After last week’s review of the Tullow/Capricorn merger, and the news that Shell and its partners are proceeding with the Crux project to provide new offshore gas for e ..
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Covid-19 exposes maritime industry cyberattack vulnerabilities
With offices locked down to cope with the relentless Covid-19 pandemic and employees forced to work on computers at home or in other remote — and sometimes poorly secured — locations, the risks of cyberattacks increased appreciably this year within the vulnerable maritime community.
Information technology (IT) experts say glitches in many remote communication and teleconference technologies, in combination with advancing digitalization and connectivity, are elevating the risks of companies’...
NMFS extends East Coast vessel speed limits to protect right whales
The National Marine Fisheries Service extended a “slow zone” voluntary vessel speed restriction zone southeast of New York Harbor on Wednesday, with escalating pressures to do more for protecting the extremely endangered northern right whales.
The speed zone notification, calling for vessels over 65 feet to maintain 10 knots or less, was already in effect when an acoustic buoy monitored by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute again detected right whales in the New York Bight, NMFS said in a...
New shipbuilding standard covers cryogenic piping in LNG-fueled ships
A new ASTM International standard will be helpful to those designing thermal insulation systems for cryogenic piping and equipment for liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled ship applications. ASTM’s committee on ships and marine technology (F25) developed the new standard.
“Correctly specifying the thermal insulation system for pipe and equipment on LNG-fueled ships is challenging,” ASTM International member Gordon Hart, consulting engineering, Artek Engineering, said in a statement announcing the...
Container ship crew rescued Florida man clinging to boat 86 miles offshore
A Florida boater clung to the bow pulpit of his submerged powerboat for two days before he was rescued by a cargo vessel 86 miles east of Port Canaveral, Fla., according to the Coast Guard.
Stuart Bee, 63, headed out from Cape Marina in Port Canaveral Nov. 27 and never returned, prompting a marina employee to contact watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville at 11:40 a.m. the next day because Bee typically did not stay out overnight on his 34-foot Sea Ray powerboat, Coast Guard officials...
Northwest maritime industry looks to a better 2021
Battered by trade wars and covid-19, the Northwest maritime industry is applying lessons learned from both crises, according to leaders who spoke at Pacific Marine Expo’s virtual Maritime Economic Forecast.
With China as their number-one trading partner, the Northwest Seaport Alliance of Seattle and Tacoma saw immense change as a result of U.S.-China trade disputes, followed by a steep falloff in vessel traffic as covid-19 reverberated in the world economy.
“Shipping is way down…the ports in the...
https://www.workboat.com/news/bluewater/northwest-maritime-industry-looks-to-a-better-2021/
Coast Guard interdicts 22 Cuban migrants at Cay Sal Bank
The Coast Guard assisted Bahamian authorities in interdicting 22 Cuban migrants at Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas, Wednesday. A Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew located 22 Cuban migrants on land at Cay Sal Bank.
The Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo (WPC-1112) crew embarked the 21 adult Cuban males and one adult female and safely transferred one migrant to the Coast Guard Cutter Robert Yered (WPC-1104) crew.
“Our crew was proud to serve such an important mission,” said Lt. Cmdr....
https://www.workboat.com/news/bluewater/coast-guard-interdicts-22-cuban-migrants-at-cay-sal-bank/
DNV GL & Bluewater Pilot Test Hybrid Digital Twin for FPSOs
- Classification society DNV GL and FPSO specialist Bluewater have teamed up on a pilot project to use hybrid digital twin technology to predict and analyse fatigue on an FPSO hull.
- The project would quantify the benefits of creating a virtual replica of the FPSO to optimize the structural safety of the vessel and enhance risk-based inspection (RBI).
- The technology enables the monitoring of the asset’s hull structure during operation without dependence on costly routine inspection regimes.
- Termed...
https://mfame.guru/dnv-gl-bluewater-pilot-test-hybrid-digital-twin-for-fpsos/
DNV GL And Bluewater Pilot Test The Value Of Hybrid Digital Twin Technology To Enhance FPSO Safety
DNV GL and FPSO specialist Bluewater are undertaking a pilot project to use hybrid digital twin technology to predict and analyze fatigue in the hull of an FPSO in the North Sea.
The project aims to validate and quantify the benefits of creating a virtual replica of the FPSO to optimize the structural safety of the vessel and enhance risk-based inspection (RBI), a decision-making methodology for optimizing inspection regimes. The pilot underpins Bluewater’s mission to take a proactive,...
Gulf Stream Marine is newest port of New Orleans tenant
This week the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) and Gulf Stream Marine (GSM) announced that GSM will begin operations at Alabo Street Wharf as a new Port NOLA tenant.
“Gulf Stream Marine is highly respected for their operational expertise with breakbulk, bulk and heavy-lift cargo, and they are a welcome addition to our tenant portfolio,” Brandy D. Christian, president and CEO of Port NOLA and CEO of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, said in a statement announcing the deal. “Our partnership...
https://www.workboat.com/news/bluewater/gulf-stream-marine-is-newest-port-of-new-orleans-tenant/