COVER FEATURE ARC KEEPING THE CARGO ROLLING With a ? eet of nine U.S.-? ag RoRo ships, American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group (ARC), is the U.S.’ premier commercial RoRo carrier of U.S. government and military cargo. As the world becomes an increasingly contentious place, Eric P. Ebeling, President
People & Companies Rella Hired as Wiltshire Leading Port Everglades St. Johns President Glenn A. Wiltshire has taken over as Joe Rella has been appointed as presi- acting director of Broward County’s Port Rella Barton dent of St. Johns Ship Building. Everglades Department. Barton Named Vineyard CEO New
to offset the struction at Philly Shipyard. Indeed, it was only last July macroeconomic challenges highlighted by Equinor and BP that President Joe Biden attended the steel cutting ceremo- in their OREC termination announcement quoted above). ny for GLDD’s SRIV at Philly Shipyard, highlighting the
TECH FEATURE BATTERY SAFETY BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN SUBMARINE APPLICATIONS Dr. David Sundin, Chief Scientist, Engineered Fluids, Inc. evelopments in battery technology have yielded into the hull of the vessel, or heat can be transferred directly compact energy storage systems that output higher
TECH FEATURE NBOSI SMALL CTD MAKER PACKS A POWERFUL PUNCH NBOSI Neil Brown Ocean Sensors Inc. (NBOSI) has a long history supplying research-quality Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) sensors in a compact, cost-effective and easy-to- integrate package for a range of subsea vehicles, including the
TECH FEATURE ALMACO: Enhanced Sustain hen it comes to sustainability in the maritime tors such as manufacturing footprint and recyclability. Even industry, there are many avenues beyond pow- weight is considered as heavier materials in items such as er and propulsion that vessel owned can ex- beds and
TECH FEATURE Figure 4. The vessel’s cargo holds feature Figure 5. The walls of the cargo holds All images courtesy of The Interlake Steamship Company ? at bottoms that accommodate the use bene? t from a zinc-based coating that of heavy machinery, which necessitated provides durability in an area
COATINGS Figure 1. The M/V Mark W. Barker is speci? cally designed to navigate the occasionally narrow rivers and con? ned ports scattered across the Great Lakes region. All images courtesy of The Interlake Steamship Company Figure 2. Distinguished by its Figure 3. The Interlake Steamship square-shaped
Back to the Drawing Board Predictability, or “Call your Designated Responder Early and Often” By Rik van Hemmen Predictability is the aim of every human, company, or society. OPA90 has been successful in that regard, but due to its Humanity simply strives to increase its level of predictabil- measurable
site housed an active dam approach- transforming the way professionals nav- nology provides unparalleled precision ing the end of its lifespan and histori- igate and explore underwater environ- and ef? ciency. Elevate your operations cal remains of a previous dam from the ments. From military and governmen
selves are sub-optimized. ships can be shaped into an incredibly streamlined process. Digital transformation can solve both issues, and the founda- tion of this approach is the digital twin. As a virtual representa- Moving Toward a more Autonomous Future tion of a product, engineers can build a digital
Training Tips for Ships Tip #54 Enhancing Maritime Ops Through Emotional Intelligence Training By Murray Goldberg, CEO, Marine Learning Systems n the maritime industry, where safety and ef? ciency must management and self-regulation among crew members. This always remain goals #1 and #2, it might seem
Feature Great Vessels of 2023 Derecktor Shipyards MARCELLE MELOSIRA Marcelle Melosira is a research and teaching vessel oper- icance of our great Lake Champlain,” said Jason Stockwell, ated by the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natu- director of the Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory. ral
tunnel unit bow at Weeks Marine, Inc.,” said ESG’s len (ESG 256), built by ESG and de- thruster, two Hyundai main genera- CEO and chairman of the board, Joey livered in 2017. tors, GE 6L250 MDC IMOIII/EPA D’Isernia. “The R.B. Weeks joins an Like the Magdalen, R.B. Weeks Tier 4 / Hyundai auxiliary generator
Schwarz, there is a promising outlook there. “Worldwide there is a growing imperative to reduce emissions,” he ex- plained. “Across the United States, we see more attention, action and investment to develop shore-based power instal- lations as part of the overall effort of port decarbonization, which
Column Sustainability Navigating Sustainability: Charting a Way Forward By Jennifer Carpenter, President & CEO, The American Waterways Operators You can feel it in the air, lenge. The Task Force’s recommendations, approved by and increasingly on the water: a steady increase in momen- AWO’s Board
PORT FUNDING The Author Program: This program supports large, complex projects that Macek are dif? cult to fund by other means and likely to generate na- Nathan Macek serves as HDR’s infrastructure ? nance tional or regional economic, mobility or safety bene? ts. director. He has more than 20 years
PHILIPPINE'S FASTCAT FERRIES “[Hong Kong mogul] Sir Gordon Wu came to our of? ce, and we also went to his of? ce in Hong Kong; he was interested to get into this business. He told me: ‘Mary Ann, as long as there's water, you have business. The name of the game is ef? ciency.’ So I guess the challenge
PHILIPPINE'S FASTCAT FERRIES Photo courtesy Archipelago Philippine Ferries Company/FastCat FASTCAT IS ON A MISSION TO CONNECT THE PHILIPPINES What are the ? rst thoughts to cross your mind when you hear “Philippine ferries”? Old vessels … Unsafe ships … Accidents? If so, that perception is mostly accurate
FINLAND “Developing, designing and building icebreaking vessels is very strong in Photo: Eric Haun Finland,” said Reko-Antti Suojanen, managing director at Aker Arctic Technology, an engineering company specializing in icebreakers. “We hold the position as the world leader in this segment.” From
ERIKA GRAZIUSO, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, CROWLEY highly unlikely to see autonomy become vessel returns to shore. “We have al- sel arrives to the port [and an inspec- mainstream during their career. ready done a couple of the tests – proof tor comes onboard]. “Tomorrow – and Graziuso thinks this is an
WAVE DATA & SHIP DESIGN NEW WAVE DATA © ??????? ???????/AdobeStock UNDERPINS SHIP STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY We have enough data about ocean waves to keep ships safe. Or do we? By Wendy Laursen he loss of the Stellar Daisy in 2017 was a tragic signi? cant wave height is less. reminder of the importance of
Digitalization Decarbonization Requires Move from Talk to Action More vessels need to be connected to digital systems to realize zero-emissions shipping and data sharing is essential. he Inmarsat Connected Future Conference at this year’s London In- T ternational Shipping Week examined how the industry
OCEAN ALPHA www.OceanAlpha.com OceanAlpha Group is a commer- cial unmanned surface vehicle (USV) company. It has grown from a single small offce in 2010 to a workforce of over 569 employees today, with more than 200 R&D engineers and 430+ pieces of USV related patents. Ocean- Alpha’s business involves