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TECO uses SPS for tank top reinstatement.(Equipment News)

Following a successful tank top reinstatement project using SPS Overlay on the bulk carrier Gayle Eustace, TECO Ocean Shipping (TOS) elected to use the technology on another TOS vessel, the Doris Guenther. Two tank tops with a total surface area of 981 [m.sup.2] were scheduled to be overlaid at ASMAR Shipyard in Talcahuano, Chile, last month.

The Sandwich Plate System (SPS) is a composite materials technology in which two metal plates are bonded to a compact elastomer core. The elastomer provides continuous support to the plates and stops local plate buckling and eliminates the need for stiffeners. The flexural stiffness and strength of the sandwich plate is tailored to ...

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