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  • Southwest Marine, Inc., San Diego, Calif., the West Coast's largest network of ship repair yards, has been awarded a $75-million contract for the conversion and overhaul of Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's M.S.

    Viking Serenade. The work will take place at Southwest's San Diego facility, also the company's corporate headquarters, and is scheduled to begin January 27, 1991, and continue for 13 weeks, ending April 29, 1991.

    According to Herb Engel, Southwest's executive vice president and chief operating officer, "The award of this contract represents the largest cruise ship conversion to be undertaken in the U.S.

    and has significant international implications for Southwest Marine and the ship repair industry. In the past, most commercial repair work on tbis scope has been conducted in Europe. This fact further emphasizes the importance of the award for Southwest Marine and serves to solidify Southwest's commitment to expand into the commercial repair marketplace. We are very pleased and proud to be entering into this partnership, along with the support of Wells Fargo Bank, and are looking forward to playing a key role in the further success of Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's marketing efforts targeting Baja, Mexico. Our entire team will work diligently to assure the timeliness and quality of the repair work in order to enable the Viking Serenade to make her inaugural cruise from Los Angeles to Catalina Island and then on to Ensenada, Mexico." This $75-million refurbishment project was granted to Southwest Marine based on a track record of quality work, delivered on time, at a competitive price.

    The entire work package to be performed on the ship includes the following: addition of 260 cabins; addition of a lounge on ship's funnel stack; creation of a new dining room, and expansion and upgrading of the existing one; addition of an indoor/outdoor cafe; expansion of the casino; new piano bar; new gift shop area; construction of a conference center; new switchboard, telephone and public address system; new air conditioning and heating systems; overhaul of fire systems; and construction of new offices, hospital facilities and galleys.

    "Southwest Marine was awarded this contract in the face of international competition, and we are looking forward to joining forces with Royal Caribbean. This association will establish Southwest Marine as a world class repair facility and will allow Royal Caribbean Cruise Line to remain at the forefront of the luxury cruise industry," stated Arthur Engel, president/CEO of Southwest Marine, Inc.

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  • Southwest Marine, Inc., San Diego, Calif., has announced that the purchase of Bethlehem Steel's shipyard in San Pedro, Calif., has been finalized. Operations began immediately following the announcement, with a management team and staff of 50. Steadily increasing staff additions are anticipated until

  • Southwest Marine's San Diego, Calif., yard recently accepted delivery of the "Pride of San Diego," a new dry dock ordered as part of the yard's modernization plan. Art Engel, president of Southwest Marine and Roger Hedgecock, mayor of San Diego, rode the new dock into the harbor to mark the special

  • The American Samoa Government (ASG) recently announced that Southwest Marine, Inc., a leading U.S. ship repair company that operates three full-service shipyards in California, has been chosen to lease and operate the ASG Marine Railway and Ship Repair Facility in Pago Pago, American Samoa. For

  • Southwest Marine, San Pedro Division, has been awarded a $1.24-million contract by the Military Sealift Command, Pacific, for the drydocking and lay-up of the USNS Comet. The 449-foot-long Comet, a T-AKR with a gross tonnage of 13,793 tons, will be in dry dock for approximately 15 days for work on the

  • Southwest Marine, Inc. of San Diego, Calif., recently announced two major achievements in its more than $40-million renovation project — the signing of a contract with Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan to construct a new hi-tech computerized drydock, and the acquisition of a major West Coast

  • Southwest Marine, San Diego, recently was awarded two Naval Ship Systems Command contracts totaling $300,000 for the USNS De Steiguer (T-AGOR 12) to accomplish mid-term overhaul and sponsor modifications, and for USNS Taluga (T-A062) to accomplish necessary work required for the vessel's INSURV

  • The Southwest Marine Group, with facilities in San Diego (its headquarters), San Pedro (Los Angeles), San Francisco, Portland (Northwest Marine) and Samoa, reports that the Group is experiencing an upturn in commercial ship repair and conversion business. One of the most important projects is the

  • Southwest Marine, Inc., San Diego Division, recently drydocked the Navy vessels USS Thach and USS McCluskey together for extensive repair work. The dual docking occurred in accordance with tight Navy schedules in order that the two vessels could rejoin the fleet as quickly as possible. Southwest

  • In celebration of the 15th anniversary of its founding, Southwest Marine Inc. (SWM) is announcing its dedication and commitment to the principles of Total Quality Management (TQM). SWM has grown from modest beginnings in 1977 to become the largest network of ship repair yards on the West Coast.

  • three gas turbines that were installed in each of the 725-passenger vessels when they were built in the mid-1970s. The repowering is being done by Southwest Marine, Inc. of San Diego. The San Francisco, first of the three ferries to be repowered, has been in service for several months. Even during

  • The Southwest Marine, Inc. shipyard in San Pedro, Calif., lost a landmark recently but gained a satisfied customer. The drilling rig Rowan Alaska has towered over the buildings, boats, and even big ships in the SWM yard for more than a year. As one skipper on the docks put it: "The Rowan Alaska has

  • MT Jan-24#52 , Mickey Argo, Parker Smith, Southwest Research Institute)
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    in NMC 21700 Cell Modules with and without Immer- Fluids, Inc., a provider of thermal sive Cooling”; Bapi Surampudi PhD, Mickey Argo, Parker Smith, Southwest Research Institute management of batteries, EVs and 4. “Electric Vehicle Battery Thermal Issues and Thermal Management Techniques”, John data

  • MT Jan-24#51 . A set of experiments at Southwest Research Institute)
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    of a failed cell can reach 1200 C, and often will involve adjacent cells by overheating them, causing their failure. A set of experiments at Southwest Research Institute demonstrated the ability of Immersion Cooling to remove and absorb enough heat from a thermal runaway event to prevent damage

  • MT Sep-23#74 the coast of Noli, Italy, southwest of Genoa, consists of)
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    Garden, a farm experimental project. This world’s ? rst underwa- ter cultivation system of terrestrial plants located off the coast of Noli, Italy, southwest of Genoa, consists of an ar- ray of suspended, transparent, dome-shaped greenhouses called biospheres, anchored to the bottom of the sea. Since

  • MN Jun-23#34 .” sedimentation patterns at Southwest Pass.” Dave Deegan is)
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    , as opposed to older dredging program and to better understand and predict industrialized harbors and areas in the East.” sedimentation patterns at Southwest Pass.” Dave Deegan is with EPA’s public affairs of? ce in New Another research focus is on innovative contracting England. He too said that “although

  • MR Aug-23#33 operated by Tianjin Southwest Maritime. In doing so)
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    Shipping Heavy Industry (Guangdong) announced that it will retro? t the main engines on MAN Energy Solutions two LPG carriers operated by Tianjin Southwest Maritime. In doing so, it is exercising the option in a contract signed with MAN PrimeServ in October 2022 to retro? t two other LPG carriers

  • MN Aug-23#43 Lorraine Hooks was built at Southwest Shipyard in Galveston)
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    standards for ocean vessels. Energy ef- timized hull form and high-ef? ciency rudder and propeller. Lorraine Hooks inch CSD Lorraine Hooks was built at Southwest Shipyard in Galveston, Texas and delivered to its owner earlier this year. The newbuild is named after the wife of the company’s founder. C-Job

  • MN Aug-23#9 , of North Kingstown, R.I., Southwest Shipyard, LP., of Channelview)
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    to purchase a 160- by 86-foot ? oating drydock. Terrain Lift with variable reach; and a Tier 4 compressor. J Goodison Company, of North Kingstown, R.I., Southwest Shipyard, LP., of Channelview, Texas, on the will receive $704,206 to purchase a 176-ton hydraulic self- Mississippi River, will receive $1.2 million

  • MT May-23#21 in Fleet, a town 40 miles southwest scan, multi-beam data)
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    later, Sonardyne had its own premises, man- ware – NaviPac – that acquires sensor data, GPS and side- ufacturing transponders in Fleet, a town 40 miles southwest scan, multi-beam data, and processes that and allows you to of London, where the company would call home for the next visualize it, report it

  • MR May-23#51 hydrogen projects in Texas, Southwest Louisiana, and the)
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    Hub (HV), a consortium of energy 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

  • MT Nov-22#44 for by larger markets. • Southwest Electronic Energy Corp)
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    UNDERWATER LIPO BATTERIES cade.” Marine technology often bene? ts by crossover tech- nologies whose development was paid for by larger markets. • Southwest Electronic Energy Corp. (www.swe.com) In a decade, who knows? offers SeaSafe II pressure compensated Lithium-ion bat- tery solutions for subsea

  • MT Nov-22#39 Figure 1 A look inside a Southwest Electronic Energy SeaSafe)
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    Figure 1 A look inside a Southwest Electronic Energy SeaSafe II pressure compensated Lithium Polymer battery shows placement of the prismatic LiPo cells, the individual Battery Management Systems PCBs, and the Power Booster boards for intelligent control of the output. partly be blamed on those

  • MT Nov-22#9 success.” tember 2, 2022. Southwest Regional Force Air)
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    neme, Calif., from August 22 to Sep- commander of the RIMPAC Combined demonstration of our success.” tember 2, 2022. Southwest Regional Force Air Component Command. “The In addition to Denver, the ex-USS Rod- Maintenance Center (SWRMC) par- SINKEXs at RIMPAC provide us with a ney M. Davis (FFG 60) was

  • MN Nov-22#70 Vessels USACE Crane Barge Southwest Shipyard in Houston)
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    Vessels USACE Crane Barge Southwest Shipyard in Houston for a new crane barge on the St. Marys River. “The new crane barge will perform critical lock and hy- dropower facility maintenance at the Soo Project Of? ce (Soo Locks),” said Justin Proulx, Chief of the St. Marys River Section. “Additionally

  • MN May-22#41 , LLC has been launched at Southwest Shipyard in Galveston)
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    Lorraine Hooks A new new 27-inch cutter suction dredge for Mike Hooks, LLC has been launched at Southwest Shipyard in Galveston, Texas. The Lorraine Hooks, named after the wife of the com- pany’s founder Mike Hooks, will now get a ladder gantry and anchor boom stops, a fresh coat of paint in Houston

  • MN Mar-22#33 wind farms. bile, Ala. and Southwest Shipyard in Galveston)
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    to support the construction and Mike Hooks’ Lorraine at SPI/Mobile Pulley Works in Mo- long-term service of new offshore wind farms. bile, Ala. and Southwest Shipyard in Galveston, Texas, for Jones Act-compliant service operations vessels (SOV) scheduled delivery in the ? rst quarter of 2022. will also

  • MT Jan-22#56 contributor ern Ocean and Southwest Indian Ocean. an investiture)
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    the passing of clude the Crozet Islands and in the South- Hill, received the insignia of a CBE at Raymond Pollard, a major contributor ern Ocean and Southwest Indian Ocean. an investiture at Windsor Castle held by to the subject of oceanography. Pollard Raymond was also an innovator, creating HRH the

  • MN Jun-21#40 the Patrol Forces Southwest Asia, the U.S. Coast)
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    , Bahrain, which will replace the aging 110-foot Island Class Patrol Boats, built by Bol- linger Shipyards 30 years ago, supporting the Patrol Forces Southwest Asia, the U.S. Coast Guard’s largest overseas presence outside the United States. Bollinger Shipyards Spirit of Matushka Bellingham, Wash. shipbuilder

  • MT Mar-21#54 that can tomers in southwest Connecticut with LIPA)
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    , such as changes porting the reliability needs of our cus- ated by PSEG Long Island, as agent to to native seabed ecosystems that can tomers in southwest Connecticut with LIPA, the cable runs along the bed of result in the dominance of invasive and an additional power source,” said Ever- the Long

  • MT Jan-21#50 – de- (Department Machinery Southwest)/ signing and optimizing)
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    FMSW Koblenz system studies. These missions include shallow coastal, continental shelf, and to the shape and form of VICTA – de- (Department Machinery Southwest)/ signing and optimizing the hull and con- operator WSA Rhine (Waterways and worldwide ocean survey and data col- lection. Designed as single-hull

  • MT Nov-20#27 off to sea, usually the Southwest tional Oceanography)
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    various work, gas chromatography work and I supervised the move to the new Na- defense cuts, that never happened. So, I going off to sea, usually the Southwest tional Oceanography Center when that found myself working as a surveyor in Indian Ocean, skirting around the edge opened. I ended up doing a

  • MN Nov-20#70 October 1. Ownership and Southwest Shipyard Scott Theriot)
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    PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS Schwarz Marti and president Robert Beegle retired Theriot Theriot Takes the Helm at effective October 1. Ownership and Southwest Shipyard Scott Theriot has been named management of the company was taken president and CEO of Southwest over by the company’s employees. John

  • MN Nov-20#67 VESSELS Southwest Shipyard Delivers 250-foot Tank Barge The)
    November 2020 - Marine News page: 67

    VESSELS Southwest Shipyard Delivers 250-foot Tank Barge The Shearer Group, Inc. (TSGI) said it was contracted by the builder to develop the barge design. The barge was de- signed to ABS Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels for Service on Rivers and Intracoastal Waterways and appli- cable rules by

  • MR Nov-20#60 Shearer Group Southwest Shipyard Delivers 250-foot)
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    In the Yard Workboats The Shearer Group Southwest Shipyard Delivers 250-foot Tank Barge Houston’s Southwest Shipyard delivered a 250 x 54 x 12.5-ft. 23,000 BBL tank barge that will primarily be used to deliver jet fuel to support the U.S. Navy assets. The Shearer Group, Inc. (TSGI) said it was

  • MN Nov-20#33 mcy), FY 2021 channel main- Southwest Pass, and the channel)
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    Phase 1 of the ship channel deepening the improvements made to help Fix the new record of over $246 million. (18.5 mcy), FY 2021 channel main- Southwest Pass, and the channel main- However, if we have a low river stage tenance in Southwest Pass (estimated tenance will also be used bene? cially