Coming Events and Recent News
Branch Technical Meeting – St Lawrence Branch
Branch Technical Meeting – St Lawrence Branch
June 10, 2025
DATE: TUESDAY, 10 JUNE 2025
TIME: 12:00 Eastern
VIRTUAL: To Join the CLICK HERE
Decarbonizing Shipping
presented by Johannes Lauterbach, Dr.-Ing,
Head of Business Development & Digitalization, Marine Four-Stroke & License
Abstract:
The presentation addresses the challenges and opportunities of decarbonizing maritime shipping. It touches on different pathways (fuels, exhaust, efficiency) with a focus on fuels in particular.
Different technical realization options for various fuel alternatives will be shown, along their individual challenges and benefits, implications for vessels and applicability.
Additionally, the exhaust pathway of GHG emissions will be detailed, putting some focus especially on managing CH4 emissions in shipping, the basic mechanisms and options to reduce their impact.
Speaker: Johannes Lauterbach, Dr.-Ing./ Head of Business Development & Digitalization, Marine Four-Stroke & License
Johannes has fifteen (15) years of experience in engineering and product management of medium speed four-stroke combustion engines. Specializing in product portfolio development for long-term market requirements.
Experience in marine strategies for special markets, four-stroke engine technology, decarbonization, autonomous operation, carbon capture in shipping.
Atlantic Branch – Shipbuilders and Marine Golf Tournament
The Atlantic Branch is participating in the Shipbuilders and Marine Golf Tournament taking place June 12, 2025 at the Chester Golf and Country Club. The branch is putting in a team of 4 and will cover 50% of the entrance fee. If you are interested in participating, please download the registration form HERE.
Great Lakes Branch Annual Golf Tournament
Register for the Great Lakes Annual Golf Tournament taking place Friday June 13, 2025 at Rolling Meadows Golf & Country Club, Niagara Falls.
RSVP before June 6 at cimareglb@gmail.com
Branch Meeting May – Atlantic
Branch Meeting May – Atlantic
May 2025
DATE: THURSDAY, May 15, 2025
TIME: 1200 noon Atlantic Time
LOCATION: Brightwood Golf Club
TITLE: FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTMS – SUPPORTABILITY INTO THE FUTURE
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Conventional Gas-Based Systems (FM-200 and FK-5-1-12 / Novec)
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Viable and Environmentally Friendly Alternatives
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Inert Gas Systems (IG-541)
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Water Mist Systems (Hi-Fog)
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Aerosol Suppression (FirePro)
RSVP
Travis Franklin,
Secretary, Atlantic Branch
travisfranklin67@gmail.com
Branch Event- Atlantic Branch
Branch Event – Atlantic
Battle of the Atlantic Ceremony
May 4, 2025
DATE: SUNDAY, 04 May 2025
TIME: 1025 hrs
LOCATION: Halifax Memorial, Point Pleasant Park
Battle of the Atlantic Memorial – May 4, 2025
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest and one of the most critical naval campaigns of the Second World War, spanning from 1939 to 1945. This campaign was a strategic struggle for control of the North Atlantic, where Allied forces relied heavily on maritime supply routes to transport essential personnel and materials from North America to Europe. German U-boats relentlessly targeted Allied merchant convoys in an effort to disrupt these lifelines, while the Allies responded with coordinated convoy defenses, submarine-hunting tactics, and the development of advanced anti-submarine technologies.
To honour those who served and sacrificed, the annual Battle of the Atlantic Memorial will be held on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at the Halifax Memorial in Point Pleasant Park.
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Serving and retired members of the armed forces are asked to attend in No. 1 dress with medals.
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All other attendees are kindly requested to wear business attire.
Please RSVP by April 30, 2025 to 902-427-2342 or marlantsovp@forces.gc.ca.
We hope you will join us in paying tribute to the brave individuals who played a vital role in this defining campaign.
Branch Meeting – Vancouver Island
Branch Meeting – Vancouver Island
April 2025
DATE: WEDNESDAY EVENING, 16 April 2025
TIME: 1900
LOCATION: IN THE LOWER WARDROOM AT NADEN, ON THE ESQUIMALT NAVY BASE
It will be a combined “INFORMATION MEETING” and our ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
The “Information meeting” will bring members up-to-date on recent National Council and Branch Developments.
The “AGM” will be focused on our Branch activities and executive committee composition.
See the details of our nomination process below
After the business meetings are completed, we’ll be treated to two National Film Board films arranged by Brian Merz “SAFE ESCORT” from the CCG archives and “QUIET FORCES”, from the RCN archives.
Also, A free drink ticket will be issued for each attendee.
The meeting will convene at 1900 on Wednesday, 16 April @ 1900, in the lower lounge of the Naden Officer’s Wardroom (near the dockyard entrance, at 1586 Esquimalt Rd)
Members often arrive early to share conversations with colleagues.
Spouses and guests are always welcome at our Branch meetings!
Meetings have a question and answer period at the end.
Bill Wallace,
Communications Coordinator, for the executive committee
250-661-7369
Historical Events
Technical Presentation: Wartsila EEXI Engine Power Limitation Energy Efficiency Technology
C.I.MAR.E. ST. LAWRENCE BRANCH INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR AN INFORMATIVE WEBINAR
DATE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th, 2021
TIME: 12:00 Eastern (8:00 Pacific, 13:00 Atlantic, 13:30 NFLD)
Wartsila EEXI Engine Power Limitation Energy Efficiency Technology
Abstract: Synopsis: Planned to come into action in 2023 the proposed amendments to the MARPOL convention requires ships to combine a technical and an operational approach to reduce their carbon intensity. This is in line with the ambition of the Initial IMO GHG Strategy, which aims to reduce carbon intensity of international shipping by 40% by 2030, compared to 2008. The technical requirement to reduce carbon intensity, based on a new Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI); and the operational carbon intensity reduction requirements is based on a new operational carbon intensity indicator (CII). The dual approach aims to address both technical (how the ship is retrofitted and equipped) and operational measures (how the ship operates). The attained Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) is required to be calculated for every ship and in this webinar we will analyze the calculation and identify measures that will improve efficiency that will by extension improve the EEXI and CII.
Speaker:
Mark Keneford
General Manager, Marine Solutions, Wartsila
Mark Keneford has been with Wartsila for 10 years. Mark is responsible for Wartsila Marine Solutions sales across Canada and works with shipowners, design companies, shipyards and various regulatory and other marine stakeholders in addressing solutions to meet their challenges.
Contact: mark.keneford@wartsila.com, Mobile +1 514 247 5940
Technical Presentation: The Use of Flexible Couplings
C.I.MAR.E. ST LAWRENCE BRANCH INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR AN INFORMATIVE WEBINAR
DATE: TUESDAY, MAY 11th, 2021
TIME: 12:00 Eastern (9:00 Pacific, 13:00 Atlantic, 13:30 NFLD)
THE USE OF FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS
Abstract: What you need to know about couplings
Although a relatively small part in a driveline, a flexible coupling is a very important part. So why do you need a coupling in your driveline, and why is it so important to make sure the correct model is selected.
We will take a general look at the selection process and what details you have understand to make sure your propulsion system works flawlessly.
Speaker:
Eric de Leeuw van Weenen
Director of Business Development
eweenen@vulkanusa.comShort bio:
Started work at the Damen Shipyards head office as purchasing manager for all the Tugs and Workboats.Degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Rotterdam.
Between VULKAN and Damen spend some time at Exalto, a supply company for yacht builders.
In 2007, joined VULKAN sales in the Netherlands, working with many types of applications and customers, like the large dredgers at IHC, or complete drivelines for thruster applications at ZF.
Moved with the family to Florida in 2011 to work together with our outside sales force to develop and grow our marine and industrial business.
As son of a Captain, always said I wanted nothing to do with ships, but I guess there is no flying from fate 😊
Technical Presentation: OCEANOGRAPHIC BUOY MOORINGS
C.I.MAR.E. VANCOUVER ISLAND BRANCH INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR AN INFORMATIVE WEBINAR
DATE: THURSDAY, MARCH 18th, 2021
TIME: 19:00 Pacific (22:00 Eastern, 23:00 Atlantic, 23:30 NFLD)
OCEANOGRAPHIC BUOY MOORINGS
This coming Thursday, the 19th of March, Ryan Nicoll will give a presentation on how the mooring systems of deep-ocean oceanographic buoys are developed, along with a comparison of predicted vs. actual mooring loads. Oceanographic moorings are critical to our collective ability to measure and understand oceanographic processes. The moorings locate buoys in all water depths, and must survive the effects of wind, currents, and waves. Development and deployment of these buoys is critically dependent on their mooring systems.
The mooring systems, in turn, are site-specific to the buoys’ location, and the engineering behind the mooring systems are a specialty of DSA Ocean, which Ryan founded.
Technical Presentation – FUTURE TECHNOLOGY and PRESERVING LIFE at SEA
C.I.MAR.E. ATLANTIC BRANCH INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR AN INFORMATIVE WEBINAR
DATE: THURSDAY, MARCH 11th
TIME: 18:00 AST (17:00 EASTERN, 14:00 PACIFC, 18:30 NFLD)
FUTURE TECHNOLOGY and PRESERVING LIFE at SEA
A presentation by the Future Technology Panel of the International Maritime Rescue Federation
For thousands of years humankind has had a beneficial relationship with the world’s oceans, lakes, and rivers, for food, transport, and leisure. However, this relationship has not been without cost, the risk of injury and death has always been present, over 300,000 people drown annually.
For the past two centuries rescue organizations have responded to those in distress on the water. Over one hundred of these maritime rescue organizations from 54 countries worldwide are members of the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF), an NGO at IMO. The IMRF facilitates the sharing of experience, expertise, and knowledge among its member organizations in order to save lives, and to protect rescue personnel worldwide.
The Future Technology Panel (FTP) of the IMRF is a group of member organizations which meet to share information and assist each other with the evaluation and implementation of new technologies. The projects cover many areas, large and small, such as the application of Remotely Piloted Air and Marine Systems, autonomous systems, electronic alerting and locating technologies, small craft navigation, crew safety and health.
This presentation outlines many of these technologies, the processes to identify and evaluate these technologies, the possible benefits, and pitfalls, the impact on the public safety, and the impact on the safety of rescue personnel. The FTP members evaluate technologies which have near term application, and those which look further into the future.
This presentation will be of interest to anyone who is concerned with Maritime Safety. Contributors: Search & Rescue Organizations & related firms in Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, & the United Kingdom.
Presenter
John W. Dalziel, M.Sc., P.Eng., IMRF Supporter.
Adjunct Professor, Industrial Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax.
John Dalziel is a naval architect involved in the marine industry for the past half century. In 1969 he sailed through the North West Passage on the Canadian icebreaker John A Macdonald, along with the American tanker Manhattan. He has worked with the Canadian Government and industry, primarily in ship construction & repair supervision and safety inspection. He has been involved with maritime rescue organizations for many years. As a university student in 1971 he worked for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in Britain in their technical office.. For the five years he has been involved with the Future Technology Panel of the International Maritime Rescue Federation. He has spoken internationally on maritime safety and on the application of modern technologies to maritime rescue.
Technical Presentation by Western Canadian Marine Response Corporation – Mitigating Oil Spills
C.I.MAR.E. VANCOUVER ISLAND BRANCH INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR AN INFORMATIVE WEBINAR
DATE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18th
TIME: 19:00 PST (22:00 EASTERN, 23:00 ATLANTIC, 23:30 pm NFLD)
Oil Spills – Can They Be Mitigated on Canada’s West Coast
Technical Presentation by DOMINIS – Impact of Manufacturing Tolerances on Propeller Performance
C.I.MAR.E. ST. LAWRENCE BRANCH INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR AN INFORMATIVE WEBINAR
DATE: TUESDAY, March 9th
TIME: 12:00 pm EST (9:00 am PACIFIC, 1:00 pm ATLANTIC, 1:30 pm NFLD)
Impact of Manufacturing Tolerances on Propeller Performance
Background:
Anthropogenic underwater radiated noise is now being recognized as a worldwide problem. For ship speeds greater than about 15 knots, propeller cavitation is the predominant source of propeller-generated underwater noise and vibrations. Cavitation not only influences propeller-induced pressure fluctuations on ship hulls and increases noise levels in ships, but it also impacts the ocean environment with
underwater noise pollution. Many studies are investigating the effects of propeller design parameters on propeller performance and cavitation. However, there is a critical gap in understanding the impact of manufacturing tolerances on propeller cavitation and to some extent on propulsive performance. This project addresses that gap in knowledge. The primary tools in the investigation is Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methods supported by model experiments to validate their results.
Project Overview:
The project compares “as-built” propeller blade sections with their ideal “asdesigned” counterpart to elucidate the effects of manufacturing defects on cavitation and propulsive performance. The study is investigating the effect of sharp-edged flat regions near the LE, which are within the tolerances of ISO 484 class S. The project work is organised in three investigations incorporating both CFD simulations and experimental support as follows:
- Investigation 1: 2D foil section investigation in rectilinear flow
- Investigation 2: 3D wing planform investigation in rectilinear flow
- Investigation 3: 3D full propeller (rotating)
Partners:
- Dominis Engineering: Project lead, managing experimental program manufacturing of models and reporting
- Memorial University (MUN): CFD modelling
- DRDC – Atlantic: CFD modelling
The presenter:
Bodo Gospodnetic, Owner of Dominis
Bodo Gospodnetic is a Professional Engineer and Technical Manager with a wide range of experiences in manufacturing and scientific applications. Mr. Gospodnetic is a graduate of Carleton University’s Electrical Engineering Program. In 1985 he founded Dominis Engineering Ltd. with his father, late Dr. Drasko Gospodnetic, Researcher Emeritus of NRC of Canada. Prior to Dominis Engineering he worked on computer applications in the fields of computer communications, radar modelling and image processing. At Dominis Engineering Ltd., Mr Gospodnetic has been involved in the development of new manufacturing processes and CAD/CAM applications for the machining and measurement of propellers and water jet impellers. In 2015, he initiated a research project to determine the impact of manufacturing tolerances on propulsive, cavitation and noise performance of propellers. This is a collaborative research project between Dominis Engineering, DRDC-Atlantic and Memorial University sponsored by Transport Canada Innovation Centre.