NEW TECH OCEANOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2024 MTR TV’s professional video team was out and about at Oi in London for nearly 20 executive interviews, including [clockwise, starting top left]: Cellula Robotics’ CEO Neil Manning; Rob Dewell, Integration Engineer, Saab UK who put the new eM1-7 electric manipulator
infrastructure. The CL-360 Marine is the only lidar of evaluating and classifying the potential objects of interest. system designed for use on an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) Teledyne Geospatial brought its latest advancements in that provides survey grade range and accuracy. ocean mapping hardware
Meridian line, a robust, custom engineered dry-mate connector series is open face rated to 6km, and is well-suited for battery packs and thrusters for crewed and uncrewed subsea vehicles that re- quire high amperage power transfer. Select sizes are already being DNV type-approved for 6km rated crewed submers- i
LANDER LAB #10 Of special interest for marine applications, LiPo batteries are Shipping any kind of lithium battery can be a challenge, and offered in a “pouch” design, with a soft, ? at body. The pouch IATA regs vary with the batteries inside or outside an instru- is vacuum-sealed, with all voids ?
and later ? lled in by Maxlimer from SEA-KIT International. Jasmin McInerney, Ocean Instrument Engineer, Employment of technology during talking to crew in the workboat deploying the glider. Phase One of TESMaP. RV Tangaroa ? anked by the islands of HTHH. Left - Hunga Ha’apai, right - Hunga Tonga. MTR
assist in identifying mines and act as a neutralization device. About the Author Bottom mines pose even greater chal- David R. Strachan is a defense analyst and founder of lenges. Unlike contact mines, bottom Strikepod Systems, a research and strategic advisory mines utilize a range of sensors to
from marinas along the western coast. The exact number of lizing laser detection systems can detect mines just below the mines, as well as their locations, remains largely a mystery, surface, even those hiding in murky water. The Airborne Laser although reports suggest that over three hundred have been
. review of SOLAS formulations for the decarbonization. New energy saving devices, alterna- design, planning and testing of ships, “I don't say that crews must be soft- tive fuels, carbon capture, batteries and and a regulatory framework which takes ware engineers, but there is no going fuel cell power
to install the sys- rial, helping them apply lessons learned our founding in 2019; Sumitomo Mitsui tem which consists of a sensor unit that is across the crews in their ? eet. We are Finance and Leasing; tanker operators mounted on top of a ship’s bridge, and a also providing cloud connectivity for the
, says co-founder and CEO Juha Rokka. ife at sea is already physically and mentally demanding. nology which combines information from a 225-degree visual Crewing levels are tight, work hours are long and ir- camera with a specially-developed 180-degree infrared cam- regular, watchkeepers are required to perform
Tech Files Latest Products, Systems and Ship Designs Zero-Emission Mooring Service of a Tanker Consulmar achieved a milestone by executing what it calls ing boat Castalia, which operates on full electric propulsion. the world's ? rst zero-emissions mooring service for a tanker. Equipped with two 150 kW
at NAPA – Captain Pradeep Chawla, Founder, MarinePALS Image courtesy MarinePals Image courtesy NAPA technology which it develops at its global where crews will bene? t from the best both vessel models and their behavior in center in Singapore. “When we think of possible situational awareness of the
NYK has secured certi? cation from ClassNK for Japan’s today is just eight seconds, one second less than gold? sh. The ? rst training program for crew members of offshore wind in- science behind these attention span perceptions is limited, but dustry crew transfer vessels (CTVs). The training uses
; two rescue and salvage ships; two submarine tenders; and the Sixth Fleet ? agship, USS Mount Whit- ney, that has a combined civil service and military crew. Our two ocean going tugs are going to be part of a 10-ship class. We have a special warfare support ship; two high-speed transports; and the high-speed
RADM PHILIP SOBECK, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND With COVID, we had to make some hard choices for our Do your CIVMARs have upward mobility? mariners because we couldn’t rotate. Many of our mariners The Navy has Sailors who become “Mustangs,” and work found other employment, and were able to use their skills
RADM PHILIP SOBECK, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND Photo by Brian Suriani USN Military Sealift Command From a global supply chain perspective, What makes MSC so vital to the we’ve learned a lot about dealing with Navy’s ? eet and our military disruptions. COVID delivered a big forces around the world? wake-up
see the demand of 5 to 7 installation vessels, 12 to 15 ser- ments and seeing an up-tick for CVA, technology review and vice operation vessels and 50 to 60 crew transfer vessels by risk reduction services in early development phases,” said 2030. Adding dredges, rock installation vessels, cable layers Langford
of technicians from shore bases to offshore wind farms 12-24 and increasingly 30+ technicians on a daily basis and for construction and O&M activities: crew transfer have an advantage when windfarms are close to shore. There A vessel (CTV), helicopter, and SOVs/CSOVs. is a trend for CTVs to be built with
from traditional inspections, the program aims to provide a more detailed analysis of a ship’s condition, Introducing Risk-based Inspections the crew’s capabilities, and future performance through ad- One of SIRE 2.0’s innovations is the distinction between vanced risk assessment techniques. core
we do - from vational assessments. Here, when con- of the many practices that can support a training, to assessment, to planning and venient, one crew member acts as an strong behaviour-based safety approach to operations. “observer” to any task being performed in our maritime organizations. At
by most. Yet it is One effective way of fostering a shared sense of responsi- Hvery useful to understand it as a collective bility is to involve crew members in safety activities, such concept, and to understand what we can do as maritime train- as discussions, observations, and feedback, to ensure
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Sunrise Wind projects in New York. The vessel will be An of? cial launch ceremony was held to celebrate the com- missioning of a new Jones Act compliant crew transfer vessel berthed at Ørsted’s Operations Hub at Quonset Point, and (CTV) built for American Offshore Services (A-O-S)—the will transport wind
from ABB to enable autono- Surface Ships (MASS) Code, due to take effect in 2025. mous operations in the future. “[The evolution] is step-by-step with crew on board. As The vessel’s current onboard systems can provide passive the technology proves itself to the level of Coast Guard and situational awareness