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www.marinelink.com MN 49 requirements have been consolidated into the ABS Guide for Building and

Classing Offshore Support Vessels.

The OSV Guide consists of four major sections: scope and conditions of classification, hull construction and equipment, machinery and sys- tems and offshore support services.

Material and welding, strengthening for navigation in ice and survey dur- ing and after construction are refer- enced from the ABS Rules for

Building and Classing Steel Vessels.

The intent is to evolve the ABS

Guide for Building and Classing

Offshore Support Vessels into Rules during the society’s next Rule making cycle. Included in the OSV Guide are explanations of notations reflecting specialized capabilities such as trans- portation of supplies and equipment, towing and anchoring of offshore structures, fire fighting, diving, oil spill recovery, safety standby rescue, pipe laying, handling heavy surface and subsea loads, well intervention, well stimulation, well test and wind farm support.

Crowley Recognized for

Environmental Stewardship

Crowley Maritime Corporation was recently recognized for its environ- mental stewardship by the Port of the

Seattle and Seattle Propeller Club, which teamed up to present the com- pany with its second-consecutive honorable mention award for Marine

Environmental Business of the Year.

The awards ceremony took place at the 60th Annual Maritime Festival

Luncheon aboard Holland America's cruise ship Zaandam in Seattle. The event, attended by more than 500 people from the regional maritime industry, marked the culmination of

Seattle's annual Maritime Festival.

Scott Hoggarth, Crowley general manager, ship assist and escort servic- es, accepted the award on behalf of the company.

BOEMRE New Regional Director

The Bureau of Ocean Energy

Management, Regulation and

Enforcement (BOEMRE) named Dr.

James Kendall as the Director of the

Alaska Outer Continental Shelf

Region. Dr. Kendall has been serving as the Acting Director for the region since January 1, 2011. Dr. Kendall most recently served as the Chief of

BOEMRE’s Environmental Division.

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