The Art of Dredging
Dredging and shipping
An overview of magazines, email newsletters and digital magazines and recomended books (about dredging and shipping).
Terra et Aqua - magazine
| This magazine is oriented towards R&D, environmental, policy and executive issues, all within the dredging hemisphere. Quality of articles is mainly very high. Subscription is free. Quarterly. |
IHC Ports & Dredging - magazine
| Popularising magazine from the IHC group, highlighting all newbuildings, new commercial ideas, etc... Subscription is free. Six-monthly. |
Dredging and Port Construction (DPC) - magazine
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| DPC is the official magazine of the Central Dredging Association (CEDA), the Eastern Dredging Association (EADA). It presents a bird's eye view of the dredging industry, newbuilding dredgers, new and ongoing projects, etc... Articles lack depth, technicality and are seldom critical. Monthly. |
Ocean Systems - magazine
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| "Ocean Systems" is one of these magazines that thrives on advertisements (susbcription is "free to qualified persons".) It's a good inroad to stay on top of the latest developments in survey-equipment, ROV-technology, ocean data measurement, etc... |
Offshore - magazine
Marin report - magazine
| Corporate magazine of the famous Dutch "Marin" (Maritime Research Institute) will keep you up-to-date about their latest R&D. Free magazine. Three times a year. |
IMO-NEWS - magazine
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| IMO News is the Organization's magazine. It 's published quarterly and is free of charge. It shows well all new and upcoming developments within IMO.
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Seaways - magazine
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| Magazine from The Nautical Institute, a professional body for qualified seafarers. Their attitude may be very British, but they sure have the right deontological attitude. "Seaways" gives explicit opinions on the many problems and new issues in the shipping industry. This -and access to a wide array of highly professional textbooks- offsets the high subscription fee. Monthly. |
The Maritime Executive
Latest issue: N/A Archives: N/A Subscribe: to the email newsletter on their homepage | Shipping business, with focus on U.S.. They do have good articles and editorials, covering maritime news and topics.
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Digital Ship
| Digital Ship magazine provides the latest information about maritime satellite communications technology, software systems, navigation technology, computer networks, data management and TMSA. It is published ten times a year. |
Recommended books
"DP Operator's Manual" by Capt. D. Bray - The nautical Institute
"Dredging in coastal waters" edited by D. Eisma, Taylor & Francis outlines specifics of coastal dredging and developments in several countries: Hong Kong, Singapore, USA, Belgium and the Netherlands, Spain, UK. 244 pages
"Construction of marine and offshore structure" 3rd edition Ben C. Gerwick, CRC press A wealth of info on marine construction, offshore platforms, installation of subsea pipes and trenching, marine operations, and an introductory description of the marine environment, including geotechnics. 813 pages and recommendable for every page http://www.iadc-dredging.com/images/stories/pdf/bookreviews/TA109_construction-of-marine-and-offshore-structures.pdf
"Ship Dynamics for Mariners", Clark, The Nautical Institute
This is a difficult subject taken beyond the level of an ordinary textbook, you might even start to consider it readable. Must-read chapters on squat, propulsion, behaviour of ships in waves, vibrations, etc...
NP100 The Mariner's Handbook, by the British Admiralty
Many an accident would have been avoided if only all knowledge from this book would have been absorbed by watchkeeping officers and captains.
"Modern Marine Salvage" William I. Milwee Jr, Cornell Maritime Press
700 pages crammed solid with salvage in all its aspects: technically, legally, logistically, ship structure. Reading this book gives a clear insight in possibilities and limitations of salvage. Call it "The Bible of Salvage"
"Ship Knowledge" by Klaas Van Dokkum, Dokmar
This is more a primer on ship construction, with good integration between text and illustrations. If you've been sailing ships for a few years, this book is not really worth your time (and money).
"Managing collision avoidance at sea" Lee & Parker, The Nautical Institute
Takes collision regulations one level up, by accounting for ship manoeuvring characteristics, bridge procedures, managing crew fatigue, etc... Worth reading if you are handling big ships.
"The Tankship Tromedy" Jack Devanney, CTX Press
A must-read on practices in design, construction and operations of supertankers.
Download: www.c4tx.org/ctx/pub/tromedy2.pdf
"Human Error in the Maritime Industry" Bengt Schager, Marine Profile Sweden AB,
See book review on this site
"In command - 200 things I wish I'd known before I was Captain" by Michael Lloyd FNI http://www.seamanship.com/
Well worth reading if you are that newbie captain who wish he knows 200 things more than he does now. Very recommendable, despite the hardliner Britisch attitude towards command displayed in this book, by captain Lloyd.
"The Nautical Institute On Command", various authors, Nautical Institute
contains 60 articles related to the subject of commanding a vessel, but from a very uneven level. Worth reading anyway, as it opens up the complete universe of a master's responsibilities.
You should not download it here, as it would consist a breach of copyright: http://www.esnips.com/doc/a5e4600f-0e71-4a65-8930-4bce0d45b216/The-Nautical-Institute-on-Command
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