Ken Wise

  • Ken Howe has been named manager of marine repair at Jeffboat, a subsidiary of American Commercial Marine Service Company in Jeffersonville, Ind.

    In his new position, Mr. Howe will be responsible for the management of marine repair as well as Jeffboat's machine shop. He began his career with Jeffboat in 1973 as a quality control inspector and later moved to the positions of foreman for special vessels and superintendent of marine repair.

    Mr. Howe replaces 28-year veteran Ken Wise, who recently retired.

    During the past 12 years, Mr.

    Wise worked as manager of marine repair. Due to his expertise developed over the years through the positions of steelfitter, assembly line foreman and towboat construction superintendent, Mr. Wise has become widely recognized throughout the marine industry.

    Jeffboat, a large inland shipbuilder, is a producer of high quality river barges, towboats and a wide variety of commercial marine vessels.

    For more information and free literature describing the inland shipbuilding and repair services offered by Jeffboat, Circle 62 on Reader Service Card

  • MT Jan-24#49 “As a WHOI scientist myself 20 years ago, I was 
‘customer)
    January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 49

    “As a WHOI scientist myself 20 years ago, I was ‘customer number one’ and applied early versions of the NBOSI sensor technology to my ? eets of Webb Research, now Teledyne Slocum, gliders, L3Harris (OceanServer) Iver2 vehicles, and Liquid Robotics Wave Gliders.” Dave Frantantoni, CEO calibration.

  • MT Nov-23#37 Where Does Tiamat Work?
Jake Storey, Executive Director of)
    November 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 37

    Where Does Tiamat Work? Jake Storey, Executive Director of Haven Dredging, admits that the Tiamat dredging technology is not a ‘silver bullet’ solution. “We see Tiamat as complimenting existing forms of dredging; it will perform better in certain locations than a water injector; it will be cheaper, and as

  • MR Dec-23#29 The Wabtec
16V250MDC, EPA 
Tier 4, IMO Tier 
III marine)
    December 2023 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 29

    The Wabtec 16V250MDC, EPA Tier 4, IMO Tier III marine diesel engines NSMV Main Particulars Length 525 ft. (160.05m) Breadth 88.5 ft. (27m) Depth 55.1 ft. (16.8m) Draft, design 21.4 ft. (6.5m) Range 10,000+ miles @ 18 knots Propulsion Diesel Electric Engines 4 x Wabtec Total installed power 16

  • MT Sep-23#68 MTR
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    September 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 68

    MTR 100 HYDROCOMP INC. TRITECH INTERNATIONAL IMPACT SUBSEA www.hydrocompinc.com www.tritech.co.uk www.impactsubsea.com Since 1984, HydroComp has been a Tritech International Limited is dedi- Impact Subsea was founded by Ben leader in providing hydrodynamic soft- cated to providing reliable imaging

  • MT Sep-23#49 UTEC 
www.acteon.com 
UTEC, a Geo-services brand in)
    September 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 49

    UTEC www.acteon.com UTEC, a Geo-services brand in Acteon’s Data and Ro- botics Division, provides a wide range of global survey, positioning and data management services. Surveys performed by UTEC are designed and de- ployed to use less equipment and optimize personnel and vessel usage to reduce the

  • MR Sep-23#27 CAPTAIN MORGAN MCMANUS
modern diesel-electric power plant)
    September 2023 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 27

    CAPTAIN MORGAN MCMANUS modern diesel-electric power plant, built with redundancy in that there are two separate engine rooms with a pair of diesel generators in each, both feeding dual high voltage switch- boards and dual propulsion motors. “It’s built from a redundancy for the safe return to port fea- ture

  • MR Jun-23#21  investigation.”
According to Ken Rohlman of Hapag-Lloyd)
    June 2023 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 21

    each time), with the aim of identifying suspicious cargo to users for thorough investigation.” According to Ken Rohlman of Hapag-Lloyd the concept of HazCheck Detect is not a novel one. In fact, Hapag-Lloyd had developed as far back as 2010. The results were shocking, and they highlighted what is an

  • MR Apr-23#33 COVER STORY CURTIN MARITIME 
One Technology: 
Vessel)
    April 2023 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 33

    COVER STORY CURTIN MARITIME One Technology: Vessel Management Software In discussing maritime technology trends with industry leaders, MR always ask for ‘the one technology’ that in and of itself makes the biggest difference in ef? ciency and/or safety. Martin Curtin was succinct: new-generation vessel

  • MN Apr-23#25 Feature
Offshore Wind
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    April 2023 - Marine News page: 25

    Feature Offshore Wind operations with ? xed versus ? oating scape could get more confusing, not systems consistent with international wind projects. He said anchor chains less. He referenced added concern standards so that all captains are famil- will need to be avoided – generally af- about recreationa

  • MN Apr-23#24 Feature
Offshore Wind 
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    April 2023 - Marine News page: 24

    Feature Offshore Wind ? rst signed in 2014, was updated this year - in 2023, but ing tower impacts. the link to the MOU posted on the website does not de- Wise gave particular attention to emergency response tail this recent work. Importantly, DOE’s goal – by 2025 capabilities within project areas.

  • MN Apr-23#23 based on European experiences and 
documents. For reference)
    April 2023 - Marine News page: 23

    based on European experiences and documents. For reference, Wise cited the “White Paper on Offshore Wind Energy” written by the Netherlands’ Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment and The Ministry of Economic Affairs in 2014. Readers may recall that in February 2022 the National Academy of

  • MN Apr-23#21 Feature
Offshore Wind
W.F. Baird & Associates
“Risks in)
    April 2023 - Marine News page: 21

    Feature Offshore Wind W.F. Baird & Associates “Risks in terms of search and rescue are complex and very much depend on experience from real world operations, not computer models.” – Larry Wise, Senior Coastal Marine Engineer, W.F. Baird & Associates mercialization of ? oating wind energy. Interest

  • MR Feb-23#10  of training materials. Also, 
ken language by using text-to-speech)
    February 2023 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 10

    large amounts of training content, procedures, and quizzes. The model can also generate spo- allowing for ef? cient creation of training materials. Also, ken language by using text-to-speech technology to create ChatGPT can be ? ne-tuned to the speci? c needs of the mari- 10 Maritime Reporter & Engineering

  • MN Feb-23#43   Ship Building has appointed Ken Gentle 
announced that)
    February 2023 - Marine News page: 43

    Director Hires Gentle The Maritime Institute of Technol- Palatka, Fla. shipbuilder St. Johns ogy and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) Ship Building has appointed Ken Gentle announced that Mark Heward has to the position of vice president of repair. Beerbohm Nastasi joined as director. Roney Joins NBBB, ESR Lennerstedt

  • MR Nov-22#43 FEATURE  METHANOL SHIPS 
Greg Trauthwein
Chris Chatterton)
    November 2022 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 43

    FEATURE METHANOL SHIPS Greg Trauthwein Chris Chatterton, COO, Methanol Institute and Constantin Baack, CEO, MPC Container Ships, at SMM 2022 in Hamburg. slo-based MPCC was launched in 2017, aiming delivery in the second half of 2024. The vessels come with a to become a regional container shipping

  • MN Nov-22#41  million through the Corps’ FY  ken apart, saving precious)
    November 2022 - Marine News page: 41

    NESP projects, and the program re- ables larger tows to pass through without having to be bro- ceived an additional $12.2 million through the Corps’ FY ken apart, saving precious time while also increasing safety 2022 work plan to continue to advance additional projects. for deckhands. According to Marty

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    September 2022 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 67

    .com/page/arc-1xd corrosive link, galvanic link) and fusible link or “? ash wire”. develogic GmbH www.develogic.de/products/? ota- A release can be broken down into a handful of elements. tion-and-mooring-frames/dw-release/ 1. There’s the trigger that starts the release function, EdgeTech www.edgetech

  • MR Sep-22#46  where concerts are held daily.  ken on the ship’s hull in a)
    September 2022 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 46

    , open-deck hot tubs, a casino, a spa, a three-deck Colos- Port of Barcelona a bottle of Italian sparkling wine was bro- seum where concerts are held daily. ken on the ship’s hull in a time-honored maritime tradition. Costa Toscana, as its name suggests, aims to offer its visitors Delivered in December 2021

  • MN Sep-22#14 Insights
far. The folks who are really coming to us and)
    September 2022 - Marine News page: 14

    Insights far. The folks who are really coming to us and saying, ‘Hey, around the world, which represents a fairly signi? cant let’s take a closer look.’ They’re tug owners, they’re coast- percentage of the world market. The easy path to decar- wise trading folks. They’re folks who are in shorter, more

  • MR Aug-22#44 OFFSHORE WIND
Stiesdal A/S’ 
TetraSpar was 
installed late)
    August 2022 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 44

    OFFSHORE WIND Stiesdal A/S’ TetraSpar was installed late last year and has so far had 59% capacity. Photo courtesy Stiesdal A/S big turbines will get.” build 30 maybe 50 ? oaters in a year. Even with 20MW tur- However, volume wise, “We’ve not done enough and we’re bines we might be able to get

  • MR Aug-22#16 Digitalization
Energy Ef   ciency Indices
By Joey Daly)
    August 2022 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 16

    Digitalization Energy Ef ciency Indices By Joey Daly, Cargo Analyst, VesselsValue ecarbonization is the greatest challenge facing the shipping industry today. The effort to reduce emis- D sions and environmental impact extends to all sectors and players and will leave no one in the industry unaffected.

  • MT Jul-22#25  through data collection. 
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    July 2022 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 25

    company, is using unmanned submersibles to defne the 200WX-IPX7. Over 1 million hours of capture and expand sea imagery through data collection. Ken Childress, Terradepth’s chief strategy of? cer, shared the fawless nautical operation on buoys, USVs and inspiration and technology behind their

  • MR Jun-22#11 tual descriptions is comparatively very 
The Author
low.)
    June 2022 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 11

    tual descriptions is comparatively very The Author low. Therefore, where textual media does the job, it is wise to use it. Goldberg Images, like text, are powerful when Murray Goldberg is CEO of Marine Learning Systems. it comes to conveying information. They Email: [email protected] can also be

  • MR May-22#38 GREEN TECH FEATURE COATINGS 
Coated for the 
Long Haul 
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    May 2022 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 38

    GREEN TECH FEATURE COATINGS Coated for the Long Haul By Matt Heffernan, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine ith protective marine technology to be overspeci? ed. These For hauling operations, crewmembers coatings, a little extra parties are used to the ? ve- to seven- on The Providence ? ll the