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April 2024 - Marine News page: 42People & Companies Nevey to Head TAI Hires Kalla Washington State Ferries TAI Engineers appointed Amer Steve Nevey has been selected to Kalla as director of production design. serve as assistant secretary for the FMC Names Usman CIO Washington State Ferries Division, Nevey Schwandt succeeding Patty
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April 2024 - Marine News page: 40Vessels General Arnold Chasse, La. The 32-inch CSD will immediately begin work on Phase Four of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project. The project will bene? cially reuse 100% of the dredged material removed from the channel deepening and widening. The General Arnold is the newest,
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April 2024 - Marine News page: 35Capt. Josh Ferguson, master of the eWolf. Administration (MARAD), which all provided ? nancial support and other resources. “This tug becomes somewhat commercially viable be- cause of the grant process,” Manzi said. “Unlike a ferry service that’s paid for by tax dollars, we have to collect fares and
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April 2024 - Marine News page: 32Feature Electric Tugs All images courtesy Eric Haun On Board the eWolf: F - V B ULL ELECTRIC ESSEL RINGS EW ECHNOLOGY TO THE N T U.S. By Eric Haun rowley Maritime Corporation has owned and ing options to reduce their emissions. A growing num- operated a lot of vessels since its founding in ber
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February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 22R&D MATT HART Matt Hart, Manager & Platform Leader, Marine & Stationary Power Systems, Wabtec, offers insights on how the megatrends of decarbonization, energy transition and autonomy all inspire Image courtesy Wabtec and impact the marine power solutions from Wabtec. By Greg Trauthwein Matt, to start
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February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 16THE PATH TO ZERO Methanol’s Superstorage Solution Technical inquiries to SRC Group ramped up after it received Approval in Principle (AIP) for a concept which ‘reinvented methanol fuel storage’ on board ships. Delivering the answers has seen technical talk converting into project discussions
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 40Vessels HOS Warhorse & HOS Wild Horse shipyard construction contracts were wrongfully termi- nated. Gulf Island and Hornbeck settled in October 2023, clearing way for the builds to be completed by another yard. Eastern secured the contract to complete the builds from Zurich American Insurance Company
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 39Vessels Next WSF Vessels Could Be Built Outside of Washington State By Eric Haun The next newbuilds for Washington State Ferries (WSF) is required to award a credit of 13% of the bid price for bid could be built by a shipyard outside of Washington as the proposals for vessels constructed in the state of
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 36Feature Marine Simulation Pioneering regulatory change Without simulation, opportunities to train on marine evacuation systems are few and far between, basically only Virtual Marine’s impact extends beyond technology de- coming along when the system becomes outdated and velopment. The company has played
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 35Feature Marine Simulation “We enable workers to develop critical worksite-speci? c competencies by engaging them in challenging simulation training programs,” said Clayton Burry, vice president of sales at Virtual Marine. “We’ve been involved heavily in the research associated with simulation as well
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 27Feature 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
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 26Feature Passenger Vessel Safety ume is even more eye-opening. The trade association In- ect seeking to signi? cantly reduce the risk of ? res on board terferry, which represents ferry operators and businesses ro-ro (roll on–roll off) ships. Corrigan said that Interferry’s worldwide, calculates that
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 25Feature Passenger Vessel Safety Interestingly, in the Flagship docu- certain passenger vessels. growing commuter traf? c. “In addi- ment, PVA acknowledges and thanks • Crew shortages have caused tion,” he added, “several small U.S. the USCG for its help in developing a operators to change schedules.
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 24Feature Passenger Vessel Safety Any upcoming meetings? inspected passenger vessels in the U.S-? ag ? eet. • Of these, 530 are already required by domestic In early January, NTSB was asked about its working re- law to have SMSs, in accordance with lationship with the USCG. International Maritime
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 23Passenger 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
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 17Column Going Green ernize ferry operations, replace aging implemented to address grid and space increased power requirements. That vessels, and upgrade ferry terminals. constraints with electri? cation. can involve installing new conduit, The grants are critical to helping WETA is one of many U.S.
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 16Column Going Green For Ferries to Go Green, Governments Will Need to Provide the Green By Kaiya Levine, Energy & Sustainability Consultant, Arup Whether it is from international organizations ? ve nautical miles or less, meaning they have relatively low or state government agencies, there is growing
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 6Marine 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
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February 2024 - Marine News page: CoverThe Information Authority for the Workboat • Offshore • Inland • Coastal Marine Markets Volume 35 • Number 2 arine FEBRUARY 2024 www.marinelink.com News M Offshore Wind The United States’ New Dawn Passenger Vessel Safety Stakeholders Highlight Top Concerns Ferry Funding Electrifcation Push Requires
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January 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 41In the Shipyard Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs Van Oord Upgrades Heavy-lift Gulf Craft, Incat Crowther an Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Team on Virgin Island Ferry VSvanen will receive a major upgrade: the gan- try crane will be extended by 25m, making the vessel ready to handle the
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January 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 38TECH FEATURE ALMACO: Enhanced Sustain hen it comes to sustainability in the maritime tors such as manufacturing footprint and recyclability. Even industry, there are many avenues beyond pow- weight is considered as heavier materials in items such as er and propulsion that vessel owned can ex- beds and
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January 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 37WASTEWATER TREATMENT Fish don’t eat steak pie and chips. – Iain Milnes, President, Power Knot Cunard’s Queen Anne will have 26 Power Knot systems installed. Image courtesy Power Knot Image courtesy Power Knot Kirsch, Area Manager for Advanced Wastewater Treatment vent its discharge. President
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January 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 33WASALINE EQUIPMENT LIST AURORA BOTNIA MAIN PARTICULARS Main engines: 4 × Wärtsilä 8V31DF (4 × 4,400 kW) Ship Type: RoPax Ferry Fuel type: LNG, biogas, battery (Leclanche) Shipbuilder: Rauma Marine Constructions Total installed power: 17,6MW Material: Steel Bow thrusters: Wärtsilä FPP
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January 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 31WASALINE WASALINE BY THE NUMBERS (2022) THE ROUTE Wasaline is the northernmost shipping line in the world that transports • Passengers: 267,757 passengers and freight daily, operating the 3.5- to 4-hour transit between • Vehicles: 55,661 Vaasa, Finland and Umeå, Sweden. As such, the Aurora Botnia is