AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER (ARC) operate a US ? ag ship just for the MSP customer through that global network. As an example of “clarity and con- stipend. It’s a cargo driven industry, and We are certainly a unique business unit sistency,” Ebeling points ? rst to “the those cargoes help to
COVER FEATURE times of con? ict or in other national said Ebeling. “If you look at Iraq and tors bring to the table, all provided by emergencies, and the program also Afghanistan, 98% of those cargoes the MSP ? eet, and it would cost the provides DoD access to MSP partici- were transported to the
AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER (ARC) “MSP really only works when it’s hand in glove with the cargo preference laws. Those are the laws that generate the cargo that moves on US ? ag vessels. Really, it’s cargo – those preference cargoes – that’s the key incentive for US ? ag operators in internatio
COVER FEATURE ARC KEEPING THE CARGO ROLLING With a ? eet of nine U.S.-? ag RoRo ships, American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group (ARC), is the U.S.’ premier commercial RoRo carrier of U.S. government and military cargo. As the world becomes an increasingly contentious place, Eric P. Ebeling, President
NO.2 / VOL. 86 / FEBRUARY 2024 26 Photo on this page and on the Cover: Courtesy ARC 22 Marine Power: The Future is Now Departments Matt Hart, Wabtec Corporation, offers insights on how the megatrends of decar- bonization, energy transition and autonomy drive engine innovations. 4 Authors & Contributors By
Feature Marine Simulation On the lifeboat side, both initial and re- • On February 9, 2023, the IMO sub-committee on Human Element, fresher training can be conducted using simu- Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) rati? ed revisions to the model course lators only. On the rescue boat side, simula- 1.23 on
Feature Passenger Vessel Safety Any upcoming meetings? inspected passenger vessels in the U.S-? ag ? eet. • Of these, 530 are already required by domestic In early January, NTSB was asked about its working re- law to have SMSs, in accordance with lationship with the USCG. International Maritime
MEET THE CTO has grown to 90 people across several something that is scalable.” fuels, resulting in an overall reduction world regions, and this technical talent Next the CMB.TECH team targeted of 65% of traditional fuel consump- base is central to Campe completing the Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) used
wingsail design since 2018 by French where apparent wind takes precedence under engines alone. Critically, despite tech startup AYRO has the potential to over true wind. AYRO’s wingsails gen- originally being developed to be handled leave a much larger legacy; by provid- erate propulsive force even
into force in 1958, and only gave the IMO broad and, vague tion. But shipbuilders, oil companies, miners, chemical man- powers “to deal with” the regulation and practices “relating ufactures and others with huge ? nancial stakes in shipping, to technical matters of all kinds affecting shipping in inter-
G REAT of BERLIN EXPRESS HIPS S 2023 Photo courtesy Hapag-LLoyd BERLIN EXPRESS SERI DAMAI Hapag-Lloyd welcomed Berlin Express into its ? eet, the MISC welcomed two of its latest new generation of Lique- ? rst ship of its new Hamburg Express class and the ? rst of a ? ed Natural Gas (LNG) carriers
? oating equipment, such as derricks, anchor barges, tugboats and pontoon tanks,” he explained. “The Multi Cats will improve our operating ef? ciencies by eliminating the need for multiple vessels to perform these tasks.” Improved safety is another bene? t. “The Multi Cat brings step change safety
Feature Hybrid Propulsion s the world looks to renewable energy sources tering the vessel, giving CTV owners vying for contracts a to combat climate change and reduce reliance competitive advantage when implementing hybrid solu- on fossil fuels, offshore wind has emerged as a tions that optimize fuel
gains from vessel sales by excluding from taxable income any the United States or, if manufactured outside the United amounts from such sources that are deposited into a CCF States, not produced in the United States in suf? cient and account established through a contract with MARAD. Earn- reasonably
By the Numbers Dredge Construction Booming in Competitive US Market A dredge building boom that has been underway in the 408% in value since 1993. In these 30 years the subset United States for several years is still going strong as the of hopper dredging contract awards has increased 620%, market
PORT FUNDING SECURING FEDERAL GRANT RESOURCES FOR U.S. PORTS Image courtesy HDR Leveraging IIJA Funds to Deliver Crucial Solutions for Ports By Nathan Macek, Aurah Landau, and Kevin Keller ike many ports, the Alaskan Port of Homer faces ag- Though federal funding levels in IIJA have increased, compe- ing
SEAmagine Hydrospace Corporation https://www.seamagine.com/ Since 1995, SEAmagine’s ? eet of subs have accumulat- ed more than 12,000 dives with a perfect safety record. All SEAmagine submersibles are classed by the American Bu- reau of Shipping (ABS) that performs the full design reviews and performs
Ohmsett - The National Oil Spill Response RBRargo³ C.T.D on RBR and Renewable Energy Test Facility Argo Arvor https://rbr-global.com/ pro? ler https://ohmsett.bsee.gov Ohmsett – The National Oil Spill Response Research & This year, RBR celebrates its Renewable Energy Test facility is the test
MTR 100 from the working class and observation class to the partic- ular use of ROV, arrived in the following years. Indepen- dent research and development ROV components include: HD camera, 150W 6,957 Lumens Sea Bright LED, sensor PCG 1000X, servo, and 550 VDC direct-drive and magneti- cally coupling
IN THE SHIPYARD DERECKTOR BLAZES A TRAIL IN COMMERCIAL HYBRIDS Derecktor erecktor Shipyards NY delivered another commer- space and an expansive exterior aft deck area. The vessel is cial hybrid vessels, its fourth delivery of an alumi- designed to operate on Lake Champlain in up to 1.5-meter Dnum hybrid
In the Shipyard Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs EASTERN SHIPBUILDING, HOS TEAM TO CONVERT OSV TO SOV HOS U.S. offshore vessel owner Hornbeck Offshore Services, According to Hornbeck Offshore, the service operation ves- best known for its offshore oil and gas support vessel servic- sel will have
CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE Did you know? Northern Lights, while the ? rst project of the kind in Norway, is not the ? rst offshore carbon storage project in the country. Namely, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, since 1996, CO2 has been removed from the Sleipner Vest gas in the North Sea
LPG RETROFITS tial for being a solution to handle the volatile organic com- PERFORMANCE pound (VOC) issue in shuttle tankers and other crude oil car- The investment cost for the retro? ts was around $8–9 mil- riers. This is because the engine features innovative options lion per ship, and 2022 was the ?
DECARBONIZATION DEMANDS s world shipping accounts for about 3% of search at energy consultancy Intelatus Global Partners, US greenhouse gas emissions, its environmen- states have announced plans for around 39GW of short- and tal importance attracts wide attention. And mid-term offshore wind capacity so