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  • Several small contracts were recently awarded to U.S. shipyards for various ship repair and overhaul work.

    Merce Industries, Inc., Toledo, Mich., was awarded a $304,200 contract to repair three ships by the U.S. Army Engineer District, Detroit, Mich.

    Detyens Shipyards, Inc., Mt.

    Pleasant, S.C., was awarded a $781,959 contract for the regular overhaul of the non-self-propelled open lighters YC-360, YC-1444 and YC-1553. The contract was awarded by the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Jacksonville, Fla.

    Furthermore, Detyens was also awarded a $297,578 contract for the post shakedown availability and drydocking of the USS Relentless (T-AGOS-18).

    Continental Maritime, San Diego, Calif., received a $155,382 contract from the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, San Diego, Calif., for the regular availability of USS Berkley (DDG-15).

    In addition, Continental Maritime was also awarded a $428,276 contract for work on the USS Ranger (CV-61).

    Comar Industries, Inc., Charleston, S.C., was awarded a $200,659 contract for various repairs on the USS William V. Pratt (DDG- 44). The contract was awarded by the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Charleston, S.C.

    Reedsport Machine & Fabrication, Reedsport, Ore., was recently awarded a $346,979 contract for haulout and repairs of U.S. Coast Guard 44-foot motor lifeboats.

    Pacific Dry Dock & Repair Co., Oakland, Calif., was awarded a $288,350 contract for the drydocking and repair of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Sherman. The contract was awarded by the Commander (vpl), Maintenance and Logistics Command Pacific, Coast Guard Island, Alameda, Calif

  • and growth in newbuildings and transaction size, U.S. ferry owners and operators need to continually assess the financing opportunities available. Because most ferry owners and operators are not large companies, public debt and equity markets are generally unavailable. Although many borrowers routinely

  • edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News. Read Part I here.     Government Ownership If reliance on the foreign commercial market is risky because of uncertain reliability, then what of U.S. Government ownership of a fleet of vessels? That has also been on the menu since the early 20th century

  • Congress last funded the purchase of polar icebreakers for the U.S. Coast Guard in the early 1970s. The USCCG Polar Star (WAGB-10) was commissioned in 1976, followed by the USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) in 1977. Polar Sea has been out of service since 2010 due to a major engine failure. Polar Star was ‘in

  • roughly stable in terms of cargo carrying capacity from 2000 to 2012 – has declined from 106 vessels in 2012 to 78 vessels at October 30, 2016 primarily because of a substantial decline in available U.S. Government-reserved cargo. The size of the fleet has reached a point where the viability of the U.S.-flag

  • has been renamed the Craft Engineering and Design Division of NKF, and will remain at its Norfolk location to continue to serve U.S. Navy customers in the design of small craft. NKF has also acquired controlling interest in System Enhancement Services Company of Crystal City (Arlington)

  • of the biggest boom cycles seen in the last 50 years also finds some builders at the pointy end of once-fat backorder books and searching for new sources of business. This point in the cycle, however, also provides ample proof that U.S. yards can do more than produce expensive blue water Jones Act hulls for the

  • Users of Magnavox MX 1100 Series Satellite Navigators and Satellite/ Omega Navigators may soon retrofit their receivers to accept and process signals from Navstar GPS satellites providing position, velocity, heading and time displays. Upgraded Transit-to-GPS receivers will initially be single channel

  • hypothetical about the Soviet military machine. Its expansion, modernization and contribution to projection of power beyond Soviet boundaries are obvious. A clear understanding of Soviet armed forces, their doctrine, their capabilities, their strengths and their weaknesses is essential to the shaping

  • The promotions of two new executive vice presidents and four new vice presidents of Continental Oil Company were announced by Conoco board chairman and chief executive officer Howard W. Blauvelt as part of moves "to further strengthen the company's petroleum operations and administrative functions.

  • Mixed Government Support for U.S. Shipbuilding.It has been a busy start to the 116th Congress for the U.S. shipbuilding industry, with three congressional hearings in early March focused on the industry’s role as a critical component of the U.S. national security industrial base. In addition, the Consolidated

  • updating its financial requirements for the Federal Ship Financing Program, commonly referred to as Title XI. While the move applies to the U.S. maritime industry as a whole, it is seen as especially helpful for players looking to serve the U.S. offshore wind sector.Designed to promote the growth and modernization

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    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

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    REPAIR Photo courtesy Marine and Industrial Transmissions STERN TUBE DAMAGE DECLINING? It might be easy to blame EALs, but the ongoing causes of stern tube damage are varied, and possibly declining. By Wendy Laursen nvironmentally Acceptable lubricants (EALs) gained market traction with the introduction

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    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

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    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 network of terminals, facilities, logistic government owned and or controlled replicate that. And these

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    CARRIER (ARC) “MSP really only works when it’s hand in glove with the cargo preference laws. Those are the laws that generate the cargo that moves on US ? ag vessels. Really, it’s cargo – those preference cargoes – that’s the key incentive for US ? ag operators in international trade. Nobody’s going

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    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 of the ARC ? eet and logistics network, as well as the challenges and

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    R&D marinized version of the V228 product from 8 to 16 cylinders. through improved lifecycle cost, trade-offs, it also allows us That engine is called the V228 for the bore size in millimeters. to do concurrent design and reliability demonstrations. We’re With the advent of emissions regulations for EPA

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    , energy transition and autonomy all inspire Image courtesy Wabtec and impact the marine power solutions from Wabtec. By Greg Trauthwein Matt, to start us off, can you provide insight on Wabtec is huge, pervasive in power across in- the journey to your present position? dustries, but not broadly known

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    (AIP) for a concept which ‘reinvented methanol fuel storage’ on board ships. Delivering the answers has seen technical talk converting into project discussions reen’ methanol has the ability to one day run involved laboratory testing of the polymer core material for vessels almost emission-free

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    motion, strikes, riots, and looting, is a new top ? ve risk for the marine and shipping industry this year at 23%. Businesses and their supply chains face considerable geo- political risks with war in Ukraine, con? ict in the Middle East, and ongoing tensions around the world. Political risk in 2023

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    Maritime Risk Top Marine Business Risks in 2024 By Rich Soja, North American Head Marine, Allianz Commercial yber incidents such as ransomware attacks, data linked to several large ? re incidents at sea in recent years. breaches, and IT disruptions are the biggest worry Regularly assessing and updating

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    Training Tips for Ships Addressing Barriers 26 ARC: Keeping Cargo Rolling 10 Back to the Drawing Board Eric P. Ebeling, President & CEO, ARC, discusses the ARC ? eet and logistics net- Standards for Micro Cargo work plus the challenges and opportunities for U.S.-? ag ships in the global trade

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    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.

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    with two large heave-compensated cranes, two contracts in 2018 over what it described as “performance remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV), a spacious issues”. Gulf Island then sued Hornbeck, claiming the two moonpool and accommodations for 102 personnel. Yankee Freedom IV Key West, Fla.-based Yankee

  • MN Feb-24#38  energy storage system from Corvus 
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    propulsion package provided by ABB, a crogrid shoreside charging station. The vessel will operate 6.2 MWh Orca battery energy storage system from Corvus with zero emissions while providing the complete perfor- Energy and two electrically driven Schottel RudderPropel- mance capabilities of a traditional

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    Simulation On the lifeboat side, both initial and re- • On February 9, 2023, the IMO sub-committee on Human Element, fresher training can be conducted using simu- Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) rati? ed revisions to the model course lators only. On the rescue boat side, simula- 1.23 on Pro? ciency

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    . “With our simulator, you can train ing regulatory change, particularly in advocating for the for that every day. Even the manufacturers of those systems use of simulators in maritime training. see the potential for this. So, I think that’s going to be an “As the pioneer and initial developer of the lifeboat

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    rates available under have been updated to align with other federal programs the program and generally better than those available from and general industry practice.” the commercial lending market. “The main advantages Papavizas said the move addresses the issue of rigid

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    Program, commonly referred to as Title XI. While help modernize their facilities for both vessel repair and the move applies to the U.S. maritime industry as a whole, new construction. it is seen as especially helpful for players looking to serve Charlie Papavizas, partner and chair of the maritime