Image courtesy Outland Technology Image courtesy Exail Image courtesy Submaris and EvoLogics Vehicles The ROV-1500 from Outland Technology represents a leap forward in underwater robotics, a compact remotely operated vehicle (ROV) weighing in at less than 40 lbs (19kg) the ROV- 1500 is easy to transport
FEATURE A closeup of a blade installation process taken via drone. A blade handling system is apparent (in yellow). Images courtesy of Mammoet requirement for the development of these cranes, particularly ling area. This would result in a major time and fuel saving. in ? oating offshore wind,” says
the assets here, but as we are the country’s biggest RoRo carrier, we are also keen- ly aware of the importance of the U.S. Merchant Marine as well, the guys that are actually operating on the ships,” www.marinelink.com 27 MR #2 (18-33).indd 27 2/6/2024 9:15:17 A
solidifed Campe’s ra- thing and they think tionale to center on combustion engines we can do every- with dual fuel capability. thing overnight,” Even the guys who are doing mainte- said Campe. But nance on combustion engines are happy what the industry is to look into [CMB.TECH’s dual fuel seeing, what
MTR Lander Lab 9 100 UNDERWATER CAMERAS, LIGHTS AND OCEAN LANDERS Photo by Kevin Hardy, Global Ocean Design By Kevin Hardy, Global Ocean Design LLC bservation is the ? rst step of the Scienti? c Method. tether), intervalometer or topside control, low light sensitivity, “What’s that?”, leads to
SeaTrac Systems, Inc. www.seatrac.com Picture a 15-foot kayak with solar pan- els on top. Instead of people, the craft is out? tted with sensors, cameras and all manner of ocean observing instruments. Now picture sending this uncrewed platform off to sea for months at a time to collect its data far
In the Shipyard Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs Kirby Christens Hybrid Electric Inland Towboat Image courtesy SHI, MISC SHI, MISC Develop Floating CO2 Storage Unit Samsung Heavy Industries received basic certi? cation for a ? oating CO2 storage unit (FCSU) from DNV. The FCSU, jointly developed
In the Shipyard Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs World’s Largest Battery Electric Ship Started ncat Tasmania is setting a record for the largest, light- weight battery electric ship in the world with a new 130-meter (427-foot) RoPax ferry under construction for I South American customer, Buquebús.
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Feature Dredging Louis, Mo.; Memphis, Tenn.; Vicksburg, Miss.; and New OTHER PROJECTS AND ISSUES Orleans, La. The Corps spends around $1.5 billion each year on dredg- Eight dredges were central for maintaining a 9-foot ing in hundreds of navigation projects across the country. channel, focused on the
EMISSIONS REDUCTION, MEASUREMENT I understand the philosophy of making those ships. It was a U.S. Coast Guard R&D Center project, and we found on their medium endurance cutters we could save 18% critical design decisions early in the process, be- cause as the design and construction progress, by allowing
INTERVIEW: DON MACPHERSON "You have companies that are already well entrenched in a culture of sustainability, with an interest in creating quiet s s s s ships. And so now you're e e e e e e going to ask them to g get even quieter, which h i is [unfair &] much more d d d d dif? cult. It's really
Eye on Design planned solution is veri? ed for a ? nal installation. cally an automated mooring device, to minimize vessel mo- Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) is working on the de- tions while at the dock. While automated mooring combined velopment of plug-in vessels with several clients, including
Eye on Design Rapid Charging Systems: Image courtesy 3mar Current Technology for the Future of Ferries By Maggie Stagner, Electrical Engineer, Elliott Bay Design Group s the devotion to more sustainable shipping ex- are existing active RCS options to consider. Notably, Scan- pands and regulations become
Tech File Shipyard Tools Clean Technology Lasers: A New Tool to Remove Corrosion and Scale Laser systems quickly remove corrosion and scale from metal surfaces with less preparation and mess than traditional techniques. By Del Williams In the maritime industry, corrosion and scale (where but also
New Products Innovative products, technologies and concepts ABB's Whale Tail-inspired Propulsion Concept ABB introduced what it said was The concept follows ABB’s "proven a concept representing "revolution- design philosophy in marine propulsion ary propulsion system breaking new of gearless power
TECH FEATURE SHAFT GENERATORS & THE SWITCH All images courtesy Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch SHAFT GENERATORS 101 – WHAT ARE THEY? Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch shines a light on how to produce electricity ef? ciently on ships. ship is like a ? oating city that needs electricity
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DECK MACHINERY Image courtesy Damen offshore ? oating wind turbines, larger than traditional anchor A unique feature of the FLOW-SV is the combination of handling vessels. FLOW-SV will be designed to take all ma- bollard pull generated by the thrusters and added pulling force terials and equipment
Tech File Software Fuel Savings Are Just a ‘Nudge’ Away BY ERIC HAUN The commercial maritime industry is hard at work de- Young Brothers, a tug and barge carrier that transports veloping, testing and implementing new and innovative ocean cargo between the Hawaiian Islands, recently trialed technologies
Tech Files Innovative new vessels and technologies UTEC launches Voyis Cameras for Mini Vibrocorer “iSite Subsea” REMUS Vehicles from OSIL UTEC launched “iSite Subsea”, HII has selected Voyis Imaging Sys- Ocean Scienti? c International touted as a game-changing, cloud-based tems as the standard
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t opportunities are too great to pass up.” Most recently, Reuters reported that Exxon Mobil was pre- paring to approve its ? fth oil production project in Guyana and is considering taking additional exploration acreage, ac- cording to a Reuters report on OEDigital.com. [https://www. oedigital.com/news/502185-exxon