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
down to a smaller size, and especially a smaller width relieves waterfront infrastructure footprints and costs. that issue. One may argue that one human with a bigger truck These 5-foot wide units will zip through the city much faster can deliver more cargo than one human with a smaller truck, and
Back to the Drawing Board Let’s Set Some Standards for Micro Cargo By Rik van Hemmen s zero carbon cargo efforts are progressing, it is becoming more apparent that the lowest hanging fruit is in the last few miles. This is where a large amount of carbon is expended in delivering small A parcels to
NO.2 / VOL. 86 / FEBRUARY 2024 26 Photo on this page and on the Cover: Courtesy ARC 22 Marine Power: The Future is Now Departments Matt Hart, Wabtec Corporation, offers insights on how the megatrends of decar- bonization, energy transition and autonomy drive engine innovations. 4 Authors & Contributors By
TECH FEATURE BATTERY SAFETY Images courtesy Engineered Fluids Inc. This experiment has since been replicated with other batteries and cell con? gurations, and demonstrates the inherent ? re safety of SLIC Technology. jacent cells were not affected, and continued to operate nor- Failures) of electronic
“As a WHOI scientist myself 20 years ago, I was ‘customer number one’ and applied early versions of the NBOSI sensor technology to my ? eets of Webb Research, now Teledyne Slocum, gliders, L3Harris (OceanServer) Iver2 vehicles, and Liquid Robotics Wave Gliders.” Dave Frantantoni, CEO calibration.
TECH FEATURE NBOSI SMALL CTD MAKER PACKS A POWERFUL PUNCH NBOSI Neil Brown Ocean Sensors Inc. (NBOSI) has a long history supplying research-quality Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) sensors in a compact, cost-effective and easy-to- integrate package for a range of subsea vehicles, including the
Editorial bout 12 years ago I was invited to the home of then Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Gary A Roughead, for “a discussion on unmanned underwater systems.” When I ? rst received the invite, my ? rst thought was © Jason Adelaars MBARI 2023 www.marinetechnologynews.com “how did I get on this
PASSENGER VESSELS A recycling rate of 70% is technically and commercially feasible with today’s technology. – Björn Ullbro, CEO of Evac Group due reject and food waste reject. HydroTreat turns de-watered organic waste from black/gray With these varied sources covered, the industry is direct- water
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NO.1 / VOL. 86 / JANUARY 2024 22 Roy Campe shows Maritime Reporter around the CMB.TECH workshop in Antwerp. Photo: Greg Trauthwein | Photo on the Cover: courtesy CMB.TECH 8 Big Ships and a Fuel Cell Future Departments With fuel cells having the potential to play a big role in decarbonizing the mari- 4
Feature Power & Propulsion reactors” putting out equivalent of up to 10 mWe electric- ity could be used on smaller vessels. A recent release from Crowley announced its cooperation with BWX Technolo- Rose Cay Rose Cay gies—which provides reactors for U.S. military vessels and Maritime’s tug Maritime’s
Blue Sky Maritime Coalition “We need a sustainable maritime fuel.” – Jennifer States, VP and chief strategy of? cer, Blue Sky Maritime Coalition tugboat for a demonstration project along the Hudson River. Amogy’s am- monia powerpack—an ammonia fed fuel cell, mountable in a container or on a
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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
SEAmagine Hydrospace Corporation https://www.seamagine.com/ Since 1995, SEAmagine’s ? eet of subs have accumulat- ed more than 12,000 dives with a perfect safety record. All SEAmagine submersibles are classed by the American Bu- reau of Shipping (ABS) that performs the full design reviews and performs
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
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ACADEMIA FAU HARBOR BRANCH OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE While Sullivan misses some aspects of research, he said “I would not trade it for what I can do now, which is facilitate science on a much broader scale for all the scientists here and throughout FAU.” – Jim Sullivan, Executive Director, FAU Harbor
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Tech Files Autonomous Navigation GNSS MEMS Advanced Navigation Advanced Navigation debuts the Boreas D70, a ? ber-optic gyroscope (FOG) iner- tial navigation system (INS). According to the manufacturer, the technology is well suited to surveying, mapping, and navi- gation across subsea, marine, land and
SUBSEA POWER Robert Heron, Product Manager for Verlume’s Axonn Image courtesy Verlume onstration at the US Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) in service operation vessels (SOVs), within an offshore wind Hawaii, also due to go in the water as we go to press. There, farm. “Black start” (i.e. when wind