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- Upgraded Facilities Dedicated At Newfoundland Dockyard Maritime Reporter, Dec 15, 1983 #6
A major modernization and expansion of ship repair facilities at the Newfoundland Dockyard in St.
John's was officially opened recently by Premier Brian Peckford.
Begun in late 1981, the project was completed slightly ahead of schedule. The upgraded facilities will enable the yard, which is operated by Canadian National, to compete competitively in the ship repair market.
The C$30-million project was made possible through extensive financial participation by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in the form of loan guarantees and interest subsidies.
The modernization includes a Syncrolift ship elevator, side transfer facility, and three repair berths as well as various ancillary equipment, including a tower crane 147.6 feet high. An existing wharf was extended by 301.8 feet to provide additional berthing space.
The Syncrolift marine elevator system, developed by Pearlson Engineering Company of Miami, is recognized around the world as a fast, cost-effective way of drydocking small- and medium-sized ships.
The lift itself is a submersible platform, on which are mounted four heavy steel rails. To drydock a ship, a cradle matching the contours of the hull is assembled from prefabricated, reusable standard components. Both the keel blocks and support members are mounted on double-flanged steel wheels that rest and move on the rails. When the cradle is ready, the platform is submerged, the vessel is maneuvered into position over the cradle, and the platform is hoisted by cables driven by synchronized electric motors, at a speed of 22 centimeters (8.58 inches) per minute.
The lifting platform installed at the Newfoundland Dockyard is 283.8 feet long and 65.6 feet wide, capable of handling vessels up to 295 feet long overall and 4,000 tons displacement.
When the vessel has-been raised, the cradle is moved by a powerful tractor to the transfer table. This is also mounted on rails, at right angles to the lift platform. The table is then moved laterally until its surface tracks align with those of a vacant repair berth. The tractor is then used again to place the cradled vessel on the berth, and the lift and transfer table are free to move other vessels.
The three repair berths are each about 348 feet long, and together cover a total area of approximately 75,000 square feet, constructed of concrete deck on steel pilings. There are an additional 21,500 square feet of paved surrounding area.
The same concrete and steel construction was used for the wharf extension, which is about 302 feet long and 32.8 feet wide. The existing 567.5-foot-long graving dock, which was placed in service in 1926, will continue to be used, primarily for larger vessels.
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- Arctic Smarts: Training Innovators and Explorers Marine Technology, Jan 2015 #44
and industry.” The Province is very much a part of this combined effort. Through its Arctic Opportunities Initiative (AOI) launched in 2010, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is working with local stakeholders and those in other northern jurisdictions to facilitate partnerships and promote collaboration
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- Arctic Standards Development Moves Ahead Marine News, Jan 2014 #28
hosted the event. Financial and logistical support for the October meetings was provided by NRC. Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Department of Innovation, Business and Rural Development provided financial support, and the City of St. John’s provided logistical
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- The Quest for Arctic O&G Standards Marine Technology, Jan 2014 #26
hosted the event. Financial and logistical support for the October meetings was provided by NRC. Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Department of Innovation, Business and Rural Development provided financial support, and the City of St. John’s provided logistical
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- The Path to the Arctic Marine Technology, Jan 2015 #34
already at the table as a key partner in the Province’s Arctic Opportunities Initiative. This initiative is indicative of the high priority the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has placed on facilitating the province’s strong and undeniable trajectory as a landmark location for Arctic opportunities.
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 39off- Demand for the alternative fuel seems to gain momen- tum in Norway as ENOVA, which manages the Norwegian Climate and Energy fund on behalf of the government, is planning ammonia grant tenders for both ammonia powered ships and ammonia infrastructure in 2024. There are multiple newbuilding projects
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 27shortage of Mariners is a problem for the ent missions for a variety of the U.S. military and other U.S. entire maritime industry, not just MSC. Government agencies. Our missile range instrumentation ship, That’s right. Our commercial partners that we contract with the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 25maritime operations (DMO). MSC currently has 140 ships globally, including ships age of our ships are 40 years old or older and need to be that are government owned and operated ships, government replaced. We’re talking all the way from steam to diesel and some gas turbines. The commercial world doesn’t
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 21to support shore Wind, a pivotal cog in helping to facilitate this emerging installations are proving problematic, too. market globally. From the government side, he sees a need for further sup- port – incentives and subsidies – to develop ports and proj- Roadblocks on the Wind Path ects. “We need to
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April 2024 - Marine News page: 27, which require very different business systems to be in place. “We’ve been able to do both,” he said, noting that having systems in place for government jobs makes East- ern Shipbuilding “move-in ready for the Navy and other DOD agencies that are going to have to grow the ? eet.” “The big challenge
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April 2024 - Marine News page: 26service operations vessel. Ørsted U.S. SHIPBUILDING REPORT By Barry Parker If nothing else, building vessels in the U.S. is a com- handle), handling “…government and commercial work, plicated business. primarily newbuilds, but also repairs,” talked about the In a session on the domestic shipbuilding marketplace
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April 2024 - Marine News page: 19regulations. The Coast Guard’s essential steps forward. Through collaborative efforts among NVIC 01-20, for example, attempts to address these chal- government, industry and international entities, the mari- lenges by providing guidance for incorporating cybersecu- time sector can navigate these digital
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April 2024 - Marine News page: 16to dominate the world’s total tonnage—95% of building facilitates growth in the battle ? eet.” Sen. Wicker the world’s tonnage in fact—due to generous government- shrewdly recognizes that America’s manufacturing capac- backed subsidies and bailouts. ity and national security are deeply intertwined. A robust
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April 2024 - Marine News page: 11At AWO, our ? rst mission is to be an advocate for the that we’re seeing and the introduction of legislation in industry. We want to make sure that government agencies the California assembly is re? ective of the fact that there are not making a challenge worse by what they do or fail to are serious
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April 2024 - Marine News page: 6. & Trade Group. He focuses his practice on strategic and operational matters affecting the United States 4 Joe Nicastro maritime industry and on government contracts is a former cybersecurity analyst for the Coast Guard across all industries. and Field CTO for software security ? rm Legit Secu- rity
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February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 29able to tap a guide our strategic decisions, whether ments and decisions to continue to shipping, port and logistics value chain that’s from the U.S. government or the grow our US ? ag merchant ? eet.” globally that measures its experience in IMO.” centuries, not decades. With experience “We’re one of
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February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 28Afghanistan, 98% of those cargoes the MSP ? eet, and it would cost the provides DoD access to MSP partici- were transported to the region, either government tens of billions of dollars pants’ global intermodal transportation on U.S.-? ag commercial ships or US. to try to replicate that … if they could
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February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 26ROLLING With a ? eet of nine U.S.-? ag RoRo ships, American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group (ARC), is the U.S.’ premier commercial RoRo carrier of U.S. government and military cargo. As the world becomes an increasingly contentious place, Eric P. Ebeling, President & CEO, ARC, discusses the vast capabilities
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February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 6and activities, from its hauling of develop a large 15,000-TEU ammonia-fu- Esther Rothenberger [email protected] heavy military and government equipment eled container vessel. I had the opportunity +1.212.477.6700 ext 6810 and supplies (as well as commercial cargo) to meet with Seb Brindley
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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: 34Feature Marine Simulation All images courtesy Virtual Marine S T R DIMULATOR RAINING IS THE EAL EAL By Eric Haun A legacy of innovation n the commercial maritime and offshore industries, where worker safety and competency are crucial, ef- Virtual Marine’s journey began two decades ago with a sin- fect
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 33Regulatory Update MARAD converted the program to a government loan pro- Title XI support. In short, the tests that measure that the gram with the Federal Financing Bank as the lender.” borrower has ‘a reasonable prospect’ of repaying the debt The repayment term and interest rates available under have
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 32modernization fers to the title with number in the Merchant Marine Act, of the U.S. merchant marine and U.S. shipyards, Title XI 1936 whereby the U.S. government, as amended in 1972, provides for a full faith and credit guarantee by the U.S. offered to guarantee the private ? nancing of vessels built government
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 29de? nitely one of them,” said Jan Sloth Møller, offshore site manager at Ørsted. But he noted that the goals and ambitions held by federal and state governments could create an openness to reevaluate funding arrangements for offshore wind projects in light of new cost increases. “I don’t necessarily see
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 21, highlighting the The key to reversing the current course in 2024 will, of success of an “American owned, American operated” ves- course, remain strong government support. One area that we sel with steel “being made by the United Steelworkers in have seen recent, strong government commitment is in the Indiana”
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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: 14, in Croatia and in such as pilot organizations, domestic companies or even India who are all running this program, and we also run this foreign governments. “Our operational research literally program in Baltimore and Seattle.” Gianelloni said. “This reaches around the world,” Gianelloni said. “We
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 6transition planning and operational matters affecting the United States and equitable deployment of charging infrastructure. maritime industry and on government contracts across all industries. 4 Philip Lewis is director of research at Intelatus Global Partners. He 8 Zach Walden has extensive market
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January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 60Robotics. The prominent keynote Ocean Futures Theatre within Oi brings together thought leaders from industry, academia and Dockside Demonstrations government to discuss meeting future ocean technology needs On the Royal Victoria Dock, the Dockside Demos feature in line with market developments and new