Christian Block

  • MR Apr-24#29 RADM PHILIP SOBECK, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND
U.S. Navy)
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    RADM PHILIP SOBECK, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND U.S. Navy photo by Bill Mesta/released U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Carter Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, Commander, United States Navy’s Military Sealift Command, visits USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) for a tour of the ship at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., November 20, 2023.

  • MR Feb-24#31 EAL  AND STERN TUBE DAMAGES
“Our recommendations 
“A good)
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    EAL AND STERN TUBE DAMAGES “Our recommendations “A good bearing are simple. Please design is have good control over important.” your oil quality in the primary barrier, the aft – Øystein Åsheim Alnes sealing system,” Head of section for Propulsion and Steering, – Arun Sethumadhavan DNV

  • MR Feb-24#28 . Nobody’s going to 
Left: Christian Heibel, SVP Commercial)
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    for US ? ag operators in international trade over the decades,” systems that the carriers and opera- international trade. Nobody’s going to Left: Christian Heibel, SVP Commercial, ARC Below: M/V Patriot loads a V22 in Jacksonville, FL. Below Right: M/V Freedom loads an Amtrak railcar for export in Zeebrugge

  • MR Feb-24#26   the U.S. government, said Christian  for the ‘high and heavy’)
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    (Antwerp, Southampton was from ocean cargo carried for government and commercial cargoes and Bremerhaven). ARC has operated the U.S. government, said Christian for the ‘high and heavy’ market, which in the transatlantic trade for more than Heibel, SVP Commercial, ARC. “The includes mining, agricultural

  • MR Feb-24#10 Back to the Drawing Board 
Let’s Set Some Standards for)
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    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

  • MR Jan-24#15 impact on operational ef?  ciency.
This hybrid assisted)
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    impact on operational ef? ciency. This hybrid assisted approach will be necessary going forward if the shipping sector is to ever become truly carbon neutral. Future fuels, such as methanol will play a signi? cant role, but their mainstream availability will likely be limited for several decades

  • MR Dec-23#15 The ?  rst step is an audit that examines current procedures)
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    The ? rst step is an audit that examines current procedures processes like data entry, reporting, or any other administrative and practices. This will help to ensure the highest level of work that may arise from updated policies. Investing in automa- safety and compliance standards throughout your

  • MN Nov-23#46  inland towing vessel,” said Christian O’Neil, president  other)
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    “We are excited to be the ? rst to market with a plug-in hy- Jac Marine, Kirby’s shipyard in Channelview, Texas. An- brid inland towing vessel,” said Christian O’Neil, president other Kirby company Stewart & Stevenson Manufacturing of Kirby Inland Marine, a subsidiary of Houston-based Kir- Technologies

  • MN Nov-23#40  
break for industry.” 
– Ben Christian, VP for 
Business Development)
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    process] right,” he added, “but the demand for success was important. All parties stayed in their lanes. This was make or break for industry.” – Ben Christian, VP for Business Development and New Construction, TOTE Services ed, “but the demand for success was important. All parties Christian and Bond

  • MN Nov-23#39  State 
was in May 2021.
Ben Christian is TOTE Services’ VP)
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    In April 2020, TOTE Services awarded Philly Shipyard a contract to con- struct up to ? ve NSMVs. Keel laying for the Empire State was in May 2021. Ben Christian is TOTE Services’ VP for Business Devel- opment and New Construction. John Bond is Project Di- rector and NSMV Program Manager for Philly Shipyard

  • MN Nov-23#8 By the
Numbers
Dredge Construction 
Booming in 
Competitive)
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    By the Numbers Dredge Construction Booming in Competitive US Market A dredge building boom that has been underway in the 408% in value since 1993. In these 30 years the subset United States for several years is still going strong as the of hopper dredging contract awards has increased 620%, market

  • MR Nov-23#51 PHILIPPINE)
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    PHILIPPINE'S FASTCAT FERRIES Hitting bottom did not mean quitting, and the decision was made to change its course. “We will give our country what it needs – safe maritime transportation,” said Mary Ann. So in 2010 the company switched gears and decided to take the plunge and invest in new, modern tonnage.

  • MR Nov-23#14 Back to the Drawing Board 
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every day)
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    Back to the Drawing Board ©alexlmx/AdobeStock every day or even martyr themselves, but when they encoun- ecuted, and, without hesitation he chooses face up. He is in the ter a debate about sustainability, they need to be able to stand block looking up and says: “Oh, I see what the problem is.” up and

  • MT Sep-23#56 MTR
Lander Lab 9
100
LIGHTS
LEDs are ubiquitous. Light)
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    MTR Lander Lab 9 100 LIGHTS LEDs are ubiquitous. Light goes out the front, while heat goes out the back, making the housing design straightfor- ward. Various approaches to covering the LED in clear ma- terials have been devised, from acrylic ? at plates to clear sili- cone rubber sheets. Some cast the LEDs

  • MT Sep-23#33 industry-?  rst that converts live sonar  is equipped with)
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    industry-? rst that converts live sonar is equipped with an advanced Battery unexploded ordnance, and decommis- data into SAS tiles in real-time during Management System (BMS) which con- sioning surveys. SeaKite is Kraken Ro- missions, supporting Automatic Target tinually monitors the status and

  • MT Sep-23#15 autonomous unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) with)
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    autonomous unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) with integrated sensors and processing. Since the company’s beginnings, its vehicles have featured a free-? ooded design with open architecture that permits in- tegration with a variety of sensors and payloads to be adapt- ed to any mission. The open architect

  • MR Sep-23#59  inland towing vessel,” said Christian O’Neil, president 
300)
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    are excited to be the ? rst to market with a plug-in hy- AET delivered its newest vessel, the ? rst of three brid inland towing vessel,” said Christian O’Neil, president 300,000-dwt Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) pow- of Kirby Inland Marine, a subsidiary of Houston-based Kirby ered by dual-fuel

  • MR Sep-23#36  of IMarEST
International Christian Missions Association)
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    has ever been a ship that was designed to be safe from the point of view of enclosed space entry." Martin L. Shaw President of IMarEST International Christian Missions Association, International to ? t equipment in enclosed spaces, enabling its removal for Transport Workers Federation and The Nautical

  • MR Sep-23#29 CAPTAIN MORGAN MCMANUS
because the hardware didn’t have)
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    CAPTAIN MORGAN MCMANUS because the hardware didn’t have the redundancy or the ro- Custom Built bustness to work. Now you don’t trust the software because of Not only does the NSMV replace a ship that’s 60 years old, the fact that it is custom built for training – not a cargo ship spoo? ng and cyberattacks

  • MR Aug-23#49 In the Shipyard
Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs
NYK)
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    In the Shipyard Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs NYK to Build Its Sixth LPG $560M Explora I Dual-Fuel Very Large LPG / Delivered Ammonia Carrier NYK NYK is announced the order of its sixth lique? ed pe- Fincantieri troleum gas (LPG) dual-fuel very large LPG/lique? ed am- MSC Group Cruise

  • MN Aug-23#37 operational stages. Based on the sheer volume of projects)
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    operational stages. Based on the sheer volume of projects in the pipeline, analysts predict a large ? eet—potentially sev- eral hundred CTVs—by the middle of next decade. Service operation vessels SOVs, used during the operation and maintenance (O&M) phases of wind farm projects, serve as an at-sea base

  • MN Aug-23#32 Feature
Shipyard Equipment
new facility will expand BAE)
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    Feature Shipyard Equipment new facility will expand BAE Systems’ docking capacity by 300%, all enabled by a modern Pearlson Shiplift sys- tem capable of lifting a Ticonderoga-Class Guided Missile Cruiser, Arleigh Burke-Class Guided Missile Destroyer, the new Constellation-Class Guided Missile Frigate or

  • MN Aug-23#23 Feature
Comms
called “The Straightaway” (essentially a)
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    Feature Comms called “The Straightaway” (essentially a compression gar- ment for men) which sold in stores in New York and New England, and via direct mail. “G”-forces and the partial pressure suit With America’s involvement in World War II seeming inevitable, David Clark, working through business associ- a

  • MR Jun-23#24 ECDIS vs. Terrestrial Navigation
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ECDIS)
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    ECDIS vs. Terrestrial Navigation © AdobeStock/Ignacio ECDIS is Not a Replacement for Terrestrial Navigation By Captain John Ryan guess it was only a matter of time. After years of debat- every opportunity, not simply written off as some outdated ing whether or not Celestial Navigation should be taught