcomers include landlocked issues facing shipping.
shipping stands for,” says Theodore Vokos, Luxembourg and agricultural economies like Posidonia 2018 will take place on June 4-8
executive director of Posidonia Exhibitions, Georgia. Poland will also make its debut at at the Athens Metropolitan Expo. \\
the event’s organizer. Posidonia this year.
Over 260 ships built to high specs, with Among the new highlights are the Free reader inquiry service
many of them Tier II and Tier III compliant, Greek pavilion organized by HEMEXPO, the Posidonia
were on order for Greek interests at the association of Hellenic Marine Equipment To learn more about this advertiser, visit
start of 2018. The spending spree is also Manufacturers and Exporters, and a second www.ukimediaevents.com/info/mmm NOW!
regulation-driven and stems from the recent Greek pavilion organized by the Worldwide Reader inquiry no. 102
question
Electroplating conducted in situ can provide
lasting protection for components and
reduce maintenance costs
Derek Vanek, technical manager, SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts
D
ay in, day out, ships are subjected
to extreme conditions: salt water,
high temperatures, wear, corrosion
and fatigue. It’s no wonder the
shipyard is a welcome sight. The problem
is, every second a vessel spends in the
shipyard is one when it’s not creating value
or safeguarding national security. In the USA
alone, investment in shipbuilding has grown
steadily, with gross output in 2013 topping
US$28bn. With these figures, it’s crucial to
minimize the often-inevitable downtime.
Continuous vibration, extensive wear,
steam cuts and corrosion can all cause
serious component damage. Using the
traditional method of tank plating for repair
can result in extensive downtime due to
disassembly of components, transportation
from the shipyard to the plating facility, and
reassembly after the repair. When every
second of downtime counts, costs mount up.
There’s also the question of flexibility: when
a component fails at sea, it needs fixing fast,
which is why portability adds value. is 22,803kPa (11,200psi) on an SAE 4130 disassembly or transportation and minimal
steel base material. Additional qualitative masking and post-machining; just a quick
Making protection portable tests, as described in AMS-QQ-N-290, were process that extends maintenance intervals
The answer lies in selective plating – a conducted, in which the plated areas were and service life.
process pioneered by SIFCO Applied Surface subjected to high stresses and strains. These
Concepts (ASC). The SIFCO Process uses results also showed excellent adhesion. Better on board
portable equipment to electroplate areas of Beyond adhesion, however, the main The naval forces of the USA, UK and Japan
worn or damaged components. Localized benefit of the SIFCO Process is portability. have all adopted the SIFCO Process to keep
areas on components of any shape or Only four elements are required: a power their vessels moving. Now, more commercial
size can be reliably coated with a full pack, plating tools, plating solutions and shipyards are opening up to selective plating
range of high-performance materials for a trained operator. Unlike tank plating, for minimizing downtime – getting their
corrosion, wear, hardness, refurbishment or selective plating can be performed in situ. ships back out there, and keeping them
dimensional restoration, lubricity, and more. It can be brought into the shipyard, aboard protected, when and where it’s needed most.
A key concern for any metal add- vessels, or anywhere it’s needed to enhance The SIFCO Process saves engineers and
on process is adhesion. But tested in or repair components. The process can be technicians thousands of dollars every year
accordance with ASTM C633-79 Standard performed by certified technicians and by reducing downtime, turnaround time and
Test Method for Adhesion or Cohesive engineers after training, and the portable investment in new equipment. \\
Strength of Flame Sprayed Coatings, equipment facilitates machine shops at the
the SIFCO Process deposits exceed the point of repair. Free reader inquiry service
cohesive strength of the cement. For The process – which carries approvals SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts
example, the minimum tensile strength from the American Bureau of Shipping, To learn more about this advertiser, visit
value established at the point of cement MIL-STD 2197(SH) and NAVSEA – uses only www.ukimediaevents.com/info/mmm NOW!
failure during testing for nickel high speed the required material. There’s minimal Reader inquiry no. 103
C
ygnus Instruments was founded As Edes had done the thickness gauging the marine inspection industry, at its heart
in 1983 by George Edes, a marine job himself for many years, it is no surprise was an entirely novel ultrasonic technique
surveyor and commercial diver that the Mk1 Cygnus 2 was an extremely that Cygnus called ‘multiple echo’. All other
whose family escaped from post- well-designed piece of equipment. Relatively thickness gauges available in the 1980s used
World War II Russian-occupied Hungary small and light by the standards of the early a twin-crystal probe and single echo, but
and settled in the UK. 1980s, it was waterproof, had a long battery Cygnus developed and pioneered the use
In the late 1970s, before he started life and was extremely simple to operate. The of a single-crystal probe and three echoes.
Cygnus, Edes founded and operated gauge also featured an LED ‘end-display’. Although it is more difficult to implement in
a marine survey and inspection operation, The Cygnus 2 was an immediate hit a device, the multiple-echo technique has
Surtest. While running Surtest he was with marine surveyors who previously had several critical advantages over the use of
forced to use large, heavy oscilloscopes. lugged the same, large oscilloscopes in a single-echo gauge.
Realizing that the work could be and around ships for years. Thanks to its The first benefit of Cygnus’s multiple-
carried out more effectively, Edes, with innovative end-display, the thickness gauge echo technique is that thick coatings (up
the assistance of a partner, produced could now be worn on a belt, tucked into to 20mm or 0.8in thick) can be completely
his first ultrasonic thickness gauge, a chest pocket or slung easily around the ignored by disregarding the first return
the Surtest SP3. neck. This made things much easier when echo, which includes the coating thickness.
The next product Edes developed was walking on deck or crawling through a The elimination of the requirement to remove
so well focussed on meeting the specific double-bottom hull, and also made the unit protective coatings naturally yields big
requirements of the marine industry that it better suited to rope-access applications. savings in both time and money.
endures in almost exactly the same form 35 Not only was the Cygnus 2 gauge the Second, when the Cygnus gauge is being
years later. first unit to be ergonomically designed for operated, it is ‘listening’ for three back-wall
Coating removal
made easy
Feedback from users has made the latest generation
of chain drum machines lighter and more
maneuverable, as well as more powerful
Glenn Vanbrabant, Rustibus
T
he Norwegian-made Rustibus
mechanical de-scaling machines
are assembled by hand and are a
result of years of R&D and industry
experience gained by staff going on board as
much as possible to demonstrate the correct
use of the equipment.
Direct contact with the crew members
who are using the machines gives them
knowledge about how to operate them
efficiently. It also gives Rustibus valuable
information about customers’ experience
of regularly using the machines, so the
products can be improved further. A
better product makes it easier to efficiently
maintain the quality of a company’s fleet.
On the other hand, improving sometimes
means sticking to proven successes and
not getting ahead of ourselves by thinking
bigger is better. For example, the R2000 de-
scaling machine is the king of the Rustibus
range. It has a realistic working capacity
of up to 30m² and requires only one crew
member to operate, even while at sea.
Creating a bigger, more powerful machine LEFT: The R2000 has a working capacity of
would make it less easy and efficient in 30m² and is the largest in Rustibus’s range of
de-scaling machines
daily use. The R2000 is big enough and has
proved its value and user friendliness over
the years. However, although it isn’t getting
larger, new safety features and eco-friendly
solutions for it will be developed. ships. The all-round machine is only 25% narrow profile edge, and improvements to
less powerful than the R2000 but has more the disposable chain drum. The drum still
When less means more than double the power of the R1200. The uses Rustibus’s patented chain-link system,
Sometimes a de-scaling machine offering R1600 has been designed to overcome the but is assembled in such a way that it no
just a little less than the R2000 better reflects constraints of the R1200, which is slightly longer requires a shaft. The drum is now
a customer’s needs. Rustibus’s current limited in its maneuverability on vessels also able to function as its own shaft, which
bestseller, the R1200, is more economical, with limited access because the engine is improves user-friendliness. Furthermore,
while still offering the same results as the mounted on the side of the machine. The there is less wear and tear and so the drum
R2000. It will not work as quickly as ‘the R1600’s motor is positioned on top of the requires fewer spares, which improves its
king’, but it is lighter, which reduces freight machine, similarly to the R2000, allowing cost efficiency. \\
costs and makes it easier to move around on it to move even more freely around narrow
the ship. edges. The R1600 is suitable for use in large Free reader inquiry service
As ship design is evolving, and capacity areas with the advantages of a machine Rustibus
and efficiency gains have become key better suited for more detailed work. To learn more about this advertiser, visit
factors, Rustibus has developed the R1600, Other improvements featured in the www.ukimediaevents.com/info/mmm NOW!
which better reflects the design trends for R1600 include a slimline handle and the Reader inquiry no. 105
A smarter approach
Challenging production environments have led to an evolution
in rust prevention and corrosion maintenance strategies
Ken Rossy, HoldTight
F
ueled by growing environmental and under-creep corrosion. The project and lifespan of the coating, maintaining the
concerns
and stringent regulations, corrosion specialist reported that
the integrity of the steel, which is exposed to
the new standards of maintenance, product was very effective in terms of blast harsh elements in the Permian Basin.
sustainability and technology have cleanliness and blast efficiency, as well as
prompted wider use of salt-removal and rust- cleanliness retention. Results such as this Facing fresh challenges
prevention solutions. In HoldTight’s 30 years have a considerable impact by extending Although the challenges in the North Sea
of business,
the exposure and environmental the structural lifecycle and yielding a strong and the Permian Basin are quite different,
conditions that its projects are subjected to return on investment for the company. the bottom line remains that corrosion
have changed dramatically. New challenges and rust can cause considerable damage
are pushing the firm to continuously evolve Storage tank solution to structures, resulting
in costly repairs,
to deliver quality solutions. On the other side of the globe, in the expensive downtime, lost production and
The company’s flagship product, heart
of the USA’s Permian Basin, engineers potentially catastrophic loss. As the industry
HoldTight 102, has recently proved its and operations managers face different prepares for new changes and challenges,
benefits for two extensive projects in very environmental challenges with salt, rust and and as market conditions shift, engineers
distinct environments. corrosion. Secondary containment systems and operations managers are looking for
and storage tanks are often critical for high- new ways to increase production while
North Sea application yield production in the Permian. minimizing downtime.
The North Sea is regarded as one of the HoldTight worked with a steel fabrication By partnering with corrosion prevention
most challenging environments for oil and plant involved in manufacturing storage experts such as HoldTight, companies can
gas exploration and production. The severe tanks in West Texas. The carbon steel used take a proactive approach to structural and
conditions demand that corrosion engineers in manufacturing the tanks can be plagued equipment maintenance. Such a partnership
and safety managers try to mitigate risks with contaminants such as grease, rust, supports a well-balanced strategy for
through the use of proper inspections and cutting fluids and mill scale. Although it is delivering on commitments
to maintenance
preventative maintenance. thoroughly blasted by dry abrasive blasting compliance and sustainability, whether
HoldTight 102 was used on a North Sea technology upon arrival at the plant, the a project is in the Permian Basin, the North
project where ground and purified glass was steel is prone to rusting during the time it is Sea or anywhere else around the world. \\
used as the abrasive in a wet-slurry blasting left unprotected and after being exposed to
setup, to which 2% of 102 was added
for water in the final surface preparation stage. Free reader inquiry service
spot blasting. In that project, approximately With HoldTight 102 added to the de- HoldTight
180 stainless-steel studs welded onto ionized water, follow-up testing confirmed To learn more about this advertiser, visit
carbon-steel platforms, which had not been that the steel was rust and salt/contaminant www.ukimediaevents.com/info/mmm NOW!
treated properly, were producing galvanic free. The additive increased the adhesion Reader inquiry no. 106
Capabilities drive
one of the world’s top submarine masts and
systems OEMs, for mast refit and overhaul
projects and other fields of mutual interest.
This important step will enable AA to use
global ambitions
its in-house precision hydraulics capabilities
and production capacity for new markets,
in partnership with GM.
AA also holds a set of certified,
dedicated weapons workshops in which
The Arsenal do Alfeite shipyard in Portugal the maintenance of missiles, mines and
torpedoes is undertaken. A full weapon
is building a sustainable future based on its systems and sensors workshop is available,
capable of ensuring the maintenance of
solid history of carrying out repairs for military a wide range of weapon systems, such
and commercial customers as missile launchers, guns and radars.
The shipyard’s use of vacuum infusion
techniques to produce composites, together
with a strong design capability, is attracting
composite components production work
for naval systems. The capability to produce
all types of composite production molds
is a key factor in this.
Challenges
There are tough challenges ahead. Although
the quest for continuous technical and
A
rsenal do Alfeite (AA) has Systems (TKMS) 214 type submarines skills development endures, AA’s focus
been dedicated to the repair from this year onward. The consequent is to drive productivity to levels that
and maintenance needs of the reorganization of the shipyard’s workshops enable an expansion into international
Portuguese Navy since 1938. and enhancement of its capabilities is markets. The challenge of migrating the
The shipyard’s focus is on the repair of perhaps the most challenging project traditional yard to a logistics hub must
military surface ships, submarines and undertaken in the past two decades. also be overcome. \\
commercial vessels, the building of military A yard with a higher level of efficiency
and commercial ships, and the execution and a progressive approach to the Free reader inquiry service
of industrial maintenance and integrated augmentation of technology is emerging. Arsenal do Alfeite
logistic support services to national and In parallel with the submarine program, To learn more about this advertiser, visit
international customers. AA will perform AA has established a long-term strategic www.ukimediaevents.com/info/mmm NOW!
the overhauls of ThyssenKrupp Marine partnership with Gabler Maschinenbau (GM), Reader inquiry no. 107
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