Edward Lundquist
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- BAE Systems Ship Repair: Leveraging Location, Infrastructure & Workforce Maritime Reporter, Aug 2014 #50
BAE Systems launches the first of four platform supply vessels it’s building for Jackson Offshore Operators, LLC., January 29, 2014. The vessels, being built in Jacksonville, Fla., will support drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico and reflects the company’s continued growth in U.S. commercial shipbuilding and its support to the offshore oil and gas industry.
BAE Systems Ship Repair is one of the many entities that make up BAE Systems U.S. subsidiary. Although BAE Systems Ship Repair devotes much of its production capability to naval customers, it also has a robust commercial business, according to Richard McCreary, vice president of Commercial Business Development.
In addition to maintenance, repair, overhaul and conversion (MROC) work, McCreary says the company is also heavily involved in new construction projects. “We have four major new construction programs underway—two in Jacksonville and two in Mobile. At our Jacksonville Yard, we are constructing four platform support vessels (PSVs) for Jackson Offshore, as well as a tug for SEACOR. At Mobile, we have two PSVs building for GulfMark Offshore, and a subsea construction support vessel for Oceaneering International.
The Jacksonville and Mobile yards are well situated to support the “oil patch” business in the Gulf of Mexico as well as construction and repair of ships involved in the Jones Act trade, he says. All of the work was competitively bid and were awarded as firm-fixed price contracts. McCreary says BAE Systems is uniquely situated with capacity and capability to handle larger value programs. “There are a couple of competitors that can do the same kind of work. However, BAE Systems’ reputation and financial security are major differentiators, and big factors in the company winning the work.”
McCreary says the company is “blessed in our locations.”
While there are some channel restrictions, the Mobile facility has a 46,000 ton dry dock. “We can handle larger work, up to drill ships, that most of our competition cannot.”
When the eastern part of the Gulf of Mexico is opened for drilling in around 2018-2020, McCreary says BAE Systems will be well situated for new work.
At Jacksonville, McCreary says the yard has an eclectic mix of business, from Navy surface combatant overhauls in the drydock to mega-yachts. “The commercial new construction is a nice balance to our Navy work.”
Both Mobile and Jacksonville are doing MROC work for commercial customers, he says.
The two drydocks in Mobile and one in Jacksonville, and the ability to take larger vessels, are significant assets.
McCreary says the company is in constant contact with its customer base in the major oil and gas centers of Houston and New Orleans, and elsewhere on the east coast. While the company has long term relationships, most customers do not make long-term contractual commitments. “We’re only as good as our last job, and we have to be very competitive to win the next one.”
Growing Talent
The size and stability of BAE Systems has also attracted a quality workforce. “We have as skilled a work force as anyone in this industry,” McCreary says. “But we’re continually looking for skilled people.”
McCreary says there is stiff competition for welders all along the Gulf Coast. “The average age of a welder is 55 years old. They are extremely hard to find. We have to grow our own,” McCreary says.
“It’s important to maintain consistent work load to be able continue to employ same group of people, so you don’t have those gaps, or devote time a resources to training replacements,” he says.
BAE Systems is proud of its training programs, and is committed to giving its workers new and better skills and certifications. But, McCreary says, sometime jobs must be segmented where someone is trained for a specific task only. “It’s not the most efficient cover, but it can help cover the skill gaps.
But he says, the two yards enjoy significant advantages because of the parent company’s stability and the continued investment into capability and capacity. “Mobile and Jacksonville are two of the best capitalized second-tier yards in the country.”
BAE Systems also does commercial work in San Francisco, as well as Navy repair and modernization in Norfolk, Mayport, San Diego and Pearl Harbor.
While the yards are busy, McCreary says the company is “actively engaged in extending our backlog. We’re diversifying our portfolio.”
BAE Systems Ship Repair
Norfolk
Employees: 2,200
Dry Docks (2): 52,500-ton &
14,000-ton
Piers: Four
Cranes: 16
Acres: 109
San Diego
Employees: 1,750
Dry Dock: 26,000-ton
Piers: Four
Cranes: 24
Acres: 20
Mayport
Employees: 250
Cranes: Three
Acres: 2.5
Hawaii
Employees: 250
Graving Dock
Piers: Three
Cranes: Access to shipyard cranes
Acres: 2.5
Jacksonvill
Employees: 550
Dry Dock: 13,500-ton
Piers/Wharf: Three/One
Cranes: 42
Mobile
Employees: 900
Dry Docks (2): 46,400-ton &
12,000-ton
Piers: Four
Cranes: 61
San Francisco
Employees: 250
Dry Docks (2): 54,800-ton &
14,500-ton
Piers: Two
Cranes: 9
(As published in the August 2014 edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News - http://magazines.marinelink.com/Magazines/MaritimeReporter)
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- Need a Lift? Maritime Reporter, Aug 2014 #96
Marine Travelift builds boat hoists, self-propelled transporters, and marine forklifts Not every ship repair facility has a drydock or marine railway. But thanks to a Sturgeon Bay, Wis.-based company, shipbuilders and repair yards from small to large can get a real lift. Marine Travelift builds boat
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- VADM Hilarides Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command Maritime Reporter, Sep 2014 #56
Vice Adm. William Hilarides, the commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), recently spoke to a small group of reporters about his vision for NAVSEA and the challenges and opportunities he faces. A decline in the number of skilled Sailors able to conduct repairs onboard their ships; an aging
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- Blue Tech Economic Engine Shifts into High Gear Marine Technology, Oct 2014 #40
San Diego’s “Blue Tech” cluster is making waves. And like a high tide, the powerful “Blue Economy” is raising a lot of boats. What is the “Blue Economy?” It has been defined as the sum of all economic activity having to do with oceans, seas, harbors, ports and coastal zones. San Diego’s “Blue Economy”
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- Greg Cox on San Diego's Blue Tech Cluster Marine Technology, Oct 2014 #42
An in-depth conversation with Greg Cox, a member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors and California Coastal Commission and a key proponent of the San Diego Blue Tech Cluster. Greg Cox has been a member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors since 1995, where he oversees a regional governmen
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- Scripps' San Diego Advantage Marine Technology, Oct 2014 #44
Margaret Leinen, Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, shares her insights with MTR regarding the internationally regarded institution and it’s Southern California roots. Can you share with MTR the history of why you are located here in the San Diego area? The story of
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- Teledyne Impulse: Making Connections in San Diego Marine Technology, Oct 2014 #46
Teledyne Impulse Knows about Making Connections in San Diego’s Blue Tech cluster Teledyne Impulse designs and manufactures high-reliability electrical and optical interconnection systems and connectors for a broad range of harsh environment applications. According to General Manager, Ray Hom, the company’s
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- Ocean Aero All About Ocean Observation Marine Technology, Oct 2014 #48
Ocean Aero is a small, new San Diego-based unmanned maritime systems company that has big plans to provide both a product and service to solve a very difficult problem – ocean observation. “Ocean observation is being able to monitor or sense the environment above, on-top and below the surface of the
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- Rayotek: Seeing Under Pressure Marine Technology, Oct 2014 #50
Rayotek & Safer Viewing of Hostile Marine Environs According to Bill Raggio, Rayotek Scientific isn’t specifically a maritime company, but it definitely is part of San Diego’s “Blue Economy.” “We’re both an engineering company and a sapphire and glass manufacturer. We makes specialized glass for windows
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- SeaBotix: Mini-ROVs Sized Just Right for a Niche Market Marine Technology, Oct 2014 #51
SeaBotix President Timm says his company makes mini-ROV systems with a pedigree of underwater expertise. “There are many areas that are either too deep or too dangerous for divers,” says Timm. “Our vehicles give the user the capability to carry a suite of sensors into these locations to inspect, survey
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- Cold and Calculating: Dealing with Ice in Domestic Waterways Marine News, Jan 2015 #41
Army research laboratory helps vessels deal with ice in domestic waterways. Ice, snow and extremely low temperatures can put a big chill on maritime operations in ports, lakes, rivers and waterways. Thanks to the U.S. Army’s Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in
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- USCG Makes Headway in Challenging Waters Maritime Reporter, Mar 2015 #48
Day after day, the U.S. Coast Guard continues to conduct its 11 statutory missions with its limited resources. It is challenged to Invest in long-term operational capacity while continuing to carry out its daily missions. “We’re a small service, but as always, we do punch above our weight class,” said
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 6a Master of Science research degree in marine ecology as well as diplomas in journalism, communication and subediting. Strachan Lundquist Laursen Edward Lundquist is a retired naval of? cer who writes on naval, maritime, defense and security issues. Quinn Shea Quinn is the Product Line Manager of the
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 4of team members sent to speci? c events.. Celia Konowe We have media serving the global maritime, subsea, offshore energy, ports and logistics Edward Lundquist David Strachan markets, which in this context means that we attend a lot of exhibitions and conferences. Since we started attending ‘live’ again
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 24Engineering News recently interviewed Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, U.S. Navy, for insights on the service today and it’s needs to grow in the future. By Edward Lundquist 24 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • April 2024 MR #4 (18-33).indd 24 4/5/2024 9:15:14 A
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 6on page 30. S-271 24, Ystad, Sweden [email protected]; +46 411 184 00 Back to this month, our cover story stands Founder: on its own merit, as Edward Lundquist John J. O’Malley [1905 - 1980] Charles P. O’Malley [1928 - 2000] interviews RAdm Philip Sobeck, head John E. O’Malley
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 4. MarineLMS. CONTACT INFORMATION: He is the programs director at Lundquist Email: [email protected] OCIMF. He has worked at Chev- Laursen Edward Lundquist is a retired Web: www.marinelink.com ron in various positions, includ- Wendy Laursen has 20 years of naval of? cer who writes on naval, t:
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 275 year history, and more importantly Noise & Vibration Control its future, including the great need for new ships and mariners. 38 Tech Files By Edward Lundquist 38 Tech Feature Situational Awareness 30 Heavy Lifters 43 The Final Word The race for bigger cranes to enhance offshore energy ef? ciency
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April 2024 - Marine News page: 6. shipyard industrial base. He uting writer for Marine News and MarineLink.com. is also a lawyer, focusing on maritime and environ- mental issues. 3 Edward Lundquist is a retired naval of? cer who writes on maritime and 7 Jeff Vogel security issues. He is a regular contributor to New is a shareholder
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 24the passenger vessel Spirit of Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., in June 2022. More than 100 passengers, the vast majority of them school children, were rescued Edward Wargo / U.S. Coast Guard 24 | MN February 202
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 6Marine 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
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January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 26Undersea Test Vehicle. The Navy’s top of? cer wants more players on the ? eld Unmanned Underwater Systems = Force Multiplier Source: Boeing By Edward Lundquist peaking at the Surface Navy Association’s an- (i.e., a mix of ships that avoids ‘putting too many eggs into nual symposium in Crystal City, Virginia
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January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 12INSIGHTS AERIAL DRONES & MINE HUNTING UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM HAS EARNED ITS SEA-LEGS By Edward Lundquist he Swiss-Swedish joint-venture UMS Skeldar V-200 mum take-off weight of 235kg, a maximum speed of 75 knots vertical take-off unmanned arial system (VTUAV) and a payload of up to 40kg. It can take
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January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 6in France and Ecuador. Currently, she is pursuing her master of environmental studies degree at Dalhousie University. Lundquist Konowe Strachan Edward Lundquist is a retired naval of? cer who writes on naval, maritime, defense and security issues. Moniz Rhonda J. Moniz is an underwater forensics expert
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January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 4to fruition Contributing Writers Kevin Hardy now. Last month Boeing delivered the ? rst Orca XLUUV, essentially a small, uncrewed Celia Konowe Edward Lundquist military submarine that is designed to stay at sea for up to six months at time to complete David Strachan as many missions that can be loaded
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January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 2Dr. Eleanor Darlington 26 UUVs Force Multipliers The Navy needs ‘more players on the ? eld’ and UUVs, from large to small, answer the call. By Edward Lundquist 34 Ocean Warrior Jim McNeill is on a Mission Leading Earth’s citizen warriors across the sea. By Celia Konowe 42 ROVs Navigating the
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November 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 20EYE ON THE NAVY NATO GAINS EXPERIENCE WITH UNMANNED SYSTEMS All photos courtesy NATO By Edward Lundquist allies and partners have taken Messenger is in its second year. Both are conducted at the Navy advantage of recent demon- Operational Experimentation Centre in Tróia, one of two Por- NATO strations
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November 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 6wholesale electricity practice group and focuses her electric Lundquist markets partner in Washington, D.C., regulatory practice on representing Edward Lundquist is a retired naval and advises clients on electric and clients in matters before FERC and state of? cer who writes on naval, maritime, natural
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November 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 4the leadership baton was earned Kevin Hardy by his daughter. Dawn is passionate about her company, technology and people, and it is Celia Konowe Edward Lundquist the latter that I found most interesting in our recent interview. Through our channels, we David Strachan talk relentlessly about the innovations
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December 2023 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 36her ? rst protect emerging commerce, support ? sheries enforcement patrol in 1791 and serving until 1804. and energy exploration in Alaska. –By Edward Lundquist 36 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • December 2023 MR #12 (34-44).indd 36 12/5/2023 5:55:44 P
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December 2023 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 4issues) $140.00; two years $180.00 (18 printed issues) including postage and handling. Ewing MarineLMS. Lundquist Tom Ewing is a freelance writer Edward Lundquist is a retired specializing in energy and envi- Haun naval of? cer who writes on naval, ronmental issues. Eric Haun is editor of Marine maritime
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November 2023 - Marine News page: 6Marine News November 2023 • Volume 34 Number 11 Contributors 1 24 35 7 6 8 9 1 Jennifer Carpenter 5 Edward Lundquist is president & CEO of The American Waterways Op- is a retired naval of? cer who writes on maritime and security erators, the tugboat, towboat and barge industry’s ad- issues.
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September 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 4Laursen to our pages. Based in Kevin Hardy Celia Konowe Australia, Laursen is a long-tenured technical writer in the maritime, offshore and subsea Edward Lundquist space, and she is an active contributor in sister-publications Maritime Reporter & Engi- David Strachan neering News and Offshore Engineer. This
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October 2023 - Marine News page: 6uting writer for Marine News and MarineLink.com. is the director of commercial business development at the Propane Education & Research Council. 6 Edward Lundquist is a retired naval of? cer who writes on maritime and security 2 Tom Ewing issues. He is a regular contributor to New Wave Media titles
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June 2023 - Marine News page: 26in March 2023. Christopher R. Lape / U.S. Marine Corps A ’ S S MERICA S EA ERVICES UILDING ARGE LEET OF MALL HIPS AND RAFT S L B S F C By Edward Lundquist ot every vessel in the U.S. Navy is built for barges. “The larger of the two is the Auxiliary Personnel major combat operations on the high
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June 2023 - Marine News page: 6of the Connecticut Maritime Association and a contrib- to this magazine. uting writer for Marine News and MarineLink.com. 2 Grady S. Hurley 5 Edward Lundquist is co-leader of the maritime litigation, arbitration, and is a retired naval of? cer who writes on maritime and dispute resolution team and