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  • Orders for six ships won by British Shipbuilders make it certain that the company's sales target for the current period will be achieved well ahead of schedule.

    The recent orders are worth a total of $125 million, and include two ships for the People's Republic of China. These are SD 14s, the most successful series-built merchant vessel in British shipbuilding history.

    Ordered by China Merchants Steam Navigation for delivery in the first quarter of next year, 15,000-dwt ships will be built by Austin and Pickersgill at Sunderland in Northeast England. They will be operated by the Canton Branch of the China Ocean Shipping Company.

    Two 66,200-dwt Panamax bulk carriers are to be built by Govan Shipbuilders on the River Clyde in Scotland for an unnamed Far East owner. They will be the largest vessels ever built by the yard, and are scheduled for delivery in January and May 1982.

    Austin and Pickersgill will also construct the remaining two vessels— B26—26,000-dwt bulk carriers, also for an undisclosed Far East owner. Delivery is scheduled for February and March 1982.

    Two British Shipbuilders subsidiaries — Clark Hawthorn in Northeast England and John G.

    Kincaid in Scotland — will manufacture the engines for all six ships.

    Britain's state shipbuilding concern now needs orders for only three more merchant vessels to meet a sales target of 45 for the period September 1979 to July 1981. As it will now clearly achieve its objective much earlier than expected, the group plans to set a more ambitious target.

    The 42 merchant ships ordered from British Shipbuilders since September 1979 are worth about $787 million, and have a total deadweight of more than a million tons. In the same period, the group has won orders for naval vessels worth $225 million.

    Derek Kimber, chairman and chief executive of Austin and Pickersgill, said the Chinese orders followed four years' endeavor to get to know that country's shipping.

    The 118th SD 14 was completed recently for a Panamanian shipping line, and Austin and Pickersgill is currently building vessels of this type for Greek and Panamanian owners. SD 14s have also been built under license in Argentina, Brazil, and Greece.

  • a career in the maritime industry? There were a number of factors that led me to this career. Growing up in a small seaport town along the banks of the River Clyde, I remember from a young age being captivated by the variety of ships sailing by and wondering what it would be like to work on them. This idea

  • bulk carriers Loftnes and Lakenes. As part of its reorganization, BS has recently merged two enginebuilding companies—John G. Kincaid on the River Clyde, and Clark Hawthorne on the River Tyne—into a single company, Clark Kincaid Limited, under one management to streamline engine-building operations

  • MR Feb-24#22  sectors, including dredging, river 
decided to go back to)
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    or commissioning, primarily powering and FDL Locomotive Modernization programs. From there, I customers in the work boat sectors, including dredging, river decided to go back to school and get my MBA from Gannon tugs, harbor tugs, ATBs, ferries, and medium-size cruise ships. University here in Erie.

  • MR Feb-24#12  around the Mississippi River to levels not seen for)
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    during 2022 again caused major disruption to shipping on the Rhine. In the US, it dropped inland Fires and Explosions waterways around the Mississippi River to levels not seen for Retaining the top spot for another year is Fire/Explosion decades, impacting global transportation of crops such as grain

  • MR Feb-24#10  of cargo along the Hudson 
river. Apollonia is doing an)
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    cargo vessels, to specialty cargo providers. I work very closely with Apollonia, a sailing vessel that is delivering a variety of cargo along the Hudson river. Apollonia is doing an amazing job at opening the long- forgotten New York harbor region waterborne trade, but even my friends on Apollonia agree

  • MN Feb-24#23  sightseeing vessel or an Ohio River dinner cruise?
This contrast)
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    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

  • MR Jan-24#21  rust or 
built to navigate the rivers and ports 
failure had)
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    two coats over an SSPC-SP 10 Figure 7. The M/V Mark W. Barker – blast to the tanks. After a one-year survey, no signs of rust or built to navigate the rivers and ports failure had occurred. of the Great Lakes with distinctive cargoes – is docked at a shipyard. Outer Protection The M/V Mark W. Barker’s

  • MR Jan-24#19  the occasionally narrow 
rivers and con?  ned ports scattered)
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    COATINGS Figure 1. The M/V Mark W. Barker is speci? cally designed to navigate the occasionally narrow rivers and con? ned ports scattered across the Great Lakes region. All images courtesy of The Interlake Steamship Company Figure 2. Distinguished by its Figure 3. The Interlake Steamship square-shaped

  • MR Jan-24#18  designed to navigate narrow rivers without compromising)
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    10 Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Wisconsin, this bulk carrier Great Lakes vessels and is headquartered in the Cleveland is designed to navigate narrow rivers without compromising area. “It has a special ability to navigate rivers and ports – and capacity (Figure 1). The vessel also features square, ?

  • MT Nov-23#43  relative to the ground in a river 
?  owing at up to 1.2)
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    situations. We recently had our ? rst test with a hydroelectric plant, where the underwater ro- bot had to hold its position relative to the ground in a river ? owing at up to 1.2 m/s. It was quite a milestone to see it used in this application, and how easy it is to do inspections if you have good localizatio

  • MT Nov-23#42  following a student 
Riverbed or Sea Floor
research)
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    , CEO A at Tethys Robotics, set out to meet these challenges Bottom Tracking Near a Moving of working ef? ciently, safely underwater following a student Riverbed or Sea Floor research project at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule During Tethys Robotics’ ? rst discussions with Nortek, the Zürich (ETH Zurich)

  • MR Dec-23#42  brown building on the River Thames 
that transports)
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    with the responsibility to regulate GHGs? By T. Nelson Thompson hy can’t global ocean shipping, an industry based in an unassuming brown building on the River Thames that transports more than 80% of the world’s in London. It’s the IMO that has the responsibility for regu- trade goods, clean up its act?

  • MN Nov-23#29  project 
along the Hudson River. Amogy’s am-
monia powerpack—an)
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    maritime fuel.” – Jennifer States, VP and chief strategy of? cer, Blue Sky Maritime Coalition tugboat for a demonstration project along the Hudson River. Amogy’s am- monia powerpack—an ammonia fed fuel cell, mountable in a container or on a skid—has seen successful trials powering tractors and trucks

  • MN Nov-23#28   For longer runs on inland rivers, fuel cells are gaining)
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    generators. Master Boat Builders, is anticipated in early 2024. “According to Kirby’s modeling, when operating on shore For longer runs on inland rivers, fuel cells are gaining supplied power, the fuel use can be reduced by almost 80%, traction for electricity production. The BSMC/ Vander- resulting

  • MN Nov-23#27  propulsion, where multiple drivers provide the 
Tier 4 engines)
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    In the absence of a grand plan, the course will continue to be charted by rules and regulations. The movement to EPA Hybrid propulsion, where multiple drivers provide the Tier 4 engines had been slowed as manufacturers struggled power to turn the propeller, are also playing a role. In 2022, to produce

  • MN Nov-23#14  salvage and other work on the river.
on [the RAscal] model)
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    runs a ? eet of seven tugboats and a number of barges need 95 tons, that makes a lot of sense. We’re pretty bullish for salvage and other work on the river. on [the RAscal] model.” Not only do these segments help DMI ride out dips in After the Brusco builds, DMI will construct a RApport the cyclical

  • MN Nov-23#13  a road 
and the Columbia River, with a relatively small)
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    shipbuild- ing industry. The yard is situated in what Manning described as “an odd location for building boats”, nestled between a road and the Columbia River, with a relatively small amount of land to work with. “As far as I know, we’re the only shipyard in the country that actually assembles a boat on

  • MN Nov-23#6  of Directors for In-
land Rivers, Ports, and Terminals)
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    practice group, where he focuses on maritime writer and regular contributor to this magazine. transactions. He sits on the Board of Directors for In- land Rivers, Ports, and Terminals Inc. 8 Myra Shannon-Fuller is a marketing and communications manager at ABB 4 Robert Kunkel, Marine & Ports and a Massachuset

  • MN Oct-23#44  to Retire at Two Ohio River Ports
Rear Admiral Michael)
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    Stevedoring and Sales groups. rector of business development. SUNY Maritime’s New Operations Managers Murdaugh Kruger Alfultis to Retire at Two Ohio River Ports Rear Admiral Michael Alfultis will re- Ports of Indiana has ? lled two key tire in 2024 after nearly a decade as pres- leadership roles at its

  • MN Oct-23#31  Locks and 
Dam on upper Ohio River 
Michel Sauret / USACE
“We)
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    Montgomery Locks and Dam on upper Ohio River Michel Sauret / USACE “We look forward to the day that we have not just a groundbreaking, but a ribbon cutting when we’ll be able to achieve the full bene? ts of this system,” Stephaich said. Mary Ann Bucci, executive direc- tor at the Port of Pittsburgh

  • MN Oct-23#29  lock chambers on the Ohio River. 
new expanded lock chambers)
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    each constructed prior to 1936 and have sworth, Dashields and Montgomery locks and dams with the oldest and smallest lock chambers on the Ohio River. new expanded lock chambers. At each of the three sites, Of course, replacing old infrastructure with new has its the auxiliary lock chambers, currently

  • MN Oct-23#28  network of navigable in- gable rivers and enabling the ef?)
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    Michel Sauret / USACE INLAND WATERWAYS: M I AKING ROGRESS P ON NFRASTRUCTURE By Eric Haun he United States’ vast network of navigable in- gable rivers and enabling the ef? cient ? ow of commerce— land rivers is vital to the nation’s economy, serv- are in desperate need of maintenance and repair

  • MN Oct-23#27  moving upstream on the Ohio River.
“With the large variation)
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    power required – range from a tourist ship in downtown Chicago to a Panamax container ship to a push-boat barge combination moving upstream on the Ohio River. “With the large variation in size and power,” Lee com- mented, “we all wish that one solution solves all challenges and remains similar to what we

  • MN Oct-23#6  and communications, to 
land Rivers, Ports, and Terminals)
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    Ltd provides strategic and tactical transactions. He sits on the Board of Directors for In- support, including analytics and communications, to land Rivers, Ports, and Terminals Inc. businesses across the maritime spectrum. He is a freelance writer and regular contributor to this magazine. 5 Robert

  • MN Oct-23#2  
28
on the Upper Ohio River is a welcome boost for)
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    as a marine fuel. By Tom Ewing 28 Inland Waterways: Infrastructure Progress A new project to improve lock and dam infrastructure 28 on the Upper Ohio River is a welcome boost for both the barging industry and the U.S. economy. By Eric Haun 32 Offshore Wind: Vessel Bottlenecks Loom A lack of suitable

  • MN Jun-23#37  or bid busts at Mississippi River Baton Rouge to Gulf hopper)
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    have been below the government estimate. •Lesser disruptions from having to move dredges between active projects. •Fewer no bid or bid busts at Mississippi River Baton Rouge to Gulf hopper contracts (which was a past challenge). This effort is saving money: $3.7 million at Mobile harbor, for example. And there