People & Companies New IMO W&O Supply W&O Supply has appointment Mi- Secretary-General Elected chael Hume as president. The International Maritime Organiza- tion’s Council (IMO) elected Arsenio An- tonio Dominguez Velasco from Panama as Lefton Joins RWE Velasco McDonald its secretary-general. He will
MILESTONE BLUEFIN CELEBRATES 25 cy broadband (LFBB) sonar. LFBB’s capabilities have been op- SEA1778 expeditionary mine-countermeasures program. erationalized on the Navy’s Knife? sh system, which is a critical Like the Blue? n-21s, the smaller UUVs also have a free- element for the Littoral Combat
options for NSTA has highlighted about 100 pipe- suitable for repurposing.” Hoil and gas companies, along- lines of particular interest for reuse in the Graeme Rogerson, Senior Project Man- side carbon capture and storage (CCS), UK sector. “If a pipeline were to be used ager at the Net Zero Technology Centre
Feature M N 0 0 1 Training & Education This class, for all groups of students, was small due to with GPAs below established thresholds, looking closely COVID; in three of the four prior years, for example, there at participation “in educational programs heavily partici- were ? ve Black graduates.
in ? eld for weeks or months at a time without vessel support, offering temporary resi- dency. “There’s not one solution that ? ts ev- erything,” says Graeme Jaques, Sales Manager at UK-based Modus, which Modus 70 September/October 2021 MTR #7 (66-79).indd 70 9/22/2021 10:01:45 A
TECH FEATURE BIOFOULING Figure 1: Static biofouling growth of Hard Foul Release (white panel), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) negative control, and a soft foul release coating. Figure 2: Fouling rate comparison of XGIT-Fuel, PVC, and Soft Foul Release. This table shows a comparative analysis of the leading
and the TS Kennedy. This expenditure, though, would have converted older vessels. McDonald said that Congress intervened, aware of the value of new purpose built—and U.S. built—vessels, di- recting the $300 million to build the NSMV. Congress funded a second vessel about a year later. As they anticipate
Feature Education & Training This is a win for our cadets as they seek employment. It also id provides the opportunity to showcase the importance of the maritime industry and what it means both globally and closer to home in attracting a new more diverse generation of future mariners.” – Rear
Feature Education & Training MARAD gency ? ood response. A&M Maritime Academy at Galveston, the school slated These will be big ships. In addition to educational assets, to receive the fourth vessel. He commented on the aca- each NSMV will include hospital facilities, a helicopter demic lobbying and
Tips | Propane 2020 SHIPPING & PORT ANNUAL Propane Forklift Safety for Crews Reinforce these 8 simple safety tips for a safe, healthy workplace By Matt McDonald, Propane Education & Research Council aterial handling equipment, like forklifts, are vital to a port’s day-to-day operations. Forklifts
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OFFSHORE WIND ? ve modules and is intended to be about 80% practi- cal training with the balance in a classroom. That, says Burns, lends itself well to the assessment-based training that the school already imbeds into its curriculum. And, while this training regimen has nothing formally to do with
OFFSHORE WIND “The Massachusetts Maritime Academy has been educating mariners and energy engineers for more than a century, so we are best positioned to support this important initiative for the Commonwealth and the nation.” – Rear Admiral Francis X. McDonald, USMS, President of Massachusetts
“The speed of innovation and change is making things speed up and we must embrace this and move forward accord- Photo: MarAd ingly. It takes the will to do so.” Rear Admiral Mark H. Buzby, USN, Ret., U.S. Maritime Administrator, & MRS ’19 keynote speaker from October 27th-29th and the focus will be on
I INSIGHTS: MARITIME RISK Christine Spencer receives a master’s of science in January 2020 from SUNY Maritime College. Her degree is in International Transportation Management with a focus on the business of shipping. Maritime Risk & lessons learned from MRS 2019 @ SUNY Maritime College ast month SUNY
McDonald. the ROV to move autonomously to a nipulator functions, and it is controlled When McDonald and his team look docking point by moving a cursor on remotely from our onshore mission at emerging technology trends, they the screen, without any intervention support center with communications
MTR 100 Martin McDonald SVP, Oceaneering 04 McDonald Oceaneering International Directing the world’s largest fleet of work class ROVs. Oceaneering is a pioneer and leader forward, autonomy, remote operations, is working on the next generation of in the world of subsea robotics, and a speed, and reliabili
July/August 2019 Contents Volume 62 • Number 6 MTR100 THE MTR100 2019 Company PageCompany Page ABB ...................................................................................51 Marine Institute of MUN ................................................67 Abbott, Mark, WHOI ..............................
MARINE TECHNOLOGY REPORTER July/August 2019 www.marinetechnologynews.com MTR100 Subsea leaders, innovators & technologies Wendy Schmidt Spearheading philanthropic oceanic investment Adm. Karl L. Schultz Connecting maritime to $5.4T in U.S. Commerce Sven
PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS Downey HewittGallagher Drees Marshall Morris belief in the value and concept of a operations, ? rst as COO and then as Hurtigruten Appoints Downey public education, coupled with a life president. In 2014, Drees was promot- as Americas President Hurtigruten has appointed John
O OPENING SHOT emy holds four core mainstays in its edu- tonight, Mass. Maritime is a wonderful I am a product of the Maryland Pennsyl- the great equalizer in our society.” cation model; 100% Bachelor of Science institution offering a ? rst rate maritime vania State school systems and am a ? rm I
O OPENING SHOT Joseph Keefe Joseph Keefe is a 1980 (Deck) graduate of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, the editor of both Maritime Logistics Professional and MarineNews magazines. He can be reached at [email protected] Mass Maritime Honors Gallagher IRI’s William Gallagher headlined
oices Martin McDonald, SVP, ROV Division, Oceaneering would mobilize ROVs for a two-year or three-year contract. lic power pack to support its manipulator functions, and it is The new reality sees shorter-term contracts where, for example, controlled remotely from our onshore mission support center
oices Martin McDonald, SVP, ROV Division, Oceaneering A Millennium ROV recovered from the water. Images: Oceanieering electric manipulators coming into play, reducing the reliance on When you look at the market today, what do you see? hydraulic systems. ROVs today still require some heavy-duty Where do