The setting up of a much needed trade association for the bulk terminal operator could see ABTO become a key opinion former at the highest level.
to collecting them, he explained. “There are no forests that need removing, no people who need relocating and no local power stations or transport infrastructure that needs building.”The Cook Islands, alongside Nauru, have also begun to prepare for large scale DSM by collaborating with partners to explore
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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 and deploy. Similar to Outland’s previous models, the ROV-1500 shares an easy to use con- trol system and topside power. Field replaceable components
elatively 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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that this defeats the vestments in zero-emission waterborne make the lives of seafarers easier, as entire objective of the CII regulation.” transport R&D per year for the period well as making ships operate more ef? - A better response would involve im- 2021 – 2030 amounting to €3.3 billion,
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 Lehtovaara tons per mile or emissions per
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in ing buoys. various port activities, including collecting MARPOL liquid The tanker vessel Archangel, 274 meters long and 85,474 and solid waste, transporting personnel and provisions, and oil gt, was moored using the 3-ton pulling capacity of the moor- spill response services. Images courtesy Consulmar Cro
service and military crew. Our two ocean going tugs are going to be part of a 10-ship class. We have a special warfare support ship; two high-speed transports; and the high-speed expeditionary fast transport, of which 14 are now in service. We have contractor-owned ships that are em- ployed for ? eet
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 percentage of our ships are 40 years old or older and need to be replaced.” Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, Commander
of ships will come online and sea. One of our larger sealift vessels can MSC will see up to 20 new ships deliver to carry the equivalent of 30 C-17 transports. the ? eet in the next ? ve years. This includes new oil- Our Combat Logistics Force (CLF) is the key to keep- ing our ships at sea and in the
ROB LANGFORD, VP, GLOBAL OFFSHORE WIND ob Langford has worked in the offshore industry ABS. “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
compliant crew transfer vessel berthed at Ørsted’s Operations Hub at Quonset Point, and (CTV) built for American Offshore Services (A-O-S)—the will transport wind service technicians to projects at sea. A-O-S, which plans to expand its CTV ? eet with the growth company’s ? rst. Constructed by Blount
Feature Shipbuilding Crowley Crowley’s electric tug eWolf, built by Master Boat Builders. Administration (MARAD) put a cost of $97 million on the ulatory ? lings, the vessel “is expected to be delivered and vessel. The same yard has also been contracted to build an operational in 2025.” Filings with
the rule new projects might be set within historical vessel routes, con? icting with existing maritime uses and users. The USCG’s fairway proposal is based on BOEM’s exist- ing WEA projections (contained in the December Notice). The 18 proposed fairways, traf? c separation schemes and precautionary
Feature Navigation inside the approved lease area as a requirement under the BOEM’s attention to the USCG’s recent 27-page Federal terms and conditions of a speci? c lease. Register Notice (January 19) to establish “shipping safety • For structure siting, the USCG (again) “insists” that fairways along
the vi- ACP writes that when Atlantic projects are built “the opti- mal wind turbine generator (WTG) height would exceed ability of the Marine Transportation System (MTS), and this restriction” and that “a condition restricting height to the USCG is closely tracking issues of competing ocean uses
• Investment in Infrastructure and Onshoring Man- sharing best practices. Additionally, given the global nature ufacturing: The administration is committing over $20 of maritime operations, international cooperation is essen- billion towards U.S. port infrastructure over the next tial for establishing
OpEd Shipbuilding can industrial base. building, repairing, repowering and local communities at a time in which Second, the Congress must pri- maintaining ships, not to mention our maritime strength is needed more oritize stable and predictable budgets the massive supply chain that sup- than ever
game seven, but it really takes now to make sure that folks understand that tug and barge a united industry, and so I just really appreciate the great transportation is the most sustainable mode of freight work of AWO members, of coalition partners, shippers, transportation? How can we make sure that our
Images Seaspan Corporation/Foreship With plans to have a full-scale test engine running on am- age it'll be similar to LNG.” Looking at the engine makers and monia in early 2024, the company said it expects to hold its de- their progress, Brindley is diplomatic in saying that there is no livery timeline
15,000 TEU AMMONIA CONTAINERSHIP 000 TEU Containership the problematic area of adding carbon like you have with other alternative fu- “Safety has been at the els. When you start to add components center of the design, and into that, carbon is one of the most dif- it will continue to be so ? cult ones
, CTO, Foreship, the prospect established infrastructure for production, storage, of generating ammonia using renewable energy sources makes and transportation. the prospect of ammonia in maritime even more attractive. “If • Global Availability: Ammonia is globally produced you do E-ammonia, going