Port Commissioners, Port of San Diego; Paul use and to enable long distance transits at a reduced speed. Manzi, Vice President, Crowley Shipping; Bruce Bruce Strupp, vice president of marine systems for U.S. Strupp, Vice President of Marine Systems US & and Canada at ABB Marine and Ports, described
install conventional optional course in naval architecture taught by a wonderful shore power from the power grid. The barge would pull professor named Bruce Adee. This is what really inspired alongside the vessel requiring power and plug into it rather me to pursue naval architecture and understand the
TV Institution of Watch the interview with Oceanography Appelgate @ bit. ly/3lIsRsJ Copyright 2020 Scripps Institution of Oceanography / UC San Diego Bruce Appelgate discusses the quest to design and build a hydrogen-hybrid propulsion RV. esearch vessels inherently work in some of the most our diesel
somewhere, with its booms outstretched, as a monument to of Oceanography at University of the great science that the platform made possible,” said Bruce California, conducts investigations Appelgate, Associate Director, Scripps Institution of Ocean- ography for Ship Operations and Marine Technical
rocks from sea- mounts and underwater volcanoes. “The ship went down to about the Cook Islands where we recovered ocean bot- tom seismometers,” said Bruce Appelgate. “We retrieved 30 out of 30 of these ocean bottom seismometers, which is terri? c as these things are worth half a million dollars each
can achieve a persistence at sea that’s SATCOMs provider (where we) bumped near real time and returned to the ship. not possible with presence,” said Bruce up the internet connection on the ship to We’ve demonstrated that it can work, and Appelgate. be equivalent to about what I experience it really
did the designs for the new propulsion systems. dressed, or the primary users of the vessel just wouldn’t be (Critical was keeping the vessel quiet as) Bruce’s sonars, their satis? ed.” That’s where the upgrades to science systems came data, relies on the vessel being extremely quiet as far as noise in
is not a friend of “Roger Revelle isn’t just revitalized, it is better than new,” said good science, particularly as research ships like the RV Roger Bruce Appelgate, associate director and head of ship operations Revelle use the bow thruster for many hours and days at a at Scripps Oceanography. “The
(561) 732-4368; Fax: (561) 732-6984 vehicles and sensors in places that still today are too remote for uncrewed systems to work alone. In interviewing Bruce Appelgate, Associate Director and Head of Ship Operations, PUBLISHER Scripps Institution of Oceanography, for the feature, he said. “The utility
the utility of the service vessels. It sonars,” said Mauricio. In addition, Vigor partnered with makes us more ef? cient and gives us persistence. Bruce S. Rosenblatt & Associates (BSR) to provide detailed engineering support of structural, mechanical and electrical The Network systems. BSR used 3D
that end, according to Mauricio, propulsion systems. (Critical was keep- minimizing the number of vendors and use COTS equipment ing the vessel quiet as) Bruce’s sonars, their data, relies on was critical, as when the ship was built it included a broad the vessel being extremely quiet as far as noise transmitted
of globe. scienti? c data. “Roger Revelle isn’t just revitalized, it is better than While Paul Mauricio, Port Engineer, and his team did new,” said Bruce Appelgate, associate director and head extensive work to improve the ef? ciency and noise sig- of ship operations at Scripps Oceanography. “The midlife
going 160 to 180m lift heights for to get junk. The ship is the the next generation 20MW+ instrument.” turbines before the end of p. 26 the decade.” Bruce Appelgate, Associate Director and Head Philip Lewis, of Ship Operations, Scripps Director of Research, World Energy Reports Institution of Oceanography
edition, our comfort, noise and vibration mitigation … [email protected] January 2021 “Ship Repair & Conversion” the list is long. My thanks to Bruce Appel- Corporate Staff Mark O’Malley, Marketing Manager edition, gave us the opportunity to dig in for gate, Associate Director and Head of Ship Esther
a lot of development of fuel cells for oceangoing and deep-sea applications and believe that there is signi? cant potential for operator bene? ts. – Bruce Strupp, Marine and Ports Senior Account Manager, Ferry Sector, ABB not needing the available power,” adds David Lee of ABB. “In other words, in
shipping applications for zero emission and hybrid barrier for some public agencies.” applications but there are still some bene? ts for deep sea Bruce Strupp is ABB’s marine and ports senior account and oceangoing vessels,” Strupp says. “We are seeing some manager for the ferry sector. Strupp contends
Coast Guard rEsEarCH & dEvElopmEnt CEntEr coast guard auxiliary Supports research efforts By Lowell Siegel, Bruce Buckley and Dr. Joe DiRenzo nique among the nation’s armed services, the Coast pears. The coordination effort occurs on a daily basis and has Guard’s missions include national defense
up, the better your chance at cost recovery. Another friend of ferries? The hull design (shape) would have to be mature, and mine, the yacht designer Bruce Marek, with his partner Bruce its technology upgrade expected. Those hulls are out there. The Nelson, designed a titanium sailboat for a Japanese
World: Buckley chemist in an electronic circuit board Technology, Melbourne, Florida. one full year (12 issues) $189.00; two years $228.00 (24 issues) Bruce Buckley is a member of the manufacturing company, he returned including postage and handling. Coast Guard Auxiliary. He has been the to the University
relevance here in the US, where Jones Act vessels can expect to undergo multiple repowers over their some- times 50+ year lives. The Author Strupp Bruce Strupp has recently joined ABB Marine & Ports with extensive experi- ence in many aspects of the maritime industry. He is responsible for leading
software has been used by millions Maritime Reporter & Engineering News’ Strupp of people and companies worldwide. science and technology writer. Bruce Strupp has recently joined ABB Marine & Ports with extensive experi- McLellan Olsson ence in many aspects of the maritime Neil McLellan is a senior
Editorial As maritime search for the next power holy grail, ferries lead the 8 By the Numbers way to zero emission technology for a reason. By Bruce Strupp 10 “Quotable” 12 Training Tips for Ships Don’t Handcuff your Trainees 14 Passenger Ships 20 Special Report: Dredging As ships grow
, when a new crew member comes annual meeting. SNAME recognized that the issues that aboard they reach where they expect to ? nd a handhold and Bruce presented were worthy by awarding Bruce the Lin- will not ? nd it. They may get hurt and (hopefully) there will nard prize for the year’s best paper
ately. Falkner joins Brunswick from Institute (CII) presented the 2019 Blount Boats Joins Harley-Davidson where he worked Connie Award yesterday to Bruce A. Green Marine in a variety of leadership positions Fenimore, Chief Executive Of? cer since 2001. of Columbia Group, at its annual Blount Boats