THE PATH TO ZERO Methanol’s Superstorage Solution Technical inquiries to SRC Group ramped up after it received Approval in Principle (AIP) for a concept which ‘reinvented methanol fuel storage’ on board ships. Delivering the answers has seen technical talk converting into project discussions
“The sky’s the limit in terms of payloads that can be brought into the vehicle.” Ann Stevens, Vice President, Boeing Maritime & Intelligence Systems subsea vehicles, speci? cally vehicles with increased endurance nautical miles. “You can go for months at a time without requir- to allow them to be deployed
to the U.S. Navy over the next 18 months. The ? rst unit is to be used as a test asset for the Navy, so it doesn’t have a payload section, said Ann Stevens, VP, Boeing Maritime and Intelligence Systems. The XLUUV, designated by the Navy as “Orca,” is a new class of autonomous sub- marine designed for
that can be loaded into its considerable payload bay. In fact, “The sky’s the limit in terms of payloads that can be brought into the vehicle” is how Ann Stevens, Production Manager Irina Vasilets Vice President, Boeing Maritime & Intelligence Systems, said it in our recent interview vasilets@marinelink
Authors & Contributors 7 Editorial Board 18 Tech Feature: Wave Power 42 22 Interview: Duane Fotheringham HII Mission Technoloiges 24 Interview: Ann Stevens, Boeing Maritime & Intelligence Syst. 48 Pro? le: NBOSI 50 Tech Feature: Battery Thermal Management 54 Tech Feature: Floating Offshore
MEET THE CTO has grown to 90 people across several something that is scalable.” fuels, resulting in an overall reduction world regions, and this technical talent Next the CMB.TECH team targeted of 65% of traditional fuel consump- base is central to Campe completing the Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) used
EAGLE VELLORE EAGLE VELLORE AET delivered its newest vessel, the ? rst of three Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) powered by dual-fuel lique? ed natural gas Photo courtesy AET (LNG) engines, on long-term charter to Shell Tankers (Singapore) Private Limited. The Malaysian-? agged Eagle Vellore was
G REAT of BERLIN EXPRESS HIPS S 2023 Photo courtesy Hapag-LLoyd BERLIN EXPRESS SERI DAMAI Hapag-Lloyd welcomed Berlin Express into its ? eet, the MISC welcomed two of its latest new generation of Lique- ? rst ship of its new Hamburg Express class and the ? rst of a ? ed Natural Gas (LNG) carriers
R.B. WEEKS Eastern Shipbuilding Group Florida shipbuilder Eastern Ship- rier islands and nourishing beaches an electrical power, propulsion, and building Group (ESG) this Spring de- lost to erosion, aiding the U.S. Army dredge machinery package by Royal livered R.B. Weeks, a 8,550 cubic yard Corps of
Tech Files Wärtsilä 31DF Engine ZF AT 90 Thruster Methanol Superstorage © Wärtsilä Corporation Image courtesy ZF Image courtesy LR/SRC Group the IMO, and is fairly easy to store and Wärtsilä 31DF Engine Hydrogen Fueled Ship AIP Wärtsilä introduced a new ultra-low handle, it takes twice as much to
MTR 100 ARCTIC RAYS ARCTIC RAYS in the surveying industry. With partners https://arcticrays.com globally, Sea? oor has a wide range of Arctic Rays specializes in deep-sea vessels and platforms to ? t any job. Its lighting, imaging and surveillance sys- team of engineers and former surveyors tems and
ROV Manual, Second Edition, If using a MOSFET as a high-power Waltham, MA, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2014 switch to control the lights, look for • Moore, Steven; Bohm, Harry; Jensen, Vicki, Underwater Robotics, the RDS(ON) value, “Static Drain-to- Hong Kong, Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE), 2010 Sourc
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
colleges include SUNY, U.S. Mer- safety of offshore infrastructure in the North Sea following chant Marine Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Stevens a series of incidents that raised fears of attacks on underwa- Institute, Webb Institute, Rutgers University, Old Dominion ter internet cables,
sit in series, and AC and then the second ship maybe comes three, four years later,” induction motors connected to a shaft, which then connects to said Steven Mankevich, Naval Business Development Direc- the propeller,” said Mankevich. “The beauty of the AC induc- tor, GE Power Conversion. “In this case,
IN THE SHIPYARD DERECKTOR BLAZES A TRAIL IN COMMERCIAL HYBRIDS Derecktor erecktor Shipyards NY delivered another commer- space and an expansive exterior aft deck area. The vessel is cial hybrid vessels, its fourth delivery of an alumi- designed to operate on Lake Champlain in up to 1.5-meter Dnum hybrid
In the Shipyard Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs $1B Contract for Trio of Next- Gen Italian Navy Patrol Boats 7,100 TEU ALS CERES ABS/DSIC First of Six for Fincantieri AsiaO c Lloyd As part of the OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessel) acqui- sition program of the Italian Navy (MM), Orizzonte ALS CERES
DECARBONIZATION DEMANDS Yet Panagiotis Mitrou, Gas Segment ply chain needs to be upscaled – not just to minimise both methane slip, but also Director at Lloyd’s Register, believes LNG, but LPG, ammonia, and carbon operational emissions. we need hundreds more LNG ships to dioxide too. “Only then can
SHIPYARD CAPACITY Panagiotis Mitrou, Philip Lewis, Lloyd’s Register Intelatus Global Partners (see chart below). But the demand will still be there for US- some scope for upgrades and conversions. In mid-July, Horn- built SOVs and CTVs. beck Offshore revealed a deal with Florida-based Eastern Intelatus’
By the Numbers Powered by German Shipowners This month VesselsValue offer insights and a breakdown of a traditional maritime (& container shipping) powerhouse, German ship owners. Top 10 German Owners by Fleet Value Type # of Vessels Value ($) Hapag Lloyd 100 6,838 TUI AG Cruises 9 3,411 Aida Cruises
Systems held a groundbreaking ceremony Marinette, Wis. Shipyard Fincantieri Marinette Marine, of? cially kicking off a $200 million modernization pro- Stevens Towing recently added an 820-metric-ton-capacity Marine Travelift 820CII mobile boat hoist to join its 150-ton hoist already on site at its shipyard
Southern California-based Marine Group Boat Works, dry dock time frame for them.” which performs a mix of yacht, commercial and govern- In addition, the Stevens Towing Shipyard facility will ment vessel repair work, in 2022 repowered its 665-ton now be equipped to haul out 60-foot-wide barges, making Marine
In the Shipyard Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs Mitsubishi, Nihon to Design, Build LCO2 Carrier Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and Nihon Shipyard—a Tokyo- based joint venture for ship design and sales between Imabari Shipbuilding and Japan Marine United Corporation—have started a joint study for the
each time), with the aim of identifying suspicious cargo to users for thorough investigation.” According to Ken Rohlman of Hapag-Lloyd the concept of HazCheck Detect is not a novel one. In fact, Hapag-Lloyd had developed as far back as 2010. The results were shocking, and they highlighted what is an