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- Navy Announces Homeport Sites In Gulf Coast Area Maritime Reporter, Aug 15, 1985 #5
After reviewing the results of a year-long Gulf Coast strategic study, the Secretary of Defense has announced homeporting decisions affecting nine Gulf Coast cities. The plan, to be implemented in the late 1980s and early 90s, involves some 29 ships and approximately 15,000 personnel.

The current Navy shipbuilding program will add 130 vessels by the end of the decade. Current homeport areas are at or near capacity, and prudent military planning dictates that the Navy disperse its increased fleet. This strategic dispersal, along with the lowest possible cost to the Navy, were the determining factors in the decision.

The Navy's plan calls for the battleship Wisconsin (BB-64), a cruiser, destroyer, and minesweeper, to be homeported in Corpus Christi, Texas. In addition, the Navy training carrier will be shifted from Pensacola, Fla., to Corpus upon completion of facilities. Two frigates and three minesweepers will be homeported in the Houston/Galveston areas as part of the Surface Action Group initiative.

Five ships will be homeported in Louisiana—two mine warfare vessels and an oiler in Lake Charles, and two additional fast sealift ships in the New Orleans area at Violet.

A decision has also been made to station the 15th Navy carrier battle group in the Gulf. An operational carrier (replacing the training carrier) and a mine warfare ship will be stationed in Pensacola. Two destroyers, two frigates, and a minesweeper will go to Mobile, Ala. Pascagoula, Miss., will be homeport for two cruisers and two destroyers. A mine warfare vessel will be based in Gulfport, Miss.

Rounding out the Navy's move to the Gulf Coast will be homeporting of a landing craft repair ship, a salvage ship, and the establishing of a shore-based ocean surveillance ship support group in Key West, Fla.
- Cruise Yacht Ponce De Leon Now Being Built At Marine Fabricators For Florida Gulf Coast Corporation Maritime Reporter, Aug 1985 #30
will be McElroy Electric Double Wildcat for l'/2-inch chain and 3,000-pound anchors. According to Robert G. O'Connor, president of Florida Gulf Coast Corporation, when the Ponce de Leon is completed in 1986 she will provide her 148 passengers with the amenities of a luxury liner and the ambience
- Gulf Coast Shipyards Maritime Reporter, Apr 1985 #78
River and the Intracoastal Canal. Circle 65 on Reader Service Card HALTER MARINE Halter Marine is operating six shipyards in the U.S. Gulf Coast area. When combined, the current workload at all six yards makes Halter a leader on the Gulf Coast. In addition, Halter has supplemented its
- Gulf Coast Trailing Dredge Under Construction At Twin City Shipyard Maritime Reporter, Feb 15, 1985 #6
Construction of a 4,000-cubic-yard hopper dredge is progressing on schedule at Twin City Shipyard (TCS) in St. Paul, Minn. The 8,000- bhp vessel for Gulf Coast Trailing Company of New Orleans is being designed and constructed by TCS using the latest modular and zone construction methods. TCS is using
- Twin City Shipyard Lays Keel For Gulf Coast Trailing Dredge Maritime Reporter, Sep 15, 1984 #26
were held recently at Twin City Shipyard in St. Paul, Minn., for the 3,850-cubic-foot, suction hopper dredge Ouachita being constructed for Gulf Coast Trailing Company of New Orleans. The 300-foot vessel will incorporate many state-ofthe- art features unique for U.S. dredges, such as her propulsion
- N e w Gulf Coast Marine Communications Service Maritime Reporter, Apr 1992 #78
SCS Communications Services, based in New Orleans, has been organized to provide the Gulf Coast maritime industry with public relations, communications, marketing and advertising services. Albert W. Spindler, a veteran of more than a quarter century in the aerospace, maritime, offshore drilling and
- Dan Mortimer Elected President Of New Yard —Gulf Coast Fabrication Maritime Reporter, Aug 1981 #19
The board of directors of Gulf Coast Fabrication, Inc. has announced the election of Dan Mortimer Mortimer as president of the new company which has acquired an existing shipyard site in Pass Christian, Miss. The company will engage in all phases of marine construction, primarily offshore deck
- Blohm + Voss Plans To Manufacture Its Joiner System On Gulf Coast Maritime Reporter, May 1981 #32
and some 85 offshore units in the North Sea, will now be manufactured in the United States. B + V recently announced plans for a plant in the Gulf Coast area. The M1000 system is said to offer a number of advantages for fabricators as well as owners and crews. The system is approved by the
- Phillips Appointed Gulf Coast General Manager For Designers & Planners Maritime Reporter, Jan 1981 #6
The Galveston Office of Designers & Planners, Inc. has been redesignated as the Gulf Coast Office, and has been relocated in Dickinson, Texas, midway between Galveston and Houston. Monroe Levy, vice president and manager of the Galveston Office, retired from D&P on December 31, 1980. However
- Dillingham Forms New Subsidiary To Operate In Gulf Coast Area Maritime Reporter, Aug 15, 1980 #34
, said: "Ocean Transportation Services will be active in inland waterways and coastal towing, barging, and related marine services within the Gulf Coast area. The company will offer w o r l d w i de shipping operations, but will put special emphasis on the handling of cargoes bound to and from Central
- Mitsubishi Appoints Oosterhuis Industries Gulf Coast Distributor For Diesel Engines Maritime Reporter, Mar 15, 1980 #18
Oosterhuis Industries, Inc. of Belle Chasse, La., in which Oosterhuis will become the master distributor for Mitsubishi marine diesel engines in the Gulf Coast states of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. According to Herman H. Oosterhuis, president of Oosterhuis Industries
- Bird-Johnson Names Gulf Coast Manager Maritime Reporter, Feb 15, 1980 #42
Jim Darby has been appointed Gulf Coast regional manager for Bird-Johnson Company, a leading manufacturer of marine propulsion and maneuvering systems. Mr. Darby will manage Bird- Johnson Company's Marine Division sales office located at 6430 Hillcroft, Suite 112E, Houston, Texas 77081. Since

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Salvage partner- ship, puts Xenos Marine in a prime position to support America’s growing backlog of offshore infrastructure re- moval projects. As the Gulf Coast prepares for an uptick in decommissioning activ- ity, the TX-10000 stands ready once more—rebuilt, re? agged, and recom- mitted to serving U.S
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, Louisiana; and Jacksonville, Florida. We perform most of our work on the Fred, can you give us a quick overview of Man- Paci? c, the Atlantic and the Gulf Coast. We have worked in- son Construction, with insights on your career ternationally, in Mexico, in the Caribbean, and in Canada. path in dredging
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, such as cables transporting Coast, the Florida Keys, and portions Beam, said: “By moving towards auton- renewable energy. EIVA, a developer of the Gulf Coast. Initially launched in omous vehicles for inspection and main- of software and equipment for survey- Q4 2024 with a single survey vessel, tenance
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of deepening the Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf ment Estimated Awardable Range (GEAR) provides ample to Baton Rouge (Louisiana) to 50 feet. The Gulf Coast is proof of that metric. For example, 135 of 163 projects have well represented in Congress this time around. Not to be left available industry
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, “Vaneta Marie was speci? cally built for a certain set of but Wetta stressed that’s not the case with Vaneta Marie. “There projects in the Gulf Coast area, primarily the Calcasieu River, are a lot of computers on the dredge, and for traditional dredge although it will actually work from Galveston
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The groundbreaking newbuild is the ? rst-ever Ameri- maneuver crew across the wind farms. can-built, -owned and -crewed offshore wind SOV, chris- “The Gulf Coast region is playing a huge role in the tened and quickly sent to work earlier this year. ECO growing U.S. offshore wind supply chain, using their
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job, before “Vaneta Marie was speci? cally built for a certain set of they start digging, they can make a pass to the left and a projects in the Gulf Coast area, primarily the Calcasieu Riv- pass to the right, and basically, they can see everything on er, although it will actually work from Galveston
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NAVY The Navy’s newest class of ocean-going tugs are under con- The T-ATS will be 260 feet long and displace 5,100 tons. struction at two yards on the Gulf Coast. The ships have a signi? cant amount of open deck space to in- Ten ships of the Navajo-class are being built at Bollinger of stall containers
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WORKBOATS T-ATS 11 is seen here under construction at Austal USA in Mobile, Ala. Source: Austal USA BUILDING ON GULF COAST By Edward Lundquist 44 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • November 2024 MR #11 (34-49).indd 44 10/23/2024 5:06:22 PM
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The Final Word The Navy’s newest class of 10 Navajo-class ocean-going tugs are under USCG has an Arctic Problem construction at two yards on the Gulf Coast. 74 Classi? eds By Edward Lundquist 76 Buyer’s Directory 80 Advertisers Index Photo on the cover: Edward Lundquist / On this page: R.W. Fernstrum
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in the Gulf of Mexico without providing meaningful protec- tion for the whales. These restrictions could also impact ships bringing fuel to Florida’s Gulf Coast, cargo ships from Houston and food exports from the Mississippi, disrupting vital sup- ply chains and economic activities. Despite these challenges
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, partnering with Bollinger on this project. Bollinger, like …” with facilities in Louisiana and Mississippi, also mixes other yards along the Gulf Coast, is very active with com- commercial and governmental work. Recent deliveries in- mercial vessel periodic dockings and repair work. www.marinelink
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, and I quote, “This dredge represents the future of dredging technology.” Vaneta Marie was speci? cally built for a certain set of projects in the Gulf Coast area, primarily the Calcasieu River, al- www.marinetechnologynews.com 19 MTR #4 (18-33).indd 19 5/29/2024 9:43:55 P
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down with customers, un- sonnel located in key U.S. maritime hubs on the West Coast, derstand their speci? c needs, and con? gure an optimal propul- Gulf Coast, East Coast, and Inland Waterways. sion system solution for their operation, whether for shafted “We are uniquely positioned as a company when it
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, research and we’ll also expand the Florida facility to service the but all the way to the human that is making action and making South Florida Gulf Coast and Texas markets for cruise ships.” decisions and trying to understand the ocean.” In evaluating the physical manifestations of Greensea IQ, the
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the Panama Canal is one of the catalysts there's so much more to it, on top of the nominal ? gures of also behind, for instance, the Far East to a US Gulf Coast long- ? eet and the number of boxes that are moved, the distance term contract rates. Crowd-sourced data from Xeneta shows they they cover, the
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three SOVs known to be under construction at U.S. ship- yards: ECO Edison and a to-be-named SOV being built for Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) at its Gulf Coast yards, and an SOV for Crest Wind, a Crowley-ESVAGT joint ven- ture, at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. Scheduled for delivery
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.” We have spill recovery barges. Gunderson built four, and one was to prove to them that the new technology and systems are built by Bollinger in the Gulf Coast. They’re some of the still safe and still appropriate. That they are reliable in a largest in the world, and they are the only purpose-built, variety
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for optimization for something that costs them just a few thousand dollars to do. the environment. Interestingly in wind, we’ve got the East Coast, Gulf Coast, and West Coast which all have very dif- What sort of challenges or concerns are you facing, and ferent environments. There’s a lot of conversation
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majors and important organizations seeking to “… accelerate the development of clean hydrogen projects in Texas, Southwest Louisiana, and the U.S. Gulf Coast,” were one of the submitters that received encouragement from the DOE. The objective is to “…leverage the world’s largest concentration of existing
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the Inland Wa- operations vessel (SOV) to Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), terway Sector (prepared by Vanderbilt) which will be building the vessel at its Gulf Coast yards. https://absinfo.eagle.org/acton/media/16130/decar- According to Equinor, “the plug-in hybrid service opera- bonization-of-the-inland-waterway-sect
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30 other U.S. shipyards capable of building CTVs to meet this demand. In the SOV segment, Edison Chouest Offshore is building two ves- sels across its Gulf Coast shipyards, and Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding is building another in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. for Crowley’s CREST Wind joint venture with ESVAGT. Lewis
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allow safe navigation. The company also gets the such as innovative underwater anchoring systems. The in- job done for tugs and workboats working the Gulf Coast dustrial holding company now comprises six companies or for ports in Panama, with lighting that helps mariners with more than 1,500 employees
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shipbuilding challenges. The company’s mercial projects from three state of the art facilities for new construction and repair projects on the Florida Gulf Coast. portfolio includes a wide range of vessels built for com- Eastern recently built the latest ? eet of iconic Staten Is- mercial customers and for