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Marintec China / CMP China
Marintec China is jointly-organised and managed by CMP/Seatrade and the Shanghai Society of Naval Architects and Marine Enginners. Marintec China 2009 will be held at Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 1–4 December 2009.
    China
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Ferry Management Services Limited
www.ferrynews.com is a new website brought to you by ferry industry professionals, Ferry Management Services & Seatrade. Hyperlink Market Intelligence will take you to a 50,000 word database of global ferry information referenced by operator.
    United Kingdom
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DC Maritime Technologies Inc.
DCMT are professional electrical engineers and systems integrators. The company provides electrical, control and automation engineering expertise to the international marine, offshore and recreational boat industries.
    Canada
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Sumptech Co., Ltd
We manufacture dredging pumps. Range from 30 to 500HP. Electric and Hydraulic Driven. 1-year guarantee on non-wearing parts. Applications include dredging and cargo transfer, heavy duty pumps with agitator for high solids content.
    Taiwan

Ocean-Cleaning Ship

      4/6/2005


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World’s Biggest Oil Platform Damaged

Ocean-Cleaning Ship


Following a number of oil spill incidents the ALSTOM's Marine Sector construction yard at Saint Nazaire, which usually builds cruise liners and other specialist vessels, is now turning its attention to the problem of oil spills. The company is developing a new vessel concept – trimaran called Oil Sea Harvester (OSH). In the event of an oil spill, this 120m trimaran would be capable of arriving very quickly on the scene. It could operate in gale force 7 winds and 8m waves, to collect, store and treat a slick before it hits a beach.

Ocean-Cleaning Ship

The Harvester has a large slender central hull, plus two lateral stabilising hulls. The principle is simple - when water lies in the protected area between the hulls, its surface stablises.

Various methods can be then used to collect the surface oil including the use of modular cyclones, pumps, water wheels or scoops. Water can be removed by heating or chemical treatment, enabling the ship to collect up to 6,000 tonnes of oil before needing to return to land. At the same time, a dispersing product could be spread on the surface of the sea to break down remaining hydrocarbons into harmless tiny droplets. A model of the OSH has already been built and tested.


Oil Sea Harvester  

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