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- June 16, 2023, 7:44 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: What exactly are tank tops?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1106
Re: What exactly are tank tops?
Found below at: https://cultofsea.com/ship-construction/shipboard-plate-and-construction-terms-2/ Tank Tops – Tank tops are the covering deck plates over the double bottom structure and are found at the bottom of the ship’s holds. They are often covered by a protective wood shield known as the ‘cei...
- March 10, 2023, 1:14 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: mv algosoo
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1031
Re: mv algosoo
A sense of humour is great (many in the office are equally humorous), but protecting and projecting the corporate image is always paramount. Many companies prohibit employees from posting anything work related to social media...photos, mention of company name, others. While I cannot speak to the Alg...
- March 5, 2023, 8:06 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Sturgeon Bay Activity
- Replies: 45
- Views: 8427
Re: Sturgeon Bay Activity
An ocean trading ship docking in a foreign shipyard incurs the highest expense of special survey for hull painting. Coatings can cost USD 60-70,000 minimum. Assume 20% blasting area, two touch-up coats and one full coat, the cost of blasting and coating in labour may cost an additional $50,000 +/-. ...
- February 4, 2023, 10:37 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: American mariner
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3433
Re: American mariner
There is a drawing called the Docking Plan which shows the location of longitudinal stiffeners and transverse web frames. When a ship is set on the blocks in dry dock the shipyard uses this drawing to place the blocks prior to flooding the dock and bringing in the ship. During normal docking surveys...
- January 28, 2023, 10:30 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Rum Tankers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1113
Re: Rum Tankers
At one time I read an article about Guinness moving bulk product from Lagos, Nigeria via tanker ship, where they own a large Guinness brewery. I am unsure of the details, however. Orange juice is still transported in bulk from South America to USA, Europe, and Asia: https://www.marineinsight.com/typ...
- January 17, 2023, 7:40 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Edgar B. Speer
- Replies: 1
- Views: 347
Re: Edgar B. Speer
What is the aft draft (low in water or high in water)? Cooling Water overboards are generally under the waterline unless vessel is in light ballast or deballasted. Generators are typically not designated for a specific purpose, though some vessels do have dedicated generators for the unloading syste...
- December 16, 2022, 6:25 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Iron Ore Shipment Rates During Transition to Self-Unloaders
- Replies: 3
- Views: 719
Re: Iron Ore Shipment Rates During Transition to Self-Unloaders
These are good questions and I hope somebody with more knowledge than I can respond. What I can contribute is to say the majority of cargo on the Great Lakes (domestic within Canada and USA, not imports) is carried under a contract of affreightment. Essentially this means the shipping company commit...
- December 8, 2022, 6:28 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Mark W. Barker Build Cost
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1986
Re: Mark W. Barker Build Cost
I cannot say exactly what the cost would be but USD 90m is low. There is a Norwegian company that owns several US-flag 50,000 DWT tankers which are bareboat chartered to US shipping companies. The Norwegian holding company issued a public report recently stating newbuild cost in 2022 is projected ar...
- December 6, 2022, 6:56 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Stormy weather
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1512
Re: Stormy weather
A ship transiting the North Atlantic will encounter 10 meter seas regularly, often greater. They have no choice, they pass through the weather, guided by external weather routing to avoid undue stress on the ship and crew, though voyage management also (some say primarily) serves to reduce fuel cons...
- December 4, 2022, 12:24 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Mark W. Barker Build Cost
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1986
Re: Mark W. Barker Build Cost
How are all the new Chinese and Croatian built ships working out in terms of quality and reliability? It is an apples to oranges comparison. If comparing the ships built on the lakes in the 1960-1970 timeframe, any new ship will have more issues due to significantly more automation and more complex...
- December 2, 2022, 12:43 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Not Under Command
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1387
Re: Not Under Command
The correct status should be "Restricted Maneuverability", not "Not Under Command" if they are restricted to one propulsion engine.
- December 2, 2022, 12:41 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: English speaking on boats. Guest from EU?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 775
Re: English speaking on boats. Guest from EU?
You said this better than I could, Geest. English was a bit easier for me to learn as my native language is German, but I would certainly not say «easy». My colleagues who learned later in life struggled and still do years later. Even when I learned Norwegian to B2 level in my early 30's it was chal...
- December 1, 2022, 10:13 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: English speaking on boats. Guest from EU?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 775
Re: English speaking on boats. Guest from EU?
Most officers and crew from India, Ukraine, Philippines, Indonesia, and other non-native English speaking countries I have worked with had better comprehension of English than many native speakers. English is the international language of shipping. When local harbour or mooring pilots speak with tug...
- November 29, 2022, 12:36 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Loading Eqipment
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2496
Re: Loading Eqipment
I'm curious how flat bottom self unloaded cargo holds are cleaned between cargos. On the SU I was on we stood on deck and hosed through the hatch openings all the sides, bulkheads and slopes and it flowed down into the gates. I think the holds are more easily cleaned as the crew can walk on the tan...
- November 29, 2022, 12:33 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Mandatory Retirement Age for Great Lakes Officers/Crew
- Replies: 3
- Views: 894
Re: Mandatory Retirement Age for Great Lakes Officers/Crew
There is no compulsory retirement age for USA mariners and it appears Canada is similar. Company-required physicals often doom people. Some USA shipping companies outsource this to a company called Andersen Kelley and they are notorious for denying a prospective or existing employee a fit-for-duty c...
- November 26, 2022, 11:22 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Loading Eqipment
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2496
Re: Loading Eqipment
There are some CSL ships with this same unloading design, CSL Niagara and CSL Assiniboine I believe, but others here can confirm. The John D Leitch may also have front end loaders now, after the original reclaimer machinery was removed. Some ships on the ocean that were designed for transshipment al...
- November 13, 2022, 11:14 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Polsteam Salties Paint Scheme
- Replies: 3
- Views: 941
Re: Polsteam Salties Paint Scheme
Hull coatings are renewed in drydock. I do not know if these ships recently completed surveys which included painting, but this is the most logical. If they are part of the same class then dockings would be close in terms of scheduling, six months apart perhaps. Past corporate direction may have bee...
- October 27, 2022, 8:44 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Watertight bulkheads
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1112
Re: Watertight bulkheads
There are two related, but different aspects here. The Fitzgerald was a gearless bulk carrier fitted with screen bulkheads. While solid in design, they were not inherently structural and primarily designed for segregation of cargo by creating separated holds. Yes, they were watertight if sprayed wit...
- October 17, 2022, 8:30 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Question for guest from EU
- Replies: 3
- Views: 809
Re: Question for guest from EU
Of course, I am always glad to share my experience and hope the knowledge is useful. I attended maritime college in my native Germany and have worked in the marine industry for over 25 years. I sailed for about 15 years on tankers, bulk carriers, and a few contracts on other ships like ro-ros. Since...
- October 17, 2022, 7:58 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Great Lakes fleet aaa ships
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2049
Re: Great Lakes fleet aaa ships
Someone can clarify this as I am not fully clear on the relationship, but I believe GLF no longer exists. CN owns the ships, but there is an arrangement with Key Lakes in USA to manage them so as to be Jones Act compliant. I believe Key Lakes uses the former GLF offices in Duluth, and their head off...