Harry Valentine

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Harry Valentine

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Mr. Valentine has a degree in mechanical engineering from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada specializing in thermodynamics (energy conversion) and transportation technology. He has worked as a technical journalist for the past 10-years and has more than 2 decades of research in the transportation industry.

Above-Water Applications of Voith-Schneider Propulsion

Published Dec 1, 2024 11:54 AM by Harry Valentine

Posted in: Shipbuilding

The Voith Schneider propulsion system rotates on a vertical-axis and is well-proven in tug boat and ferry boat propulsion. A n...

Port of Montreal's New Container Terminal May Need a New Rail Line

Published Nov 24, 2024 4:19 PM by Harry Valentine

Posted in: Ports

  Prior to the recent port workers’ strike, the Port of Montreal maritime container transshipment terminal located o...

The Great Lakes as a Testing Area for Articulated Vessels

Published Oct 6, 2024 6:31 PM by Harry Valentine

Posted in: Shipping

  Technical innovations that evolved along North American inland waterways between the mid-1800s and mid-1900s have the po...

Developing Marine Container Traffic Along the St. Lawrence Seaway

Published Sep 15, 2024 3:43 PM by Harry Valentine

Posted in: Shipping

  Early initiatives at developing marine container traffic along the St. Lawrence Seaway were unsuccessful and resulted in...

Re-evaluating Gas Turbine Engines for Future Maritime Propulsion

Published Sep 2, 2024 5:00 PM by Harry Valentine

Posted in: Shipping

The combination of advances in engine management technology, in the design of heat exchange technology and the chemistry of high-t...

Combining Hovercraft and Ground Effect Technology for Freight Transport

Published Jul 29, 2024 8:56 PM by Harry Valentine

Posted in: Shipbuilding

  Both hovercraft and ground effect technology can be developed to carry weight of several of the largest cargo airplanes....

Ongoing Plans for a Fast Ferry Service Across Lake Ontario

Published Jul 7, 2024 12:49 PM by Harry Valentine

Posted in: Business

  The direct distance across water between Toronto, Canada and the St. Catharines – Niagara region is about half the...

The Forward Bridge in Future Container Shipping

Published May 6, 2024 8:50 PM by Harry Valentine

Posted in: Shipbuilding

  Shipping company Maersk recently introduced a new 16,000-TEU, methanol-powered ship named Ane Maersk with a bridge insta...

Low-Cost Batteries for Inland Waterway Propulsion

Published Mar 31, 2024 10:03 PM by Harry Valentine

Posted in: Business

  The development of battery electric maritime propulsion has involved using lithium battery technology that incurs high c...

Market Forces Reducing Vehicle Carbon Emissions

Published Feb 18, 2024 7:28 PM by Harry Valentine

Posted in: Business

  Several present-day governments seek to use legislation to reduce atmospheric carbon emissions from transportation indus...

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