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Directory of companies given editorial coverage in this edition of MarineNews.

ACR Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Alex Johnston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Alfa Laval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

All Star Metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Allweiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

American Commercial Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

American Shipbuilding Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Atlantic Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

BAE System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Barry Palmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Ben Morris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Bill Shirley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Bisso Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Bob Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Bob Toney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Bollinger Shipyards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Breaux Bay Craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Capt. Brian McAllister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Capt. Carl Muchowich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Captain Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Captain Paskewich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Charles Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Claiborne Deming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Conrad Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 34

COSCO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Crowley Maritime Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Cummins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6, 25

Cynthia L. Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Dean Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Diamond Offshore Drilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Don McElroy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Donald H. Rumsfeld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Eastwind Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

FMBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Foss Maritime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Gene Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

General Dynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

General Maritime Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Gibbs & Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Gilbert Ortiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Global Marine Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Harrah's Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Hawaii Superferry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Intergraph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

J. Ray McDermott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10, 25

J.J. Marie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

James A. Symonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Jason Walter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Jeffboat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Jeppeson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Jo Ann Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

John Laborde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

John O'Neil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Johnny Conrad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Keith Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Kerry Neuville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

L-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Larry Dickerson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Liberian Ship & Corporate Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Lloyd's Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29, 31

Lockheed Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28, 31

Maersk Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Marine Metal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Marinette Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18, 31

Maritime Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Maritime Training Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Mark Leskoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Markey Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Matson Navigation Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

McAllister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Mercury Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

MTU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Murphy Oil Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

National Liquidators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Nautronix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Night Vision Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

NOAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Northrop Grumman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

O'Brien's Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Ocean Outboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Offshore Marine Constractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

OSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Pat Kinnier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Peterson Builders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Poten and Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Powerwave Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

President George W. Bush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Pronav . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Ralph Romano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Randall Blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Randi Dreis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Ron Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Seabulk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Seacor Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Seamen's Church Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Shane J. Guidry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Shayne K. Ingersoll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Steven R. Blust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Superior-Lidgerwood-Mundy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Thad Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Tidewater, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Tim Perkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Tony Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

UE Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Waterways Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Wave Dispersion Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Webb Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Wei Jiafu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Will Gassen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

ZF Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Zodiac of North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

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Engine Installation

Completed for Superferry

The first of four MTU 8000 Series engines; the largest installation on any of Austal's ferries in the U.S. began on

April 3, Austal's

Mobile, Ala., ship- yard.. These engines were installed in the first of two Austal

Auto Express, 353ft (107m) vehicle- passenger ferries for Hawaii Superferry (HSF) that will be built at Austal. Each 49-ton engine has 20 cylinders, and produces 8,200 kw at 1150 RPM. The installation procedure was innovative in that it required: an 26ft x 12ft (8m x 3.8m) hole cut into the side of the hull, a six-ton lifting cradle positioned above on the ferry vehicle deck, and a two-ton spreader beam to equalize the four-point lift, and a four-ton steel tower and rail system to "skate" the engines laterally into the hull. The installation of all four engines was completed within three weeks, ahead of schedule and under budget.

Bourbon Christens

Bourbon Orca

Bourbon Orca (Ulstein AX104) is an

AHTS (Anchor Handling Tug Supply

Vessel) and the latest of the modern offshore oil and gas marine service ves- sels christened recently in Aalesund,

Norway. Bourbon Orca, soon to work under contract with Norsk Hydro, is the result of a collaboration between

Bourbon Offshore, Ulstein Design and

ODIM, which specializes in marine automated systems.

NASSCO Delivers Lead

Ship of T-AKE Class

General Dynamics NASSCO deliv- ered the USNS Lewis and Clark (T-

AKE 1) to the U.S. Navy. The ship is named after Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who led a legendary exploration of the American West from 1804 to 1806.

USNS Lewis and Clark is the first of an expected class of 11 dry cargo- ammunition ships. With modular cargo holding and han- dling sys- tems, the

Lewis and

Clark can replenish combat ships at sea with ammunition, food or fuel in one mission. The ship incorpo- rates international marine technologies and commercial ship-design features, including an integrated electric-drive propulsion system. Construction of the ship began in September 2003.

Fuel Prices Drive Ferry

Fares Up

Rising fuel costs may mean another fare hike for ferry riders. The Washington

State Transportation Commission reportedly directed the ferry system to cover a $10 million shortfall blamed on the high cost of diesel fuel. Fare increas- es between 5 percent and 20 percent are now under consideration, as well as cap- ital improvement cutbacks and asking the state Legislature for more money.

According to Bainbridge Island Ferry

Advisory Committee, WSF has hiked fares by about 70 percent since 2000.

That was the year voters approved Ini- tiative 695, which slashed the state motor-vehicle excise tax to $30. (Source: www.bainbridgereview.com)

Coast Guard Responds to

Freighter Taking on Water

Coast Guard rescue crews were on scene and assisting with the dewatering process of a 184-ft. freight ship that was reported to be taking on water approx- imately 12 miles northeast of Miami

Beach, Fla. The Coast Guard received a mayday call by the captain that the Sea

Taxi was taking on water and his five- person crew needed immediately assis- tance. The Coast Guard launched an

HH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast

Guard Air Station Miami, a rescue boat from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach and the Coast Guard Cutter Sitkinak. (Source: www.military.com)

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