regulated 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’
FEATURE 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
The 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
FEATURE 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).
TECH FEATURE TELEDYNE SLOCUM GLIDERS to hold over 3.5 times as many lithium primary batteries as the the water column and its thrusters give it the ability to stay standard Slocum Glider, and to physically accommodate up to on track in strong currents or other dif? cult ocean condi- 8 different sensor
Tech 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
SIMULATION e have a close relationship with tech- Realism is prized beyond immersive, photo-realistic visu- nology, evidenced by, for example, als, and providers are introducing increasingly accurate func- the phones we are estimated to un- tionality. FORCE Technology’s upcoming DEN-Mark2 math- lock around
fuel to MSC’s fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE have ? ve leased tankers deliver petro- 8) during an underway replenishment at sea in the Atlantic Ocean, July 17. leum products to our storage and distri- bution sites around the world. The MSC The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock
high with containers; tional commander’s after-ac- rail terminals were clogged; tion reports in the Paci? c and truckers could get access to Atlantic theaters talked about the ports. “logistics, logistics, logistics.” Every senior leader during that The MSC ? eet is aging. timeframe said it
rose from €52 strong growth in the U.S., as offshore wind spreads from the million (2021) to €66 million (2024). In the same period, a North and Mid-Atlantic, to the Paci? c Coast and the Gulf Chinese built CSOV for the European market would attract of Mexico, effectively creating three-four sub segments
Feature Electric Tugs could change down the road. “What do we really need an In San Diego, eWolf’s transits will typically run 20-30 engineer to do? There are no moving parts. So, how does minutes, “not the optimal operation to really see a lot of that [role] change? How does that change where we work?
schemes and precautionary areas, the USCG asserts, “do not intersect, limit, remove, or in any other way interfere” with further de- velopment of the Atlantic lease areas. It’s important to keep in mind, of course, that federal of? cials seek 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030. Then, by 2050,
a speci? c lease. Register Notice (January 19) to establish “shipping safety • For structure siting, the USCG (again) “insists” that fairways along the Atlantic coast.” He notes that two pos- BOEM apply the Marine Planning Guidelines detailed in sible fairways are adjacent to lease areas off the Delaware
is tice regarding new development areas for utility tipped. Balance is the hard part and of? cials have to get it L scale wind projects in the central Atlantic Ocean. right because new ocean-based infrastructure and opera- The notice includes an upfront issue: the need to mitigate tions pose consequences
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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
TECH FEATURE Ammonia and the 15,00 A project initiated by Seaspan Corporation and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) has set out to develop a design for a large 15,000-TEU ammonia-fueled container vessel. Image Seaspan Corporation/Foreship By Greg Trauthwein orking with
MARKETS Scan the QR Code to Download the Intelatus Floating Production White Paper. Floating Production – A growing segment in transition © AdobeStock_Dolores Harvey The specialized deepwater oil & gas and ? oating offshore wind segments will share many of the same stakeholders and supply chains
Simulation is a great example. This addressing the challenges of cultural novation, and a dedication to continuous technology offers a great avenue for and language barriers in training, the improvement, we can ensure a safer and improvement, providing realistic train- industry can not only improve
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ferry will be tween Key West and the Dry Tortugas National Park. The new equipped with an vessel will replace Yankee Freedom III, a 250-passenger cata- Atlantic Detroit maran built for the 70-mile run by the Mass.-based shipyard Diesel-Allison, in 2012. Delivery of Yankee Freedom IV is planned for 2026
Column Washington Watch Will 2024 Settle the Turbulence of US Offshore Wind? By Jeff R. Vogel, Shareholder, Cozen O’Connor’s Transportation & Trade Group There is no denying that “commercial conditions driven by in? ation, interest that 2023 was a challenging year for the U.S. offshore wind rates and
Column Going Green ernize ferry operations, replace aging implemented to address grid and space increased power requirements. That vessels, and upgrade ferry terminals. constraints with electri? cation. can involve installing new conduit, The grants are critical to helping WETA is one of many U.S.
Insights to the organization’s team of more than 75 expert instruc- without paying that price in blood and oil.’ They get to do tors. “We bring in the specialists who know the material things they would not normally get to do, and then they can through and through.” re? ne those skills in what we know