Maritime Logistics Professional 2013 Articles
-
- Aker Rhymes with “Soccer” page: 8
pablished in:
Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q4 2013In an extraordinary end to an unusually buoyant year for U.S. shipyards, a flurry of new blue water, commercial orders flooded into Tier I shipbuilders in the fourth quarter of 2013. As the year comes to a close, the biggest problem facing U.S. builders was solving the quandary of how to find, train
-
pablished in:
Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q4 2013Domestic shipyards get creative in its approach to finding, training and keeping qualified shipfitters. The domestic, U.S. shipbuilding boom is here: blue water, brown water, offshore support, inland, and export maritime security platforms, too. The robust comeback has just about everyone on this s
-
pablished in:
Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q4 2013When we caught up with NASSCO’s Parker Larson in December, he had only just been promoted to Director of Commercial Programs at the sprawling San Diego, Calif. shipyard. Previously NASSCO’s Program Manager for Commercial Contracts, he no doubt played a large role in the recent high profile deals won
-
- When is a Ship Not a Ship? page: 18
pablished in:
Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q4 2013Does your insurance coverage fit your operation? No business likes to hear the word “denied” from their insurance company. But when a business purchases an insurance policy, it enters into a contract that carefully outlines what insurance protection is being offered to the business, and what is not
-
pablished in:
Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q4 2013Why the wild ride for company valuations? The financial crisis and global recession that began in 2008 had a major impact on almost every major world industry. Its effects can be examined by analyzing historical data and trends for the highly cyclical maritime industry, including both public comp
-
pablished in:
Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q4 2013With “America’s Energy Renaissance” oil trade patterns are changing. The impact is far reaching, but not easily defined. Ship spotters around the Hudson River, which snakes north from New York towards Albany, have been abuzz since the middle of the year when the medium range (MR) tanker Afrodit
-
pablished in:
Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q4 2013Ready or not, here it comes. Are you prepared? In March 2012, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) amended its regulations on ballast water management by establishing standards for the allowable concentration of marine organisms in ballast waters discharged in ports and coastal areas of the United States. T
-
pablished in:
Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q4 2013As maritime security evolves, so too is the need for increased and standardized professionalism in the ranks of Private Maritime Security Companies. In many respects, the maritime security industry is still in adolescence. The growing pains associated with speed of expansion have led to disparity
-
pablished in:
Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q4 2013Technology Can Drive Risk Management as Maritime Professionals Optimize Security The job responsibilities of Maritime Professionals inevitably include the requirement to understand risks, analyze options for risk mitigation, and make strategic and tactical decisions to ensure the viability of the
-
pablished in:
Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q4 2013FARO 3D laser scanning allows the Chief Engineer or Project Manager to work in detail with 3D model shots of machinery spaces with increased accuracy and reduced costs. The time to install a Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) System or maybe an Exhaust Gas Scrubber is rapidly approaching. Or, perhaps, y
-
- Damen Looks Offshore page: 43
pablished in:
Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q4 2013As Damen looks offshore, the market leader in standardized hulls, spec series build techniques and (arguably) quality too, also spreads its wings into new markets. If Damen Shipyard’s standardized hulls are the hallmark of its existence, then providing customers with a proven and reliable product
-
- Converting for the Oil Market page: 40
pablished in:
Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q4 2013Deepwater Offshore Presents New Opportunities for Accommodation Vessels. The U.S. Gulf of Mexico, offshore Brazil and West Africa have recently been tagged as the “Golden Triangle” of deepwater oil exploration. An interesting label, considering a triangular definition of success, prosperity and inf
-
pablished in:
Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q4 2013Aker’s comeback story isn’t yet over, but the middle chapters certainly make for compelling copy. The nation’s market leader in blue water tankers and containerships looks aft to (painful) lessons learned and at the same time, ahead for additional opportunities. Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (Oslo: AK
-
pablished in:
Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q3 2013In August, the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) of 2006 came into force, bringing a consolidated legal framework governing the rights of seafarers. What that means depends on what flag state that a mariner sails under. And, even if a particular nation hasn’t ratified the code – such as the United Sta
-
- MLC 2006 & You page: 62
pablished in:
Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q3 2013“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” I must admit, I am a little bit confused. Through the course of more than 20 years covering the global commercial maritime industry which entailed thousands of interviews and discussions with top executives in shipping companies of nearly every si
-
pablished in:
Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q3 2013Astrium Services, a global communications provider of commercial satellite networks in the maritime sector, recently took a survey of seafarer’s usage of crew communication solutions in the commercial shipping sector. The survey involved two Philippine crewing agents handling approximately 47,000
-
- Meeting MLC – and More page: 54
pablished in:
Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q3 2013The MLC 2006 Code isn’t easily defined or satisfied. Nevertheless, DigiGone’s Shipboard Video Telemedicine service and GWU’s Medical Faculty Associates have been doing just that, for years. The service actually goes much further. Title 4 of MLC 2006 requires that health protection and medical
-
- Why We Test for Drugs & Alcohol page: 50
pablished in:
Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q3 2013Is chemical drug and alcohol testing of commercial vessel personnel effective? In 1988, the Coast Guard implemented chemical testing to discourage drug and alcohol use by commercial vessel personnel, reduce the potential for marine casualties related to drug and alcohol use, and enhance the safet
-
- Performance-Based Assessments page: 44
pablished in:
Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q3 2013The New Gold Standard in Training In a maritime environment where the benchmark for competence now far exceeds mere compliance with STCW and flag state benchmarks, a new generation of simulation technology is helping to measure real mariner capabilities. At the heart of it all is Transas and one of
-
- Pioneering LNG on the Great Lakes page: 40
pablished in:
Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q3 2013Interlake Steamship Company took pole position among Great Lakes shipping companies in the race to provide environmentally correct and economically sound fleet power when it announced in May 2013 its plans to convert its fleet of bulk carriers to operate on LNG. Mark Barker, President of Interlake S