IQ’s continuous global expansion efforts, and Greensea IQ’s footprint will now encompass Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Spain. The new business relationships will see BUVI and USP represent Greensea IQ and its complete range of Bayonet autonomous underwater ground vehicles (AUGVs). “We are excited to welcome
LANDER LAB #10 Photo courtesy West Mountain Radio Photo courtesy of Clarios/AutoBatteries.com Figure 6 The West Mountain Radio Computerized Battery Analyzer (CBA V) attaches to a Figure 5 laptop by a USB-B cable, and to a battery by Powerpole® Connectors. Exploded view of an AGM lead-acid battery.
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
mines, many modern bottom mines are equipped with “counter-countermea- sures” - the ability to identify and ignore spoofed signatures, or to count ships and delay detonation, greatly complicat- ing mine sweeping operations. Further complicating matters will be the count- less natural and unnatural
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March/April 2024 On the Cover Volume 67 • Number 3 Image courtesy NIWA-Nippon Foundation TESMaP / Rebekah Parsons-King 8 Subsea Defense Black Sea Mines When the shooting stops in the Ukraine, the tough work of clearing mines will commence. By David Strachan 12 Gliders Slocum Sentinel 22 Teledyne
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scaling-up of solutions. review of SOLAS formulations for the decarbonization. New energy saving devices, alterna- design, planning and testing of ships, “I don't say that crews must be soft- tive fuels, carbon capture, batteries and and a regulatory framework which takes ware engineers, but there
industry’s goal for id advances in digital technology are and EU Emissions Trading Scheme are net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by changing the way ships are operated. only early milestones on the regulatory around 2050. He also believes maritime “The maritime education and train- route to net zero
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TECH FEATURE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS SITUATIONAL AWARENESS SYSTEM BATTLES COGNITIVE FATIGUE IN WATCHKEEPERS All images courtesy Groke Technologies Today’s evolving maritime security risks pose all-too-familiar threats to international shipping, and as just one of the many causes of fatigue, they add
as ENOVA, which manages the Norwegian Climate and Energy fund on behalf of the government, is planning ammonia grant tenders for both ammonia powered ships and ammonia infrastructure in 2024. There are multiple newbuilding projects in the pipeline, and ongoing ammonia- powered Platform Supply Vessels
, and oil gt, was moored using the 3-ton pulling capacity of the moor- spill response services. Images courtesy Consulmar Crowley's New LNG Containerships Carbon Capture @ Sea Crowley shared ? rst renderings and the names of its four new dual fuel lique? ed natural gas (LNG)-powered containerships:
cloud-based tools, as farer is going to have to be more technol- these will play a major role in autono- ogy-savvy than in previous years,” says mous ships. “Digital training solutions Vassilios Kroustallis, VP, Global Busi- like this also help accelerate innovation ness Development, ABS. “Quite apart
? ts. Virtual reality headsets with the The ABS Global LNG Academy in Qatar features Meta- right training package can instruct seafarers how to use spe- SHIPs simulators, powered by Orka, that are built to scale ci? c equipment in a realistic environment, which in turn can from vessel drawings. The academy
FEATURE Image courtesy Kongsberg Digital Simulators Track our Changing Relationship with Technology Simulation-based training has its whole-of-ship/ whole-of-team scenarios, but zooming in, the industry is now working on more speci? c targets. By Wendy Laursen Image above: Kongsberg Digital has integrated
CRANES & OFFSHORE WIND Cadeler’s new NG-20000X class vessels will have 2,600t cranes, and its new NG-20000F class vessel will have a 3,200t crane. Similar new vessels for Havfram will have a crane of approximately 3,200t, as will Van Oord’s KNUD E. HAN- SEN-designed newbuilding currently being built in
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.
INTERVIEW track missiles and warheads for the Mis- sile Defense Agency, and it travels with its support ship, the MV Hercules. For our Service Support ships, we have the two hospital ships, USNS Mer- cy and Comfort; two rescue and salvage ships; two submarine tenders; and the Sixth Fleet ? agship, USS
with both recruiting and reten- their way up the “hawsepipe” from able bodied seaman to tion at the same time. It’s a national problem. master on our ships. We really want to grow our mariners We need to ensure our pay and bene? ts; the predictability from within. There’s no better place that allows
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
around the world? wake-up call to the world’s supply When we look at the history of chain. Manpower was disrupted; contested logistics in World War ships were delayed; docks were II, for example, all of the opera- stacked high with containers; tional commander’s after-ac- rail terminals were clogged
Navy ‘looping ceremony’. Lt. Robert P. Ellison assumes the title of MSC’s Flag Aide during the ceremony. NEEDS MILITARY MORE SEALIFT MARINERS, NEW SHIPS COMMAND Founded as the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) and renamed Military Sealift Command in 1970, MSC today not only support the Navy