MN 100: KRAL-USA, Inc.
KRAL manufactures 3-screw pumps and 2-screw flowmeters, both of which are designed for liquids. Based on the experience with pumps, several years ago KRAL was the first company that launched a complete flowmeter series based on the screw-spindle principle. Furthermore, KRAL was the first manufacturer that introduced a hermetically-sealed, magnetically-coupled 3-screw pump. KRAL leads in the area of pump, fluid handling and flow meter technology with innovative solutions to meet industry demands.
OW Bunker Installs Coriolis Flow Meters
Company continues roll-out of measurement technology across global fleet to provide customers with accuracy in supply. OW Bunker hasannounced that it has installed a Coriolis Flow Meter on one of its refueling barges in Rotterdam. OW Bunker is the first independent physical fuel distributor to use the technology when supplying customers in the region, as it looks to ensure increased accuracy in measuring the quantity of product delivered. The new technology will be subjected to a rigorous trial period before being offered as a standard feature to customers refueling in Rotterdam.
ExxonMobil Expands MobilGard Supply in Shanghai
ExxonMobil Marine Lubricants completed the first bulk delivery of Mobilgard 570 cylinder oil in the Port of Shanghai in May. The bulk delivery of Mobilgard 570 was made by Hai Gong You 30, the first double-hulled marine lubricants-delivery barge to operate in Shanghai. Built and owned by China Marine Bunker PetroChina Co. Ltd (Chimbusco), the IMO-compliant barge is 278 deadweight tonnes. It is equipped with state-of-the-art flow meter technology and a 1.5 metric ton crane to ensure accurate and efficient deliveries. The barge is on charter to ExxonMobil for two years.
