LANDER LAB #10 Photo courtesy West Mountain Radio Photo courtesy of Clarios/AutoBatteries.com Figure 6 The West Mountain Radio Computerized Battery Analyzer (CBA V) attaches to a Figure 5 laptop by a USB-B cable, and to a battery by Powerpole® Connectors. Exploded view of an AGM lead-acid battery.
miscible barrier ? uid heavier than seawater (sg=1.026) and lighter than the battery electrolyte (sg=1.265). The original cell vent cap was screwed into the top of the riser pipe to vent the gases associated with charging. Wires were soldered to the lead (Pb) posts. The lead-acid battery was additionall
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
RADM PHILIP SOBECK, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND U.S. Navy photo by Bill Mesta/released U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Carter Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, Commander, United States Navy’s Military Sealift Command, visits USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) for a tour of the ship at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., November 20, 2023.
Feature Shipbuilding Crowley Crowley’s electric tug eWolf, built by Master Boat Builders. Administration (MARAD) put a cost of $97 million on the ulatory ? lings, the vessel “is expected to be delivered and vessel. The same yard has also been contracted to build an operational in 2025.” Filings with
Feature Navigation inside the approved lease area as a requirement under the BOEM’s attention to the USCG’s recent 27-page Federal terms and conditions of a speci? c lease. Register Notice (January 19) to establish “shipping safety • For structure siting, the USCG (again) “insists” that fairways along
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
four of its 18 Ohio-class SSBNs and They can also operate without the wires, These weapons are launched over the side converted them to conventional cruise using their own active or passive sensors. of surface ships with the ubiquitous MK missile carriers. The ? rst four Ohio- They are programmed to
TECH FEATURE WAVE POWER “We found an interesting market and application where we’re deploying the MARINE technology: decarbonizing oil and gas. TECHNOLOGY TV I’m talking about powering sub-sea Watch the full interview with Cameron McNatt: equipment in the oil and gas sector.” Cameron McNatt, Mocean
impact on operational ef? ciency. This hybrid assisted approach will be necessary going forward if the shipping sector is to ever become truly carbon neutral. Future fuels, such as methanol will play a signi? cant role, but their mainstream availability will likely be limited for several decades
The ? rst step is an audit that examines current procedures processes like data entry, reporting, or any other administrative and practices. This will help to ensure the highest level of work that may arise from updated policies. Investing in automa- safety and compliance standards throughout your
? oating equipment, such as derricks, anchor barges, tugboats and pontoon tanks,” he explained. “The Multi Cats will improve our operating ef? ciencies by eliminating the need for multiple vessels to perform these tasks.” Improved safety is another bene? t. “The Multi Cat brings step change safety
TECH FEATURE: GEARS Image courtesy Reintjes Karl Senner Chris Senner Reintjes Hybrid System hybrids, fully electric vessels, energy storage systems, fuel cells, alternative fuels, and everything in between. Key areas of increased penetration in the market include de- livering Reintjes solutions to the
COMPANY IN FOCUS: W&O Company in Focus: In June 2023, Michael Hume rejoined W&O as President. W&O Image courtesy W&O or more than 48 years, W&O has focused exclusively Primary Product/Service on serving the maritime industry with products and W&O focuses solely on the maritime industry with prod- servi
MARKET IN FOCUS: OFFSHORE WIND Chart Intelatus Global Partners ing resource on the leasing and permitting of offshore wind long lifetime, they will require constant routine inspection, and plans to approve over 13 GW of project capacity before repair and maintenance, the technicians for which are trans- th
PHILIPPINE'S FASTCAT FERRIES Hitting bottom did not mean quitting, and the decision was made to change its course. “We will give our country what it needs – safe maritime transportation,” said Mary Ann. So in 2010 the company switched gears and decided to take the plunge and invest in new, modern tonnage.
FINLAND Arctia’s newest icebreaker, Polaris, was designed by Aker Arctic to op- erate in all local ice conditions. Built by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard in 2016 based up the Aker ARC 130 concept, the ves- © Marko Hannula / Adobe Stock sel is 110 meters long with a 24-meter beam and an 8-meter draft
drone-like experience for users, underwater. The result was allowing for data to be retrieved in real time, as the station Hydrus, a fully autonomous submersible vehicle transforming is wired to a communication modem. Researchers will have undersea research, inspection, detection and classi? cation by
CAPTAIN MORGAN MCMANUS because the hardware didn’t have the redundancy or the ro- Custom Built bustness to work. Now you don’t trust the software because of Not only does the NSMV replace a ship that’s 60 years old, the fact that it is custom built for training – not a cargo ship spoo? ng and cyberattacks
In the Shipyard Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs NYK to Build Its Sixth LPG $560M Explora I Dual-Fuel Very Large LPG / Delivered Ammonia Carrier NYK NYK is announced the order of its sixth lique? ed pe- Fincantieri troleum gas (LPG) dual-fuel very large LPG/lique? ed am- MSC Group Cruise
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
ANCHOR HANDLERS conditions in the core oil and gas sector; • High bollard pull, anchor han- the OSV segment post 2014. only six large anchor handlers have been dlining frame and a large AHC crane Many owners experienced ? nancial delivered in the last ? ve years. New- • Large back deck dif? culties
ANCHOR HANDLERS loating wind is an emerg- Several market players have ing technology currently unveiled new vessel designs Damen being tested in small scale tailored to the ? oating demonstration and pilot offshore wind market. Damen says its FLOW-SV is projects; at the end of 2022, speci? cally
OFFSHORE WIND SHIPBUILDING Maersk Supply Service used the Maersk Mariner to install six mooring lines (hybrid lines of chain and ? ber rope) and six drag anchors for Maersk Supply Service the DemoSATH ? oating wind project. ANCHOR HANDLER CONSTRUCTION: WHAT TO EXPECT AS FLOATING WIND PICKS