Over millions of years, metal particles accrete onto sediment grains slowly forming lumps of commercially-valuable metallic ores in deep aphotic basins three miles underwater. As resources dwindle, mining companies are increasingly looking to the ocean to provide the metals and minerals we need. But environmental concerns hang heavy over the deep-sea mining industries. Before we venture into places untouched by humankind, the ABYSSLINE project sought to discover what animals wait in the path of destruction and, more importantly, what fate has in store for those communities when mining begins.
. “Why was the eruption blast so powerful,” asked Mackay. “All communications with the na- OF THE HUNGA tion of Tonga were immediately cut. What natural mechanism could cut the undersea communication cables that were tens of kilometers TONGA–HUNGA away from the volcano?” Moreover, the following
, or to count ships and delay detonation, greatly complicat- ing mine sweeping operations. Further complicating matters will be the count- less natural and unnatural “mine-like objects” (MLOs) littering the Black Sea, including thousands of World War II-era unexploded mines and artillery shells
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So that the bow always stays submerged. Waves are over topping we have a project to get that in the water in a couple of years. (the unit) and that’s a natural load shedding mechanism. 20 January/February 2024 MTR #1 (18-33).indd 20 1/30/2024 8:08:53 P
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and will also be able to operate cable lay and burial (up to 4 cables) with a variety of ploughs. worldwide. It will have an optimal hull design to suit natural The vessel will be equipped with a DP3 positioning and sea- and construction conditions in Japan, allowing it to be used in keeping systems and
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has ley produced the waste. been installed on ? ve Celebrity Solstice-class vessels, and has “Fish don’t eat steak pie and chips as part of their natural now been chosen by KiwiRail for two ropax ferries. diet, and what’s not eaten will decompose anaerobically cre- The issue of discharging plastic
the heart of the vessel are four Wärtsilä 31DF dual-fuel Ståhlberg said the vessel is also very well planned and built engines that can burn lique? ed natural gas (LNG) and/or bio- for ef? cient loading and unloading in port, where it connects gas. The medium-speed four-stroke engines are part of a high-
MEET THE CTO s maritime navigates a ment track record and business sense to tasked with future proo? ng a ? eet had future premised on meeting deliver. “So three weeks later, I started never, in fact, sailed onboard a com- and beating decarboniza- here in Antwerp.” mercial ship. Ation targets
COATINGS Figure 6. The M/V Mark W. Barker sports exterior topcoats in The Interlake Steamship Company’s distinctive red (hull) and brown (freeboard). coat with a DFT of 20 to 25 mils. Aluminum oxide was added for at least a decade before dry docking – nearly double the for slip resistance and texture