Training Tips for Ships © By tuastockphoto/AdobeStock Tip #58 Enhancing Behavior-Based Safety By Murray Goldberg, CEO, Marine Learning Systems ave you ever heard the term “Behaviour-Based environment where each individual feels personally respon- Safety”? Although the term itself is relatively sible for
The Path to Zero © Jifmar Group Library Americas Cup Innovation & a Carbon-Free Shipping Future By Giorgio PROVINCIALI, CTO of AYRO and Former America’s Cup Performance Predictions Leader he Golden Gate Yacht Club sign, all of which were changed by the success in bringing the Americas Cup (GGYC)
Safety – Fire? ghting Time is Running Out For Some Fi-Fi Foams new IMO resolution will see the phase-out of foam ? re? ghting sys- tems that use ? uorinated foams con- A taining per? uoro-octane sulfonic acid (PFOS) as the foam-producing component. The new rules come into effect under a rolling
teries. All of this happens seamlessly through Stewart and ning, the towboat is expected to have an estimated 27% Stevenson’s power management system.” reduction in emissions compared to a conventional towing Propulsion is provided by two 575 KW Danfoss elec- vessel, the company added. tric motors that
WAVE DATA & SHIP DESIGN like? No, I don’t believe we do yet. This Design Factor can be measured against He says that the investigation report speaks to our urgent need to rapidly ex- the accumulation of actual fatigue. Both into the loss of the Stellar Daisy does pand ocean data collection at scale.
the Supreme Court of the United States. Contained within the right to appeal to the Commandant is the safeguard that no Coast Guard person who investigated or prosecuted the case may participate or advise in the decision of the ALJ or of the Commandant. 33 C.F.R. § 20.206(b). Finally, the mariner
Legal Beat Second, ALJs may not perform duties inconsistent with sonable prior notice to all parties is not given, but it shall not their duties and responsibilities as administrative law judges. include requests for status reports on any matter or proceeding 5 U.S.C. § 3105; 5 C.F.R. § 930.207. This
Legal Beat Structural Safeguards in Coast Guard Suspension and Revocation Proceedings By Walter J. Brudzinski his article examines ten structural safeguards in tion of the mariner’s credential. Coast Guard Suspension and Revocation (S&R) The IO then serves the Complaint on the mariner and ? les
Vessels Green Diamond The U.S.’ ? rst Marine, Kirby’s shipyard in Channelview, Texas. Anoth- plug-in hybrid elec- er Kirby company Stewart & Stevenson Manufacturing tric inland towing Technologies designed and installed the power manage- vessel was christened ment, control and propulsion systems.
capricious. Notably, the court wrote: Moreover, emerging offshore energy try and offshore oil and gas companies The process followed here looks more sectors, such as offshore wind and off- have a strong synergy and overlap, the like a weaponization of the Endan- shore carbon sequestration, depend on
Column Offshore Delayed Lease Sales, Delayed Progress: Our Offshore Energy Predicament By Erik Milito, NOIA practice holds signi? cant consequences, all but ensuring no This fall, the offshore lease sales in 2024 and a likelihood of delay through 2025. energy industry faces On top of that, the
hy- AET delivered its newest vessel, the ? rst of three brid inland towing vessel,” said Christian O’Neil, president 300,000-dwt Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) pow- of Kirby Inland Marine, a subsidiary of Houston-based Kirby ered by dual-fuel lique? ed natural gas (LNG) engines, Corporation. Built
• A brief description of the SASH being reported centers on SASH. After a report is received, it will be reviewed by the CGIS. An It is likely that further guidance on this issue will be received investigation will be initiated for all reports received, and the from the USCG. In the meantime, employers
Marine News April 2023 Volume 34 Number 4 Marine News (ISSN#1087-3864) (USPS#013-952) Editor’s Note New York: 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271 www.marinelink.com What are some of the biggest and most important issues facing the tug, towboat and CEO barge
FLOATING WIND Edison Chouest Offshore is building and will operate the ? rst-ever U.S.- ? agged Jones Act-compliant SOV. coast. Therefore, components supplied from overseas in a foreign-owned and ? agged vessel could be delivered directly to an offshore wind farm without contravening the rules.
Visit Us at OTC Houston, TX Booth 2121 force: energy transition. The world, from governments to corporations to con- sumers, continues to push the envelope on the develop- ment and deployment of renewable energy, with the Wall Street Journal reporting recently that 10% of all motor ve- hicles sold in
FEATURE FLOATING POWER BARGES well as ef? cient gas turbines that deliver 10 MW to 300 MW. explosion protection, must be designed … The independent It’s about “low-cost energy production” and “independence certi? cation body TÜV SÜD issues certi? cates for H2 readi- from gas suppliers”, both super-topi
Legal Beat FTCA Recent judicial decisions and particularly the decision The Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA) provides a limited of the United States Supreme Court in Westfall v. Erwin, waiver of sovereign immunity and allows private persons have seriously eroded the common law tort immunity pre- to sue
Legal Beat federal contractor immunity defenses. If the contractor did not from the responsible party. The federal government has what the federal government had contracted it to do, any li- a vital and uniquely federal interest in prompt, thorough, and ability shifted to the federal government. Alternativ
Legal Beat Responder Immunity he Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA – also lative change that might transfer liability elsewhere. known as the Clean Water Act), as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), contains a responder Federal Contractor Immunity T immunity provision. That
Cameron Ferries The Louisiana Department of Transportation and De- velopment (DOTD) received an apparent low bid from Houma, La. based Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors for the construction of two new ferry boats for the Cameron crossing in Cameron Parish. The bid was $49,706,865. Construction of the two
MN about 75% of our management team, we’ve worked togeth- A W TTLANTIC IND RANSFERS er somewhere along the line in my career. Behind the walls Atlantic Wind Transfers, led by Charles A. Donadio, Jr., is here where we are family-oriented, we are people-centric an American leader—quite literally. In 2016
SHIP DESIGN COSTA TOSCANA “You relax and we’ll move the scenery” Photos on this spread courtesy Costa Cruises “You relax and we’ll move the scenery,” is how Scott Knutson, Costa Cruises VP Sales & Marketing North America, describes Costa Cruises offer to its clients. By Bartolomej Tomic aritime Reporter
, has liver more containers than those of any other nation. All progressively built a commanding ? eet presence, endan- told, the South China Sea carries an estimated one-third gering our allies and regional partnerships across Oceana of global shipping, of which $1.2 trillion accounts from and the