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  • Governor George Ariyoshi of Hawaii, and Ocean Minerals Co.

    of Mountain View, Calif., have jointly announced that a facility to study and test the processing of manganese nodules gathered by the ocean mining vessel Glomar Explorer will be built at Campbell Industrial Park on Oahu, and begin operations next spring.

    The new facility will represent an initial investment of about $4 million. It will be built on 10 acres of land adjacent to the Pacific Resources, Inc. oil refinery and substitute synthetic natural gas plant in the industrial park near Ewa. It will be one of only a few such plants anywhere in the world.

    Manganese nodules are potatoshaped "rocks" lying on the floor of the world's oceans. Vast deposits, formed slowly over centuries, have been found 1,500 miles southeast of Hawaii. They contain approximately 25-percent manganese, and 3-percent nickel, copper and cobalt combined. Recent actions by the U.S. Congress relating to international "law of the sea" developments have been considered favorable to future manganese nodule mining.

    Governor Ariyoshi called the plans of Ocean Minerals Co. and others involved in the project "an important milestone in our continuing effort to diversify Hawaii's economy. I am very pleased with this decision, and all in Hawaii will be watching this pilot operation for its potential for Hawaii's—and the world's— economic future." An environmental assessment has been prepared and submitted to the State Government for review.

    It is expected that up to 80 workers will be employed in the facility's construction. It is expected to be in operation for three to five years and, during the processing phase, will handle about 50 dry weight metric tons of nodules per day.

    When in full operation, the plant is not expected to require more than a dozen employees. It is anticipated that operational costs will be about $1 million a year.

    Governor Ariyoshi said he was informed Hawaii was chosen because "the islands are the closest land areas to large volumes of nodules, and Hawaii has shown a welcoming and supportive attitude toward such a facility, both from Governmental agencies and private industries in the islands.

    It also has excellent scientific and technical support facilities," he said.

    "Hawaii may have an image in some minds of being antibusiness and antidevelopment, but this is one example that the reality is the opposite of the image," the Governor said. "Hawaii welcomes all industrial enterprises which are environmentally sound and which support the goals found in our Hawaii State Plan." The Governor said the facility "should tell us everything we need to know about the potential for larger plants and how they might be regulated and managed for the good of Hawaii's people as well as investor profitability." The manganese nodules will probably be mined in an area of the deep ocean floor located between the Clarion and Clipperton Fracture Zones. A research vessel, the Governor Ray, is being used to pinpoint the nodule beds.

    The Glomar Explorer will mine them by a suction-type method using an ocean floor collecting device.

    The nodules will be broken up into small pieces which will be transported in bulk by barge to Oahu's Barbers Point Harbor.

    They will then be transported to storage areas near the test facility.

    The first phase of the facility operation will be concerned with testing equipment necessary for processing nodules. If successful, the facility may then be developed into a complete processing demonstration plant.

    The project has been titled the Manganese Nodule Equipment Testing and Demonstration Processing Facility by Ocean Minerals Co.

    Assisting in locating the facility in Hawaii are the State Government, County of Hawaii officials who have expressed the hope that a full-size processing plant will eventually be located on the Island of Hawaii, Pacific Resources, Inc., which will supply utilities for the plant; and the Dillingham Corp., which holds the lease for the Campbell Industrial Park site, and which may become involved in the barge hauling of nodules.

    The Ralph M. Parsons Co. is acting as engineering consultant for the building project.

    In 1977, Billiton B.V. and BKW Ocean Minerals B.V., both of the Netherlands, and Lockheed Missiles & Space Co., Sunnyvale, Calif., formed Ocean Minerals Incorporated, which in turn formed Ocean Minerals Co. as a partnership with Amoco Ocean Minerals Company, Chicago, 111.

    Lockheed has been developing ocean mining technology since 1964, and has been engaged as prime contractor for the company.

    Other small pilot facilities for processing manganese nodules have been established in Canada, Boston, Mass., and Gloucester Point, Va. The Colorado School of. Mines in Golden, Colo., also has been involved in the process development program for Ocean Minerals Co.

  • Governor George Ariyoshi of Hawaii, and Ocean Minerals Co. of Mountain View, Calif., have jointly announced that a facility to study and test the processing of manganese nodules gathered by the ocean mining vessel Glomar Explorer will be built at Campbell Industrial Park on Oahu, and begin operations

  • at-sea closedcycle Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) plant that will generate usable amounts of power. The project, which involves the State of Hawaii, Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. of Sunnyvale, Calif., and Dillingham Corporation of Honolulu, will begin assembling the generating plant immediately

  • has awarded contracts totaling in excess of half a million dollars for the assessment of present facilities and future needs of ports in Alaska, Hawaii, and Oregon, Robert J. Blackwell, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs, announced. In its continuing program to promote port developmen

  • Christening and blessing cer- emonies for the new, 2,250- horsepower, harbor-assist tugboat Mamo II were recently conducted at Pier 19, Honolulu, Hawaii, by officials of Dillingham Maritime- Pacific Division, Dillingham Corporation's Hawaii maritime company. The event began with the Reverend James

  • SEACO, I n c o r p o r a t e d , 146 Hekili Street, P.O. Box 1171, Kailua, Hawaii 96734, has announced plans to design and construct an advanced type of fishing craft for use in the rough waters around the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. The 300-ton vessel will be 100 feet long and similar in concept

  • , capable of carrying as much cargo as a World War II Liberty ship, is the mainstay of a new shipping service between the Port of Oakland, Calif., and Hawaii. Paclines, operator of the service, employs a barge 336 feet long and 98 feet wide, towed by a 5,000-horsepower twin-screw tug in the run to and

  • Makai Ocean Engineering received a $3.6 million contract from the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute and the Office of Naval Research for research and design on the marine renewable energy known as Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion, or OTEC. Makai will perform this work at their Ocean Energy Research Center

  • American Hawaii Cruises recently announced two senior management appointments: Peter J. Bennett to executive vice president and chief operating officer, and George W. Thomason to senior vice president and chief financial officer. The announcement was made by Conrad Everhard, president and chief

  • The Hawaii Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held its first meeting of the 1981-82 season recently at the Cannon Club, on the Lanai, Fort Ruger, under the chairmanship of Dr. Manley St. Denis. A paper entitled "High-Speed Catamaran Hydrofoils" was delivered by Rudy

  • Senator Spark Matsunaga (DHawaii) announced recently that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has selected the Hawaiian Dredging and Construction Company, a subsidiary of Dillingham Corporation of Honolulu, as the lead company for the $7.6-million ocean thermal energy conversio

  • h n o l o g i e s , Incorporated, has announced the a p p o i n t m e n t of Joseph J. Nagi Jr. to the position of area sales manager for the state of Hawaii. In making the announcement, Howard J. Boyd, the company's regional manager said: "We're very pleased to have Joe Nagi with us. He will represent

  • MR Jan-24#16 event. Held in Honolulu, Hawaii at the Hilton Hawaiian)
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    autonomous. This U.S. Navy emphasis on uncrewed maritime vehicles was on full display at a major international military-industry event. Held in Honolulu, Hawaii at the Hilton Hawaiian Vil- lage in mid-November of this year, TECHNET Indo-Paci? c drew over 4,000 delegates from throughout the Indo-Paci? c region

  • MN Jun-23#33 Region 9 (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Ne- dredging operations)
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    federal agencies. On the West Coast, for exam- channels open and ? nding creative ways to fund non-stop ple, in USEPA Region 9 (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Ne- dredging operations. We never lost our ability to operate vada, the Paci? c Islands, and 148 Tribal Nations) EPA and on the rivers despite record

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    ? ning Bayonne Drydock Wildlife Adventuring on the Kona Coast BDD Completes BRIX Marine delivered Artemis from its custom PaxCat portfolio, designed for Hawaiian Adventures, a provider of immersive wildlife experiences on the USCG Cut er Kona Coast. Artemis is a 42 x 16-ft. vessel, purpose-built to enhance

  • MR Aug-23#51 Marie Freire Shipyard Pasha Hawaii took delivery from Am- FELS)
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    In the Shipyard Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs AmFELS Delivers LNG-Fueled MV Janet Marie Freire Shipyard Pasha Hawaii took delivery from Am- FELS the MV Janet Marie, the second of two Freire Shipyard to Build new Ohana Class, 774-ft. Lique? ed Natural Gas (LNG) powered container ships.

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    between dockings, resulting in near- harbor tugs being constructed for HaiSea Marine, a joint zero-emissions when running on batteries. Janet Marie Hawaii-based Pasha Hawaii has taken delivery of the sec- ond of two new ‘Ohana Class, 774-foot lique? ed natural gas (LNG) powered containerships built

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    Com- HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery region. It’s not nearly as far as going mander, Joint Region Marianas. Rocket System) ? rings from one of the to Hawaii, which means more time There are signi? cant training oppor- islands in Palau; Navy Seabees reno- training and less time in the transit,” tunities

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    project that it conducted with Global Diving and Salvage for Federal Fish and Wildlife stands out. Located just more than a thousand miles due south of Hawaii, Pal- myra Atoll houses a pristine reef ecosystem where Fed- eral Fish and Wildlife has a partnership with the Nature Conservancy for a research station

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    by a research team led whales or turtles with nets, rope, plas- by Sarah-Jeanne Royer at the Uni- tic packing strips, and straws becoming versity of Hawaii demonstrated that entangled, reduced mobility, starva- low-density polyethylene, the most tion, in? ammation, growths, amputa- prevalent plastic

  • MR Feb-23#21 and operate from Honolulu, Hawaii. Discoverer is expected)
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    was awarded by the Navy to Thoma-Sea Marine Con- structors, in Houma, Louisiana. Oceanographer is expected to deliver in 2025 and operate from Honolulu, Hawaii. Discoverer is expected to enter service in 2026 and will be homeported in Newport, Rhode Island. While Discoverer was initially intended replace

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    in the room. The public shipyards, including the four naval ships yards “The submarines you deliver are exquisite.” in Maine, Virginia, Washington and Hawaii—which primar- Houston acknowledged that the Navy is now building the ily perform work on nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft Virginia class and

  • MT Jan-23#20 , within an offshore wind Hawaii, also due to go in the)
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    Axonn Image courtesy Verlume onstration at the US Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) in service operation vessels (SOVs), within an offshore wind Hawaii, also due to go in the water as we go to press. There, farm. “Black start” (i.e. when wind turbines are not yet pro- C-Power’s 2kW SeaRAY** surface-based

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    energy to power critical subsea infrastructure needs power management. It’s a capability Verlume will soon be proving off the Orkney Islands – and Hawaii. Elaine Maslin takes a look. - Highly Portable A Vehicle Used to Search - Commercial grade all Environments... - High power LED lighting safe

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    and still the only pure car truck carrier in the Jones Act trade. In 2015, we were getting ready to deliver a second ship, a combination ship for the Hawaii trade lane. We were talking to the folks at Horizon Lines, and those discussions led to an opportunity to acquire the Horizon Hawaii assets … quite

  • MR Dec-22#26 , IV, President and CEO, Pasha Hawaii been a chicken and the)
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    GREAT SHIPS of 2022 Image courtesy Pasha George Pasha, IV, President and CEO, Pasha Hawaii been a chicken and the egg type scenario, and I’ve been look- went through computational ? uid dynamics design for hull ing alternative fuels almost my whole career,” said Washburn. form that was checked and

  • MR Dec-22#25 Coast and the ? rst to serve Hawaii. The 774- ft. Jones Act)
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    system with a high-ef? ciency rudder and propeller. George III is the ? rst LNG-powered vessel to fuel on the West Coast and the ? rst to serve Hawaii. The 774- ft. Jones Act vessel surpasses the International Maritime Or- ganization (IMO) 2030 emission standards for ocean vessels. With the ? rst

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    the West move as George Pasha IV said the com- Manager, Information Technology Services Vladimir Bibik [email protected] Coast and the ? rst to serve Hawaii. The pany’s ties to the community and environ- Circulation 774-foot-long vessel surpasses the IMO ment concerns are long-tenured, noting Kathleen

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    until being retired in 2014, had been stored with emergent repair,” Koehler said. “Divers were offered a realis- other inactive ships at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, before being sunk tic training environment to learn how to assess battle damage about 50 miles north of Kauai in about 15,000 feet of water. and

  • MN Nov-22#53 , while recogniz- of Hawaii with the arrival of the)
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    to continue my family’s legacy of in- “We celebrate three generations of service to the people novation and environmental stewardship, while recogniz- of Hawaii with the arrival of the MV George III to Long ing our employees as our extended ‘ohana.” Beach,” said George Pasha, IV, President and CEO, Pasha

  • MN Nov-22#52 vessel to serve Hawaii. late matter and sulfur)
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    . LNG- arrival of George III, the ? rst lique? ed natural gas (LNG) powered ships achieve a 99.9% reduction in diesel particu- powered vessel to serve Hawaii. late matter and sulfur oxide emissions, 90% less nitrogen The 774-foot, 2,525 TEU containership was built in oxides and a 25% reduction in carbon

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    fuel ves- We’re seeing high pricing, and longer than “typical” sels to their ? eet. build times, due to the same factors our economy has Pasha Hawaii recently added a 774-foot Lique? ed Natu- faced since the beginning of the pandemic. For example, ral Gas (LNG) fueled containership – the ? rst

  • MN Oct-22#36 vessel for the University of Hawaii. seven overhead bridge)
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    Geodynamics, 50’ Tour Vessel for Iruka Ha- adjacent to Bellingham Bay. The production shop contains waii and a 65’ research vessel for the University of Hawaii. seven overhead bridge cranes, a brake press, shear, CNC router cutter and a laser-leveled construction platform. A USAUSTAL AAM has exclusive

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    the RDC’s autonomous boat assets was literally parked their originally intended service life … we’ve been moderniz- in the parking lot, an asset “used in Hawaii in 2020 that was www.marinelink.com 21 MR #9 (18-33).indd 21 9/7/2022 12:40:53 P

  • MR Sep-22#19 con- nection between Alaska, Hawaii and Washington. Water)
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    for an exist- ing ferry service across Lake Michigan between Ludington, Mich., and Mani- towoc, Wis., and for the northwest con- nection between Alaska, Hawaii and Washington. Water Resources Development Act In addition to the NDAA, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bill continues its steady path