Maritime Reporter, December 1991

<BODY> <div> SNAME NY Metropolitan Section Discusses 'Fuel Quality Complaints/ At Fall Meeting In New Jersey Show during the fall meeting of the SNAME NY Metropolitan Section, left to right: Alfred Bozzuffi, secretary; Phil Kimball, vice chairman; Dr. Rudolph Kassinger, author; and Richard Gilmoore, chairman. The New York Metropolitan Sec- tion of The Society of Naval Archi- tects and Marine Engineers met re- cently at the Clam Broth House in Hoboken, N.J. The section's guest of honor was Walter C. (Bud) Cowles. Wesley Wheeler gave a synopsis of Mr. Cowles 40 years of naval architec- tural contributions to the marine industry and presented him with a certificate of appreciation. The technical presentation was a dissertation on "Fuel Quality Com- plaints," presented by Dr. Rudolph Kassinger, consultant for Veritas Petroleum Services (USA), Inc. The presentation began with background information on marine bunker fuel, including pricing, fuel composition, refinery blending prac- tices and factors that affect fuel qual- ity. A description followed of bun- ker fuel sampling techniques, sam- pling devices and procedures for ac- quiring representative samples. A review of seven actual case histories was described, including disputes between ship operators and fuel sup- pliers involving excessive catalyst levels, fuel stability problems and excessive density and viscosity of fuels. The presentation concluded with guidelines for recommended strategies for prevention of disputes prior to receiving fuel or after re- ceiving a suspected poor quality fuel. A prepared discussion was pre- sented by Norman Brubaker of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS); in which he emphasized the requirement for representative sam- pling, and the blending of fuels at terminals that result in modified ash content and viscosities of the fuels. He also described a unique problem encountered that resulted in a water "sandwich" in a fuel that caused a subsequent plant failure. A question and answer period fol- lowed with lively discussion related to fuel impurities and what can be done, if anything, to resolve result- ing problems. Alfred Bozzuffi presented a cer- tificate of appreciation to Dr. Kassinger for his presentation. JVew eas-tight gauging tape now ready for worldwide i euse. Keeping hazardous benzene vapors safely away from employees, and preventing any escape into the atmosphere, are rapidly becoming pressing issues for shipowners and operators at U.S.A. and all world- wide ports. That's why MMC has developed this new closed Trimode™ gaug- ing/sampling system for marine ap- plications. It's a gas-tight version of its Flexi-Dip™ Trimode ™ triple- function tape that has been widely used in the maritime industry for over 15 years. MMC currently makes a stainless steel version of this closed tape for handling toxic and cor- rosive liquids in the chemical pro- cessing industry. This new lightweight version meets all USCG regulations and has FM, BASEEFA, CSA and SAA approvals. Orders are now being taken for delivery by the end of the year. /1/tC ' Keeping You in Control MMC International Corp. 60 Inip Drive Inwood, NY 11696-1096 U.S.A. Phone: 800-645-7339 516-239-7339 Telex: 96-0140 MAMCAFINND Fax: 516-371-3134 MMC (Europe) Ltd. South Nelson Road South Nelson Industrial Estate Cramlington Northumberland NE23 9HL UK Phone: 0670-738111 Telex: 537005 MARINE G Fax: 0670-738789 MMC (Asia) Ltd. 2-20,4-Chome, Isobe-Dori Chuo-ku, Kobe 651 Japan Phone: 078-251-1033 Telex: 5624163 OPECK J Fax: 078-252-0265 Circle 253 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News Circle 209 on Reader Service Card 30 WITH 75 YEARS EXPERIENCE MCELROY MEETS THE EVER GROWING TECHNOLOGICAL DEMANDS OF THE DECK MACHINERY MARKETPLACE AROUND THE WORLD ANCHOR HANDLING/ TOW WINCHES ENGINEERING AND DESIGN OF ANCHOR HANDLING SYSTEMS AND MARINE DECK MACHINERY COMMERCIAL-OFFSHORE-MILITARY A PREDCO COMPANY P.O. Box 4454 Biloxi, MS 39535-4454 PHONE: 601-896-3736 ANCHOR WINCHES ANCHOR WINDLASSES CAPSTANS OCEANOGRAPHIC WINCHES ppsnagM i-—-f I ; </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>