OPINION: The Final Word GAO: USCG Should Address Workforce Recruitment and Retention Challenges By Heather MacLeod, Director, GAO’s Homeland Security and Justice team he Coast Guard has strug- Coast Guard established cyberspace as vessels to determine whether they meet gled for years to recruit an
Column Safety Zone Five Tips to Keep Workers Safe in 2024 By Zach Walden, Director of Port Safety, Hampton Roads Shipping Association to improve your maritime safety performance and start the The maritime industry new year out strong. accounts for more than 90% of global trade and employs over 3
Training Tips for Ships Tip #55 Maritime Micro-Learning for Mega-Bene? ts By Murray Goldberg, CEO, Marine Learning Systems n our industry as in most others, we typically see on- to be less expensive to update the speci? c microlearning mod- line training content presented as large, comprehensive ules in
Navy as it moves toward operational- shelf quadcopter drones are used to hack into smartphones izing Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO). and corporate wireless networks. To date, the focus of commercial maritime cybersecurity has While these may sound like plotlines from popular techno- been securing against
into force in 1958, and only gave the IMO broad and, vague tion. But shipbuilders, oil companies, miners, chemical man- powers “to deal with” the regulation and practices “relating ufactures and others with huge ? nancial stakes in shipping, to technical matters of all kinds affecting shipping in inter-
Maritime Safety – Safety Management Systems Photo by Greg Trauthwein Passenger Vessel Safety How to design, implement, and improve your SMS t’s been four years since the fatal Conception dive boat must include clearly de? ned safety and environmental protec- ? re claimed 34 lives off the California coast
Feature Great Vessels of 2023 All American Marine SHACKLEFORD Built to service the growing offshore wind market as allowing accurate and repeatable lever arm calculations to well as accomplish many other scienti? c survey missions, all survey sensors. Coordinate Uncertainty Analysis of the Shackleford
PORT FUNDING The ports authority found success by tailoring its projects to city has already submitted one Port Infrastructure Develop- the requirements of the grants programs. For example, for the ment Program grant and is positioned for other prospects to Colonel's Island Terminal needed to increase
Digitalization Decarbonization Requires Move from Talk to Action More vessels need to be connected to digital systems to realize zero-emissions shipping and data sharing is essential. he Inmarsat Connected Future Conference at this year’s London In- T ternational Shipping Week examined how the industry
Training Tips for Ships Tip #53 Data & Analytics: Taking the Next Step By Murray Goldberg s the world sails into this new era of digital trans- out us intentionally doing so. These broad and interconnected formation, our industry ? nds itself at the begin- data create a deep well of information, ripe for
that can The new pro? ler provides survey-grade sensor technology, be compared to monitor temporal changes in seagrass cover- coupled with Bluetooth wireless technology, a rechargeable age for the planning of protection and regeneration projects battery and an integral GNSS module to geo-locate each pro
in less than eight hours. Source: SEABER FR Verlume’s intelligent energy management system, Axonn, was designed for Aker Solutions as a completely wireless can deliver a constant output of power from renewable sources and self-powered tool for tubing hanger installation on sub- to support offshore decarboniz
, the company has deep expertise and signi? - cant IP in smart miniature construction of robust in- spection robots EXRAY, high-bandwidth underwater wireless communication technology LUMA, hubless ultra-thin thrusters DISKDRIVE, distributed network- ing, autonomy features and many other cutting-edge features
the science here, its use, codes and protocols to ensure safety.” Getting the permits In a section referencing “Proposed Future Work,” still for 2023, project managers will seek to ? nalize design and development and pursue permitting “from authorities having jurisdiction.” In the 2023 AMR a section
technologies. It en- i. The collected data is controlled centrally (e.g., compasses human-to-machine and machine-to-machine com- cloud computing or wireless infrastructure). munication in networked organizations. Characteristics of ii. Provides data processing and conducts data analyt- technologies with
boat manufacturers including SAFE Boats International, Zodiac and MetalCraft Marine. As one example, the David Clark Series 9100 hybrid (wired and wireless) system was installed on the Multi-Mission Interceptor (MMI) demo patrol boat from SAFE Boats International. Rob Goley, Coast Guard veteran and
Aviation headset pioneers multi-channel programmability and the ability to seam- During the early 1970s, David Clark Company began to lessly integrate wireless headsets for a “hybrid” wired/wire- broaden its focus in an effort provide aviation pilots with less communication solution, and Simplicity for ease
A A S SN MERICAN UCCESS TORY avid Clark Company is best known within the and manufacturing boat crew communication solutions marine market for its wireless and digital head- for a variety of workboats, e.g., patrol boats, ? re/rescue set workboat crew communication systems – craft, and offshore service
SAFETY @ SEA: ENCLOSED SPACES Images on this page: OneLearn Global Enclosed space entry drills provide an opportunity to enhance competence. rector for training provider OneLearn Global, highlights the importance of responding not reacting. “If a seafarer reacts impulsively and endangers themselves
SAFETY @ SEA: ENCLOSED SPACES “You’re at the bottom of a 100-step ladder. It can feel claustrophobic and fearful when inside 30,000 cubic meters of a VLCC, ballast tank, or forepeak tank. What reassures you is your trained crew working as a unit with everyone looking out for each other.” Captain
CABLING PIONEER CONSULTING ing and permanent reservoirs monitoring. Fiber optic cables branching units with OADM technology to deliver 200 Gb/s also help to create a safer operating environment with a more of bi-directional communications to each cable landing stations connected workforce and more ?
Can you talk about the technical aspects of sub- sea ? ber optic cables? How do these cables differ in diameter, capacity, length, material, cost etc.? How is this technology evolving? © Pioneer Consulting Much like standard telecommunication systems, offshore energy cable systems typically consist of a
CABLING PIONEER CONSULTING © 2022 by Andre Ribeiro/Agência Petrobras Subsea Fiber Optic Cable Systems for Offshore Energy Projects: Q&A with Pioneer Consulting’s Austin Shields Pioneer Consulting, a subsea ? ber optic telecommunications consulting and project management company, was last year awarded a
TECH FEATURE SHAFT GENERATORS & THE SWITCH All images courtesy Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch SHAFT GENERATORS 101 – WHAT ARE THEY? Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch shines a light on how to produce electricity ef? ciently on ships. ship is like a ? oating city that needs electricity