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several pin con? gurations, with more in design for release later this year. The M40 pin con? guration has a single 85 square millime- ter/3-000 contact. Both standard and reverse gender versions Image courtesy Kongsberg Discovery are featured in the series, and all withstand reverse pressure, too
LANDER LAB #10 Of special interest for marine applications, LiPo batteries are Shipping any kind of lithium battery can be a challenge, and offered in a “pouch” design, with a soft, ? at body. The pouch IATA regs vary with the batteries inside or outside an instru- is vacuum-sealed, with all voids ?
LANDER LAB #10 BATTERY PACKS, CHARGING, AND CAPACITY TESTING Photo Credit: Hanumant Singh / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. By Kevin Hardy, Global Ocean Design LLC n ocean lander has many strengths including that produces the current is irreversible. Examples include ? exibility of deployment
obtain valuable data. The the measurement of protection levels (potential) using non- increased speed saves costly vessel time, while the larger mea- contact sensors. The collected data is then merged with CP surement distance lowers the risks associated with the ? ight modeling to provide a comprehensive
requirements of the maintenance plan. structures. The most common form of measuring CP systems is known simply as ‘stabbing’. It involves the use of a contact probe Field Gradient Technology (a.k.a., ‘CP stabber’) making direct contact measurement to Data quality and value improves through the use of non-con- t
TECH FEATURE IMR Image courtesy FORCE Technology OPTIMIZING CATHODIC PROTECTION SURVEY USING NON-CONTACT SENSORS By Svenn Magen Wigen, FORCE Technology he principle behind sacri? cial anodes, which are water structures, reducing the need for frequent repairs and used to safeguard underwater pipelines
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as a neutralization device. About the Author Bottom mines pose even greater chal- David R. Strachan is a defense analyst and founder of lenges. Unlike contact mines, bottom Strikepod Systems, a research and strategic advisory mines utilize a range of sensors to de- focusing on autonomous undersea systems
, forms, such as the US Navy’s MQ-8 Fire Scout UAV. and ? nish” a wide range of mine threats, including moored con- Once detected and identi? ed, moored contact mines could tact mines, ? oating contact mines, and bottom mines. Detecting be neutralized by EOD divers through controlled detonation, drifting
and Rus- true nature and extent of mining remains largely unknown. sian naval operations, underscoring how a cheap and We do know that numerous drifting contact mines have been S largely unsophisticated underwater weapon can disrupt observed and neutralized in the western Black Sea, and it is an adversary’s
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offshore wind; and the foreign ? ag Maersk supply WTIV at Seatrium Singapore, together with U.S. ? ag feeder ATBs for transportation and installation of the Empire Wind. Three newbuild SOVs and three conversions/retro? ts were award- ed, too, and 22 CTVs were also announced. The ? rst US rock installa
INTERVIEW WE ARE ENGAGED WITH MULTIPLE US OSW WIND DEVELOPMENTS AND SEEING AN UP-TICK FOR CVA, TECHNOLOGY REVIEW AND RISK REDUCTION SERVICES IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT PHASES. WITH NEW LEASE ROUNDS COMING AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES, WE DO NOT SEE A BIG SLOWDOWN FOR OSW DEVELOPMENTS APART FROM THE OBVIOUS
ROB LANGFORD, VP, GLOBAL OFFSHORE WIND ob Langford has worked in the offshore industry ABS. “We are growing and evolving our services across all for more than three decades, ‘cutting his teeth’ offshore infrastructure along with our continued support to the in a UK design ? rm working in the North Sea
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McAllister Towing Grace McAllister, one of three sisters from Washburn & Doughty. ered WINDEA Courageous, the ? rst of three CTVs for an earlier contract with Windea CTV LLC. Other shipyards known to be build- ing CTVs at the moment include Blount Boats and Sensesco Marine, both in Rhode Island
Feature Shipbuilding Crowley Crowley’s electric tug eWolf, built by Master Boat Builders. Administration (MARAD) put a cost of $97 million on the ulatory ? lings, the vessel “is expected to be delivered and vessel. The same yard has also been contracted to build an operational in 2025.” Filings with
Feature Shipbuilding Loumania Stewart / U.S. Coast Guard focus), which require very different business systems to be in place. “We’ve been able to do both,” he said, noting that having systems in place for government jobs makes East- ern Shipbuilding “move-in ready for the Navy and other DOD agencies
Feature ECO Edison, the ? rst U.S.- Shipbuilding built wind farm service operations vessel. Ørsted U.S. SHIPBUILDING REPORT By Barry Parker If nothing else, building vessels in the U.S. is a com- handle), handling “…government and commercial work, plicated business. primarily newbuilds, but also
the NAS 2022 report, the volunteer expert study committee disbanded. Since then, according to the study’s chair, no one from any federal agency has contacted com- mittee members seeking advice about following up on the study’s recommendations. The NAS study – BOEM’s study – sits on the proverbial shelf
plan tors in wind farms may lead to reduced navigational effec- at least 120 days before starting scour and cable protection tiveness and lost contact with smaller objects such as buoys, efforts. A monitoring plan is also required. smaller commercial ? shing vessels, and recreational vessels.” The