NEW TECH OCEANOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2024 Image courtesy Greg Trauthwein Image courtesy BIRNS MacArtney launches the new ultra-compact ø12.7 mm SubConn Nano connector. Innovative connectivity built on 45 years of ? eld-proven and market-trusted design. Image courtesy MacArtney Birns celebrated its 70th
Products 1 2 VETUS Maxwell In-Mar Solutions 3 Furuno ABB 4 for workboat operators encompasses EH Group 1. Heavy Duty 5 three large-sized MFDs with wide, all- Windscreen Wiper glass displays: the 16” TZT16X, 22” Heavy-duty wiper has a thermal cut- TZT22X and 24” TZT24X. Powered out in
REPAIR Photo Courtesy Marine and Industrial Transmissions ings to optimize load distribution. A large number of the incidents analyzed by Gard were attributed to ghost ? shing gear that enter the stern tube seal area causing seawater to contaminate the lubrication oil. A 2022 study by CSIRO scientists
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
REPAIR Photo courtesy Marine and Industrial Transmissions STERN TUBE DAMAGE DECLINING? It might be easy to blame EALs, but the ongoing causes of stern tube damage are varied, and possibly declining. By Wendy Laursen nvironmentally Acceptable lubricants (EALs) gained market traction with the introduction
METHANOL STORAGE provals from other classi? cation societies are ongoing, said Lilp, – including accommodation.” although he acknowledges that journey from AiP to full class ap- As of September 2023, methanol had been speci? ed for 216 proval is substantive. In an area where the regulations underlying
Feature Marine Simulation Pioneering regulatory change Without simulation, opportunities to train on marine evacuation systems are few and far between, basically only Virtual Marine’s impact extends beyond technology de- coming along when the system becomes outdated and velopment. The company has played
In the Shipyard Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs Van Oord Upgrades Heavy-lift Gulf Craft, Incat Crowther an Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Team on Virgin Island Ferry VSvanen will receive a major upgrade: the gan- try crane will be extended by 25m, making the vessel ready to handle the
WASALINE EQUIPMENT LIST AURORA BOTNIA MAIN PARTICULARS Main engines: 4 × Wärtsilä 8V31DF (4 × 4,400 kW) Ship Type: RoPax Ferry Fuel type: LNG, biogas, battery (Leclanche) Shipbuilder: Rauma Marine Constructions Total installed power: 17,6MW Material: Steel Bow thrusters: Wärtsilä FPP
CRUISE FEATURE uilt by Rauma Marine Constructions, in Rauma, control system and bow thruster motors. Finland, and launched in 2021, the 150-meter-long In addition to the engines, Wärtsilä also supplied its LNG- Aurora Botnia boasts a long list of onboard equip- Pac technology for LNG storage, supply
Products 2 1 3 5 In-Mar Solutions VETUS Maxwell CMB.TECH Honda Marine 4 TECO 2030 concept, leading dimensions and com- 1. HPW Series Waterlocks 3. Dual Fuel Hydrogen Genset CMB.TECH and DBR have developed ponent design and rapid dynamic load from VETUS The heavy-duty HPW series of water-
Feature Power & Propulsion not subject to speci? c IMO decarbonization measures such pair of Cat 3512E’s, each rated at 2,213 bhp, driving a Schot- as the Carbon Intensity Index, or CII), stressed that “due to tel SRP 430FP Z-drive unit. The same yard has two tugs un- signi? cant inherent differences in
Courtesy Ørsted access to the DFKI’s Maritime Exploration Hall in Bremen. amounts of data that can be sent onshore and processed in real time,” said Frederik Søndergaard Hansen, Program Manager Ørsted designed, developed and patented an uncrewed sur- and co-inventor of the USV concept. The prototype
MTR 100 HYDROMEA https://hydromea.com Hydromea is focusing on miniaturization and automa- tion of underwater robotics solutions for the operators of submerged assets. Having its roots in developing swarm-capable mini-AUVs (autonomous underwater vehicles), the company has deep expertise and signi?
MTR 100 from the working class and observation class to the partic- ular use of ROV, arrived in the following years. Indepen- dent research and development ROV components include: HD camera, 150W 6,957 Lumens Sea Bright LED, sensor PCG 1000X, servo, and 550 VDC direct-drive and magneti- cally coupling
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
MARINE DESIGN "I don’t believe there 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
"If other environmental regulations are to have the desired ef ect, lessons need to be learned from the failings of the BWM Convention ... It is a fair assumption, that had equipment manufacturers been invited to participate in early discussions surrounding the BWM Convention’s development, the many
In the Shipyard Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs AmFELS Delivers LNG-Fueled MV Janet Marie Freire Shipyard Pasha Hawaii took delivery from Am- FELS the MV Janet Marie, the second of two Freire Shipyard to Build new Ohana Class, 774-ft. Lique? ed Natural Gas (LNG) powered container ships.
CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE Did you know? Northern Lights, while the ? rst project of the kind in Norway, is not the ? rst offshore carbon storage project in the country. Namely, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, since 1996, CO2 has been removed from the Sleipner Vest gas in the North Sea
Hydromea, Unplugged Team Hydromea partnered up with Unplugged, a Norwegian provider of inductive charging and data transfer technology, to develop a resident underwater drone system for continuous in- spection and monitoring of underwater assets. The partnership received $2.2m in grant funding, and
Indonesia’s Basarnas Buys SMD Atom ROV Indonesia’s national search and rescue agen- cy, Basarnas, purchased a Hydraulic Atom ROV Cource Freire Shipyard from Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD). The ROV has been acquired to support the organization’s res- IFREMER to Build New RV cue teams reach deeper waters.
Vessels & Vehicles Ørsted has designed and developed Ørsted Invents, and patented an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) dubbed Hugin USV for offshore met-ocean measurement campaigns. The USV has a built-in Patents New USV navigation system, which enables it to transit from shore at various degrees of
Victor Vescovo, for example, has completed 15 successful of economically important natural and cultural resources. submersible dives to Challenger Deep in the DNV-certi? ed For these reasons, I signed an agreement with Victor Vescovo submersible Limiting Factor, in addition to reaching all four which