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Seeking New Members for the Marine Industry Advisory Committee
The Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) Marine Industry Advisory Committee (MIAC) is seeking additional participants from all aspects of the Canadian marine industry sector for coordinated dialogues on topics such as procurement modernization, innovation, greening, diversity, equity and inclusion and market trends.
Mexican Navy Opts for Thordon Bearings to Reduce Waterjet Impeller Cavitation Damage
Thordon Bearings secures a second major Mexican Navy contract for the supply of its water-lubricated SXL wear rings for retrofit installation to the waterjet propulsion nozzles on 25 interceptor patrol vessels.
Results Exceed Expectations for UQAR’s Marine Acoustic Research Station
The MARS station operated by the Institut des sciences de la mer (ISMER) of the Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), Innovation maritime and Multi-Électronique has exceeded expectations since its first deployment at the bottom of the Laurentian Channel and has established the acoustic signature of 250 vessels.
First Successful Recipients of the B.C. Maritime Industries Infrastructure Modernization and Expansion Grant Program are Announced
As part of the B.C. Maritime Industries Strategy, 17 companies throughout the province will modernize and expand their maritime infrastructure with funding from the B.C. Maritime Industries Infrastructure Modernization and Expansion Grant Program. The program offers up to $25 million in contributions through two capital investment streams.
SEA to Provide Torpedo Launcher System to Royal Canadian Navy
Canada has awarded a $19.2m contract to Systems Engineering & Assessment (SEA) for the production of a lightweight Torpedo Launcher System for the Royal Canadian Navy on a major naval vessel programme, to be completed in 2030, with work expected to begin immediately.
Marine Transportation Safety Investigation – Catastrophic Failure of Machinery, Subsequent Fire, and Sinking
On 02 March 2021, the fishing vessel Atlantic Destiny sustained a catastrophic engine failure while the vessel was about 120 nautical miles south of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Here is the link to the incident report.
Methane Slip from Gas-Fuelled Ships Back in the Spotlight
Policymakers have been urged to consider increasing the default methane slip value to at least 6% for the most common LNG engine on the back of the International Council on Clean Transportation study from the two-year Fugitive and Unburned Methane Emissions from the Ships project, a collaboration between the ICCT, Danish emissions monitoring firm Explicit, and the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research.
Switching to Ammonia as Marine Fuel May Create More Problems than it Solves
As part of the study from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, researchers carried out life cycle analyses for batteries and for three electrofuels including ammonia. Eutrophication and acidification are some of the environmental problems that can be traced to the use of ammonia – as well as emissions of laughing gas, which is a very potent greenhouse gas.
Norway Seeks International Partners for Future Frigate
Norway has begun developing proposals to replace the Royal Norwegian Navy’s in-service Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates and is looking for international naval and industrial partners to help deliver and support these prospective future frigates. Could Canadian firms be a part of this project?
Navy Rapid Capabilities Process Can Now Deploy New Weapons Faster
In an experiment in 2021, the US Navy unmanned surface vessel Ranger sailed from the West Coast with an innocuous shipping container that hid a guided-missile launcher. Off the coast of California, the container opened and fired a Standard Missile 6 – ordinarily a mainstay of guided-missile warships equipped with powerful air search radars and the complex Aegis Combat System.
Maritime Single Window in Effect Since January 1
The Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL), requires Governments to use a single digital platform or “Maritime Single Window” to share and exchange information with ships when they call at ports, from 1 January 2024. This will streamline procedures to clear the arrival, stay and departure of ships and greatly enhance the efficiency of shipping worldwide. Canadian regulation of this type is done through the National Supply Chain Office
LNG Carrier Deliveries this Year to Smash Previous Record by Close to 50%
Data from Clarksons Research shows 89 LNG ships – with a combined 14.9 cu m capacity – are due to be delivered this year, more than double the 10-year average, representing a 48% increase on the current record of 10.1m cu m delivered three years ago.
20 BC Ferries vessels undergoing retrofits this year, company says.
BC Ferries says its fleet maintenance plan for 2024 aims to keep as many vessels online for the peak summer travel period as possible.
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