Patricia Keefe

  • Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the union, but its vision of the future is as far reaching as the ocean lapping at its shores.

    Taking a page from the University of Rhode Island (URI) motto, “Think Big, We do!,” the Rhode Island Economic Development Corp. (RIEDC) is working hard to position the state as “a premier hub for maritime activity for decades to come. “ The message? If it’s on the water, in the water, under the water or about the water – you’re going to find it here.

    Sandwiched between much larger and seemingly more glamorous states with longer coastlines, Rhode Island nonetheless stands out by virtue of its “perfect marriage” between subsea technology and the marine environment.

    That historic, symbiotic relationship is one reason many expect Rhode Island to be the first to “wet steel,” by fielding not one, but two offshore wind farms that will be based out of the upgraded facilities at Davisville port at Quonset. Another marine first is the innovative Ocean Special Area Management Plan (SAMP), a nationally lauded spatial grid mapping of the sea floor in and around Rhode Island, and then there’s the University of Rhode Island (URI)’s innovative research centers of excellence, and the country’s first doctorate and graduate degrees in ocean engineering.

    Rhode Island is also home port to a sizeable naval presence, including the prestigious Naval Underwater Warfare Center (see p. 36), as well as to what one colleague calls “the greatest living explorer on the planet,” oceanography rock star, marine archeologist and former naval officer Dr. Bob Ballard.

    Ocean State boosters keep coming back to the surrounding marine environment – starting with Narragansett Bay, a deep, natural harbor – and the communities that feed off it, and each other, including the U.S. Navy, which awarded $200 million in contracts to R.I businesses last year; URI’s  Marine departments, a robust R&D community and more than 500 defense and marine-based business and agencies. “People are linked to the ocean here, one way or another,” said Prof. Dwight Coleman, director of URI’s Inner Space Lab. In a state where they joke that no commute is ever more than 20 minutes, it’s easy to understand how tightly knit the community has become over the years. Politicians at the state and federal level mix regularly with URI oceanography and  engineering professors, who mix even  more frequently with researchers from the NUWC and officials from a host of government regulatory, research and marine agencies. “We actually know them well, which as you can imagine, is helpful when you are trying to get things done,” said Coleman.

    Many people jump back and forth between the different sectors of the heavily interlinked marine community throughout their careers.  The result is both a rich pool of uniquely skilled, cross-disciplinary marine experts, and innumerable business opportunities, ranging from R&D partnerships to spinoffs out of Navy and University research projects, to new versions or applications of commercial technology. RI’s largest and most successful spinoff is ASA, a marine engineering services company, whose RI office alone had sales of $11 million before it was sold to RSB.  Other spinoffs of note include Far Sounder, a maker of sonar and 3D imaging products, and SubChem Systems, Inc., which makes submersible chemical analyzers for water quality monitoring and underwater surveillance.

    It’s those kinds of success stories coupled with the anticipated economic boom driven by offshore energy that has the state betting big that more marine business will be dropping anchor in Rhode Island.

     

    (As published in the March 2013 edition of Marine Technologies - www.seadiscovery.com)

  • Rhode Island may be the “red” state in terms of the state color, flower and tree, but it bleeds blue – Navy blue.  That’s because the U.S. Navy is deeply anchored into the fabric of the Ocean State’s history and economy. Its roots stretch all the way back to the birth of an armed naval force in 1775, and to

  • There is so much research going on in the state of Rhode Island that its Science & Technology Advisory Council (STAC) gives out annual research grants to research teams already working on projects to facilitate even more collaborative research. The goal is to give a boost to those projects that have the

  • It’s powerful, it’s clean, and it’s something the Ocean State has plenty of: energy-rich offshore winds.  Rhode Island, along with its designated developer, Deepwater Wind, hopes to be the first in the U.S. to harness that blow, starting with an initial, five-turbine, 30-MW demonstration project off Block

  • Ships and Associated Designs By Sam Peters, “The Liberty Ships” by L.A. Sawyer and W.H. Mitchell, The National American Archives. The Author Patricia Keefe is a veteran business journalist and editor who has covered high-tech industries and maritime topics.  She discovered while researching this story

  • Mass. Maritime responds to industry demand, reloads with cutting edge Transas equipment, and moves to the head of the brown water training queue. It was a dark and stormy night with choppy seas. I didn’t hit anything, but I did run aground twice while at the helm of the tug boat simulator at the Massachuset

  • Once queen of the express liners, and the fastest, safest and biggest passenger liner in history, the SS United States today quietly awaits rescue from a pending cruise to the scrapyard.  The Big Ship the Big U, the one that didn’t sink. The S.S. United States, still the fastest passenger liner ever and

  • Former USCG Admiral Thad Allen is a transformational leader in the history of the service, a rock through thick and thin. Today he talks about resource allocation, risk management and homeland security.  As part of Booz Allen Hamilton’s Justice and Homeland Security business group, Executive Vice President

  • Early adopters use performance monitoring and condition-based maintenance tools to cut costs, head off breakdowns, find efficiencies and ensure compliance. The only thing harder than finding a needle in a haystack, is finding the sharpest points in a haystack full of needles, which is essentially the

  • Offshore exploration is a history of man v. nature, with ever bigger technology and investment   Prospecting for oil is a dynamic art. The greatest single element in all prospecting, past, present and future, is the man willing to take a chance,” said Petroleum geologist Everett DeGolyer, ‘the father of

  • 1806  - Spring pole cable drilling developed in US. 1844  - Fluid circulating rotary well drilling patented in England. 1845  - Circulated fluid used to remove drill cuttings for first time. 1860  - Fluid circulation rotary diamond coring drill developed in France. 1869 – T homas Fitch Rowland  patents

  • Inventor, Entrepreneur, Industrialist & The Father of Modern Navigational Tech Elmer A. Sperry casts a long shadow over the history of modern naval, nautical and aeronautical technology, one few people know much about, but should, for a man crowned both the “father of modern navigational technology” and

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    Feature | Mercado Labs 2020 SHIPPING & PORT ANNUAL When it Comes to Supply Chain: “The First Mile is Everything” Shippers who fail to plan are planning to fail. By Joseph Keefe ommercial marine paint contractors tell us that According to Rob Garrison, CEO and Founder of Merca- coatings involve 99%

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    FIREBOATS Credit: Bill Ingalls, NASA sponse; rather, it defers to local ?re departments or to pri- example, requires ships entering U.S. ports to supply proof of vate sector hazmat contractors.] contracts for spill response and marine ?re?ghting. In 2003, the Department of Homeland Security issued a DHS

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    ech file T Grain Monitoring System for Loaded Barges Purpose-Built for storage challenges brought on by climate change and geopolitical tensions, TeleSense has introduced its cellular SensorSpear Monitors to protect post-harvest grain. By Joseph Keefe eleSense, a post-harvest grain monitoring innovator

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    OFFSHORE WIND The ? rst-in-the-nation offshore wind training facility will be located at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. By Joseph Keefe n late October, with much fanfare, Massachusetts Gover- by the Commonwealth to grow a workforce for the off- nor Charlie Baker, Stephen Pike, CEO of the Massachu-

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    Authors Contributors & A Canadian former energy Randy O’Neill is Senior industry executive, Mike Vice President with Lanc- Corrigan joined Interferry er Insurance Company MarineNews in 2017 after 14 years in and has been Manager of January 2020 leadership positions at BC its MOPS Marine License

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    EDITOR’S NOTE aithful readers of this publication will have read in December’s editor’s note that longtime Marine News editor Joseph Keefe is now settling into well-deserved retire- F ment. Those familiar with Joe’s work know that his successor has big shoes to ? ll. Luckily for me, Joe has been a generous

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    CONTENTS MarineNews January 2020 • Volume 31 Number 1 INSIGHTS 12 Thomas C. Escher Chairman, Red and White Fleet PASSENGER VESSEL SAFETY 18 An Ever-vigilant Focus PVA is on a mission to enhance safety and support the next generation of industry leaders. By Bob Lawler FERRY TRENDS 20 Critcal

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    Editor’s Note so it seems, will go out on a high note, especially where the global waterfront is concerned. For example, confdence in the shipping 2019, industry rose in the last quarter to its highest level in 18 months, according to the latest Shipping Confdence Survey from ship- Decisions, ping

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    FIREBOATS Credit: Metal Shark For Fireboats, T e Heat is On By Joseph Keefe These days, cost-conscious municipalities across the fruited plain, from sea to shining sea, are ordering new wa- terborne assets to cover their many local responsibilities. When they do, they want ‘more bang for their buck,’

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    CONTENTS MarineNews December 2019 • Volume 30 Number 12 INSIGHTS 14 Niels Aalund President, International Propeller Club WASHINGTON WATCH 24 The Good, Bad, and the Undeniably Ugly From inside the Beltway, the ? nal days of calendar year 2019 will likely have a lasting impact on the U.S.

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    M MARITIME MEDICAL CREW CARE Crew Care: Managing Mariner Medical Care By Joe Keefe he competent authority shall as the population on shore enjoys. But, the embarking any mariner, a trusted 2012. There are several key aspects to require that, prior to begin- that’s not always the case. In case of

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    WORKBOAT COMMUNICATIONS ISO: Af ordable & Reliable Workboat Comms T e commercial shipping world can benef t from greater range of communications and reduced satel- lite costs. Domestic brown water operators know all too well that’s easier said; than done. Until now. By Joseph Keefe n the fast moving

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    EDITOR’S NOTE s we head briskly into November with that proverbial bone in our teeth, I ? nd my mood evolving into a surprisingly upbeat place. And, that’s got nothing to do with the fact that A I’m one tuition check away from the Promised Land when it comes to underwriting my son’s soon-to-be completed