assist 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
“The industry is an ecosystem which includes owners, managers, mariners, shipyards, equipment makers, 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 provi
from gasoline to methanol, but compared to just buying an EV After some pondering, I think I can reduce it to this logi- today that is a pointless exercise. It would actually make more cal sequence: sense to buy a plug-in hybrid that is con? gured for methanol It is the carbon. We want zero carbon as
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
TECH FEATURE WAVE POWER All images courtesy Mocean Energy MOCEAN ENERGY AIMS TO CREATE AN OFFSHORE RENEWABLE MICROGRID Garnering power from ocean waves is a generation behind the progress of offshore wind, but Mocean Energy, led by founder and managing director Cameron McNatt, is aiming to help offshore
Siemens Energy Big Ships & a Fuel Cell Future Fuel cells have the potential to play a big role in decarbonizing the maritime sector. Siemens Energy and Advent Technologies recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on an integrated fuel cell energy solution that combines Advent’s
OPINION: The Final Word The Next Evolution in Maritime Communication is Now By Robert Riley, Information Technology & Networks Branch Chief, USCG R&D Center ny Coastie who has served onboard a Coast nology not only works, it exceeds expectations at every level. Guard vessel of any size, or class can
In the Shipyard Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs Marcelle Melosira: Hybrid Research Vessel Derecktor Shipyards NY in Mamaroneck, N.Y. has deliv- tion with UVM and Chartwell, the 64-foot research catamaran ered a new hybrid research catamaran to the University of has been crafted to ful? ll the
WAVE DATA & SHIP DESIGN data gap ready to be drastically reduced through Bristlemouth, “By applying the ? rst open ocean connectivity standard. A collaboration be- accurate weather tween Sofar and strategic partners in the public and private sector, Bristlemouth delivers plug-and-play hardware inter- for
CSIGNUM www.csignum.com CSignum demonstrated its new Radi- EM Modem earlier this year. The company touts RadiEM as the ? rst platform to use low-frequency elec- tromagnetic (EM) ? elds to transmit more data wirelessly. According to CSignum, RadiEM is the only tech- nology that can transmit data through
Courtesy Ørsted access to the DFKI’s Maritime Exploration Hall in Bremen. amounts of data that can be sent onshore and processed in real time,” said Frederik Søndergaard Hansen, Program Manager Ørsted designed, developed and patented an uncrewed sur- and co-inventor of the USV concept. The prototype
Figure 1 Stony Brook University PhD candidate, Ashley Nicoll, assembles the interior mount for a GoPro Hero/CamDo Blink controller time lapse underwater camera. The springs are used to gently press the camera against the interior face of the acrylic viewport. Read about Ashley’s MS project in Lander Lab #2
MTR 100 Silicon Sensing www.siliconsensing.com Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd is a leader in silicon MEMS gyroscopes, accelerometers and inertial mea- surement systems, focusing on products delivering high performance, ultra-reliability with affordability. The com- pany has supplied more than 25 million
MTR 100 rugged pan and tilt positioning systems, video inspection systems and control systems manufactured primarily for the oceanographic, nuclear and defense industries. ROS manu- facturing is a cell-based operation, incorporating one-piece ? ow and a SS lean manufacturing environment. Our Quality
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 Source: Verlume Verlume’s in-? eld resident AUV charging and communication station has been deployed as part of the Renewables for Subsea Power project in Scotland. Sensor and instrument supplier RBR aims for low power there is no energy source available for charging, applications consumption
Falmouth Scienti? c Inc. www.falmouth.com Falmouth Scienti? c, located in the heart of the New England marine technology cluster, has a 10,000 sq. ft purpose built facility allows for innovative and reliable sensor, system and transducer solutions for a variety of global applications in salt and
EvoLogics GmbH Berlin, Germany President/CEO: Dr. Rudolf Bannasch, Fabian Bannasch # of employees: 50 https://evologics.de/ EvoLogics is a high-tech enterprise with headquarters in complex processes by seamlessly combining communica- Berlin, Germany, and a US sales of? ce in Yorktown, Virginia. tion
autonomous unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) with integrated sensors and processing. Since the company’s beginnings, its vehicles have featured a free-? ooded design with open architecture that permits in- tegration with a variety of sensors and payloads to be adapt- ed to any mission. The open architect
These allow users to probe structure in the computer executes image enhancement, developed jointly with EIVA, that deliv- velocity and backscatter intensity data in 3D point clouds, and video encoding in ers Visual Simultaneous Localization and ? ner detail than previously possible. Data real-time
MTR 100 over Active Fluorescence (STAF) instruments, Chelsea is now at the forefront of practical measurements of phytoplankton photosynthesis, helping scientists understand the part that the oceans play in climate change as we look to achieve Net Zero. • Formed in 1978, EIVA provides software, equipment
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.
up with some unique insights leading up to our novel solution. Using state of the art Computer Vi- sion techniques, we have developed the world’s best chain-recognition model. By pointing a camera placed at the bow of the ship directly on the anchor chain, we’re able to extract the tension and di- rectio
TECH FEATURE: POPEYE PopEye: Autonomous Anchoring for Large Commercial Vessels Innovation is the lifeblood of any industry, and this month we present – in their own words – insights on a device which combines AI and video to help a ship’s captain predict anchor drag before it begins. Created by a