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by GuestfromEU
June 16, 2023, 7:44 am
Forum: Information Search
Topic: What exactly are tank tops?
Replies: 4
Views: 1086

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...
by GuestfromEU
March 10, 2023, 1:14 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: mv algosoo
Replies: 3
Views: 965

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...
by GuestfromEU
March 5, 2023, 8:06 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Sturgeon Bay Activity
Replies: 45
Views: 8008

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 +/-. ...
by GuestfromEU
February 4, 2023, 10:37 am
Forum: Information Search
Topic: American mariner
Replies: 13
Views: 3233

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...
by GuestfromEU
January 28, 2023, 10:30 am
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Rum Tankers
Replies: 5
Views: 981

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...
by GuestfromEU
January 17, 2023, 7:40 am
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Edgar B. Speer
Replies: 1
Views: 327

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...
by GuestfromEU
December 16, 2022, 6:25 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Iron Ore Shipment Rates During Transition to Self-Unloaders
Replies: 3
Views: 709

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...
by GuestfromEU
December 8, 2022, 6:28 am
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Mark W. Barker Build Cost
Replies: 7
Views: 1911

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...
by GuestfromEU
December 6, 2022, 6:56 am
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Stormy weather
Replies: 5
Views: 1442

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...
by GuestfromEU
December 4, 2022, 12:24 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Mark W. Barker Build Cost
Replies: 7
Views: 1911

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...
by GuestfromEU
December 2, 2022, 12:43 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Not Under Command
Replies: 6
Views: 1297

Re: Not Under Command

The correct status should be "Restricted Maneuverability", not "Not Under Command" if they are restricted to one propulsion engine.
by GuestfromEU
December 2, 2022, 12:41 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: English speaking on boats. Guest from EU?
Replies: 4
Views: 692

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...
by GuestfromEU
December 1, 2022, 10:13 am
Forum: Information Search
Topic: English speaking on boats. Guest from EU?
Replies: 4
Views: 692

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...
by GuestfromEU
November 29, 2022, 12:36 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Loading Eqipment
Replies: 15
Views: 2267

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...
by GuestfromEU
November 29, 2022, 12:33 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Mandatory Retirement Age for Great Lakes Officers/Crew
Replies: 3
Views: 818

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...
by GuestfromEU
November 26, 2022, 11:22 am
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Loading Eqipment
Replies: 15
Views: 2267

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...
by GuestfromEU
November 13, 2022, 11:14 am
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Polsteam Salties Paint Scheme
Replies: 3
Views: 882

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...
by GuestfromEU
October 27, 2022, 8:44 am
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Watertight bulkheads
Replies: 4
Views: 1099

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...
by GuestfromEU
October 17, 2022, 8:30 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Question for guest from EU
Replies: 3
Views: 798

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...
by GuestfromEU
October 17, 2022, 7:58 am
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Great Lakes fleet aaa ships
Replies: 18
Views: 2022

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...