Maritime Magazines Archive
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Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q3 2015There are probably few industries that experience more dramatic up and down cycles than the collective businesses of energy exploration, production and transportation. If so, then one of those that do is shipbuilding. That’s because the most recent shipbuilding boom – at least the one on this side o
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- Five Minutes with Captain Kate McCue page: 10
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on Q3 2015The Cruise Industry’s First-Ever American Female Captain Continuing Celebrity Cruises’ dedication to advancing the role of women in leadership, Captain Kate McCue’s elevation to command of the Celebrity Summit– a 91,000-ton, 965-foot ship follows that of Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, who was named President a
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- The Lowdown on Ocean Acidification page: 16
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Marine Technology
on September 2015Scientists say that the world’s oceans are acidifying. This term is correct, but somewhat misleading. Until recently, the oceans have had (so far as can be determined) a pH level of about 8.4 for millennia. A pH of 7.0 is neutral. Thus, the oceans are alkaline, not acidific. But, since the beginning
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Maritime Reporter
on September 2015GOST (Global Ocean Security Technologies) released its next generation security video solution, the GOST Watch HD Internet Video Recorder (IVR). The new video recording system features a four terabyte hard drive – designed to capture and store video on a modern yacht – that is capable of continuousl
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- Monitoring for Efficiency, Safety page: 28
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Maritime Reporter
on September 2015Ferry masters operating off the west coast of Scotland traditionally would have to sail to a port and on arrival visually assess the weather and tide conditions before deciding whether it was safe to berth alongside the pier or quayside: a process which wasted time and fuel, and frustrating the payi
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- Keeping a Watchful Eye page: 26
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Maritime Reporter
on September 2015Maritime surveillance technique & technology in the new millennium In 2014, Forbes Associate Director for Maritime Services at Control Risks stated that maritime risks are on the rise. Mariners and ship owner/operators experienced a 26% spike in maritime piracy and armed robbery since 2014 and t
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Maritime Reporter
on September 2015“Sustainable development” has gone from buzz word to business imperative in the two decades since the initial Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. Companies are increasingly evaluated on how well they address sustainability as a critical measure of their commitment to the triple bottom line – peo
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- Boatbuilding Gone Bad page: 26
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Marine News
on September 2015Owners, designers, builders and the crew can collaborate in a meaningful way to ensure that the delivered product meets everyone’s expectations. You can get there from here. We have all gone aboard or below decks on vessels and looked around with a myriad of instantaneous questions forming in our
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Marine News
on September 2015The emerging technology tool is embraced by award winning West Kentucky Community & Technical College’s Inland Logistics and Marine Institute and its students. Years ago, it was not uncommon for a deckhand on a towboat with no higher education to work his way up the ladder to become a Captain or Ch
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- Makai Expands Marine Corrosion Lab page: 14
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Marine Technology
on September 2015Makai Ocean Engineering is providing expanded corrosion services at its Marine Corrosion Laboratory (MCL) in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The MCL is located at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA), reportedly making it the only location in the U.S. where large flows of shallow and deep
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- 20 Teams Vie for Wave Energy Prize page: 12
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Marine Technology
on September 2015Twenty teams have successfully navigated the first technology gate of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wave Energy Prize to become official qualified teams. The 20 qualified teams, selected from the field of 92 official registered teams announced on July 6, will continue their quest to double t
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- SubM Debut Now Set for February 2016 page: 32
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Marine News
on September 2015Outsourcing, E-Solutions Help Mariners “Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say, and Prove it.” The perennial “Year of Subchapter M” has been kicked forward again, this time to February 2016. That means that the clock is now ticking loudly for those towing operations that have yet to climb onboard the
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- New Risks Moving Crude Oil by Rail page: 28
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Marine News
on September 2015The rapidly changing landscape of crude oil exploration and drilling in the US and Canada, together with economic considerations, logistical issues related to pipeline transport, and the availability of new types of crude oils, including Bakken crude and various forms of bitumen, have resulted in a
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Marine Technology
on September 2015When one thinks of offshore renewable energy, one usually thinks of offshore wind. For the first time progress is being made in the U.S. to develop offshore wind resources. The first steel foundation jacket has been placed in the ocean floor to support the Deepwater Wind project off the coast of Bl
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Marine Technology
on September 2015MMT completed offshore integration trials of its new high-speed remotely operated vehicle (ROV) with Sonardyne International’s SPRINT inertial navigation system. The 2,000 meter rated vehicle, named Surveyor Interceptor, has been developed by MMT to improve the speed and efficiency of seabed mappi
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Marine Technology
on September 2015Historically, ferry masters operating off the west coast of Scotland would have to sail to a port and on arrival visually assess the weather and tide conditions before deciding whether safe berthing alongside the pier or quayside would be possible. This wastes time and fuel, and can causes immense f
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- ROV Put to the Test page: 46
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Marine Technology
on September 2015VideoRay Pro 4 ROV: Surviving 19-Month Remote Wireless Deployment in the North Sea ROV First Deployed November 2013 as an Experimental Emergency Response System While the maritime environment is generally regarded as one of the most harsh on earth, it could be argued that outside of the respectiv
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- Injecting 45 Years of New Life page: 40
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Marine Technology
on September 2015When the Dan Bravo Complex came on stream in 1972, the facility – Denmark’s first producing offshore oil field – was expected to produce for 25 years. Now, thanks to a complex, multi-year subsea structural reinforcement campaign involving the installation of 136 tonnes of new steel, over more tha
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- Extreme Sampling: Hadal Trenches page: 34
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Marine Technology
on September 2015Deep-sea trenches represent one of the most extreme marine environments in the world. Although a subject of fascination for many scientists and ocean explorers, until relatively recently, they remain virtually unexplored due to the technical challenges in operating instruments and collecting samples
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- Tackling Subsea Blockages page: 30
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Marine Technology
on September 2015Subsea blockages are a common industry challenge that can be so complex and costly to treat that some operators are known to leave multiple flow lines blocked for over a decade. This issue is set to become more challenging to solve, as we deal with complex reservoir conditions and fluids and more