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- Innovation on the Irish Sea Maritime Reporter, Jan 2001 #8
Nordic prowess in ferry technology, coupled with Irish business verve, is set to take the sector to a new highpoint as regards the concentration of wheeled freight capacity in a RoRo passenger vessel. Built in the cruise ferry mold, Irish Ferries' 50,000-gt Ulysses embodies 4,100 lane-meters of garaging for trucks on four decks. The vessel is an eloquent testament to the operator's robust traffic development, and its perception of new opportunities arising from unprecedented growth in the Irish economy, foreign trade and tourism.
Although P&O North Sea Ferries' 60,600-gt Pride of Rotterdam, nearing completion at Fincantieri's Marghera yard, will assume the mantle during the spring as the world's largest cruise ferry, her RoRo intake will be less than Ulysses' record-breaking vehicle laneage. Irish Ferries has eschewed the more workaday RoPax (RoRo passenger) designation in favor of the cruise ferry appellation, considered more in keeping with the nature and quality of its new ship's passenger facilities. The epically named vessel will be phased into service between Dublin City and Holyhead.
Despite the arrangement of two of the trailer-fitted decks comparatively high up in the ship, above main deck level, and the surmounting passenger accommodation spaces and public areas, the design offers the requisite stability in all weather conditions. This is due in no small part to a beam that is just one meter short of the Panamax gauge.
Ulysses signals a further step change in the Irish Sea transportation network, as did the introduction of the revolutionary HSS (high-speed sea service) catamaran RoRo Stena Explorer in 1996.
Common to the disparate designs, besides their allocation to the central corridor between Ireland and Britain, has been their yard of build. Like the HSS series, Ulysses demonstrates Aker Finnyards' capacity for innovation and also puts down a new marker for Finnish shipbuilding in an ever-more competitive scenario.
The Irish project denotes a major new phase in the Finnish builder's business development, with its current focus on bespoke ferries and possible re-entry to the cruise market. The production program beyond Ulysses includes a 32,000 gt passenger-vehicle ferry for SeaFrance and a 40,000 gt Baltic cruise ferry for Estonian Shipping. Among the provisional contracts, which the Rauma yard was hoping to formalize at the time of writing, was a requirement for two 12,000 gt ferries to serve the traffic between the Scottish mainland and Shetland.
As previously demonstrated by Irish Ferries' introduction of the van der Giessen-de Noord-built vessels Isle of Innisfree and Isle of Inishmore, commissioned in 1995 and 1997, the latest investment in carefully conceived, highgrade tonnage provides the basis for increasing the company's share of a growing, but rigorously competitive short-sea market. Ulysses has been dimensioned for continued development of Irish export an import freight volumes, not only with the U.K. but also continental Europe, using the British mainland as a landbridge.
The scope for placing commercial vehicles anywhere throughout the four trailer decks, and the possibility to sail with the lower hold or tank top empty of freight, or perhaps with a lighter load of factory-new cars, attests to the operational versatility of the drive-through vessel. While it is a formidable freight carrier in its own right, the companion provision for the car-accompanied passenger market is expressed in the high standard of facilities atop the garage spaces. Ulysses' passenger accommodation, designed for 1,900 persons, mirrors Irish style and Scandinavian craftsmanship.
Facilities available during the three-hour passage include a shopping mall, restaurants, cinemas and a large pub, while a novel feature for this type of ferry is the configuration of the forward part of deck 11 as an observation deck.
Besides the fixed trailer decks, cars can be accommodated on hoistable platforms available over much of the uppermost RoRo deck, making for a total of five RoRo levels throughout the ship.
Although born in the Finnish domain, a key source of medium-speed diesel technology, Ulysses provides a new reference for German four-stroke power. A bank of four MaK 9M43 engines from Caterpillar's German stable give a total propulsive effect of 31,200-kW, to give a service speed of 22 knots and the requisite margin to better ensure scheduling dependability in waters prone to rigorous weather. The particular demands of maneuvering such a vessel on the Liffey and its approaches, and in and out of Holyhead harbor, are reflected in an outfit that includes 9,600 kW of thruster capacity, vested in three tunnel units in the bow and one aft.
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- McDermott Division Gets Two Contracts For Irish Sea Gas Projects Maritime Reporter, Aug 15, 1980 #41
British Gas Corporation, for work that will play a major part in the development of the Morecambe Gas Field. The Morecambe Field is located in the Irish Sea approximately 30 miles west of Lancaster, England. The contracts involve both offshore and onshore projects. The offshore project calls for McDermott
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- British Rail Awards Ferry Contract To Harland And Wolff Maritime Reporter, Nov 1977 #17
Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is to build a new $21-million ferry ship for operation on the British Rail Irish Sea service between Larne and Stranraer. The 7,000-ton multipurpose vessel has been designed to carry 600 passengers in addition to 300 motor cars, or 60 commercia
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- Superseacat Service To Be Launched Maritime Reporter, Feb 2000 #35
driven ferry will operate between Tallinn and Helsinki in 90 minutes at an average speed of 37.8 knots, about 42-rpm. Already operating on the Irish Sea and English Channel are Superseacat's trio of sisterships, offering a smooth ride resulting from an underwater wing called a T-foil, which acts
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- Litton To Supply For New Passenger Ferries Maritime Reporter, Mar 2000 #44
variety of equipment for two new RoRo passenger ferries in Japan. The ship duo (Hulls 1065 and 1068) are being constructed for P&O Ship Management (Irish Sea) Ltd. at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries yard in Shimoneski. Scheduled for delivery in mid 2000 and early 2001, the contract includes options
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- Bardex Views Contract Activity As Sign Of Offshore Improvement Maritime Reporter, Oct 1988 #35
, Shell Kittiwake and BP Gyda in the North Sea and for Phase 1 Stage 2 Platforms 06 and 08 in British Gas Corporation's Morecambe Gas Field in the Irish Sea. The company's most recent order calls for it to supply a very large rig skidding system for Norsk Hydro Oseberg II with dedicated power supply
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- McDermott Joint Venture Awarded Contract Worth More Than $100 Million Maritime Reporter, Feb 1988 #56
tons, and an integrated deck weighing approximately 3,600 metric tons. The platforms will be installed in approximately 100 feet of water in the Irish Sea, about 20 miles west of Blackpool, England. The joint venture brings together two of Britain's leading offshore contractors. Press Offshore,
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- Isle Of Man Ship Registry Growing Maritime Reporter, Dec 1986 #8
; a personal income tax of 20 percent, with no corporation, wealth, or capital gains taxes; low labor and operating costs; and excellent location in the Irish Sea. For further information and free literature on the facilities and services offered by the Isle of Man, Circle 52 on Reader Service Car
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- Indonesia To Use Jetfoil In Naval, Commercial Roles Maritime Reporter, Nov 15, 1981 #20
. Turbine propulsion enables dash speeds of over 50 knots when necessary. Jetfoils are in commercial passenger service in Hong Kong, Japan, the Irish Sea, English Channel, and the Canary Islands. Boeing Marine Systems has also delivered the first of five larger p a t r o l h y d r o f o i l missileships
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- Boeing Jetfoil Sold To Argentine Owner—Christened Montevideo Jet Maritime Reporter, Sep 15, 1980 #24
operation will be the fifth Boeing Jetfoil service to begin this year. Other passenger services were inaugurated in 1980 on the English Channel, the Irish Sea, in the Canary Islands, and in Puget Sound between Seattle and Victoria, British Columbia. Fifteen Boeing Jetfoils are now in service worldwide
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- In-situ Subsea Cable Repair Marine Technology, Apr 2015 #58
as part of a Moyle Interconnector project to carry out the repair on the Moyle Interconnector cable, a 500MW HVDC electrical interconnector, in the Irish Sea. The interconnector cable links the electricity grids of Northern Ireland and Great Britain through submarine cables running between converter stations
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- In-situ Subsea Cable Repair Marine Technology, Jun 2015 #59
as part of a Moyle Interconnector project to carry out the repair on the Moyle Interconnector cable, a 500MW HVDC electrical interconnector, in the Irish Sea. The interconnector cable links the electricity grids of Northern Ireland and Great Britain through submarine cables running between converter stations
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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: 37miscible barrier ? uid heavier than seawater (sg=1.026) and lighter than the battery electrolyte (sg=1.265). The original cell vent cap was screwed into the top of the riser pipe to vent the gases associated with charging. Wires were soldered to the lead (Pb) posts. The lead-acid battery was additionall
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 36LANDER 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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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 34LANDER 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
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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: 31The Allseas-designed production system consists of the Hidden Gem production vessel at the surface, an airlift riser system and jumper hose, and the pilot nodule collector vehicle at the sea? oor. Image courtesy of Allseas www.marinetechnologynews.com 31 MTR #3 (18-33).indd 31 4/4/2024 2:12:41
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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: 28FEATURE SEABED MINING Nodule Collectors THE BATTLE LINES HAVE BEEN DRAWN, AND THOSE ON THE “YES TO SEABED MINING” SIDE ARE GETTING READY TO GO. By Wendy Laursen Engineers prepare to launch the pilot collector vehicle to the sea? oor. Image courtesy of TMC 28 March/April 2024 MTR #3 (18-33).
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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: 22FEATURE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTATION & SENSORS Aerial view of HT-HH volcano, showing new multibeam depth data overlaid on islands satellite image. © SEA-KIT, NIWA-Nippon Foundation TESMaP 22 March/April 2024 MTR #3 (18-33).indd 22 4/4/2024 9:08:10 AM
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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: 8INSIGHTS SUBSEA DEFENSE Copyright RomanenkoAlexey/AdobeStock WHEN THE SHOOTING STOPS: BLACK SEA MINE CLEARANCE WILL FEATURE ADVANCED TECH, CONOPS By David Strachan, Senior Analyst, Strikepod Systems ince the beginning of the war in Ukraine, mine warfare mines have been the weapon of choice for both
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 2March/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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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: CoverMARINE TECHNOLOGY REPORTER March/April 2024March/April2024 www.marinetechnologynews.com Oceanographic Instrumentation Exploring Submarine Volcanoes When the Shooting Stops Black Sea Mine Clearance Subsea Mining The Nodule Collectors Lander Lab Volume 67 Number 3 Battery Packs MarineTechn
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 43“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
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 41Nautel provides innovative, industry-leading solutions speci? cally designed for use in harsh maritime environments: • GMDSS/NAVTEX/NAVDAT coastal surveillance and transmission systems • Offshore NDB non-directional radio beacon systems for oil platform, support vessel & wind farm applications
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 40TECH 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
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 39Tech Files Latest Products, Systems and Ship Designs “Wall Climbing Robot” Danish Pilot calls gets ClassNK Nod LEGO Model "A tribute build to a work life at sea" Image courtesy MOL, Sumitomo Heavy Industries lassNK granted its Innovation Endorse- Image courtesy Espen Andersen/DanPilot ment for