1. Diverse demographics Maritime Industry is depended hugely on human capital, and diverse demographic is a common state of affair of the industry. The demographic composition depends on market trends, legislation and demographic realities such as local content requirements for operating in certain countries, etc. Having a diverse workforce and managing it effectively brings in huge advantages to the organization. We have around 30 nationalities working in our organization with varied gender, race, and age range of 24 to 67. A key benefit of having a diverse workforce is that they bring in different opinions and perspectives based on their varied background. They think out of the box and come up with appropriate solutions to the issues based …show more content…
Complex multi-layered political and legal landscapes The existence of multi-layered legal and political landscape is a huge challenge for the entire marine industry. Each country has a set of rules regulating the maritime industry including various taxes, importation bond, flag requirement, cabotage law, local content requirements, etc., In the USA, Jones Act is a massive barrier to entry for Offshore Operators. Brazil and Nigeria are countries with huge potential but entry has been restricted by a high percentage of local content. Australia and New Zealand are other potential areas, but the unionized crew and the high percentage of local content with high salaries is a challenge. In SEA region, entry to Indonesia is restricted with cabotage law and only Indonesian flagged vessels are allowed to operate. Malaysia, largest market in SEA also restricts foreign owners from operating in the country unless the type of the vessel required for operation is not available from local owners. Labuan, a freehold registry can be considered as a short-term path to do business in Malaysia as a local flag. Other countries in SEA do not restrict foreign vessels in operating in their …show more content…
Rapidly changing technologies The last two decades has witnessed rapid advancement in the technology used onboard the OSV’s. The new generation OSV’s has become more technically advanced to meet the support demands of deepwater drilling and subsea operations. This includes enhanced dynamic positioning systems, increased cargo carrying capacity, large accommodation spaces, panoramic navigation bridge visibility, enhanced crew amenities, state-of-the-art propulsion and automation systems. Dynamic Positioning (DP) system is one of the key innovations that gained trust and acceptance throughout the industry in the last decade. Dynamic positioning system allows the vessel to maintain automatically its position and heading through the coordinated control of thrusters. The advantages of DP system include the ability of the vessel to operate with positioning accuracy and the flexibility to establish the position of the vessel. Another key innovation is the new generation of environmentally friendly diesel-electric propulsion systems offering lower fuel consumption, better reliability, improved maneuvering, and station keeping capabilities, low emissions, lesser noise and reduced
Driven in large part by global initiatives and the potential for stringent regulations, the past decade or two has seen a marked increase in the importance of improvements with respect to environmental standards, including emissions and increases in fuel economy. In 2002, Cummins Emissions Solutions was launched after the need was identified for an emission solution that would help engines meet future regulations. In 2006, Cummins pioneered a hybrid diesel-electric bus which reduced fuel consumption and greenhouse gasses by more than 30 percent and me...
A diverse workforce more closely reflects the global marketplace that the organization competes in. With the growing number of Asian, Hispanic and other minority populations, it makes sense for companies to promote and strive for diversity in the workplace. By doing this, businesses create the very conditions needed to produce more creative outcomes to the problems and challenges they will be faced with.
The internet is making the lives of Coast Guard sailors more difficult. The Coast Guard Cutter fleet has become too reliant on internet based programs and systems. I intend to show how the Coast Guard has recently implemented and continues to bring new programs and systems to the fleet, how these systems put a large burden on sailors, and how this burden is unnecessary.
Modern piracy has touched nearly every corner of the globe and has increased with globalization. The tentacles of piracy now extend from South America to the South China Sea. The greatest numbers of piracy incidents occur along maritime commercial trade routes. Since China dominates the world’s container shipping industry, the South China Sea has become a hotspot for piracy (Kraska 2011). The prominence of cargo activity increases opportunity for pirates and indisputably triggered the sixty- nine incidents of piracy that were reported in 2009 in the South China Sea (Kraska 2011).
After Diesel’s death, the diesel engine underwent much development and became a very important replacement for the steam piston engine in many applications. Because the diesel engine required heavier, more robust construction than a gasoline engine, it was not widely used in aviation. The diesel engine became widespread in many other applications, however, such as a stationary engines, submarines, ships, and much later, locomotives, trucks, and in modern automobiles. Diesel engines are most often found in applications where a high torque requirements and low RPM requirements exist.
Diversity in the workplace is very important in today’s global workforce because workers in the economy all over the world are currently made up of many different ethnicities, varied cultures, beliefs, and backgrounds. People that are involved in management such as managers, and supervisors could greatly benefit from being accustomed to diversity in the workplace because their job entails dealing with a multicultural work environment on a daily basis. Knowing how to handle diversity in the workforce and having the necessary skills for supervisors would be beneficial not only to them but also to the success of the company and economy because a strong, diversified workforce will create a more “creative, innovative, and productive workforce.” (Kerby, 2012).
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One main thing that people may be concerned about today when shopping for a vehicle is efficiency, people are always trying to find vehicles that provide the best fuel economy. What many people do not know are the advancements and environmental factors that diesel engines provide and protect. People are also unaware of the great mileage that these vehicles can provide. With the new ULSD and the new diesel engine technology, people can see mileage up to 58 MPG with a Volkswagen Jetta
In order to comply with government regulations, internationally, all ships and operations conformed to the SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) regulations adopted by most seafaring nations.
The world we live in is surrounded by diesel engines. They are on the freeways, railways, airways, and are one of the leading electricity producers in the world. They are also becoming more popular in automobiles. These engines are efficient and reliable and they are getting very sophisticated. However, the physics behind these engines has not changed.
With the advancements of these technologies comes better connectivity with ship to shore, sensor technologies and monitoring systems. This will provide the future vessels and ship owners with real time conditions monitoring. It also provides ship owners with asset management thus allowing them to make smarter maintenance decision which will reduce the number and frequency of inspections and repairs. This will give them the advantage in knowing when they will need to change parts of ship be it damaged or worn. Also in the advancement in technology comes the factor of having an unmanned vessel for the future. These unmanned vessels will be controlled remotely from shore based operations. These ships will have an automated engine and other integrated systems. It will also have advanced navigation systems, sophisticated software that will manage smart sensors and actuator networks according to the DNV-GL. The actuator networks will maintain the vessel’s course in the changing weather and sea conditions, avoid collisions and operate the ship
Diesel engines are an integral part of the economy and a part of our everyday lives. Accompany almost any of the goods we purchase daily and you will see a diesel engine in every step of its harvesting, manufacturing, or delivery. Take for example a shipment of American wheat that is destined for export overseas. Diesel engines power the tractors that are used for tilling, planting and harvesting. Diesel powered pumps are used to irrigate the fields and diesel trucks transport the wheat to a grain elevator for storage. From the grain elevator, diesel locomotives haul cars full of wheat to mills or even diesel powered barges that will in turn carry it to distant markets or ocean ports. At the ports, diesel powered equipment load the grain onto diesel powered vessels while diesel powered generators stand by to provide backup power to the docks and warehouses.
The historical and contemporary roles of Singapore, Hong Kong and Port Louis as ports have indeed been drivers of economic and social change. For many years now these three cities and many others have thrived off the revenue generated by their ports. The growth of a port has ongoing economic and social ripple effects that change not only the shape of the city but the country as a whole . The aim of this essay is to show how the role of port cities contributes towards such changes. The three cities mentioned above earlier will be used as case specific studies because of their role in the monopoly of ports. The essay will show how the cities have grown and developed over the years and subsequently how development accrued by the ports has also produced counterproductive outcomes.
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Currently, International system is focusing on issues related with maritime security. Maritime security coxncern with threats that prevail in the maritime domain (Klein 2011; Kraska and Pedrozo 2013; Roach 2004; Vrey 2010, 2013). These threats include interstate-dispute, terrorism, piracy, drugs trafficking, people and illicit foods, arms proliferation, illegal fishing, environmental crimes, as well as accidents and disaster which happen in maritime domain. Thus, generally, maritime security can be defined as the absence of those threats. Meanwhile, there is an argument that inter-states dispute should be categorized as national security instead of maritime security. Thus, there is another definition of maritime security which define maritime security as good or stable order at sea (Till 2004; Vrey 2010; Kraska and Pedrozo 2013: 1). The definition of maritime security from one to another is different as the scope of maritime security is broad and each actor has different point of view on the issue. There is no universal legal definition about maritime security. The United Nation itself only