Vessels WINDEA Intrepid & WINDEA Courageous The ? rst two designed, BV-classed CTVs for WINDEA CTV. The third newbuild crew and fourth vessels are under construction at St Johns, and transfer vessels construction of the ? fth vessel is well underway at Breaux (CTV) for WIN- Brothers in Louisiana.
G REAT of HIPS S 2023 NSMV 1: EM mpire State VII is the ? rst in a series of ? ve Na- that there are two separate engine rooms with a pair of diesel tional Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV), generators in each, both feeding dual high voltage switch- built at Philly Shipyard, powered by Wabtec
Feature Great Vessels of 2023 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation CAPE HATTERAS & CAPE CANAVERAL Damen’s Multi Cat multipurpose workboat design, well of deck space for the works on deck, and also enhance the proven in European markets, has made its entry into the stability that these vessels need for
Column Legal Beat Bringing the Capital Construction Fund Program Ashore By James Kearns, Special Council, Jones Walker LLP On May 5, 2023, base amount, providing a total of more than $662 million the White House announced that the Environmental Pro- for FY 2023. The NOFOs that have been issued for
TECH FEATURE: GEARS Image courtesy Reintjes Karl Senner Chris Senner Reintjes Hybrid System hybrids, fully electric vessels, energy storage systems, fuel cells, alternative fuels, and everything in between. Key areas of increased penetration in the market include de- livering Reintjes solutions to the
CAPTAIN MORGAN MCMANUS because the hardware didn’t have the redundancy or the ro- Custom Built bustness to work. Now you don’t trust the software because of Not only does the NSMV replace a ship that’s 60 years old, the fact that it is custom built for training – not a cargo ship spoo? ng and cyberattacks
NATIONAL SECURITY MULTI-MISSION VESSEL (NSMV) Watch the full interview @ Photo courtesy Captain Morgan McManus McManus & Mentorship: Be Accountable As Captain Morgan McManus prepares to take the helm of Empire State VII and a new generation of seafarers, he re? ects on the mentors in his career that have
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
NATIONAL SECURITY MULTI-MISSION VESSEL (NSMV) aptain Morgan McManus has a long and var- ied maritime career spanning nearly 30 years, sailing on everything from tankers to deepwater drill ships, returning in 2019 to his alma mater CSUNY Maritime to serve as the captain on the schools training ship
CAPTAIN MORGAN MCMANUS Captain Morgan McManus will serve as the Ship’s Master on the Empire State VII, the ? rst in a series of ? ve National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV), which at press time was getting its post-sea trial ? nishing touches at Philly Shipyard. The project to design, build
NATIONAL SECURITY MULTI-MISSION VESSEL (NSMV) Preparing to the Helm of N Photo courtesy Captain Morgan McManus 24 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • September 2023 MR #9 (18-33).indd 24 9/6/2023 5:16:53 PM
Editorial MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS M A R I N E L I N K . C O M HQ 118 E. 25th St., 2nd Floor New York, NY 10010 USA T +1 212 477 6700 CEO John C. O’Malley [email protected] President & COO Publisher & Editor Greg Trauthwein [email protected] There are few U.S. shipbuilding
NO.9 / VOL. 85 / SEPTEMBER 2023 24 Photo on the Cover: Courtesy Philly Shipyard : Photo this page: Courtesy Captain Morgan McManus 12 Preserving OPA90 Experience Departments OPA90 has had an outsized effect to an extent that it may no longer be as effec- 4 Authors & Contributors tive as it was in recent
September 2023 MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS marinelink.com Inside NSMV No. 1 Empire State VII SUNY Maritime’s Captain Morgan McManus is set to take the helm of the first of five National Security Multi-Mission Vessels Since 1939 Number 9 Volume 85 The Cost of “Net Zero” Decarbonization in
Column Safety Equipment Personal Locator Beacons Improve the Chance of Rescue at Sea By Morgan Turrell, Director, NTSB Of? ce of Marine Safety about for 4 hours in 50-mph freezing winds and 30-foot New Year’s Eve seas. Search-and-rescue (SAR) operations, hampered by is a time of celebration and
Marine News February 2023 • Volume 34 Number 2 Contributors 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Mike Corrigan 4 Robert Kunkel, is a former energy industry executive. He joined Inter- president of Alternative Marine Technologies and First ferry in 2017 after 14 years in leadership positions at Harvest Navigation
Marine News February 2023 • Volume 34 Number 2 Contents Features 24 24 Help Wanted: Building a New Industry Workforce development and employment are among the fundamental issues being pushed and pulled by the rise of U.S. offshore wind. By Tom Ewing 30 2023 Shipbuilding Report: 30 Passenger
Figure 1 A potted Y-splice cable from MacArtney Underwater Technology. The polyurethane casting (bottom right), is wide on the left side to allow for two cables and a cathode, and stepped down on the right side for a strain relief. Each cable has a locking sleeve installed before assembly. The cable on
Feature Great Vessels of 2022 Dare County Owner: EJE Dredging Service Builder: Conrad Shipyard MISS KATIE Designer: Jensen Maritime Dredging Service, as part of a public/private part- and operation of a new split-hull dredge that could be used nership with Dare County, has recently taken mostly in maintaini
MN Austal USA Austal USA and long lead-time material for one Heritage class OPC, as their ability to deliver. This is excellent news for the fu- with options for production of up to 10 additional vessels, ture of our Coast Guard and for shipbuilding in Alabama. the Coast Guard announced in June. The
People & Companies Bruun Takes the Helm at KVH Callan Promotes Two VPS KVH Industries, Inc., has appointed Callan Marine announced the promo- Brent C. Bruun as president, CEO and tions of Chris Dearing to Vice President Bruun Hernandez member of the board. of Engineering and Production and Oli- ver
to make use of alternative fuels and technology to start reduc- like LNG and biofuel. The ? rst large bulk carriers to use LNG ing its emissions right away. entered service in 2022 while LNG powered RoRo vessels Decarbonization will transform the shipping industry’s risk and tankers are under construction
GREEN TECH FEATURE COATINGS Conrad Shipyard constructed The Providence at its Morgan City, Louisiana, yard using steel primed with Zinc Plate Ultra II PCP, a two-component, inorganic preconstruction zinc shop primer. Photos courtesy The Sherwin-Williams Company Systems like the 100%-solids Fast- pared
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