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  • The commissioning of the Incat-built 315-ft. (96-m) Wave Piercing Sealift Catamaran contracted to the United States military for a deployment of two years, has taken place at Norfolk, Va.

    The vessel will serve to enhance mission capability in a broad range of scenarios and this is expected to lead to the acquisition of more tonnage in the future.

    The contract between the U.S. Army's TACOM (Tank-Automotive and Armament Command) and Bollinger / Incat USA, L.L.C. is the first major project undertaken by the strategic alliance formed last year between Bollinger Shipyards of Louisana, U.S. and the Incat shipyard in Tasmania, Australia.

    Joint Venture is the first high speed craft to go into service with the United States military forces. Undergoing a major refit in September 2001 the craft has been upgraded and fitted with military enhancements such as the helicopter deck, stern quarter ramp, RIB deployment gantry, troop facilities, crew accommodation and more. The craft emerged from Incat's new Wilson's drydock, having been transformed and capable of carrying 363 persons, military vehicles and equipment over 1110 nautical miles at a speed greater than 35 knots.

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  • and Queen Isabella of Spain for the discovery of the New World that now houses our great nation. Congressman Murphy, a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, served with great distinction as an officer in the Ninth Infantry Regiment during the Korean Conflict. In addition to

  • recently signed the offshore legislation into law. Congressman Murphy, the 10th recipient of this prestigious award, is a graduate of the United States Military Academy, and served with great distinction as an officer in the Ninth Infantry Regiment of the Second Infantry Division during

  • “The United States military flies, sails, and operates anywhere international law allows.”The 1982 Law of the Sea Convention recognizes the rights and freedoms of all nations to engage in traditional uses of the sea. According to the Department of Defense 2020 Annual Freedom of Navigation Report

  • news from Down Under. INCAT Hobart-based shipbuilder Incat is emerging from a challenging year with news of not one, but two orders for the United States military. Just three weeks after the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) announced the lease of their first Theater Support

  • neutralize modern enemy moored and bottom mines in a coastal scenario, to allow breakout of U.S. combatant and resupply ships from CONUS (Continental United States) military and commercial ports." A contract was awarded late last year to Bell Aerospace Textron of New Orleans for the lead ship (of a

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    Figure 1 A self-righting vehicle design with buoyancy high and weight low, WHOI’s SeaBED AUV captures the attention of a pair of curious Antarctic penguins as it is deployed from the British research vessel James Clark Ross. Vehicle designers allowed for temperature reduction of battery capacity. Recharge

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    regulated industry in the world.” How- ever, commercial success depends on many factors, not least a predictable OPEX. Over the past four years, SMD has worked with Oil States Industries to calculate cost per tonne ? gures for prospective customers. Patania II uses jet water pumps to Oil States’

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    from marinas along the western coast. The exact number of lizing laser detection systems can detect mines just below the mines, as well as their locations, remains largely a mystery, surface, even those hiding in murky water. The Airborne Laser although reports suggest that over three hundred have been

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    Tech Files Latest Products, Systems and Ship Designs “Wall Climbing Robot” Danish Pilot calls gets ClassNK Nod LEGO Model "A tribute build to a work life at sea" Image courtesy MOL, Sumitomo Heavy Industries lassNK granted its Innovation Endorse- Image courtesy Espen Andersen/DanPilot ment for

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    RADM PHILIP SOBECK, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND U.S. Navy photo by Bill Mesta/released U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Carter Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, Commander, United States Navy’s Military Sealift Command, visits USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) for a tour of the ship at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., November 20, 2023. ENDLESS

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    FEATURE INTERVIEW track missiles and warheads for the Mis- sile Defense Agency, and it travels with its support ship, the MV Hercules. For our Service Support ships, we have the two hospital ships, USNS Mer- cy and Comfort; two rescue and salvage ships; two submarine tenders; and the Sixth Fleet ?

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    RADM PHILIP SOBECK, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND With COVID, we had to make some hard choices for our Do your CIVMARs have upward mobility? mariners because we couldn’t rotate. Many of our mariners The Navy has Sailors who become “Mustangs,” and work found other employment, and were able to use their skills

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    and emergency medical ships. A large percentage of our ships are 40 years old or older and need to be replaced.” Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, Commander, United States Navy’s Military Sealift Command Military Sealift Command’s expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) pulls into Joint Expedition

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    RADM PHILIP SOBECK, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND Photo by Brian Suriani USN Military Sealift Command From a global supply chain perspective, What makes MSC so vital to the we’ve learned a lot about dealing with Navy’s ? eet and our military disruptions. COVID delivered a big forces around the world? wake-up

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    FEATURE INTERVIEW U.S. Navy photograph by Brian Suriani/Released Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck (right) Commander of U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC) explains the tradition of the Navy ‘looping ceremony’. Lt. Robert P. Ellison assumes the title of MSC’s Flag Aide during the ceremony. NEEDS MILITARY MORE

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    about methanol This study concluded that the Toyota Prius Prime is the green- where we concluded that methanol is a prom- est car you can buy in the United States. ising sustainable liquid fuel for transportation The Council assesses vehicle “green scores” not only by Mdevices when batteries cannot

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    Editorial MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS his month’s coverage is M A R I N E L I N K . C O M almost an afterthought HQ 118 E. 25th St., 2nd Floor following the tragedy that New York, NY 10010 USA T +1.212.477.6700 Tunfolded in Baltimore in the wee hours of Tuesday, March 26, CEO John C.

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    People & 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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    Vessels 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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    collaboration Imagine a shipyard as a football team, where the dis- parate execution of roles, along with precise timing and placement are paramount for a united victory. Just as dif- ferent football teams leverage their unique strengths to create an advantage to win games, shipyards must em- ploy unique strategies

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    ? rst fully electric tug in the Crowley we began to think it was possible to do it here as well.” ? eet, but it is also the ? rst of its kind in the United States. So, Crowley set out to produce an electric tug of its own, Faced with stricter regulations and commercial pressure and in 2021—the same year

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    Keppel AmFELS), in Brownsville, Texas on Charybdis, the sole Jones Act compliant wind tur- bine installation vessel (WTIV) un- der construction in the United States. The most recent announcements have put the WTIV’s cost at $625 mil- lion, with delivery pushed back to late 2024/early 2025. www.marinelink

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    Feature Shipbuilding WindServe Marine you don’t have the sustained backlog.” Previous editions of Marine News’ U.S. Shipbuilding re- port have noted the increasing concern about what ABS’s Bleiberg (moderating the Marine Money panel) called “the big push for sustainable” shipping”, adding that: “What we

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    Column Cybersecurity The Maritime Industry Has Unique Cybersecurity Challenges By Joe Nicastro, Field CTO, Legit Security With supply chain attacks on the rise, works, while foundational, have not evolved in tandem and nation-state attackers constantly looking for new ways with these digital threats