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  • Zach McClendon Jr., founder and chairman of MonArk Boat Company in Monticello, Ark., recently announced that the Workboat Division of MonArk has changed its name to SeaArk Marine, Inc.

    MonArk Boat Company sold its Recreational Boat Division to the Brunswick Corporation, which also acquired the trade name MonArk, Mr. McClendon said. The Workboat Division was not a part of the Brunswick transaction.

    "We will continue to sell and manufacture high equality midrange workboats from 20 to 60 feet in length to our commercial, government and industrial customers throughout the world. The only change will be the name on the side, SeaArk," Mr. McClendon said.

    The company also announced the appointment of a new president and promotion of two other longtime employees.

    Robert L. Trammel of Little Rock, a certified public accountant, has been named president of SeaArk; John H. Smith has been named vice president, sales and marketing of SeaArk and will be responsible for the sales and marketing of the standard boat product line and direct sales of custom vessels to domestic and foreign commercial and government accounts; and Willie Brennon has been promoted to vice president of manufacturing.

    James G. Eoff, formerly vice president of finance with MonArk, will remain in the same position with SeaArk.

    SeaArk will continue to manufacture workboats in the same Monticello, Ark., facility. For free literature giving full information on SeaArk Marine, Circle 40 on Reader Service Card

  • "Curtis Bay Towing has, in fact, been an affiliate of Moran Towing Corporation (Greenwich, Conn.) since 1958. No personnel, operational, or policy changes will be made in connection with the name change." Thus, the blue diamond which has identified the Curtis Bay tugs in the ports of Philadelphia

  • Skuld, the International Protection and Indemnity and FD & D Insurance Association based in Scandinavia, recently underwent major changes in its structure. Changes include reorganization of the board of directors into a smaller, more dynamic unit supported by a committee of shipowners representing a

  • Tim Parker Sr., chairman of the board, and Tim Parker Jr., president of Parker Towing Company, have announced the promotion of Charles A. Haun to senior vice president, operations, and the addition of Edward W. Peterson as vice president, sales. Mr. Haun has been with Parker Towing since January

  • Skaarup Shipping Corporation of Greenwich, Conn., has announced a number of organizational changes at the executive level. B.O. Larsen, president, has retired, effective January 1,1988, William O. Gray, formerly of Exxon Corporation, who joined Skaarup in September 1987, will assume the responsibility

  • Grow Group, Inc. of New York, N.Y., recently announced the retirement of J. Robert Desjardins as president of Devoe & Raynolds Division, and the appointment of Joseph M. Quinn to the position of president and chief executive officer, Devoe & Raynolds Co. Division of Grow Group, Inc. Also announced by

  • The Wagner Engineering Group, a 50-year-old company that designs and manufactures marine hydraulic steering systems and automatic pilots for worldwide distribution, recently announced a major reorganization as part of a comprehensive plan to streamline operations. At Wagner Engineering Ltd. in North

  • Marianne C. Hughes, vice president of operations and administration for Coastal States Trading, Inc., the transportation and supply subsidiary of The Coastal Corporation, has assumed the additional responsibilities of marine operations following the retirement of Albin Smith, vice president of marine

  • served as general manager in the Caracas, Venezuela, office as general manager of Naviera Pacifico C.A., a joint venture. Several key management changes have been announced by Norsk Pacific Steamship Company Ltd. of Walnut Creek, Calif. Robert P. Lawson is stepping down as president on June 30

  • Borg-Warner Air Conditioning, Inc. has changed its name to York International Corporation (YIC), headquartered in York, Pa. According to president and chief executive officer Thomas J. Vincent, the new name brings the company, its products and services, and its people together under an identity that

  • Quarterly Update On U.S. Navy Ship Procurement February 1986 IMA provides continuing coverage of the Navy ship procurement market. Each quarter several hundred subscribers receive indepth, analytical reviews of development affecting Navy business opportunities. This article is an excerpt from

  • Following the transfer of the majority of shares in the company to a group of shareholders, Sulzer Diesel Ltd. will now be known as New Sulzer Diesel Ltd. The group of shareholders is comprised of Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani SpA of Trieste, Bremer Vulkan AG of Bremen, Germany, and Deutsche

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    the summer of 2024 has been a “Perhaps this sounds like a small thing. optimistic with the CII. Its impact so far board member focusing on maritime It changes everything,” says Lehtovaara. has been to cut the average speed of the digitalization. He is the current chair Understanding the ship as a system

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    OPINION: The Final Word Seeing the Ship as a System Shipping must engage with the decarbonization realities that lie ahead by changing the way it crafts maritime legislation to re? ect its place in the interconnected, interdependent world economy, said Eero Lehtovaara, ABB Marine & Ports. ABB Marine &

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    SIMULATION e have a close relationship with tech- Realism is prized beyond immersive, photo-realistic visu- nology, evidenced by, for example, als, and providers are introducing increasingly accurate func- the phones we are estimated to un- tionality. FORCE Technology’s upcoming DEN-Mark2 math- lock around

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    FEATURE Image courtesy Kongsberg Digital Simulators Track our Changing Relationship with Technology Simulation-based training has its whole-of-ship/ whole-of-team scenarios, but zooming in, the industry is now working on more speci? c targets. By Wendy Laursen Image above: Kongsberg Digital has integrated

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    INTERVIEW WE ARE ENGAGED WITH MULTIPLE US OSW WIND DEVELOPMENTS AND SEEING AN UP-TICK FOR CVA, TECHNOLOGY REVIEW AND RISK REDUCTION SERVICES IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT PHASES. WITH NEW LEASE ROUNDS COMING AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES, WE DO NOT SEE A BIG SLOWDOWN FOR OSW DEVELOPMENTS APART FROM THE OBVIOUS

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    Maritime Safety © Roman/AdobeStock SIRE 2.0: Navigating the New Horizon of Maritime Safety By Captain Aaron Cooper, Programs Director, OCIMF he maritime industry is on the cusp of a signi? cant preparing vessel operators and vessel assurance teams for the transformation with the launch of the Ship

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    Feature Electric Tugs could change down the road. “What do we really need an In San Diego, eWolf’s transits will typically run 20-30 engineer to do? There are no moving parts. So, how does minutes, “not the optimal operation to really see a lot of that [role] change? How does that change where we work?

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    Feature Electric Tugs the construction of which has fallen behind schedule. “When you’re out on the leading edge of these technolo- gies, everything has to catch up,” Manzi said. “Permitting has to catch up, regulation has to catch up, standards have to catch up. And we’ve faced all three of those challenge

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    Feature Electric Tugs ing tug design. ABB was brought on as systems integrator, and Coden, Ala. shipbuilder Master Boat Builders began building the vessel later that year. The result of these efforts is the 82-foot-long tug eWolf, built to ABS class and is compliant with U.S. Coast Guard Subchapter M

  • MN Apr-24#21 to alert mariners of changes in standout issues,)
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    and lighting should include Automatic Identi? cation response to BOEM’s proposed Atlantic WEAs, certain System Aids to Navigation to alert mariners of changes in standout issues, and positions, are emerging, issues from spacing and/or orientation. navigational safety to ? sheries to whales and mammals

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    AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER (ARC) operate a US ? ag ship just for the MSP customer through that global network. As an example of “clarity and con- stipend. It’s a cargo driven industry, and We are certainly a unique business unit sistency,” Ebeling points ? rst to “the those cargoes help to

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    MATTHEW HART, MANAGER & PLATFORM LEADER, MARINE & STATIONARY POWER SYSTEMS, WABTEC fuel blends up to 100% are in operation maintenance intervals to make sure that What’s the biggest challenge today, running on both biodiesel and re- our engines don’t have to be touched in your job? newable diesel blends.

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    are noting a transition in the business models of many The growth in activity in both the ? oating production and ? oating production system owners. Changes include deploy- the ? oating wind segments will drive increased demand for ing the latest technologies to decarbonize ? oating production engineering

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    motion, strikes, riots, and looting, is a new top ? ve risk for the marine and shipping industry this year at 23%. Businesses and their supply chains face considerable geo- political risks with war in Ukraine, con? ict in the Middle East, and ongoing tensions around the world. Political risk in 2023

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    business risk for marine and shipping businesses. Although Legislation and Regulation ? re risks are well understood and typically well risk managed, Changes in legislation and regulation took the third spot ? re remains a signi? cant cause of business interruption and at 23% falling from second place