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In Memory of Andrew Kendrick
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KENDRICK, Andrew – It is with great sadness that the family of Andrew share the news of his passing. Andrew died on March 16, 2025, at the age of 70.

He was a beloved husband to his wife Joanne, older brother to Malcolm and Gillian, and father to his children Lily, Emma and Cameron. He will be deeply missed by his family and friends.

Andrew’s dedication and service to the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers left an indelible mark on our organization as well as the broader maritime community. During his tenure as President, Andrew demonstrated exceptional leadership, guiding SNAME through a very challenging time as we returned from the pandemic shutdown. His vision and passion for naval architecture and marine engineering were evident in every initiative he undertook. He was a tireless advocate for our members, always striving to enhance the value and relevance of SNAME in a rapidly evolving industry.

Andrew’s contributions to SNAME extended far beyond his presidency. He remained an active and engaged member of the Eastern Canadian Section. Until just a few weeks ago, he was planning on presenting at the upcoming Mari-Tech 2025 in Montreal. His wisdom and technical experience were invaluable, and through the sharing of his knowledge, he continued to shape the future of our industry and our Society.

We extend our deepest condolences to Andrew’s family, friends, and colleagues. His legacy will continue to inspire us all. We are grateful for his service to SNAME, and I personally am grateful for the example he showed to me of giving back to an industry that gave so much to him. He will be deeply missed!

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Branch Technical Meeting – Great Lakes Branch
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Branch Technical Meeting – Great Lakes Branch

May 2025

DATE: TEUSDAY, 06 MAY 2025

TIME: Arrive @ 11:30am. Presentation @ 12:00 – 12:30pm (Networking/Social time to follow. Lunch will be provided)

LOCATION: Walter Hiltebrand Marine Services Ltd. (2235 Hwy. 20 E, Unit 27-28, Welland, ON L3B 5N5)

Green Initiatives & Challenges in the Marine Industry

presented by Paul Jamer, President at Breakwater Group.

Abstract:

In recent years, the marine industry has put a significant emphasis on making the world’s fleets “greener” and more environmentally friendly. Driven by public opinion, and enforced by IMO, flag state and other regulators, alternative fuels and advanced propulsion and power generation arrangements have become mainstream.

As always, stakeholder enthusiasm does not necessarily result in marine operators achieving their desired goals. Not all initiatives result in reduced emissions and even fewer provide the necessary operational reliability and a solid business case. To succeed long term, all of these requirements must be met.

This paper will provide an overview of the history of the industry’s greening efforts, identify challenges left to overcome, and look at several real-life applications that have successfully been deployed and are delivering the promised results.

Speaker Bio:

Paul Jamer has more than 35 years of experience in the Marine industry. A graduate of the Canadian Coast Guard College’s Marine Engineering program, Paul has considerable operational experience as a ship’s officer and an extensive background as a project manager and engineering superintendent. He has also been a successful consultant to marine and shore-based clients around the world.

Throughout his career, working with both public and private organizations, Paul has gravitated toward leadership roles involving the development, implementation and ongoing support of leading-edge technologies; particularly those associated with reliability and efficiency. As president of the Breakwater Group, he has focused on providing specialized marine, business development, and consulting services.

Paul has been a well-known member of the marine and offshore community for many years. He is a frequent speaker at industry events and has been a guest lecturer at Colleges and Universities both in Canada and Internationally. He has been an active board member for several marine and energy related organizations, specifically as a Chair of the Maritimes Energy Association and Chair of the Operations Sub Committee at FORCE (Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy).

RSVP: cimareglb@gmail.com for this event – we need to confirm final numbers no later than April 29th.

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Branch AGM – St Lawrence Branch
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Branch AGM – St Lawrence Branch

CIMarE SLB Annual General Meeting (AGM) – ICGMar BSL Assemblée générale annuelle (AGA)

April 2025

DATE: TEUSDAY, 08 APRIL 2025

TIME: 12:30pm – 2pm (Eastern Time)

LOCATION: MARINERS’ HOUSE OF MONTREAL (200 R. de la Commune O, Montréal, QC H2Y 4B2)

The St Lawrence Branch invites members to attend the Branch Annual General Meeting.

This meeting is a hybrid meeting, if you would like to attend virtually please RSVP with st.lawrence-branch@cimare.ca to receive the log in information.

 

 

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Branch Meeting April – Atlantic
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Branch Meeting April – Atlantic

April 2025

DATE: THURSDAY, April 17, 2025

TIME: 1200 noon Atlantic Time

LOCATION: Brightwood Golf Club

TITLE: Polymer Repair Solutions for the Marine Industry

Brock Hopkins is a Principal and Technical Services Engineer at Belzona Atlantic.
He will discuss repair and corrosion protection solutions for:
  • stern tubes,
  • rudders,
  • shafts,
  • pintle bearings and housings,
  • deck reinforcement and joint sealing,
  • pipe and tank repair,
  • bow thrusters and kort nozzles,
  • chocking and shimming of equipment,
  • internal coatings for protection vs. corrosion and chemical attack.

The presentation will be in person at Brightwood Golf Club (227 School St, Dartmouth, NS B3A 2Y5) and will be available via GoTo Meeting for those that would like to attend virtually.  Please RSVP to receive a meeting link.

Presenter: Brock Hopkins

Brock Hopkins is an Environmental Engineering graduate from Dalhousie University class of 2010. Following University he worked in engineering consulting as a geotechnical/environmental engineer, and as a health, safety and environment officer for the Department of National Defence for over 6 years. Brock has been a member of the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP, formerly NACE) since 2017 after first completing the Coatings Inspector (CIP) Level 1 course. He is currently a CIP Level 2 in the role of Technical Services Engineer and vice-president with Belzona Atlantic Canada for nearly 8 years, where he specializes in designing composite wrap systems for the repair of corrosion defects in pressure piping and vessels. Working closely with the oil and gas, power generation, marine, and many other industries, he has seen a wide variety of different corrosion related problems these industries face. He enjoys playing hockey in the winters, golf in the summers, and time with his wife of 11 years and 4 year old daughter.

RSVP

Travis Franklin,

Secretary, Atlantic Branch

travisfranklin67@gmail.com

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Branch Meeting – Ottawa
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Branch Meeting – Ottawa

March 2025

TITLE: FIRE SUPPRESSION ALTERNATIVES

DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025

TIME: 18:30 TO 21:00 EST (09:00 PST, 13:00 AST 13:30 NDT)

VENUE: Rideau Canal Junior Ranks Mess – Beaver Room

Access to the Beaver Room can be done through the front door of the building,  up a short flight of stairs, and straight through to the room. As usual parking is available and please park on the canal side of the parking lot.  We will have the room from 18:30 to 21:00 hrs. and a cash bar will be provided.

As always, our SNAME colleagues are invited to attend this paper and by this email I am asking Glenn Walters to circulate this invite to the SNAME membership in Ottawa.  Thank you, Glenn.

As mentioned in a previous email there will not be a Technical Paper presented in April, but we do plan to have and have the speakers arranged to provide us Technical Papers for both May and June. Further details regarding these papers will be provided as we get closer to their respective dates.

ABSTRACT

The topic for this evening’s presentation will be on Fire Suppression Alternatives.

This presentation will discuss fire suppression solutions for shipboard applications and their long-term supportability and lifecycle management. Bridging the gap between Halon 1301 (used by the Navy) and the Phase down of FM-200 (used by the Canadian Coast Guard), 3M phase out of PFAS production and potential concerns with replacement solutions. This will inform the listener of alternative solutions such as High and Low Pressure Water mist, Inert Gas suppression systems and other alternatives such as aerosols and foams. Our guest speakers will discuss potential options for retrofits and what to consider when making the decision to remove one type of system in support of another. The outcome is Paper is to provide the listener with some basic knowledge of the systems and what advantages and disadvantages there may be with each solution.

SPEAKER:

This presentation will be given by Mr. Ken Crooks and Mr. Allan MacDonald from D.R. Brenton Ltd., both of whom will be coming from Halifax to specifically present this paper.

Mr. Crooks has been employed with D.R Brenton Ltd since 2004. During this time Ken has received on the job and manufacturer training for the inspection, maintenance, service, installation, and commissioning of the following equipment: Special Hazard Fire Systems (Clean Agent & Inert Agent), Water-Mist (High and Low Pressure), and Fire Detection Systems. Ken is currently the Project Manager for D.R Brenton Ltd and oversees the design, supply and commissioning of all Fire Suppression and Fire Detection Systems.

Mr. MacDonald has been employed with D.R Brenton Ltd since 2017. During this time Allan has received on the job and manufacturer training for the inspection, maintenance, service, installation, and commissioning of the following equipment: Special Hazard Fire Systems (Clean Agent) and Water-Mist (High and Low Pressure). Allan currently assists in a Project Management role for D.R Brenton Ltd and creates the technical design data for all Fire Suppression and Fire Detection Systems.

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In Memory of Raymond Morrissey
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MORRISSEY, Raymond – It is with great sadness that the family of Raymond share the news of his passing. Ray died on December 25, 2023, at the age of 93 at Hospice Niagara.

Predeceased by his parents, Raymond and Eileen Marie (Young) Morrissey and his sisters, Theresa Gear and Eileen Morrissey. Lovingly remembered by his brothers, Daniel, William, Frank and Neil and his sisters, Rosann Mallon and Mary Webster. Ray is also remembered fondly by Ted England (brother-in-law) and Bonnie Easton (niece), as well as many relatives, friends and colleagues.

Raymond was a loving and devoted husband to Louise for 61 years. As a sailor he was away from home for long periods of time. The life of a sailor’s wife is a challenging one, but they both made the long-distance relationship work. There is some comfort in knowing that Ray and Lou will be together again in heaven.

Ray was involved in the Niagara Mariner’s Club, Cattlemen’s Association, Feeder Finance and the OFA.

Ray will likely be remembered most for his generosity, dedication, intellect and insatiable curiosity. He was a life-long learner and expert problem solver. If something needed fixing he would always figure out a way to fix it. As a sailor on the lake ships for over 70 years, he was best known in his capacity as chief engineer. His shipmates and friends tell many stories about Ray, affectionately referring to him only as “Chief”.

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AGM 2024

CIMARE Great Lakes Branch Annual General Meeting
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CIMARE Great Lakes Branch AGM

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!!

Please see below/attached details for the AGM coming up on January 18th, 2024.

Date: Thursday January 18th, 2024

Time: Social hour (cash bar) at 18:00, Presentation at 19:00, Informal Buffet-type Dinner throughout the evening

Attire: Casual

Location: Loose Moose, 146 Front St W, Toronto (3 minute walk from the Royal York)

Tickets: $160.00 taxes included

Group Discounts:

5 tickets or more – $5 off per ticket ($155.00 each)

10 tickets or more – $10 off per ticket ($150.00 each)

20 tickets or more – $20 off per ticket ($140.00 each)

Technical Guest Keynote Speaker:   Mr. Derek Davis, P. Eng

“Submarines and Canada: 110 Years and Counting”

Discussing Canada’s history with submarines, how we got where we are today, what submarines bring to the table from both a Naval and national perspective, and where Canada may go with submarines in the future.

Our keynote speaker has been graciously sponsored by Canal Marine & Industrial Inc.

We will also be acknowledging the deserving CIMARE award/grant recipients from Georgian College at this event!

For tickets and/or to RSVP, please contact Gerald Oskam gerald@amherstgroup.ca or (905) 658-9927 as soon as possible.  For payment options/information, please contact Gerald.

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CIMARE Great Lakes Branch – Technical Paper Presentation by Wartsila Exhaust Treatment
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CIMarE  GREAT LAKES BRANCH INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR A TECHNICAL PRESENTATION

DATE: Friday, October 27th, 2023

TIME: 11:30 (Eastern) Presentation 12:00 to 12:30

Location: Walter Hiltebrand Marine Services Ltd.

2235 Hwy. 20 E, Unit 27-28,  Welland, ON L3B 5N5

Wärtsilä Development of Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage System for Marine Industry

Abstract:

Decarbonisation is one of the greatest challenges the shipping industry has faced in its long history. At Wärtsilä, we believe that part of the solution lies in technology, and this is why one of the multiple research and development pathways we are focusing on is Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage system. From all the experience throughout the years with SOx scrubbing we believe that we are perfectly placed to pioneer Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage and unlock an immediate decarbonisation impact. Currently we are focusing on solvent-based scrubbing solution aiming at carbon capture rate in line with IMOs decarbonisation targets. We have successfully been operating our test installation since 2021 and have several pilot projects under work. We are currently working on the complete value chain to have a system that makes a genuine difference.“

Please share to with anyone who may be interested in this presentation!

Please RSVP at cimareglb@gmail.com for this event – we need to confirm final numbers no later than Oct 20th.

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GREENING THE MARINE INDUSTRY – OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES
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CIMarE  ATLANTIC BRANCH INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR AN INFORMATIVE WEBINAR

DATE: Thursday, October 12th, 2023

TIME: 12:00 Atlantic (8:00 Pacific, 11:00 Eastern, 12:30 NFLD)

Location: Brightwood Golf and Country Club, https://www.brightwoodgolf.ca/

(In person) and GoTo Meeting Video Link through CIMarE.

Timing: 1215-1315 (Please arrive at 1200 as presenter will start at 1215)

GREENING THE MARINE INDUSTRY – OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES

Abstract:

In recent years, the marine industry has put a significant emphasis on making the world’s fleets “greener” and more environmentally friendly. Driven by public opinion, and enforced by IMO, flag state and other regulators, alternative fuels and advanced propulsion and power generation arrangements have become mainstream.

As always, stakeholder enthusiasm does not necessarily result in marine operators achieving their desired goals. Not all initiatives result in reduced emissions and even fewer provide the necessary operational reliability and a solid business case. To succeed long term, all of these requirements must be met.

This paper will provide an overview of the history of the industry’s greening efforts, identify challenges left to overcome, and look at several real life applications that have successfully been deployed and are delivering the promised results.

Speaker:

Paul Jamer

Paul has been a well-known member of the marine and offshore community for many years. He is a frequent speaker at industry events and has been a guest lecturer at Colleges and Universities both in Canada and Internationally. He has been an active board member for several marine and energy related organizations, specifically as a Chair of the Maritimes Energy Association and Chair of FORCE (Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy).

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Expert Witnesses: The Superheroes of Witnesses
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CIMarE  ATLANTIC BRANCH INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR AN INFORMATIVE WEBINAR

DATE: Thursday, May 11th, 2023

TIME: 12:00 Atlantic (8:00 Pacific, 11:00 Eastern, 12:30 NFLD)

Location: Brightwood Golf and Country Club, https://www.brightwoodgolf.ca/

(In person) and GoTo Meeting Video Link through CIMarE.

Timing: 1215-1315 (Please arrive at 1200 as presenter will start at 1215)

Note: Clubhouse lunch will be available for purchase and delivered at 1315 once speaker finishes presenting and questions!!

Expert Witnesses: The Superheroes of Witnesses

Summary:

Norm Letalik presents a survey of the special role that experts play in the litigation process including assessing matters to determine fault, recording evidence, interviewing witnesses, preparing reports and testifying in courts or at arbitrations or assisting in finding solutions at mediations.

Abstract:

The special powers given to expert witness come with additional responsibilities to the court to provide objective expert opinion and to interpret facts and educate the court so that the evidence can be better understood by the trier of fact. Unlike ordinary witnesses, expert witnesses may testify on evidence that would otherwise be excluded as hearsay evidence. We will review what characteristics courts expect experts to possess and how experts need to communicate with lawyers retaining them. Experts need to comport themselves as being independent so that their message will be heard and adopted by the courts.

Speaker:

Norm Letalik , M.A LL.B  LL.M

Norm Letalik, has been called to the Bar in Ontario since 1989 and to the Rolls as a Solicitor in England and Wales since 1998.  He practiced as a litigator in BLG’s Toronto office for 28 years handling all matter of marine, aviation and product liability claims.  Following his retirement from private practice he was General Counsel for Volkswagen Group Canada and now resides in Halifax and is Counsel to Metcalf and Company.  Prior to practicing law, Norm was a law professor at Dalhousie Law School and a Research Associate and Assistant Director of the Dalhousie Ocean Studies Program

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