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Tech Files Latest Products, Systems and Ship Designs “Wall Climbing Robot” Danish Pilot calls gets ClassNK Nod LEGO Model "A tribute build to a work life at sea" Image courtesy MOL, Sumitomo Heavy Industries lassNK granted its Innovation Endorse- Image courtesy Espen Andersen/DanPilot ment for
Tech Files Latest Products, Systems and Ship Designs Zero-Emission Mooring Service of a Tanker Consulmar achieved a milestone by executing what it calls ing boat Castalia, which operates on full electric propulsion. the world's ? rst zero-emissions mooring service for a tanker. Equipped with two 150 kW
entertaining ways. MarinePALS is therefore embracing a navigational safety skills required for CTV ship handling. new approach that involves interactive experiences and bite- Simulators are becoming as interconnected as onboard sys- size training materials, including micro-learning videos, gam- tems. Kongsberg
RADM PHILIP SOBECK, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND U.S. Navy photo by Bill Mesta/released U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Carter Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, Commander, United States Navy’s Military Sealift Command, visits USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) for a tour of the ship at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., November 20, 2023.
FEATURE INTERVIEW “Over the next decade, 12 new classes of ships will come online and MSC will see up to 20 new ships deliver to the ? eet in the next ? ve years. This includes new oilers, towing, salvage and rescue tugs, and expeditionary fast transports and emergency medical ships. A large
RADM PHILIP SOBECK, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND Photo by Brian Suriani USN Military Sealift Command From a global supply chain perspective, What makes MSC so vital to the we’ve learned a lot about dealing with Navy’s ? eet and our military disruptions. COVID delivered a big forces around the world? wake-up
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Tech File Optimizing Blast and Paint Processes in New Construction Shipbuilding By Colin Gallagher, Director of Shipyard Optimization, BlastOne International The ef? cacy of surface preparation and coating appli- 1. Raw material entry cation in the new construction shipbuilding industry is 2. Painting
cables, more so than we do on a declined to disclose a dollar ? gure, but said the new vessel traditional tug.” The eWolf turned out to be a learning experience for all costs about double the price of a similarly powered con- of the partners involved in creating it. “From a planning ventional tugboat. While
Feature Electric Tugs All images courtesy Eric Haun On Board the eWolf: F - V B ULL ELECTRIC ESSEL RINGS EW ECHNOLOGY TO THE N T U.S. By Eric Haun rowley Maritime Corporation has owned and ing options to reduce their emissions. A growing num- operated a lot of vessels since its founding in ber
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 WindServe Marine you don’t have the sustained backlog.” Previous editions of Marine News’ U.S. Shipbuilding re- port have noted the increasing concern about what ABS’s Bleiberg (moderating the Marine Money panel) called “the big push for sustainable” shipping”, adding that: “What we
Notice, the USCG references the NAS cable protection” (text is from the permit) within a 42-mile- study, that vessels navigating in wind farms “could experience long offshore export cable corridor extending from the lease interference and re? ectivity due to the turbine structures and area north into
OpEd Shipbuilding U.S. Commercial Shipbuilding and Repair Industry Ensures American Strength at Sea By Matthew Paxton, President, Shipbuilders Council of America As Senator Roger Wicker force, the U.S. is falling behind. China, Korea and Japan of Mississippi once said, “Growth in commercial ship-
Q&A time, sometimes we win in game seven, but it really takes now to make sure that folks understand that tug and barge a united industry, and so I just really appreciate the great transportation is the most sustainable mode of freight work of AWO members, of coalition partners, shippers, transportation?
Insights tion on a couple of issues, including engine room crew- For AWO, as an organization, what is its top ing on ATBs with automated systems. This is an issue priorities for the coming six to 12 months and that Congress thought that it addressed in the last Coast what’s being done to address them? Gua