Drew Lewis

  • A license for Texas Offshore Port Inc. to construct and operate a deepwater port for oil supertankers in the Gulf of Mexico has been approved by the federal Department of Transportation.

    The port, to be located 12 miles south of Freeport, Texas, will be able to handle 500,000 barrels of oil a day and will cost an estimated $191 million.

    Texas Offshore Port Inc., a consortium of potential users — oil and chemical companies—applied for the license which guarantees that the facility be operated as a common carrier.

    The DOT said that according to conditions recommended by the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission, the port will be subject to antitrust laws.

    Transportation Secretary Drew Lewis, in a statement released recently, said the new port will lower the cost of transporting crude oil and significantly reduce the risk of oil spills.

  • Secretary of Transportation Drew Lewis announced recently an Administration plan to transfer the Maritime Administration from the Department of Commerce to the Department of Transportation. "The transfer is the first step in carrying out President Reagan's commitment to revitalization of the U.S.

  • . Louis, Mo. Conference chairman James A. Skinner Jr. of Nashville, president of T.L. Herbert & Sons, Inc., announced that Secretary of Transportation Drew Lewis will deliver the main address. Other guests participating in the program include William R. Gianelli, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)

  • .S. merchant marine." They are: H e r b e r t Brand, chairman, Board of Trustees, Transportation Institute; Elizabeth F. Jones, editor, News Briefs; Drew Lewis, chairman, Warner Amex and former S e c r e t a r y of T r a n s p o r t a t i o n; George H. Miller, USN (Ret.), T r a n s p o r t a t i o n

  • Adm. Harold E. Shear was sworn-in recently as Administrator of the Maritime Administration by Secretary of Transportation Drew Lewis. The former Commander of Allied Forces in Southern Europe is the first to head the agency since it was transferred to the Department of Transportation from the Commerce

  • industry has been exported overseas. On May 20, 1982, we heard another promise from the Administration. The then Secretary of Transportation, Drew Lewis, announced the initial elements of the Reagan Administration's National Maritime Policy, and therein, the sanctity of the Jones Act was affirmed

  • MT Mar-24#28 FEATURE  SEABED MINING  
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    March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 28

    FEATURE SEABED MINING Nodule Collectors THE BATTLE LINES HAVE BEEN DRAWN, AND THOSE ON THE “YES TO SEABED MINING” SIDE ARE GETTING READY TO GO. By Wendy Laursen Engineers prepare to launch the pilot collector vehicle to the sea? oor. Image courtesy of TMC 28 March/April 2024 MTR #3 (18-33).

  • MR Apr-24#48 Index page MR Apr2024:MN INDEX PAGE  4/5/2024  1:33 PM)
    April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 48

    Index page MR Apr2024:MN INDEX PAGE 4/5/2024 1:33 PM Page 1 ANCHORS & CHAINS MILITARY SONAR SYSTEMS tel:+44 (0) 1752 723330, [email protected] , www.siliconsensing.com Anchor Marine & Supply, INC., 6545 Lindbergh Houston, Massa Products Corporation, 280 Lincoln Street, SONAR TRANSDUCERS

  • MR Apr-24#27 RADM PHILIP SOBECK, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND
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    April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 27

    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

  • MR Apr-24#16 MARKETS
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Future 
Demand)
    April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 16

    MARKETS SOVs – Analyzing Current, Future Demand Drivers By Philip Lewis, Director of Research, Intelatus © Björn Wylezich/AdobeStock t a high-level, there are three solutions to transferring Lower day rate CTVs are often used for daily transfer of technicians from shore bases to offshore wind farms

  • MR Apr-24#14 Book Review
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Underwater Radiated)
    April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 14

    Book Review Approach to Meeting Underwater Radiated Noise Limits Def ned By Raymond Fischer uantitative underwater radiated noise limits will construction inspections, 5) possible training with respect to be developed shortly by IMO, and/or countries salient design/construction essentials, 6) compliance

  • MR Apr-24#12 Back to the Drawing Board 
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    April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 12

    Back to the Drawing Board When Efficiency Does Not Help Sustainability By Rik van Hemmen y brother and I had a discussion 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

  • MR Apr-24#6 Editorial
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    April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 6

    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.

  • MR Apr-24#4 Authors & Contributors
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    April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 4

    Authors & Contributors MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS M A R I N E L I N K . C O M ISSN-0025-3448 USPS-016-750 No. 4 Vol. 86 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News (ISSN # 0025-3448) is published monthly Cooper Fischer Goldberg except for March, July, and October by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

  • MR Apr-24#2 NO.4 / VOL. 86 / APRIL 2024
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    NO.4 / VOL. 86 / APRIL 2024 16 Photo on the Cover: U.S. Navy photograph by Brian Suriani/Released Photo this page: Copyright Björn Wylezich/AdobeStock 16 SOVs: Analyzing the Market Drivers Departments As offshore wind grows globally, so too do the dynamics around SOVs. By Philip Lewis 4 Authors & Contribut

  • MN Apr-24#37  the vessel successfully,” said Drew 
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    April 2024 - Marine News page: 37

    to empower the captain and crew with the best information possible so they can use their skills and training and operate the vessel successfully,” said Drew Orvieto, senior manager, passenger vessels, marine and ports at ABB Marine & Ports. “The system is set up as a buddy on the bridge to provide whatever

  • MN Apr-24#4 Marine News  April 2024  Volume 35   Number 4
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    April 2024 - Marine News page: 4

    Marine News April 2024 Volume 35 Number 4 Marine News (ISSN#1087-3864) (USPS#013-952) Editor’s Note New York: 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271 www.marinelink.com The current period of time is one of swift transition for the maritime industry, CEO as regulatory

  • MR Feb-24#48 Index page MR Feb2024:MN INDEX PAGE  2/8/2024  11:05 AM)
    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 48

    Index page MR Feb2024:MN INDEX PAGE 2/8/2024 11:05 AM Page 1 ANCHORS & CHAINS MILITARY SONAR SYSTEMS tel:+44 (0) 1752 723330, [email protected] , www.siliconsensing.com Anchor Marine & Supply, INC., 6545 Lindbergh Houston, Massa Products Corporation, 280 Lincoln Street, SONAR TRANSDUCERS

  • MR Feb-24#18 MARKETS
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    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 18

    MARKETS Scan the QR Code to Download the Intelatus Floating Production White Paper. Floating Production – A growing segment in transition © AdobeStock_Dolores Harvey The specialized deepwater oil & gas and ? oating offshore wind segments will share many of the same stakeholders and supply chains

  • MR Feb-24#10 Back to the Drawing Board 
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    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 10

    Back to the Drawing Board Let’s Set Some Standards for Micro Cargo By Rik van Hemmen s zero carbon cargo efforts are progressing, it is becoming more apparent that the lowest hanging fruit is in the last few miles. This is where a large amount of carbon is expended in delivering small A parcels to

  • MR Feb-24#8 Training Tips for Ships
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    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 8

    Training Tips for Ships Tip #56 Addressing Cultural and Language Barriers in Maritime Training By Murray Goldberg, CEO, Marine Learning Systems n the maritime industry, our inherently diverse workforce ciency. So what, speci? cally, are the issues and what can we is both a great value and a source of

  • MR Feb-24#6 Editorial
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    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 6

    Editorial MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS M A R I N E L I N K . C O M s the world increasingly HQ 118 E. 25th St., 2nd Floor becomes a geopolitical New York, NY 10010 USA T +1.212.477.6700 quagmire, with Russia’s Awar in the Ukraine soon CEO John C. O’Malley entering year three and disparate

  • MR Feb-24#4 Authors & Contributors
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    Authors & Contributors MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS M A R I N E L I N K . C O M ISSN-0025-3448 USPS-016-750 No. 2 Vol. 86 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News Goldberg Haun (ISSN # 0025-3448) is published monthly Galdorisi except for March, July, and October by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

  • MR Feb-24#2 NO.2 / VOL. 86 / FEBRUARY 2024
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    NO.2 / VOL. 86 / FEBRUARY 2024 26 Photo on this page and on the Cover: Courtesy ARC 22 Marine Power: The Future is Now Departments Matt Hart, Wabtec Corporation, offers insights on how the megatrends of decar- bonization, energy transition and autonomy drive engine innovations. 4 Authors & Contributors By

  • MN Feb-24#40 Vessels
HOS Warhorse & HOS Wild Horse 
shipyard construction)
    February 2024 - Marine News page: 40

    Vessels 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

  • MN Feb-24#23 Passenger Vessel Safety
occur on a sightseeing vessel or)
    February 2024 - Marine News page: 23

    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

  • MN Feb-24#17 Column
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    February 2024 - Marine News page: 17

    Column 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.

  • MN Feb-24#8 By the
Numbers
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    February 2024 - Marine News page: 8

    By the Numbers © Dragon Claws / Adobe Stock Rebuilding the Foundations of US Offshore Wind By Philip Lewis, Director of Research, Intelatus Global Partners As we enter a New Year, the memories of the shocks to with a potential of 3.3-6.3 GW in Delaware and Chesa- the foundations to the U.S. offshore wind

  • MN Feb-24#6 Marine News  February 2024  •  Volume 35   Number 2
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    Marine 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

  • MN Feb-24#4 Marine News  February 2024  Volume 35   Number 2
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    February 2024 - Marine News page: 4

    Marine News February 2024 Volume 35 Number 2 Marine News (ISSN#1087-3864) (USPS#013-952) Editor’s Note New York: 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271 www.marinelink.com Down but not out. That’s how I’d de- scribe the current state of the U.S. offshore CEO wind