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- Omega Towing Pin Marine News, Jun 2015 #58
Kooiman Group’s stainless steel deck chock – the ‘Omega-pin’ – allows tugs to tow with the towing line at angles up to 135 degrees from center line and 45 degrees from deck. Designed with a SWL of 125 tons and design load of 400 tons (LR certified), its stainless steel finish is ideal for use with synthetic ropes. When not in use, it can be retracted.
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- OUTSTANDING RIG DESIGNS Maritime Reporter, Sep 15, 1985 #16
. The structure consists of three sections, a steel mud base which sits on the seafloor, a concrete mid-section which rests on the base and upper steel deck barges for drilling equipment and quarters. The rig is rated for about 50 ft. of water but the water depth can be increased by fitting an extra
- Bergeron Launches 100th Vessel Built At Its Mississippi Facility Maritime Reporter, Jan 15, 1981 #45
Marine when the barge CMS-563 (shown above) slid down the launchways at the company's Port Bienville facility. The 120-foot by 30-foot by 7-foot steel deck barge built for Central Marine Service, Inc., New Orleans, was the 100th vessel constructed at the Mississippi yard. Production began at the
- RBR Concerto Takes the Polar Plunge Marine Technology, Mar 2013 #72
cell is based on high strength ceramics and shock-absorbing plastics, which are immune to abuse - no matter whether the instrument is dropped on a steel deck or if the instrument is embedded in ice. The measurement of conductivity in frozen water is of limited utility - but the ability to withstand
- Title XI Sought For 20 Barges And 3 Towboats Maritime Reporter, Jul 15, 1980 #42
Radcliff Materials Inc., 61 St. Joseph Street, Mobile, Ala., has applied for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing 20 steel deck barges, and three twin-screw towboats. The 200-foot-long barges are currently under construction at Twin City Shipyard, St. Paul, Minn. The 850-horsepower towboats are
- Two Smit Tak Tugs Tow Concrete Island Drilling System From Japan To Alaska's North Coast Maritime Reporter, Aug 1984 #10
feet, breadth 294 feet, and height 100 feet. The draft is 36 feet. The CIDS consists of a steel mud mat, a concrete honeycomb midsection and two steel deck barges. It can operate in water depths of 28—55 feet and can resist 7-foot ice sheets with rubble. The 3,500 mile voyage through the Bering
- NKK To Build Mobile Drilling Island For Beaufort Sea Project Maritime Reporter, Oct 15, 1983 #42
locations, said Toshiaki Yamamoto, executive vice president of NKK America, Inc., Los Angeles. The unique island will be built in three sections: a steel mud base to sit on the sea bed, a concrete structure to rest on the base, and upper steel deck barges to install drilling equipment and living
- USCG Uses Faster, Easier Stud Welding System —Literature Available Maritime Reporter, Feb 15, 1983 #8
improve appearance, was installed recently on the Eagle, the U.S. Coast Guard training ship. Three-inch-thick teak planks were secured to the steel deck by Nelson stud welding — a semi-automatic arc welding process used for fastening applications throughout the industry. More than 14,000 threaded
- Smit International Performs Tow Of Huge Production Platform Maritime Reporter, Jun 1981 #70
the deck for the Statfjord B production platform (shown above) from Stavanger, Norway, to t h e Y r k e f j o r d , 36 miles north of Stavanger. The steel deck with the modules on top was built and assembled on four dummy columns in Stavanger. For the towing transport, the deck — 140 meters wide, 70 meters
- McAdams And Perk Named Construction Supers At Conrad Industries Maritime Reporter, Mar 15, 1981 #10
, located on the Atchafalaya River in Morgan City, recently tripled its barge production capacity through an expansion program. In addition to steel deck barges up to 250 feet in length by 70 feet in width, Conrad Industries specializes in fuel, spud, and selfpropelled barges. The company prefabricates
- Two New Parcel Tankers Added To Stolt-Nielsen Fleet Maritime Reporter, Oct 15, 1978 #7
,000 tons of phosphoric acid and similar heavy products. The ship has 39 coated and stainless-steel cargo tanks, including four stainless- steel deck tanks. The M/T Stolt Busan, the second of six 32,000-dwt vessels built by Korea Shipbuilding & Engineering Corporation of Busan, Republic of
- Sembawang's Latest Facility— A New $9-Million Finger Pier Maritime Reporter, Nov 15, 1978 #28
ramp, designed and constructed for standard 20-ton truck loading, pedestrians and impact load, comprises of 76.219- meter-long by 4.57-meter wide steel deck (about 250 feet by 15 feet) sitting on steel tubular piles. The deck was prefabricated with three sections each of 50 tons, and erected on the

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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 ?
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of outgassing and possible explosion. The metallic in a metal case, including common alkaline cells, cannot be lithium, contained inside a thin stainless-steel cylinder, is ex- pressure compensated. tremely reactive with water. Physical Modi? cations to a battery, including means to pres- ? Lithium-ion:
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of under-protection, Anode current output at an entire development or even multiple developments. This (pipeline and structure anodes), Effective steel current density can unlock new savings across assets and locations by inform- (including coating breakdown for coated pipelines/structures), ing
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Field Gradient Technology (a.k.a., ‘CP stabber’) making direct contact measurement to Data quality and value improves through the use of non-con- the steel structure and the anodes, either by divers or ROVs. tact surveys using ? eld gradient sensor technology. Standard The probe typically consists of
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CP an- T cases Magnesium, the anodes are more reactive in the elec- odes must be regularly surveyed to determine when replace- trochemical process than the steel used in pipelines and other ments are required. subsea structures. When connected to a structure, the anodes willingly ‘sacri? ce’ themselves by
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, engineered for payloads from 10, 20, 100 and up to 350 pounds. All positioners are available in Aluminum housing (standard) but are offered in Stainless Steel and Titanium for maximum longevity in seawater. ROS positioners offer accuracy from +/- 1.5° to 0.1°. ROS AccuPositioner™ is ideal for Sonar applications
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calls the project "A inspections of the relevant parts. Moreover, it is tribute build to a work life at sea". “My capable of measuring the thickness of steel plates model is inspired by a Danish pilot boat, but it could just as by remote operation by the operator. This not easily be a pilot boat from
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and non-polluting solu- Using its electric line handling tug Castalia, Consulmar towed tion for mooring operations. In addition to mooring, the mul- the steel mooring lines from the vessel to each of the ? ve moor- tipurpose Castalia, which measures 12.5 x 5 m, plays a role in ing buoys. various port activities
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CRANES & OFFSHORE WIND HLP is developing a crane that will enable tower HLP is developing a crane that will enable pieces to be stacked components such as towers to be stacked in multiple layers on vertically in marshalling areas. installation vessels. HLP is developing a ring crane capable of 6
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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
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Furuno’s hybrid control with class Azipod DI system opens new pros- the intuitive RotoKey control knob as pects for the icebreaker development in steel parts and meet EMC require- well as intuitive Edge Swipe functions the region of the Great Lakes, and other ments. 12 or 24 VDC. and customizable
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each shipyard and process. This stage poses critical ques- the need for rework, showcasing the vessel type. Contrary to popular expe- tions: Should the steel be processed in- importance of thoughtful process- rience and opinion, modern solutions house with a wheel machine for primer design in minimizing
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, whether tankers or surface combatants, each presents its own set of intricate challenges. Tankers, for example, emphasize the through- put of steel and panel processing, while destroyers focus on electrical and mechanical systems, including combat sys- tems. These differences highlight the importance
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Feature Electric Tugs the construction of which has fallen behind schedule. “When you’re out on the leading edge of these technolo- gies, everything has to catch up,” Manzi said. “Permitting has to catch up, regulation has to catch up, standards have to catch up. And we’ve faced all three of those challenge
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joint venture between the U.S.- has been a bene? ciary of the move to offshore wind, cut- based MidOcean group, and passenger vessel owner Horn- ting steel in mid-2023 on a rock installation vessel to be blower, with German CTV specialist Ems Maritime Off- named Acadia, contracted by Great Lakes Dredge
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EAL AND STERN TUBE DAMAGES STACKING not forget any oil leak, big or small, can be catastrophic to the marine environment and marine life, with some EALs found to THE DECKS be only slightly less damaging than the phased-out traditional WITH BEST-IN-CLASS MARINE oils,” said VP of Business Development
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COVER FEATURE ARC KEEPING THE CARGO ROLLING With a ? eet of nine U.S.-? ag RoRo ships, American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group (ARC), is the U.S.’ premier commercial RoRo carrier of U.S. government and military cargo. As the world becomes an increasingly contentious place, Eric P. Ebeling, President
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MATTHEW HART, MANAGER & PLATFORM LEADER, MARINE & STATIONARY POWER SYSTEMS, WABTEC fuel blends up to 100% are in operation maintenance intervals to make sure that What’s the biggest challenge today, running on both biodiesel and re- our engines don’t have to be touched in your job? newable diesel blends.
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. row, methanol offers an alternative to HFO, and a pathway For the Methanol Superstorage fuel tank, a 25mm thick towards decarbonization targets. steel-polymer-steel barrier provides protection against ? re or A chief challenge to incorporating methanol as a maritime leakage that is equivalent to
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. Stainless Cambridge Pixel has unveiled a new the Seakeeper 9 and the inaugural software package to aid in the instruc- M7000 and offers 17% more angu- steel parts and meet EMC require- tion and learning of the proper usage lar momentum in 23% less volume. ments. 12 or 24 VDC. of maritime radars. SPx Radar
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Vessels WINDEA Intrepid & WINDEA Courageous The ? rst two designed, BV-classed CTVs for WINDEA CTV. The third newbuild crew and fourth vessels are under construction at St Johns, and transfer vessels construction of the ? fth vessel is well underway at Breaux (CTV) for WIN- Brothers in Louisiana.
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Feature Passenger Vessel Safety ume is even more eye-opening. The trade association In- ect seeking to signi? cantly reduce the risk of ? res on board terferry, which represents ferry operators and businesses ro-ro (roll on–roll off) ships. Corrigan said that Interferry’s worldwide, calculates that
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struction at Philly Shipyard. Indeed, it was only last July macroeconomic challenges highlighted by Equinor and BP that President Joe Biden attended the steel cutting ceremo- in their OREC termination announcement quoted above). ny for GLDD’s SRIV at Philly Shipyard, highlighting the The key to reversing