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- Corps Of Engineers Names Raymond Gabriel Chief Of Procurement Maritime Reporter, Jul 15, 1978 #14
Raymond (Ray) C. Gabriel has been named chief of Procurement and Supply Division for the New Orleans (La.) District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, according to Col. Early J. Rush III, district engineer.
As procurement officer, Mr.
Gabriel is responsible for carrying out all phases of technical and specialized procurement and supply functions for the New Orleans District.
Mr. Gabriel, a native of Pennsauken, N.J., graduated from high school there. He began his Federal career with the Post Office in Camden, N.J., in 1964. In 1967, he began working for the Philadelphia District of the Corps of Engineers as a procurement assistant.
The new procurement officer transferred to the New Orleans District in 1974 as chief, Procurement Branch. Soon after his arrival in New Orleans, he became chief, Contract Administration Section. In 1977, he was named chief, Contract Branch, and in June 1978 was promoted to chief, Procurement and Supply Division.
During his career with the Government, Mr. Gabriel has received numerous awards and commendations.
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- Women Invade Engineers' Seagoing Dredge Fleet Maritime Reporter, Sep 15, 1978 #20
says Lee Ann Tyler, the first female officer ever to serve aboard one of the Army Engineers' seagoing dredges, the Comber, working out of the Philadelphia District. Lee Ann works the day shift from 8 a.m. through 4 p.m. for 10 days and then has four days off, as do all hopper dredge assistants. Separate
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- MN100: Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. Marine News, Aug 2016 #10
. Recent Highlights: BHGI has been working on a number of projects through its second contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Philadelphia District. One of the projects that BHGI is currently working on with the USACE is the design of a wicket lifting vessel for operation at the Olmsted
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- SNAME Philadelphia Hears Paper On Hopper Dredge Design Maritime Reporter, Jan 15, 1980 #34
a paper entitled "New Approaches to the Design of Hopper Dredges," authored by Ernest P. Fortino, retired Chief of the Marine Design Division, Philadelphia District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Coordinator Kent C. Thornton introduced William R. Murden, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington
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April 2024 - Marine News page: 34Feature Electric Tugs All images courtesy Eric Haun The eWolf’s power integrates into eWolf features a 6.2 MWh Orca ABB’s DC grid architecture, which battery energy storage system distributes to all the consumers from Corvus Energy. throughout the vessel. 12 to 16 inches. If you’ve got 14 inches and
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 38Vessels Crowley’s All-electric Harbor Tug eWolf Delivered By Eric Haun Crowley has taken delivery of its groundbreaking vessel ers and shipyards,” said Garrett Rice, president of Mas- eWolf, the ? rst all-electric, ship assist harbor tugboat in ter Boat Builders. “We are proud to have partnered with the
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January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 33four of its 18 Ohio-class SSBNs and They can also operate without the wires, These weapons are launched over the side converted them to conventional cruise using their own active or passive sensors. of surface ships with the ubiquitous MK missile carriers. The ? rst four Ohio- They are programmed to
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December 2023 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 29. So there are parts of the ship where I walk to the bridge. on, it reminds me very much of a drill ship.” In addition, the SUNY team has been in Philadelphia at the While the new ship is a bit shorter than Empire State VI, it’s yard since December 2022, observing testing and commis- beamier, giving
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November 2023 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 21the Supreme Court of the United States. Contained within the right to appeal to the Commandant is the safeguard that no Coast Guard person who investigated or prosecuted the case may participate or advise in the decision of the ALJ or of the Commandant. 33 C.F.R. § 20.206(b). Finally, the mariner
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October 2023 - Marine News page: 31Montgomery Locks and Dam on upper Ohio River Michel Sauret / USACE “We look forward to the day that we have not just a groundbreaking, but a ribbon cutting when we’ll be able to achieve the full bene? ts of this system,” Stephaich said. Mary Ann Bucci, executive direc- tor at the Port of Pittsburgh
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October 2023 - Marine News page: 28Feature Inland Waterways Michel Sauret / USACE INLAND WATERWAYS: M I AKING ROGRESS P ON NFRASTRUCTURE By Eric Haun he United States’ vast network of navigable in- gable rivers and enabling the ef? cient ? ow of commerce— land rivers is vital to the nation’s economy, serv- are in desperate need of
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October 2023 - Marine News page: 26Feature Alternative Fuels (DBL), an effort that’s “10% complete,” according to the the Bay Area Air Quality Management Districts. Addition- 2023 AMR. A DBL application was submitted to USCG ally, a report was prepared for the Governor’s staff. And in June 2022 and is under internal Coast Guard review.
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October 2023 - Marine News page: 18Column Offshore Delayed Lease Sales, Delayed Progress: Our Offshore Energy Predicament By Erik Milito, NOIA practice holds signi? cant consequences, all but ensuring no This fall, the offshore lease sales in 2024 and a likelihood of delay through 2025. energy industry faces On top of that, the
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October 2023 - Marine News page: 10Insights Blaine QQQQQQQQQAAA & Dempke CEO,Markey Established in 1907 as the Industrial Revolution arrived to Seattle, Markey is the oldest privately-held winch manufacturer in the United States today. The company was formed in the Georgetown District of what later became known as King County, Wash.
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September 2023 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 57Tech Files image courtesy SHI SHI Unveils 'Eco-Friendly' Strategies at Gastech At Gastech 2023, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) show- cased its developments in LNG and LCO2 transport vessels, centered around the FLNG (Floating Lique? ed Natural Gas Image courtesy Stillstrom Production Facility) models.
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September 2023 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 52the deckhand, “let’s formation deadline, we sat together outside Panera Bread in call him Popeye”, walks every hour all the way to the front of West Philadelphia, ? ve of the brightest engineering seniors the vessel to report back to the bridge the direction and tension in the chain. Popeye does this rain
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September 2023 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 27program in earnest. from the power to the bridge. However, Congress saw the value of partnering with private In addition, the SUNY team has been in Philadelphia at the industry to ef? ciently construct these next generation dual- yard since December 2022, observing testing and commis- purpose vessels.
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June 2023 - Marine News page: 42Vessels Boston FD Dive Boat our current Dive Team boat to a Moose Boats, M1. The M1 will allow us to operate a dive boat year-round, as opposed to our current seasonal asset. The wider beam and catama- ran hull will give us greater stability in the tumultuous wa- ters in and around Boston Harbor. The
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June 2023 - Marine News page: 36Feature Dredging USACE strong support for dredging from the Biden Administra- tion and Congress. The company highlights funding from the following: • The Omnibus Appropriations Bill for ? scal year 2023 which includes a record $8.66 billion budget for the Army Corps of Engineers’ civil works program; •
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June 2023 - Marine News page: 33Feature Dredging Louis, Mo.; Memphis, Tenn.; Vicksburg, Miss.; and New OTHER PROJECTS AND ISSUES Orleans, La. The Corps spends around $1.5 billion each year on dredg- Eight dredges were central for maintaining a 9-foot ing in hundreds of navigation projects across the country. channel, focused on the
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June 2023 - Marine News page: 32Feature Dredging USACE DREDGING: KEEPING THE MISSISSIPPI OPEN By Tom Ewing ies, during fall and winter 2022 and early 2023. “Not only does the top of the river move, but the The full scope of these U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ bottom of the river also moves.” - James Bodron, (USACE) dredging efforts
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August 2023 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 53spaces, which we of- is a 175-ft. Keeper Class Cutter home- ten deal with in Kona,” said Shane Aggergaard, Founder of Hawaiian Adventures. ported in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Artemis incorporates many design features that optimize wildlife viewing, offer- The project was Bayonne Drydock’s ing unobstructed
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August 2023 - Marine News page: 36to right: Lasse Petterson, CEO of Great Lakes Dredge and Dock; Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa.; President Joe Biden; and Steinar Nerbovik, CEO of Philadelphia Shipyard. Philly Shipyar
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August 2023 - Marine News page: 35. When out American crews to operate them. . . Not on my watch,” he President Obama spoke at HII’s Newport News Ship- said during his recent speech in Philadelphia. “We’re strength- I building in 2013, he warned of the consequences of ening American shipbuilding, supporting good union jobs sequestration.
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August 2023 - Marine News page: 21offshore wind industry. More importantly, the federal government just invested nearly $2 billion in the construction of ? ve NSMV training ships in Philadelphia. The program to replace aging academy training vessels has been a discussion for as many years as we have discussed global warming. The U.S
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July 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 39Sandy’s devastation also included extreme erosion of the shore putting the Coney Island community vulnerable to future storms. Coney Island Beach lost 600,000 cubic yards of sand. The Army Corps received funding and authority to restore Co- ney Island with the Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Appropria- ti
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July 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 37gineer for the Army Corps. He said, “In the 1980’s I was responsible for feeding the aquarium’s Osborne Laboratory tanks and cleaning them on the weekends and during the summer.” He’s has worked for the Army Corps for 35 years and today is the Chief of Civil Works After Hurricane Sandy in 2013, the U.S.
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July 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 35Preserving an iconic beach for future generations By JoAnne Castagna, Ed.D. hen Rifat Salim came to the United States from Pakistan as a young girl with her mother and siblings to reunite with her father after years of W being a part, one of the ? rst places he suggested they visit is Coney Island