Transmission Oil News

Ottawa’s Blue Swan Technologies Corporation, a privately held company dedicated to excellence in environmental protection, has succeeded with further recent tests of its innovative Great White decontamination and clean‐up product. Developed over more than a decade of rigorous assessment and field use, Great White is a unique filter medium, for applications in water purification, air emission quality and spill response. Interest has been expressed in the product for possible use after the recent Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Demonstration tests have lately included absorption tests on transmission oil and the effective cleaning of oil soaked bird feathers.

ZF Marine, in recognition of the large number of vessels operating in support of the oil containment and clean up efforts in the Gulf of Mexico, offers the following information to fleets operating ZF Marine transmissions with raw water cooling systems. ZF Marine understands that operation of the vessels in these waters cannot be avoided. As such, Chief Engineers, and Port Captains should consider taking the following actions to maximize transmission cooler life. 1.             Adhere to the cooler cleaning regimen outlined in the operator’s service manual. 2.             Transmissions not equipped with an oil temperature monitoring system should have it installed as soon as possible.

Caterpillar’s newC30 marine diesel engine is available for worldwide distribution. The electronically controlled C30 is in the same size class as the popular Cat 3412E, but adds 150 mhp (148 bhp) --- an 11 percent increase. The C30’s top rating of 1570 mhp (1550 bhp) at 2300 rpm provides a significant performance boost for 50+ ft (15+ m) yachts. The C30 was designed for high performance; it accelerates rapidly, cruises smoothly and has exceptional reserve power for challenging sea conditions. Twin Cat C30s have powered a new Spencer Yachts 57-foot sportfisher over 9,000 miles in the past 3 months, reaching a top speed of 44 knots. “Speed is a big deal in tournament fishing,” says Paul Spencer, president of Spencer Yachts.