Naval Technologies
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- UK Seeks Maritime Dominance of Yore Maritime Reporter, Jun 2015 #58
“Britannia rules the waves” paid a glowing tribute to the maritime past of the United Kingdom. Over the past three centuries as the sun began to set on the British power, resilient U.K. with its pioneering characteristics began its voyage of transformation to become a world-class maritime services center, with one of the largest clusters of marine insurance, ship finance, law, classification societies, ship broking, education and consultancy organizations.
Significantly, two factors were responsible for this change. The first being marine transport, since it was the only point of access to the British Isles, and the second was the maritime trade and naval power that have had a great impact on the maritime sector influencing the country’s economy for several centuries. Thus building, equipping and maintaining the fleet became an immense operation, and entire industries grew up around it. The country’s marine industries are known for their strength and vibrancy built on a global outlook coupled with an expertise in advanced engineering and the ability to adapt and to innovate.
Around 95% of U.K.’s trade is carried on by sea through nearly 180 ports annually handling cargo totaling 512 million tons. Shipping has been a major source of growth for U.K.’s economy over the last decade, following a dynamic revival of the U.K. fleet. Latest data shows that shipping, ports and the maritime business and services sectors: contribute £31.7bn to U.K. GDP, support 537,500 U.K. jobs and provide £8.5bn in tax receipts to the U.K. exchequer.
Shipping is a high-productivity industry requiring a stable and competitive environment in order to continue to thrive. The Government’s continued commitment to tonnage tax is crucial to ensure that the U.K. remains an attractive location for maritime investment.
The diversity of the U.K. Maritime Industry is immense. In fact it covers everything from shipping to sub-sea technology, ports to aquaculture, and maritime legal and financial services to leisure. It directly employs approximately 410,000 people, making a massive contribution to the country’s economy. Today, it boasts of being the largest maritime sector in Europe.
The country’s technological leadership is well-established in offshore oil and gas extraction, marine manufacturing; yacht designing, building and racing. The U.K. has some of the most prestigious cruise companies in the world; and London is the world’s center for maritime financial and legal services.
Broadly, U.K.’s maritime industry can be classified into four important sectors:
■ Naval
While the Royal Navy is the principal end customer for this sector, U.K. companies also look to the export market for growth opportunities, based on the strong foundation of domestic success. Export expansion is a priority for the naval sector with support from U.K. Trade & Investment Defense & Security Organizations, and the government. Key initiatives include the Global Combat Ship export drive and the ‘Exportable naval technologies’ innovation theme. U.K. NEST (Naval Engineering Science & Technology) provides a forum for common development such as developing the next generation of engineers. Heading the list of U.K.-based companies in this sector are Babcock Marine, BAE Systems Maritime, BMT, Rolls-Royce SEA, SELEX, Thales, Ultra Electronics to mention a few.
■ Commercial
Merchant shipbuilding has traditionally been the country’s forte. U.K. companies retain strong intellectual capabilities and physical infrastructure. The expertise and facilities are now being used for new markets such as offshore renewable energy, and are also being adapted to new client needs. Marine systems and equipment form a major element of U.K.’s exports. While the naval equipment sector is important, the global merchant shipping industry provides a massive market for commercial systems and equipment. A&P Group, Alicat, Babcock Marine, Cammell Laird, Chemring Marine, Hamworthy, Kelvin Hughes, Rolls-Royce, SELEX and South Boats are some of the major U.K. players in this field.
■ Leisure
On a growth trajectory the leisure marine sector is driven by mostly of SMEs, with nine of the major operators representing 25% of the market. The U.K. spearheads the world’s manufacturers for quality powerboat production and for building a range of high value sailing yachts. The U.K.’s growing superyacht industry, with a turnover of around £420m a year and over 3,600 employees, is globally recognized for maintaining high standard in production. The leisure sector mixes service and manufacturing, from surveyors and charterers to specialist equipment manufacturers and three world leading marine leisure clothing brands. Many leading international yacht designers are based in the U.K. Raymarine, Sealine, Avon Inflatables, CJR Propulsion, Fairline, Halyard Marine, Sunseeker are established leaders in the field.
■ Offshore ‘Renewables’ Sector
The past decade has seen a surge in demand for secure, sustainable low carbon energy sources. This has created a new market in offshore renewable energy in the U.K. The primary customers are electricity providers such as Scottish and Southern Energy and Scottish Power Renewables. The U.K. leads the world in licensing offshore wind energy sites, and developing wave and tidal energy devices. It is home to world class testing centers such as EMEC, NAREC and Qinetiq. Important opportunities lie in optimization for manufacture and installation, and in through-life operation of offshore energy farms. Companies such as Marine Current Turbines, Pelamis Wave Power, Royal Haskoning and Tidal Generation Limited (owned by Rolls-Royce) have carved a niche for themselves among renowned offshore renewable operators.
(As published in the June 2015 edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News - http://magazines.marinelink.com/Magazines/MaritimeReporter) -
- Ship of the Month: October 2017 Maritime Reporter, Oct 2017 #62
the vessel began in the shipyard in Vigo in October 2015. The Indonesian Navy’s new cadet-training ship combines a classic design with the latest naval technologies. Its 1,300 kW main engine can reach speeds of 12 knots, with a maximum speed under sail of 15 knots. Like its predecessor, the ship will take
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 45ronments. The new agreement will address speci? c techni- cal gaps in the UUV defense and offshore energy markets especially for long duration, multi-payload mission opera- tions where communications are often denied or restricted. As part of the new alliance, Metron’s Resilient Mission Autonomy portfolio
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 43Image courtesy Kongsberg Discovery Image courtesy Teledyne Marine New Products Teledyne Marine had its traditional mega-booth at Oi, busy start to ? nish. Image courtesy Greg Trauthwein offers quality sub-bottom pro? ling capability without the need tion of offshore windfarms. GeoPulse 2 introduces new
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 41Image courtesy Outland Technology Image courtesy Exail Image courtesy Submaris and EvoLogics Vehicles The ROV-1500 from Outland Technology represents a leap forward in underwater robotics, a compact remotely operated vehicle (ROV) weighing in at less than 40 lbs (19kg) the ROV- 1500 is easy to transport
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 40a wide sel (USV), the DriX O-16. Bene? tting from an autonomy of range of subsea assets such as Remotely Operated Towed Ve- 2,500 Nm and a unique naval architecture that enables the USV hicles (ROTVs), inspection-class Remotely Operated Vehicles to withstand the most severe ocean conditions, the
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 33regulated industry in the world.” How- ever, commercial success depends on many factors, not least a predictable OPEX. Over the past four years, SMD has worked with Oil States Industries to calculate cost per tonne ? gures for prospective customers. Patania II uses jet water pumps to Oil States’
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 32FEATURE SEABED MINING by a sea? oor plume from its pilot collection system test. pact, nodule collection system that utilizes mechanical and The Metals Company recently signed a binding MoU with hydraulic technology. Paci? c Metals Corporation of Japan for a feasibility study on The company’s SMD
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 30FEATURE SEABED MINING bilical. It has passive heave compensation which nulli? es the necott. “The focus since then has been on scaling while en- wave, current and vessel motions that in? uence loads in the suring the lightest environmental impact,” says The Metals power umbilical. The LARS can
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 29n 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?
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 27SEA-KIT USV Maxlimer returning from HT-HH caldera in Tonga. © SEA-KIT International data and further assess ecosystem recov- ery. What is known, noted Caplan-Auer- bach, is that the impact of submarine vol- canoes on humans is rare. “The HT-HH eruption was a tragedy, but it was very unusual. It let us
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 26FEATURE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTATION & SENSORS Kevin Mackay, TESMaP voyage leader and Center head of the South and West Paci? c Regional Centre of Seabed 2030. Kevin in the seismic lab at Greta Point looking at the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano 3D map completed with data from the TESMaP voyage
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 25Auerbach explained that ideally, “one ? ed layers of geothermal activity,” noted changes over an area of 8,000 km2. They would have both instruments: seismom- Skett, “and the change in salinity and dis- found up to seven km3 of displaced ma- eters to detect and locate subsurface ac- solved particles for
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 23elatively inactive since 2014, the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai (HT-HH) submarine volcano began erupting on December 20, 2021, reaching peak intensity on January 15, 2022. This triggered tsunamis throughout the Pa- R ci? c, destroyed lives and infrastructure, and generated the largest explosion recorded
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 19About the Author vey with the pipe tracker is not required, resulting in signi? - Svenn Magen Wigen is a Cathodic Protection and corrosion control cant cost savings, mainly related to vessel charter. expert having worked across The major advantage of using FiGS on any type of subsea engineering, design
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 18TECH FEATURE IMR There are also weaknesses in terms of accuracy because of FiGS Operations and Bene? ts signal noise and the ability to detect small ? eld gradients. In Conventional approaches to evaluating cathodic protection this process there is a risk that possible issues like coating (CP)
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 17• Integrity assessment, and otherwise covered, e.g., by rock dump. As for depletion of • Mitigation, intervention and repair. sacri? cial anodes, this can be dif? cult or even impossible to Selecting the best method for collecting the data these work- estimate due to poor visibility, the presence of
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 16TECH FEATURE IMR Image courtesy FORCE Technology OPTIMIZING CATHODIC PROTECTION SURVEY USING NON-CONTACT SENSORS By Svenn Magen Wigen, FORCE Technology he principle behind sacri? cial anodes, which are water structures, reducing the need for frequent repairs and used to safeguard underwater pipelines
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 15sensor options for longer mission periods. About the Author For glider users working in ? sheries and conservation, Shea Quinn is the Product Line Manager the Sentinel can run several high-energy passive and active of the Slocum Glider at Teledyne Webb acoustic sensors, on-board processing, and imaging
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 13nyone familiar with glider hardware options integrated for a broad Glider answers that need,” said Shea autonomous underwater ve- range of missions. Quinn, Slocum Glider Product Line hicles (AUVs) is certainly “As the use of Slocum Gliders grew, Manager at TWR. A familiar with the popular- so did
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 11assist in identifying mines and act as a neutralization device. About the Author Bottom mines pose even greater chal- David R. Strachan is a defense analyst and founder of lenges. Unlike contact mines, bottom Strikepod Systems, a research and strategic advisory mines utilize a range of sensors to
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 9from marinas along the western coast. The exact number of lizing laser detection systems can detect mines just below the mines, as well as their locations, remains largely a mystery, surface, even those hiding in murky water. The Airborne Laser although reports suggest that over three hundred have been
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 8of choice for both sides, the has played a signi? cant role in both Ukrainian and Rus- true nature and extent of mining remains largely unknown. sian naval operations, underscoring how a cheap and We do know that numerous drifting contact mines have been S largely unsophisticated underwater weapon can