Marine Technology - July 2008 - Page#13

<BODY> <span id="lblContents">SECTION NEWS Attendees of Hawaiian Section meeting Mr. Malone's technical presentation, "Shipbuilding Opportunities in Short Sea Shipping," summarized a recent project sponsored by the Product Design & Material Technologies (PDMT) Panel (SNAME T&R Panel SP-14) of the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) aimed at accelerating the U.S. shipbuilding opportunities associated with the development of America's Marine Highways, both Au Ve r ng tof sio it n to of 1 W fse 3 or ts d, & m or e coastal and inland, as a component of the U.S. transportation infrastructure. The presentation addressed the many factors that affect the viability of U.S. short sea shipping operations, including: market characteristics; shipping and trucking stakeholder perspectives; vessel characteristics; regulatory, legislative and labor considerations; shipbuilding issues; port infrastructure issues; public benefits (e.g., traffic congestion relief, increased highway safety, and reduction of air and noise pollution); and transportation system economics. A "roadmap" was presented for a recommended program of work that would mitigate the obstacles to new and expanded short sea shipping operations in the U.S., and bring about a rebirth of Jones Act construction for U.S. shipyards. The presentation is posted at www.sname.org/sections/san_diego. Integrated Naval Architecture & Ship Construction Software Maxsurf is a completely integrated suite of design, analysis and construction software suitable for all types of vessels. All modules feature a consistent, graphical Windows interface, work from a common database, and provide data exchange with AutoCAD, Microsoft Office and ShipConstructor. re po rti Contact us for a free demo CD or download online. www.formsys.com Photographs courtesy of Austal, Australia, 2007 MAXSURF Maxsufrf Ad Pick up from October page 10 International : Formation Design Systems, +61-8-9335 1522, www.formsys.com Integrated Naval Architecture & Ship Construction Software East: Marine Design & Survey, (410) 451-8133, jack@msdco.com West: Kasten Marine, (480) 773 2756, michael@kastenmarine.com HULL MODELING Trimmed NURB Surfaces, fairness indicators, developable surfaces, parametric variation & high accuracy STABILITY, STRENGTH & PERFORMANCE Hydrostatics, longitudinal strength, intact & damaged stability, custom stability criteria, resistance prediction & seakeeping PRELIMINARY STRUCTURE Stiffener paths, frame generation, deck generation, plate forming, plate development, parts database, export to ShipConstructor SNAME NEWS 13</span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>