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Helping implement Mr. Franco’s vision for the last seven years has been his sister, Deborah Franco, who is the Vice President of HSQE, HR, and Administration for Harley Marine Services. She has been responsible for implementing ISO 9001 and 14001, ISM Code, Safety and Environmental Quality systems throughout all of the Harley Marine companies, as well as overseeing AWO Responsible Carrier Program and Occupational Health. She ensures company safety and environmental policies and procedures are developed and maintained in accordance with all applicable state and federal codes, standards, regulations and company procedures.
We talked with Deborah recently to gain some insight on some steps and strategies that Harley Marine has taken to implement its “green” vision, how its impacted their bottom line and what the company sees for the future.
You can listen to the podcast here.
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For the full article and interview with Deborah, see the December 2011 issue of Marine Log.
For the U.S. marine market, the recovery has been slowed by the government-imposed drilling moratorium in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon incident. With the moratorium lifted and the government reluctantly issuing new deepwater drilling permits under stricter safety guidlines, the outlook for 2011 is much brighter. Tidewater has ordered two Platform Supply Vessels and Eastern Shipbuilding is near dotting the “I’s and crossing the T’s” for a $250 million contract for five Platform Supply Vessels for export to Brazil. Additionally, VT Halter Marine has signed a contract to build a Roll-on/Roll-Off ship for Pasha.
On the military side, the U.S. Navy is moving ahead with plans for its Littoral Combat Ship and Joint High Speed Vessel programs.
To put it in perspective, we spoke with Michael Hume, Chief Operating Officer of W&O, which is the largest supplier of engineered products, pipe, valves and fittings to the marine industry in the U.S., supporting new construction and ship maintenance projects for commercial shipping and the U.S. government. We talked to Hume about how W&O weathered the downturn in shipbuilding, the emergence of the North American Emissions Control Area, and just what exactly he sees for the near-term shipbuilding picture in the U.S.
You can listen to the podcast BELOW:
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When it comes into enforcement in August 2012, the North American Emissions Control Area (ECA), which will stretch some 200 nautical miles off of the coast of Canada and the U.S., will have a significant impact on foreign- and U.S.-flag ship operators.
The implementation of the ECA means that ships entering the designated area will need to burn ultra low sulfur fuel or use an exhaust gas scrubber for the duration of their voyage that is within that area. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expects the implementation of the ECA to drastically cut NOx, SOx and particulate matter from ship emissions.
To put it into perspective, we talked to an environmental specialist, Kirsi Tikka, Vice President of Global Technology and Business Development at ABS, one of the world’s leading classifications societies.
You can listen to what Dr. Tikka has to say BELOW:
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How do we mitigate the effects of man-made activity—in particular the production of CO2—on climate change?
That’s a question that the Carbon War Room is tackling head on. What’s the Carbon War Room? It is an organization founded and funded by Sir Richard Branson, the chairman of the Virgin Group, and several entrepreneurs to examine and implement market-driven solutions for creating a low-carbon economy.
We spoke with its Director of Operations, Peter Boyd. He describes the Carbon War Room as a combination “think tank, do-tank.” By implementing existing technologies, says the Carbon War Room, shipping could have efficiency gains that would translate into an annual CO2 reduction of 250 million tons by 2020.
You can listen to part of our interview with Boyd BELOW:
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For additional details, read the August 2010 issue of Marine Log.
