tow- U.S Coast Guard-enforced Subchapter M safety standards. ing vessel to join Vane Brothers’ ? eet since 2008. According to Vane Brothers president C. Duff Hughes, Designed and constructed by Chesapeake Shipbuilding “Vane Brothers takes pride in providing our customers and shipbuilders and naval architects
Hughes’ operational area is the Brothers Chairman of the Board and the father (HHI) and delivered to AET Northeast U.S. of Vane’s current President, C. Duff Hughes. on January 5, 2022. It will The Charles Hughes’ three sister tugs, the Charles Hughes was a U.S. Navy veteran, commence operations in Salisbury
capable ? eet. For example, the authors show that For each column I write, MREN has agreed to make a small donation to an organization of my choice. For this column I nominate the NGO Shipbreak- building good simple hulls, but wait- ing Platform https://shipbreakingplatform.org/. Shipbreaking is a dirty
Tech File Innovative new products, technologies and concepts HII Commercial Release of REMUS 300 UUV Huntington Ingalls Industries an- nounced the commercial release of its REMUS 300 unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV). This new, open archi- tecture, small-class UUV can dive to depths of 305 meters (1
output enabling output as 2020 has been a big year for changes at Turner Designs. Sta- a direct concentration estimate. CyanoFluor is a handheld cey Duff joined as President, replacing Jim Crawford, who is ? eld ? uorometer which can quickly estimate the abundance now focused on managing the engineering
100 MTRMTR without tethers. SAABSeaeye’s Saber- dent vehicles is powerful. But it remains tooth has been a leader in this area start- a future vision. Today long-duration de- ing with a widely referenced demonstra- ployments of tethered sea? oor resident tion in Houston’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab vehicles
the highest Headquartered in Baltimore, Md., Vane Brothers is a quality service in shallow waters and protected harbors,” says Vane’s President, C. Duff Hughes. family-run company founded in 1898 and currently op- 57 www.marinelink.com MN
, and we know that our crews appreciate the comfort, safety and ef? ciency that are built into each new towing vessel.” – Vane Brothers President C. Duff Hughes Credit: Maritime Assoc. of NY/NJ of the barges we use in our Southern Fleet,” reports Demske, ing exceptional power and performance to Vane’s
MTR 100 Saab Seaeye: Doing it for real Image: Saab Seaeye Saab Seaeye’s Sabertooth during a demo with Equinor’s subsea docking station. It’s been working with Boeing doing trials over a satellite Saab Seaeye: Doing it for real link across the US, controlling the ROV to do manipulator Saab Seaeye has been
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Case: VANE BROTHERS While adding new tugboats and barges, Vane Brothers has expanded beyond the East and Gulf coasts into West Coast markets. President C. Duff Hughes says, “Now that equipment, crews, and key support staff are in place, we have a platform for continued growth in partnership with valued customers
AUVs in the market are not actually that autonomous; often from a quayside at a lake close to Saab’s Facility in Sweden the vessel needs to track the vehicle during a scope, which, in to perform a “mow the lawn” style pre-programmed survey our eyes, defeated the object of the autonomous feature.”
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45 robust, purpose-built tugboats tion engines and screw propellers even existed,” says C. with 75 rugged, double-skin barges equipped to carry from Duff Hughes, Vane Brothers president. “Our company has 45 www.marinelink.com MN
Global Container Shipping Overall demand growth is expected to be lower than in 2017, but still high enough to potentially improve the fundamental market balance. BIMCO forecasts demand to grow by 4.0-4.5% against a feet growth of 3.9% in 2018. The IMF… signifcantly lifted expected GDP growth in
tugboats from St. Email: [email protected] Johns Ship Building and a pair of 3,000-hp tugboats from Website: vanebrothers.com CEO/President: C. Duff Hughes Chesapeake Shipbuilding. Several more vessels have been delivered in early 2017. THE COMPANY: Established in 1898, Vane Brothers offers a range
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and more for The Maritime Aquarium at Nor- walk. From left: Cathy Haga- dorn, educator; George Bauer, donor; Per Heidenreich, donor, State Senator Robert Duff; Carol Bauer, donor; Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling; and Astrid Heidenreich, donor. Moment of unveiling name of The Maritime Aquarium?s new boat:
Nuclear-Powered Sub 'Houston' Launched At Newport News Yard Vice President George Bush (shown above) and his wife Bar- bara were the featured guests at the recent launching of the nu- clear-powered submarine Houston (SSN-713) at Newport News Shipbuilding. Vice President Bush was the principal
$3.6-Million Navy Contract Modification Awarded To Western Electric Western Electric Company, Greensboro, N.C., has been award- ed a $3,685,000 modification to an existing cost plus fixed fee con- tract for oceanographic equip- ment. Work will be performed in Burlington, N.C. The Naval
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