Posts Tagged Marine Maintenance
Engineering department keeps ship humming
Posted by Ed in Maintenance Optimization, Marine Technologies & Processes on November 26, 2009
Maintenance at sea is a 24/7 task for the marine systems engineering department.
The roundsmen and watch keepers of the department are the eyes and ears to ensure all of the machinery is operating to specification.
They also carry out routine tasks such as oil and filter changes on the diesel generators and engine and various hydraulic systems used to run machinery and compressors.
Effective Balance between Condition Based Maintenance and Preventive Based Maintenance
Posted by Eric in Maintenance Optimization, Marine Technologies & Processes on September 19, 2009
Maintenance Optimization is the effective balance of tasks that will maximize asset lifetime and minimize work-hours. The trick nevertheless is to reach such utopia while building a convincing business case that will quantify the efforts against the successes to gain supporting funding. The theory of balancing preventative or time based maintenance tasks among predictive or condition based maintenance evidence is substantial but useless when seeking the sponsorship from accounting or finance groups. There is however an opportunity to let risk and criticality decide on the balance between PBM and CBM.
SPM Marine User Group Meeting
Posted by Eric in Maintenance Optimization, Marine Technologies & Processes, Others on December 19, 2008
Eric Schreiber presents the impressive results achieved by the use of CBM technologies.
gCaptain- Iranian Diplomat: “we don’t have the intention to close the Strait of Hormuz” February 5, 2012PARIS (Dow Jones)–Iran has no intention of blockading the Strait of Hormuz, the sea route through which about a fifth of the world’s oil is shipped, a senior Iranian diplomat [...] […]
- World’s Largest Cruise Ship Sucks the Water off Fort Lauderdale Beach February 4, 2012As Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas departed Port Everglades, Florida last week, the hydrodynamic response of the ship as it interacted with the surrounding tidal areas left beach-goers puzzled, and for [...] […]
- Aquarius ECO Ship – Flexible Concept Design Incorporates both Wind and Solar Power February 4, 2012Japan’s ECO Marine Group has just unveiled an innovative concept design that promises increased fuel efficiency and lower harmful emissions by harnessing both wind and solar power. Unlike other concept [...] […]
- STX Wins Design Contract for Canadian Coast Guard’s Flagship Polar Icebreaker February 3, 2012STX Canada Marine announced that they have been awarded a contract to design the future flagship polar icebreaker of the Canadian Coast Guard. The $9.5 million contract was awarded by [...] […]
- Record Earnings for Kirby Corp. in 2011 [REPORT] February 3, 2012Houston, Texas – Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX) has announced record net earnings attributable to Kirby for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011 of $56.2 million, or $1.00 per share, compared [...] […]
- Iranian Diplomat: “we don’t have the intention to close the Strait of Hormuz” February 5, 2012
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- BHP Billiton approves funding for Port Hedland in Australia February 2, 2012BHP Billiton has approved $917m in pre-commitment funding for constructing a 100 million ton-a-year harbour, to strengthen its iron ore operations at Port Hedland in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. […]
- ABG to build six AHTS for SCI February 2, 2012Indian shipbuilder ABG Shipyard has won an order from the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) to build six offshore support vessels. […]
- Norsafe wins lifeboats contract for Shells' massive floating LNG platform February 1, 2012Norsafe has won a contract from South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to deliver large free fall lifeboats and davit arrangements for the world's biggest floating offshore installation, the Shell FLNG facility, off of the coast of Australia. […]
- Austal Wind Express Offshore Support Vessels February 1, 2012Wind Express is a series of offshore support vessels (OSVs) built by Austal. The vessels are specifically developed to provide transportation services for the offshore wind industry. […]
- DSME to build five new tankers for KOTC February 1, 2012South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has won an order from the Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) to build four very large crude carriers (VLCC) and one product carrier for $560m. […]
- BHP Billiton approves funding for Port Hedland in Australia February 2, 2012
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- STX to Design Canadian Icebreaker February 3, 2012STX Canada Marine Awarded Contract to Design the Canadian Coast Guard’s New Polar Icebreaker. STX Canada Marine is pleased to announce that they […]
- Severe Weather Disrupts Black Sea Shipping February 3, 2012Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) advises that thickening sea ice, resulting from particularly low temperatures across Eastern Europe, is causing disruption to shipping across the Black Sea. […]
- Containership Rescues 116 Shipwreck Survivors February 3, 2012Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. reports that the MOL-operated containership MOL Summer rescued 116 survivors from the ferry Rabaul Queen, which sank about 17 km east of Papua New Guinea. […]
- Liquidyne Shaft Seal Shell Global-approved February 3, 2012IHC Lagersmit’s LIQUIDYNE pump shaft seal listed as best practice by Shell Global Solutions. Shell Global Solutions has listed the LIQUIDYNE pump shaft […]
- CrystalCoat Extends Cylinder Head Life February 3, 2012CrystalCoat - good news for engines running on heavy fuel and gas. Simplex-Turbulo, agents for Märkisches Werk (MWH), are now able to actively promote a very […]
- STX to Design Canadian Icebreaker February 3, 2012
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- CrystalCoat Extends Cylinder Head Life February 3, 2012CrystalCoat - good news for engines running on heavy fuel and gas. Simplex-Turbulo, agents for Märkisches Werk (MWH), are now able to actively promote a very […]
- LA Gets USCG Nod for Electric Boat February 3, 2012Port of Los Angeles gets final Coast Guard approval to create first harbor tour vessel retrofitted with Hybrid-Electric propulsion system. The […]
- Caterpillar on Board USNS Howard Lorenzen February 1, 2012Caterpillar Delivering the Power Solutions for United States Navy Missile Vessel MaK Engines Selected for the U.S.N.S. Howard O. Lorenzen. Caterpillar […]
- Work Boats Exchange: New Hosted Commercial Marine Buyer's Event January 31, 2012Maritime Reporter will act as exclusive sponsoring publication for Work Boats Exchange at the Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale. Global Exchange Events, […]
- NJ State Police Take Delivery of Moose Boat January 31, 2012Moose Boats delivers M1-44 Patrol Boat to NJ State Police. Moose Boats, an aluminum boat manufacturer, recently delivered a M1-44’ Catamaran to the […]
- CrystalCoat Extends Cylinder Head Life February 3, 2012
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- Viewpoints from the Board Room: Interview with Voith Hydro CEO and President Kevin Frank January 24, 2012Kevin Frank was named chief executive officer and president of Voith Hydro Inc. in November 2010. Frank discusses technology, policy and the factors driving the hydropower market. […]
- When We Struggle, We Learn January 16, 2012If there was one key takeaway from the most recent RenewableEnergyWorld.com and Solar Power-gen webcast it was that the year ahead will be difficult for large-scale solar power development due to poor access to capital, an uncertain policy landscape, the pending trade case against China and module prices that are too low to support a healthy indust […]
- Tackling the Renewable Energy Transmission Tiger - Is There Hope? Is There Help? January 10, 2012Building transmission to accommodate utility-scale renewable energy generation in the U.S. is seen as essential by much of the renewable energy industry. But can it be justified? Doing so will necessarily involve constructing some of the longest stretches of wire ever undertaken in this country. Much of the best wind and solar resource is located quite dis […]
- Renewable Energy Recap: United Kingdom December 29, 2011Developers, manufacturers, investors and other renewable energy industry stakeholders need to know where the next big market is going to be so that they can adjust their business decisions accordingly. […]
- Renewable Energy Recap: South Korea December 27, 2011Developers, manufacturers, investors and other renewable energy industry stakeholders need to know where the next big market is going to be so that they can adjust their business decisions accordingly. […]
- Viewpoints from the Board Room: Interview with Voith Hydro CEO and President Kevin Frank January 24, 2012