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  • F.X. McQuade, president of Northeast Marine Terminal Co., Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y., has announced that a newly formed affiliate— NMT of Georgia, Inc.—has started operations as a complete marine service agency in the South Atlantic Port of Savannah, Ga.

    The new company, headed by John B.

    Hohenstein Jr., is located at 920 Realty Building, in Savannah.

    "NMT of Georgia will complement our expanding operations with a broad range of services to the maritime industry in the South Atlantic coastal region," Mr. McQuade said. "These will include services as a ship agent, stevedoring, warehousing, export packing, container stuffing and stripping, NVOCC agency representation, local drayage, cargo solicitation and marine consulting," he added.

    Mr. Hohenstein, a native of Savannah, is president of Hohenstein Shipping Company, American Maritime Agencies, and Inland Maritime Agencies with offices in Savannah and Atlanta. He is past president of the Savannah Maritime Association and has been actively engaged in South Atlantic shipping operations for 37 years.

    Northeast Marine Terminal Co., Inc. is a 15-year-old independent stevedoring company that operates the largest multipurpose ocean cargo facility in the Port of New York.

    Located at First Avenue and 39th Street, directly off the main shipping channel on the Brooklyn waterfront, it operates a 140- acre facility that can accommodate up to 11 oceangoing vessels simultaneously. The terminal can handle a mix of containerships, LASH barges, roll-on/roll-off ships and conventional breakbulk craft. It is also the only marine facility in the Port of New York with a roll-on berth open to all vessels.

  • tug-barge unit (ITB) which experienced mechanical problems while departing a southeast U.S. port for a relatively short trip up the coast to a mid-Atlantic port.  While transiting outbound, the vessel’s starboard main engine shut down and, after conferring with the river pilot onboard, the tug’s master

  • Department of Agriculture is expected within a months. Nevertheless, and on Dec. 1, 2017, North Carolina’s Port of Wilmington became the first South Atlantic port to implement Phase II of The Program, allowing completion of the 14-day cold-treatment process at the port. The Port of Wilmington, also looking

  • MR Feb-24#43 OPINION: The Final Word
lenges related to quality of life)
    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 43

    OPINION: The Final Word lenges related to quality of life factors GAO made six recommendations that may affect this. Currently, reports on also affects the Coast Guard’s ability to the Coast Guard, among other things, these types of issues are expected to be retain personnel. For example, in April

  • MR Feb-24#42 OPINION: The Final Word
GAO: USCG Should Address 
Workforce)
    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 42

    OPINION: The Final Word GAO: USCG Should Address Workforce Recruitment and Retention Challenges By Heather MacLeod, Director, GAO’s Homeland Security and Justice team he Coast Guard has strug- Coast Guard established cyberspace as vessels to determine whether they meet gled for years to recruit an

  • MR Feb-24#39 15,000 TEU AMMONIA CONTAINERSHIP
000 TEU Containership
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    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 39

    15,000 TEU AMMONIA CONTAINERSHIP 000 TEU Containership the problematic area of adding carbon like you have with other alternative fu- “Safety has been at the els. When you start to add components center of the design, and into that, carbon is one of the most dif- it will continue to be so ? cult ones

  • MR Feb-24#36 HYBRID 
2-stroke controllable pitch 
propeller PTO powertrai)
    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 36

    HYBRID 2-stroke controllable pitch propeller PTO powertrain Source: MAN Energy Solutions how the system is intended to operate, says Oskar Levander, VP Strategy & Business Development, Kongsberg Maritime. For example, a primary shaft-driven PTO rotates whenever the engine is running; a secondary one

  • MR Feb-24#35 PTI/PTO
30 years ago shaft generators with PTI capability)
    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 35

    PTI/PTO 30 years ago shaft generators with PTI capability kept container ships sailing at top speed. That purpose gone, PTI/PTO is making a new comeback in more cargo shipping segments, this time for reducing emissions. By Wendy Laursen etro? tting a shaft generator is not an insigni? - the ef? ciency

  • MR Feb-24#29 AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER (ARC)
operate a US ?  ag)
    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 29

    AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER (ARC) operate a US ? ag ship just for the MSP customer through that global network. As an example of “clarity and con- stipend. It’s a cargo driven industry, and We are certainly a unique business unit sistency,” Ebeling points ? rst to “the those cargoes help to

  • MR Feb-24#26  market, which 
in the transatlantic trade for more than )
    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 26

    and commercial cargoes and Bremerhaven). ARC has operated the U.S. government, said Christian for the ‘high and heavy’ market, which in the transatlantic trade for more than Heibel, SVP Commercial, ARC. “The includes mining, agricultural and con- 35 years. Sitting at the helm is Eric P. underlying

  • MR Feb-24#25 MATTHEW HART, MANAGER & PLATFORM LEADER, MARINE & STATIONARY)
    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 25

    MATTHEW HART, MANAGER & PLATFORM LEADER, MARINE & STATIONARY POWER SYSTEMS, WABTEC fuel blends up to 100% are in operation maintenance intervals to make sure that What’s the biggest challenge today, running on both biodiesel and re- our engines don’t have to be touched in your job? newable diesel blends.

  • MR Feb-24#20 MARKETS
FPSO technology dominates the region’s FPS demand.)
    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 20

    MARKETS FPSO technology dominates the region’s FPS demand. duction and storage of low and zero emission energy carriers, In all, 18 countries in West and East Africa are expected such as methanol and ammonia. One exciting development to receive new FPSOs, FLNGs and FPUs between 2024 and leverages

  • MR Feb-24#15 Cruise ships can be cleaned during normal passenger)
    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 15

    Cruise ships can be cleaned during normal passenger transfer port calls. Cleanings and cargo operations can occur simul- taneously. How is this possible? The EverClean robots are small and require only a single cargo van on the pier. Multiple robots can be deployed simultaneously. Precision navigation

  • MR Feb-24#14 The Path to Zero – Sponsored
EverClean
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    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 14

    The Path to Zero – Sponsored EverClean The always clean performance solution • • • • Save fuel Reduce carbon Minimize downtime Maintain biosecurity Improve performance T e Four E’s of Marine Sustainability: EverClean’s Solution to Biofouling t is a new year, but the age-old problem of biofouling per-

  • MR Feb-24#4 Authors & Contributors
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  • MN Feb-24#42 People &
Companies
Rella Hired as  Wiltshire Leading Port)
    February 2024 - Marine News page: 42

    People & Companies Rella Hired as Wiltshire Leading Port Everglades St. Johns President Glenn A. Wiltshire has taken over as Joe Rella has been appointed as presi- acting director of Broward County’s Port Rella Barton dent of St. Johns Ship Building. Everglades Department. Barton Named Vineyard CEO New

  • MN Feb-24#41 Vessels
WINDEA Intrepid & 
WINDEA Courageous
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    February 2024 - Marine News page: 41

    Vessels WINDEA Intrepid & WINDEA Courageous The ? rst two designed, BV-classed CTVs for WINDEA CTV. The third newbuild crew and fourth vessels are under construction at St Johns, and transfer vessels construction of the ? fth vessel is well underway at Breaux (CTV) for WIN- Brothers in Louisiana.

  • MN Feb-24#40  III, a 250-passenger cata- Atlantic Detroit 
maran built)
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    ferry will be tween Key West and the Dry Tortugas National Park. The new equipped with an vessel will replace Yankee Freedom III, a 250-passenger cata- Atlantic Detroit maran built for the 70-mile run by the Mass.-based shipyard Diesel-Allison, in 2012. Delivery of Yankee Freedom IV is planned for 2026

  • MN Feb-24#38 Vessels
Crowley’s All-electric 
Harbor Tug eWolf Delivered
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    February 2024 - Marine News page: 38

    Vessels Crowley’s All-electric Harbor Tug eWolf Delivered By Eric Haun Crowley has taken delivery of its groundbreaking vessel ers and shipyards,” said Garrett Rice, president of Mas- eWolf, the ? rst all-electric, ship assist harbor tugboat in ter Boat Builders. “We are proud to have partnered with the

  • MN Feb-24#27 Feature
Passenger Vessel Safety
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    February 2024 - Marine News page: 27

    Feature Passenger Vessel Safety ? re risk and related technical issues. Canada: Transport Canada.” In the U.S., last February, the Coast Guard issued a Another top issue, just as in the U.S. – workforce re- Marine Safety Alert: “Saltwater intrusion causes damage cruitment, which he called a “key issue for

  • MN Feb-24#23 Passenger Vessel Safety
occur on a sightseeing vessel or)
    February 2024 - Marine News page: 23

    Passenger Vessel Safety occur on a sightseeing vessel or an Ohio River dinner cruise? This contrast between speci? c – sometimes very speci? c – and general comes to mind when considering the numerous safety advisories pertaining to recent amphibious DUKW boat tragedies or the 2019 Conception dive boat

  • MN Feb-24#21 Column
Washington Watch
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    February 2024 - Marine News page: 21

    Column Washington Watch 2 project had also been terminated. Notwithstanding the rather Equinor and BP will look to recompete for a new contract’s termination, GLDD’s Jones Act-compliant Sub- NYSERDA OREC Agreement in 2024 (of course, with a sea Rock Installation Vessel (SRIV) remains under con- substantial

  • MN Feb-24#18 Column   
Safety Zone
Five Tips to Keep Workers Safe in)
    February 2024 - Marine News page: 18

    Column Safety Zone Five Tips to Keep Workers Safe in 2024 By Zach Walden, Director of Port Safety, Hampton Roads Shipping Association to improve your maritime safety performance and start the The maritime industry new year out strong. accounts for more than 90% of global trade and employs over 3

  • MN Feb-24#8   peake Bays in the Central Atlantic. Along with the Central)
    February 2024 - Marine News page: 8

    the shocks to with a potential of 3.3-6.3 GW in Delaware and Chesa- the foundations to the U.S. offshore wind segment remain peake Bays in the Central Atlantic. Along with the Central fresh. In short, supply chain in? ation and capacity/avail- Atlantic lease sales, BOEM is committed to leasing further ability

  • MN Feb-24#6 Marine News  February 2024  •  Volume 35   Number 2
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    February 2024 - Marine News page: 6

    Marine News February 2024 • Volume 35 Number 2 Contributors 3 1 24 6 5 7 8 1 Tom Ewing 5 Edward Lundquist is a freelance writer specializing in marine, energy and envi- is a retired naval of? cer who writes on maritime and ronmental issues. He contributes regularly to this magazine. security

  • MT Jan-24#59 All images courtesy Oceanology International
participants)
    January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 59

    All images courtesy Oceanology International participants and to deliver another packed three days of exhi- Oi24 Events and Features bition and conference activity, features, workshops and one- Oceanology International is able to capitalize on the advan- to-one meetings.” tages of ExCeL’s expansive 18

  • MT Jan-24#55 Gazelle is banking on its 
modular solution, which Ortega)
    January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 55

    Gazelle is banking on its modular solution, which Ortega says should represent a 30% reduced platform cost. “We are targeting 75% less of mooring length compared. So less mooring length, less materials will be used.” Alvaro Ortega, CFO, Gazelle Wind Power All images courtesy Gazelle Offshore Wind Gaze