On March 7-8 in Mobile, Ala., Tugs, Towboats & Barges (TTB) 2023 will as soon as once more carry collectively house owners, operators, naval architects, shipbuilders and extra to debate advances in expertise and design, in addition to strategies of assembly environmental and financial objectives.
In one in every of many displays happening that week, Coulston Van Gundy, vice chairman of building and engineering for Crowley, will talk about a few of the features of the event, software, and advantages of the “digital transformation” being skilled by the maritime trade.
A serious paradigm shift has began for the reason that twentieth century, particularly from the introduction of highly effective computer systems and web, which is named the third industrial revolution: Digitization and Digitalization.
In this digital period, each facet of human life is beneath affect of digital applied sciences and barely an instance can be discovered in any sector remaining out of date to the digital expertise.
The common aim of this presentation is to offer a working and profitable infrastructure for digital transformation, adaptable by any trade and sector sooner or later. The presentation consists of some particulars of such planning in a number of layers of study, starting from knowledge acquisition to predictive modeling and autonomous operations. Finally, potential maritime purposes and advantages, each in short- and long-term time frames shall be mentioned.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Van Gundy leads Crowley’s vessel design and engineering, building administration and challenge engineering with an expanded emphasis on development and innovation.
With greater than 15 years of expertise, Van Gundy has performed an integral position in advancing Crowley’s rising engineering and design providers in maritime and offshore wind providers to raise various power as a transportation resolution. He has been in each vessel- and shore-based operational roles in engineering and led maritime growth, building and upkeep providers in addition to served as an engineering chief for vessel operations.
Most lately, Van Gundy was instrumental within the design of the primary all-electric tug to be constructed and operated within the U.S., Crowley’s zero-emission ship help tug eWolf, which is at the moment beneath building. You can take heed to Van Gundy speak to Marine Log about this distinctive tug on Listen Up! podcast.
Van Gundy holds a bachelor’s diploma in mechanical engineering with a U.S. Coast Guard license from the California Maritime Academy, the place he additionally later earned a grasp’s diploma in transportation and engineering administration in 2016.
Van Gundy holds a Project Management Professional credential and maintains his U.S. Coast Guard engineer’s license.
“TTB is an opportunity to participate in a dialogue with the entire tug, towboat and barge industry’s leadership on key strategic challenges, issues, trends, lessons learned, and new project and technological developments,” says Marine Log Editor-in-Chief Heather Ervin. “We are excited to return to Mobile after a successful TTB 2022 there earlier this year.”
Registration is now open for the one occasion devoted completely to the tug, towboat and barge segments of the maritime transportation trade. More data, together with the tour and keynote speaker, shall be introduced this 12 months.
SPONSORS
For data on TTB 2023 sponsorship alternatives, contact David Harkey at 212.620.7223 (workplace) or 973.563.0109 (cell) or dharkey@sbpub.com.
While sponsors proceed to come back in for the occasion, sponsoring corporations as of the date of this story embrace:
Sherwin-Williams Marine Coatings (Platinum); Bergan Marine Systems (Gold); Conrad Shipyards (Silver); Schottel/elkon (Silver); Christie & Grey (Silver); GL Power (Silver); Kongsberg (Silver); MER Equipment (Silver); mtu – A Rolls-Royce Solution (Silver); On Site Alignment (Silver); Crowley (Silver); Vulkan Couplings (Silver); Acquity International (Bronze); Bristol Harbor Group (Bronze); DMT Marine Equipment (Bronze); Elliott Bay Design Group (Bronze); JonRie (Bronze); Laborde Products (Bronze); MOPS (Bronze); Panolin (Bronze); Phoenix (Bronze); TNEMEC (Bronze); United Safety & Survivability Corporation / Fireboy – XinTex (Bronze); Shift Clean Energy (Bronze)
