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Contents GOVERNMENT UPDATE MARITIME 14 Reporting Harm REPORTER 14 Effective January 17, 2006, a new marine casualty requirement AND came into effect. Dennis Bryant explains. ENGINEERING NEWS NEW YORK 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 Tel: (212) 477-6700; Fax: (212) 254-6271 Q&A e-mail: [email protected] • Web: Internet: www.marinelink.com FLORIDA • 215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435 15 IOOS Opportunities Tel: (561) 732-1659 Fax: (561) 732-6984 Dr. Andrew Clark discusses business opportunities for marine Associate Publisher companies via the Integrated Ocean Observing System. Gregory R. Trauthwein • [email protected]
— by Maggie Merrill Associate Editor Jennifer Rabulan • [email protected] Technical Editor • David Tinsley TRAINING & EDUCATION Contributing Editor • Dennis L. Bryant Senior Maritime Counsel, Holland & Knight Editorial Consultant 18 Is it real, or is it ... James R. McCaul, president, International Maritime Associates
Simulation? The trend towards advanced vessel simulatotion PRODUCTION for training crews is sweeping the globe, with ever-increasingly Production Manager John Guzman • [email protected] advanced packages delivering more realistic navigation situa- Asst. Production Manager Irina Tabakina • [email protected] tions. ADVERTISING SALES Senior Vice President, Sales Rob Howard • [email protected] Tel: (561) 732-4368; Fax: (561) 732-6984 JAPAN Senior Vice President, Sales Brett W. Keil • [email protected] 18 25 Rising Engine Output Tel: (561) 732-1185; Fax: (561) 732-8414 Japan continues to demonstrate remarkable resilience as a pow- Vice President of Sales Lucia M. Annunziata • [email protected] erhouse of building ship’s machinery. Classified Ad Sales — by David Tinsley, Technical Editor Dale L. Barnett • [email protected] Tel: (212) 477-6700
NAVY Sales Administration Manager Tina Veselov • [email protected]
30 Getting Ship Shape Sales Assistant The first Littoral Combat Ship is taking shape in the Midwest, Rhoda Morgan • [email protected] a harbinger for a growing U.S. Navy fleet. Manager, Accounting Services — by Edward Lundquist Esther Rothenberger • [email protected] Manager, Public Relations 25 Mark O’Malley • [email protected] Marketing Coordinator Jocelyn Pearring • [email protected]
Manager, Information Technology Services Vladimir Bibik • [email protected] CIRCULATION [email protected]
PUBLISHERS John E. O’Malley John C. O'Malley • [email protected]
International Sales Operations Managing Director, International Sales TONY STEIN 12, Braehead, Bo'ness, West Lothian EH51 OBZ, Scotland, U.K. Tel: +44 (0) 1506 822240; Fax: +44 (0) 1506 828085
Germany/Switzerland TONY STEIN • [email protected] Tel: +44 (0) 1506 822240; Fax: +44 (0) 1506 828085
Japan KATSUHIRO ISHII Ace Media Service Inc., 12-6, 4-chome, Nishiike, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 121, Japan, Tel: +81 3 5691 3335; Fax: + 81 3 5691 3336
Korea JO, YOUNG SANG • [email protected] Business Communications, Inc., Rm 1232, Gwanghwamoon Officia Bldg. 163, 1-Ga, Shinmoon-Ro, Jongro-Gu, Seoul, Korea 110-999 Tel: +82 2 739 7840; Fax: +82 2 732 3662
Scandinavia ROLAND PERSSON/[email protected] ÖRN MARKETING AB, Box 184, S-271 24 Ystad, Sweden Tel: +46 411-184 00; Fax: +46 411 105 31
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The Index
ABG Shipyard 47 Fincantieri 8 Manitowoc 33 Primorje Sea Shipping Co. 10 Aker Kvaerner Power Automation Systems 49 Furuno 23 MarAd 43 Progressive Barge Line 44 Aker Yards 84,348 Galbraiths 28 Marathon Petroleum 23 Rheinmetall Defense Electronics 20 Alfa Laval 52 General Dynamics 30,31 Marine Technology Society 15 Rolls-Royce 31,38,43,48 Allweiler AG 24 Gibbs & Cox 31 Marinette Marine 30,33 Royal Caribbean 8 American Bureau of Shipping 28,33,44,4749 Guido Perla 47 Military Sealift Fleet Support Command 44 Smit Intl. 49 American Superconductor 31 Gulf Coast Ocean Observing System 16 Miller 24 SNAME 10 AMOT 24 Hamilton Jet 43 Minerals Management Service 16 STC Group 21 Anteon 34,36 Harris Corp. 15 Mission Marine 44 Steyr 44 Austal 43 Hatlapa 12 MITAGS 20 Stratos Global 13 BAE 8,31 Hatsu Marine 26 Mitsubishi Heavy Industry 25,26 STX Shipbuilding 10 Bard & Co. 48 Hitachi Zosen 25 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding 25 Sydvast Maritime 20 Bath Iron Works 36 Hoegh Autoliners 46 Moose Boats 43 Tallink 48 Bollinger 31,34 Holland & Knight LLP 14 Moran 23 Touchstone Learning & Skills 23 Bollinger Marine Fabricators LLC 44 IACS 49 MPRI 20 Transas 20 Bourbon 10 Innospeck 47 MSI 23 U.S. Coast Guard 14 Boyd Gaming 47 IOOS 15 MTS 45 UltraJet 44 Caterpillar 38,52 ITS Corp. 45 NASSCO 43 Unitor 45 China State Shipbuilding 26 Jamestown Metal Marine 47 Navsea 31 Universal Shipbuilding 26 Color Line 48 Kamewa 43 Navsea 37 University of Idaho 39 Costa Crociere 8 Kawasaki Steam Turbine 20 Neptune Systems 22 USNS 44 Crowley Far East Services 10 Knightsbridge Tankers 48 New Century Shipbuilding 46 Viking Line 48 Crowley Maritime Corp. 10,46 Kongsberg Maritime 21,23 New Times Shipbuilding 49 Virtu Ferries 43 Cummins 43 L-3 MPRI Ship Analytics 20 NOAA 16 VT Group 23 Dalian New Shipbuilding Heavy Industries 46 Lloyd's Register 28,49 Northrop Grumman 38 W&O Supply 45 DM Consulting 22 Lloyd-Werft 12 Northrop Grumman Marine Systems 31 Wartsila 26,43,45 DNV 23,49 Lockheed Martin 30 Octel 47 Wartsila Land & Sea Academy 18 DRS Technologies 37 M. Ship Co. 6,38 ONR 39 Wheelabrator Group 48 Elliot Bay Design Group 44 Maersk Contractor 23 Pacific Maritime Institute 20 Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA 48 Evergreen 26,28 Malaysian Maritime Academy 20 Panama Canal Authority 12 Xantic 13 Fairbanks Morse Engine 30 MAN B&W 25,46 Petronas Maritime Services 20 Fednav 26 MAN Diesel SE 47 Portuguese Navy 44
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Editor’s Note On the Cover ometime in the distant future, historians will MARITIME view today’s procurement of U.S. Navy and SU.S. Coast Guard ships and assets as a water- REPORTER shed in the history of these two services. The U.S. AND ENGINEERING NEWS Coast Guard’s Deepwater program has been covered www.marinelink.com in great detail in these pages — and those of sister- ISSN-0025-3448 publication MarineNews — for several years. Now, USPS-016-750 finally, it appears the U.S. Navy is getting its due, as No. 3 Vol. 68 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 legislators have finally heeded the call of industry and tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271
defense to increase budgets to build more surface Founder: John J. O’Malley 1905 - 1980 combatants. While the final numbers and ultimate make-up of the fleet is still Charles P. O’Malley 1928 - 2000 under negotiation, President Bush’s $127 billion request for the Navy is a signif- Maritime Reporter/Engineering News is published monthly by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. Mailed at Periodicals Postage Rates at Waterbury, CT 06701 and icant boost over previous years, and, in conjunction with the release of the additional mailing offices. Department of Defense's Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), calls for a 313 On the Cover: Pictured on the cover is the M80 Stiletto from M. Ship Co., an Postmaster send notification (Form 3579) regarding undeliverable magazines to Maritime ship navy (versus today’s 281-ship fleet) reversing decades of decline. Much of operational experiment for the Pentagon’s Reporter/Engineering News, 118 East 25th Street, this is due, of course, to the addition of 55 new Littoral Combat Ships — small- Office of Force Transformation to test new New York, NY 10010. materials and designs for the Navy’s next Publications Mail Agreement No: 40024966 er, faster vessels designed to operate as a cog in the network-centric defense generation. Navy coverage begins on Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to page 30; M80 Stiletto details are on page Circulation Dept. of DPGM scheme. There will be plenty of political wrangling for years to come as to the 4960-2 Walker Road 38. number of aircraft carriers, submarines, destroyers and LCS that are sufficient Windsor, ON N9A 6J3 39 Marine Electronics Publishers are not responsible for the safekeeping or for the nation’s defense, but suffice it to say that an increase of any sort is wel- return of editorial material. ©2005 Maritime Activity 45 People & Companies Reports, Inc. come news for the companies that build, outfit and service Navy ships. 51 Maritime Security Directory All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be repro- The international offshore market is another niche that will seemingly bring 53 Ship’s Store duced or transmitted in any form or by any means mechani- cal, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior business to the commercial side for years to come. Those in the know are well- 54 Buyer’s Directory written permission of the publishers. 56 Ad Index versed in the “boom and bust” cycle inherent to the offshore market, but by all 58 Classifieds Member appearance this could be a long-term driver for the marine business. In a February 28 conference call with the CEO of emerging offshore giant Bourbon, Subscriptions: One full year (12 issues) $34.00 in U.S.; outside of U.S. $55.00 including postage Jacques de Chateauvieux unveiled his company’s aggressive four-year plan to and handling. For subscription information, call invest nearly $1.8 billion in new vessel construction — much of it serving the 212-477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271; or e-mail: Business Publications [email protected] burgeoning deepwater offshore development market — as well as plans to Audit of Circulation, Inc. increase its number of employees by 80 percent. At the end of 2006, Boubon Coming in Maritime Reporter & Engineering News will own a fleet of 264 vessels, including 192 in its Offshore division, 66 tugs in its Towage and Salvage division, and six bulk carriers in its bulk division. April 2006 THE OFFSHORE ANNUAL Offshore Business is booming, and MR examines trends and opportunities in this special “OTC” edition. LNG Ships • Deck Machinery & Cargo Handling Equipment • Marine Fuels, Lubricants & Additives • Norway
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Bourbon Sets Course for The company, which has been on a prospects for the offshore business, as oil majors to step up efforts to find new Massive Expansion major newbuild spending spree in its nearly $1.46 billion of its investment reserves. The company projects that the Bourbon plans to invest more than transformation to a maritime power- through 2010 will focus on the offshore world's production of oil will increas- $1.7 billion in new vessel construction house, at the end of 2006 will own a market. In assessing the near and long- ingly come from offshore sources, rising through 2010, according to the compa- fleet of 264 vessels, including 192 in its term future of the offshore business, de from 34 percent today to 39 percent by ny's CEO Jacques de Chateauvieux, Offshore division, 66 tugs in its Towage Chateauvieux said the company sees 2010, and increasingly that share will who held a conference call from his and Salvage division, and six bulk carri- "strong and continued demand" for oil, come from deepwater developments, Paris office last month. ers in its bulk division. as declines in production output from based largely on the fact that 65 percent The company is particularly bullish on existing offshore wells will pressure the of new discoveries are coming from deepwater searches. In addition to vessels, the company plans to increase its number of employ- ees by 80 percent, and is embarked on an international quest to recruit and retain top marine industry talent from Europe and the Americas, as well as increasingly from Africa and Asia.
PRESCO to Build Tankers Primorje Sea Shipping Company OJSC (PRESCO) signed an agreement for the construction of five product car- rying tankers with STX Shipbuilding. Under the contract these ice-class tankers of the deadweight of 52 thou- sand tons each are to replenish the PRESCO fleet by 2009.
Crowley Russian Flagged Vessel Starts Work
Crowley Maritime Corporation's Marine Services unit announced the deployment of the Crowley Alliance, the company's first Russian flagged and crewed vessel serving the offshore oil industry near Sakhalin Island, Russia. The vessel is owned and operated by Crowley Far East Services, a Crowley subsidiary formed and incorporated in Sakhalin State, Russia. The subsidiary, which is part of the corporation's marine services segment, offers marine and shore side logistics and transportation services to the energy and construction industries in the region. The Alliance is a UT 708 design 12,000 bhp AHTS that is Lloyds Ice Class 1A Super.
SNAME Provides Research Funds Shipboard oily water separators are internationally mandated as engine room equipment and are intended to allow engine room crews to clean engine room bilge water prior to dis- charge into the world's oceans. This Circle 203 on Reader Service Card 10 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News MR MARCH2006 #2 (9-16).qxd 2/28/2006 1:01 PM Page 11
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News linehandling services due to rising oper- cent. Fees vary by vessel size. Rates for Stratos Acquires Xantic cent of Inmarsat's mobile satellite ating costs. The decision was made by these services have not been increased Stratos Global Corporation completed telecommunications revenue. the Republic of Panama's Cabinet since March 2004. However, increases its acquisition of Xantic B.V. for approx. With the completion of this transac- Council, upon a recommendation from in operating costs due primarily to sus- $191 million, subject to post-closing tion, Stratos' market share increases to the ACP's Board . Rates for tug services tained fuel hikes have impacted tugboat adjustments. Xantic was the third largest approximately 44 percent of Inmarsat's will increase seven percent and rates for and linehandling services, making it provider of Inmarsat services in 2004, mobile satellite telecommunications linehandling services will rise four per- necessary to adjust rates. accounting for approximately 19 per- revenue, according to the company.
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Government Update Reporting Significant Harm to the Environment
Dennis Bryant, Senior Counsel, Holland & Knight LLP On January 17, 2006, a new marine casualty report- ing requirement came into effect. As of that date, ves- sels are required to promptly report to the U.S. Coast Guard a marine casualty involving "significant harm to the environment". The requirement applies to U.S. vessels worldwide, to foreign vessels in the navigable waters of the United States, and to foreign tank vessels in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Significant harm to the environment, as defined in the regulation, is much broader than the mere words would lead one to believe. The standard dictionary definition of "significant harm" is harm that is mean- ingful, important, or fairly large in quantity. In the reg- ulation, it means all that and more. Under the new regulation, significant harm to the environment means any of the following:
(a) In the navigable waters of the United States, a discharge of oil that causes a film, sheen, or dis- coloration of the water or a discharge of a haz- ardous substance in a reportable quantity; (b) In other waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, including the EEZ, a discharge of oil in excess of the quantities or instantaneous rate permitted by MARPOL or a discharge of a noxious liquid substance (NLS) in bulk in violation of applicable regulations; or alty must report the circumstances to the USCG NRC EEZ. Given the recent dust-up concerning oily water (c) In waters subject to the jurisdiction of the or cognizant COTP, immediately after addressing separators and oil record books, it should be noted that United States, including the EEZ, a probable dis- resultant safety concerns, whenever the marine casual- (either inadvertently or intentionally) the new reporting charge of oil, hazardous substances, marine pollu- ty involves or results in: (1) material damage affecting requirement for incidents involving significant harm to tants, or noxious liquid substances. Factors to be the seaworthiness or efficiency of the vessel; or (2) an the environment have somewhat raised the ante for considered in determining whether a discharge is occurrence involving significant harm to the environ- U.S. ships and for foreign tank vessels operating in the probable include proximity to land or other naviga- ment as a result of a discharge or probable discharge U.S. EEZ. Now, if the government proves a bypass or tional hazards, weather, current, sea state, traffic resulting from damage to the vessel or its equipment. misuse of the oily water separator, it can also (in most density, nature of the damage the vessel, and failure Note that the requirement for a foreign tank vessel circumstances) impose a civil penalty for failure to or breakdown of the vessel's machinery or equip- operating in the EEZ to immediately report a marine report an occurrence involving significant harm to the ment. casualty involving material damage affecting the sea- environment, as that term is defined in the new regula- worthiness or efficiency of the vessel is not dependent tion. Under the statute, the civil penalty is not more For a marine casualty that exclusively involves an upon whether there has been or is likely to be signifi- than $25,000 per violation, but it can be imposed on occurrence that constitutes significant harm to the cant harm to the environment. the owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, environment, the marine casualty reporting require- In the Coast Guard regulations implementing MAR- or individual in charge of the vessel. ment, in most instances, is met by submitting a stan- POL, the reporting requirements have been amended It is an old saying, but bears repeating - the cost of dard notice of discharge to the USCG National such that the vessel must report without delay the par- avoiding pollution is far less than the cost of polluting. Response Center (NRC) or cognizant Captain of the ticulars of an incident involving the discharge of oil, Port (COTP). For a marine casualty that involves an hazardous substances, marine pollutants, or noxious occurrence that constitutes significant harm to the liquid substances resulting from damage to the vessel environment along with some other type of reportable or its equipment, or for the purpose of securing the marine casualty (such as a collision or grounding), then safety of the vessel or saving a life at sea. Excepted both the standard notice of discharge and the written from this requirement are discharges of oil or haz- marine casualty report must be submitted. ardous substances within the quantities or instanta- A foreign tank vessel operating in the navigable neous rates allowed by MARPOL. A probable dis- waters of the United States and suffering a marine charge resulting from damage to the vessel or its equip- casualty that exclusively involves an occurrence that ment must also be reported. The report is to be made constitutes significant harm to the environment must by radio whenever possible or by the fastest telecom- submit both the standard notice of discharge and the munications channel available. This requirement applies to U.S. vessels worldwide and to foreign ves- Dennis L. Bryant, Senior Maritime written marine casualty report. A foreign tank vessel Counsel at the law firm of Holland & operating in the U.S. EEZ and suffering a marine casu- sels in the navigable waters of the United States, as Knight, Washington, D.C., is a con- well as to foreign tank vessels operating in the U.S tributing editor of MR/EN.
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Q&A Q&A with Dr. Andrew Clark: Industry Opportunities in IOOS Maggie Merrill spent some time with the country. I am only unique in that I Clark Yes there are. Actually, as we the evaluation process. Prior to this, two Dr. Andrew Clark — president of Harris was the first recruited from industry. speak, there is an RFQ (Request for other awards were already made; one to Corp.’s Maritime Communication sub- Quotations) that has just been posted Boeing and the other to Northrop- sidiary and Industry Liaison for the MR Are there opportunities for seeking firms who are interested in pro- Grumman, to develop some demonstra- National Office for Integrated and marine companies in this IOOS initia- viding conceptual designs for IOOS. By tion products of how IOOS could Sustained Ocean Observing (Ocean.US) tive and if so, how do they find and the time this interview runs, these address some of the complex problems and the Integrated Ocean Observing respond to them? response will have been received and in faced by NOAA and the U.S. Navy. System (IOOS) — at Underwater Intervention in Tampa, Fla. Think of all the reasons you trust ACR.
Emily Speight, Marine Technology Society and Dr. Andrew Clark, Industry Liaison for IOOS. (Photo credit: Maggie L. Merrill) MR What is your role with IOOS? Clark During my term as President of the Marine Technology Society, I was asked to testify before the then just cre- ated U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy (USCOPS) — this was so shortly after 9-11 that all the buildings on Capitol Hill were still shut down over the anthrax scare and we held that session at the Navy Memorial. I emphasized in my testimony that a nationally integrat- ed ocean observing capability (not yet Now add one more. coined as "IOOS") was critical to the (The RapidTrack S-VDR) nation and that such an ambitious under- taking would require a full partnership with the private sector - particularly U.S. Industry. This really resonated with the Ocean Commission as in their report, not only was the IOOS among their priority recommendations to the President, they also emphasized that its success would hinge upon the participa- tion of U.S. Industry. In the interim I wrote a paper for an Oceans conference and an op-ed piece emphasizing the issues. A little over a year ago, I got a call from some of the senior government leadership who are responsible for establishing IOOS saying that they agreed that U.S. Industry must become The first name in safety and survival is now the If all that doesn’t convince you, perhaps another engaged and asked if I could help. last word in IMO-mandated S-VDRs. important fact will. ACR also offers the world’s ACR‘s brilliant new entry is tough as nails and first type-approved combination S-VDR/ECDIS MR So a classic example of "be meets or exceeds all government requirements. It is compact, product, a sound and simple way to save you money. easy to install and, thanks to ACR’s vast worldwide To view ACR’s complete line of smart, efficient careful what you wish for?" service network, easy to maintain with virtually bridge-based products, including AIS, SSAS and Clark Something like that. Actually, I zero downtime. And its unique float-free capsule ECDIS, visit www.acrelectronics.com and reap the was honored to be asked and fortunate keeps vital information available, no matter what. benefits. to be in a position that I could essential- ly "take a sabbatical" from my day job and pitch in. I consider this my "answer to the call of public service." Actually, most of the staff of The Office for ACR Electronics, Inc., 5757 Ravenswood Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312, U.S.A. Integrated and Sustained Ocean For information call (954) 981-3333 • e-mail: [email protected] • www.acrelectronics.com Observations (www.Ocean.US ) are also This device has not been authorized as required by the Rules of the FCC. This device is not, and may not be offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until authorization is obtained. "on loan" from their posts either at other A Cobham plc Company Federal agencies or from universities and oceanographic institutions around Circle 279 on Reader Service Card March 2006 15 MR MARCH2006 #2 (9-16).qxd 3/2/2006 11:29 AM Page 16
Q&A Aside from these national procurements that it will be user-driven largely from Clark Two very good "one stop Clark Actually, from the inception of that will be posted at the Federal 11 Regional Associations that comprise shops" for reaching some or all the RA's IOOS through its development, deploy- Register, Federal Business the coastline of the U.S. and its territori- is through our website (www.ocean.us) ment, operation, maintenance and con- Opportunities, and/or the U.S. General al waters. Companies interested in par- or that of the National Federation of tinual upgrade and improvements there Services Administration companies, ticipating should contact some or all of Regional Associations (NFRA at will be critical roles that can best be ful- both large and small need to get these Regional Associations to see about www.usnfra.org) filled by Industry. The national calls or involved with IOOS at the regional becoming a member. MR What contribution can be solicitations to date have been focused level. An important aspect of IOOS is MR And how do they contact them? made by the private sector? primarily at the very front-end of design and architecture of this "system of sys- tems". In a very real sense, the offshore oil & gas sector has already become actively involved in IOOS data, both in gathering and utilizing it. Through the Gulf Coast Ocean Observing System (GCOOS - the RA in that area of the country) and working closely with both NOAA's National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) and the Minerals Management Service (MMS) many major oil compa- nies have installed current meters on some of their offshore platforms and that data is now flowing through NDBC as part of IOOS. In terms of sensors and other hardware required for IOOS, obvi- ously these will substantially be pro- cured from companies just as I'm sure that sensors that will be required but don't yet exist will also be developed by these and other firms. Similarly, there exist in many parts of the country (the Gulf Coast for example) substantial existing infrastructure and assets that can be called-upon for deployment and maintenance of offshore systems; and it's quite possible that this need may be answered in other regions of the nation by companies that will be stood-up specifically to answer these needs. Circle 268 on Reader Service Card About a dozen federal agencies, literally hundreds of universities, laboratories, private institutions as well as myriad state and local organizations are present- ly all involved in conducting ocean observations and collecting data. Perhaps the biggest and most immediate challenge facing IOOS - and one in which US Industry has considerable expertise in solving - is devising and instituting the means, processes, proce- dures, software, hardware, middleware and metadata that will facilitate the seamless interoperability of all these data and collection systems.
MR Any final thoughts? Clark If you think that you and/or your company may have a reason to become involved with IOOS then you should — I can think of almost no sec- tor of the maritime industry who will not ultimately be a stakeholder in IOOS, whether as a contributor, a user, or both. Whether as a user, a provider (or both) you will benefit more (and the system will also benefit) through getting involved at the earliest possible stage - where you can have the most influence on the products it delivers and its use- Circle 262 on Reader Service Card fulness to your enterprise. 16 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News MR MARCH2006 #3 (17-24).qxd 3/1/2006 10:06 AM Page 17
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Training & Education New Training Facility for Wärtsilä's Land and Sea
by Henrik Segercrantz At the end of January, a new training facility for Wärtsilä Land & Sea Academy (WLSA) was inaugu- rated in Turku, Finland. As part of the Service business of Wärtsilä Corporation, the Land & Sea Academy today operates three Academies that provide a wide range of training for clients, seafarers and staff world- wide. The training facilities are based in Ft. Lauderdale and in Subic Bay, in the Philippines, and now also in Turku. In addition to these Academies, primarily prod- uct training is also provided at the locations of the pro- duction facilities such as in Trieste, Italy, and in Winterthur, Switzerland, but also in Lahore in Pakistan, Khopoli in India and in Pnyu, China. At the inauguration, Tage Blomberg, Group VP and Head of the Service Division, noted that Wärtsilä is in the business of offering complete competitive value added training for its clients. "We are not in the busi- ness of standard certification," he said. According to Jari Ullakonoja, Director of WLSA, the aim is to pro- vide a global network of 'one-stop-shops' to cater for the training need of Wärtsilä's customers, including tai- lor made courses. WLSA offers various levels of out- sourcing possibilities for the shipowners for their sea- farer training. The training services are built up based on a competence management process, with evalua- tions of needs, existing competences, individual devel- opment needs and confirmation. There is a computer- based Competence Management System built to the requirements of the ISM Code and the STCW-95 Convention (the 1995 amendments to the International The new training center in Turku will give training to some 2,000 people this year through some 200 sep- Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and arate courses. The Turku facility is equipped with state-of-the-art PC workstation engine room simulators. Watchkeeping for Seafarers) which the clients can use as an extension to their own crew management system. In Subic Bay all the training including maritime courses is provided in-house, whereas in Turku some of the courses are arranged in co-operation with Sydväst Maritime, a local nautical school for educating master mariners and watchkeeping officers and watch- keeping engineers, which operates its own full mission bridge simulator. The courses provided vary somewhat at the different locations. In all, they cover training of the operation and service of Wärtsilä's products, courses on Marine engineering on all aspects of engine room operation and marine equipment operation, Electrical and elec- tronics and control system courses, Power plant opera- tion, Maritime safety courses, Security courses, Search and rescue, Navigation, Cargo management, Tanker courses for handling oil, chemicals, and liquefied gas, Radio, Medical aide as well as various management courses. The Bridge Resource Management courses are based on Scandinavian Air Lines' own training concept for their flight crew. Wärtsilä has developed this concept further in its Engine Room Resource Management courses. To qualify as an instructor for these courses, one has to receive training at the SAS Flight Academy. WLSA has Maritime Training Center certification
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from DNV. The course content complies with manda- ulator. The simulator is provided by Rheinmetall tory legislation institutions by IMO/STCW-95 as well Defence Electronics GmbH. as with requirements set by flag state administrations The Simulation Center of Subic Bay, which was offi- and other relevant regulatory bodies. In all, WLSA has cially opened last November, has full mission bridge a training staff of 50 and uses, in addition some 100 in- handling simulators for two main bridges, with 240 house inspectors and experts for providing training. deg view, and three smaller auxiliary bridges, and one The new Turku Academy, facilitated in the previous engine room simulator. Sydväst Maritime consulted diesel engine factory, aims at training some 2,000 peo- Wärtsilä with the specification and commissioning of ple this year through some 200 separate courses. The the bridge simulators. The simulators are provided by number excludes those receiving deck training done in Rheinmetall Defence Electronics GmbH. In addition cooperation with Sydväst Maritime. Training is to a here is a newly installed simulator for liquid cargo han- large extent provided as part of turnkey sales projects dling for operators of VLCC's, product and chemical of ship machinery and power plants. The Turku facili- tankers, LNG and LPG carriers, which has been sup- ty is equipped with engine room simulators which can plied by L-3 MPRI Ship Analytics, USA. A total of handle all types of probable and less probable events 3,000 will be trained in Subic Bay this year, one third related to engine operation, including those of possible receiving deck training, one third engine training and failures and accidents and other unusual ship events. one third training for land based power plants. LNG Complete engine and power plant control systems are crew training is particularly booming. provided on several PC-type workstations. In addition The Ft. Lauderdale Training Center provides engi- to training in class-rooms, there are workshops for neering training and has an engine room simulator and practical training also on twelve different actual five actual engines and auxiliary equipment. engines, including also dual-fuel engine types for LNG carriers. There are also ancillary engine room equip- ment and control systems, marine-high voltage electri- cal systems as well as propulsion equipment. The Tage Blomberg (right) Wärtsilä Group VP and Head Turku training center also has a small ship handling of the Service Division and Timo Aalto, Training Manager, at the inauguration ribbon for the Group's simulator, which can be linked to the engine room sim- third training center in Turku, Finland.
Urgent Need for LNG typical single person task. For an LNG ers, agree on this type of training as an three cubicle bridges each with three Officers, Crew carrier three to five years for a complete alterative to a full sea service record, as visual channels, and twelve CBT Navi- Ray Gillett, director of MPRI, UK, voyage cycle, that include all modes of a requirement for hiring personnel for Trainer Professional 4000 'configuration points out the urgent need for competent cargo handling, is typical. With simula- LNG carriers. A' bridges were provided. Even though personnel for LNG carriers, 'the fleet of tors, we can do this in five days. One the time from order to delivery was which has increased by over 60% in five learns by making mistakes. And that is Transas Simulator Chosen short, Transas also provided customiza- years, and is still increasing at a rate of possible only with simulators, through by MMA tion of the simulator software and ship which we can implement training which models much to the satisfaction of some three ships per month.' According Transas will supply a Liquid Cargo is above regulatory standards,' he said. ALAM. At the moment the LCHS to Gillett, there simply are not available Handling Simulator (LCHS) and Engine According to Gillett, The Society of installation includes 10 trainee worksta- people with five years of sea service, a Room Simulator (ERS) for Malaysian International Gas Tanker and Terminal tions of LCHS 2000 (Oil Tanker, typical requirement today when hiring Maritime Academy Sdn Bhd (ALAM), Operators should, together with charter- Chemical Tanker, LPG), LCHS 4000 crew. 'Cargo handling simulation is a Melaka. The delivery project was spon- (Oil terminal and LNG spherical) and sored by Petronas Maritime Services the ERS installation includes 10 trainee Sdn Bhd (PMSSB), a subsidiary of MITAGS Provides Ship Modeling to Pilot Groups workstations of ERS 4000 (Container, PETRONAS. The contract for the The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) and the Oil Tanker, RoRo). The LCHS and ERS design, supply, installation, testing and Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI), have been contracted to provide ship model- are installed in separate rooms but can commissioning of a Full Mission Ship- ing for three major pilot groups. The Pilots' Association for the Bay and River be used for joint training. handling Simulator (FMSHS) at ALAM Delaware has contracted MITAGS/PMI to develop a hydrodynamic model of The project requires customization of was awarded to Transas Marine Pacific. the "Stena Vision Class" Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC), including a simu- models such as Kawasaki Steam Configuration included DNV Class A lated visual database for the entrance of the Delaware River to Sun Oil Dock Turbine, Wärtsilä Sulzer marine diesel full mission bridge with nine visual near the Philadelphia Shipyards. The model and database are an integrated part engine, LNG Membrane and VLCC channels projected to the curved screen, of a comprehensive training program that has been created for all new Delaware meaning that the project will be com- consoles, mock-up and a full range of Pilots for each class of vessel. The course will also cover advanced control sys- pleted in phases. tems, such as Azipod and Kamewa. dedicated hardware to simulate a real Circle 12 on Reader Service Card The Chilean Pilots, in conjunction with the Centro de Instruccion y ship's bridge environment. A further Capacitacion Maritima (CIMAR) School in Valparaiso, Chile, has contracted with MITAGS/PMI to provide advanced ship familiarization training using a hydrodynamic model of the Queen Mary II. The project will include a full visu- al database of the Beagle Channel and adjoining straits, which was developed by CIMAR. The Queen Mary II is scheduled to arrive in Chilean waters begin- ning in 2006. MITAGS/PMI also completed a full-mission ship simulation study for the Bermuda Government's Department of Marine and Port Services and Celebrity Cruise Lines, LLC. The study included advanced modeling of the cruise vessel Century and Hamilton Harbor, Bermuda. Circle 11 on Reader Service Card
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Kongsberg Outfits New STC Group */2%$/ 0$5,7,0( $1'75$163257$7,216&+22/ Simulator Center 7KH8QLWHG6WDWHV0HUFKDQW0DULQH$FDGHP\ The STC Group, the largest maritime training engineers, which is a benefit to the whole maritime institution in Holland, has opened the doors to its and transport industry." $ :RUOG/HDGHULQ3URYLGLQJ new 2,300 sq. m. simulator facility in Rotterdam. "Our simulator center in Rotterdam is presently 3URIHVVLRQDO0DULWLPH The new simulator center is built on an extensive, one of the largest, maybe even the most compre- ,QGXVWU\7UDLQLQJ state-of-the-art package of simulation technology hensive, civil simulator centers in the world. We and services from, amongst others, Kongsberg presently operate simulators for Cargo Handling, Maritime. Dredging, Container Crane, Off-Shore Platform STC, which has more than 3,500 day students in Crane, Straddle Carrier, Logistics and Transport 7UDLQLQJRIIHUHGLQWKHIROORZLQJGLVFLSOLQHV Rotterdam and offers more than 2,000 course mod- Chain, Engine Room (including the latest diesel ules awarded the contract to provide simulators electric engines), Inland Waterways Vessels, Ships (1*,1((5,1* and support to Kongsberg Maritime in February Bridge, GMDSS, Petrochemical Refinery, 1$87,&$/ 6&,(1&( 2005. Installation was completed in August, with a Offshore Oil and Gas production, Electrical Power site acceptance test signed on September 9, 2005. plant, Fishery and GMDSS (Global Maritime %86,1(66/2*,67,&6 "We required our new simulation center to provide Distress and Safety) System). Due to the high the most advanced transport, port, dredging and demand for training in our center, it is operated on 0$5,7,0(6(&85,7< maritime training possible. After careful evalua- a 24/7 basis," said Bakker. Kongsberg delivered a 75$163257$7,210$1$*(0(17 tion of the market and based on an already positive high-end operational engine room simulator based relationship, we chose Kongsberg Maritime to on a very large crude carrier with a slow speed 7KH*0$766HFXULW\7UDLQLQJ3URJUDP deliver the upgrade and extension of our simula- turbo charged diesel engine and a fixed propeller. LVFHUWLILHGE\0$5$'DQGWKH86&RDVW*XDUG tors. We have modified and extended our Engine The engine room simulator is based on the latest Room simulators as well as our Inland Waterways generation of Kongsberg Maritime's Neptune sim- simulators, our Ships Bridge simulators and our ulation architecture and boasts the new BigView &XVWRPL]HG7UDLQLQJ$YDLODEOH Cargo Handling simulators," says Jan S. Bakker interactive mimic screen. The delivery also includ- )RU $GGLWLRQDO,QIRUPDWLRQ from STC. "The new and upgraded simulators will ed an upgrade and renewal of the existing engine 3KRQH a)D[ :HEVLWH ZZZJPDWVXVPPDHGX (PDLO 7/0#XVPPDHGX enable our students to gain even more out of their room simulator, 30 engine room simulator desktop training, and ultimately help to make more compe- stations and 15 cargo simulator desktop stations tent, skilled and safety conscious officers and Circle 17 on Reader Service Card Circle 275 on Reader Service Card
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Training & Education Dry Dock Conference Planned for March 28-30
Dry docking of ships and vessels is a small but spe- cialized part of the shipbuilding and repair industry. San Diego based DM Consulting, Inc. specializes in dry dock training, education and consulting. The U.S. Government has two publications that pro- vide good guidance for the dry docking process and dry dock maintenance programs, Naval Ships' Technical Manual Chapter 997 "Docking Instructions and Routine Work in Dry Dock" and Military Standards 1625 "Safety Certification Program for Drydocking Facilities and Shipbuilding ways for U.S. Navy Ships." Besides these two publications, there is little written about the drydocking of vessels. Engineering and Naval Architecture books include very little specific information on the drydocking of vessels. Often these books will state only that drydocking is very similar to the grounding of a vessel. To help bridge this gap of information, DM Consulting conducts Dry Dock Conferences, Basic Dry Dock Training courses and consults with compa- nies requiring dry docking assistance. The fifth in a series of Dry Dock Conferences is scheduled take place at the Hilton Jacksonville Riverfront, Jacksonville, Fla., from March 28-30. This international conference is targeted for Dock Masters, Docking Officers, Engineers, Naval Architects and Port Engineers representing shipyards, engineering/consulting firms and government agen- cies. International dry dock industry personnel from six continents have attended past conferences. The goal of the conference is to stimulate the transfer of knowledge and information to personnel in the dry be a series of presentations by experts in the dry dock couple of presentations will be followed by a tour of dock industry. The first two days of the conference will field or fields related to docking. On the third day, a Atlantic Dry Dock's dry dock facilities. This years scheduled topics include: • Caisson maintenance analysis. The DockMaster for Windows • Damaged submarine dry docking. • Dry dock equipment. DM Consulting and Neptune Systems have teamed to produce "The DockMaster," a Windows based software • Dry docking a submarine without a plan. program designed to assist dry dock personnel in the planning and preparation of dry docking vessels. This • Dry docking with shores (without side blocks). program was designed specifically to support the dry docking of vessels. Other Naval Architecture software • Dry dock related software programs. programs can be used to assist dry docking calculations, however, they are difficult to use without an engi- • Dry dock structural analysis and tow plan. neering degree. Dock Masters for Windows was designed solely to guide dry dock personnel through the • Economic and environmental advantages of using planning and calculations of dry docking/undocking vessels. rubber docking blocks. Program features include: Docking and Undocking Calculations; Ship Loading Calculations; Dock Loading • Floating dry dock automated systems/alarms/ Calculations; Emergency Loading Calculations; Tidal Graph Generator; Pumping Plan Generator (floating sensors. dry docks); and Calculates in US or Metric Units • Floating dry dock ballast system. The program is an accurate, time saving tool for the individual tasked with ensuring safe dry docking and • Floating dry dock tow and work-ups to service. undocking evolutions. All the standard docking and undocking calculations can be computed using the pro- • Graving dock maintenance. gram including ship size; load limitations; ship stability; corrections for list and trim and; dock loading. • Hurricanes lessons learned. A Weight and Moment spreadsheet provides a fully integrated tool for managing weight changes that occur • Inclining experiments. while the vessel is in dry dock. Additionally, the spreadsheet can be used prior to docking to determine off- • Marine railways. setting weights to counter act excessive list and trim. Computations tabulated are vertical, trimming and heel- • Safety of floating dry docks. ing moments for each weight change or movement. The resultant vessel list, trim, displacement, drafts and • Ship launchings. stability is automatically updated and displayed. • Ship stability. An Emergency Loading calculation section of the program computes the required side block support require- • Submarine launching/dry dock ship transfer ments for the emergency conditions of high winds or seismic events. The fully integrated Title Graph gener- operations. ator uses results from the docking or undocking calculation and the expected tides to determine time periods • Test of dry docking with rubber blocks. for safely dry docking vessels. For yards with floating dry docks, a Tank Loading calculator can tailored to • Underwater camera dry dock systems. the specifications of the docks tanks. Numeric and graphical results provided for average and estimated load on each tank. With the loading calculations, tank pumping plans are generated. For more information on the conference, visit www.drydocktraining.com or call 858-705-0760 Circle 14 on Reader Service Card
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Furuno Brings Nav educate the crew members onboard ves- fleets. The Port of Miami is slated to get provider, which specializes in the retail Training In-House sels equipped with the Furuno naviga- a new Moran Z-Drive tug early this sector, from Martin Loftus and tion and communication equipment. year, and other ports and other tugs will Touchstone Property Management Ltd. During 2005, INSTC has successfully follow. Five Moran tug masters and Southampton-based VT is paying $1.3 completed 22 training courses for the mates from the Port of Miami came to million in cash on completion and $19.6 crew members who mainly operate the Norfolk for three days of Z-Drive train- in loan notes. Touchstone has annual Furuno Integrated Navigation System ing the week of February 6, 2006. profits of more than $1.7 million, oper- Voyager. The training allows the crew Mornings were spent in the simulator at ates primarily through UK government- members to try out the equipment in a MSI learning the techniques and funded contracts with the Learning and full mission navigation simulator in nuances of Z-Drive tug control. The Skills Council (LSC) and has offices in order to exercise the daily use of the rest of their training was done on several locations across England. equipment as well as to operate the Moran's Norfolk based Z-Drive tugs In late November 2005 the first train- equipment in awkward situations. doing actual ship assist work. Kongsberg Signs with ing center in the world established by Furuno is currently planning to establish Circle 13 on Reader Service Card Maersk Contractor a second training center in the headquar- Furuno — the Furuno INS Training Maersk Contractor, Norge, has on ters in Nishinomiya City, Japan, sched- Center (INSTC) in Copenhagen, VT Group Buys Training behalf of Marathon Petroleum Norge uled to be open in May 2006. Denmark — received the certificate of Firm for $20.9M AS, awarded Kongsberg Maritime a approval from DNV for the ECDIS Circle 15 on Reader Service Card Shipbuilding and support services contract for delivery of a customized training course. The course complies supplier VT Group PLC bought training Operator Training Simulator (OTS) for with the rules laid out by IMO, the IMO Tug Masters Train at MSI company Touchstone Learning and the Alvheim FPSO project. The OTS Model Course 1.27. The INSTC was East Coast ports are seeing a steady Skills Ltd for $20.9 million. VT will allow process training to take place, established in March 2005. Its aim is to influx of Z-Drive tugs to their ship assist acquired the work-based training before, during and after first oil produc-
Circle 273 on Reader Service Card March 2006 23 MR MARCH2006 #3 (17-24).qxd 3/2/2006 11:35 AM Page 24 Take Command of Your Career tion. The OTS is a tool in assisting delivery of first year operability targets. The OTS will consist of a compre- Your experience may qualify you for a seagoing career hensive customized dynamic process model based on Kongsberg Maritime's ASSETT. The ASSETT process with Military Sealift Command. model will be configured based on the project specific data from the Alvheim FPSO project. The OTS will In the next several months, Military Sealift Command will be hiring also include real Kongsberg AIM operator stations, and Civilian Mariners for Federal employment. The following positions are in our the control system logic which has been configured for Deck, Engine and Medical Departments: the Alvheim FPSO project. Alvheim lies on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, 3rd Officer Deck Engineer Machinist west of Heimdal, in production license PL 203, at a 3rd Assistant Engineer Pumpman water depth of 125 m. The field is operated by Marathon (65%) on behalf of ConocoPhillips (20%) Able Seaman Unlicensed Junior Engineer and Lundin Petroleum (15%). Ordinary Seaman 1st Radio Electronics Technican Circle 16 on Reader Service Card Wiper 2nd Electrician New Allweiler Emulsion Pump Refrigeration Engineer Medical Services Officer Allweiler AG intro- If you are interested in a career that offers on-the-job training, duced the EMTEC-A, a screw pump based advancement opportunities, steady pay and Federal benefits, visit our on its eight-year-old Web site at www.sealiftcommand.com/MR or call 1-888-228-5509 to EMTEC series. The speak with a recruiter. new pump is designed specifically for mov- ing emulsions and cooling lubricants, but extra-hard special steel and cast iron ensure safety and a high level of wear resistance even when pumping liquids that contain abrasives. The pump has six standard installation options, special
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Hitachi (3.92-million bhp) and Kawasaki (3.09-million bhp). MES pro- Rising Japanese Engine Output duction is focused on its role as a licens- ee of MAN B&W, and deliveries from By David Tinsley, Technical Editor Zosen Corporation at second place in two-stroke diesels plus Wärtsilä Sulzer Tamano of the Danish-designed two- Against the backcloth of China's the 2005 output, with a total of 1.03-mil- models produced under license. stroke series have increased substantial- seemingly inexorable rise in the mar- lion bhp, closely followed by Mitsubishi Three of the companies had order ly in recent years, from a level of around itime industrial stakes, and with South Heavy Industries, whose 1.01m-bhp backlogs in excess of three million bhp, 1.7-million bhp in the 2000 fiscal peri- Korea commanding broader areas of the was comprised of indigenous UE-series namely MES (3.92-million bhp), od. Output in 2006 is scheduled to show market, Japan continues to demonstrate remarkable resilience as a powerhouse of shipbuilding and ships' machinery. That determination and dynamism is reflected in figures indicating that 2005 saw total annual production among SHIP SECURITY ALERT: Japan's 11 leading marine diesel engine makers reach its highest level for many GET READY FOR THE SECOND WAVE! years. According to statistics compiled by Kaiji Press, output amounted to 9.12- million bhp, 21-percent up on the previ- ous year's 7.53-million bhp. Moreover, the combined backlog for the 11 compa- nies reached a new high of 19.3-million bhp by the close of 2005, an increase of nearly 25 percent on the situation 12 months before. The enduring strength of Japan's engi- neering base within the maritime indus- trial infrastructure reflects the solid mar- ket position of the domestic shipbuild- ing sector, as its primary customer, and the engine manufacturers' consistency as regards productivity and contractual performance. During the low periods, not least in past years when the industry as a whole was faced with the debilitat- ing effects of the yen at its strongest, companies took steps to raise efficiency levels further through attention to inter- nal processes and through reinvestment in the means of manufacturing. Some market pundits have regarded the ship machinery sector's level of exposure to the fortunes of the home shipbuilding industry as a potential weakness. However, the interwoven The SAILOR TT-3000SSA Ship Security Alert System rests on the No subscription fees applies with the SAILOR TT-3000SSA Ship links, coupled with the business culture renowned Thrane & Thrane Inmarsat-C technology known for its Security Alert System, so you get the obvious financial benefit of and disciplines applied by the compa- unique role in maritime safety and has been an integral part of a one-time investment only. The SAILOR TT-3000SSA SSAS complies nies involved, have resulted in a steady GMDSS for more than a decade. with all major classification societies and offers advanced tracking upward trend among the engine makers features with LocPoint web-tracking solution. This is why, in the over the past 10 years. A recent invest- course of the first phase, more than 50% of all complying SSAS ment milestone for the industry was the SAILOR TT-3000SSA vessels have chosen the SAILOR TT-3000SSA solution as their completion of a new diesel propulsion compulsory SSAS system. assembly shop at the Tamano works of Interconnection Box Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding The deadline for the second fitting is first radio survey after July 1st (MES), which leads the field in engine 2006. Get ready. Follow Suit. Be secure with the world’s most popular production in Japan. and well-tested Ship Security Alert System from Thrane & Thrane. Deliveries by MES during the finan- cial year are set to reach 3.71-million bhp, about 26-percent up on 2004 and more than double the figure for the end 2-6 Alert Buttons Test Button of the 1990s, and reflecting both expanding newbuild demand and the advance in average unit powers of ship- board propulsion plant. Thrane & Thrane A/S • [email protected] • www.thrane.com The Kaiji Press data puts Hitachi
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Japan A six-cylinder Sulzer RT-flex 50 marine diesel engine built at Wärtsilä's licensee Diesel United Ltd. in Japan.
a further advance, to 4.2-million bhp. The new assem- bly shop forms an integral part of an investment strat- egy aimed at boosting the company's marine diesel production to an annual level of 5-million bhp by the 2008 fiscal year. In addition to supplying its own yards at Chiba and Tamano and other Japanese builders, MES is aiming to increase its business as an engine supplier to the international market. A joint venture in China will broaden the company's role in this regard. Due to start manufacturing towards the end of 2007, the CSSC-MES Diesel Company will be 51-percent owned by Hudong Heavy Machinery and 34-percent by the Japanese company, with China State Shipbuilding Corporation holding a 15-percent stake. The plant will be located at Nanjun, Shanghai.
Japanese-built for Labrador Run While Japanese shipbuilding's manifold attributes include the volume production of price-attractive, standard-design bulk carriers, competitiveness in the construction of bespoke tonnage is demonstrated by an impending new delivery for a Canadian transportation project. Fednav's 31,500-dwt icebreaking bulker Umiak-1, nearing completion at Universal Shipbuilding Corporation's Maizuru yard, will serve a long-term contract covering the movement of nickel concentrates from the Voisey's Bay mine development
Mitsubishi Launches Hatsu Smile
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in northern Labrador to the St Lawrence could be experienced in 2010/2011 if port states and charterers become vides a number of different scenarios for River. demand continues to develop. unwilling to accept single-hull tankers, future supply and demand, reflecting Although the loading terminal at "If tanker demand grows more strong- this would imply a severe shortage of both on the requirement to order Edward's Cove is located just south of ly than expected, and this is combined tonnage," counsels Galbraith's. replacement tonnage and the capacity of the 60-degN parallel, outside the Arctic with a relatively low level of ordering The in-depth report analyses the shipyards to deliver such vessels. Circle, winter ice conditions are more and a situation in which more flag states, dynamics of the VLCC market, and pro- Notwithstanding the generally buoyant demanding than those in many high Arctic areas. Navigation along the 50- km channel between the loading point and the sea, and the run down the Labrador coast, will present the Umiak- 1 with some of the world's most rugged ice conditions faced by commercial shipping, including the presence of ice- bergs off the coast. The new, geared bulker will be larger and more powerful than Fednav's 1978- built, 28,400-dwt Arctic, and will incor- porate many design and operating fea- tures derived from experience with the existing ship's winter voyages to the Raglan mine in northern Quebec state. Besides an icebreaking bow, and bow wash system to help reduce friction in ice, the newbuild will have a V-shaped stern and ice knife to protect the rudder. Canadian technical expertise will also be applied through the installation of a state-of-the-art navigation system devel- oped by Fednav's associated company Enfotec.
Newbuild surge for VLCCs? Primarily the domain of South Korean and Japanese yards, with an increasing involvement by Chinese shipbuilders, the VLCC orderbook of around 95 ves- sels equates to one-fifth of the existing fleet. London broker Galbraith's antici- pates that the resulting growth in world- wide capacity through 2009 will exert downward pressure on freight rates, but that the picture should change subse- quently as more single-hull crude carri- ers are removed from the market. In a detailed report* on future prospects for the sector, Galbraith's con- siders that there will be a substantial withdrawal of tonnage resulting from regulations governing the phase-out of single-hull tankers, spurring increased demand for VLCC newbuild deliveries in 2009 and 2010. It is estimated that shipyard capacity for VLCCs could amount to some 80-90 vessels for 2009 and 2010 combined. However, cost is already proving a deterrent to some owners, given the fact that VLCC newbuilds are currently commanding almost twice the price lev- els pertaining in 2002. Should this situa- tion persist, and should delivery posi- tions be lost to other types of vessel, very tight VLCC market conditions Circle 270 on Reader Service Card March 2006 27 MR MARCH2006 #4 (25-32).qxd 3/2/2006 11:42 AM Page 28
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Navy First Littoral Combatant Takes Shape in Midwest
By Edward Lundquist ocean. The first Littoral Combat Ship in Marinette, Wis., on Lake Michigan. need for capabilities to defeat asymmet- The future of the U.S. Navy is taking (LCS), USS Freedom (LCS 1) is being Three years ago, a ship like this was ric threats in the littoral, or coastal shape today, hundreds of miles from any built at the Marinette Marine Shipyard just an idea. As the Navy recognized the waters, of the world, studies and cam- paign analyses pointed to a sizeable number of fast, reconfigurable focused- ADVERTORIAL mission combatants as the best solution. ESAB 653E Weatherguard Specially designed for non-corrosive, non-flammable, high impact After a competition evaluating multiple Provides Outstanding harsh working environ- composite. All power components, connectors, concepts and designs, two teams headed ments such as shipbuild- terminals and support structures are covered Multi-Process Performance in an ing, Weatherguard pro- with a durable clear protective coating. The up by Lockheed Martin and General Environment-Resistant Package vides protection from control circuitry is enclosed and sealed against Dynamics were chosen to build the first ESAB’s versatile 653E cvcc Weatherguard damage caused by water, dirt, dust and moisture within an easy-access two LCS platforms. power source is a multi-process, three-phase salt spray, metal dusts, compartment. For the first time, the Navy is develop- corrosive mists and more. Rated 650 amps at 44 Vdc, 100% duty power source designed for heavy-duty indus- ing the basic "seaframe" hull apart from trial DC welding applications, including Mig, This environment-resistant power source cycle, the power source offers 230/460/575 Vac, flux cored wire, submerged arc and stick features an all-stainless steel base, frame and 60 Hz operation with a 115 Vac auxiliary power the modular combat capability, which electrode welding and air carbon arc gouging. fasteners with side and top panels made from a outlet for water circulator or tools. It is com- will be switched out as operational patible with 115 Vac and 42 Vac wire feeders. requirements dictate. This flexibility Weatherguard is available as a power source Product of choice for shipbuilders. unit or a ready-to-weld package supplied with makes LCS a focused-mission ship, able ESAB’s Mig 4HD wire feeder. Like all ESAB to take on the three most important mis- products, Weatherguard is backed by ESAB’s sions in littoral warfare: mine warfare, ® exclusive 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface Trust Dual Shield for For more information, contact us toll free at 1-800-ESAB-123 or online at www.esabna.com. warfare. consistent performance. The Lockheed Martin (LMCO) team's MobileMasterTM Wire Feeder LCS is being designed by naval archi- Provides Reliable Performance tect Gibbs and Cox, based on the semi- Smooth, stable arc characteristics in Harsh Environments planing monohull design of the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. Very high out-of-position deposition rates The MobileMaster IV Fincantieri's high-speed yacht, with Wire Feeder from Fume emission rate approaching ESAB is built to that of solid wires handle harsh environ- ments such as con- Fairbanks Morse Dual Shield II low-hydrogen series struction sites, pipelines, meets the U.S. Navy’s HY classification shipyards, offshore Engines for LCS applications, general Fairbanks Morse Engine recently fabrication and mobile welding rigs. delivered the second of two Colt- MobileMaster features a completely Pielstick, 16-cylinder diesel engines enclosed, impact-resistant case to protect the wire from dirt, metal grit, moisture and for installation aboard the U.S. contaminants. The flame retardant, insulated Navy's first Littoral Combat Ship molded composite plastic case is metal rein- (LCS). USS Freedom (LCS-1) will forced to withstand extreme abuse from drops, be the first LCS to join the Navy's bumps, hot slag, grinding sparks, corrosive chemicals and more. surface fleet and is currently being For more information, contact us toll free at produced by defense contractor 1-800-ESAB-123 or online at www.esabna.com. Lockheed Martin at Marinette Marine Corporation in Marinette, ESAB Launches 100% Wis. The ship is expected to launch Satisfaction Guarantee Program summer 2006 and will be home port- In celebration of their 100th anniversary, ed in San Diego. Time after time, weld after weld, ESAB brings you products that meet your precise ESAB Welding and Cutting Products North The two Colt-Pielstick 16-cylinder America is offering a revolutionary pledge to specifications. For shipbuilding applications, Dual Shield mild steel cored wires PA6B STC engines manufactured by their customers: 100% Satisfaction Fairbanks Morse will provide more combine excellent all-position arc characteristics and high deposition rates with Guaranteed. With complete confidence in their products, ESAB is the only manufacturer than 17,000 bhp for Freedom, and exceptionally low fume generation and very low spatter. Dual Shield wire combined in the industry to offer this unique will propel the ship by operating with an ESAB Weatherguard 653E cvcc power source and a MobileMasterTM wire purchase protection, allowing consumers to independently or jointly with two feeder creates a hardworking, reliable package for consistently superior welds. buy completely risk free. This guarantee gas turbines to drive four water jets. is a way to show how committed ESAB A trusted partner of industry for 100 years, ESAB backs its products with a 100% is to customer satisfaction. The 100% Fairbanks Morse delivered the first Satisfaction Guarantee. Ask for ESAB by name. Satisfaction Guarantee applies to ESAB LCS engine in early January 2006. welding equipment, gas apparatus, "These engines will provide eco- hand-held plasma machines, and filler nomical, compact, dependable Great things happen when you put us to work. metals. The guarantee is valid for 100 days from the date of purchase. propulsion power for Freedom," said 1.800.ESAB.123 www.esabna.com For more information, contact us toll free Norlen Meton, LCS Program
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the same type hull, holds the trans- ever used on a combatant) come from LCS will have a combined gas turbine ants, the warfighting power of LCS will Atlantic crossing record with an average Rolls-Royce. The diesels are made in and diesel power plant, with shafts that reside in offboard systems. The ship can speed of 53 knots. They have also built the U.S. by Fairbanks-Morse. The will power the water jets. Two of the carry two MH-60 helicopters or one hel- 3000-plus ton ferries utilizing that same European consortium EADS will pro- four water jets are steerable and icopter and three vertical take-off hull design with top speeds of 40 knots. vide the TRS 3-dimensional radar. reversible, eliminating the need for tra- unmanned aerial vehicles, and will have Two shipyards will build the LMCO Navantia of Spain is making the gunfire ditional rudders and provided excep- stern and side doors for launch and seaframes, Marinette Marine of control systems for the BAE Systems tional maneuverability. recovery of boats and remotely operated Marinette, Wis., and Bollinger of Swedish-built BOFORS 57mm guns. Unlike previous classes of combat- surface and underwater vehicles. Lockport, La. "We can build three ships a year in each shipyard," says Joe North, LCS program director for Lockheed Martin. LMCO must deliver the first ship in 24 months and based on learning curves should be able to deliver subsequent ships in 18 to 20 months each. LCS will be unlike any U.S. Navy combatant ever built. Key to the modu- lar design are the standard interfaces, so different mission packages can "plug and fight" with either the LMCO or General Dynamics seaframes. LCS will have a great deal of interior volume for carrying mission modules. "We've mapped our tools and process- es across all members of our team," says North. "If Gibbs and Cox updates draw- ings, that change will appear instantly at both Marinette and Bollinger. There will be no differences in the ships pro- duced by the two yards." The first LCS will be an international product. The gas turbines and water jets (the largest water jets the U.S. Navy has
Lighter, Quieter Power Generators for U.S. Navy Ships A Northrop Grumman Corporation- led team has been selected by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to begin a design of a 40- MW high-temperature superconductor (HTS) generator intended to provide a smaller, lighter and quieter main power source for future surface combatants. Northrop Grumman Marine Systems, teamed with American Superconductor Corporation, will complete a concept design and explore different configura- tions of the HTS generator while assessing the impact on generator char- acteristics associated with voltage, phase-count, pole-count and cooling selection. When most other barges are rusted out, retired, and The Navy has an option to exercise an additional three-year contract worth turned into scrap metal, Jeffboat barges are still on the $3.9 million to continue the trade stud- waters continuing to do business as usual. With heavy ies that will help evaluate differences from conventional generator designs welds, uniform production methods, and superior while validating weight, size, acoustic wheelabrated steel coatings, we build barges that last. performance and cost for a 40-MW high-temperature superconductor gen- erator. Circle 233 on Reader Service Card March 2006 31 MR MARCH2006 #4 (25-32).qxd 3/1/2006 10:27 AM Page 32
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Navy Innovative Construction Techniques for LCS
By Edward Lundquist before erection. "Each section will be Shaver. "All we have to do is join up the 80 to 85 percent complete before it goes Marinette Marine, a division of the about 80 percent complete when it is wiring and piping." into the water," he said. "Then we'll put Manitowoc Company, is building the mated with the rest of the ship," said "When we roll the ship out, it will be on the masts and other items that we first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) at its Marinette, Wis., shipyard. Many new and special techniques are being employed to build this new class of ship. LCS is being built to the "Navy Vessel Rules" standard, and will be the first U.S. Navy combatant classified by the American Bureau of Shipping. The first ship must be built in 24 months, but subsequent ships, and a learning curve should allow the team to complete future ships in 18 to 20 months. With any first of a class vessel, the challenge and the opportunity are in overcoming the learning curve. "We're learning as we go along," said Al Bernard, Manitowoc's senior vice presi- dent. Marinette is using a new type of weld- ing for LCS, called "Surface Tension Transfer Welding." It's faster, uses less heat, and has less distortion," said Kevin Shaver, Marinette's director of manufac- turing. The ship will be assembled upside down. "All of our work is hands down instead of working upright into awk- ward positions. This makes it easier for the welders and the quality is better," said Shaver. RENK To achieve high speeds, LCS must be much lighter. LCS will have a HSLA 80 steel hull, with smaller, lighter frames and a thinner, stronger skin. RENK marine gears of the WARP The lighter steel requires more accu- INSIDE. propulsion system for corvettes rate welds since LCS is being built to of the South African Navy very tight tolerances. Every seam is vacuum box checked by Marinette workers under the supervision of ABS Marine Gears from RENK are setting standards with more than and the Navy's Supervisor of > 30 naval units worldwide. With highly specialised designs featuring Shipbuilding (SupShip). "Plate is thinner than a traditional Vehicle Transmission double helical toothing, they combine a maximum of speed (up to 60 Navy cruiser or destroyer hull, but is is Industrial Gears knots) with a minimum of weight. They operate at extremely low noise equal to or improved over frigate hulls. Marine Gears levels and are extraordinarily reliable. From minesweepers to high-speed Thinner plate means less weight, and Slide Bearings patrol boats on up to the biggest frigates: RENK transmissions will give you less weight means more speed," said Couplings superiority and security at sea. Shaver. "There is added 'structure' up in the bow because of the high speed and Test Systems the slamming against the thinner plates." "All of our work is done indoors," said Bernard. That's important because RENK Aktiengesellschaft RENK, a member Marinette gets 40 inches of snow a year, Gögginger Strasse 73 of MAN group and the average temperature in the win- 86159 Augsburg, Germany ter is 19-degrees (F)." Phone +49 821/5700-627 Marinette is employing extensive Fax +49 821/5700-559 "pre-outfitting," where piping, wiring [email protected] and insulation are installed into the sec- www.renk.biz tions of the hull and superstructure Circle 256 on Reader Service Card March 2006 33 MR MARCH2006 #5 (33-40).qxd 3/2/2006 11:40 AM Page 34
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can't do in the assembly building." "Bollinger is building one of the hull different assembly area and tools strong. Aluminum is best used in the Bollinger will use similar technologies sections for LCS 1 at their yard in because steel and aluminum contami- deckhouse where its lighter weight will for jig designs and cutting on the same Louisiana which will be brought here nate each other. increase stability, vice below in the hull panel lines. for final assembly." According to Bernard, steel has the where slamming and stresses are higher. "Bollinger has representatives work- The steel for the LCS hull is made in combined advantages of being relatively The problem of attaching one to the ing along side us here, and we have peo- the U.S. The superstructure will be inexpensive — as opposed to compos- other was solved by a 'detacouple,' a ple down in Louisiana," Shaver said. made from aluminum. That requires a ites and other alloys — and immensely bimetallic strip whose upper portion is aluminum and the lower is steel, with the halves bonded together explosively. This permits welding of aluminum-to- aluminum, steel-to-steel, thereby elimi- nating the obvious problems of a bolted and gasketed connection. Joining the sections together requires precision. When in place, the drive train from the engine to the reduction gear, shaft, and water jets will be more than 100-feet long, and all must be in perfect alignment. LCS will have more horsepower than a cruiser. "It will be just like a warship," says prospective commanding officer Cmdr. Don Gabrielson, " only faster."
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Navy Hybrid Sailors will be Mission-Oriented
The Navy's new Littoral Combat Ship Controlman are going to welding GSM (Gas Turbine System Technician, school. The Supply Officer as an "Air (LCS) will have a small but highly capa- school. A GSE (Gas Turbine System Mechanical) C school. The Damage Warfare" qualified Chief Storekeeper. ble crew. The first on a new class of Technician, Electrical) will be attending Control Chief is going to Navigation The leading Culinary Specialist has warship, USS Freedom (LCS 1) is being built in Marinette, Wis., and will join the fleet in 2007. LCS will have a highly cross-trained crew, referred to as "hybrid Sailors," according to Freedom's prospective commanding officer, Cmdr. Don Gabrielson. LCS will have two crews, Blue and Gold, each with 40 Sailors, all with sea duty experience. The Blue crew has already filled 38 billets, and the Gold crew billets will be filled very soon. Detailing for the next crews has also begun. The aviation detachment will bring another 20 people aboard, and the mis- sion package will arrive with 15 mission specialists, for a total crew of 75. "Every LCS Sailor and Officer will have been to sea already. It will be the norm," said Gabrielson. "Having an 'off crew' provides depth," said Freedom Gold crew PCO Cmdr. Mike Doran. "It's a 'bullpen' for reach back." Gabrielson adds, "There are two crews but only one team in Freedom. It's how we have to operate to win, and that won't change even with two, five or fifty ships. We're standardizing everything we can, all the way down to instructions Circle 232 on Reader Service Card and stowage, we're even looking at standing orders." Since the crew will be small, each member will have to be able to do more than one job. The traditional rating and TRUSTED WORLD WIDE Naval Enlistment Classification (NEC) assignment method won't work. BRUNVOLL – the single source Instead, LCS will have hybrid Sailors supplier of thruster systems who have multiple skills. "We're not going to be one deep in anything," Gabrielson said. "The Refined and proven concepts amount of cross training is very high. It teamed up with supreme doesn't matter what the rating badge technical solutions ensures says." low life cycle costs "Our IT1 Smith has Information Another successful story... Systems Technician (IT), Electronics The VS 4501 MPSV «Athena» Technician (ET), and Fire Controlman BRUNVOLL – manufacturer of – equipped with 5 Brunvoll thruster ● Tunnel Thrusters units. Keppel Shipyard 3631, for (FC) NECs," said Gabrielson. "He's owner SURF. currently going to the Computer ● Azimuth Thrusters ● Technician School baseline technician Low-Noise Thrusters ● Thruster Control Systems for AEGIS computers. "IT1 Smith is not the exception," Gabrielson said. "He is the norm." For example, the crew's Chief Quartermaster is going to JTIDS school telephone + 47 71 21 96 00 (Joint Tactical Information Distribution fax + 47 71 21 96 90 Systems) school. An Engineman, Gas e-mail: [email protected] Turbine Specialist and Damage www.brunvoll.no
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qualified in submarines. pipeline, a petty officer will be assigned future. take a hit during General Quarters. Even the Command Master Chief, to LCS and will probably be a CPO by Doran said the Navy realizes you can't Instead, everyone will be fighting the who normally focuses on being the sen- the time they complete their tour. This train people for two or three jobs and ship. But everyone will be well trained ior enlisted advisor, will be a watch means that the rest of the Navy will ben- expect them to work two or three times in damage control. "Even though the stander. He's currently in navigation efit from the experience of LCS Sailors, as hard. "The crew will be focused on ship has autonomic fire fighting capabil- school. and it will change the way the entire sur- the execution of its mission. We're get- ities, something can fail, and we'll have With such a comprehensive training face navy is trained and detailed in the ting the nickel and dime workload off to save the ship," according to the the ship," he said. Damage Control Assistant, DCC Charlie Much of the maintenance, administra- Lopez. tive and supply functions will be accom- There will be no first-termers on LCS. MaritimeMaritime plished at the ISIC (Immediate Superior Everyone will have sea time. "This is in the Chain of Command) level. no place to hide. No time to learn your ProfessionalProfessional The LCS crew will have a very tactical job, and no place to hide someone who role, in much the same fashion as a P-3 doesn't already know what they need to TrainingTraining crew has when they go out on a mar- do to get the mission done," said itime patrol mission. "We're eliminating Gabrielson. "You'll have to be able to CCELEBRATINGELEBRATING 2020 YYEARSEARS OF OF TTRAININGRAINING!! overhead so people can focus on their go to work. There's no place for unions THE BETTER YOUR TRAINING, THE BETTER YOUR JOB! jobs. You have to have PMS and 3M, in this program." MPT Courses are available at ourFt. Lauderdale Campuses utilizing over but much maintenance will be jobbed The Enlisted Surface Warfare qualifi- 45,000 square feet of deck & engineer training labs, the MPT Ship's Store and our out to maintenance support teams," says cation program will be the backbone of S.M.A.R.T. CENTER (Simulation for Maritime Assessment, Research, & Training) Gabrielson. the training program. But it won't be a in addition to our Marine Tech Shipboard Firefighting Academy, There will be no fire parties suited up list of questions and answers, a multiple Sea Survival Facility, and fleet of training vessels! in a repair locker waiting for the ship to choice "Trivial Pursuit" game. It will be
Gridley (DDG101) Gridley (DDG101), the 27th Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer built at Bath Iron Work and the 51st ship of the class, was chris- tened February 11, 2006 in Bath, Maine. Her namesake, Capt. Charles Vernon Gridley, was born in Logansport, Ind., on November 24, 1844. Charles Where You Go To School DOES Matter! Gridley grew up in Hillsdale, Mich. In 1860 the 16 year old Gridley was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy. He gradu- ated in 1863 and reported for active duty on October 1, 1863. Gridley's first posting was in 1864 aboard the USS Oneida, a steam powered sloop serving under Rear Admiral David Farragut, in the West Gulf Blockade Squadron where Ensign Gridley faced his first combat in the Battle of Mobile Bay. Gridley rose rapidly being promoted to Master in 1866, to Lieutenant in 1867 and to Lieutenant Commander in 1868. In 1882 Gridley was promoted to Commander and commanded the sail-training ships USTS Jamestown where he applied his teach- ing and leadership abilities. In 1892 Gridley was ordered to report to the Asiatic Squadron and take command of the USS Marion, where he acquired first-hand knowledge of the Manila Bay harbor that would prove useful five years later. On March 14, 1897, Gridley was promoted to Captain and selected to command the USS Olympia (C 6), the flagship of Commodore George Dewey. On May 1, 1898 following the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana, Commodore Dewey's Asiatic Squadron, with Gridley's ship in the lead, steamed into Manila Bay. Through seriously ill at the time, Gridley stood in his post and firmly declined Dewey's offer to retire from action. "Thank you Commodore, but she is my ship and I will fight her" Gridley insisted. After maneuvering his forces into position, Dewey calmly passed his famous order to his flag captain, "You may fire when you are ready Gridley" In a matter of hours the Spanish Fleet under the command of Admiral Montojo was defeated. Soon after the battle, Captain Gridley was mortally ill, bed ridden, and was relieved to begin a long journey home from Hong Kong aboard a commercial steamship. Gridley died enroute home on June 5, 1898 and was cremated in Yokohama. His ashes were returned to his family in Erie, Pa., for burial. Cathy W. Forst - is the great-great granddaughter of Capt. Gridley - is the Gridley DDG101 ship sponsor. There were three pervious warships honoring the namesake. The first was a four "piper", USS Gridley (DD 92), a Wicks Class Destroyer commissioned March 8, 1919. The second was the Gridley Class Destroyer, (DD 380), commissioned June 24, 1937. The third USS Gridley Maritime Professional Training was a Leahy Class Guided Missile Destroyer Leader, (DLG 21), commissioned May 25, 1963. 1915 South Andrews Avenue • Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 Commander Steve Shinego, USN is the prospective commanding officer of the fourth Gridley (DDG +1.954.525.1014 • 800.423.9267 101). The honorable Dr. Delores M. Etter, assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, email: [email protected] • web: www.mptusa.com Development, and Acquisition was the principal speaker in the christening ceremony. (Text & Image: Peter Hsu, Anteon) Circle 242 on Reader Service Card 36 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News MR MARCH2006 #5 (33-40).qxd 3/2/2006 11:48 AM Page 37
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based on demonstrated performance, assignment, Lt. Cmdr. Kris Doyle, replenishment and launching and recov- There won't be any special insignia for much like Submariners have to do to Freedom's prospective executive officer, ering of aircraft and unmanned systems. LCS qualified Sailors. But LCS Sailors qualify for their Dolphins. Early on, the said many Sailors are very interested in Everyone will be fully qualified with will stand out. "The proof will be in CMC and PCO recognized the need for LCS. "I've had a lot of people contact weapons. Most will be qualified and their assignment history," said Doran. a comprehensive new program that me about how they can get involved in participate in boarding parties. Adds Doyle, "It will say USS Freedom expects more performance and real LCS." "If the .50 cal. gun jams, you can't on your rocker." knowledge. Everyone will participate in seaman- step back and wait for a Gunner's Mate Despite the challenge of an LCS ship evolutions such as underway to come and fix it," said Gabrielson. — Edward Lundquist WE JUST MADE DRS Receives OUR NO.1 POSITION $34M Navy Deal DRS Technologies was awarded sev- eral new contracts with a combined EVEN SAFER value of approximately $34 million to design and produce power conversion, The Hammar H20 is a hydrosta- tic release unit, that enables The new Hammar H20 distribution and control equipment, and liferafts and EPIRBs to surface has a 3-step coupling advanced propulsion equipment for and inflate or activate when device a ship is sinking. The H20 is that, by eliminating the risk next-generation and existing classes of the world market leader and of incorrect installation, U.S. Navy combatant surface ships and has more approvals from makes it even safer. submarines. shipping authorities than any other The contracts were awarded to DRS release unit. by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in Washington, D.C., Defense Advanced Research Projects The new Hammar H20 has a Red Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Weak LinkTM – but Virginia, and various U.S. Navy ship- there is nothing weak about it yards and prime defense contractors. A brand new Hammar For these orders, DRS will design, man- H20 with the Red ufacture and test advanced instrumenta- Weak LinkTM connector makes the installation tion and control, power distribution and easier and safer. shipboard propulsion equipment for both low- and medium-voltage ship-
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Navy New Rolls-Royce Coastal Protection Vessel Unveiled Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) is the 23rd Aegis Guided Missile Destroyer built by Northrop Grumman in Pascagoula, Miss., and it is the 48th ship of the Arleigh Burke Class. The guided mis- sile destroyer honors the famed World War II strategist and former Chief of Naval Operations. Forrest Percival Sherman was born in Merrimack, N.H., on October 30, 1896. He entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1914 and graduated in June 1917. Sherman served in the European theater in World War I in the gunboat Nashville and the destroyer Murray. He took command of Barry in 1921. After flight training in Pensacola, Fla., Sherman was designated Naval Aviator in December 1922 and served on the USS Lexington during the carrier's first year in serv- Rolls-Royce last month unveiled the latest design in its family of coastal protec- ice. tion vessels at the Pacific 2006 exhibition in Sydney, Australia. The latest design, He twice held squadron commands aboard the the UT527, delivers firefighting, emergency towage and pollution control capabil- USS Saratoga and served as navigator of the ity and can hold up to 320 survivors of a marine disaster. A medium-sized heli- USS Ranger prior to joining the staff of com- mander, U.S. Fleet. When World War II began, he copter and two smaller daughter craft are also available for specific missions. It can served in the war plans division under the chief of remain at sea for up to three years without return if required, changing crew and naval operations. After assuming command of the USS Wasp in May 1942, he attained the rank being replenished at sea. The 92-m ship, powered by Rolls-Royce Bergen diesel of captain and earned the Navy Cross for his leadership of that ship during early phases of the engines, would be capable of more than 20 knots and have an un-refuelled range occupation and defense of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. After a Japanese submarine sank of 20,000 nautical miles at 16 knots. The company has identified three naval mar- USS Wasp on Sept. 15, 1942, he became chief of staff, to Commander Air Force, Pacific Fleet and served in that capacity until November 1943, when he became Deputy Chief of Staff to Admiral kets for its ship designs - Coastal Protection (Exclusive Economic Zone) vessels, Chester W. Nimitz. Sherman was present and stood next to Admiral Nimitz, General McArthur and Underway Replenishment ships, and Fast Logistics vessels. Admiral Halsey onboard the USS Missouri for the surrender of the Japanese empire on September Circle 29 on Reader Service Card 2, 1945. He earned a Distinguished Service Medal for his role in planning the captures of the islands of the Gilberts, Marshalls, Marianas, Western Carolines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Following a brief tenure as commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Mediterranean, Sherman became the youngest M. Ship Launches Robinson, co-founder of San Diego- man ever to serve as chief of naval operations on November 2, 1949. He served as Chief of Naval Experimental Vessel based M Ship Co. and a former deputy Operations from November 1949 until his death on July 22, 1951. Forrest Sherman's 81 year-old M. Ship Co. launched the M80 Stiletto, secretary of state with Henry Kissinger. daughter, the DDG 98 ship's sponsor, gave the order to "man the ship and bring her to life" at the designed as an operational experiment The 88-ft. long vessel features M Ship Commissioning Ceremony in sunny Pensacola, Florida. Commander Michael G. Van Derrick, USN for the Pentagon's Office of Force Co.'s patented M-shaped hull that is is the first commanding officer. designed to provide a stable yet fast plat- (Text & Image: Peter Hsu, Anteon) Transformation (OFT) and an example of the next generation of military vessels form for mounting electronic surveil- that combines new materials (carbon lance equipment or weapons, or for con- fiber), with a networked architecture and ducting special operations. a revolutionary hull. The hull design does not require foils The M80 Stiletto initiative is part of or lifting devices to achieve a smooth OFT's Wolf PAC Distributed Operations ride at high speeds in rough conditions. Experiment, conducted in association Its shallow draft means the M-80 Stiletto with USSOCOM, to explore command can operate in riverine environments and and control of geographically dispersed, potentially allows for beach landings. but networked, autonomous and semi- The fuel-efficient M-80 Stiletto is autonomous military forces. This new equipped with four Caterpillar engines, concept of operations by the Department yielding a top speed in excess of 50 of Defense is in response to diffuse knots (nearly 60 miles per hour) when threats that are perceived as emerging in fully loaded and can be outfitted with jet the future. drives for shallow water operations and "We are confident that the M80 beaching. Stiletto's design is superior to all other The M-80 Stiletto is also notable existing technologies. 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Marine Electronics Breakthrough for Next-Generation Ship Radars and Communications
The push to develop smaller, lighter, tions circuitry." much energy in the system; and, if we to the Navy and evaluated for use in efficient, cost effective military commu- "We are looking at how to make a cir- can, to make it smaller and lighter large-scale shipboard systems, including nications technologies in University of culator wider band, so more information weight," said Young. missile guidance and targeting systems. Idaho laboratories has reportedly led to can be processed through it; make it Once the device emerges from UI The UI team hopes to have a prototype some breakthrough research in materials more efficient, so we don't lose too labs, the technology will be transferred built and tested by the end of 2007. fabrication. Professors Yang-Ki Hong, David McIlroy, Richard Wells, Wei Jiang Yeh and Jeffrey Young of the Microelectronics Research and Communications Institute (MRCI) have been working to develop thick hexafer- rite films for use in wideband circulator devices essential to military communi- cations. Ferrite is magnetic material comprised of iron oxide and other chemical compounds. It is used in devices like circulators, which allow microwave communications systems to receive and transmit electromagnetic signals simultaneously. In such applica- 4JNVMBUPSTBOEUSBJOJOHDPODFQUT tions, ferrite films are expected to reduce manufacturing costs, increase /BWJHBUJPO#SJEHF3BEBS"31"(.%44 microwave communications efficiency 'JTIFSZ&$%*4&OHJOF-$)4 and result in smaller, light-weight com- 4SWIMHSR MW SRI SJ XLI [SVPH PIEHMRK WYTTPMIVW SJ WMQYPEXSVW ERH munications devices. Ferrite films can XIEGLMRKEMHWJSVàQEVMXMQIXVEMRMRK also be used effectively in filters, isola- 4SWIMHSR LEW MRWXEPPIH WMQYPEXSV WSPYXMSRW EX QEVMXMQI YRMZIVWMXMIW tors, inductors and phase shifters, which WGLSSPWXVEMRMRKGIRXVIWERHREZEPGSEWXKYEVHEGEHIQMIWàMRQSVIXLER are also critical devices in military sys- GSYRXVMIW[SVPH[MHIà tems. The Navy, particularly, has 4SWIMHSRPSSOJSV[EVHXSLIEVJVSQ]SYXSHMWGYWWXVEMRMRKGSRGITXWJSV demonstrated interest in materials sci- ]SYVSVKERMWEXMSR ence that might lead to improved tech- 3RVHLGRQ6LPXODWLRQ$632%R[ 1/(.1(6125:$< nologies. Office of Naval Research 7 ) ( LQIR#SRVHLGRQQR (ONR) grants support the UI's ZZZSRVHLGRQQR Advanced Microwave Ferrite Research (AMFeR) project, which began in March 2004. Circle 255 on Reader Service Card They have reportedly had unprece- dented success in two key areas of the research: the growth of 107 micron sin- gle crystalline hexaferrite films and the fabrication of several wideband microwave circulators for radar applica- tions. The breakthroughs have not gone unnoticed by the ONR, which has rec- ognized, in particular, professor Hong's strides in the development of magnetic thick films. Hong and his students are the first in the world to produce 107 micron thick, c-axis oriented, single crystalline hexaferrite film in the out-of- plane direction. The Navy praised Hong's results as "outstanding" and has congratulated the team for making progress toward "the Navy's next gener- ation agile-bandwidth RF goals." Hong's research surmounted many long-standing obstacles in film growth development by considering a wide variety of techniques and materials. "We are dealing with some very fun- damental scientific issues of how to work with magnetic materials in an inte- grated circuit or on a chip," said Young. "This is fundamentally changing the way we fabricate and integrate magnet- www.feteriscomponents.com Circle 220 on Reader Service Card ic materials into existing communica- Circle 224 on Reader Service Card March 2006 39 MR MARCH2006 #5 (33-40).qxd 3/2/2006 1:12 PM Page 40
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Marine Electronics Primorsk Tanker Features Hyundai-Transas "Intelligent" Bridge
Late last year Pavel Chernish, a new tanker built by bridge. The vessels of this series are fitted with eight tion for effective co-operation between the Transas Hyundai Heavy Industries, was delivered to Primorsk working stations. The system is currently in the final Group and the Global leader in the shipbuilding indus- Shipping Corporation (PRISCO). Pavel Chernish is a stage of examination by DNV. This joint development try — Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd". vessel of ice class 1A according to the DNV classifica- by Hyundai and Transas is set to become the first nav- Circle 35 on Reader Service Card tion and fully complies with the requirements of Exxon igation system certified by DNV, NAUT-AW Neftegaz Ltd, subsidiary of Exxon Mobile. The tankers class C. are designed for oil transportation within the Sakhalin Dmitry Lagoutin, Deputy Sales & Marketing - 1 project. Hyundai Heavy will build a total of five Director of Transas Ltd, said, "The pilot project vessels during the project. at the Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipyard was The Transas Group equipped these tankers with the technically difficult and of crucial importance. new integrated navigation system, Hyundai-Transas Cultural differences and the unusual climatic Intelligent Bridge System (HTiBS). conditions of the eastern region also presented a The basic configuration of the integrated navigation challenge however, our teams from the naviga- system comprises five multi-functional stations. Each tional and new-building departments met the can be used as radar, ECDIS or conning display, deadlines whilst maintaining our high standards. depending on the navigator's requirements, thus We hope that the first five vessels of the 1599- improving the working conditions on the navigation 1603 project will provide an excellent founda-
Pavel Chernish, the first of five ice class tankers built by Hyundai Heavy Industriesfor Primorsk Shipping Corporation, fea- tures the new integrated navigation system, Hyundai-Transas Intelligent Bridge System (HTiBS).
ACR Electronics Forms Bridge charts and, when integrated, ARPA radar and AIS, Information Group thus eliminating the need to move between instru- ACR Electronics has a new suite of ACR-brand- ments. ed bridge information technologies that, with The EcditTrack is designed in accordance with agency approvals, will soon be made available to IMO/IEC requirements for Integrated Navigation commercial shipping and yachting customers. The Systems. The EcditTrack displays official HO S-57 products stem from the earlier announced alliance ENCs along with raster charts produced by several with Norwegian-based Maritime Information official hydrographic offices including Admiralty Systems AS MARIS. Raster Charts. The new product line includes: • PilotTrack is a real-time harbor pilot naviga- • RapidTrack Simplified Voyage Data Recorder tion tool based on ECDIS software with enhanced (S-VDR), with either a hardened capsule or a float log, annotation and data update features that allow free 406 memory capsule. The ACR-designed Float harbor pilots to work wirelessly through a blue- Free 406 Memory Capsule (awaiting agency tooth-enabled laptop and a special bluetooth trans- approvals) records and stores a retrievable record of ceiver plugged into a ship¹s AIS through the pilot the ship¹s nautical, technical and safety data from plug. The PilotTrack system is designed to provide the S-VDR main unit. a clear display of AIS targets on top of S-57 ENCs • EcditTrack Electronic Chart Display and all in a compact portable package. Information System (ECDIS). Available in desktop, • RadarTrack PC Radar Kit. An ARPA radar split solution and pedestal versions, ACR's overlay allows users to turn a PC into an advanced EcditTrack offers a total navigation situation radar and tracking system. The PC Radar Kit can be appraisal on one integrated display, including combined with a compatible ECDIS or Electronic Circle 221 on Reader Service Card March 2006 41 MR MARCH2006 #6 (41-48).qxd 3/3/2006 10:59 AM Page 42
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Chart System to display the radar image Kongsberg's New Marine (VDR) and Simplified-Voyage Data on top of the chart. The ACR tracking Information Station Recorder (S-VDR) and to save time and system has a capacity of up to 3,000 tar- Kongsberg Maritime has developed a money through the DNV-approved gets (Pentium IV), which are tracked PC-based system designed to integrate Remote Annual Survey. automatically and displayed on request. several key shipboard functionalities, VDR and S-VDR systems require a RadarTrack, with multi-ARPA licenses, providing owners with a tool to help yearly survey in order to continue oper- may be installed on several computers reduce costs. The Marine Info Station is ating as required by international stan- operating on a local area network. primarily designed as a means to make dards. This requires an authorized sur- Circle 34 on Reader Service Card better use of Voyage Data Recorder veyor to visit the vessel and physically test the system onboard, which is an expensive and ongoing cost. The Marine Info Station is designed to help reduce costs by providing DNV approved Remote Annual Survey of VDR/S-VDR, using functions of the Kongsberg Maritime FleetMaster Electronic Log Book. The ship's personnel will com- plete and sign an inspection procedure (annual survey report) and extract recorded data from the VDR/S-VDR. The extracted data is copied to a DVD via the Marine Info Station and sent to Kongsberg Maritime by mail or courier service. The report and the extracted data are examined and a new Certificate of Compliance for VDR/S-VDR is issued by Kongsberg. This negates the NEW need for a surveyor to visit the ship and can save owners the costs that this entails. Kongsberg claims that, typically, MARITIME a 50-vessel fleet can save the owner approximately $960,000 over a five year period, by using the VDR/SVDR HORIZONS Remote Annual Survey function of the Marine Info Station. “ Sea Asia will be an "Users of Remote Annual Survey on international platform the Marine Info Station will recoup the providing the global 2-4 APRIL 2007 initial cost of the system very quickly, maritime community and will not expect any further key with direct access to SUNTEC SINGAPORE VDR/S-VDR survey costs for the life of Asia's high-growth the system," said Bjarne Bjorkan, economies, as well as offering deeper insights into them.” Product Manager, Kongsberg Maritime. I A new and innovative event "Costs are further reduced and opera- Teh Kong Leong, Executive Director, tions improved with functionality for Singapore Maritime Foundation Electronic Log Books, a separate elec- I Projecting the voice of tronic chart station and replay of valu- “This event will able VDR data for training and evalua- Asian shipping and Singapre Tourism Board showcase the wealth tion purposes." of maritime business Circle 36 on Reader Service Card opportunities in which I Creating exciting and profitable this region is now United States Marine Inc. ” increasingly rich. networking opportunities in Asia Wins Navy Contract Christopher Hayman, United States Marine, Inc., Gulfport, Managing Director, Seatrade Miss., is being awarded an $8,836,911 Photographs courtesy of MPA Singapore firm-fixed-price, requirements contract Organised by Sponsored by for the acquisition of services and mate- rial for the Naval Special Warfare, 11- meter rigid, inflatable boat service life Supported by extension program to restore 32 boats to like new condition. Work will be per- formed in Gulfport, Miss., and is expect- ed to be completed by February 2011. Contract funds in the amount of www.sea-asia.com $500,000 will expire by the end of the current fiscal. Circle 261 on Reader Service Card 42 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News MR MARCH2006 #6 (41-48).qxd 3/2/2006 12:07 PM Page 43
Moose Delivers Security Boat all connected to individual Kamewa 80 S II series Command, was the honoree for the event, welding her waterjets from Rolls-Royce through reduction gears, in initials into the keel to signify the beginning of full- what is thought to be the first six waterjet installation scale production of the new ship. on a fast ferry. Power per unit is 2,465 kW. "We are very pleased that Rear Admiral Pottenger To find space for three waterjets in the transom of a was able to participate in this ceremony," said Fred slim catamaran hull involved some interesting engi- Harris, president of NASSCO. "It is an honor that a neering of the intakes and drivelines. Two steerable ship we will build under her command will bear her and reversible water jets are installed side by side in initials throughout its many decades of service." each hull and a booster jet without steering is placed above and between the steerable units. The lower jets are driven by two engines in the forward engine room, while the upper booster Moose Boats has deliv- Moose Boat Specs jet is coupled to an engine in the aft engine ered another Moose M2- Length, o.a. 37.5 ft. room which is raised to to give the correct dri- Beam 13.5 ft. 37 security and patrol Draft hull/max. 21 in. veline height. vessel to the Suisun Bay Deadrise 15° Circle 18 on Reader Service Card Displacement 16,000 lbs. (dry) Reserve Fleet, Benicia, Fuel 300 gal. Calif. This is the second Water 20 gal. Wärtsilä Power for Geo Vessel delivery of a two-boat Maximum speed 34 knots + The new offshore support vessel of Aker Cruise speed 28 knots contract that was awarded Range 300 nm ROV 06 design will be equipped with Wärtsilä through GSA (General Main engines 2 x Cummins QSB5.9, main engines. Wärtsilä won the $3.2 million Services Administration) 380hp Turbo Diesels Waterjets 2 x Hamilton HJ292 contract in November 2005 from Aker Yards by the Department of Marine Gears Twin Disc MG 5075 ASA to supply main engines for the new off- Transportation, Maritime Generator 5kw Northern Lights Electronics Simrad Administration (MarAd). The Suisun Bay Fleet consists of dry cargo ships, tankers, military auxiliaries and other types of reserve ships in the custody of the Maritime Administration. The Moose M2-37s will be used intensively for security patrol operations up to 16- hours-a-day, seven days per week in the Suisun Bay. The Moose M2-37 is a 37.5-ft. all-aluminum jet pow- ered catamaran with twin Cummins 380 hp turbo diesels and is propelled by Hamilton 292 water jets. It can attain a top speed of over 34 knots, cruise at almost shore support vessel contracted by the 30 knots, and come to a full-speed stop in less than two Norwegian subsea operations company Geo boat lengths. Its 21-in. draft allows all of this to be ASA. The vessel will be constructed at Aker done in less than three ft. of water. Yards' Søviknes shipyard in Norway, with Circle 17 on Reader Service Card delivery due in May 2007. Its main engines will be four six-cylinder Wärtsilä 32 diesel Jumbo Cat Ferry Features Six engines with a combined output of 11,520 kW Waterjets at 720 rpm. Of the Aker ROV 06 design, the The 223-ft. (68 m) catamaran Maria Dolores will vessel will be employed in subsea operations, soon go into service with Malta-based Virtu Ferries on primarily for the offshore oil & gas industry. It the company's Malta - Italy route. The vessel will run will be capable of worldwide operation, includ- at a speed of about 36 knots with the engines running ing the northern oceans. The vessel will princi- at 90 percent of full load, linking Valetta with Catania pally serve as a mothership for unmanned in three hours, with Pozallo in 90 minutes and provide remotely-operated subsea (ROV) vehicles a service to the Italian mainland at Reggio Calabria in which can be launched by crane over both sides four hours. Maria Dolores was designed and built by of the vessel as well as through a moon pool. Austal in Western Australia, to suit the owner's require- Geo ASA carries out subsea operations in ment for a fast ferry capable of carrying trailers, coach- three main fields: seabed mapping of topogra- es and other high vehicles together with cars and 600 phy and other levels of sediments; inspection, passengers. Virtu Ferries wished to maintain engine maintenance and repair of offshore installa- compatibility with its existing fleet, and it was not easy tions; and offshore construction support with to supply the power requirement with a conventional ROV. Geo ASA is a subsidiary of DOF ASA, a quadruple engine layout. A six-jet solution has there- major owner and operator of offshore vessels. fore been developed, with three engines in each hull, Circle 19 on Reader Service Card Keel-Laying of Third T-AKE General Dynamics NASSCO on February 14, 2006, held the keel-laying ceremony for USNS Alan Shepard, the third ship in the U.S. Navy's T-AKE program. Designated the Lewis and Clark class, the new T-AKE ships fulfill com- bat logistics force requirements. U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Carol M. Pottenger, Commander, Military Sealift Fleet Support Circle 222 on Reader Service Card
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UltraJet Propulsion BBL DH Tank Barge tem will be a four million BTU Hopkins In December 2005 a new UltraJet Bollinger Marine Fabricators, LLC, Volcanic, with two inch piping coils lin- powered Tornado Dive RIB complying ing the bottom of each cargo tank for with SOLAS regulations was accepted optimum heat distribution. by the Portuguese Navy. The Navy will use the RIB for diver deployment and Mission Marine Delivers logistic support. to St. Croix The 27.8 ft. (8.5 m) RIB is powered by Mission Marine recently delivered the a single UltraJet 251 waterjet driven by Mission 452, a 34.8 x 13 ft. (10.6 x 4 m) a Steyr MO256K43 250 hp/184 kW (BMF) Amelia, La., signed a contract Pilot House to the Department of diesel engine at 4,300 rpm with a ZF63 with Progressive Barge Line, Inc., New U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Carol M. Pottenger, Planning and Natural Resources located Commander, Military Sealift Fleet Support gearbox, ratio 1.25:1. During sea trials, Orleans, La. for the construction of a in Frederiksted on the island of St. Command, was the honoree for the keel-laying speeds of 31 knots were recorded. double hull OPA '90 Lakes, Bays and Croix, USVI. Custom made to accom- event, welding her initials into the keel of the T- The Tornado hull is designed to be Sounds tank barge. Bollinger hull #505 modate the DPNR's special and varied AKE 3, the USNS Alan Shepard. With her are extremely sturdy, with a deep V hull and will have capacity of 28,000 barrels usage requirements, she was chosen Dave Morton, Program Manager, Naval Fleet an arched, sheer bow, preventing con- (BBL) and is a near sister ship to four Auxiliary Force Program (L) and Art Diaz, MSC because of her multi-mission platform, trary sea to flood the boat. It is designed similar hulls also under construction at Ship Construction Senior Owners stability, extraordinarily smooth ride, to climb quickly onto the plane, to sup- the active BMF facility for another oper- Representative. offshore capabilities, and ability to take port quick turns and achieves high direc- ator. Elliot Bay Design Group per- rough seas. Given the climate of the tional stability at fast speed and in formed the design and engineering This third ship is named the USNS islands, she has a fully enclosed pilot- rugged seas. The RIB can carry 12 package in support of Bollinger. Alan Shepard in honor of the first house with air conditioning and has divers and their diving equipment. Hull #505 will be built primarily for American in space, Rear Admiral Alan state-of-the-art electronics to assist the Circle 23 on Reader Service Card bunkering services on the Mississippi B. Shepard Jr. Shepard piloted the officers. River and throughout the port of New Freedom 7 spacecraft on May 5, 1961, Bollinger to Build 28,000 Circle 26 on Reader Service Card the first manned launch of Project Orleans. The barge will be built in Mercury, the NASA program that deter- accordance with ABS rules and certified mined man's capabilities in a space envi- by USCG for rivers, lakes, bays and ronment. sounds service for carriage of Grade A Circle 20 on Reader Service Card products and below. It will be subdivid- Navy Dive Boat gets ed into six cargo tanks, each with pipe coils for heating cargo. The heater sys-
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Wärtsilä's Announces Executive Wärtsilä's field of technology. Daniel Paro, 60, W&O Supply Forms New Division Changes Wärtsilä's Senior Vice President who has played a W&O Supply has restructured the company to form Jaakko Eskola, 47, MSc (Eng.) has been appointed decisive role in the development of the current engine the Engineered Products and Automation (EP/A) Group Vice President, Ship Power and a member of the portfolio, will retire on March 1, 2006. Paro was head Division. The restructuring emphasizes core strengths, Board of Management. Eskola joined Wärtsilä in 1998 of the Research Center in Vaasa and also Wärtsilä's streamlines operations and adds technical expertise as Managing Director of Wärtsilä Development and entire engine development activities in the 1980s and and service support to the company's client base and 14 Financial Services Oy. Before taking up this position 1990s, the period during which current successful branch network. Newly promoted or hired to lead the he worked since 1986 in project products like the Wärtsilä 32 and Wärtsilä 46 were EP/A Division are Jim Baur, Fred Loomis, Edmon financing positions for Kansallis- developed. Additionally, he has had a decisive impact "Gus" Bell, Donna West and Steve Hartsaw. Osake-Pankki and Merita Bank in on the introduction of gas and common-rail technolo- Jim Baur, former general manager of the Automation Luxemburg, London and Helsinki, gies in Wärtsilä engines. Division, has been promoted to lead the new EP/A and in 1997-1998 for PCA Division. Baur will also concentrate on building mar- Corporate Finance Group Oy. ITS Names Myslivy as Senior VP ket share within the oil and gas industry as well as the Eskola is currently Vice President, ITS Corp., a provider of infor- cruise market segment. Fred Loomis, who led the Sales and Marketing for the Power mation technology and engineer- Engineering Products Division, will manage special Jaakko Eskola Plants business in Wärtsilä. ing solutions to the U.S. govern- projects on a nationwide basis and serve as a sales and Executive Vice President Mikael ment, announced Guy Myslivy as project manager for Northeast and Great Lakes cus- Mäkinen, who currently heads the its new senior vice president of tomers. The company recently hired a nationally rec- Ship Power business, leaves ITS Noesis Business Unit. ognized industrial and marine automation veteran, Wärtsilä to join another company Myslivy will be responsible for the Edmon "Gus" Bell, to lead its Automation Product on April 1, 2006. management and oversight of all Group. With 35 years of valve automation experience Christoph Vitzthum, 36, MSc activities associated with ITS' Guy Myslivy and a wealth of industry knowledge, Bell will continue (Econ.) has been appointed Group newest business unit, which is to develop W&O Supply's automation portfolio as well Vice President, Power Plants and a focused on providing senior level as define automation systems and equipment for clients. He has worked in management at QTRCO, Mikael Mäkinen member of the Board of technical, engineering and management support to Management. Vitzthum started DoD, Office of Naval Research (ONR), Department of AMRI, Bray Valve & Controls and Emerson Valve with Wärtsilä as a foreign Homeland Security, National Coordination Office for Automation (Bettis) throughout his career. exchange dealer in 1995. He has Information Technology Research and Development "This world-class team has outstanding awareness since held financial controller posi- and other agencies. about the complex valve automation and engineered tions in both Power Plants and products industries," said David Turner, CEO of Ship Power units in Strasbourg, MTS Appoints New CEO W&O Supply. "Their technical capabilities and vast Zürich and Helsinki. Since 2002 Rune Mejer Rasmussen, Executive Chairman of experience will richly benefit customers, naval archi- Vitzthum has been Managing the MTS board, will replace Brynjar Gevelt as CEO tects, engineering firms and approval societies around Director of Wärtsilä Propulsion, on March 1. Rasmussen will take on the task of lead- the world. They move us toward our goal of becoming Christoph Vitzthum based in Havant, Great Britain. ing MTS through its next phase of expansion. MTS the premier global provider of total piping solutions in Matti Kleimola, Prof. CTO, aims to strengthen its industrial positioning, and the marine industry." Additionally, Donna West has Group Vice President, Technology achieve profitable growth in a rapidly growing e-busi- been hired as an automation engineering specialist. and Environment, retires on May ness market. Rasmussen comes form the position as West will use her extensive automation expertise to 1, 2006 having reached the retire- Chief Information Officer in Unitor. He has been a assess client needs, develop and package automation ment age stipulated in his employ- member of the MTS board since 2001 and its systems, provide technical assistance, manage orders ment contract. Although retired, Chairman since 2003. Gevelt has been with MTS since and track production and delivery on budget and on Professor Kleimola will continue the establishment in 2000 and has held several posi- schedule. Hartsaw has also been promoted to sales to act as an advisor to the Board of tions, ending up as CEO in 2003.Brynjar has now engineer overseeing the engineered products side of Daniel Paro Management in matters related to decided to step down for personal reasons. the business.
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He is a grad- uate of the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Science in Management. Crowley Promotes Insulation Specialists - Thermal - Acoustical - Fireproofing Johnson SEI manufactures covers for the offshore and marine industries Barbara Johnson Introducing “Fire-Temp”®Covers for fuel valves and actuators has been promoted to manager of port and terminal opera- tions for Crowley's Gulfport terminal replacing Bob Weist who has been promoted to direc- Barbara Johnson tor, inland opera- tions for the company's Puerto Rico/Caribbean group. In her new posi- Let us take care of all your insulation and fire - proofing needs tion, Johnson will remain domiciled in We accept Mastercard, Visa and Amex the Gulfport office and will report to WANT SUPERIOR QUALITY Mike Hopkins, vice president, opera- WANT SUPERIOR SERVICE tions. CALL SUPERIOR ENERGIES, INC AVEVA Makes Inroads P.O. Drawer 386, Groves TX 77619 in China Telephone: (409) 962-8549 Fax: (409) 962-4027 AVEVA recently announced a pair of Website: www.insulationsei.com contracts signed with Chinese ship- yards. The company signed a contract to Circle 253 on Reader Service Card Circle 269 on Reader Service Card provide its design and production solu- tions to China's New Century Shipbuilding (NCS). NCS, located southeast of Jingjiang, will use AVEVA's software to enhance its ship- building capabilities on its latest project — the design and manufacture of a 4,250 TEU Containership prototype. Earlier in the month, the company announced that it was awarded a con- tract by Dalian New Shipbuilding Heavy Industry (DNS) in late 2005. DNS, one of the top 10 shipyards in the world, has extended its application of AVEVA's Marine solutions for both its shipbuilding and offshore businesses. Additionally, AVEVA will provide pro- fessional training and onsite consulting services to DNS to ensure efficient and optimised utilisation of AVEVA's Marine software. AVEVA recently established a China Marine Division. Circle 7 on Reader Service Card MAN Diesel SE - A New European Company MAN Aktiengesellschaft is converting its Diesel Engines Business Area into a European Company (Societas Europaea) in the course of this year. At the same time, MAN B&W Diesel AG in Circle 229 on Reader Service Card Circle 218 on Reader Service Card 46 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News MR MARCH2006 #6 (41-48).qxd 3/2/2006 12:11 PM Page 47 Augsburg is to be renamed MAN Diesel SE. "In a European company we will think and act on an even more interna- tional scale, which is absolutely essen- tial in the face of global competition," said Håkan Samuelsson, Executive Board Chairman of MAN AG. A Societas Europaea (SE) is a corpo- rate form under European law. This new legal form will allow for stronger inte- gration of MAN´s international business activities. The MAN Diesel SE boards will be international bodies. While hotel and parking facility. retaining its parity structure, the super- "The Blue Chip 2 is the largest U.S. visory board should in future include Coast Guard certified passenger vessel members from other European countries built in the United States, with 65,000 in addition to employee representatives sq. ft. of gaming area for up to 6,000 from Germany. The SE works council passengers. Another 25,000 sq. ft. is also will also be made up of international available for future expansion," said representatives. The corporate centre for Guido Perla, of Guido Perla & the new MAN Diesel SE will be located Associates. in Augsburg. It took more than 7,000 tons of steel to The MAN B&W Diesel Group devel- construct Blue Chip 2. Among the ves- ops two-stroke and four-stroke engines sel's features is an advanced HVAC sys- (1,080 to 136,000 HP), turbochargers tem that provides guests with a perfect- and marine propellers. MAN´s diesel ly tempered climate controlled environ- division employs some 6,700 people in ment year round. Robert Marra, Germany, Denmark, the U.K., France, Project Director for Blue Chip LLC, the Czech Republic and in China. worked in conjunction with Dan Koch Circle 8 on Reader Service Card and the general contractor, Jamestown Metal Marine of Boca Raton, Florida. Blue Chip Casino Vessel Circle 9 on Reader Service Card Delivered Jamestown Metal Marine has deliv- Octel Changes Name ered the completed M/V Blue Chip 2 Octel Corp. announced that effective casino vessel to Blue Chip Casino, Boyd today it has changed its name to Gaming's riverboat operation, at Blue Innospec Inc. to more closely align the Chip's Michigan City, Ind., facility. The company's branding with its innovative Circle 230 on Reader Service Card new vessel — which is the centerpiece and growing specialty chemicals busi- of a new $170 million hotel and casino nesses. expansion — replaces the former vessel. The M/V Blue Chip 2 is a 402 x 208-ft. ABG Shipyard to Buy Port Captain gaming vessel with self-powered Repair Units USS Vessel Management LLC propulsion. It can fully operate on shore- Private sector shipyard ABG Shipyard Edison, NJ power, and provides about 65,000 sq. ft. is reportedly planning to acquire ship of gaming area on a single deck. In addi- USS Vessel Management LLC, a leader in the product and chemical tanker trade, has an immediate repair units in the key shipping routes' opening for a Port Captain at its office headquarters in Edison, NJ. This position is responsible for tion to the gaming area there is another network, including Singapore and the effective and efficient administration of fleet deck department operations. Liaison with fleet 82,000 sq. ft. of back of house and China. ABG Shipyard has already Masters with regard to operational safety, flag state and port state regulatory requirements, pollution future gaming areas on other decks. acquired a ship repair unit at Fujairah, response, cargo operations, vetting inspections, manning and any operational matters affecting management of the vessel and compliance with company policy and procedures. Jamestown began the on-site construc- UAE, for an undisclosed amount. The tion project in the late fall of 2004 with The duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: company is planning to develop * the erection of steel units in the con- Attend vessels for cargo expediting, ship inspections, safety audits, and to discuss operational, Fujairah as a ship repair hub in a phased safety and personnel issues with master. struction basin specially constructed for manner. The company has recently * Oversee vetting program for assigned vessels through monitoring approvals, scheduling the project. Over the succeeding 14 acquired a Canadian shipbuilding equip- renewals, preparing vessels and attending as Company Representative. * months Jamestown, working with its ment facility for $5.6 million. Conduct vessel incident investigations. Review root cause analysis and communicate lessons learned with fleet. subcontractors and suppliers, produced * Review cargo orders/load plans and voyage orders to verify correct stowage, quantities, stress, the largest casino vessel ever built in the ABS Introduces Dynamic and draft restrictions. * U.S., including hull fabrication and Checklists Perform cost and equipment analysis on proposed navigation, electronic and deck equipment erection, machinery and mechanical acquisitions. ABS introduced electronically pre- * Provide technical information to customers and terminals regarding vessel characteristics and installation, electrical installation, inte- pared, vessel type-specific, dynamic cargo loading capacities. rior finishes, and the gaming facilities. checklists for surveys of ABS-classed Candidates should possess of a valid USCG Unlimited Master License. A Bachelor of Science Jamestown's on-site project manage- vessels. The new checklists are generat- Degree - Marine Transportation or equivalent, and at least 5 years tanker experience sailing as a ment staff coordinated all aspects of this Deck Officer. Experience on chemical tankers is preferred. Must have excellent writing, commu- ed for the attending surveyor at the time fast track project in concert with Blue nication and computer skills. the survey is ordered. The surveyor is Chip Casino's local construction man- We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Qualified candidates please automatically provided with a checklist submit resume to: USS Vessel Management LLC, Marine Personnel Dept., PO Box 2945, Edison, agement team. The vessel is moored to specific to the type of vessel he or she is NJ 08818, Attn: Tom Lord, Fax: 732-635-1902, or e-mail: [email protected]. its pavilion offering ground level access attending based on 13 different parame- To learn more about USS Vessel Management LLC, visit our website at http://www.usslp.com from the vessel to Blue Chip's adjoining ters that are considered by the system. Circle 281 on Reader Service Card March 2006 47 MR MARCH2006 #6 (41-48).qxd 3/2/2006 12:12 PM Page 48 People & Companies The dynamic checklist module can produce approxi- scheduled 10-year drydocking and special survey. For specified; two rated at 2,400 kW each at the bow and a mately 600,000 unique checklists from those parame- the financial year ended December 31, 2005 the com- single 1,200kW unit at the stern. Both these 211 m ters. And the system does not allow the surveyor to pany reported an annual net income of $44 million and long vessels will be built at Aker Yards in Rauma and close the survey report without addressing each item earnings per share of $2.57 compared with $85.8 mil- are scheduled for delivery in February and May 2008. on the checklist. The parameters are: Survey Task; lion and $5.02, respectively in 2004. The average daily Viking Line ordered a 185-m, 2,500-passenger RoRo Facility (Vessel or Company Office for Audits); Vessel TCE's earned in 2005 were $47,100 compared with ferry for delivery in February 2008. It will have two Function, Type, Age, Length and Deadweight; whether $68,700 in 2004. 5.3-m diameter four-bladed CP propellers made of Single or Double Hull; Flag (drawn from 240 possibil- stainless steel and designed to ice class 1ASuper. Four ities); the vessel's Service Restrictions; and applicable Wheelabrator Under New engines (20 MW per shaft line) will give a maximum Notations (drawn from 290 different possibilities). Ownership speed of 26.8 knots. Three tunnel thrusters will be Circle 10 on Reader Service Card Wheelabrator Group has announced new ownership. installed in each vessel. Two 1,500kW thrusters will be Mid Europa Partners (MEP), through its Emerging located at the bow and one unit of the same power at Knightsbridge Announces Results Europe Convergence Fund II, L.P. has completed the the stern. A 212m long passenger cruise ferry for the Knightsbridge Tankers Limited reported a net acquisition of all outstanding WG equity from an Baltic Sea, capable of carrying 2,800 passengers, is to income of $15.9 million and earnings per share of investment group led by Bard & Company. be built in Helsinki for Tallink. The vessel will have $0.93 for the fourth quarter of 2005. The average daily two 5-m diameter four-bladed CP propellers made of time charter equivalents earned by the company's five Rolls-Royce Wins Orders stainless steel and designed to ice class 1ASuper. The VLCCs in the quarter was $58,600 compared with four engines (16 MW per shaft line) give a maximum Color Line, Viking Line and Tallink have all speci- speed of 24.8 knots. $34,700 in the immediately preceding quarter. This fied Rolls-Royce CP propeller systems and tunnel increase reflects the strengthening of the market expe- thrusters for new vessels they have ordered to be be WW Posts 2005 Results rienced in the fourth quarter. During the fourth quarter, built in Finland. The value of the contract to Rolls- the vessel TI Qingdao (formerly named Kensington) Royce is about $14.3 million. Color Line Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA (WW) reported net operating was drydocked at a cost of $515,000 and resulting in (SuperSpeed) has ordered two 1,900 passenger RoPax profit was $232 million, while total operating income approximately 13 days offhire. The vessel TI Ningdo vessels capable of almost 30 knots. Each vessel will came to $2.2 billion. Profit before taxes was $209 mil- (formerly named Hampstead) is scheduled to be dry- have two 5.25m diameter Kamewa Ulstein ice class 1B lion. WW's net operating profit for the fourth quarter of docked in the first quarter of 2006. Following this, all controllable pitch propellers with 19.2MW per shaft 2005 came to $67 million, with total operating income of the company's five vessels will have completed their line. Three tunnel thrusters per ship have also been at $608 million. Nordic Ship Consultants Inc. 1323 SE 17th Street, #521 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 Phone: 954-524-0025 • Fax: 954-524-0056 www.nordicship.com • E-mail: [email protected] Marine Consulting Company established in Florida in 1980 and operated by Merchant Mariners with extensive operational experience within the ocean-towing industry on World-wide basis with a long track- record. Activities include sales and purchasing of tugs, barges, offshore-/AHTS-vessels G/C-vessels, ferries, cruise-ships, etc. Traffic- and project-analysis with management services for existing or start-up businesses. We manage donations of commercial vessels with max. tax-credit benefits for US Owners. Circle 249 on Reader Service Card Circle 202 on Reader Service Card Circle 250 on Reader Service Card Circle 217 on Reader Service Card Circle 240 on Reader Service Card 48 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News MR MARCH2006 #7 (49-57).qxd 3/2/2006 11:56 AM Page 49 People & Companies Smit Intl. Earnings Up • Transport & Heavy Lift: barge rental range of products, the earlier division of LR to Class First Common 40% & transport, ocean, coastal and river Aker Kvaerner Elektro was established Rules Tanker Smit International NV announced that towage, heavy lifting and marine sup- as a separate company from January 1, The world's first tankers to be speci- net earnings for 2005 have risen by near- port to a variety of civil and offshore 2004. During the two years that have fied with the Common Structural Rules ly 40 percent to $45.9 million. Despite projects. passed, the products from Aker (CSR) for tankers of 150 m and above facing a heavier tax burden of 30% (up Kvaerner Power and Automation has been ordered to Lloyd's Register from 24% in 2004), the divisions Harbor Aker Kvaerner Sells Systems have been well received by class at New Times Shipbuilding Co., Towage, Terminals and Transport & Subsidiary to Wärtsilä clients both in the marine market and in Ltd., in China for a large Cyprus-based Heavy Lift achieved better results in Aker Kvaerner sold the Stord based the oil and gas market. "AKPAS is a owner. The order is for four Aframax comparison to 2004. subsidiary Aker Kvaerner Power and success story with respect to the Aker tankers of 114,000-dwt. It is anticipated SMIT has served the maritime sector Automation Systems (AKPAS) to Kvaerner organization's capabilities for that the keel of the first ship will be laid for more than 160 years, and its services Wãrtsilä for $16.2 million. This includes industrial development. We have found in July 2007, with delivery in July 2008. are organized into four Divisions: approximately $2.2 million in net cash that the best way to continue this The IACS CSR for tankers were pub- • Harbor Towage: harbor towage serv- holdings. AKPAS — which is a two- remarkable development is to find a per- lished on January 15, 2006 and come ices and related maritime services. year old company with 135 employees manent home for this business, where into force on April 1, 2006. The new • Terminals: towage services and relat- — supplies power and automation sys- this range of products and technologies Rules are the result of a four-year-long ed maritime and management services tems to the marine market, the oil and will be part of the core business" said joint research and development project to offshore and onshore terminals. gas market and segments of the industri- Torleif Gram, Executive Vice President between Lloyd's Register, ABS and • Salvage: salvage, wreck removal, al market. With the newly developed, of Aker Kvaerner's Business Area for DNV, with the Rules having been unan- environmental protection and consultan- compact and modern frequency trans- Maintenance, Modifications and imously adopted by IACS Council on cy. formers as an important part of their Operations. December 14, 2005. Uncompromised Control Low Submergence Requirement Small Hull Penetrations Auxiliary Propulsion/ JT575AM “Take Home” Capability Effective Thrust In Currents Proudly Made In The USA! HT600 WaterJet Bow/Stern Thrusters 75-2200 HP Circle 259 on Reader Service Card Circle 252 on Reader Service Card March 2006 49 MR MARCH2006 #7 (49-57).qxd 3/2/2006 2:15 PM Page 50 SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENT SECTION NACE Coating Inspector Program (CIP)—A Smart Choice for the Marine Industry By Lou Vincent, Director Coating of time is devoted to a presentation of the Services, Corrpro Companies, Inc., main generic types of protective coatings such as epoxy, polyurethane, polyester, Someone once said that steel was a acrylic, latex, phenolic and alkyd. The intent "dumb" material of construction. It did not is to give the inspector an understanding of know whether it was part of a bridge, a the requirements for proper selection, appli- chemical plant, or a ship. In much the same cation, and curing according to the service way, it could be said that protective coatings environment. An entire day is spent at a are "dumb" materials for corrosion preven- blasting and painting facility where each stu- tion. Coatings also have no concept of dent prepares his own piece of steel and whether they are being applied to bridges, applies a two-coat system of zinc primer and plants, ships, offshore platforms, etc. epoxy topcoat. This begs the question, "Where can indus- The students receive intensive hands-on try utilize 'smart' procedures and/or process- training in the use of non-destructive inspec- es to reduce the cost of corrosion?" Smarts- tion instruments such as magnetic dry film or intelligence, to use a better term-begins thickness gauges, wet film gauges, low volt- with a properly written specification, pro- age and high-voltage holiday detectors, and ceeds to selection of an appropriate coating environmental measurement instruments. system for each corrosive environment, and series of six technical questions and four with a stamp denoting that the individual has culminates with the proper surface prepara- During the second week (Level II) of this practical, job-site questions designed to successfully completed the Marine CIP pro- tion, application, and curing of that coating course, the students are given detailed train- judge their ability to properly use the knowl- gram. The successful attendees who do not system by a qualified contractor. ing in destructive inspection instruments edge they have gained. Then and only then have CIP status receive a certificate of atten- such as the Tooke gauge and pull-off adhe- can they become NACE-certified Coating dance. Once that surface preparation and applica- sion gauges, along with eddy current dry film Inspectors. tion sequence begins, there is one very intel- thickness gauges for use on non-ferrous In recognition of the requirements for ligent way to achieve the best corrosion pro- substrates and various detection kits for sur- In order to meet the needs of persons who greater levels of training being imposed on tection with whichever protective coating face contaminants such as chlorides, sul- cannot get away from their jobs for two the marine industry by (spell out IMO and system has been specified. That way is the fates, and nitrates. In addition, complete weeks, NACE has also developed a series of SOLAS) IMO and SOLAS requirements, use of coating inspectors who have been chapters on concrete, galvanizing, thermal CD-ROM/DVD training modules for both NACE is currently developing an intensive trained in the NACE Coating Inspector spray, rubber linings, and other specialty Level I and Level II, whereby students can program that will contain the basic elements Program (CIP). coatings are presented. There is a complete study at their own pace until they feel they of CIP inspection, but will also focus on section on waterjetting and the various new are ready for the practical portion, which is marine coatings technology plus IMO and The first week (Level I) of this intensive two- standards and visual aids developed for this only three days followed by the same exami- SOLAS requirements. In recognition of the week training program concentrates on the fast-developing technology. nation as is given for the complete course. fact that the marine industry is truly global in basics of surface preparation and application This has proven to be very effective in the nature and that much of the work is conduct- of protective coating systems. While the main After this two-week period, sometimes marine industry for nations in Asia and ed in countries that are on the metric system, focus is on carbon steel, attention is given to given concurrently and other times with time Southeast Asia. the new course will focus on the compar- alternative surfaces such as stainless steel, in between the two courses, the students In 1997, NACE developed the Marine isons between these standards. aluminum, and glass-reinforced plastics who have successfully completed the cours- Inspection Course. This was developed in (GRP). There are sections dealing specifical- es are given the opportunity to sit for a Peer response to industry asking for greater clari- Whereas the CIP training program began ly with surface preparation standards devel- Review by three experienced instructors. In ty on who can work in there area. The pro- on the North American continent, it is now oped by NACE, SSPC, and ISO. Quite a bit Peer Review, students verbally answer a gram is three days and focuses on ships and offered in many international locations marine structures. This is a NACE General including Europe, Asia, Australasia, South Education course that is open to anyone, not East Asia, the Middle East, and South just coating inspectors. Many engineers take America. this course in order to be more knowledge- able about what goes on during the new In summary, NACE is constantly answering building and maintenance painting of ships. various industry needs while never wavering The basic inspection skills are still identical from the basic tenets of the CIP, which focus- to what is covered in the two-week course es on getting the coating applied properly, leading to NACE CIP Coating Inspector cer- regardless of the industry. tification, but they are presented more as a matter of general knowledge rather than as a preparation for certification. Instruments are discussed, but there is no hands-on training in abrasive blasting, application, or inspec- tion. The successful attendees who already have CIP status are given a new wallet card Circle 248 on Reader Service Card 50 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News MR MARCH2006 #7 (49-57) JG.qxd 3/1/2006 2:17 PM Page 51 Maritime Security Directory Bulldog Technologies Inc. the Company provides Jack Vilas & Associates, Inc. Synthoglass, Miko Magnets, increased security for Fireblockade, Pelican Bulldog Technologies Inc. shipped goods 701 FEDERAL AVENUE, MORGAN CITY, LA 70380 Cases. We also carry oil, 11120 Horseshoe Way - Suite 301 through ports and www.jackvilas.com greases, brass fittings, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, V7A 5H7 across international Tel: 985-384-8012 • TOLL FREE 1-800-255-4643 hoses, gauges, radios, Telephone: 604-271-8656 • Fax: 604-271-8654 boundaries. Bulldog’s Fax: 985-384-8011 • E-mail: [email protected] cameras, custom made manifolds, Contact: Ron Dormoriz – Inside Sales Manager innovative product line environmental control units and many other items. We strive for provides “Dual customer satisfaction while supplying quality products. Email: [email protected] Layered” end to end Jack Vilas and Associates have supplied and equipped the Web Address: www.bulldog-tech.com security as well as Industrial, Marine , and Commercial Diving Industries with unique Circle 231 on Reader Service Card covert tracking ability. products for over 20 years. A few of the product names are: Securing the global supply chain is the clear mission of Bulldog Technologies Inc. With a focus on high value cargo, Circle 208 on Reader Service Card Mission Marine, Ltd. watertight frames. Air David Clark Company, Inc. up to eight crew members, all of 1414 First Street, Sandusky, Ohio 44870 USA conditioned which have radio transmit capability. www.missionmarine.com Pilot House 360 Franklin Street, PO Box 15054 Robb Thomson Tel: 419-625-0123 with two Worcester, MA. 01615 USA The Series 9500 consists of behind- E-mail: [email protected] STIDD 500 www.davidclark.com/marine the-head and over-the-head style seies seats headsets, a master station that is for comfort, Tel: 800-298-6235 Mission 452 Pilot House Edition 34’9” (length) x 13’ (beam). compatible with most mobile VHF, as well as E-mail: [email protected] All aluminum. Complex, advanced catamaran hull design using UHF and marine band radios, a belt generator. patented construction technologies yielding amazing stability station that allows Push-to-Talk (PTT) State-of-the-art electronics. 350 gallons of fuel for extra long- and handling, reducing crew fatigue. Four watertight bulk- NEW DAVID CLARK COMPANY SERIES 9500 MARINE capability and "hands-free" intercom operation, as well as all range patrol cruising. Powered by twin 275 HP Mercury heads in each hull, including collision bulkhead, for a total of INTERCOM SYSTEM PROVIDES SOUND SOLUTION FOR necessary in-line cables. All components are designed and Verado Outboards. 10 individual compartments. Shell is constructed from 3/16” COMMERCIAL VESSELS built to withstand harsh marine environments while providing 5083 marine aluminum plate welded into single unit from bow dependable operation. Circle 279 on Reader Service Card to stern with 1/4” reinforced plate transom and 1/4” plate (Worcester, MA) David Clark Company introduces its Series For more information about the Series 9500 Marine Intercom 9500 Series Marine Intercom System (MIS) to provide clear System, contact David Clark Company at communication in the high noise environments of commercial 800-298-6235 or visit www.davidclark.com/marine. vessels including law enforcement/homeland security, fire/ rescue boats as well as tug and tow boats, barges, and ferry Circle 215 on Reader Service Card Moose Boats, Inc. boats. The rugged, water-resistant system will accommodate 274 Sears Point Road Petaluma, CA 94954 USA www.mooseboats.com FLIR Systems, Inc. navigation, search and rescue, and security. Superior to low light systems and with range Toll Free Tel: 888-GO-MOOSE 27700A SW Parkway Avenue performance far greater than search lights, Tel: 707-778-9828 Wilsonville, OR 97070 USA Mariner can see in complete darkness, Fax: 707-778-9827 Sales Inquiries: +1 800 727.FLIR (3547) through smoke, and light fog. It’s the same E-mail: [email protected] General Inquiries: +1 800 322.3731 high-tech imagery the military uses, now Fax: +1 503.498.3904 available at an affordable cost. Mariner Moose Boats builds the highest-quality aluminum catamarans model in 2006. features the highest resolution, widest field of E-mail: [email protected] in the industry. Our boats are designed to meet a variety of All currentboats have a 13'-6" beam which includes the custom view, and greatest range in its class. Navigators can see air/foam filled fender/collar. A variety of cabin configurations, www.flir.com mission-specific applications for law enforcement, emergency debris, channel markers, and vessels over 500 meters away. response and security patrol purposes. Widely known for their with numerous options and accessories, are also available and Housed in a marinized pan/tilt enclosure, the Mariner features durability, sensible design and un-paralleled attention to detail, the interior can be customized to meet a variety of specific ThermoVision® Mariner - the new way for boat owners to remote operation, automatic processing, and the video output Moose boats are simply the finest aluminum utility boats on needs, while retaining the highest level of quality, robustness, dramatically improve safety and security. Featuring FLIR’s will display on monitors or GPS devices. the market. We currently offer three M2 model sizes: 33, 35 and stability. powerful thermal imaging technology, operators can see heat and 37 foot. There are plans underway to construct a M1-44' signatures of people and objects, making Mariner ideal for Circle 226 on Reader Service Card Circle 246 on Reader Service Card 4D Security Solutions long legacy of offering the best combination of ID Validation Systems, technologies www.4-dsecurity.com price, performance, reliability, and security in www.idvsys.com Radio Holland Smiths Detection Joe Pipczynski, Jr. the industry Tony Belasco Moose Boats Netherlands www.smithsdetection.com www.mooseboats.com tel: (212) 801-1026; fax: (212) 801-1056 tel: (888) 747-8919; fax: (877) 792-5193 www.radioholland.nl Paul Rivello tel: (866) 466-6673 email:[email protected] Calhoon MEBA email:[email protected] Annet Boers tel: 973-830-2100; fax: 9730830-2200 email: [email protected] Descr: Multi-Sensor Fusion Surveillance Engineering School Descr: ID Validation Systems, L.L.C., tel: +31 10 4283344; fax: +31 10 4281498 email:[email protected] Descr: Moose Boats designs and builds func- System Integrator, providing Command & www.mebaschool.org (IDVSYS) is a leading supplier of Security, email:[email protected] Descr: High-enegry X-ray Container tional, good looking, rugged boats for people Control capability and the crisis management Anne Thurner Safety and inventory control Systems Descr: Radio Holland Netherlands is a leading Screening whose jobs and lives depend on their perform- functions to the operators tel: (410) 822-9600; fax: (410) 822-7220 Products: identification badging, access con- system house specializing in innovative, effi- Products: X-Ray, Explosive, Narcotic and ance. Unparalleled design and engineering Products: Ground surveillance radars, VMD, email:[email protected] trol systems, components, software, acces- cient, and functional solutions. We supply, CWA detection. Video Surveillance make our boats tough, powerful and very fast. NMD, fence sensors, crisis management S/W, Products: Education sories and turnkey systems integrate and install high-quality sophisticated Models include: 300C MODEL; 320C command & control S/W, sensor fusion engine on-board electronic equipment for the benefit Stratech Systems MODEL; and 340C MODEL S/W and installation, support and training CapRock Julian A McDermott corp. of the maritime user. www.stratechsystems.com email:[email protected] Communications www.mcdermottlight.com Products: A complete range of quality prod- Alliance Maritime Vernon McDermott Night Vision ucts allows us to offer every customer tailor- Descr: Delivering large-scale, real-time mis- www.caprock.com tel: (718) 456-3606; fax: (718) 381-0229 Technologies, Inc. made solutions varying from supply and instal- sion critical systems in intelligent Vision, intel- Security David Myers email:[email protected] www.nvti-usa.com lation to engineering, service and training ligent Transport Systems and e-systems, www.alliancemaritimeandsafety.com tel: (888) 482-0289; fax: (832) 668-2388 Descr: Manufacturer Marine Lights Todd Moore Stratech serves industries such as Aerospace Capt. Bud Moore email:[email protected] Products: LED navigation lights,Xenon Arc tel: (972) 554-3944; fax: (972) 374-4060 and Defense, Financial service, Government, tel: (330) 823-1024; fax: (330) 823-1024 Descr: Satellite Communications Provider RESON A/S Spotlights,Barge lights,Solar nav lights email:[email protected] Healthcare, Homeland Security email:[email protected] Products: Communications; Satellite www.reson.com Descr: NVTi manufactures Day/Night Vision Products: Vessel Image Processing System - Descr: Maritime Security Assessments, Plan Communications Sales department L-3 Communications systems including mulitple camera technolo- tel: +45 47 38 00 22; fax: +45 47 38 00 66 Maritime Coastal Surveillance. VIPS detects, Developmentand Training, Firearms and Self- identif, track vessels and predict its path Defense Training David Clark Co. Klein Associates, Inc. gies combined in the same pan/tilt housing email:[email protected] Products: 1018i, 3000 Series, 4000 Series Products: Maritime Security Assessments, 360 Franklin St., Worcester, MA. 01615 www.L-3Klein.com Descr: RESON specialises in state-of-the-art Strategic Planning Plan Development and Training, Firearms and www.davidclark.com Rick Wetmore sonar systems, compliant with the most Self-Defense Training Products: Series 9500 “Workboat” Marine tel: (603) 893-6131; fax: (603) 893-8807 Northrop Grumman demanding IHO recommendations. These Partners, LLC Intercom System email:[email protected] Sperry Marine range from basic single- and multibeam www.GetSPP.com American Detection Series 9800 “Go-Fast” Marine Intercom Descr: L-3 Klein has developed the www.sperrymarine.northropgrumman.com echosounders to focused, high-resolution, Michael J Griffin System HarborGuard Integrated Waterside Bruce Begault dual frequency multibeam systems for imaging tel: 6315030053; fax: 6315030052 Technologies, Inc. profiling email:[email protected] www.amdetech.biz Surveillance and Security System, which com- tel: (757) 312-8375; fax: (757) 312-8405 Digital Detection bines radar and video surveillance technology email:[email protected] Products: SeaBat Multibeam sonars, Descr: Maritime Security Consulting Ronald Allen NaviSound Singlebeam Echosounders, Products: MTSA Consulting, Exercise tel: (508) 459-7800; fax: (508) 459-7878 Corporation to provide all weather, day/night coverage of Descr: Manufacturer of navigation equipment over water areas. Detects & monitors small Products: SVDR, Gyrocompass, Speedlog, Transducers & Hydrophones, Sound Velocity Development, Security Plan Audits, Training email:[email protected] www.ddcfactors.com targets ECDIS, steering controls and autopilots, stabi- Probes Descr: American Detection Technologies, Inc. Robert M. Winslow Teledyne RD Instruments (AMDETECH), a homeland security company Products: Combines Radar & Video lizers, radars tel: (713) 425-4959; fax: (281) 585-6665 Rutter Technologies Inc. www.rdinstruments.com and national leader in contraband detection Surveillance Technology to detect, monitor & email:[email protected] www.ruttertech.com Paul Devine services using highly-trained canine teams, track small targets on the water. Integrates Oregon Camera Systems Descr: Security systems integrator Gerald F. Olscamp, P.Eng. tel: 858 693-1178 x 3011 provides the most cost-effective contraband with Thermal Imaging devices, & Diver www.oregoncamerasystems.com Products: Access Controls, Video tel: +1-709-386-4213; fax: +1-709-368-1337 email:[email protected] detection services available today Detection Sonar sensors Frank Frysiek Surveillance, Fire/Burglar Alarms & monitoring email:[email protected] Descr: Instruments for measuring water in Products: Canine detection for contraband tel: (703) 777-7929; fax: (703) 771-3052 L-3 Henschel Descr: Manufacturers of the worlds most motion and motion in water such as explosives and narcotics, canine Dominion Diving Limited email:[email protected] www.spdtech.com/comp_content.com Descr: Thermal camera systems advanced Voyage Data Recorders(VDR) and Products: Current Meters, Wave Gauges, sales, detector dog team training and program www.dominiondiving.com John Higgins Products: Thermal camera systems the Sigma S6 line of high rsolution radar ADCPs, DVLs, Evironmental data collection management John Scott tel: (978) 462-2400; fax: (978) 462-4497 processors and recorders tel: (902) 434-5120; fax: (902) 463-7966 email:[email protected] PepperBall Technologies Products: Voyage Data Recorders, Sigma S6 The Global Maritime and American Security & email:[email protected] High Resolution Radar Processing and Descr: Marine Systems: Design, Develop and www.pepperball.com Descr: Diving, ROV and Marine Services Recording, Personal Locator lights, Full Family Transportation School Control Inc. Manufacture Amanda Kight WWW.GMATS.USMMA.EDU www.AmericanSecurity.Net Products: Floating barriers for the protection of of Marine Certified Interfaces, Audio and Products: Integrated Communications, tel: (877) 887-3773; fax: (858) 638-0781 Angela Bobrowski Alex Stanich ships, docks Video Input Modu Navigation & Ship Control Systems email:[email protected] tel: 516-773-5165; fax: 516-773-5120 tel: (800) 999-1384; fax: (703) 241-8002 Elemental Innovation, Inc. Descr: Prevent Unwanted Boarding & protect email:[email protected] email:[email protected] your vessel with PepperBall® non-lethal SeaArk Marine, Inc. www.elementalinnovation.com Descr: A World Leader in providing Descr: Worldwide sales of defensive and pro- MarineSafety weapons. Now you can secure your vessel www.seaark.com Justin Bishop Professional Education in Maritime Activities, tective security products safely and effectively with the same non-lethal Ken McFalls, VP of Sales tel: (973) 227-0145; fax: (973) 227-9109 International, inc. Intermodal Transportation, Logistics and Products: X-ray scanners, Metal, narcotics weapons used by the Coast Guard, the tel: 870-367-9755; fax: 870-367-2120 email:[email protected] www.marinesafety.com Security. and explosives detectors, body armor; identi- Federal Bureau of Prisons, the US Border email:[email protected] Descr: Elemental Innovation is a trusted solu- F. Eugene Guest, Director fcation of liquids in sealed containers, vehicle Patrol Descr: All Welded Aluminum Boat tion provider for beach erosion, wave and tel: (718) 545-4180; fax: (718) 565-4186 Tyco Fire and Security barrier systems, decontamination systems, Products: PepperBall® non-lethal weapons - Manufacturer wake reduction, and security zones email:[email protected] www.tycomarine.com TAC-700, SA-200, SA-10 Launchers & Products: Boats 17`-65` Products: HALO suite of wave attenuators, Descr: MarineSafety International specializes Brian Rodricks Armstrong Marine PepperBall Projectiles Security Barriers, and wetlands protection in state-of-the-art simulator training and SEACOR Environmental tel: +44 7980 716723; fax: +44 1753 702 365 Consulting, Inc. systems research. Courses are USCG-approved and email:[email protected] www.marineconsulting.us STCW-compliant. Customers include US ProCurve Glass Products Descr: Fire , Safety and Security Services Mike Armstrong FLIR Systems Inc. Navy, shipping companies, pilots, tug-barge Technology, LLC www.seacor-env.com Products: Fire and Security tel: (727) 733-5340; fax: (727) 733-5437 Larry Pintler www.flir.com companies, etc. www.procurveglass.com email:[email protected] tel: (206) 378-4102; fax: (206) 378-4103 Tel: (800) 727-3547; Fax: (503) 498-3904 Products: Company/Vessel Security Officer Marlene Musso Xenex Navigation Inc Descr: Expert assistance from retired US email:[email protected] Product: The ThermoVision Mariner is a pow- training in compliance with SOLAS XI-2/3 - tel: (215) 441-9101; fax: (215) 441-9190 www.xenex.com Coast Guard experts Descr: Marine Environmental & Security erful thermal imager for maritime navigation, International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) email:[email protected] Harvey Russell Products: Assistance with marine security, Booms & Barriers search and rescue, and security applications. Code and 33CFR Subchapter H. Other train- Descr: Custom High Performance Toughened tel: 604-985-6047; fax: 604-985-6039 ISM code, and US Coast Guard inspections Products: Floating Port Security Barriers, ThermoVision Mariner system features the ing is offered Laminated Glass Fabricator Descr: Desig, develop and manufacture PC- Permanent oil & debris barriers, oil & hazmat same thermal imaging technology used by the Products: Windows, Windshields, Curved and based radar solutions for marine navigation, cleanup equipment Blue Ridge Networks military. Flat Glass, Bullet Resistant, Heated Glass security and surveillance www.blueridgenetworks.com Mission Marine, Ltd. Products: XC2000R, XIR2000, XIR3000 www.missionmarine.com John Chaconas Hike Metal QinetiQ Seaworthy Industrial tel: (703) 631-0700; fax: (703) 631-9588 Robb Thomson Zistos Corp. www.hikemetal.com tel: (419) 625-0123; fax: (419) 625-4313 www.QinetiQ.com Systems, Inc email:[email protected] Robert Levine tel: (519) 825-4691; fax: (519) 825-7572 email:[email protected] Customer Contact Team www.seaworthysys.com Descr: VPN Security & Wireless Network www.zistos.com email: [email protected] Descr: Patented, aluminum catamarans, tel: +44 (0) 8700 100942 Az Sarwar Security with the Ultimate in User tel: 631-434-1370; fax: 631-434-9104 Descr: Specializing in steel and aluminum 20`-45` fax: +44 (0) 1252 3399 tel: 860-767-1927; fax: 860-767-1263 Convenience email:[email protected] vessel construction, Hike Metal builds and Products: Homeland and Port Security, Law email:www.QinetiQ.com email:[email protected] Products: BorderGuard Secure Descr: Manufacturer of submersible, portable delivers a wide variety of boats to fulfill a Enforcement, SAR, Multi-Mission AL Descr: Global Defence and Security Products: Marine Service and Security and Communications Platform builds on a decade- video surveillance systems range of security mission. Catamarans 20`-45` constructed with patented Products: Research and Development fire rescue March 2006 51 MR MARCH2006 #7 (49-57).qxd 3/2/2006 11:58 AM Page 52 Cat Delivers Genset as tions. The genset base rails distribute the MCS-Certified Package unit's weight over a large area, allowing The 3412C marine genset from vessel builders to install it just about Caterpillar Marine Power Systems now anywhere. Caterpillar has moved tradi- arrives at shipyards as a complete MCS- tional genset production steps in-house certified package. Vessel builders to now provide factory built, packaged, receive the ready-to-install genset as a tested and type approved marine gensets complete package to be installed as a to its dealers and customers. MCS certi- single component on-board in a simple fication of several Caterpillar facilities 27-liter, turbocharged-aftercooled diesel "plug and play" fashion. Caterpillar allows the company to produce gensets engine. It is available with two different provides Marine Classification Society like the 3412C according to MCS quali- cooling systems: an engine-mounted series. Designed for high thermal effi- (MCS) certification direct from its fac- ty standards. radiator or a gear-driven, self-priming ciency, these generally cover the capaci- tories. In addition, the genset arrives Circle 31 on Reader Service Card auxiliary seawater pump combined with ty needs for freshwater requirements on complete with a functionally tested a gear-driven centrifugal jacket water board throughout a ship's lifetime. alarm and protection system. Builders Alfa Laval Freshwater pump. The exhaust system consists of a Compact and highly efficient, the dis- only have to connect the system to on- watercooled manifold and turbocharger Generators tillers are manufactured from top-grade board components and test the panel and a dry elbow and flange. The engine During 2005, Alfa Laval delivered 895 materials that ensure an economical with the ship's system to confirm proper is IMO compliant for emissions regula- freshwater generators to shipyards service lifetime. In addition, all Alfa operation. The 3412C genset features a around the world, and last year, ship- Laval solutions for generating freshwa- yards and shipowners ordered an addi- ter are designed to help reduce the 3412C Genset Ratings and Fuel Consumption tional 1,188 freshwater generators from impact of a ship's operation on the envi- ekW at 0.8 pf KV·A Aspiration rpm U.S. gph L/h 60 Hertz 400R 500 TA 1800 32.5 123.0 Alfa Laval. Alfa Laval offers three ronment. 425 531 TA 1800 32.5 123.0 freshwater generators models: the JWP Circle 2 on Reader Service Card 500 625 TA 1800 37.3 141.3 series, the DPU series and the MEP 550R 688 TA 1800 43.9 166.1 590 738 TA 1800 43.9 166.1 50 Hertz 350 438 TA 1500 26.3 99.7 JWP series DPU series MEP series 385R 481 TA 1500 29.9 113.1 Capacity range 0.5-100 m3/24 h 20-75 m3/24 h 200-3000 m3/24 h 405 506 TA 1500 29.9 113.1 Operating principle Vacuum distillation Vacuum distillation Steam evaporation/ condensation 480R 600 TA 1500 36.1 136.8 Mode of operation Automatic Automatic Automatic 500 625 TA 1500 36.1 136.8 System type Single stage Single and two-stage Multi effect Maximum salinity 2 ppm 2 ppm 5-10 ppm ekW - electrical kilowatts R - radiator cooled only Materials L/h - liters per hour TA - turbocharged aftercooled - Frame Stainless steel Stainless steel Stainless steel pf - power factor U.S. gph - U.S. gallons per hour - Plate Titanium Titanium Titanium Incorporating NEW FOR 2006 The Fluid Power Pavilion Shipbuilding & The Italian Shiprepair Pavilion Pavilion CANARY ISLANDS FRUIT TERMINAL • ABP PORT OF SOUTHAMPTON COMMERCIAL MARINE EXHIBITION & CONFERENCE TUESDAY-THURSDAY 13-15 JUNE 2006 ■ Workboats ■ Civil Engineering ■ Vessel Equipment ■ Harbour Services ■ Vessel Design & ■ Port & Harbour Development Construction ■ Diving & Underwater Services ■ Repair & Maintenance ■ Commercial Fishing ■ Marine Contracting ■ Marine Renewables Tel: +44 (0)1329 820485 • Fax: +44 (0)1329 825330 • E-mail: [email protected] In association with Register now on-line at www.seawork.com British Marine Visitor Registration Hotline: +44 (0)870 429 4444 Federation Circle 263 on Reader Service Card 52 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News MR MARCH2006 #7 (49-57).qxd 3/3/2006 4:28 PM Page 53 Ship’s Store Omegadyne Feteris Fixturlaser Hernis Altair The PX2471 Series Feteris supplies the lat- The Fixturlaser Hernis Scan Systems The Altair Single- Pressure Transducers are est joysticks and poten- Cardan Fixture is a A/S have recently Gas Detector designed and tested to tiometers for DP and set of fixtures to be received DNV type from MSA meet the new Marine Pressure Thruster applications. used together with the laserbased approval for their Instrument Standards MIL-T-24742(SH) and Configure your joystick from a list shaft alignment systems, Fixturlaser camera systems, fulfilling all strict Division features three sensor options: ASTM F2070 when invoked. of standard models and options, or Shaft200 eller Fixturlaser Shaft300. requirements for cameras intended carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide and Applications include naval ship- custom design a handle to meet The new cardan fixture is rigid and for onboard installations on vessels oxygen. Carbon monoxide and hydro- board use, both on surface and sub- your specific needs. Feteris joysticks can be mounted anywhere on the or on oil platforms. Increased cam- gen sulfide versions can operate for over surface vessels, as well as general and potentiometers are suitable for machine's flange. Its features result eras use for safety applications two years. Advanced design offers supe- marine uses on new construction all types of marine applications and in high measurement accuracy and results in a demand that the prod- rior dust and water protection and high and ship overhauls. conditions. repeatability. ucts should continue to function. resistance to RFI. Circle 101 Circle 102 Circle 103 Circle 104 Circle 105 MAN B&W NLB Miller Thermo Electron Herrin Design The L16/24 engine has a The 605 Series Miller Electric's new Thermo Electron In 1982 Herrin 450-990 kW power range water jet pump Dynasty 700 AC/DC Corporation Design contracted and operates at 1200 rpm, units from NLB TIG/Stick inverter announced the with Hazen Tide but uses the same fuel as the vessel's Corp. offers up features Independent AutoCO2. The Gauge, International propulsion engines, reducing over- to 600 hp and 143 gpm. A simple AC amperage control and four AC AutoCO2 measures to complete the design all cost. All support functions have conversion kit lets users operate at waveshaping options. It can dra- carbon dioxide of Hazen's Model been collected in a single front-end any of five pressures to suit their matically increase travel speeds concentrations in natural gas to HTG5000 Tide box. Each complete cylinder applications: The NLB 605 Series while decreasing cycle times and the maintain gas quality control at Gauge, a telecommunications- assembly can be removed as a unit units all feature an internal gear pac need for rework. delivery points. It detects CO2 in linked tide monitoring system that for maintenance or replacement, instead of a traditional external Circle 108 natural gas using non-dispersive became the industry standard for and mounts reduce vibration. drive. infrared technology (NDIR). dredgers and ocean surveyors. Circle 106 Circle 107 Circle 109 Circle 110 DesmondStephan FilterEze Mercury Dynamold Western Fire & Safety The Swirl-Off scarifier Offers disposable Propellers Dynamold is a The AFFF 2.5 Gallon is a tool, from Desmond- pre-filter socks Mercury Propellers manufacturer of USCG approved foam fire Stephan Mfg., removes and blankets that unveiled the pre-catalyzed- extinguisher. It is designed paint, rust, scale, barna- are designed to Enertia propeller. Using exclusive filmed epoxy to prevent re-ignition of cles, and other hard coatings from extend the life of an air filter indef- Mercury technology, the propeller chocking mate- fires. It features a stainless metal and concrete surfaces without initely. Pre-Filter Socks filter out improves the acceleration and top rial for engine and component steel cylinder with brass heavy pressure. Using pneumatic salt,dust,belt debris,soot,fine parti- speed of many outboard- and stern- installation. The pre-catalyzed valve body to prevent corrosion and tools, it removes marine growth cles and more without compromis- drive-powered boats. Enertia is cast DMS-4-828 filmed epoxy chock rusting. The Schraeder valve design underwater. Easier, faster, and safer ing air flow. Many Pre-Filter Socks from Mercury's patent-pending X7 material's application is easier, and allows for easy, self, field recharg- than scraping, sandblasting, or are in stock that fit Airsep, Alloy. cleaner than conventional epoxy ing. It boasts penetrating ability for class A Fires. chemicals. Donaldson and k&N Filters. Circle 113 chocking methods. Circle 111 Circle 112 Circle 114 Circle 115 Markey Metals USA Marine Safe Comnav Marine Gangways The Markey DESM- Metals USA is a Electronics Designed to work with Marine Gangways 18 is a rugged single- provider of large Marine Safe Electronics the ComNav ComPilot maintains an drum electric moor- sheets of steel for shipbuilding with of Canada ltd. incorporated in Advanced Autopilot inventory of com- ing winch designed to handle soft- facilities. The facilities use a 1972 and operating as MSE of System, the 203 has a mon component parts allowing for line or wire rope. It features pow- Wheelabrator Blast and Paint Line Canada Ltd., manufactures and dis- backlit graphical display so system quick response to critical near-term erin/power-out operation and the System. Designed to blast 12-ft. tributes insulation fault detectors information is easy to read. The requirements of clients. The com- 20HP marine-duty electric motor wide raw steel plates and small for electrical motors, generators, watertight case has sealed openings pany not only provides new prod- generates line speeds of up to 30 ft. structural shapes, the machine is transformers, power and control and is made from high-impact ucts, but can repair and update per minute, with maximum pull of primarily used to blast plates for systems. Recently specified by material that is resistant to most existing gangway. The products are 20,000 lbs. shipbuilding. Alstom and ABB for LNG own- chemicals so the unit can withstand assembled from component parts Circle 116 Circle 117 ers/operators. the harsh marine environment. by a G-3 certified welder. Circle 118 Circle 119 Circle 120 Lexycom FCI Watermakers Specialty- Sener Adveto Lexycom Technologies FCI Watermakers Weld Sener celebrates its Adveto Inc., introduced the offers the This filter, which 50th anniversary. Advanced Tiamis-800 - a data diverse, 824-960 Neptune, now will fit into a standard Kirby Founded in 1956 by Technology MHz, OEM, software defined radio. available in a wall- Morgan welding assembly provides Enrique de Sendagorta, from Sweden The Tiamis-800 is a fully digital, user mount configura- a welding or cutting accessory, as Sener was the first celebrates its programmable data transceiver that tion, ideal when water demands are there is no need to continually lift Spanish private engineering compa- 20th utilizes frequency hopping spread high, but space is limited. the assembly up and down, as the ny that burst into the economic Anniversary by launching three spectrum technology. The Tiamis-800 Combining modular flexibility diver can see through the filter. The panorama. Sener has offices in versions of its new type approved would be an off the shelf match for with the convenience of a framed diver can also see for easy and accu- Barcelona, Bilbao, Buenos Aires, ECDIS-4000 full scale systems use in AUV applications. unit, the Neptune is suitable for rate re-striking, making for the Canary Islands, Lisbon, Madrid offering precision navigation Circle 121 large yachtsand commercial vessels. improvements in weld quality. and Valencia. together with ECDIS and ENCs Circle 122 Circle 123 Circle 124 Circle 125 March 2006 53 MR MARCH2006 #7 (49-57).qxd 3/2/2006 12:49 PM Page 54 This directory section is an editorial feature published in every issue for the convenience of the readers of MARITIME REPORTER. A quick-reference readers' guide, it includes the names and addresses of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of all types of marine machinery, equipment, supplies and services. 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