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regulated industry in the world.” How- ever, commercial success depends on many factors, not least a predictable OPEX. Over the past four years, SMD has worked with Oil States Industries to calculate cost per tonne ? gures for prospective customers. Patania II uses jet water pumps to Oil States’
FEATURE SEABED MINING bilical. It has passive heave compensation which nulli? es the necott. “The focus since then has been on scaling while en- wave, current and vessel motions that in? uence loads in the suring the lightest environmental impact,” says The Metals power umbilical. The LARS can
TECH FEATURE IMR There are also weaknesses in terms of accuracy because of FiGS Operations and Bene? ts signal noise and the ability to detect small ? eld gradients. In Conventional approaches to evaluating cathodic protection this process there is a risk that possible issues like coating (CP)
• Integrity assessment, and otherwise covered, e.g., by rock dump. As for depletion of • Mitigation, intervention and repair. sacri? cial anodes, this can be dif? cult or even impossible to Selecting the best method for collecting the data these work- estimate due to poor visibility, the presence of
SURVEY USING NON-CONTACT SENSORS By Svenn Magen Wigen, FORCE Technology he principle behind sacri? cial anodes, which are water structures, reducing the need for frequent repairs and used to safeguard underwater pipelines and struc- replacements, which also aligns well with sustainable opera- tures
broad Glider answers that need,” said Shea autonomous underwater ve- range of missions. Quinn, Slocum Glider Product Line hicles (AUVs) is certainly “As the use of Slocum Gliders grew, Manager at TWR. A familiar with the popular- so did demand for increased capabil- The Slocum Sentinel Glider scales ity
USBL, LBL and hybrid positioning of underwater assets, navigation for divers • Modem emulator and multiple cost-saving developer tools • Sonobot 5 - the autonomous surface vehicle for bathymetry, monitoring, search & rescue, and AUV support • Quadroin - the novel bionic AUV for surveys and monitoring NEW DI
“The industry is an ecosystem which includes owners, managers, mariners, shipyards, equipment makers, designers, research institutes and class societies: all of them are crucial,” – Eero Lehtovaara, Head of Regulatory & Public Affairs, ABB Marine & Ports All images courtesy ABB Marine and Ports provi
SIMULATION "A simulated vessel ? ooding can help teams work together to solve the challenge using different systems on the bridge." – Jussi Siltanen, Lead, "The gami? cation of Product Marketing, learning makes it fun." Safety Solutions at NAPA – Captain Pradeep Chawla, Founder, MarinePALS Image
FEATURE "Simulators with high "Tomorrow’s seafarer is going accuracy have become a vital to have to be more technology- savvy than in previous years." tool for engineering studies." Image courtesy ABS – Terje Heierstad, VP Business – Vassilios Kroustallis, VP, Global Development, Maritime Business
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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 their way up to the of? cers’ ranks, and
SERVICES IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT PHASES. WITH NEW LEASE ROUNDS COMING AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES, WE DO NOT SEE A BIG SLOWDOWN FOR OSW DEVELOPMENTS APART FROM THE OBVIOUS PROJECT DELAYS AND RE-BIDS. ROB LANGFORD, VP, GLOBAL OFFSHORE WIND, ABS “Some of them do understand, but I think there’s more work projects
hydro-acoustic design of a propulsor that delays cavitation meets its underwater noise limits. This will require specialized inception and cavitating area. The third approach should be test sites or specialized mobile underwater testing equipment. isolation mounting of a vibro-active equipment and machin-
training with respect to be developed shortly by IMO, and/or countries salient design/construction essentials, 6) compliance veri? ca- like Canada and the EU. In the past, only quieting tion methods, and 7) deliverables. Q approaches have been promulgated. As outlined The design process involves associating
ing will be more accurate in determining trends and aspects of SIRE 2.0 seeks to unify the maritime community in its ap- improvement or safety concerns. proach to safety and compliance, enhancing transparency and The introduction of core and rotational questions in SIRE 2.0 operational ef? ciency by
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 case of excessive operating tem- perature. Self-parking
Vessels General Arnold Chasse, La. The 32-inch CSD will immediately begin work on Phase Four of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project. The project will bene? cially reuse 100% of the dredged material removed from the channel deepening and widening. The General Arnold is the newest,
Feature ECO Edison, the ? rst U.S.- Shipbuilding built wind farm service operations vessel. Ørsted U.S. SHIPBUILDING REPORT By Barry Parker If nothing else, building vessels in the U.S. is a com- handle), handling “…government and commercial work, plicated business. primarily newbuilds, but also
OpEd Shipbuilding can industrial base. building, repairing, repowering and local communities at a time in which Second, the Congress must pri- maintaining ships, not to mention our maritime strength is needed more oritize stable and predictable budgets the massive supply chain that sup- than ever
OpEd Shipbuilding U.S. Commercial Shipbuilding and Repair Industry Ensures American Strength at Sea By Matthew Paxton, President, Shipbuilders Council of America As Senator Roger Wicker force, the U.S. is falling behind. China, Korea and Japan of Mississippi once said, “Growth in commercial ship-
Insights century technology in 2024.” That’s an area of focus. industry. We want to do that in a realistic way. These are We also want to make sure that we have workers on our great careers where a hardworking person can make a six- vessels who are ? t for duty. One of the things that we have ? gure
News (ISSN#1087-3864) (USPS#013-952) Editor’s Note New York: 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271 www.marinelink.com The current period of time is one of swift transition for the maritime industry, CEO as regulatory and technological evolutions John C. O’Malley • jomalley@ma