in- dependent family-owned business, which was established in 1969, designs and manufactures instrumentation for the oceanographic and hydrographic communities with a world- wide customer base that includes: subsea, hydrographic, metrological and positioning, oceanographic, ports, har- bours, dredging,
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be The CBA measures the actual amount of energy stored in a an issue if only a limited number of deployments are expected. battery, and reports that in units of amp-hours or watt-hours. The system graphically displays the voltage-versus-time on a There is a low–self-discharge nickel–metal hydride battery
It takes less than a day to install the sys- rial, helping them apply lessons learned our founding in 2019; Sumitomo Mitsui tem which consists of a sensor unit that is across the crews in their ? eet. We are Finance and Leasing; tanker operators mounted on top of a ship’s bridge, and a also providing cloud
are required to perform adminis- era, as well as radar and AIS. An inbuilt inertial measurement L trative tasks while on the bridge, port turnaround times unit collects data on pitch, roll, and yaw, and a high-precision are short, and there’s more technology onboard to master. GNSS provides positioning data
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hydro-acoustic design of a propulsor that delays cavitation meets its underwater noise limits. This will require specialized inception and cavitating area. The third approach should be test sites or specialized mobile underwater testing equipment. isolation mounting of a vibro-active equipment and
Book Review Approach to Meeting Underwater Radiated Noise Limits Def ned By Raymond Fischer uantitative underwater radiated noise limits will construction inspections, 5) possible training with respect to be developed shortly by IMO, and/or countries salient design/construction essentials, 6) compliance
about methanol This study concluded that the Toyota Prius Prime is the green- where we concluded that methanol is a prom- est car you can buy in the United States. ising sustainable liquid fuel for transportation The Council assesses vehicle “green scores” not only by Mdevices when batteries cannot
ing will be more accurate in determining trends and aspects of SIRE 2.0 seeks to unify the maritime community in its ap- improvement or safety concerns. proach to safety and compliance, enhancing transparency and The introduction of core and rotational questions in SIRE 2.0 operational ef? ciency by
Feature Electric Tugs ing tug design. ABB was brought on as systems integrator, and Coden, Ala. shipbuilder Master Boat Builders began building the vessel later that year. The result of these efforts is the 82-foot-long tug eWolf, built to ABS class and is compliant with U.S. Coast Guard Subchapter M
though indirectly and not linked to navigation concerns, say, for NOAA’s own ? eet. Rather, NOAA hands-off the issue to its Integrated Ocean Observing System which suggests that BOEM include a requirement, as a condition of project ap- proval, that wind companies “must develop a high frequency radar
Feature Navigation cables, 9 miles of cables connecting substations and up to blurred, undependable information for vessel crews. two export transmission cables with “associated secondary In the fairways Notice, the USCG references the NAS cable protection” (text is from the permit) within a 42-mile-
Feature Navigation “Wind Turbines: The Bigger, the Better” – USDOE Of? ce of Energy Ef? ciency & Renewable Energy, August 24, 2023 ast December the Bureau of Ocean Energy Man- Agencies write: we want to advance wind energy, but ocean agement (BOEM) published a proposed sale no- areas can only yield so
• 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
other important regulatory issues that AWO is Guard is applying crewing and life-saving requirements to currently paying attention to? ATBs from one unit to another. Those differences don’t Subchapter M, believe it or not, we are getting ready to, seem to be driven primarily by risk, by the speci?
Q&A Increasingly, cyber security has been gaining focus as an area of concern across maritime supply chains, and recently the Coast Guard has been tasked with creating and enforcing maritime cyber standards. What do you hope to see from these standards as they are drafted and put to use? Two key
shafts up to that seamlessly integrates key auxiliary (EMS) measurement method – to accu- 1,500 mm in diameter. The shaft will components like gas valve units into the rately measure black carbon emissions not suffer stress afterward and can be system housing. Additionally, the sys- from ships, a tech
OPINION: The Final Word lenges related to quality of life factors GAO made six recommendations that may affect this. Currently, reports on also affects the Coast Guard’s ability to the Coast Guard, among other things, these types of issues are expected to be retain personnel. For example, in April
needs. petition with higher paying jobs in the ing a strategy and metrics that could GAO made ? ve recommendations to private sector, limited opportunities better inform its efforts to recruit these strengthen the Coast Guard’s work- for promotion, and long work hours personnel. force planning efforts
the pilot fuel, depending upon which means it can store a signi? cant amount of where it comes from, may have a carbon factor associated energy per unit of volume. with it,” said Brindley. • Established Infrastructure: Ammonia has an According to Jan-Erik Räsänen, CTO, Foreship, the prospect established
customer through that global network. As an example of “clarity and con- stipend. It’s a cargo driven industry, and We are certainly a unique business unit sistency,” Ebeling points ? rst to “the those cargoes help to offset the foreign within the Wallenius Wilhelmsen group simple stuff” … or what
R&D marinized version of the V228 product from 8 to 16 cylinders. through improved lifecycle cost, trade-offs, it also allows us That engine is called the V228 for the bore size in millimeters. to do concurrent design and reliability demonstrations. We’re With the advent of emissions regulations for EPA