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Workboat Annual 2003

The ability to handle massive new containerships is the driving force for dredging New York's navigation channels to 50 ft. Here's a look at the country's top 30 containerports. (Source: AAPA)

North American Container Traffic • Port Ranking by TEU

Rank Port Country 2002 2001 Change Change % 1 Los Angeles (CA) U.S. 6,105,864 5,183,511 922,353 17.8% 2 Long Beach (CA) U.S. 4,524,038 4,462,959 61,079 1.4% 3 New York/New Jersey U.S. 3,749,014 3,316,275 432,739 13.0% 4 Oakland (CA) U.S. 1,707,827 1,643,577 64,250 3.9% 5 Charleston (SC) U.S. 1,592,834 1,528,034 64,800 4.2% 6 Tacoma (WA) U.S. 1,470,826 1,320,274 150,552 11.4% 7 Vancouver (BC) Canada 1,458,242 1,146,577 311.665 27.2% 8 Seattle (WA) U.S. 1,438,872 1.315,109 123,763 9.4% 9 Hampton Roads (VA) U.S. 1,437.779 1,303,797 133,982 10.3% 10 San Juan (PR) (fy) U.S. 1.393.627 2,057,733 -664,106 -32.3% 11 Savannah (GA) U.S. 1,327,939 1,077,478 250,461 23.2% 12 Houston (TX) U.S. 1,159,789 1,071,601 88,188 8.2% 13 Montreal (QU) Canada 1,054,603 989,427 65,176 6.6% 14 Miami (FL) (fy) U.S. 980,743 955,671 25,072 2.6% 15 Honolulu (HI) (fy) U.S. 945,460 923,943 21,517 2.3% 16 Jacksonville (FL) (fy) U.S. 683,836 698,903 -15,067 -2.2% 17 Manzanillo (COL) Mexico 634,155 458,472 175,683 38.3% 18 Port Everglades (FL) (fy) U.S. 554,041 621.421 -67,380 -10.8% 19 Veracruz (VC) Mexico 548,422 543,327 5,095 0.9% 20 Halifax (NS) Canada 524,336 541,640 -17,304 -3.2% 21 Baltimore (MD) U.S. 508,068 493,135 14,933 3.0% 22 Anchorage (AK) U.S. 463,395 360,615 102,780 28.5% 23 New Orleans (LA) U.S. 302,318 307,925 -5,607 -1.8% 24 Portland(OR) U.S. 255,745 278,918 -23,173 -8.3% 25 Wilmington! DE) U.S. 244,564 211,784 32,780 15.5% 26 Altamira (TAM) Mexico 225,937 206.864 19.073 9.2% 27 Palm Beach (FL) (fy) U.S. 221,132 197,541 23,591 11.9% 28 Philadelphia (PA) U.S. 215,061 178,834 36,227 20.3% 29 Gulfport (MS) U.S. 154.486 129,020 25,466 19.7% 30 Boston (MA) U.S. 142,102 132,650 9,452 7.1%

Kvichak Delivers for NY

New York Corp's newest survey vessel — Moritz — recently joined the fleet. The 58-ft. catamaran was built in Seattle by Kvichak Marine and features an extensive array of survey equipment, including a Ross Dolphin

Mini-Sweep System. With a beam of 18.5 ft., the ves- sel displaces 30 tons and can sustain speeds up to 30 knots. The Ross Mini-Sweep is a nine-channel system with individual transducers mounted on two 17-ft. hydraulic booms and in the hull to provide a sweep wide of approximately 55 ft. The booms are stored in recessed areas in the hull, leaving the deck clear at all times. The booms are deployed by an independent hydraulic system using controls at the helm station.

Electronics are stowed in two desktop cabinets, one containing the depth sounding system and the other a data collection computer and DGPS sub-meter system.

Coastal Oceanographies Hypack Max and Hysweep software were installed for data processing. Upon arrival on the East Coast the vessel will be assigned to work out of the Caven Point, N.J. facility. New York

District's Civil Works mission includes navigation and water resource activities in the watershed areas of Lake

Champlain. the Hudson River. New York and New

Jersey, western Vermont and small portions of

Massachusetts and Connecticut. The vessel was named in honor of Kurt Moritz. who in 1977 retired from the

Corps of Engineers after 27 years of service.

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Moritz Main Particulars

Builder K\iehak Marine Industries. Inc.

Length 58 ft.

Beam 18.5 ft.

Hull Type Catamaran

Survey Equipment Ross Dolphin Mini-Sweep System

Displacement 30 tons

Speed 0 knots

Data Processing Coastal Oceanographies

Vosta LMG signs U.S. contract for 18" Cutter Suction Dredge design

Vosta LMG won a contract for components and engi- neering package for an 18-in. Cutter Suction Dredge for Cottrell Contracting, a U.S.-based dredging compa- ny. The dredge will be built in co-operation with

Cottrell Contracting at a shipyard in the U.S. The 18- in. Cutter Suction Dredge is a U.S. equivalent of a

CSD500, but has accommodation for 25 people is built to work in a variety of conditions. The current fleet of

Cottrell Contracting needed to be extended due to an increase in workload. — 28 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News