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  • Ratsey and Lapthorn Inc., sailmakers since 1790, and Syner-Tech Inc., suppliers of rigging and control mechanisms, have announced the availability of sails and their related controls and rigging for commercial vessels of various sizes and uses. Both David Vietor, president of Ratsey and Lapthorn, and William L. Banks Jr., president of Syner-Tech, said that their systems can be used on existing vessels on a retrofit basis as well as vessels for new construction.

    Colin E. Ratsey, chairman of the board of Ratsey and Lapthorn, and Mr. Banks had recently been involved with the installation and use of Ratsey's large sail (over 6,500 square feet, the world's largest) of the Rowans Company's jackup oil rig, which showed a significant fuel savings during a tow from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Halifax, Canada. Preliminary studies show that vessels could realize as much as a 30 percent fuel savings with a sail system used in conjunction with the existing main propulsion.

    Both companies have indicated that systems can be prepared for vessels from under 100 feet long to medium-size vessels (approximately 70,000 dwt).

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  • William H. Banks, vice president and general manager-operations, Chevron Shipping Company, San Francisco, Calif. 94105, has been elected president, effective August 1. He replaces Lawrence C. Ford, who is retiring after 40 years of service. Chevron Shipping Company, a subsidiary of Standard Oil

  • international ship classification society held in New York City on September 19. This brings to 406 the number of ABS Members. The new Members are: William H. Banks, president, Chevron Shipping Company, San Francisco, Calif.; Rear Adm. William M. Benkert, USCG (ret.), president, American Institute

  • MN Feb-24#33 Regulatory
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    Regulatory Update MARAD converted the program to a government loan pro- Title XI support. In short, the tests that measure that the gram with the Federal Financing Bank as the lender.” borrower has ‘a reasonable prospect’ of repaying the debt The repayment term and interest rates available under have

  • MN Feb-24#29 Feature
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    Feature Offshore Wind Ørsted now has some signi? cant challenges. In? ation is de? nitely one of them,” said Jan Sloth Møller, offshore site manager at Ørsted. But he noted that the goals and ambitions held by federal and state governments could create an openness to reevaluate funding arrangements for

  • MN Feb-24#17 Column
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    Column Going Green ernize ferry operations, replace aging implemented to address grid and space increased power requirements. That vessels, and upgrade ferry terminals. constraints with electri? cation. can involve installing new conduit, The grants are critical to helping WETA is one of many U.S.

  • MT Jan-24#55 Gazelle is banking on its 
modular solution, which Ortega)
    January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 55

    Gazelle is banking on its modular solution, which Ortega says should represent a 30% reduced platform cost. “We are targeting 75% less of mooring length compared. So less mooring length, less materials will be used.” Alvaro Ortega, CFO, Gazelle Wind Power All images courtesy Gazelle Offshore Wind Gaze

  • MT Jan-24#54 FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND GAZELLE WIND POWER
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    FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND GAZELLE WIND POWER GAZELLE PREPARING FOR A FLOATING WIND FUTURE All images courtesy Gazelle Offshore Wind As offshore wind power spreads globally, it’s widely acknowledged that the maturing of ? oating wind power platforms will exponentially increase the availability of resources

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    vessels. between The Interlake Steamship Company and the product coat. This coating – directly applied to steel – eliminates the need team at Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine, ensuring a for a separate primer, saving time. Speci? cally designed for im- tailored and effective solution. mersion service

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    Epoxies By Justin Peare, Marine Coatings Representative, Great Lakes Region & Matt Heffernan, Commercial Marine Business Manager, North America, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine he Motor Vessel Mark W. Barker – the ? rst U.S.- advanced coatings systems to ensure durability. Initially built constructed

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    www.marinelink.com are solely those of the author. of North America with Sherwin- t: (212) 477-6700 f: (212) 254-6271 Reference to any speci? c com- Williams Protective & Marine. He Peare mercial companies, products, is a NACE III-Certi? ed industrial Justin Peare is the Marine Coat- process, or service

  • MT Nov-23#14  to quickly detect, mitigate, 
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    and adaptability of malicious cy- Submarine League, then NAVSEA commander Vice Adm. ber actors, resilience - the ability to quickly detect, mitigate, William Hilarides addressed the serious risk posed by off- and recover from cyberattacks - is key, as is leveraging profes- board networks to submarines,

  • MR Dec-23#43 into force in 1958, and only gave the IMO broad and)
    December 2023 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 43

    into force in 1958, and only gave the IMO broad and, vague tion. But shipbuilders, oil companies, miners, chemical man- powers “to deal with” the regulation and practices “relating ufactures and others with huge ? nancial stakes in shipping, to technical matters of all kinds affecting shipping in inter-

  • MR Dec-23#42  The Final Word
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    OPINION: The Final Word Copyright William/AdobeStock Where is the IMO? Tasked to ? ght climate change, what’s up with United Nations ocean shipping agency charged with the responsibility to regulate GHGs? By T. Nelson Thompson hy can’t global ocean shipping, an industry based in an unassuming brown

  • MR Dec-23#40 TECHNOLOGY IN FOCUS: DIGITALIZATION
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    TECHNOLOGY IN FOCUS: DIGITALIZATION "There's a lot of focus on ‘Big Data’. We don't talk much about Big Data. We talk about impor- tant data." One-on-One with “Mr. ECDIS” – Tor Svanes, CEO, NAVTOR NAVTOR. With that, we are talking to banks, ? nancial insti- Your reputation in e-Navigation as ‘Mr.

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    . But here comes the irony. If the Exxon Valdez had been built with a double bot- tom, there still would have been a very bad oil spill in Prince William Sound, which I personally believe, on a nice day, is the most beautiful place in the world. There still would have been a massive uproar, but

  • MR Dec-23#6 Editorial
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    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 What’s in [email protected] President & COO Publisher & Editor Greg Trauthwein Store in ‘24? [email protected] t has

  • MN Nov-23#58  Members
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    Gunder- son has been promoted to SVP, tor of engineering. global communications and brand. SAFE Boats’ Board Adds New Members Silver Ships Names William “Dean” Lee and Tom Sánchez Lee Norton Powers COO Silver Ships promoted longtime Norton have joined SAFE Boats In- ternational’s board of directors

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    of eligible U.S.-fag vessels priations Act, 2023, added more than $212 million to the to defer federal taxes on income from vessel operations and © William A. Morgan / Adobe Stock 18 | MN November 202

  • MN Nov-23#8  were  the blocks”, said William P. Doyle, CEO, Dredging)
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    (GEAR), which is IGE past ? ve years. Newbuild dredges have been “rolling off + 25%. When compared to the IGE, 59 projects were the blocks”, said William P. Doyle, CEO, Dredging Con- lower by more than 10%, 27 projects were lower by more tractors of America. Doyle said he expects this trend will than

  • MR Nov-23#36 CIO IN FOCUS
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    November 2023 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 36

    CIO IN FOCUS mulating best practices from industries outside of because of the synergies of our teams, I have a combined re- maritime has been a mantra in boardrooms and sponsibility. In a nutshell, I'm responsible for the technology conferences for decades, as traditional maritime of the company plus

  • MR Nov-23#6 Editorial
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    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] aving maintained a fairly rigorous

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    3, a solemn gathering of well-wishers watched Scripps Institution of as FLIP was towed, at sunset, to a dismantling and recy- U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released Oceanography at University cling facility. Last month, a formal good-bye ceremony was of California, conducts investigations in a number

  • MT Sep-23#33 industry-?  rst that converts live sonar  is equipped with)
    September 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 33

    industry-? rst that converts live sonar is equipped with an advanced Battery unexploded ordnance, and decommis- data into SAS tiles in real-time during Management System (BMS) which con- sioning surveys. SeaKite is Kraken Ro- missions, supporting Automatic Target tinually monitors the status and

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    MTR 100 BIRNS https://birns.com/ BIRNS, Inc. has been helping shape technology in the sub- sea industry since the 1960s, when it began developing ad- vanced lighting systems and other unique marine solutions for the U.S. Navy. In the years to follow, BIRNS’ lighting and connector systems provided

  • MR Sep-23#42 Shipping & Ports Annual
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    Shipping & Ports Annual 2023 ZERO EMISSION PORTS Pricing about $100,000, depending on what might already be on site. There’s no question that $3 billion is a lot of money. But NWSA advises EPA: “We believe that it is safe to assume sim- similarly, nobody questions that it will be very expensive to ilar

  • MN Jun-23#43  the promotion of Captain William  health, safety and environmen)
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    (HOST) has appoint- agement team of TAI Engineers, which in- Dolan & Dugan Laiche ed Jarred Adams as its new director of clude the promotion of Captain William health, safety and environment. Krewsky, PE (USCG Retired), to presi- dent and Krishna (Kris) Karri to senior Harvey Gulf Hires Luongo as vice