, multi-payload mission opera- tions where communications are often denied or restricted. As part of the new alliance, Metron’s Resilient Mission Autonomy portfolio will be integrated into Cellula’s Solus and Imotus families of vehicles to deliver AI-enabled situ- ational awareness and execute real-time onboard
LiPo battery packs are located behind a clear polycarbonate panel mid- body above the thrusters. A second identical set of batteries is located on the port side of the vehicle. Individual battery packs are held in separate pockets machined into the ISOFloat syntactic. Used with Permission, Earthship
sizes, in oil-? lled bags and are commonly available around the world. This is handy to pressures of 20,000psi without if you are in a remote port and need to cobble together a spare damage. Their battery pack. Tip: Don’t rely on spring-loaded battery hold- solid-state BMS ers for critical applicatio
n January, Norway said “yes” to sea- bed mining, adding its weight to the momentum that is likely to override the calls for a moratorium by over 20 countries and companies such as I Google, BMW, Volvo and Samsung. Those against mining aim to protect the unique and largely unknown ecology of the sea?
surface vessel had been used to survey the aftermath of subsea volca- nic activity. Controlled remotely from the company’s base 16,000 km away in the Portable System Requires only UK, Maxlimer mapped the shape of the Wavelet 2KW at 250ms Ping Rate CorrelaO on > 0.96 caldera and measured the environmental
St., New York, NY 10010 return of Oceanology Interna- Tel: (212) 477-6700; Fax: (212) 254-6271 tional in London, perennially one Lof the world’s most important Justin Zuure CEO events serving the global subsea market. John C. O’Malley [email protected] Personally, it was my ? rst return to London
, designers, research institutes and class societies: all of them are crucial,” – Eero Lehtovaara, Head of Regulatory & Public Affairs, ABB Marine & Ports All images courtesy ABB Marine and Ports providers on developing standards and print and accelerate the commercialized tection. The work would also
the way it crafts maritime legislation to re? ect its place in the interconnected, interdependent world economy, said Eero Lehtovaara, ABB Marine & Ports. ABB Marine & Ports Head of Regula- transporting goods, whether considered eters, for example: a seafarer acting in full tory & Public Affairs, Eero
• GMDSS/NAVTEX/NAVDAT coastal surveillance and transmission systems • Offshore NDB non-directional radio beacon systems for oil platform, support vessel & wind farm applications • DGPS coastal differential global positioning systems • VHF port communication systems Nautel and Kenta
, watchkeepers are required to perform adminis- era, as well as radar and AIS. An inbuilt inertial measurement L trative tasks while on the bridge, port turnaround times unit collects data on pitch, roll, and yaw, and a high-precision are short, and there’s more technology onboard to master. GNSS
took place at an offshore multiple buoy mooring site near pacity of 485 kWh, Castalia ensures operational autonomy of the BP re? nery, two miles from the Port of Castellón in Spain. up to eight hours, providing an ef? cient and non-polluting solu- Using its electric line handling tug Castalia, Consulmar
as a training tool. A simulated vessel ? ooding can help FORCE Technology has developed Sim- teams work together to solve the challenge Flex Cloud for port and offshore renew- using different systems on the bridge, ables engineering studies. The simulator says Jussi Siltanen, Lead, Product Mar- visualizes
. in ? oating offshore wind,” says Adrian Green, Engineering & For ? oating projects, it could reduce project installation time Contracts Director. “Ports are a major bottleneck at the mo- enough to make it comparable to ? xed wind, says Green. ment, certainly in Western Europe.” The development of the
is sustaining that. We don’t Century Sailor Of? ce (N17) in my ? rst ? ag of? cer job, and have the reliefs. involved in building the “MyNavy HR” portal as a mobile, That’s my concern if we get into a large-scale, long-term op- adaptive platform for the management of our active-duty eration. We can
delayed; docks were II, for example, all of the opera- stacked high with containers; tional commander’s after-ac- rail terminals were clogged; tion reports in the Paci? c and truckers could get access to Atlantic theaters talked about the ports. “logistics, logistics, logistics.” Every senior leader
. “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 marine industry,” said Langford. “We continue to hire key in- oil and gas platforms, the holy
dual fuel operations. that three international OEMs (Siemens, Vestas and GE) cur- rently dominate the global offshore wind space outside of 16 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • April 2024 MR #4 (1-17).indd 16 4/5/2024 8:40:17 A
tool for im- fostering a collaborative, improvement-driven culture, SIRE proving safety and compliance in the maritime industry. 2.0 is set to support the maritime sector in placing safety and A key focus of SIRE 2.0 is the quality of inspections, under- environmental compliance at the forefront.
and vessel assurance teams for the transformation with the launch of the Ship Inspec- future. Making sure all program users fully familiarize them- tion Report Program (SIRE 2.0). This initiative, led selves with the new regime, by using the portfolio of train- Tby the Oil Companies International Marine Forum
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Ziomek as chief operating of- es (AME) has appointed Paul Sav- ? cer effective December 11, 2023. age as its new operations manager. Kalla Meegan Port Houston Promotes Pagan Joins BHGI Mariacher, Soares Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. an- Port Houston has promoted nounced it has hired Kyle Pagan as Ryan
, built by C&C Marine and Repair in Belle 12-inch General Eisenhower, and the 8-inch General Swing. Esperanza “Hope” Andrade The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) christened its new ferry in Galveston Bay. Named for the ? rst female chair of the TxDOT and ? rst Latina Secre- tary of State, Esperanza