Marine News 2016 Articles
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on April 2016March Coast Guard deadline represents milestone for AIS use in U.S. waters From increasing situational awareness and enhancing the safety and security of maritime transportation, to its use in accident investigation, search and rescue, Aids to Navigation and asset monitoring, the role of AIS (Au
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on March 2016Short sea shipping is alive and well on America’s East Coast. In the United States, counties and states directly on the shoreline constitute less than 10 percent of the total land area (not including Alaska), but account for 39 percent of the total population. From 1970 to 2010, the population o
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on March 2016Cleaning up the wastewater stream on marine vessels isn’t just about removing hydrocarbons out of oily separators and bilges. Workboat galleys harbor a tremendous amount of FOGs (fats, oils and grease) that, if not properly disposed of, can be a health risk, damage equipment and add to overall opera
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on March 2016A primer: (...and please don’t shoot the messenger) Last summer, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) announced its intent to accept the American Waterway Operators (AWO) Responsible Carrier Program (RCP) as an acceptable Towing Safety Management System (TSMS) under pending Subchapter M regulations
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on March 2016Insights: Edward E. Belk - Chief, Operations and Regulatory Division Directorate of Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Edward E. Belk, Jr. currently serves as the Chief of Operations and Regulatory Division for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He
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on February 2016The Mighty Mississippi River connects 31 states and 2 Canadian Provinces by a liquid superhighway that includes over 250 tributaries and features more miles of inland waterways than the rest of the world combined. As I contemplate my thoughts on the importance of this great river system, there is no
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on February 2016Nowhere is that more important than on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. As 2016 begins, we at the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AIWA) are looking forward to participating in the ongoing dialogue regarding the need for strategic investments in the Nation’s Marine Transportation Sys
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on February 2016Demanding assurance pursuant to the UCC may save you from sinking on someone else’s ship. Vessel operations require a large network of companies that come together to keep the entire business chain – including yours – running smoothly. Keeping the lights on and the boats running requires agreement
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on February 2016As the workboat industry marches toward Subchapter M, and ever closer to the International Safety Management (ISM) Code, the appointment of a Designated Person Ashore (DPA) becomes more important, the position’s job functions become more defined, and the selection of the right individual becomes mor
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on February 2016Arlen “Benny” Cenac Jr. is a third-generation owner of Cenac Towing Company. The firm, originally founded in 1927 by his grandfather, now does business as Cenac Marine Services. Benny has led the company since 1981 through several industry downturns by focusing on customer service, efficiency, quali
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on January 2016Enhancing safety and minimizing ‘corrosion under insulation’ risks means turning to an insulative acrylic coating from Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings. Heat-Flex 3500 is designed for personnel protection and mitigating CUI. Enabling hot piping and ductwork to stay cool to the touch, pr
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on January 2016OceanMedix introduced its new product line of Commercial Vessel Medical Kits. Designed to meet the demanding needs of the commercial marine market, these kits are available in three sizes, in both “coastal” and “offshore” configurations, to accommodate the number of POB, duration of trip and the dis
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on January 2016DNV GL has completed several tests using drones to support hull surveys of vessels. Using drones to visually check the condition of remote structural components has the potential to significantly reduce survey times and staging costs, while at the same time improving safety for the surveyors. The te
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on January 2016BlueTide Communications’ Access Management Portal (AMP), BlueTide’s second proprietary iOS app allows for control of wireless networks directly from an iPad device. AMP is like a fuel gauge for bandwidth, delivering a real-time snapshot of how bandwidth is used and by whom. AMP enables customers to
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on January 2016Victaulic’s roll sets for VE416FSD roll grooving tools permit roll grooving of 2- to 6” Schedule 80 carbon steel pipe. This enables Schedule 80 pipe used for corrosive services to be grooved and joined with Victaulic couplings, eliminating hotwork. The tool simplifies and speeds up pipe-end preparat
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on January 2016Alphatron Marine’s robustly designed AlphaEye is a next generation service communication tool offering the capability to have an extra set of eyes “onboard.” With the AlphaEye, the crew onboard can call through a dedicated (satellite from 128kb, 3G or 4G) communication link directly with the expert
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on January 2016The New Year finds all of us taking ‘last line’ from the safety of a protected berth and proceeding full ahead on the next voyage (number 2016). This trip begins with many unanswered questions and an equal number of uncertainties. In maritime nomenclature, this translates into a tramp vo
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- Interior Outfitting: Water & Air page: 44
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on January 2016Workboats depend on reliable sources of both. To that end, the basic keys to crew comfort are both manifested in Dometic’s newest equipment offerings. As the New Year kicks off, marine equipment OEM Dometic has unveiled two new, completely upgraded offerings. The Sea Xchange CX Watermaker, a varia
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on January 2016Propulsion evolves, improves and powers forward in the inland markets. And, Z-Drive propulsion is the future. In a white paper released late in 2014 by The Shearer Group, Ed Shearer and Greg Beers outlined The Next Generation of inland vessels, what will drive design changes and the advantages of a
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on January 2016Improved funding and management changes have the nation’s largest ferry system on a course to better times. Challenges remain, but WSF tackles each one in turn. Unlike the citizens of British Columbia, which pays a German shipyard to build its ferries, Washington state residents resolutely invest a