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DECEMBER2011AroundtheNetworklISSREPORTERwww.iss-shipping.com7ISSNigeriahostedavisitbyArvinderSabharwalCFOx13EasternHemisphere.Arvinderreviewedfinancialandinternalcontrolsalongwithprogressonactionpointsagreedearlierexpressingsatisfactionwiththeprogressmadeandapplaudingtheirexcellentefforts.HealsoconductedaonedayworkshopforkeyOperationsandFinancestaffcoveringtheirroleinISS.GroupStrategyandEthicstheUKBriberyActwerealsoontheagenda.L-RPeterIsangedighiChinyereAdipueVictorNwabuChrisDombokaNelsonIdokubackRamanaAVArvinderSabharwalOlykemiTitilayoGordonBrineAtinukeAkinduroTheKuwaitiMinistryofElectricityWaterhastwocrudeoiltankswithfloatingroofCO1CO2intheirSubiyaPowerStation.ExistinglevelmeasurementisbyRemoteDiaphragmTypeDPTransmitterswhichhavefrequentmaintenancerelatedissuesresultinginfailuresandinaccuratelevelmeasurement.DuringasalesvisitwecametoknowabouttheproblembeingfacedbythecustomerandaccordinglyarrangedapresentationofGuidedWaveradarlevelmeasurementatthecustomerx19spremiseswhichwasmadealongwithYvanDruezGeneralManagerofMagnetrolMiddleEast.ThiswasfollowedbyaseparatediscussionaboutthisapplicationandasitesurveywasconductedbyourserviceengineerstocollectdataforMagnetrol.AfteranalyzingtheapplicationrequirementsweproposedNonContactRadarLevelTransmitterR95withacornercubesinceGWRwashavinganissueofinstallationduetothefloatingroof.Sincethecustomerwasnotoverlyconfidentweproposedafreetrialforanevaluationperiodofthreemonths.Weinstalledsameonthetopofthetankwallandcornercubeatthefloatingroofwithanoffsetofthethicknessoffloatingroofwhichisaknownthicknessthusgivinganaccuratelevelmeasurementofcrudeoilinthetank.Thetrialwentwellduringtheobservationperiodforcrudeoiltank1andthecustomerdecidedtobuythetrialunit.NowweexpecttosupplythesameforCrudeOiltank2CO2aswellinthenearfuture.AnotherwinforISSEngineeringKuwaitAheavyliftstingerisdischargedunderISSAgencyatRasalKhaimahtoabargeforavaluedclient.Thestingerweighed155MTandtheshiptobargetransferwascompletedtothesatisfactionofall.TheISSoperationteamwasledbyAssistantBranchManagerofISSRasAlKhaimahSivaprasadManheriManikkoth.ZanzibarwasinthenewsrecentlyfollowingaferrydisasterbutonapositivenoteISSZanzibarofficereportsthatanewcatamaranferryKILIMANJAROIIIwasdeliveredandhascommenceddailyshuttlesfromZanzibartoDaresSalaamreassuringpassengersofsafetyandcomfort.ISSwastheappointedportagentforthecarryingvesselOXLOCEANICcoordinatingthecallatZanzibar.Thero-roheavy-liftshiploadedthe600paxcapacityferryatHobart.GarySantosisChairmanfortheMaritimeMemorialDayServiceheldeveryyearonboardtheaircraftcarrierYORKTOWNonthefirstThursdayinNovember.USCoastGuardCustomsBorderProtectionandothermaritimeofficialsandworkersattendtheceremony.