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  • Approximately 70 members and guests, the largest turnout ever, attended a recent meeting of the Delaware Valley Chapter of the American Society of Naval Engineers at the Officer's Club, Philadelphia Naval Base.

    Howard Taylor of the Philadelphia Maritime Museum made an excellent slide presentation on "Building the Waterway: A Historical Look at the Delaware River." The Port of Philadelphia is not a great natural seaport. However, it ranks among the top three in the United States in terms of total tonnage handled. This is the result of a significant amount of human ingenuity and energy expended. The presentation dealt with the development of the Delaware River and the Port from 1609 to 1980.

    Chapter chairman Eugene P. Weinert presented Mr. Taylor with a "Certificate of Appreciation."

  • The Delaware Pilots Association of Philadelphia recently took delivery of a new 51-foot, steel-hull pilot boat named the Philadelphia (shown above). Built by Gladding- Hearn Shipbuilding Corporation of Somerset, Mass., and designed by C. Raymond Hunt Associates of Boston, the twin-screw, 18-knot

  • Paul A. Taubler has been elected a vice president of Ocean Technology, Inc. of Milford, Del., the parent firm of Delaware Marine & Manufacturing Co. Mr. Taubler joined the engineering department of Delaware Marine in 1975 as a draftsman and became chief of engineering in 1978. As vice president he

  • Approximately 30 members and guests attended a recent meeting of the Delaware Valley Chapter of the American Society of Naval Engineers at the Officer's Club, Philadelphia Naval Base. Richard Watson of the J.J. Henry Co., Inc. made an excellent presentation of "The Pros and Cons of Government

  • The Delaware Valley Chapter of The American Society of Naval Engineers met recently at the Philadelphia Naval Base Officers Club. Following a social hour and dinner, chairman Eugene Weinert called the meeting to order. After a brief business meeting Mr. Weinert introduced the coordinator, Harry

  • The ASNE-Delaware Valley Chapter, Philadelphia, Pa., held its recent meeting at the Packard Laboratory of Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. Members and their guests traveled by chartered bus from the Philadelphia Naval Base to Lehigh for a presentation by Professor Oats who described the university'

  • and classic launches and tugboats, recently delivered a 30-foot steam tugboat to Peter Van der Veld of Malvern, Pa. Moored on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, this new tugboat is the first in Delaware waters in over fifty years. The Bridget 30 tugboat is one of several steam and diesel tugboats

  • The latest delivery made by Delaware Marine & Manufacturing Company is the stern trawler American Eagle, built for Jack and Adele Daab of Howard Beach, N.Y. The new vessel is 78 feet overall, with a 23-foot beam and 9-foot 5-inch draft fully loaded. The hull is plated with A-36 grade steel 5/16-inch

  • James R. Kelly, director of the Delaware River Port Authority's World Trade Division and a past president of the North Atlantic Ports Association, has been named to succeed executive director William W. Watkin Jr. as head of the bistate agency. Mr. Kelly will also assume the new title of president wh

  • The 10,000-gallon-capacity minitanker Dagwood was delivered recently to Tiny Tankers, Inc. of Seattle by Delaware Marine & Manufacturing Company. Delivery was made at the builder's yard in Milford, Del., after which Tiny Tankers' president Dick Timmerman piloted the boat to Galveston, Texas, from

  • A recent delivery from the shipbuilding yard of Delaware Marine & Manufacturing Company was the harbor supply vessel Willkate, which was built for Marine Launch Company, Inc. of Baltimore. The all-welded steel vessel has been placed in service in Baltimore's Inner Harbor where it is being used to

  • The American Society of Naval Engineers, Delaware Valley Chapter, Philadelphia, Pa., held a recent meeting at the Officer's Club, U.S. Naval Base, Philadelphia. Following a social hour and dinner, Chapter chairman Capt. Ray Pierce formally opened the meeting and turned over the technical session to

  • MN Apr-24#22 to lease areas off the Delaware Enclosure 4 to Navigation)
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    the Atlantic coast.” He notes that two pos- BOEM apply the Marine Planning Guidelines detailed in sible fairways are adjacent to lease areas off the Delaware Enclosure 4 to Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular Bay and the Virginia coast. 02-23 (“Guidance on the Coast Guard’s Roles and Re- In its

  • MN Feb-24#8 a potential of 3.3-6.3 GW in Delaware and Chesa- the foundations)
    February 2024 - Marine News page: 8

    Philip Lewis, Director of Research, Intelatus Global Partners As we enter a New Year, the memories of the shocks to with a potential of 3.3-6.3 GW in Delaware and Chesa- the foundations to the U.S. offshore wind segment remain peake Bays in the Central Atlantic. Along with the Central fresh. In short,

  • MN Oct-23#25 tests at a facility in Delaware, research necessary)
    October 2023 - Marine News page: 25

    local Fire Marshal.” That permit reference, though, apparently isn’t from SFFD. Rather, it’s a reference to Air Liquide fueling tests at a facility in Delaware, research necessary for the SF project. SFFD was asked about permits for the SF H2 work. To be clear, the per- mitting references in the AMR are

  • MN Feb-23#34 passenger/car ferries across Delaware Bay. One of its Mass)
    February 2023 - Marine News page: 34

    , to pas- straightforward. Consider Cape May Lewes Ferry, operat- senger craft. Gladding Hearn Shipbuilding, in Somerset, ing passenger/car ferries across Delaware Bay. One of its Mass, a yard with a lengthy history of building ferries, was boats, New Jersey, saw its 1970s era Fairbanks Morse en- contracted

  • MN Oct-22#31 across the 17 miles of the Delaware Bay. It currently operates)
    October 2022 - Marine News page: 31

    continues to build up in the years ahead. Each year, the ferries carry 800,000 passengers and close to 300,000 vehicles across the 17 miles of the Delaware Bay. It currently operates three 350ft vessels: Cape Henlopen, C MALLAN ARINE Galveston-based Callan Marine possesses one of the Delaware and

  • MN Jun-22#35 include a 29’ T-top for Delaware and another boat in-hand)
    June 2022 - Marine News page: 35

    favored engine pack- • Some of the other vessels SAFE Boats delivered ages to another manufacturer in hopes of getting their include a 29’ T-top for Delaware and another boat in-hand sooner.” going in to service in Colombia, a 33’ full cabin Knivila-Ritchie said the majority of SAFE Boats’ cus- to

  • MR May-22#38 its own tug- nah, Georgia; Delaware Bay, Delaware; line)
    May 2022 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 38

    company’s repair and vices throughout the waters of Savan- activities. Traditional systems used to maintenance services for its own tug- nah, Georgia; Delaware Bay, Delaware; line ballast tanks are two-component, boats, as well as a money maker when Charleston Harbor, South Carolina; and high-solids,

  • MR Feb-22#22 they had a lease area off of Delaware. That lease area is )
    February 2022 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 22

    ,” called NRG, we acquired a company called Bluewater Wind said Lennon. “That has established a signi? cant commitment and they had a lease area off of Delaware. That lease area is for lease areas to be built upon that eventually could be uti- now Skipjack Wind Farm controlled by Ørsted. So, we had lized

  • MN Jan-22#19 . The awardees included the Delaware River and Bay Authority)
    January 2022 - Marine News page: 19

    (MARAD) awarded $12.6 million in grants to nine marine highway projects under the America’s Ma- rine Highway Program (AMHP). The awardees included the Delaware River and Bay Authority, which will receive $600,000 to fund a comprehensive ferry master plan for the Cape May – Lewes Ferry, including development

  • MN Nov-21#68 of? cials at USCG Sector Delaware Bay in Manama, Bahrain)
    November 2021 - Marine News page: 68

    Days earlier, on October 15, Bollinger joined U.S. are the fourth and ? fth of six FRCs to be home-ported in Coast Guard of? cials at USCG Sector Delaware Bay in Manama, Bahrain, which will replace the aging 110’ Island Philadelphia, Pa., for the commissioning of another new Class Patrol Boats, built

  • MT Nov-20#17 Crab Pots The University of Delaware has to support guided)
    November 2020 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 17

    The Search for Abandoned Crab Pots The University of Delaware has to support guided detection and recov- participated in a state program which ery of ghost pots. supports rescuing abandoned crab Arthur Trembanis, Professor of pots from the seabed, and researches Oceanography at University of Dela- techno

  • MN Sep-20#28 (on the eastern shore of the Delaware River), a project with)
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    wind ramps up. In New Jer- sey, the state will be investing $300 million to $400 mil- lion in the New Jersey Wind Port (on the eastern shore of the Delaware River), a project with a 2026 completion date. It aims to support $500 million of annual economic To serve the offshore wind vessel market, Senesco

  • MN Jun-20#47 and pilot vessels for Delaware Bay Ferry ?eet, and)
    June 2020 - Marine News page: 47

    and MV New York and MV New Jersey for ?sheries present a lively retro?t business. Mavrik Marine for the San Francisco Seastreak and pilot vessels for Delaware Bay Ferry ?eet, and three whale watch- ing vessels in New England and Alaska. Patrol craft are another major focus area for Humphree, whose interceptors

  • MN Feb-20#35 ? c Northwest as well as Delaware Bay lightering service)
    February 2020 - Marine News page: 35

    ATBs, with barges ranging up just under 240,000 barrels, one of 346,000 barrels), one in to 83,000 barrels, serving the Paci? c Northwest as well as Delaware Bay lightering service, tug OSG Horizon/ barge Alaskan waters. OSG351 (346,000 barrels) and has two barges (204,000 The advantages of ATBs are

  • MN Dec-19#30 in its ? eet; namely, the MV Delaware, MV Ain passenger demand)
    December 2019 - Marine News page: 30

    , completed the installation of a new MES aboard worsen, ferry operators are seeing a steady growth all three vessels in its ? eet; namely, the MV Delaware, MV Ain passenger demand. As passenger demand grows, New Jersey, and MV Cape Henlopen. MES provides mass so does the demand for ef? ciency and

  • MN Dec-19#8 New Orleans Steamship As- Delaware Bay Region. sociation)
    December 2019 - Marine News page: 8

    Mas- Duffy also serves as EVP and ter USCG License with First Maritime Advocate for the Class Pilotage for the Southern New Orleans Steamship As- Delaware Bay Region. sociation (Louisiana Maritime Association). Jeff Vogel is a partner in Coz- en O’Connor’s Transportation & Tom Ewing is a freelance

  • MR Nov-19#81 as part of the teaming USS Delaware (BB 28), which was de-)
    November 2019 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 81

    V VESSELS and the 18th built as part of the teaming USS Delaware (BB 28), which was de- 2013. The submarine was christened by VLCC with New SOx agreement with General Dynamics Elec- livered by Newport News in 1910. Jill Biden, the former Second Lady of Scrubber Delivered tric Boat. More than 10

  • MN Sep-19#37 ? eet,” Hughes said. “The Delaware Marine Operations Manager)
    September 2019 - Marine News page: 37

    Anne Class tugboats that are now hard-working is being built to accommodate tankers,” said Ron Mason, members of the Vane ? eet,” Hughes said. “The Delaware Marine Operations Manager and New Construction Proj- and her three sister tugs (built by SJSB) bring heightened ects Manager for Smithbridge. performance

  • MN Oct-19#33 of ? t-for-purpose, Delaware River ports, in between)
    October 2019 - Marine News page: 33

    entrepreneurs are even ag- to elaborate, he explained, “Examples of these feeds are the gressively pushing for the construction of ? t-for-purpose, Delaware River ports, in between New York and Norfolk, self-propelled inland tonnage to greatly expand the effort and New London, on up the coast from New

  • MN Aug-19#16 crew navigating across the Delaware Bay Urban, both residents)
    August 2019 - Marine News page: 16

    of last year, Ferry history was made with the ? rst of North Cape May, and Melissa Velli and Sharon Lyn all-female bridge crew navigating across the Delaware Bay Urban, both residents of Cape May, to rank of Captain with Captain Sharon Urban and with Melissa Velli serving in the Marine Department. These

  • MP Q2-19#16 Maritime LLC feeds are the Delaware River ports, in between)
    May/Jun 2019 - Maritime Logistics Professional page: 16

    Edward M. A. Zimny, President and CEO of investment bank Seabury Maritime LLC feeds are the Delaware River ports, in between New York and Nor- barge transportation from Maryland to Maine. The new group’s folk, and New London, on up the coast from

  • MN Jul-19#46 Mexico. The University of Delaware’s Special Initiative)
    July 2019 - Marine News page: 46

    , Louisiana. MW of wind power will be paltry by tomorrow’s standards. By 1949, 44 wells had been drilled into the Gulf of Mexico. The University of Delaware’s Special Initiative on Off- The founding of this industry was anything but simple. shore Wind (SIOW) recently released a white paper esti- The routine

  • MN Jun-19#3rd Cover is 15,000 pounds. ington, Delaware-based Advance Marine)
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    with a capacity of 7,900 pounds, and the working capacity delivered by Melcal’s exclusive U.S. representative, Wilm- at 25 feet is 15,000 pounds. ington, Delaware-based Advance Marine, is a replacement Designed to ABS rules, the crane therefore has the re- for an old crane on one of their barges. Intended to

  • MT Apr-19#43 report by the University of Delaware outlined the opportunity)
    April 2019 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 43

    making of a (supply chain) star Wind is “the tech of choice,” the International Energy Agency said recently, just as a new report by the University of Delaware outlined the opportunity in U.S. of shore wind: 5,000 miles of of shore cabling and 1,700 turbines, it turns out, are bundled into current state-side