DubaiMaritimeCity's state-of-the-art development will act as a nucleus for maritime businesses from six core sectors viz. Maritime Services, Marine Management, Marine Product Marketing, Marine Research and Education and Ship Design and Manufacturing.
The announcement of Dhs 650 Million Dubai Maritime City, another landmark project of Dubai, well designed to become an enduring symbol of progress, convenience and magnificence, by engineering a perfect integration of every aspect of marine industry in Dubai, early this month, adds one more The 25 million square feet man made peninsula, situated between Port Rashid and Dubai Dry Dock will be the first Maritime Development of its kind, providing every element of infrastructure for key marine related industries in the worldbrilliant chapter in Dubai's incredible success story. "DubaiMaritimeCity is a visible manifestation of H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum's vision of creating a global maritime hub in Dubai," said Sultan Ahmad Bin Sulayem, executive chairman of the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation on the occasion of this historic announcement.
The city will feature an integrated and modern set of facilities to serve maritime institutions including offices, warehouses, showrooms, exhibition halls, dry docks, museum, marine academy with an oceanographic research center etc.
DubaiMaritimeCity has the potential to host an array of Marine Service Companies ranging from ship classification, safety standard verification, onshore and offshore ship catering and supply services and ship repair and maintenance services. Nearly 5000 major regional maritime companies are operating in Dubai at present.
Marine Management Services companies in Dubai Maritime City will range from cargo vessels & life insurance agencies to legal businesses specializing in consultation, legal advice and marine domain lawyers, ship registration and global inspection houses, safety and damage assessment firms and various other similar entities are all but a fraction of the enormous marine management market.
Marine Product Marketing sector includes marine exhibitions, trade shows and media information groups, international trade seminars, ship shows and more.
A drydock is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform. Drydocks are used for the construction, maintenance, and repair of ships, boats, and other watercraft. A floating drydock is a type of pontoon for dry docking ships, possessing floodable buyoncyychambers and a "U" shaped cross-section. The walls are used to give the drydock stability when the floor is below the water level. When valves are opened the chambers are filled with water, the dry dock floats lower in the water, allowing a ship to be moved into position inside. When the water is pumped out of the chambers, the drydock rises and the deck is cleared of water, allowing work to proceed on the ship's hull.
Shipyards operate floating drydocks, among other means of hauling or docking vessels. The advantage of floating drydocks is that they can be moved all over the world and also can be sold second-hand. During world war 11 the us nave used such (floating) drydocks extensively to provide maintenance in remote locations. One of these, the 850-foot afdb-3 saw action in Guam, was mothballed near Norfolkvirgina, and was eventually towed to,Portland Maine, to become part of bat iron work' repair facilities.
Crews normally sign on to work and live aboard the ship an extended period of time (2 - 6 weeks or more). This is followed by an extended period of time off, often 2-4 weeks depending on the company. Work details on platform supply vessels, like many ships, are organized into shifts of up to 12 hours.
Living aboard the ship, each crew member and worker will have a shift, lasting some portion of a 24 hour day. Most supply vessels are provided with a "bridge" area for navigating and operating the ship, machinery spaces, living quarters, and an area for cooking and eating. Some have built in work areas, and common areas for entertainment. The large main deck area is sometimes utilized for portable housing.
Living quarters consist of a bunk area, lockers, and spaces for storing personal items. Living areas are provided with wash basins, showers and toilets. Officers living quarters are sometimes outfitted with a small work desk, private sinks, showers and toilets.
The "galley" or cooking and eating areas aboard ship will be stocked with enough grocery items to last for the intended voyage. A walk-in size cooler and freezer, a commercial stove and oven, deep sinks, storage and counterspace will be available for the persons doing the cooking. The eating area will have coffee makers, toasters, microwave ovens, cafeteria style seating, and other amenities needed to feed a hard working crew.
A Platform supply vessel (often abbreviated as PSV) is a ship specially designed to supply offshore oil platform. These ships range from 65 to 350 feet in length and accomplish a variety of tasks. The primary function for most of these vessels is transportation of goods and persoA primary function of a platform supply vessel is to transport supplies to the oil platform and return other cargoes to shore. Cargo tanks for drilling mud, pulverized cement, diesel fuel, potable and non-potable water, and chemicals used in the drilling process comprise the bulk of the cargo spaces. Fuel, water, and chemicals are almost always required by oil platforms. Certain other chemicals must be returned to shore for proper recycling or disposal, however, crude oil product from the rig is usually not a supply vessel cargo.
Common and specialty tools are carried on the large decks of these vessels. Most carry a combination of deck cargoes and bulk cargo in tanks below deck. Many ships are constructed (or re-fitted) to accomplish a particular job. Some of these vessels are equipped with a firefighting capability and fire monitors for fighting platform fires. Some vessels are equipped with oil containment and recovery equipment to assist in the cleanup of a spill at sea. Other vessels are equipped with tools, chemicals and personnel to "work-over" existing oil wells for the purpose of increasing the wells' production.
A tugboat, or tug, is a boatused to maneuver, primarily by towing or pushing, other ships in harbors, over the open sea or through rivers and canals. Tugboats are also used to tow barges, disabled ships, or other equipment like oil platform.Tugboats are quite strong for their size. Early tugboats had steam eingines ; today diesel engines are used. Tugboat engines typically produce 500 to 2,500 kw 680 to 3,400hp, but larger boats (used in deep waters) can have power ratings up to 20,000 kW (~ 27,200 hp) and usually have an extreme pwer tonnage -ratio (normalcargo and passenger ships have a P:T-ratio (in kWgrt) of 0.35 to 1.20, whereas large tugs typically are 2.20 to 4.50 and small harbour-tugs 4.0 to 9.5). The engines are often the same as those used in railroadlocomotive, but typically drive the propellor mechanically instead of converting the engine output to power electric motors, as is common for railroad engines. For safety, tugboats' engines often feature two of each critical part for redundancy.]
A tugboat's power is typically stated by its engine's horsepower and its overall .Tugboats are highly maneuverable, and various propulsion systems have been developed to increase maneuverability and increase safety. The earliest tugs were fitted with paddle wheels, but these were soon replaced by propeller-driven tugs. Kort nozzleshave been added to increase thrust per kW/hp. This was followed by the nozzle-rudder, which omitted the need for a conventional rudder. A new type of tugboat has been invented in the holland. The so-called carousel tug consists of a design wherein the flexibility and effectiveness of the tugboat's maneuvers is determined not by the propulsion system, but by a steel construction on deck, consisting of two steel rings. The inner ring is fixed to the ship, and the second ring rotates freely and carries a hook orwinch. The ship can therefore maneuver freely and independently of the towed ship, and since the towing point rotates towards the point nearest to the towed ship, the tug can capsize only with difficulty. One prototype exists presently, but the first new tugs are expected to sail in spring 2007.
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AmosConnect from Stratos integrates e-mail, fax, telex and GSM text into a single messaging system. This user-friendly and yet highly sophisticated solution can be tailored to meet your needs for mobile connectivity from small yachts to large fleets of commercial vessels. Stratos offers an AmosConnect Basic version with which you can enjoy many of the benefits of AmosConnect at no charge. You always have the option to upgrade to the Full version if and when your e-mail needs change. Whichever package you choose, AmosConnect offers significant savings in time, money and administration.Please follow the link below to the Stratos FTP site and download the file AC-7.4.X.ZIP (X is the latest build number). It contains the AmosConnect software for both the Basic version and the Full version. tratosConsole is a web-based monitoring system that allows customers to proactively monitor the status of their remote sites 24/7. An enhanced SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) tool, StratosConsole allows clients, from any web browser, to measure, record, and monitor the performance of traffic flowing through various active devices at a remote site. These devices typically include modems, routers, switches, and other terminal equipment. StratosConsole is available globally
