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I believe one of the basis for EEXI and CII calculation ratings is taking fuel consumption measurements from original test bed data, which is always conducted with MDO (equivalent #2 Diesel Oil). Scrubbers certainly reduce the emissions, but those are fitted only on the Trillium and Equinox class, a...

With new regulations adopted by the IMO recently, ships of all types and sizes will be affected in terms of emissions and efficiency. Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) and Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) will force shipowners to improve existing ships to be complaint by 2023, with CII be...

As mentioned, the Frontenac and other similar conversions use the tunnel belts as the loop belts. In most ships using two or three tunnel belts, they discharge into transfer conveyors, which are oriented port-starboard, and discharge the cargo onto a centreline loop belt. That is, the loop belt is a...

I cannot answer where the cargo will be going, but my assumption is Europe. I do not know what the numbers in parentheses relates to (18-32) on the SMET schedule. Possibly stowage factor? No reference to specific cargo, but could be coke. USA coal exports are relatively high right now. Ships are anc...

The Gott and Speer have traditional pontoon hatches, opened by traditional hatch crane as on other lakers, only smaller in size. Most likely other thousand foot ships used traditional hatch covers for better versatility. With smaller dimension hatch covers, they are limited to the ore trade, and lar...

Thank you all for the information! I do have the book Taconite - A New Life For Minnesota's Iron Range, bought last year from the St. Louis County Historical Society. I have not read all sections yet but it is a wealth of detail on the mines and Taconite Harbor. I am now searching Abebooks for other...

I did not want to hijack the thread about BN Ore Docks, so here is a new post about which books are recommended for railroads around the Great Lakes area which have connections to the ports. Patrick Dorin and Douglas Addison mentioned already, David Schauer also comes to mind. Whether it is DM&I...

The crew may have walked off. A lot of issues right now with Grand River, ASC, AMO union, and temporary workers from third party staffing agencies. Non-union workers brought in and they are walking off when terms of employment/wages change after the ship sails (promised prime rib but ended up with s...

As per ABS record, current owner is Wilmington Trust Company acting as trustee. Interlake Leasing III is recorded as the operating company. Registered port noted as Philadelphia, PA.

AMO is rightfully protesting this turn of events, but they also turn a blind eye to similar scenarios which happened to them approximately 10-12 years ago. Seabulk bareboat chartered 5 (I think) US-flagged product tankers to Chevron from the Double Eagle class. Recently, two Eco class product tanker...

Water based fire systems will not work in the Great Lakes basin on vessels laid up during cold weather due to lack of heat. The nozzles and piping will freeze causing damage when they thaw out. Great idea but will not work. Temperature swings of 32* down to -33 F are possible. Many ships have pipin...

I assume she had a good 30 or 40 years left in her. Did she ever get exhaust scrubbers, or did they change how they were fueling her? When I worked on her we started the engines on #2 or 3 diesel and when she was warmed up we switched her over to #6 bunker C which if you're going to run it now you ...

From a managerial standpoint, it seems to me that it would be more effective to rather than rely on a single shipkeeper that perhaps two should be assigned to each vessel or at least have one floater that could be rotated from ship to ship to cover any necessary duties while another is away. If Man...

Excellent response from hausen. All correct and spot on. Every ship has drawings of the rudder and construction details. If a new rudder is required to be fabricated, there will be sufficient details on these drawings for any ship repair facility to perform the work. Rudders are not generic and usua...

Deck crew will go home after 1-2 days. They will collect life buoys from on deck, immersion suits and life preservers from cabins, and other items set aside from inspections by third parties over the winter. The Engine crew will take 7-10 days for lay up of the machinery in cold lay up status. Cooli...

Has anyone had any experience building this 1/700 kit or any of the other Great Lakes offerings by Iron Shipwrights such as the John Ericsson or Edmund Fitzgerald? Just wondering before I decide on a spring project! I built the 1/700 and 1/350 Edmund Fitzgerald models from Iron Shipwrights. They we...

Different companies have different priorities. Crew comfort is a growing topic, embraced by some ship managers, abhorred by others. AMO officers routinely complain about their lack of useful or reliable internet access but neither the company nor the union seems interested in improving the situation...

I think if Canada Steamship Lines and Algoma could make it pay they would use Canadian ships and crews. But obviously they can't compete with foreign flag and fofreign crew, even in short hauls between Nova Halifax and Portsmouth, New Hampshire with gypsum for example or Norfolk and Sydney with coa...

Steel wires on tankers are not very common, though they are permitted. The charterer may dictate what mooring lines are used, how many lines are put out at each terminal, breaking strength, and more. Often the terminals have specific requirements for mooring arrangements. Port Colborne fairleads are...