nyone familiar with glider hardware options integrated for a broad Glider answers that need,” said Shea autonomous underwater ve- range of missions. Quinn, Slocum Glider Product Line hicles (AUVs) is certainly “As the use of Slocum Gliders grew, Manager at TWR. A familiar with the popular- so did
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rofitted with such systems. The CCS systems, designed are also said to reduce methane slippage to negligible levels. and developed by Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Re- search Institute, were installed at Huarun Dadong Dock- yard Co., Ltd. (HRDD). ClassNK reviewed the system components and the installation
ships are 40 years old or older and need to be that are government owned and operated ships, government replaced. We’re talking all the way from steam to diesel and some gas turbines. The commercial world doesn’t use owned and contract operated, and contract owned and con- steam any more, but we still have
wind farm. A typical etc.) with ? xed gangway, serving oil & gas and SOV will accommodate ~60 technicians. A typical offshore wind markets. SOV is diesel electric and increasingly includes dual ¦Tier 3: Generally, oil & gas tonnage (MPSVs, PSVs, fuel ? exibility and battery energy storage systems
, equip- the marine industry. ment, and systems. This includes prime movers – generally The ? rst step will be how to meet these limits in a pro? - diesels and the propulsor. Next are auxiliary machinery and cient manner. At this point, it will be advantageous to utilize distributed systems such as
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General Arnold is the newest, largest and most envi- ronmentally friendly CSD in the U.S. ? eet. It features four Wabtec 4x16V250MDC EPA Tier 4 marine diesel gensets developing a combined 24,000 horsepower and utilizing exhaust gas recirculation technology to reduce emissions to sub-Tier 4 levels. The
reduc- tion in emissions,” Manzi said, noting that in 10 years’ time, Crowely expects the eWolf will have saved 178 tons of nitrogen oxides, 2.5 tons of diesel particulate matter and 3,100 metric tons of carbon. Receiving a charge While eWolf is already in San Diego, ready to go, its of? - cial entry into
into the DC incorporate this technology for years—especially for the grid, which distributes them to all the consumers through- offshore market, where diesel-electric has become common- out the vessel,” he said. “Our DC grid is a closed-bus con- place. “A lot of the big cables, terminations, variable frequen-
Crowley’s new harbor tug, eWolf, is unique in that it tug was just starting to kick off,” said Paul Manzi, vice runs 100% powered by batteries, not diesel engines, mean- president of ship assist and escort at Crowley. “There was ing it produces zero emissions and nearly no noise. Not some work going
of San Diego Harbor 100% on Vice President, Sales & Marketing Terry Breese • [email protected] battery power—no diesel engines, no emissions. Tel: 561-732-1185 Fax: 561-732-8414 The technology is impressive, though still too expensive and limited for Advertising
around 2026. are working closely with all major engine designers.” The Ammonia-Fueled Containership Design The Future is Now The challenge to supplant diesel as the prime fuel for ship- While many eyes are on the future, shipping companies to- ping was never expected to be fast, easy or cheap. When focus-
aspects of the whole system [the whole ship] is com- – MAN ES and WinGD – are already well underway, with pletely different [as compared to traditional diesel fuel],” said major progress expected in 2024. Räsänen. “You need to be careful on the bunkering location, In July 2023, MAN Energy Solutions announced
whenever the propeller is rotating. “A secondary PTO/PTI is used if you want to run the propeller with only the electric motor (PTI) without using the diesel engine. If you only intend to use a PTO and want to use it in port without the propeller, then you select a primary PTO.” The Switch’s shaft generators
SYSTEMS, WABTEC fuel blends up to 100% are in operation maintenance intervals to make sure that What’s the biggest challenge today, running on both biodiesel and re- our engines don’t have to be touched in your job? newable diesel blends. Wabtec also is in- from a maintenance perspective to allow The ever-chang
, engine families. The L/V250 engine family has more than a as well as long maintenance cycles. Serving our customers decade of dual fuel operation with diesel fuel and LNG. Bio- Watch the full in- terview with Matt Hart including bonus content @ Wabtec power being installed at Philly Shipyard on the NSMV
as both Energy transition and alternative fuels are [email protected] a global commerce enabler and a bedrock of everywhere. While traditional diesel is still Offshore Energy Editor Amir Garanovic national and economic security again comes the overwhelming fuel of choice powering garanovic@offshore-eng
power sources – from combustion engines running on re- utility and comfort are emphasized. newable fuels such as HVO or renew- www.inmarsystems.com able diesel to fully electric or hybrid solutions. A new smart Eco Mode fea- 2. Heavy Duty ture automatically starts/stops indi- 5. New Gyrostabilizers
by Louisiana-based shipyard Gulf Craft, and of 50 tonnes. Powered by four Volvo Penta D13 marine WINDEA Courageous, built by St Johns Ship Building in diesel engines with a quad IPS system, each vessel is also Florida, are the ? rst in a series of ? ve identical Incat Crowther- ready for the retro? t of
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. 80kW EPA Tier The new larger all-aluminum catamaran, designed by 3-approved
electric vessels as part of efforts to reduce emissions. Crowley said the eWolf will generate 178 tons less of nitrogen oxide (NOx), 2.5 tons less of diesel particulate matter and 3,100 metric tons less of carbon dioxide (CO2) over the ? rst 10 years of its operations – the equivalent of removing 350
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Marine News February 2024 Volume 35 Number 2 Marine News (ISSN#1087-3864) (USPS#013-952) Editor’s Note New York: 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271 www.marinelink.com Down but not out. That’s how I’d de- scribe the current state of the U.S. offshore CEO wind