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FEATURES 40 Cover Story: Top 10 News Stories The long-awaited opening of the Olmsted Locks and Dam heads up WorkBoat’s top news stories of 2018.

108 Grandstand Coverage of the 39th International WorkBoat Show to be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans from Nov. 28-30, 2018.

109 WorkBoat Annual Conference program schedule and descriptions.

113 WorkBoat Show exhibitors list and contact

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BOATS & GEAR 28 On the Ways • Ribcraft 9.0-meter RIB for New York sightseeing operator • Master Boat Builders delivers 3,200-hp ATB tug to Kirby Offshore Marine • New 1,700hp ATB tug for Island Tug and Barge • Moose Boats nears completion on 75' crew transport/ship stores transport vessel for Westar Marine • New 31' fisheries and recreational boating enforcement-maritime security boat for Maine Marine Patrol • Mavrik Marine to build 125', 300-passenger aluminum catamaran ferry for San Francisco Bay Ferry • Two 32' catamaran dive vessels for Hawaii operator from Armstrong Marine • Metal Shark awarded contract to build three 3,800-hp towboats for Florida Marine Transporters • Bollinger Shipyards delivers 31st fast response cutter to the Coast Guard • Blount Boats to build 56' steel icebreaking tug for the New York Power Authority

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74 2018 Boatbuilding Review Highlights of the boats that appeared in WorkBoat from December 2017 through November 2018.

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AT A GLANCE 10 On the Water: Hurricane uncertainty — Part II. 10 Captain’s Table: New law focuses on safety and inspection.

11 Energy Level: Another delay in the offshore rebound.

12 WB Stock Index: Stocks plummet 13% in October.

14 Inland Insider: Barge transport and value added.

16 Insurance Watch: Being proactive with loss control.

18 Legal Talk: No recovery without physical damage.

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he 39th edition of the International WorkBoat Show kicks off on Wednesday, Nov. 28 in New Orleans and runs through Friday, Nov. 30.

Each year, the show is essentially a huge grandstand for attendees to see the latest products and services that workboat-related companies are offering to the industry.

For the editors of WorkBoat, our annual International WorkBoat Show issue is also a chance for us to revisit what our industry has been up to in the last year. An important part of that is the construction and operation of brownwater vessels, everything from ferries to tugs, towboats, barges and ATBs to patrol boats and fireboats.

In our annual Boatbuilding Review that begins on page 74, we feature about 50 (51 to be exact) vessels and barges that appeared in the pages of WorkBoat over the past 12 months.

Of the 50 that appeared in our pages from December 2017 through November 2018, we will again honor 10 of them in a special breakfast ceremony before the show opens on Thursday, Nov. 29. From these 10 Significant Boats, a Boat of the Year for 2018 will be chosen. This year, for the first time, we have turned over the selection of the Boat of the Year to you, the readers of WorkBoat and WorkBoat.com. We look forward to announcing the voters’ choice and hope this will become a tradition in the years ahead.

This year’s list included four passenger vessels, two of them ferries. Other selections: two ATBs, a tug, towboat, fire-rescue boat and an LNG bunker barge.

Six of the vessels were built at Gulf of Mexico shipyards, two were built

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at West Coast yards, and two at Great Lakes shipyards.

Also in this issue, we once again feature our top 10 news stories of the year.

At the top of the list is the longawaited opening of the Olmsted Locks and Dam, which will surely make life a lot easier for Ohio River tug and barge operators.

Other big stories in 2018 that made our list are the closing of Jeffboat, the impact of tariffs on the industry, Subchapter M compliance, and big deals in the offshore service sector.

These stories and others will likely be discussed at the WorkBoat Show.

See you there.

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enjoy reading Joel Milton’s column “On the Water” each month. In his June and July columns, he discussed the El Faro and the mental models of weather (“Building models - Part I,” and “Building models - Part II”).

While I do not disagree that mental models could have contributed to the catastrophe, there is another contributing factor that has largely escaped attention — the role of managers ashore.

In the El Faro transcript (pages 126-127), in a conversation between the captain and the second mate, the captain remarked that he extended the home office the professional courtesy of seeking their input on a proposed deviation of 160 miles. The second mate said that in the past, captains would just make the call and did not feel the need to ask for

permission and input.

I would ask these questions: When did the company respond and what was their answer? Anything other than an immediate response of “it is your call and we support you” is unacceptable. Better yet, why did the captain feel the need to extend that courtesy? To be clear, I do not fault the courageous master. I tend to fault company “leadership” for a corporate culture which made the master feel that this was necessary. What information would the company have provided the master with?

Similarly, in the Deepwater Horizon incident, the company elected a dual command structure because of a clerical error (page 32 of the Coast Guard report). This dual command structure resulted in confusion when the explosions started, and the master felt unempowered to activate the EDS (emergency disconnect system), asking permission from the OIM (offshore installation

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manager) who had no license for that class of vessel. I tend to fault Transocean for electing the dual command and not ensuring that the master knew unambiguously that he was in command and able to make the decisions that masters make.

Mariners lives matter and captains should be free to make these decisions in the interest of safety alone, free from interference either then or afterwards from anyone. If you were on a passenger ship with your family, who would you like to make the decision on whether the vessel should deviate? Call me old fashioned but I would like the captain (not the shoreside “captain”) to make the call, and I bet you would too. Changing the culture of many companies is key and this need has largely gone unnoticed and undiscussed.

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By Joel Milton

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ast month’s column ended with this advice: Be humble, be uncertain, and the life you save may be your own. You should embrace uncertainty as much as you can. It may sound counterintuitive, but it can help your decisionmaking process much more than misplaced overconfidence ever will.

Hurricanes are very complex systems, existing within and interacting with a much bigger and even more complex system — Earth’s atmosphere. The science of forecasting hurricanes has steadily improved, as has weather forecasting in general. But it will always have distinct limitations since there are a lot of moving parts involved. We don’t know everything, let alone understand it.

The moving parts that are the most concerning in any given storm are its track, speed-overground, wind intensities (maximum sustained winds and gusts, overall and by quadrant), and size and shape of the wind field (further subdivid-

Captain’s Table New law focuses on Coast Guard inspection

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ig events, such as environmental disasters, vessel casualties and acts of terrorism, often lead to changes in maritime law, regulation and policy.

The Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska brought us the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and the grounding of the New Carissa on the Oregon coast in 1999 prompted Congress to require non-tank vessels to have spill response plans. The 9/11 terrorist attacks led to the enactment of the Maritime Transportation Safety Act and the 1983 sinking of the coal carrier Marine Electric off the Virginia coast resulted in legislation that created the Coast Guard’s famed rescue swimmer program.

The most recent example is the 2015 loss of the U.S.-flagged cargo vessel El Faro and its crew of 33 off Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin. After completing investigations of the casualty, the Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board recommended substantial policy changes.

Based on these recommendations, lawmakers developed the Maritime Safety Act of 2018, which

ed by strength: tropical storm or hurricane force).

The last concern, should you be forced to ride out a near or direct hit in port, is the storm surge at landfall. The aforementioned moving parts are all asymmetric, constantly changing variables affected by numerous other constantly changing variables within the broader atmospheric system.

So, it’s diabolically complicated.

Despite these known and unknown complications, the standard navigational doctrine for any vessel at sea is simple: whatever you do, avoid the tropical storm force (and above) wind field and especially the right front quadrant of the dangerous semicircle for a Northern Hemisphere storm.

Failure to do this may result in injury to your crew, damage to your vessel, damage to or loss of cargo, or all three. It may also be lethal.

One of the tools used to aid navigation is the National Hurricane Center’s Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook. It includes the familiar five-day forecast cone for any active cyclones.

Known as the cone of uncertainty, cone of probability, error cone, and even the cone of death, this is the funnel-shaped graphic that shows the predicted path of the storm’s center … sort of. was incorporated into the Save our Seas Act and signed into law by President Trump in October.

The new law focuses on freight vessel safety, but parts of it have implications for the domestic passenger vessel sector. Here are a few: • Each year, the Coast Guard must publicize domestic vessel compliance, or non-compliance, with its inspection and safety requirements. This will include passenger carrying vessels.

• There must be an audit of the “implementation and effectiveness” of legally required safety management systems (SMS). The Coast Guard has yet to implement the provision of the 2010 Coast Guard Authorization Act calling for a rulemaking that mandates SMSes for certain passenger vessels. The Passenger Vessel Association (PVA) has created its own voluntary SMS program, called Flagship, that is available to PVA members.

• The Coast Guard must improve the ability of its senior personnel to oversee third-party organizations (i.e., classification societies and organizations that conduct Subchapter M towing vessel inspections), to which certain safety functions have been delegated. The Coast Guard will evaluate what is needed to triple the size of the traveling inspector corps and to increase reliance on civilian marine inspectors and experienced licensed mariners. www.workboat.com • DECEMBER 2018 • WorkBoat

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ast month, I referred to an emerging rebound in the offshore energy market. I still believe that it is on the horizon, but recent events have pushed it back a bit.

Why? Two primary factors are in play. The first is Saudi Arabia’s determination to produce as much oil as possible to make up for shortages due to the looming Iran sanctions. The Trump administration re-imposed the first tranche of sanctions on Iran earlier this year. A second round of sanctions, which were due to take effect in October, will target Iran’s energy sector. The move by Saudi Arabia will negate any oil price increase due to the absence of Iranian crude on the international market because of the sanctions.

Second, U.S. crude inventories are increasing due to maintenance season, surging U.S. oil production and lower exports, negatively affecting oil prices.

U.S. crude inventories were forecast to increase 3.7 million bbls. the week of Oct. 22, but the actual amount was 6.3 million bbls. That caused Brent and WTI prices to fall. (Brent closed at $72.89 bbl. and WTI $63.69 bbl. on Nov. 1.) That puts a dent in the recovery. But “on the horizon” is where it could get interesting.

In response to the current sanctions, Iran has threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz that connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman. The route provides the only sea passage for crude from Kuwait, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates to the Indian Ocean. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, an average of 18.5 million bbls. of oil per day passed through the strait in 2016, a 9% increase from the previous year. This is estimated to be more than 35% of the world's seaborne oil shipments and 20% of oil traded worldwide.

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route for nearly all liquefied natural gas (LNG) from lead exporter Qatar. It is likely that scenario will be avoided. But should it occur, oil prices, at least for a while, would see the $100-bbl. level or

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Until the landscape becomes a bit more settled, it is difficult to predict where the offshore market is heading in the near term.

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WorkBoat Composite Index Stocks plunge 13% in October

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he WorkBoat Composite Index lost a whopping 295 points in October, or 13.4%. For the month, losers topped winners by a 14-1 ratio.

The top percentage losers were all oil service companies, including Hornbeck Offshore Services and Oceaneering International.

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Despite the down month and the recent drop in oil prices, Hornbeck president and CEO Todd Hornbeck was somewhat upbeat during the oil service vessel operator’s third-quarter earnings call with analysts. “Even while the average number of deepwater drilling units that worked in the Gulf Source: FinancialContent Inc. www.financialcontent.com

INDEX NET COMPARISONS 9/28/18 10/31/18 CHANGE Operators 340.99 320.07 -20.92 Suppliers 3559.60 3090.94 -468.66 Shipyards 3273.23 2631.43 -641.80 Workboat Composite 2203.29 1908.26 -295.03 PHLX Oil Service Index 149.48 119.56 -29.92 Dow Jones Industrials 26458.31 25115.76 -1342.55 Standard & Poors 500 2913.98 2711.74 -202.24 For the complete up-to-date WorkBoat Stock Index, go to: workboat.com/resources/tools/workboat-composite-index/

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of Mexico during the quarter fell by three rigs to just 18 in total, which is the lowest domestic activity floating rig count since Macondo, we were able to hold revenues and fleetwide average and effective day rates essentially flat,” Hornbeck said. “While that may appear to be treading water, what we observed was that activities outside of the Gulf of Mexico provided a solid base for our business.”

Likewise, the CEO of Oceaneering International also offered some upbeat comments.

“Looking forward to 2019 ... we remain encouraged that the longterm fundamentals for the offshore energy industry have stabilized, and we believe we are now in the early stages of a recovery in industry activity and in our businesses,” Roderick A. Larson, president and CEO of the company told analysts. — David Krapf

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traditional measure of freight transportation production is the amount of volume moved, usually measured in weight or distance.

A combination of volume (weight) measured in tons and distance measured in miles is usually expressed as “ton-miles.” However, a ton-mile can

be many things based on the combinations of the two, tons and miles. Take 100 ton miles. It could be 100 tons moved one mile or one ton moved 100 miles or any combination of the two that results in a product of 100 when multiplied.

The absence of similar weightdistance units makes transport comparisons difficult because of changing distances and weights. A similar issue exists for measures of the value of

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the transport being moved. The U.S. inland waterways system is not weight restricted and often has vertical and horizontal clearances that far exceed other modes of transport.

Consequently, the inland waterways are often ideal for the movement of oversized and overweight objects. Typically, large structures that are fabricated By Kevin Horn offsite by specialty firms such as oil and gas industry suppliers are moved by barge for inland delivery. The fabricated pieces are often modules, priced in the millions of dollars, that are shipped for final assembly into other components at refineries, chemical plants or other job sites.

A good example is Shell’s ethane cracker plant on the Ohio River at Monaca, Pa., about 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. It is being assembled with large fabricated components delivered by barge. If these modules could not be delivered by barge, they would have to be disassembled and shipped in smaller components for reassembly at the job site, which would increase costs and create quality control issues.

The importance of barge transportation in these cases has little to do with ton miles. Instead, it’s about the “value added” of moving large complex fully assembled fabricated pieces that are ready for job site assembly.

Editor’s note: This is Kevin Horn’s final Inland Insider column. After 19 years and 230 columns, he has decided to step away from his writing duties.

We thank Kevin for his contribution to WorkBoat and wish him good luck in his “retirement.”

Kevin Horn is a senior manager with GEC Inc., Delaplane, Va. He can be contacted at khorn@gecinc.com.

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safety manager, a fairly new hire, was eager to institute changes to help stem the claims. He understood that the USL&H policy premium was directly related to the claims, and any savings could be better spent elsewhere at the shipyard. Creating a safer workplace and a safety first mindset could reduce claims and the premium.

By Chris An important Richmond recommendation was for senior management to commit to promoting a safer workplace environment. This had previously been a challenge at the shipyard because management wore many different hats.

By hiring a full-time safety director whose sole focus was creating a more safe workplace, improvements were made. This had the dual effect of improving morale.

Another key improvement was in the general housekeeping of the buildings and yard. Gone were the piles of old debris and materials that employees had to scramble over while at work.

Inside the fabrication shops, pathways were clear and workspaces were less cluttered, creating a safer and more productive work environment.

The shipyard also made some proactive changes on their own to help improve safety. Old power tools were replaced with new ones, and a deteriorating retaining wall was rebuilt.

It was clear from the changes made at the shipyard in the past year that management took the loss control suggestions seriously and were determined to improve safety. They understood that they could control the USL&H premium by preventing claims. It also creates a happier workforce.

Chris Richmond is a licensed mariner and marine insurance agent with Allen Insurance and Financial. He can be reached at 800-439-4311 or crichmond@allenif.com.

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n October, a crane barge that was being towed up the Mississippi River struck the Sunshine Bridge about 70 miles upriver from New Orleans. The damage was extensive, and the bridge will remain closed into January.

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to their commute.

Clearly, these ancillary effects of the accident have been more than a mere inconvenience. And while liability for the accident may appear clear cut, many of those suffering losses likely have By Daniel Hoerner no viable legal recourse.

Under maritime law, most notably the “Pennsylvania Rule,” a vessel is presumed to be at fault when it collides with a fixed object. Thus, there is a legal presumption that liability for the crane barge’s allision with the stationary Sunshine Bridge rests with those responsible for the vessel’s errant navigation. That legal presumption should make it an easy case for the bridge owner. However, the same can’t be said for area businesses and commuters who arguably were equally harmed. Maritime law will likely prevent them from recovering a dime.

In the landmark 1927 U.S. Supreme Court case Robins Drydock v. Flint, the court held that to recover for a maritime property damage accident a party must suffer some actual physical damage to property in which they have a proprietary interest. In the Sunshine Bridge allision, the bridge sustained physical damage, so its owner is entitled to recover for damage losses.

However, the businesses and people whose livelihoods were dependent on the bridge are legally precluded from a monetary recovery because their losses did not stem from physical damage to their own property.

While Robins Drydock may seem harsh, its rationale is that there must be some limit on the extent of liability exposure for claims arising out of property damage casualties.

Daniel J. Hoerner is a maritime attorneywith Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett LLC. He can be reached at 504595-3000 or dhoerner@mblb.com.

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The San Francisco Bay Ferry Hydrus-class vessels were built to have the cleanest emission controls of any U.S. passenger vessels.

California emissions rules could get tougher

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he California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced it is beginning a new rulemaking process to modify the state’s existing Commercial Harbor Craft Rule. The rule, now in its implementation phase, already would make California the only state in the U.S. that requires most vessels with older engines — predating U.S. Environmental Protection Agency diesel emissions standards, or just meeting Tier 1 standards — to be repowered with newer Tier 2 or Tier 3 engines before the end of their economic lives.

Yet CARB staff contends commercial vessel operations in state waters “will continue to contribute a significant amount of diesel particulate matter risk after full implementation of the current regulation in 2023,” according to CARB’s notice of rulemaking intent.

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ready to present to board members in 2020.

That next step would bring on more stringent requirements for tugs, passenger vessels including ferries and excursion boats and other vessels.

CARB will also look at the feasibility of retrofitting existing vessels with Tier 4 propulsion, advanced emission control devices, hybrid power and alternative fuels.

California asserts state regulatory control over air emissions within 24 nautical miles of its coastline, so its requirements are a huge consideration for vessel operators, designers and builders on the West Coast. Many have been anticipating a future of even tougher air pollution limits, designing new vessels to approach or even meet Tier 4-like performance below the EPA horsepower thresholds.

Already San Francisco Bay Ferry’s new Hydrus-class 400-passenger ferries are powered by MTU 12V4000M64 engines, nominally rated for Tier 3 but

ith 155-mph winds at landfall on Oct. 10, Hurricane Michael’s path brought the eyewall over one of Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Panama City, Fla., shipyards inflicting heavy damage.

The company’s Allanton shipyard is located just a few miles west of Mexico Beach, Fla., where Hurricane Michael made landfall.

The hurricane surge also swept a nearly finished 261' Alaska factory trawler, the North Star, into the bay near Eastern’s Nelson Street shipyard where it lay on its starboard side. But just two weeks after the third most powerful hurricane to make a mainland U.S. landfall, ESG was back in business with most of its employees returned safely.

“Our employees are a resourceful and resilient group of individuals with the drive to succeed in the face of adversity,” ESG’s president Joey D’Isernia said in a statement. “This has certainly been proven by their ability to bounce back over the two weeks following the storm. Our employees have returned to work much faster than anticipated.”

Immediately following the storm, ESG launched an aggressive initiative to locate all of its employees and help get them back on the job as soon as practical.

With help from its network of friends, partners, and customers in the maritime community, ESG organized daily distribution of meals and goods to employees in need. Additionally, ESG created an interest-free deferred payback loan program for those employees in need and has organized a Go Fund Me account to help those employees hardest hit by the storm.

ESG also created temporary housing located on greenfield space near its facilities for employees who needed temporary housing. — Ken Hocke

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Viking announces U.S. cruise expansion

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iking River Cruises is again pushing ahead with plans to enter the U.S. market with vessels built by Edison Chouest Offshore, a cruise line representative told the Dubuque, Iowa city council.

Viking could start service in 2021 and by 2027 would have six vessels carrying over 103,000 passengers on the Mississippi River, according to a chart Viking consultant David Simmons showed the council in September.

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The Delling, a longship-class Viking River Cruises vessel in Europe.

The five-story vessels, which Simmons called a “long ship on steroids,” will carry close to 400 passengers.

Itineraries will be roundtrip from New Orleans, New Orleans to Memphis, Tenn., and St. Louis to St. Paul, Minn.

Viking won’t offer Ohio River itineraries for the first six years.

“Edison Chouest is the company that’s going to be building and owning the vessel and chartering it to Viking to operate,” he said. Switzerland-based Viking earlier said that the vessels,

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costing $90 million to $100 million each, would be built at U.S. yards, crewed by U.S. citizens, owned by an investment management firm, and timechartered to Viking “in full compliance with maritime laws.” Simmons told the council that Viking has “no intention of trying to change the law.”

Galliano, La.-based Edison Chouest said in a statement to WorkBoat, “We are not building a river cruise vessel at this time.”

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vessels and owns and operates four shipyards in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and one in Brazil.

Viking, with 64 vessels and seven under construction, accounts for 49% of Europe’s river cruise business, Simmons said. Its rationale for being on the Mississippi is that the market is “well underserved.”

Viking first hinted at its U.S. plans in 2013 soon after American Cruise Lines and American Queen Steamboat Co. started regular overnight inland river cruising. In early 2015 Viking said it would launch six Mississippi River vessels over three years starting in 2017 from New Orleans, which would be their home port. Existing operators said they’d welcome the competition, figuring that all of them would benefit from Viking’s considerable marketing muscle.

Then late last year Viking told Mississippi River communities that talks about building here had broken off.

“Viking has terminated current discussions to build vessels in a U.S. shipyard for Mississippi River and U.S. coastal cruising. As details were being refined, it became apparent the economics did not meet Viking’s goals,” said the statement to Hannibal, Mo., and Fort Madison, Iowa.

Now things appear to be back on track. “It’s going so fast now that I believe announcements are around the corner,” Simmons told the Dubuque council. “The brochure is done. The schedule is done. The charter agreement is done. I just can’t give you an exact date.”

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Audit knocks USCG TWIC oversight

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security at many high-risk maritime facilities, according to a new audit by the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General.

“The Coast Guard needs to improve its oversight of the TWIC program to reduce the risk of transportation security incidents,” according to the Sept. 28 audit by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) that was sent to the Coast Guard.

The report was most critical of the failure of DHS to complete a study of the security value of TWIC that was mandated by Congress in 2014. DHS did finish an effectiveness assessment in January 2016, but the audit notes that it did not substantively address the concerns raised in the report.

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As a result, the Coast Guard “does not have a full understanding of the extent to which the TWIC program addresses security risks in the maritime environment. This will continue to impact the Coast Guard’s ability to properly develop and enforce regulations governing the TWIC program,” the audit said.

Without this information, the Coast Guard did not properly develop regulations for the use of electronic TWIC readers at high-risk maritime facilities.

The report said the Coast Guard did not clearly define which facilities that handle certain dangerous cargo in bulk are covered by the final reader rule.

This led to widespread confusion in the maritime community, a proposed threeyear delay in implementation, and an act by Congress in August delaying implementation of the reader program until a security assessment study of TWIC is completed.

latory confiscations of TWIC cards.”

The IG said the Coast Guard did not consistently use electronic readers when conducting TWIC card verifications during its inspections of regulated facilities. “As a result, the Coast Guard is not making full use of the card’s biometric security features as intended

by Congress to ensure only eligible individuals have unescorted access to secure areas of facilities,” the report states. — Pamela Glass

A Coast Guard officer verifies a TWIC card at Young Brothers in Honolulu.

“The TSA believes that further delays to implementing TWIC reader requirements present a significant national and transportation security risk,” the audit said.

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Fatigue risk management plans take a comprehensive, customized approach to addressing fatigue risk factors within a company.

The National Transportation Safety Board has called for increased use of such plans throughout the transportation industry as one of its “2017-2018 Most Wanted List” of safety recommendations.

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art and fuel spill in British Columbia waters. The NTSB and Transportation Safety Board of Canada determined that the tug’s second mate dozed off and missed a course change, then ran aground with the barge DBL 55.

Canadian investigators also faulted the six-hours-on, six-hours-off watch system widely used in the towing industry. “The use of the six-on, sixoff shift schedule is a longstanding

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Developing a fatigue risk management plan encourages towing companies to evaluate their operating environment for fatigue risks and identify policies and procedures already in place to mitigate these risks.

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New York Media Boat orders second Ribcraft 9-meter RIB

RIB hauls passengers around New York Harbor.

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rigid hull inflatable design originally developed for patrol and tactical missions has become the go-to ride of the New York Media Boat fleet, so much so that owner Bjoern Kils has a second Ribcraft 9.0 Offshore model under construction.

“The Ribcraft is our workhorse. This boat runs every day,” said Kils, a veteran television photojournalist and mariner who runs a thriving adventure sightseeing and private charter business, along with providing workboat support and platforms for television, film and video productions.

Running out of the North Cove Marina near Manhattan’s World Trade Center, the tour business draws on the downtown tourist scene, running up to 10 trips daily during times of peak summer demand.

The 29'7"×10'3"×22" Ribcraft carries a waterborne tour trade that is surprisingly robust nearly year-round, and stops only “when it gets solid, usually in February,” said Kils. New York Harbor is a challenging environment at any time of the year, and Kils went to Ribcraft, Marblehead, Mass., looking for a boat to handle it.

“I was looking for a RIB with a collar because I like the way they ride,” said Kils. He wanted a deep-V hull to handle the harbor chop, and plenty of power.

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Ribcraft marketing director Matthew Velluto said the ninemeter boats are often rigged with twin 250-hp outboards, but this one came with the maximum when it went into service in September 2017 — twin Yamaha 300-hp motors.

“We have a lot of horsepower on the boat to fight the current,” said Kils.

During one weekday morning tour in mid-October, a west wind was gusting over 15 mph on the Hudson River, and white water was flying as Capt. Eric Rosen took a dozen customers on the Ribcraft cruising past the West Side piers. The group stayed dry and comfortable in their anti-exposure suits, low in the hull and behind the 21" inflated collar.

“All you see is water, but the tube deflects it all,” said Velluto as he and Kils kept pace in New York Media Boat’s utility vessel, a former Coast Guard 26' response boat. With a typical passenger payload of 2,000 lbs. the RIB’s deep-V provides steady acceleration and a smooth ride, typically at just around 70% power, they said.

The Ribcraft 9.0 Offshore came off the drawing board intended for tactical and patrol use, but it also makes an ideal platform for Coast Guard-certified tour operators, said Velluto.

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Compared to a tactical boat built to deliver a squad, the tour version has two rows of saddle seating, allowing customers more freedom of movement for photography and videos. With an internal deck beam of 6'10" the boat has 12 seats forward, and an aft bench behind the helm that can seat two additional riders — also a good spot for parents with small children.

There are a pair of LED flood lights plus courtesy lighting for passengers, and a console electronics suite that includes a Garmin 1040XS color GPSMAP sounder, Garmin HD radar, an Icom VHF radio and a stereo with an iPod interface. Another subtle feature at the console is a 6" raised platform for the helmsman to see over the heads of guests often bundled in coats and hats.

New York Media’s second 30' Ribcraft is expected to be delivered in February and begin service in spring 2019.

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Designed by Guarino & Cox, Covington, La., the Cape Lookout, which has a steel hull and an aluminum tower, is powered by a pair of Tier 4

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The tug has a 15' draft. Ship’s service power is from three John Deere-powered 6068AFM85 gensets, sparking 150-kW of electrical power each. Rio Controls & Hydraulics provided the five-station propulsion controls and full follow-up steering system featuring two 40-hp hydraulic units and two 7"×4" cylinders. “The aluminum tower was used to decrease weight and add stability,” said Keiger. “These tugs also have larger rudders. They handle better than most tugs.”

Capacities include 86,114 gals. of fuel; 9,550 gals. urea; and 8,174 gals. fresh water. Other features of the new tug are a Beacon Finland JAK-

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Cape Lookout was delivered in September. It’s the second of six sisterships, which are replacing older tugs that Kirby is taking out of service. The first, Cape Ann, was delivered in July.

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Island Tug takes delivery of new 1,700-hp ATB tug

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sland Tug and Barge and Robert Allan Ltd. go back 40 to 50 years.

That’s when Robert Allan first designed a tug for Island Tug and Barge. The connection between the two Vancouver, British Columbia-area companies

continued with the christening of the articulated tug-barge tug Island Raider on Sept. 28. In February, the Island Regent, a sistership to the Island Raider, will be launched.

The 1,700-hp 81'8"×41' Island Raider is Island Tug’s first newbuild ATB tug, but not its only ATB tug. The other is the 136'×32' Island Monarch, which was converted with an Intercon coupler system in 2003.

The addition of the new ATB tugs is “a move toward the future,” said Marc Schwartz, project manager for the new tugs and manager of maintenance and engineering with Tidewater Barge Lines, Vancouver, Wash. Tidewater is a subsidiary of Tidewater Canada, which purchased Island Tug in 2017.

The Island Raider will mostly be pushing barges carrying primarily gasoline and diesel from Vancouver, B.C., to Vancouver Island, said Schwartz.

“That’s the core business for Island Tug and Barge.”

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The boat was purchased with a $60,000 grant from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund and a $241,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Port Security Grant Program.

Mavrik Marine Inc., La Conner, Wash., was awarded a $13 million contract to build a 300-passenger highspeed ferry for the San Francisco Bay Ferry system. The Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority award31' patrol boat for Maine. ed the contract in

October, for what will be the eighth vessel added to WETA’s fleet since 2017. The New 125' ferry will be delivered in 2020. ferry is expected to enter service in 2020. The 125'×32'8"×4'5" aluminum catamaran will be designed by Australia-based One2Three Naval Architects. A pair of MTU 12V4000M65R engines turning 2,000 hp with HamiltonJet waterjets will provide a service speed of 32 knots.

The 32'×13' high-tunnel catamaran dive vessels Amelia and Johan recently arrived in Honokohau Harbor in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Built by Port Angeles, Wash.based Armstrong Marine USA for Aquatic Life Divers, the shipyard worked closely on the project with Pacific Boats and Yachts. Twin Yamaha 300hp outboards, paired with SeaStar steering, power each 16-passenger Subchapter T-certified vessel. The dive boats feature fly bridge helm stations, dive tank

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Metal Shark Alabama, Bayou La Batre, Ala., has landed a contract to build three 120'×35' river towboats for Florida Marine Transporters Inc., Mandeville, La. The four-decked, welded-steel, Subchapter M-compliant towboats, designed by John W. Gilbert Associates Inc., Hingham, Mass., will be powered by twin Caterpillar 3512C Tier 3 marine diesel engines rated at 1,911 hp each. Deliveries will begin in 2019. The contract marks Metal Shark’s entry into the steel shipbuilding sector and the inland towboat market following the company’s June acquisition of Horizon Shipbuilding, now Metal Shark Alabama.

Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La., has delivered the Terrell Horne, the 31st fast Dive boats will operate in Hawaii. response cutter,

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Powered by two MTU diesels producing a total of 5,762 hp, the 154'×25' FRC has a flank speed over 28 knots. It features a stern launch system for the vessel’s 26' cutter boat.

Epic Alabama Shipyard LLC has purchased BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Alabama LLC in Mobile, Ala. No purchase price was disclosed. Epic Alabama Shipyard is owned by Epic Companies LLC, Houston, a global offshore construction and decommissioning company, which will service vessels from its own fleet in Mobile.

Warren, R.I.-based Blount Boats has signed a contract with the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to build an icebreaking diesel-powered steel tugboat. The tug will operate in seasonal ice near the entrance to and within the upper Niagara River. Bristol Harbor Group Inc., Bristol, R.I., developed the contract design and will provide technical oversight for NYPA during construction. The 56'×18'6" shallow draft tug will be powered by two Caterpillar C-9 engines, each rated at 375 hp at 1,800 rpm.

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A pair of 850-hp Cummins KTA38M diesels connected to RollsRoyce US105 FP Z-drives provides the tug’s power. Electrical power comes from two 99-kW gensets powered by John Deere 4045AFM85 generator drive engines. During sea trials the Island Raider, locked in the notch of a fully loaded barge, hit 8.5 knots.

Crew comfort was an important consideration for the new tugs. “They wanted the accommodations to be the next level of comfort and up,” said Todd Barber, senior naval architect at Robert Allan. The majority of the Island Tug and Barge tugs, he said, “have four cabins with two guys to a cabin.”

The Island Raider has six cabins, two with double bunks. Each cabin has its own toilet. There is also a small gym or exercise room. There’s room for eight, but the normal crew will be four — a master, mate and two deckhands.

Besides the extra cabins, Barber said,

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“a lot of attention was paid to noise reduction” for crew comfort. The tug has Sika vibration and sound dampening floors, Norac wall and ceiling paneling, and noise attenuation silencers. “The noise levels are very good,” Barber noted. For example, in the wheelhouse the noise level registered less than 59 decibels.

Both the Island Raider and the Island Regent will be matched up with two of Island Tug’s newer barges, the Island Resolution and the Island Reliance.

These are double-hulled oil tank barges each with a 26,650-bbl. capacity that were previously towed by wire boats.

After being lengthened with 23' notched stern extensions, the barges are now 279' long. “We analyzed different hull forms and different notch configurations to find one that was reasonably efficient,” said Barber. New skegs were also added to the barges.

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complete with the construction of a new 75'×24'×10' crew transport/ship stores vessel for Westar Marine Services, San Francisco.

The boat will mostly run crew and stores out to vessels anchored in San Francisco Bay. “It’s not a very long run but the boat is set up for offshore uses as well,” said Moose Boats’ vice president/sales engineer Mark Stott.

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Crowther, the unnamed aluminum boat will be powered by a pair of Volvo Penta IPS900 diesel engines connected to Volvo IPS3 Z-drives with nibral props through Volvo marine gears. The propulsion package will give the new boat a running speed of 27 knots. The vessel will have a draft of 5'6".

“We built boats similar to this before, but not specifically for the U.S. market,” said Stewart Wells, Incat Crowther’s technical manager. “It’s really a custom-built boat. We had to adapt to the Moose Boats look and techniques in the design, but it’s been great. We’ve worked closely with them and want to continue that relationship.”

“It’s the first boat we’ve done for that application on this scale,” said Stott.

“Our in-house naval architects designed the cabin then sent that on to Incat for integration with their hull design. We wanted to be sure to keep that Moose Boats esthetic.”

Volvo will also supply the IPS controls and steering system. Onboard electrical power will come from a 20-kW Northern Lights genset. The 20'×20' rear cargo deck has a 20,000-lb. capacity. The inside cabin will be able to carry a crew of three and up to 28 passengers.

“This was our first time designing for a vessel with the Volvo IPS controls,” said Wells, “first time dealing with designing the space to fit that system.”

Capacities will include 1,200 gals. of diesel fuel and 150 gals. fresh water.

Ancillary equipment will include a 4,000-lb. capacity hydraulic boom crane.

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The Olmsted Locks and Dam finally opened this year.

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n perhaps one of the biggest milestones to date for the inland barge industry and the Army Corps of Engineers, the long overdue Olmsted Locks and Dam opened for business in October along the busiest stretch of the inland waterway system on the Ohio River between Illinois and Kentucky.

After nearly 30 years of funding setbacks and design changes, the new infrastructure began receiving commercial barge traffic in September. It is the largest and most expensive (at nearly $3 billion) inland waterway project ever undertaken in the U.S. Olmsted replaces upstream locks and dams No. 52 and 53, built in 1929, which have been fraught with delays

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and maintenance closures that have added greatly to the cost of barging over 90 millions tons of products each year, from corn and soybeans, to fertilizers, wheat and other agricultural products. About half of U.S. corn and soybean exports traverse this part of the river, a strategic location with connections to the Mississippi, Tennessee and Cumberland rivers.

It can take a barge up to five hours to transit the old, unreliable locks, as barges often wait in long queues to navigate through. Due to the poor state of these structures, it can take up to 72 hours to raise the dam, causing long waits for barges, while frequent lock failures force closures for emergency repairs.

Martin Hettel, chairman of the Inland Waterways User Board and vice president of government affairs at American Commercial Barge Line, said that

failures at 52 and 53 have cost shippers $75 million over the past decade.

With the new infrastructure at Olmsted, locking through will be reduced to an hour or less, according to the Corps.

Since barge traffic was transitioned from the old lock 52 on Sept. 7, navigating through Olmsted has been smooth and without major hiccups.

During the first few weeks, locking was minimal because high water caused by rain forced the Corps to drop the wickets so barges could move through the navigable pass section.

“Olmsted has so far been functioning as they planned it to,” said Matt Ricketts, president and CEO of Crounse Corp., Paducah, Ky., which barges coal, limestone, sand and gravel through this stretch of the Ohio. But it’s too soon to offer an assessment on locking times and other benefits to the barge industry, he said. “I’d give it a year or so, letting

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and that the structure will pay for itself in about four years.

A key feature is the moveable dam that allows barges to bypass the locks through a 1,400-foot-wide navigable pass when river levels are high enough.

Under high water, the dam’s wickets can be lowered to lay flat on the river bottom and allow barges to move unrestricted over the dam. When water levels are low, barges use the locks to traverse the river, so the wickets are raised to form a dam that accumulates a pool of water large enough for safe passage through the locks.

“Everyone is well versed about Olmsted’s challenges, the time it has taken to finish, and being over budget,” said Ricketts of Crounse. “But if you look at the changes made in the 2014 WRRDA legislation and cost-sharing changes, Olmsted was a success story for the Corps. It was finished ahead of the revised schedule and under the revised budget.” — Pamela Glass

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it go through a few cycles.”

Being able to count on reliable and efficient movement through this important part of the Ohio River is a big relief to barge operators. “We don’t know how long Lock and Dam 52 could last, so everyone in the industry is glad to see Olmsted completed,” Ricketts said.

“There is so much tonnage that moves through there. It’s a critical part of the navigation routes.”

Lance Rase, operations manager at CGB Enterprises Inc., New Orleans, said that 52 has been a “nightmare.”

“The downtime there is punitive to all of us in the industry,” he said. “Since they stopped using the older structures, we’ve seen an improvement in transit times.” CGB’s marine unit operates 10 barge fleeting facilities along the inland waterways.

The Corps says it’s pleased with Olmsted’s opening operations, with parts and components performing as expected. There were a few early challenges to the equipment, but these were quickly addressed by on-site personnel, said Brad Stout, operations manager, Locks and Dams Project Office at the Corps’ office in Louisville.

“It has been a very exciting time to finally put Olmsted into operation, helping provide industry with safe navigation and ending an era of operating antiquated wicket dams along the Ohio River,” Stout told WorkBoat. “Our operations and construction division have worked together to have a seamless, efficient transition” from the old locks and dams to the new.

The Olmsted project was authorized in 1988, but because of funding inconsistencies in Congress and a change in design direction by the Corps, it ran into decades of delays. Originally authorized at $775 million, costs rose to close to $3 billion today.

The project consists of two 110-footwide by 1,200-foot-long locks on the Illinois side of the Ohio, a dam with five tainter gates that spans the river and connects with Kentucky, 140 wickets and a fixed weir. The Corps estimates that the project will provide an annual economic benefit of about $640 million,

July and brought calls for a regulatory crackdown. Duck boats are militarystyle amphibious vessels used as tour boats.

Two of the 31'×8' vessels operated by Ride the Ducks Branson entered Table Rock Lake shortly before 7 p.m. on July 19, despite National Weather Service warnings of severe thunderstorms.

With wind and waves rising, one boat with 31 people on board foundered while trying to return to shore.

One crewman and 16 passengers died, including nine members of one family from Indiana, in a chaotic scene recorded on video by guests on the nearby 278' showboat Branson Belle.

After the tour boat Stretch Duck 7 was raised, National Transportation Safety Board investigators recovered recordings from an onboard video system that showed events leading up to the sinking. The tour company typically conducted 70-minute excursions by road and water, including 20 minutes cruising the lake. In the video, an unidentified person told the crew to take passengers on the lake portion of the tour first, according to NTSB officials.

The recording showed the duck boat entering the lake around 6:55 p.m., and then wind and whitecaps rising at 7 p.m., followed by the bilge alarm sounding at 7:04 and again at 7:07, by then with water sloshing into the passenger compartment, and ending a

Stretch Duck 7 is raised from Table Rock Lake near Branson, Mo., July 23, 2018.

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minute later with the boat still on the surface.

The Missouri sinking is the worst since a 1999 sinking at Hot Springs, Ark., that killed 13 passengers. In that case, an original Army DUKW built in 1944, converted to the tour boat Miss Majestic, flooded through a loose rubber boot on a through-hull fitting.

The agency found that the Coast Guard did not have uniform standards

for evaluating commercial amphibious vehicles, and recommended steps including retrofitting with watertight compartments to add reserve buoyancy, removing canopies that could entrap passengers in a sinking, and a system of increased inspection until all duck boats are upgraded to new standards.

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struck by a barge tow. The tour industry’s failure to adopt NTSB recommendations, and repeated accidents, shows that “we’re going to need serious punitive awards” from trial juries, said Robert Mongeluzzi, a Philadelphia lawyer who represented victims in the Philadelphia case and is on the legal team representing the Table Rock Lake family survivors. “That’s the only way they’re going to wake up.”

“The NTSB carefully studied the Miss Majestic accident and gave the duck boat industry two things to do: add enough reserve buoyancy so they will still float if flooded, and remove the canopies,” said Mongeluzzi. “The duck boat operators did neither. The fix is there, they just refuse to do it.”

Canopies have been deadly for impeding escape, trapping passengers who managed to get their life vests on but were pinned against the overhead as the vessels sank, he said.

“The Coast Guard has documented less than 150 (commercial) duck boats in the last 19 years, and in that time there have been 42 deaths,” said Mongeluzzi, counting both sinkings and road accidents. “Their rate of deaths in terms of miles is so far in excess of cars and buses it’s insane.”

U.S. Sen. Clare McCaskill, D-Mo., introduced legislation to mandate that those nearly 20-year-old NTSB recommendations be adopted.

The joint investigation of the latest sinking could take a year or more to complete, but “there’s absolutely no reason to wait to take this commonsense step,” McCaskill said when she introduced the bill in late July.

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Demand peaked about five years ago, coal shipments dropped and the existing fleet of well-built barges has a 20- to 30-year lifespan.

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public company, Arcosa Inc. Now, however, “due to encouraging conditions in the barge construction market, Trinity Marine Products is preparing to re-open the Madisonville facility as barge orders develop to produce a variety of barge types for customer delivery in 2019,” said Trinity spokesman Jack Todd. The Louisiana yard, which once employed 336, shut down in 2015.

Another competitor likely to benefit from Jeffboat’s closing is Heartland Fabrication, Brownsville, Pa., owned

by Heartland Barge Management LLC, Columbia, Ill. It’s diversifying and next year plans to start offering 10,000-bbl. tank barges as well as other large heavy steel fabrication work outside the marine industry such as bridge beams and columns.

“I don’t think there will be overbuilding. I think people have been sobered over the past four or five years,” said Brent Dibner, a maritime industry consultant at Dibner Maritime Associates, Chestnut Hill, Mass. For Jeffboat parent American Commercial Lines (ACL), “it was a rational decision to say this industry is only so big. They did the math and made a hard decision. It does not mean the industry will not be able to get all the barges it needs.”

Ken Eriksen, senior vice president, Informa Economics Inc, Memphis, Tenn., estimates it’ll take “at least three years before we start to see sizable retirements. It’s a good fleet.”

Coal movements have been good and “on the tank barge side we see some new orders coming in,” he said. What’s more, the price of steel has gone up,

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and scrap prices have dropped from close to $300 a ton earlier in the year to about $230 now.

Barge fleet size has stayed nearly steady from 2008 to 2017, only rising from about 21,000 to 22,436 in 2017, according to Informa. The average age is 13.2 years for dry covered and jumbo open, 24.8 for dry open and 14.7 for tank.

Last year, Jeffersonville, Ind.-based Jeffboat only built 91 barges — 27

covered hoppers, 47 open hoppers, two 10,000-bbl. tank, nine 30,000-bbl. clean, and six 30,000-bbl. hot oil barges. But to be profitable, the boatyard had to build the equivalent of 250 hopper barges a year and employ 600-800, said Mark Knoy, ACL president and CEO. Jeffboat’s closing affected 207 employees.

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is in the land where the city would like to see residential and retail development and green space. “It’s extremely desirable property,” said Jeffersonville Mayor Mike Moore. “It is my understanding they have sold everything above ground to a company out of Texas, and they’ve got 24 months to get it out of there.”

He said his offer still stands for the city to take over the property, providing ACL with a tax write-off, and the city responsible for any environmental cleanup needs with help from the state.

Knoy said the status of the property had not changed from earlier in the year when he said they had a lot of inquiries.

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trade war set off by President Trump’s decision in March to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum is having a mixed effect on the maritime sector.

The president imposed the tariffs to help domestic industries and to level the playing field for U.S. products sold abroad. While the move was intended to help primarily U.S. steel producers, the impact has been felt throughout the economy and within the maritime sector in different ways.

The steel and aluminum tariffs, which took effect July 6, have pushed up prices of these goods, helping bolster the profits of steel companies, but making it more expensive for those who purchase steel to make things, including U.S. shipyards.

The president’s tariffs have also angered trading partners who have responded with retaliatory tariffs on many U.S. products.

China slapped a 25% tariff on U.S. soybean exports, causing demand from the industry’s largest foreign customer to plummet. Sixty percent of the U.S. crop is exported, and 40% goes to

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In mid-October, the USDA reported that soybean barge tonnages were down 59% compared to the three-year average.

So far, the tariffs haven’t had too much of a negative effect on the barge industry primarily because some soybeans are still moving for export to other countries, and because strong demand for other barged products is filling the void.

A 20% decline in soybean prices (from $10 a bushel to about $8, according to the ASA) has brought increased orders from the customers looking to capitalize on the lower prices, including the European Union, Thailand, Pakistan, the Middle East (including Iran), North Africa and Mexico, according to Ken Ericksen, senior vice president at Informa Economics, who follows the agriculture and barge industries.

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“Corn movements have been strong to compensate for Brazil’s smaller winter corn harvest, and Brazil is focused on exporting soybeans rather than corn,” Ericksen said. “In the U.S. farmers and off-farm locations are storing soybeans where ever they can find a spot.”

Corn barge shippers are using barge capacity normally used by soybean shippers, according to the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, and corn barge tonnages during the first half of October are up 52% compared to the three-year average. In anticipation of a much larger corn crop this year, the USDA increased its forecast for export corn to 60.9 million metric tons from 59.7 million metric tons.

Barge operators say their equipment has been busy.

“Our grain freight demand has certainly been impacted by the lack of demand for bean shipments,” said Mark Knoy, president and CEO of American Commercial Barge Line, Jeffersonville, Ind. “That said, to date, our fleet has been fully utilized with corn, bean (although less desired) and wheat shipments in a very difficult operating environment.”

Movements of steel inputs, salt and fertilizer are also strong.

“As long as the economy is rolling we are a beneficiary, and we’ll see our volumes stay the same,” Austin Golding, president of tank barge operator Golding Barge Line Inc., Vicksburg, Miss., told Marketplace, a business program that airs on public radio stations.

Golding and others said the biggest effect on the industry has been the rise in steel prices “As steel speculation and steel prices increase, it’s definitely going to limit expansion, new construction and it does increase the value of the fleet in this country now. But as steel prices go up repair and construction costs in our industry rise with them.”

Added Informa’s Ericksen: “The higher steel prices are a hinderance to newbuild orders, but then the industry doesn’t need to expand the covered fleet that much now, and the open fleet

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he U.S. ferry sector continued its phenomenal expansion, with operators in major markets like New York City, San Francisco and Washington state making major investments to increase capacity and efficiency.

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is very active as coal exports have been impressive but those will not last much beyond 2019.”

But higher aluminum and steel prices are hurting shipyards, whether they build barges, passenger vessels or tugs.

Yards are reporting higher prices for materials that they can’t pass along in fixed contracts and must absorb. It’s also caused uncertainty in bidding on new contracts, as it’s unclear where prices will go and how long tariffs will be in place.

And yards with international customers are under pressure to keep prices the same in order to be competitive with overseas shipyards that aren’t subject to the tariffs. — Pamela Glass

The Potomac River Co. launched a new Washington, D.C., ferry service with a fleet of four 149-passenger catamarans.

fleet of 16 Incat Crowther-designed 150-passenger aluminum catamarans.

The first of a new class of 350-passenger boats were delivered in summer 2018 by Metal Shark from its Franklin, La., and operator Hornblower added two more routes to make half a dozen linking Manhattan to the outer boroughs.

The New York City Economic Development Corporation, which organized the ferry project, had projected it would grow to attract about 4.6 million riders a year. But in just its first 14 months the fleet carried 5 million, and city officials say that could double by 2023 if trends continue.

“We’ve obviously blown those projections out of the water,” EDC president James Patchett said in May, announcing plans to upsize the fleet by adding more and bigger vessels.

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When the trains are plagued by delays and cancellations, the increased cost of around $50 a week for taking a boat like the new 600-passenger Seastreak Commodore from Atlantic Highlands, N.J., compared to the nearest train line starts to look like a pretty good deal, and the company is seeing the difference in ridership, said Jack Bevins, Seastreak’s vice president for operations.

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“That’s why you’re seeing ferry services springing up,” said Buzby. “The answer lies back on the water. That’s where it all began.”

In San Francisco, where ferries carried hundreds of thousands daily in the 1930s, transit planners reached that same conclusion about their nowchoked bridges and tunnels. In 2016 the Water Emergency Transportation Authority, which operates the San Francisco Bay Ferry system, issued a 20-year report that calls for doubling the number of Bay Area terminals to 16, more than doubling the fleet to 44 vessels, and achieving five-fold growth in ridership by 2035.

On a smaller scale, the Chicagobased dining and sightseeing cruise operator Entertainment Cruises branched into commuter service with its Potomac Riverboat Co., equipped with a new fleet of four 88' high speed aluminum catamarans now operating between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Large legacy operators are advancing too. The New York City Department of Transportation’s Staten Island Ferry is having the first of three new Ollis-class ferries, with passenger capacity up to 4,500, built at Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. in Panama City, Fla. Washington State Ferries, which is seeing its highest ridership since 2002, christened the Suquamish, fourth of the Olympic-class car ferries built at Vigor’s Seattle shipyard. The 1,500-passenger, 144-vehicle vessels are a major upgrade, replacing the mid-20th century Evergreen State-class boats.

Meanwhile the agency has begun to transition to hybrid power. Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) said in a study that it would be feasible to integrate battery power into the propulsion plants of the Jumbo Mark II-class ferries.

The ferries are the largest in the WSF fleet and biggest exhaust emitters, burning more than 26% of the fleet’s fuel use every year. — K. Moore

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COIs, documents that describe the vessel itself, its owners and operators, its routes, safety requirements, and number of people who may be onboard, will be issued in phases over the next four years. All vessels must have their COIs by 2022.

A company is required to have 25% of its fleet inspected each year and issued COIs, so that by July 19, 2022, 100% of the fleet is inspected. But if the Coast Guard boards a vessel and finds a Subchapter M violation, the operator will be cited even though the vessel may not need a COI for two or three more years.

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Tidewater Barge Line’s towboat Crown Point was the first West Coast vessel to receive a certificate of inspection under Subchapter M.

back,” said Erik Johnson, national towing vessel coordinator, Coast Guard Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance. “We need them to apply now, not wait until the last minute, especially in places like New Orleans, Houston and Houma (Louisiana) where there are large numbers of boats.”

Subchapter M rules gives vessel operators options for having their vessels inspected, including the use of local Coast Guard units or Coast Guard-certified third-party organizations (TPO).

“We expected about one-third to use the Coast Guard option and two-thirds to use the TSMS (towing safety management system, third-party) option,” said Johnson. “And that’s about how it’s coming out.”

As of Nov. 5, the Coast Guard had issued 186 COIs — 138 under the TSMS option and 48 under the USCG option.

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Johnson said that they have plenty of personnel available to conduct inspections for companies that choose the Coast Guard option. “Using the Coast Guard option sure simplifies things,” he said. “Then it’s like any other inspection.”

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“The companies with larger fleets seem to be using the third-party option more than those with smaller fleets.”

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Offshore leading the way. The $1.25 billion deal that will create the world’s largest global offshore service vessel operator was expected to close by Nov. 15.

The combined company will have the industry’s largest fleet and the broadest global operating footprint in the OSV sector.

According to a Tidewater presentation in September citing IHS Markit, Tidewater and GulfMark data, the combined company will have 245 vessels worldwide, making it the largest global OSV operator. Edison Chouest Offshore has 164 vessels and Hornbeck Offshore 63. The Tidewater-GulfMark combination had 173 total active vessels with an average vessel age of 9.2 years as of June 30, 2018.

The combined company will be operated under the Tidewater brand and will be led by its CEO, John Rynd.

Tidewater’s board will expand to 10 seats by adding three directors selected

by GulfMark.

“By combining our fleets and shorebased activities we will be better able to provide customers with access to modern, high-specification vessels … ,” Rynd said in a statement.

“At GulfMark, we have been longstanding advocates for consolidation of the OSV industry,” Quintin Kneen, GulfMark’s president and CEO said.

“This transaction is an important first step in that process.”

London-based VesselsValue’s head of offshore, Charlie Hockless, said he was “quite surprised” about the merger since both companies had effectively tackled the downturn by successfully restructuring.

“Survival seemed to be a formality for Tidewater and Gulfmark,” he said.

“Now that the merger is complete, I can certainly see the advantages. The new Tidewater will be the largest OSV owner on the planet by sheer number of OSVs owned. However, the new combined fleet closes the gap between Tidewater and Edison Chouest Offshore, which remains in the pole position by fleet value. If this downturn has taught us anything, big companies survive.

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The TidewaterGulfMark marriage was followed by September’s announcement by Switzerland-based drilling contractor Transocean Ltd. of its $2.7 billion acquisition of Ocean Rig UDW. Transocean officials said the deal will bolster their ultradeepwater capabilities ahead of a market recovery.

The transaction is expected to close in December.

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ification ultradeepwater drillships and two harsh environment semisubmersibles to Transocean’s fleet, and will give the combined company a fleet of 57 floaters including rigs under construction.

The expanded fleet will increase Transocean’s presence in Brazil, West Africa and Norway, and enable the company to reduce its costs per active rig.

“When we considered all of the possible options for further high-grading our fleet of ultradeepwater and harsh environment floaters, without compromising our liquidity position or balance sheet flexibility, Ocean Rig provided the right strategic opportunity for us,” Jeremy Thigpen, Transocean’s president and CEO, said during the company’s third-quarter earnings call in October.

“According to our internal rig ranking tool, upon completion of this acquisition, we will control 31 of the top 100 ultradeepwater and seven of the top 25 harsh environment assets in the world, strategically positioning us well ahead of the competition and better equipping us to capitalize on the market as it continues to recover.”

Thigpen said that the data suggests “that we are poised for an increase in demand and ultimately in day rates in the ultradeepwater market.

The following month, offshore drillers Ensco and Rowan Companies announced that the companies would merge in a $12 billion all-stock transaction.

Rowan President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Burke will serve in the same capacity for the combined company. “By merging our high-quality rig fleets and infrastructure covering the world’s most prolific offshore basins, we increase our scale while maintaining a shared focus on high-specification assets that will include ultradeepwater drillships and versatile semisubmersibles, as well as harsh environment and modern jackups,” Burke said in a statement.

Burke commented on the deal during Rowan’s third-quarter earnings call on Oct. 31. “Overall, the transaction has

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VesselsValue said the acquisition makes Ensco the largest MODU owner by value, with a total fleet worth $8.4 billion, knocking Transocean from the top spot which they held for a month after its merger with Ocean Rig. The Ensco-Rowan merged fleet is now the most valuable publicly listed cargo and offshore fleet on a U.S. stock exchange.

Hockless of VesselsValue said that within the offshore industry, “these

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continued mergers prove that consolidation is paramount to survival. Even though the last few months have seen a recent strengthening in oil price, market values are still below average across all MODU types. Activity is predicted to pick up in 2019, and those who have financially restructured and consolidated in 2018 look to reap the benefits in what stands to be an exciting year next year.”

Ensco-Rowan said that the combined company will be the most geographically-diverse offshore driller with current operations and drilling contracts spanning six continents in nearly every major deep- and shallow-water basin around the world including the Gulf of Mexico, Brazil, West Africa, North Sea, Mediterranean, Middle East, Southeast Asia and Australia. — David Krapf

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security value. In late September, an audit by the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General concurred with many of these complaints and found additional problems with the Coast Guard’s management of the TWIC program.

On June 15, the Coast Guard announced that the reader rule deadline would be partially delayed for three years (to Aug. 23, 2021) to allow for further risk assessments. The delay would apply to facilities that handle CDC in bulk but don’t transfer CDC to or from a vessel. Facilities that handle and transfer CDC in bulk to or from a vessel and that receive vessels certified to carry more than 1,000 passengers, however, would have to install readers by the deadline.

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he outlook for the U.S. Gulf offshore sector for most of 2018 was mixed. Whenever it appeared a turnaround was imminent, some event would halt it in its tracks.

Although hopes for a recovery are rising among some, activity levels remain depressed. But discovery announcements during 2018 from major operators offer some optimism.

Royal Dutch Shell said its U.S. unit made one of its largest oil discoveries in the past decade from the Whale deepwater well in the U.S. Gulf. Whale is operated by Shell (60%) and co-owned

by Chevron USA (40%). Evaluation of the discovery is ongoing, and appraisal drilling is underway, Shell said.

Shell has three Gulf of Mexico deepwater projects under construction and has added more than one billion bbls. of oil in the last decade in the Gulf.

Chevron, with partner Total, made a significant oil discovery at the Ballymore prospect in the deep offshore in the U.S. Gulf, its largest discovery in the area.

Other companies with recent deepwater discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico include Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Byron Energy Ltd., Deep Gulf Energy Companies, W&T Offshore Inc., and Cobalt International Energy Inc. Despite these promising deepwater discoveries, activity levels remain low.

As of Nov. 2, the Gulf rig count stood at 18, the same number as a year ago.

The industry “has been struggling for a while,” Peter Romero, operations manager at Aries Marine Corp., Lafayette, La., told WorkBoat in the spring.

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next quarter or two. But industry officials and analysts see improvement on the horizon.

The shallow water market has enjoyed elevated activity since March, said Sanchez said. “We’re up to 12 jackups and things look good going into next year,” he said. “Shallow water rates are up a few hundred a day. I expect things to get better next year.”

Todd Hornbeck, chairman, president and CEO, of Hornbeck Offshore Operators, sounded a somewhat optimistic tone in the company’s November earnings call. “Even while the average number of deepwater drilling units that worked in the Gulf of Mexico during the quarter fell by three rigs to just 18 in total, which is the lowest domestic activity floating rig count since Macondo, we were able to hold revenues and fleetwide average and effective day rates essentially flat for the sequential quarter,” he told analysts. “While that may appear to be treading water, what we observed was that activities outside of the Gulf of Mexico provided a solid base for our business, which then begs the question, do we see a base for recovery in the near term that will allow us to build upon this base? The answer we believe is yes.”

Transocean is also optimistic. “We are encouraged by the direction of the market,” Jeremy Thigpen, Transocean’s president and CEO, said during the company’s third-quarter earnings call in October. “Twelve to 18 months ago, some analysts and investors questioned whether the offshore market would ever rebound. Today, most agree that recovery is on the horizon and are simply asking questions about the timing and shape.” — D. Krapf

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uite a bit has been written over the years about the physical health of men and women who crew workboats. Comparatively little, however, is available concerning the mental health of mariners.

Early this year, Seaman’s Church Institute (SCI) hosted a roundtable

discussion about the subject in New Jersey. The discussions focused on both bluewater ships and brownwater boats and their crews. Topics at the SCI roundtable included suicide prevention, medical certificates and a reluctance to report problems for fear of losing one’s job.

While physical, chemical and biological dangers are fairly easy to identify, psycho-social dangers are much less tangible. Those include low job control, high job demand, bullying or mental, physical or sexual abuse by

supervisors or co-workers, sleep disruption/shift work and isolation, according to Dr. Rafael Lefkowitz, an assistant professor of occupational and environmental medicine at the Yale School of Medicine and a participant in the SCI roundtable discussions.

Lefkowitz and Dawn Null, an assistant professor of nutrition and dietetics at Southern Illinois University, are collaborating on a study to learn more about mariners’ health. “We finished the pilot study, which included surveys filled out by 55 mariners,

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mostly brownwater — 54 men and one woman,” said Null. “We’re now involved in a revised study (about 300) in places like New York, Paducah (Ky.) and Houston, thanks to Seamen’s Church. We’re hoping to finish surveying in January or February with results to share around May.” Null said she could not share any specific results yet but that some of the major questions pertain to physical activity or lack thereof, stress, sleep patterns, and alcohol use when not on the boat.

“We’ve had really good success so far,” said Null. “Those filling out the surveys have been very cooperative.”

Another potential problem for mariners is the legalization of marijuana, and what that means for employees’ ability to use it medically or recreationally when not at work. Currently, nine states and Washington, D.C., have legalized recreational marijuana use. Thirty-one states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical

Mariners deal with various stress-related issues, including fatigue and disconnection from life ashore.

marijuana.

Regardless of what the individual states say, federal law still considers marijuana an illegal drug, and the Coast Guard and Department of Defense think maritime job safety could be compromised if mariners had marijuana in their bloodstreams at work.

“The Coast Guard has been abundantly clear that those federal regulations preempt any state laws,” Amanda Gamblin, an employment law attorney with Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt,

Portland, Ore., told WorkBoat in March.

The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee has recommended that the Coast Guard keep its ban on medical use of hallucinogens (including marijuana).

“Performing shipboard duties under the influence of marijuana, medical marijuana or medications containing marijuana poses a significant safety risk,” the committee concluded.

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ASD TUG

D.C. WATER TAXIS

Main Iron Works

150-PASSENGER CAT FERRY Gladding-Hearn

Metal Shark

Shipbuilding, Duclos Corp.

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he first two passenger vessels built by Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark for Entertainment Cruises’ Potomac Riverboat Co. have been delivered to Washington, D.C., and are now in service. Metal Shark began construction on the vessels in March and completed them in six months. With a draft of 4'3", the two 87'7"×21'4"×9'7", 149-passenger high-speed aluminum catamaran vessels Potomac Taxi I and Potomac Taxi II departed Metal Shark’s Franklin, La., shipyard in mid-September.

The water taxis motored along the Gulf of Mexico coastline and crossed Florida via Lake Okeechobee before proceeding northward up the Atlantic coast to D.C. Main propulsion comes from twin Scania DI13 081M engines delivering 500 hp at 1,800 rpm each.

The mains connect to Michigan Wheel 31.5"×33.5" nibral 5-bladed wheels through Twin Disc MGXZ-5114 marine gears with 1.74:1 reduction ratios. The Coast Guard-certified Subchapter T vessels were designed by Alexandria, Va.-based BMT and feature an environmentally friendly low wake/low wash hull design. The propulsion system moves the boats along the water at 24 knots. Ship’s service power comes from twin Cummins Onan 29QD-MDKDS gensets. The boats have steering systems by Jastram and an electronics suite featuring products by Raymarine.

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he Liz Healy, third in a series of 60ton bollard pull ASD tugboats was recently delivered to Bisso Towboat, Luling, La., by Main Iron Works, Houma, La. The 100'×38'×18' tug is powered by two Caterpillar 3516C Tier 3 main engines, each producing 2,240 hp at 1,600 rpm. Propulsion is provided by two Rolls-Royce US 205 FP Z-drives featuring 90.6"×82.4", 4-bladed stainless steel propellers in stainless steel nozzles. Ship’s service power comes from twin Marathon generators powered by John Deere 4045AFM85 engines. Other features include Coast Guard-approved engine room monitoring and fire/smoke alarm systems, Simrad navigation/electronics, and soundproof insulation throughout the engine room and crew quarters. On deck, the tug has a new brownwater workhorse Series 230 assist winch from JonRie InterTech, Manahawkin, N.J. The winch features JonRie’s innovative independent drive level wind with a Logan clutch also installed. When the winch is heaving or paying out hawser the level wind drive is engaged and when the tug is working under heavy ship assist loads the level wind is unclutched. This feature will help reduce the counter loading on the level wind when the tug is working with a ship. The independent level wind will allow the spooler carriage to move faster than the drum to cross weave rope or adjusted to any speed required. The unit can be stopped and run in manual to any position on the drum.

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ladding-Hearn Shipbuilding delivered the first of two 88'7"×27'11"×9'3" aluminum catamaran passenger ferries for Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority. The boat has a draft of 4'2". The Champion is the 500th vessel designed by Incat Crowther.

The Subchapter K ferry has seating for 110 passengers inside and a total capacity of 150 passengers. The vessel is fully ADA complaint, with four wheelchair spaces and an accessible bathroom.

The vessel also features a concession area, luggage rack, bicycle storage for 10 and a ticket counter. The design is optimized for bow loading, with doublewidth gates and doors. The bow design integrates with the existing shore-based infrastructure and the wheelhouse is designed to meet strict visibility requirements, giving the captain a clear view of the foredeck. Resilient mounts isolate the new ferry’s superstructure to reduce noise and vibration in the cabin.

The Champion is powered by a pair of Caterpillar C32 Acert engines, producing 1,450 hp at 2,100 rpm each. The mains drive HamiltonJet HM571 waterjets, for a service speed of 26 knots and a top speed of 30 knots. Ship’s service power comes from twin John Deere-powered Marathon gensets, sparking 47 kW each.

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astern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, Fla., delivered an ar-

ticulated tug-barge trailing suction hopper dredge, made up of the 433'×92'×36' hopper dredge Ellis Island and the 158'4"×52'×32'9" tug Douglas B. Mackie, to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., Oak Brook, Ill. Ship Architects Inc. handled the detailed tug design and Bay Engineering Inc. designed the dredge. Both designs are based on an Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering ATB concept design. The tug’s main propulsion is provided by two MAK 12M32C-T3 diesel engines, producing 7,831 hp each, connected to Schottel props through Overton Chicago marine gears. The MAKs also power twin shaft generators each rated at 2,500 kW, 6,600 VAC. The tug is also equipped with a Caterpillar C32-T3 powered auxiliary generator, producing 730 kW of electrical power at 1,800 rpm, and a Cat C18-T3 550-kW emergency genset. The barge has a hopper capacity of 15,000 cu.

yds. and is fitted with twin Schottel STT2 electric, fixed-pitch bowthrusters, producing 800 hp each, powered by the shaft generators on the tug. The dredge pumps are powered by two, 5,000hp EMD ME20G7C-T3 diesel engines on the barge. A Taisei coupler system connects the tug and barge.

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aster Marine Inc., Bayou La Batre, Ala., delivered the first of four 67'×28' fleet boats, Miss Deborah, to Waterfront Services Co. last fall.

Entech Designs did the vessel design.

Each boat will be powered by a pair of Mitsubishi S6R2-Y3MPTAW Tier 3 diesel engines each putting out 803 hp at 1,400 rpm. The new diesel engines are coupled to Twin Disc MG-5321 marine gears with 5:1 reduction ratios, and E300 electronic controls with Fernstrum keel coolers. Electrical power is provided by two Northern Lights M65C13.2S 65-kW Tier 3 electronic controlled generators also with Fernstrum keel coolers. Two Sound Propeller Services 70"×48" 4-bladed stainless steel propellers provide thrust through a pair of J&S Machine Works ABS Grade 2 propeller shafts with Thordon Marine Industries bearings, Thorplas bushings and shaft seal.

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Gulf Coast Air & Hydraulics provided the steering system and a pair of Quincy F325 reciprocating air compressors.

Schuyler Maritime provided 11"×18" rubber fendering around the entire perimeter of the vessel along with the push knees. Dale’s Welding and Fabricators furnished the aluminum exterior doors. All of the boats will have capacities of 10,400 gals. of fuel; 4,359 gals. potable water; and 9,500 gals. of ballast water. The boats sport a maximum 7'9" working draft.

LANDING CRAFT FERRY Latitude Marine Services

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alish Sea islanders in Washington state have a new ride for their vehicles and heavy equipment deliveries, with the arrival of the landing craft ferry Nordland II. The ferry was built for San Juan Ferry & Barge in Friday Harbor, Wash., on San Juan Island. The 86'×25' vessel was built by Latitude Marine Services LLC, La Connor, Wash., and features a 75'×23' cargo deck open at the stern for cargo overhang. A high pilothouse offset to

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On deck, a DMW Marine Group 95.45A3 knuckle-boom crane has a load lifting range of 3,946 lbs. to 13.7' and 1,631 lbs. to 30'6".

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of Cummins QSB6.7 diesel engines, producing 542 hp at 3,300 rpm each.

The 24'×8" Swamp Shark is a prototype military amphibious riverine patrol boat, powered by two Yanmar 8LV370 4.460L V8 outboards, producing 370 hp at 3,800 rpm each.

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etal Shark’s booth at the 2017 International WorkBoat Show was buzzing with curious attendees.

The south Louisiana yard featured three boats — a 29' Defiant class, a 38' Defiant and the 24' Swamp Shark.

The 31'9"×8'5"×4'5" 29 Defiant-class emergency response (USCG response boat-small) vessel is powered by a pair of Honda BF225 outboards, each producing 225 hp at 5,500 rpm. The 38' Defiant class measures 38'×11'9" with a draft of 2'6" and is powered by a pair

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cully’s Custom Aluminum Boats displayed two boats at the show. The 2284VWB measures 20'×8'6" with a deadrise of 12°, 7' (1/4" 5086) bottom, 35" (3/16" 5086) sides, 3" bulb T-beam frames, 14" center frame spacing, vertical flange plate longitudinal, 1/8" tread plate gunnel inside, 3" D rubber gunnel outside, 1/8" tread plate deck, 1/8" tread plate double bottom, twin 250-hp outboards, and a fuel capacity of 80 gals. The 26'4"×8'6" 2684LC has a 6° deadrise, 7' (1/4" 5086) bottom, 35" (3/16" 5086) sides, 3" bulb T-beam frames, 14" center frame spacing, vertical flange plate longitudinal, 3/16" tread plate gunnel inside, 3" D rubber gunnel, 64" clear opening outside, 3/16" tread plate gate, twin 350-hp outboards, with a fuel capacity of 80 gals.

Brunswick Commercial and Government Products

filled collar mounted to a solid fiberglass gunnel instead of a fully circular tube. The boat’s D-collar allows for more space on deck and added maneuverability. The D-collar is designed to give customers the best characteristics of a standard fiberglass hull with the benefits of a RIB. The Justice offers customers a deep V hull and center console design making it well suited for offshore patrols, Brunswick officials said.

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runswick Commercial and Government Products brought two models to the show floor — its 26'2"×10' Impact 850 D-collar multipurpose hard-sided RIB and its 28' Justice model patrol boat. Among the Impact 850’s features are a hybrid air/foam-

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North River Boats

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afe Boats International, Seattle, brought its Safe 38 Full Cabin law enforcement patrol/response vessel to the show in New Orleans. The boat at the show, which was delivered in November 2017, was built for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. The aluminum vessel measures 39'2"×10' with a 26" draft. It weighs 12,000 lbs.

Powered by three Mercury Verado 350-hp outboards, the boat can reach a top speed of 50 knots. The Safe 38 has a crew/passenger weight capacity of 4,400 lbs. and a fuel capacity of 450 gals. The boat features a Furuno electronics suite and a FLIR thermal camera. Ancillary equipment and systems include a 7.5kW generator, shore power availability, dual HVAC system, Shoxs 6800 series shock mitigating seats, microwave and refrigerator.

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t North River Boats’ booth at the International WorkBoat Show was a 36'×10'3" Navy security force assistance craft. The Roseburg, Ore., boatbuilder holds a five-year blanket purchase agreement for the project and will work with military agencies for procurement. The vessel, with a draft of 38", is a high-speed, heavy gauge aluminum craft designed to assist Naval Small Craft Instruction and Techni-

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cal Training School (NAVSCIATTS) personnel in the training and education of foreign security forces and other international students on small craft strategy, operations, communications, weapons, maintenance and instruction development. Features of the boat include: enclosed cabin for crew and passengers, shock mitigating seating for crew and passengers, seven seats total, seat benches for accommodating an additional two personnel, aft deck space for cargo, medevac stretchers/strokes personnel, hybrid foam/air fender for hull protection, stability and flotation if swamped, triple Yamaha 250-hp four stroke outboard motors for propulsion, and forward and aft weapon mounts for M240B machine guns with lockable storage inside cabin.

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ake Assault Boats LLC, Superior, Wis., had its 28'×9'6" aluminum fire/dive/rescue demo boat at the show.

With a draft of 24", the boat is powered by twin Mercury Verado 4-stroke, 250hp outboards with 17.5"×15" stainless steel propellers. The boat has a running speed of 38 knots. Fuel capacity is 150 gals. and crew/passenger weight capacity is 4,400 lbs. Electronics includes two Lowrance HDS 12" touchscreens.

anko’s Metal Works Inc., Berwick, La., had its 24'×8'6"×30" 2484CV workboat at the show. It is designed to bring crew and equipment to and from job sites in a timely fashion.

The boat features a 16" draft and a 54"×81" rear cargo deck. Powered by twin Honda 150 outboards, the boat has a running speed of 40 knots, a crew capacity of six and tankage for 80 gals. of gasoline.

Credit: Washington State Ferries

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PUSH TUGS

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he fourth of four 362'3"×83'2"×18' Olympic-class car ferries for Washington State Ferries was christened in January. The 1,600-short-ton top half of the new 1,500-passenger, 144-car Suquamish was built at Jesse Co.’s fabrication facility near the Port of Tacoma, Wash., and was transported to Vigor’s Seattle shipyard where it was mated to the hull. The new ferry is powered by twin EMD 12-710G7C-T3 engines, producing 3,000 hp each. The mains are connected to two RollsRoyce, 4-bladed, 138"-dia., stainless steel, controllable pitch props through Falk 44×14DMH2S marine gears with 4.986:1 reduction ratios. The new ferry’s running speed is 17 knots. Ship’s service power comes from three VolvoPenta diesels with Newage alternators, sparking 300 kW each. Control responsibilities are handled by ZF Marine control systems with Rockwell Allen Bradley SLC 500 PLC systems.

Chesapeake Shipbuilding

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hesapeake Shipbuilding, Salisbury, Md., has landed a contract with Baltimore-based Vane Brothers Co. to build a new class of 3,000-hp push tugs. The shipyard will design and build four 94'×34'×10'6" vessels with operating drafts of 8'6". The tugs will

each have seven crewmembers, with large, modern private and semiprivate quarters. The shipyard’s design and engineering team is headed by Steven McGee. He is a naval architect and marine engineer who served 21 years in the Coast Guard where he had a frontrow seat to the development of the new requirements for formerly uninspected vessels. He ticked off the necessary changes in the design-build process now that Subchapter M has taken effect.

The structural design must comply with ABS standards for vessels under 90 meters. The design must meet stability standards including towline tripping.

Similarly, drawings for the various systems must be stamped individually, meeting requirements for redundancies in the electrical, steering and hydraulic systems. Propulsion will be provided by twin Caterpillar 3515 engines. The new tugs will have conventional shafts, rudders, and flanking rudders.

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MULTIMISSION BOAT Stanley Aluminum Boats

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tanley Aluminum Boats, Ontario, Canada, delivered a new 31'×10' multimission boat to Charleston County Rescue in South Carolina. The boat responds to a wide range of emergen-

cies including hurricanes and flooding.

Launched in December 2017, the boat was developed by Stanley in cooperation with the Charleston Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad, which includes first responders, EMTs, and paramedics. The new boat is powered by twin Yamaha 250-hp outboards and can travel at 44 mph to quickly assist victims out of the reach of land-based units. It can operate in as little as 20" of water. Stanley president Bill Connor pioneered the company’s fire rescue designs. Company engineers created a wheelhouse design that provides rescuers with protection from the elements, but also provides a foreand-aft pass-through to ease onboard crew movement while underway. The boat is also equipped with dive doors, diver safety rails, push-knees, lifting davit, and a tow-post for maximum utility. It features Stanley’s 72"-wide Bullnose bow gate that enables crews to retrieve persons or objects from the

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water and to load equipment from shore, making Charleston’s boat beachable.

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incantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., delivered an articulated tug-barge unit (ATB) to Wawa Inc., made up of the 578'1"×78'×42' barge 1964 and its 8,000-hp, 129'4"×42'×23' tug Millville.

The Media, Pa.-based company will use the new ATB to supply its growing network of retail locations in Florida.

The new ATB reportedly has a capacity of 185,000 bbls. The tug and barge are mated by an Intercon lightering capable 50" coupler with integral load

box and all necessary control components. Designed by Guarino & Cox, the ATB has tankage for 153,000 gals. of fuel oil; 17,000 gals. potable water; 2,000 gals. main engine lube oil; 1,500 gals. generator engine lube oil; 1,500 gals. gear oil; and 1,000 gals. hydraulic oil. The 1964 features an inert gas system (with I.G. generator), tank wash system, and four segregation cargo systems with Byron Jackson cargo pumps driven by John Deere engines, two self-contained hydraulic cranes, and an Optimarin ballast water treatment system. The tug’s main propulsion comes from twin GE 12V250MDC, turbocharged, Tier 4 diesel engines, producing 4,218 hp at 900 rpm each.

The mains connect to 130" heavy-duty, 4-bladed nibral Nautican propellers in stainless steel nozzles through Reintjes WAF 4555 marine gears. The ATB has a fully loaded speed of 11.5 knots.

Ship’s service power is provided by

three John Deere 6068AFM85-powered gensets, sparking 150 kW of electrical power each. The generators are skid mounted on vibration isolators.

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n December 2017, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, Fla., delivered the 356'×79'6"×27'3" trailing suction hopper dredge Magdalen to Weeks Marine Inc., Cranford, N.J. The design and detailed engineering and the dredging equipment were provided

by Dredge Technology Corp. (DTC).

Initially, the vessel was to be built at BAE Systems Southeast Shipyard, Mobile, Ala., where the keel was laid in 2012. Weeks Marine contracted Eastern in 2015 to finish the dredge.

The Magdalen features two booster pumps, powered at 1,600 kW each, and an HD dredge pump, powered at 1,600 kW. There are two jet pumps, powered at 445 kW each. Hopper capacity is 8,550 cu. yds. Main propulsion comes from twin GE 16V250 diesel engines, producing 5,682 hp each. For added maneuverability there is a VFD fixed pitch bowthruster tunnel unit, produc-

ing 730 kW of power. Electrical power comes from two 3,400-kW gensets, a GE 6L250 1,423-kW auxiliary genset, and a Caterpillar C18 425-kW emergency genset. The new dredge’s maneuverability is enhanced by a 730kW variable frequency drive fixed pitch tunnel bowthruster.

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he Sigrid Dunlap slid down the Hansen Boat Co. ways in Everett, Wash., in January. The 112'×38'×18'3" ocean tug was designed by Hockema Whalen Myers Associates in Seattle for Dunlap Towing in Everett. The new tug will haul barges from Seattle to Hawaii and back for Alaska Marine Lines. Sigrid Dunlap is a near sistership to the Phyllis Dunlap, which was also designed by Hockema Whalen and built

by Hansen in 2001. One major alteration is the Sigrid Dunlap’s full double bottom in the engine room. The Phyllis Dunlap has a partial double bottom.

Sigrid also has a bit more horsepower with a pair of Caterpillar C175-16 main engines. Each one generates 2,675 hp at 1,600 rpm, versus 2,548 hp at 900 rpm from the Phyllis Dunlap’s Caterpillar 3606 engines. With this propulsion package, Hockema Whalen expects the Sigrid Dunlap to run about 14 knots

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onrad Shipyard, Morgan City, La., delivered the 102'×36'×11' 3,000-hp pushboat Ray S to Houstonbased Enterprise Marine Services in late 2017. The boat was built at Conrad’s Amelia, La., facility and christened in January at Enterprise’s Houma, La., location. This is the fourth boat Conrad has built for Enterprise. Main propulsion comes from a pair of Caterpillar 3512C Tier 3 diesels, producing 1,500 hp at 1,600 rpm each. The Cats are hooked up to Hung Shin Marine 4-bladed, stainless steel 88"×64" wheels through Twin Disc MGX- 5600 marine gears with 6:1 reduction ratios. With a 9' operational draft, the pushboat has a 35'2" line of sight and an air draft of 43'6". There are accommodations for eight crewmembers. Ship’s service power comes from a pair of Kohler generators powered by John Deere diesels, sparking 99 kW of electricity

each. Tankage includes 56,000 gals. of fuel; 700 gals. lube oil; 350 gals. gear oil; 350 gals. hydraulic oil; and 18,000 gals. potable water.

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n February, Conrad Orange Shipyard, Orange, Texas, delivered the first of three 4,400-hp, 110'×38'×17' ATB tugs, the Assateague, to Vane Brothers Co., Baltimore. Designed by Castleman Maritime LLC, League City, Texas, the Assateague is being mated to the 80,000-bbl. 405'×74'×32' barge Double Skin 801 designed by Bristol, R.I.-based Bristol Harbor Group and built at Conrad Deepwater South, Amelia, La. Each ATB unit utilizes a Beacon-Finland JAK 700

tug/barge coupling system. The tug has accommodations for up to 10 crewmembers and has been developed using ABS rules. Assateague is powered by two 2,200-hp Cummins QSK-60 diesels driving open 4-bladed, 102", bronze propellers mounted on 9.5" shafts through Reintjes WAF 873 marine gears with 7.087:1 reduction ratios. Two 125-kW Cummins generators and one 60-kW Cummins emergency generator sparks the tugs’ electrical systems.

The new 80,000-bbl. double hull tank barge Double Skin 801 is the first of three sister hulls to be delivered to Vane.

The barge is equipped with a complete loading and discharging system in 10 tank compartments and includes a 10 million-BTU thermal cargo heating system. The two cargo heaters are 5 million-BTU Vapor Power ONC-5937AHK-50s. For added maneuverability, there is an OmniThruster HT600 bowthruster.

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ll American Marine was awarded a $15 million contract to build two 77', 118-passenger ferries for Kitsap Transit that will hit low-wake speeds of 37 knots. The ferries will be designed to operate on Kitsap Transit’s current cross sound ferry route between Bremerton, Wash., and downtown Seattle. The design of the new vessels is based upon the successful ultra low wake Rich Passage 1 that was built by All American in 2011. Teknicraft Design’s patented hydrofoil-assisted hull design has a low wake wash energy signature that will not degrade the sensitive shorelines of Rich Passage, shipyard officials said. The new ferries are currently dubbed RP-2 and RP-3 after their sistership, Rich Passage 1, which established the vessel class. The passenger cabin and deck are made from composites and an adjustable hydrofoil will be molded in carbon fiber. Quad waterjets and Caterpillar C-18 engines will be fitted to provide the high-powered propulsion system in compliance with EPA Tier 3 emission regulations. All American plans to use lightweight aluminum honeycomb panel materials for finishing the interior spaces and will apply high performance bottom paint to further enhance the speed and wake characteristics. The Rich Passage 1 was outfitted with four Cat engines, producing 873 hp at 2,200 rpm each, connected to HamiltonJet HJ403 waterjets. Ancillary equipment includes adjustable-pitch hydrofoil and stern interceptors.

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ouisiana shipbuilder Metal Shark and designer Incat Crowther have partnered to develop a new line of passenger vessels — the Endurance PV-X, with 26-meter (86.59'), 150-passenger and 32-meter (106.27'), 350-passenger models. The welded-aluminum, high-

speed, low-wake, catamaran Endurance PV-X models have been optimized for comfort, safety, and operational efficiency, offering a range of configurations and optional features designed to suit individual operator requirements.

The vessels feature chiseled, modern lines derived from Metal Shark’s latest military patrol boat designs. Other features include large windows to create a sense of openness while enhancing the view from within, a range of seating arrangements, wide aisles, and roomy head compartments. Tankage for the 150-passenger vessel will include 2,000 gals. of fuel oil and 525 gals. fresh water. Capacities for the 350-passenger design will include 1,425 gals. fuel oil and 660 gals. fresh water. Pairs of Caterpillar C18 ACERT diesel engines, producing 803 hp at 2,100 rpm each, will power the 150-passenger boats. The 350-passenger engine package has not been announced.

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ladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corp., Somerset, Mass., has delivered its sixth new sightseeing vessel built for New York-based Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises Inc., the 599-passenger Circle Line Liberty. This is the third of three 599-passenger vessels built for Circle Line and follows the shipyard’s delivery of three sisterships to the company in 2009. Designed

by DeJong and Lebet, Jacksonville, Fla., the 165'×34' vessel is powered by twin Cummins QSK-38M1 diesel engines, delivering a total of 2,600 hp.

The engines connect to ZF W3355 gearboxes, turning 60" 5-bladed bronze propellers. The combination gives the Circle Line Liberty a top speed of 14 knots. For dockside maneuvering, the vessel is equipped with a 125-hp Wesmar bowthruster, powered by an electric motor. Two 140-kW gensets, powered

by John Deere generator-drive engines,

supply ship’s service power. The vessel carries 8,200 gals. of fuel and 4,000 gals. of potable water. The pilothouse is equipped with port and starboard wing stations, in addition to the centerline helm. The cabins are equipped with large double-glazed windows, designed to offer spectacular views of the New York City skyline. Interior accommodations include space for loose seating and tables for 275 passengers in the main cabin. The second deck provides space for seating and tables for another 200 passengers indoors and outside seating for 88 passengers. Aft of the pilothouse on the third deck is outdoor seating for 84 passengers under a fixed canopy.

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T Halter Marine, Pascagoula, Miss., is building a new steel-hull 270'6"×65'4"×15'6", double-ended, 70-vehicle, 499-passenger capacity ferry for the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Jamestown-Scotland Ferry system. The new boat, Powhatan, will replace the system’s oldest vessel, Virginia, which was built in 1936. The Jamestown-Scotland Ferry is the only 24-hour, state-run ferry in Virginia and transports almost a million vehicles annually. Designed by Alion Science and Technology, McLean, Va., the state allocated $2.5 million for the ferry’s design and $25 million for its construction. Main propulsion for the Powhatan will come from twin Caterpillar 3512C HD, Tier 3 diesels, producing 1,340 hp at 1,600 rpm each. The Cats will connect to Voith 21R-150 cycloidal propulsion units and give the new ferry a running speed of 12 knots. Ship’s service power will be the responsibility of three John Deere 6068AFM85 powered gensets, sparking 153 kW of electrical power each, and a 99-kW John Deerepowered 4045AFM85 emergency generator. The diesel engines power Marathon generators. The ferry will have a draft of 11'. Capacities include 20,000 gals. of fuel; 5,000 gals. water; and 784 gals. lube oil. The electronics suite will include Furuno TZT14 navnet chart plotter/radar DRS6AX radar, FA 30 AIS, BBWGPS/GP 330B, GPA/ WAAS antenna, Dff1 digital black box echosounder, and a Ritchie Navigation Globemaster D-6-S magnetic compass.

Powhatan also will feature a redFox Environmental Services sanitation system, and Fernstrum grid coolers.

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ake Assault Boats, Superior, Wis., has delivered the 32'×10'6" fire/ rescue boat Marine 24 to the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District (TDFPD), Lake Tahoe, Nev. The custombuilt boat is in service around the clock.

Its designed to respond to structural

and wild fires and perform on-the-water rescue operations. Marine 24 features a 1,500-gpm Darley pump (powered by a dedicated V-8 engine), a rooftop remotecontrolled Task Force Tips Monsoon monitor, two deck monitors, and a large diameter hose discharge mounted in front of the pilothouse to supply land-based apparatus. The boat also sports a 74" hydraulically operated bow door (with an integrated ladder), a port side dive door, and hose storage compartments. The V-hull, landingcraft-style fireboat is outfitted with twin 350-hp Mercury Verado four-stroke outboard engines and is equipped with the Mercury Skyhook digital anchor and joystick piloting systems that are designed to significantly improve the craft’s on-the-water performance. The pilothouse is 11'×9'6", with center position fore and aft doors, 80" of headroom, and an integrated helm station.

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Shock-mitigating seating is provided for a crew of five. For its new port security patrol boat, VIPA selected Metal Shark’s 32' Defiant. The vessel has been outfitted with a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive (CBRNE) crew protection system to assure safe and uninterrupted operation in a wide range of disaster response scenarios. Powered by twin Evinrude E-TEC G2 300-hp outboard engines, VIPA’s port security vessel cruises at 35 knots with a top speed of around 50 knots.

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ladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corp., Somerset, Mass., is building its third ferry for Rhode Island Fast Ferry Co., North Kingston, R.I. The first was the Millennium, a 400-passenger ferry built in 1998, followed by the 150-passenger Ava Pearl in 2012.

The third vessel, the 332-passenger Julia Leigh, is scheduled to be delivered in 2019. Incat Crowther designed both the 110'×30'6"×7' Ava Pearl and the 109'×31'6"×6' Julia Leigh as high-speed catamarans. The Ava Pearl and the Julia Leigh have different passenger capacities but are roughly the same size. The Julia Leigh was built to Coast Guard Subchapter K regulations, which allows for more than 150 passengers, while the Ava Pearl was built to Subchapter T regulations, which limits the ferry to 150 passengers. The Ava Pearl has 226 seats. The Julia Leigh has 290 seats on three decks. In the warm summer months, passengers will have the choice of interior or exterior seating. All seats are from Beurteaux. A 180,000-Btu HVAC system will heat and cool the main cabin and the wheelhouse on the second deck. To reduce the ferry’s motion, the vessel will have VT/MDI hydraulic trim tabs, as well as the “S” bow hulls, which also provide directional stability. The Julia Leigh will have a top speed of around 29 knots with twin MTU-12V4000M64 Tier 3 diesels, each delivering 1,875 hp at 1,800 rpm. To be eligible for Tier 3 engines, construction on the Julia Leigh had to begin prior to October 2017. The MTUs are matched up with ZF 5055 gearboxes that turn 5-bladed nibral props. Ship’s service power will come from a pair of 55-kW gensets.

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orth River Boats, Roseburg Ore., delivered two new fireboats this year and is working on another. In January, North River delivered a new 28'×9'6" (34' LOA) Sounder vessel to the Poulsbo Fire Department in Poulsbo, Wash. The second fireboat delivered in 2018 was a 31'×9'6" (36' LOA) Sounder model for the Biloxi Fire

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Department in Biloxi, Miss. North River delivered the new boat in late March.

In addition, North River Boats has been contracted to build a new boat for the Narragansett Fire Department in Narragansett, R.I. The 31'×10' (37' LOA) landing craft style vessel was scheduled for delivery in August 2018. Poulsbo’s new boat is powered with twin Yamaha 250-hp 4.2L four-stroke outboards.

The boat has a Darley HE500 enginemounted fire pump coupled to a KEM 2.4L 130-hp inboard engine. The fire system draws over 500 gpm at 100 psi.

A Task Force Tips remote controlled roof monitor, Task Force Tips valve under monitor (VUM) at the bow with 2.5" take-off and an aft monitor with a manual monitor with foam capability have been installed. The fireboat meets CBRNE requirements and has a positive pressurized cabin via an American Safe Room ventilation system. Biloxi’s new boat is powered with twin Yamaha

300-hp 4.2L four-stroke outboards. The boat has a Darley 1,500-gpm engine mounted fire pump coupled to a KEM 6.0L 360-hp inboard engine. The fire system, which draws over 1,500 gpm at 150 psi., has dual Task Force Tips Typhoon bow and stern monitors, with VUM mounting and 2.5" take-offs. The boat is also equipped with a Kohler 7.5-kW marine generator, operator and navigator suspension seats, two casualty benches for patients on backboards and stokes/backboard storage. Oxygen bottle storage and SCBA mounts are all included making the interior of this boat a small EMT station as well. The new fireboat for Narragansett will have a 36" wide folding bow door operated using electric linear actuators. It will feature a 10' walk around cabin with sliding side access door and an aft-hinged bulkhead door. There will be two Shoxs 6300 bolster-mounted shock mitigating seats installed for the operator and navigator

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loads to boost fuel efficiency. The vessel’s superstructure is supported on a bed of springs for added crew comfort, and a soft-core joiner system was installed in the accommodation spaces for added comfort and fire safety. The third towboat for Marquette, the Jerry Jarrett, is scheduled for delivery in August, with the fourth boat scheduled for delivery in December.

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ship. It can also crash stop at full power, bringing the boat from full speed to a complete stop in a little more than a boat length. The command station has three forward-angled windows to reduce glare and keep visibility optimum when rain and wind-blown spray are present.

Visibility for the helmsman and passengers is 360°, and all windows are heated to reduce fogging. The Orion is selfrighting and capable of recovering from a capsize and built for tough, continuous duty, with wide exterior decks and exterior handrails all around combined with Harken Access track systems. Resilient fendering is by Wing Inflatables.

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by CT Marine, Portland, Maine, the new towboat is powered by three Cummins QSK60-M main engines paired to three Steerprop SP25D azimuthing Z-drive thrusters, a configuration designed to allow for optimal speed, power and maneuverability. In addition, the Z-drives operate at lower engine 98

ordlund Boat Co., Tacoma, Wash., launched the 63'6"×19'3" pilot boat Orion for Jacobsen Pilot Service (JPS), Long Beach, Calif., earlier this year. The boat’s design, with a draft of 3'1", is based on the successful series of pilot boats built previously

by Nordlund for the Puget Sound Pilots.

JPS is the only contracted piloting company for the Port of Long Beach.

The Orion was designed by Tim Nolan Marine Design and built at Nordlund’s Tacoma yard. The new pilot boat is all composite construction with a fiberglass (GRP) hull and carbon fiber house and mast. It is powered by twin Caterpillar C18s connected to HamiltonJet HM 522 waterjets, producing a total of 1,600 hp. The average service speed is 25 knots. Fuel capacity is 1,400 gals. and the Orion carries 100 gals. fresh water.

A Northern Lights 12-kw generator provides electrical power. The waterjets act together with an appendage-free hull to provide increased maneuverability for pilot transfers alongside ships. Orion has the ability to crab or transfer sideways while approaching or leaving a

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he Sandy C is finally operating out of Homer, Alaska. Designed

by Specmar in Scappoose, Ore., and built by Metal Marine in Homer, the 450-hp, 42'×12' aluminum landing craft style freight hauler was launched in July 2017 but was used very little before being hauled for the winter. Now she’s back in the water, with a crane from Maxilift Cranes which was installed on the bow’s port side in May. The Sandy C will operate in all but the winter months hauling people, freight and vehicles throughout Cook Inlet. The crane, which extends out about 15' and has a 3,000-lb. capacity, can pick up items off the beach or put them ashore. A capstan winch will pull anchors (one on the bow, one on the stern), pull items across the deck or, through a davit, haul things aboard. Long-range traveling will allow the crew to take advantage of the live

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It’s designed to have the maximum door opening while still maintaining the hull’s structural integrity. The aluminum bow door also extends much higher above the hull than doors on other Specmar landing craft models. Owner Rory Stark likes the additional length, which allows him to set “a little farther offshore to drive vehicles on and off.”

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n June, Senesco Marine LLC, North Kingston, R.I., delivered a new articulated tug-barge (ATB) unit

to Reinauer Transportation Companies LLC, Staten Island, N.Y. The ATB — the 8,000-hp tug Bert Reinauer and 150,000-bbl., 19,999-dwt. barge RTC 165 — is the largest such unit of its type constructed in the Northeast, Senesco said. An Intercon 50"pin system connects the tug to the barge. Senesco upgraded facilities and infrastructure needed to construct, launch and deliver the 515'4"×73'7"×41' RTC 165 barge.

Senesco recently built and added a 200' drydock with 50' aprons and a 2,100-LT capacity to its repair yard. The drydock was used to transfer and launch the 124'3"×40' Bert Reinauer. The tug has a 24' draft and a bollard pull of 72.4 short tons. The Reinauer-designed ATB was built as an international Solas-class unit and incorporates the latest build technology and equipment design. The RTC 165 is a grade A clean service barge and is authorized for international oil and chemical service. The barge is equipped

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The mains turn Hung Shen 3.5m (11'6"), 5-bladed wheels with 19.5° pitch through Lufkin RHS3200HG marine gears with 5.036:1 reduction ratios.

The props are enclosed in Nautican nozzles. The running speed of the ATB is nine knots. John Deere 6068 generator drive engines power three 125-kW gensets. A John Deere 4045 generator drive engine powers a 99-kW emergency generator that supplies the tug’s electrical needs. The tug’s electronics suite includes Furuno FAR 3210 radars, AIS, GPS, GMDSS, and a Simrad HS80a compass.

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in June of the Nauvoo at Highlands, N.J. The 49.6'×16.8'×5.6' vessel had been a fisheries science and survey vessel based at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration laboratory at nearby Sandy Hook, N.J., but was laid up three years ago for budget reasons.

Then scientists at the Urban Coast Institute at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, N.J., made a deal with NOAA to acquire the boat at no cost.

Donors helped the university pay for upgrades at Yank Marine in Dorchester, N.J. Having the Nauvoo will expand the institute’s research, educational and contract work, and serve faculty and students in the university’s marine and environmental biology and policy program. Coast Guard certified to work up to 20 miles offshore, the Nauvoo, with a capacity for a captain and 22 passengers, can carry full classes on the water and take overnight research trips with berths for seven. With twin 350-hp Detroit Diesel 8V-71 engines turning a pair of wheels through Twin Disc 2.5:1 gears, the Nauvoo has a 300-mile range at a service speed of 10 knots.

Ship’s service power is supplied by a Perkins 22-kW genset. Two Pullmaster KPL8 winches carry 684' of ¼" wire rope through an 18'×12' A-frame with a capacity of 1,800 lbs. A 6'×3' aluminum net reel handles gear for fish surveys.

Helping local coastal communities with their environmental issues is a major mission of the Urban Coast Institute and the acquisition of the Nauvoo is a major step forward in that process. Research work will include monitoring sediment pollution in the harbor, studying sharks and endangered Atlantic sturgeon in the Hudson River and around planned offshore wind energy sites, water quality studies, and assisting state and federal agencies with fish surveys.

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etalCraft Marine, Ontario, Canada, delivered the new aluminum 66'×23'×6'6" glass-bottom tour boat Blue Heron 8 to Blue Heron Cruises, Tobermory, Ontario, Canada, late last year. Between then and May, the owners prepared the boat for its first tourist season. Tobermory is a harbor village on the Bruce Peninsula, home to two national parks and multiple nature reserves. Blue Heron Cruises is one of the tour companies that offer glassbottom boat tours that cruise over a selection of the 22 shipwrecks scattered under the area’s clear waters during the peninsula’s busy tourist season, from May to October. Designed by Bedford, Nova Scotia-based E.Y.E. Marine Consultants, the 125-passenger Blue Heron 8 is powered by three MTU 10V 2000 M72 engines. The mains are connected to HamiltonJet HM521 waterjets through ZF 2000 marine gears with 1.63:1 reduction ratios. The propulsion package gives the tour boat a cruising speed of 22 knots and a top speed of 38 knots. HamiltonJet also supplied the controls and steering system (MECS control system). For added maneuverability, the boat was fitted with a Sleipner Motor Side-Power bowthruster. The MTU Series 2000 engines are designed to be undetectable in the Blue Heron 8’s passenger lounge. MTU’s engines in ferries like the Blue Heron 8 are installed on rubber mounts designed specifically for MTU to reduce vibration and noise. Blue Heron’s ferries travel directly past waterfront homes, especially during high season, and the company tries not to disturb their neighbors. Other features of the boat include a Furuno electronics suite and Zip-

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ll American Marine Inc., Bellingham, Wash., delivered a new 150-passenger whale watching vessel to Puget Sound Express, Port Townsend, Wash., in April. The 72'11"×29'6" Saratoga, a high-speed aluminum catamaran vessel, was designed by Nic De Waal of Teknicraft Design, Auckland, New Zealand. The Saratoga is the second vessel built at All American’s new facility on Bellingham Bay. The Subchapter T-certified, high-speed catamaran has a 3' draft, two asymmetrical semi-planing hulls, and an adjustable aluminum midship hydrofoil plus two aluminum aft foils, which allow the boat to reach top speeds over 40 knots with low wake wash.

Powered by four Scania D16 diesel engines, producing 900 hp at 2,300 rpm each, the design, coupled with finely-tuned, wave-piercing sickle bows, enables the boat to travel through both calm and rough water at full cruising

speed while keeping underwater noise to a minimum. To help save weight, the boat was fitted with carbon fiber drive shafts. This helped the vessel reach a running speed of 35 knots. The new whale watcher was designed from top to bottom for low fuel consumption at high speeds, a critical factor to the success of the daily whale watch tours originating out of Edmonds, Wash. The new vessel uses HamiltonJet drive control systems with four HJ364 waterjets and MECS control systems, which are designed to increase maneuverability as well as fuel efficiency at higher speeds. Ship’s service power is the responsibility of a single Northern Lights Tier 3 genset.

The Saratoga has two 700-gal. fuel tanks and is USCG-certified Subchapter T. The interior of the vessel is finished with materials that include recyclable Ayres aluminum honeycomb wall panels and recyclable Dampa aluminum ceiling tiles with acoustic insulation.

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2018 BOATBUILDING REVIEW Other amenities include ADA-friendly accommodation spaces, Beurteaux seating, two restrooms, and a galley complete with a full-service bar.

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engine-red plumbing is a pair of Caterpillar 3516E Tier 4 engines, each turning 3,386 hp at 1,800 rpm with remote start/stop capability from the wheelhouse. The Cats drive two ABS Schottel SRP 4000FP azimuth drives, spinning NiBrAl 2,800-mm, 4-bladed propellers inside SDN 55 high efficiency nozzles.

Also packed into the engine room is the Tier 4 emission control system with its selective catalytic reduction equipment, drawing on a 1,000-gal. urea tank.

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and days when visibility is restricted, and video monitors connected to closed circuit cameras monitoring 27 areas on the boat. The four MTU Tier 3 12V4000M64 diesels together deliver up to 7,274 hp at 1,740 rpm at the top end. The power package helped the boat hit 39 knots in sea trials. On New YorkNew Jersey runs, the captain favors 1,680 rpm, which saves 200 gals. of fuel a day, six days a week, which adds up.

The $14 million Seastreak Commodore is part of a $30 million capital program that includes midlife upgrades and repowering of the company’s 505-passenger vessels. There are plans for a second Commodore-class vessel.

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n one of its first jobs after arriving in Virginia, the tractor tug Rosemary McAllister flexed its 6,770hp muscle during an escort on a 1,200' ship in Hampton Roads, waters. The 100'×40'16.4' escort/docking tug was designed by Jensen Maritime and built at Eastern Shipbuilding Group for McAllister Towing and Transportation Co. The Rosemary and its sistership, Capt Brian A. McAllister, were built primarily to handle the newest classes of ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs), with capacities of 14,000 TEUs and over, and the growing U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade. The tug’s Markey Class III escort winch can run at three speeds, and during sea trials the Rosemary McAllister exceeded her rating with a bollard pull of 82.75 metric tons. The operator can start and stop the three Caterpillar Tier 3 C7.1, 118-kW generators from the wheelhouse controls, and you can put them in parallel if you need more power to the winch. The remote controlled FFS fire monitors are crucial safety equipment for escorting liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. With pumps rated at nearly 6,000-gpm each, the deluge system is supplied by 24" water mains in the engine room. Beyond that fire

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he 600-passenger Seastreak Commodore, the highest capacity Subchapter K fast passenger vessel ever built in the U.S. according to its operator, Seastreak, entered service in June, making five commuter runs daily between New Jersey and New York City.

The 150'×40' catamaran was designed

by Incat Crowther and delivered in May to Seastreak by Gulf Craft, Franklin, La. Design considerations included good seakeeping ability for 35-knot runs up New York Harbor and summer service to southern New England islands.

The vessel’s big capacity — there are more than 700 seats between the main cabins and outdoor decks — is Seastreak’s response to sustained growth in the New York commuter market. On the bridge there is a Furuno navigation suite, a FLIR camera for night vision

ain Iron Works, Houma, La., has been awarded a contract to build a new 100', 6,008-hp Tier 4-compliant ASD tractor tug for New Orleans-based Bisso Towboat. Construction on the new Z-drive tug is scheduled to begin in late summer, with delivery in the fall of 2019. Main propulsion will come from twin Caterpillar 3516E, Tier 4 diesels, producing 3,004 hp at 1,800 rpm each. The Cats will drive RollsRoyce US 255FP azimuthing thrusters with 98.4"×94.3" 4-bladed stainless steel props in stainless steel nozzles, giving the new tug a bollard pull of 80 tons. Auxiliary equipment will include a JonRie 240 escort winch, John Deerepowered 99-kW gensets, and a full compliment of safety, monitoring and electric equipment. Upon delivery, the new vessel will be the most powerful

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Capacities for the new tug will include 30,162 gals. of diesel fuel; 1,442 gals. lube oil; 1,442 gals. hydraulic oil; 3,000 gals. urea; and 9,538 gals. potable water.

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ladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, Mass., delivered the Hampton Roads, a 55'×17' pilot boat with a 4.11' draft, to the Virginia Pilots Association in June. C. Raymond Hunt & Associates, New Bedford, Mass., designed the Chesapeake-class MKII pilot boat. The Hampton Roads is operating out of Virginia Beach, Va., servicing vessels entering and leaving Norfolk, Va., with a power package that gives it very high propulsion efficiency. A pair of 700-hp Volvo Penta D13 engines

is matched up with Volvo Penta IPS 3 pods. That eliminates the conventional prop, shaft and rudder arrangement in favor of integrating the engine, shafting, exhaust and drive unit into one system with steerable pods having forward facing counter-rotating propellers. Then add the Humphree Interceptor automatic trim tab system that’s integrated into the IPS 3’s control system. The Interceptor trim tabs automatically optimize a boat’s trim at a given speed, though it can be overridden for manual control. In addition, the system’s coordinated turn control adjusts a boat’s heeling angle in a turn. When making runs out to a vessel or back to port, there are five NorSap shock-mitigating reclining seats to accommodate pilots. A crewman staying overnight while the Hampton Roads is in port has a bunk down below, a small refrigerator, microwave, TV and head.

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SHIPHANDLING TUGS Eastern Shipbuilding

of DEF/urea. Ship’s service power will come from John Deere 4045AFM85 Tier 3 generator drive engines powering a pair of 99-kW gensets.

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The two new RApport 2400 tugs have been customized by the designer and owner to provide specific operational features while also meeting new Tier 4 and Subchapter M requirements. Main propulsion for the tugs will be provided by two Caterpillar 3512E Tier 4 diesel engines from Louisiana Cat, Reserve, La., producing 2,549 hp at 1,800 rpm each. The Cats will connect to RollsRoyce US205 P20 Z-drives. Estimated bollard pull for the new tugs is 63 metric tons. Deck equipment will include a Markey Machinery DEPCF-42 HS single-drum 40-hp, render/recovery, line tension display, electric escort hawser winch; Markey CEPB-40 SHP bitt capstan; Washington Chain & Supply 90-ton SWL electric air remote control, manual or remote release tow hook; and Counterfire ES-125400, 1,500-gpm at 100 psi. pump and 4" Stang remote controlled fire monitor.

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at 91 rpm. Running speed is 22 knots.

Fueling the ships with LNG reduces emissions significantly, including a 100% reduction in sulphur oxide (SOx) and particulate matter (PM), and a 92% cut in nitrogen oxide (NOx). Also, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will be cut by more than 35% per container, compared with current fossil fuels. El Coquí and Taíno are able to transport up to 2,400 TEUs (20' equivalent units) and a mix of nearly 400 cars and larger vehicles in the enclosed, ventilated and weather-tight ro-ro decks. The container sizes and types the ships can handle range from 20' standard, to 53'×102", high-capacity units, as well as up to 300 refrigerated containers. The ships are specifically designed for Crowley’s Puerto Rico service.

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rowley Maritime Corp.’s new 720'×105'×59' container/roll on-roll off (ConRo) ship El Coquí delivered its first cargo in late July, shortly after its delivery from VT Halter Marine. Besides a full load of dry cargo containers, the inaugural cargo from Jacksonville, Fla., to Crowley’s upgraded Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan, Puerto Rico, also included automobiles, trucks and SUVs, as well as refrigerated (reefer) containers for produce. The El Coquí was designed by Wärtsilä Ship Design with project management from Crowley’s solutions group, which includes naval architects and engineers from subsidiary Jensen Maritime, Seattle. Its sistership, the Taíno, is currently undergoing final topside construction and testing at VT Halter in Pascagoula, Miss., before it enters service in the Jones Act trade later this year. The El Coquí and Taíno feature dual-fuel engines that use liquefied natural gas (LNG). Crowley acquired Carib Energy five years ago and began to establish business relationships throughout the Caribbean for its soon to be approved DOE license for LNG export. Soon after, Crowley gave the go ahead to develop the first combination container/roll-on roll-off vessel in the world. Each of the ships is powered by a single MAN 8S70ME-GI marine engine, producing 35,054 hp

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The Enhydra is specifically designed for silent running harbor tours of San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge. The second deck has a full, wrap-around panoramic viewing deck, with access to an enlarged-bow foredeck. The third level is entirely open with outdoor seating. BAE Systems supplied two HybriDrive hybrid-electric propulsion systems. Each system includes a generator, propulsion power converter, house load power supply and control system. The generators are mounted to two variable speed Cummins QSL9 410-hp diesel engines. The system offers parallel hybrid powering of the AC traction motor from either the generator, the batteries, or both.

The motor is coupled to the propulsion shaft via a reduction gear for thrust and increased propeller efficiency. With this configuration, torque is immediately available for the propeller, and the speed can be precisely controlled, according to All American. BAE’s HybriGen system has fewer engine operating hours and is more streamlined than a conventional drive, requiring fewer parts, and it saves fuel and cuts maintenance costs. The hybrid system also uses battery power from two 80-kW lithium-ion battery packs from Corvus Energy in Canada, supplied under its next-generation Orca Energy line.

onrad Industries Inc. has delivered the Clean Jacksonville, the first LNG bunker barge constructed in North America. The 232'×48'8"×15'8" barge was built in Orange, Texas, at Conrad Orange Shipyard for JAX LNG LLC, which will operate the barge. LNG gas trials took place in Port Fourchon, La. The barge has an 8' draft and a single GTT 2,200-cu.-meter membrane tank. It features large service and work spaces for equipment operators and a large hose handling crane. The Clean Jacksonville will provide barge-to-ship LNG bunkering service for TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico’s two LNG-fueled Marlin-class containerships, the 3,100-TEU Isla Bella and Perla Del Caribe. The ships, which entered service in late 2015 and early 2016 respectively, have been using an innovative truck-to-ship bunkering operation. Fueling time for the bargeto-ship service to each TOTE ship will be under five hours. Bristol Harbor Group, Bristol, R.I., handled the design and engineering of the barge, with help from Conrad and GTT, the French company that developed the LNG cryogenic membrane containment technology used for the project. The new barge features a bunker mast design, called REACH4, which was developed by GTT for simple and safe LNG transfer to ships.

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he Assistant, an aluminum 52'6"×16'11"×4'8" pilot boat built

by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corp., Somerset, Mass., was delivered to Delta Launch Services LLC, Metairie, La., in August. Delta Launch took delivery of the Assistant in Rhode Island and ran it home on its own bottom. This is the fifth C. Raymond Hunt designed St. John’s-class pilot boat Gladding-Hearn has built for Delta Launch Services. The Assistant had a design speed of 24 knots but hit 26 knots during sea trials, powered by its two 671-hp Caterpillar C-18 Tier-4 diesels matched up to Twin Disc MGX5136A gears with 2:1 ratios turning 5-bladed Bruntons nibral props. Seating is limited to six Llebroc pilot chairs aft of the helm station. Down below are four berths, a settee and a head.

Heating and cooling for the wheelhouse and fo’c’sle are done with three reverse cycle air conditioning units. Onboard power for this and other services comes from a 12-kW Northern Lights genset.

When the Assistant pulls next to a vessel, the pilot will disembark via a platform on the wheelhouse roof. For rescue work there’s a winch operated rotating davit over a recessed platform at the transom.

ALUMINUM TOUR BOAT Richardson Devine Marine

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he Incat Crowther-designed aluminum 109'4"×29'7"×10'8" Spirit of the Wild, a new 192-passenger tour boat for Gordon River Cruises, Tasmania, was launched earlier this year. The vessel is the first in Australia to operate in the World Heritage-listed Tasmania wilderness with Incat’s silent drive, used when the tour boat cruises the Gordon River. In this mode, the vessel runs on electric power, providing quiet cruising.

Built by Richardson Devine Marine, Goodwood, Tasmania, the new boat, with a draft of 5'3", is fitted with a pair of MTU 10V2000M72 main engines, producing 1,004 hp at 2,250 rpm each.

The mains turn fixed pitch propellers through ZF 3311 PTI gearboxes. In addition, the boat has a hybrid electric system — a pair of ABB e-motors, driving hybrid-ready ZF gearboxes. Particular attention was paid to the mounting of the engines and gears to reduce vibration and noise. The main engines’ modest rating is tailored to local manning requirements. In open water, the vessel will use boost mode from the hybrid system, which matches motor speed to engine speed to seamlessly add electric power. In this mode, the vessel operates at 25 knots.

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ichols Brothers Boat Builders delivered the second of two U.S.-flag, 100-passenger cruise vessels to Lindblad Expeditions (LEX) in October. The 238'×44'×10' vessels, which have steel hulls and aluminum houses, will make expedition cruises in coastal California, Baja, Calif., Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, Costa Rica, Panama, and Belize. The first vessel, National Geographic Quest, joined the Lindblad fleet in July 2017. The second vessel, the National Geographic Venture, was launched in September at Nichols Brothers shipyard in Freeland, Wash.

Designed by Jensen Maritime Consultants, the U.S.-flagged National Geographic Venture, which will welcome its first passengers onboard in November in San Francisco, was delivered to Lindblad in October. The Jones Act coastal cruise vessels are purpose-built for expeditions, designed for exploring coastal waters, shallow coves, and fast-moving channels where wildlife congregate.

The boats feature 50 spacious cabins, open decks for wildlife viewing, and specialty tools for exploration, making them the ideal platform for voyaging in remote areas. Main propulsion comes from twin MTU 12V4000 Tier 3 diesel engines, producing 1,600 hp at 1,800 rpm each. The mains connect to Wärtsilä 70"x80', 5-bladed Nibral props through Reintjes WAF 332 marine gear, with 5.571:1 reduction ratios.

The Venture and the Quest are fitted with Schottel 170 thrusters for added maneuverability. The propulsion package gives the sisterships a running speed of 12 knots. The new Bureau Veritasclassed cruise vessels feature MTU Blue Vision controls and Jastram dual independent electric-over-hydraulic steering systems. Additionally, the boats are equipped with Toimil 12500 excursion boat cranes, Vestdavit TSB2500 rescue boat davits, Marioff HiFog watermist firefighting systems and G&O Br37000BG-G-BS marine sanitation devices (MSDs). Capacities include 53,130 gals. of fuel and 22,050 gals. water.

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elle Chasse, La.-based C&C Marine and Repair has delivered the Jerry Jarrett, the third in a series of new 6,600-hp, 160'×50'×11'6" triple-screw Z-drive towboats, to Marquette Transportation Co., Paducah, Ky. Designed

by CT Marine, Portland, Maine, the towboats are powered by three Cummins QSK60-M main engines, producing 2,200 hp at 1,800 rpm each, paired to three Steerprop SP25D azimuthing Z-drive thrusters supplied by Karl Senner LLC, Kenner, La. The triple azimuthing Z-drive configuration is designed for optimal speed, power and maneuverability. The 4-bladed Z-drive stainless steel props have 86" diameters. In addition, the Z-drives operate at lower engine loads that boost fuel efficiency. Jerry Jarrett’s superstructure is supported on a bed of springs for added crew comfort for the boat’s 13 crewmembers, as well as a soft-core joiner system in the accommodation spaces for additional comfort and fire safety.

Ship’s service power is the responsibility of two Cummins QSM11-DM gensets, sparking 275 kW of electrical power each. Capacities include 107,700 gals. of diesel fuel oil; 1,400 gal. main engine day tanks; 74,950 gal. nonconsumable potable water; 10,250 gals. potable water; and 875 gals. lube oil.

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wo New Jersey Shore resorts will get their ferry service revived after 140 years, with the delivery of the Pohatcong II, a 30'×12'×3' aluminum catamaran. The Pohatcong II will shuttle between Tuckerton and Beach Haven, N.J., as a free summer service for visitors and workers commuting to Long Beach Island jobs. Built by Sightseer Marine Inc., Hudson, Fla., the vessel is powered by twin Mercury SeaPro 115 hp outboards and is equipped to carry up to 40 passengers on ADA-accessible aluminum bench seating with cushions, under a canopy with an isinglass roll-down weather enclosure. The $120,000 boat was delivered Sept. 27 and awaited a final Coast Guard inspection before starting service. The boat will make regularly scheduled runs from Tuckerton Creek to Beach Haven and the hope is the ferry could be a regular commuting option for mainland residents who work on the island. Tuckerton residents who have jobs in Beach Haven have a drive of more than 20 miles to get to work, compared to five miles by ferry.

he Coast Guard has exercised its option with Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), Panama City, Fla., to begin work on the lead Coast Guard 360'×54' offshore patrol cutter (OPC) Argus. The OPC is also called security cutter-medium or WMSM. Delivery of the Argus is scheduled for 2021.

Additional OPCs are expected to have far shorter build times than the three years it will take for the lead OPC. The Coast Guard also exercised the option for long lead time materials for OPC Chase. The value of the two options is $317.5 million. With a draft of 17', the OPC is designed to conduct multiple missions in support of maritime security and border protection. Main propulsion will come from twin Fairbanks Morse-MAN 16V28/33D STC diesel engines, producing 9,763 hp at 1,000 rpm each, connected to Rolls-Royce 5-bladed controllable pitch propellers, giving each OPC a running speed of 22 knots. The cutters will have a 60-day endurance and a range of 9,500 nautical miles at 14 knots. The contract includes options for up to 11 OPCs

HYBRID DIESELELECTRIC TOUR BOAT All American Marine

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he Enhydra, a lithium-ion battery powered electric passenger excursion vessel, was delivered in August by All American Marine Inc., Bellingham, Wash. The yard built the vessel for Red and White Fleet, San Francisco. The 128'×30' aluminum monohull was designed by Nic de Wall of Teknicraft Design, Auckland, New Zealand. At this stage, the boat’s propulsion is described as plug-in hybrid diesel-electric, but within a few years, Red and White intends to operate the vessel on batteries only.

Either the existing Corvus lithium-ion batteries will be replaced with more powerful models or additional batteries will be added, or both, sufficient to operate all the vessel’s systems, from propulsion to house load. Now with two installed battery banks of 80 kWh lithium-ion batteries each, the 600-passenger boat can operate approximately 30-60 minutes on batteries alone, depending on conditions and power demands outside of propulsion.

In the default mode, Enhydra is running on fully charged battery banks, at least while leaving the dock and at the beginning of a trip. Underway, when the batteries drop to a predetermined level, the control system starts up one or both diesel engines, whose exhaust is water-cooled and dumped out the stern as wet exhaust, that turn variable speed generators. These generators, all the controls and the electric motors that spin the twin props are supplied

by BAE Systems. BAE’s variablespeed generators also serve as starting motors for the two Cummins QSL-9 diesel engines, rated at 410 hp and operated with biofuel.

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he 39th edition of the International WorkBoat Show will be held Nov. 28-30 at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

In addition to the hundreds of exhibitors that will be showcasing thousands of products and services to attendees, the show offers much more.

New at the show this year is the WorkBoat Think Tank, topical discussions led by the editors of WorkBoat that feature industry leaders.

On Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 11 a.m., associate editor Kirk Moore will discuss safety and the investigative process with Brian Curtis, director of the Office of Marine Safety at the National Transportation Safety Board. At 1 p.m. Wednesday, Moore will sit down with Chris Allard, CEO of Metal Shark, to discuss autonomous vessels. In the final Think Tank session of the day at 3 p.m.,

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senior editor Ken Hocke will preview the Significant Boats of 2018.

On day two of the show at 11 a.m., the Think Tank kicks off with editor in chief David Krapf leading a discussion on Subchapter M. At 1 p.m., the Coast Guard will host a panel on boat acquisitions.

On Friday at 11 a.m., Hocke will discuss emission standards with Alan Stout of the EPA. The final Think Tank session on the Coast Guard’s inland cutter fleet will be held Friday at 1 p.m.

On Wednesday and Thursday, the show is open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On Friday, show hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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Stuart Gray, Technical Support Leader, GE Power Conversion

8:30AM SOFTWARE INTELLIGENCE TO INCREASE PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES

Improved efficiency and accountability are common threads owners seek for their fleets. New technology techniques are being implemented by companies via software tools to enhance managed maintenance plans from historical data to data in real time. Data and analytics paired with a proven methodology are used to optimize operations, predict and avoid failures, identify fuel savings opportunities, avoid downtime, recover from a failure faster using remote troubleshooting, and provide greater transparency into the potential risks in organizations ranging from safety to environmental. This presentation will present examples of advanced technologies used to improve maintenance and operations. Multiple strategies will be shared during this presentation as company needs differ with various procedures and requirements.

Speakers: David Shannon, Business Development Manager Americas Region, Caterpillar Marine Asset Intelligence; Eric Schreiber, Wärtsilä;

10:00AM BREAK

10:15AM OPTIMIZING FLEET MANAGEMENT

Managing a vessel fleet involves planning, design, construction and commissioning, operation, maintenance, midlife upgrades and decommissioning.

Decision-making for all aspects of a vessel fleet’s lifecycle takes critical and strategic thinking for real time and future fleet management activities. The Standard for Asset Management (ISO 55000 series) will be introduced as an internationally recognized framework for aligning and coordinating all lifecycle asset management activities.

Oil analysis technology has improved greatly over the past several years.

With the tools available on the market today, most information from traditional laboratory services is available in a portable, onsite solution. Determining the right level of investment can be a complicated and taxing process. Based upon a recent case study, this session will identify goals of oil analysis programs and describe how onsite decision-making aids to successful results while onboard or onshore. Also, ExxonMobil will discuss how its Mobil Serv Lubricant Analysis program can simplify the lubrication monitoring process. The mobile-enabled technology monitors both oil condition and the health of high-speed marine engines.

Speakers: Claude Tomlinson, Vice President of Operations, Trident Reliability Services; J.R. Hand, Marine Field Engineer-Americas, ExxonMobil

Speaker: Thomas J. Moriarty, President, Alidade MER Inc.

11:10AM NETWORKING LUNCH

1:10PM ALIGNMENT METHODS & THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO KEEP THE POWER GOING

12:15PM WHERE DOES OIL ANALYSIS FIT INTO THE BUSINESS PLAN?

Proper alignment is crucial in shipbuilding and marine maintenance. Boats and marine craft are subject to twisting forces because of their environment

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Speaker: Rich Merhige, President, Advanced Mechanical Enterprises

TUGS & COASTAL TOWING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 10:05AM FEATURED SPEAKER – TBD

functioning vessels not only provide inland and coastal tug and tow operations but have the ability to function as individual units when needed. Reduced operating costs, emissions and fuel consumption, higher speeds, and enhanced crew comfort have added to the growing acceptance of ATBs. Designs are created with all of these factors in mind as well as how the modern infrastructure affects transportation. This session will highlight the increased demands of articulated tug-barges and how ATB designs are evolving with current and future innovations.

Speaker: Robert P. Hill, President, Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering

to meet the challenges of designing larger tugs with higher horsepower.

With requests from operators for more horsepower and more bollard pull, tug designs need to be produced on a much bigger scale and must meet Tier 4 and Subchapter M requirements (and possibly SOLAS depending on where the boat operates). Designs will also need to incorporate the sizing of engine rooms to fit more power and exhaust treatment systems, like SCR. Hear from designers on the design packages already implemented and launched. Identify the challenges, lessons learned, opportunities to be had and what the future of bigger tugs holds.

Speakers: Bruce Washburn, President, Washburn & Doughty Associates Inc.; Jonathan Parrott, Vice President of New Design Development, Jensen Maritime

11:50AM NETWORKING LUNCH

12:30PM BENEFITS OF SIMULATOR TRAINING

OFFSHORE PROGRAM THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29

10:30AM USAGE AND EXPANSION OF Z-DRIVES

While Z-drive propulsion is not new in the tug industry, it has recently grown in use. Z-drives are recognized for increased thrust and maneuverability using the same horsepower as traditional propulsion but providing more control for operators. The advantages of this propulsion includes more efficient and safer operation. Industry experts will explore the benefits of Z-drives, identify performance measures and maintenance needs, and discuss future Z-drive growth.

Speakers: Mike Vitt, President & General Counsel, E.N. Bisso & Son Inc.; Jonathan Davis, Vice President of Engineering, Bisso Towboat Co. Inc 11:10AM THE FUTURE OF ATBs

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Training new hires ensures that mates are competent to navigate harbors and deepwater. By using simulation, trainees can practice in various difficulty levels involving good and bad weather, moderate and high traffic and docking. This extensive learning tool is not only effective and required for new hires, it is provided as an annual refresher to many operating companies Experts will discuss utilizing simulation software and how it prepares captains and pilots for open waters. They will also discuss how qualified masters are selected through simulation based on a strict pass/fail assessment.

Speakers: Gregg Trunnel, Director, Business Development, MITAGS-PMI; Capt. Eric Johansson, Professor, Professional Mariner Training Department, SUNY Maritime 1:10PM CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES OF BIGGER TUGS

10:05AM FEATURED SPEAKER MATTHEW RIGDON, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & COO JACKSON OFFSHORE OPERATORS

10:30AM OSV UPDATE FOR GULF OF MEXICO & GLOBAL MARKETS

Nearly four years into an historic downturn in the offshore energy services sector, major companies have been forced into bankruptcy and there have been several mergers. What does offshore demand look like in 2019 and beyond and will it be profitable? Industry analysts will touch upon OSV day rates, supply and demand, utilization and key factors playing roles in the recovery from this downturn.

Speakers: Richard Sanchez, Senior Marine Analyst, IHS Markit-MarineBase; Mike Celata, Regional Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

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11:10AM OIL & GAS COMPANIES: CONTINUING TO ADAPT

The future of the oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico and when it will rebound has been a guessing game. Over the summer, optimism received a boost, driven by higher oil prices, a strong UK offshore lease sale, new oil discoveries in the U.S. Gulf and announced final investment decisions (FIDs) for previous discoveries in the deepwater sector. Oil companies say they have reduced breakeven costs to make projects financially viable based on future oil price estimates. This session will discuss how oil companies are adapting to the changing market.

Speakers: G. Allen Brooks, Advisor, PPHB LP; John Page, Category Specialist, Offshore Support Vessels, U.S. Production and Upstream Operations Procurement, ExxonMobil

continue to expand in years to come.

In the United States, there is only one operating offshore wind farm but there are many in the pipeline. Experts will share their studies of this affordable and clean energy producing infrastructure and identify the benefits to not only the local communities but from a national standpoint as well. This session will also highlight the design criteria and requirements of placing turbines offshore.

Speaker(s): TBD

INLAND WATERWAYS & PASSENGER VESSELS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 10:00AM – 2:00PM

Scores of vessels have been laid up over the past few years at various locations and in various conditions. Effective planning and preparation improves reactivation efforts to provide operational safety, efficiency and minimize productivity loss. This session will help owners in developing plans and identify the necessary steps to reactivate and renew vessels.

Speaker: Dr. Wei Huang, Director of Offshore Support Vessels, American Bureau of Shipping 1:10PM OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY

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Speakers: Gus Gaspardo, President, Padelford Packet Boat Co; Dave Anderson, General Manager & Director of Operations, Fire Island Ferries Inc; Eric Christensen, Director of Regulatory Affairs and Risk Management, Passenger Vessel Association; Dave Whanger, Director of Operations, Entertainment Cruises

10:05AM FEATURED SPEAKER MIKE TOOHEY, CEO, WATERWAYS COUNCIL INC.

11:50AM NETWORKING LUNCH

10:30AM TODAY’S DESIGN TRENDS

12:30PM INFRASTRUCTURE: FOLLOW-UP FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET PROPOSAL

11:50AM NETWORKING LUNCH

12:30PM VESSEL REACTIVATION AND CLASS RENEWAL

vessel operators will describe the process of preparing for and managing a traditional Coast Guard inspection. This will include an in-depth examination of required paperwork and documentation, preparing the vessel and crew for the inspection, and managing crew and Coast Guard interaction during the inspection.

In addition, panelists will discuss the process for reconsideration and appeals when disagreements surface from the inspection.

Vessels are being designed to provide luxury crew comfort, operate at high frequencies, expand engine room space, enhance safety features and reduce fuel emissions. Experienced architects will deliver today’s innovative techniques and emphasize the importance of efficiency and reliability for long-term performance.

Speakers: Grant Pecoraro, General Manager, Incat Crowther; Peter Duclos, President & Director of Business Development, Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding 11:10AM HOW TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE A COAST GUARD INSPECTION

The U.S.-flagged passenger vessel fleet has been inspected by the Coast Guard since 1958. In this session, passenger

In 2017, the Trump administration’s infrastructure plan was highly anticipated across the inland waterway industry with the hope it would lead to improved plans and financing for the aging inland infrastructure. However, so far Washington, D.C., has fallen short of those hopes. Will we have to continue to rely on 1930s technology for our lock and dam infrastructure? Will the inland waterways industry benefit at some point from government funding?

Speaker: Stephen Barnes, Director, Economics & Policy Research Group.

Louisiana State University 1:10PM TODAY’S TECHNOLOGIES FOR TOMORROW’S FUTURE

Green technologies are becoming

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Speakers: Joseph Pratt, CEO, Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine; Joe Hudspeth, Director, Business Development, Global Marine, BAE Systems; Joe Burgard, Vice President, Red and White Fleet

SHIPYARD PROGRAM THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 1:00PM – 5:00PM

1:05PM FEATURED SPEAKER TODD THAYSE, VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, FINCANTIERI BAY SHIPBUILDING

1:30PM THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF NEW CONSTRUCTION

Despite the ups and downs in specific sectors, new vessels and new designs continue to be built. Shipyards seek

targeted opportunities within diverse businesses to encourage long-term relationships with operators and to increase their project development and backlogs.

This session will outline the cycle of boatbuilding from initial design discussions, to contracts, to implementation, to launch and delivery.

Speaker: Matt Mullett, CEO, All American Marine 2:10PM CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHIPYARD WORKERS

Building vessels is a multifaceted engineering process. Shipyard workers include supervisors, fabricators, welders, fitters, electricians, and more.

Depending on where in the U.S. a shipyard operates and the industry sectors it builds for, shipyard owners must always juggle personnel. This usually means finding enough qualified people to work in your yard. Where do you find potential employees? Will the positions that are open require training outside the yard? These questions and more will be answered in this open forum panel discussion. Learn what other boatyards are doing to attract and retain employees.

Speakers: Ryan Lee, Workforce Development Manager, Austal USA; Richard Schwarz, CEO, SAFE Boats International

3:00PM OUTLOOK FOR COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT SECTORS

Diversification is more important today than ever before in the shipyard industry. The days of building one type of vessel for one market are numbered.

Fewer and fewer shipyards still operate with this business model. The more diverse a shipyard is, the better chance it has of landing multiple contracts from different industry sectors. Increasingly, shipyards build for both the commercial and government sectors and are able to build in different materials. Will this lead to more consolidation? What is working now and what should be expected in the future?

Speakers: Chris Allard, CEO, Metal Shark; Richard McCreary, Vice President, Business Development, Vigor Industrial 3:40PM CURRENT DESIGN TRENDS & FUTURE INNOVATIONS

Cutting edge technology leads the way in design trends for new and existing vessels. Architects and engineers face challenges of providing more crew comforts, power and capacity. Autonomous concepts, ecologically compatible, tested and proven hull structures, onboard machinery, high transit speed, and ergonomically friendly designs makes for a highly competitive market.

The latest innovative design trends will be presented and plus the requirements some operators are seeking.

Speaker: Christian Townsend, Owner & CEO, CT Marine Inc.

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Denotes International Workboat Show Exhibitors Advertising In This Issue (Listings accurate as of 10/23/18) 1st Choice Restaurant Equipment & Supply LLC 757-217-6873 www.1stchoiceres.com A.I. Care LLC

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Advance Marine LLC/Melcal Marine 302-656-2111 www.advamar.com

Aerotek 2162 888-237-6835 https://www.aerotek.com/en/career-opportunities/industrial-and-skilled-trade-jobs/ ship-building-and-repair-jobs

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Aerovent 763-551-7500 www.aerovent.com

Advanced BioCatalytics 949-442-0880 www.abiocat.com

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Ahead Sanitation Systems Inc 337-330-4407 www.aheadsanitationsystems.com

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Advanced Graphic Engraving 337-364-1991 www.tagsfast.com

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Airvac a brand of Aqseptence Group 574-223-3980 www.aqseptence.com

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Advanced Mechanical Enterprises 866-377-0770 www.AMEsolutions.com

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Alexander/Ryan Marine & Safety LLC 713-923-1671 www.alexanderryan.com

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AdvanTec Marine 541-373-0823 www.advantecglobal.com/

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All American Marine 360-647-7602 www.allamericanmarine.com

AEGIR-Marine Americas LLC +31 343 432 509 www.aegirmarine.com

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Allied Powers LLC 702-283-6401 www.hidow.com

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AEP Sales LLC 678-838-3737 www.aepsales.com

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Allied Systems Company 503-625-2560 www.alliedsystems.com

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AER Supply Ltd 281-474-3276 www.aersupply.com

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Alphatron Marine USA Inc 281-271-4600 www.jrc.am

ABB Inc 954-874-4709 new.abb.com/marine

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ABICOR BINZEL USA Inc 301-378-7033 www.binzel-abicor.com

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ABS 281-877-6000 www.eagle.org

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ABYC (American Boat & Yacht Council) 410-990-4460-119 www.abycinc.org

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Accutemp Products Inc 800-210-5907 accutemp.net

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AccuTrans Tankerman 713-473-8100 www.accutransinc.com

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Ace World Companies 817-237-7700 www.aceworldcompanies.com

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ACM-Trading Ltd +358 40 900 4060 www.acm-trading.fi

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Altra Industrial Motion 717-217-3879 www.altramotion.com

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Alu Design & Services 225-644-7063 www.inmarsystems.com

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Aluminum & Stainless Inc 800-252-9074 www.aluminumandstainless.com

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American BOA Inc 678-513-3454 www.americanboa.com

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American Chemical Technologies Inc 800-938-0101 www.americanchemtech.com

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American Sprayed Fibers Inc 219-313-4588 www.asfiusa.com

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American Turbocharger Technologies 757-224-1456 www.americanturbocharger.com

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American VULKAN Corporation 863-324-2424 www.vulkan.com

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AmeriMex Motor and Controls LLC 713-225-4300 www.amerimexinc.com

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Ample marine 754-206-3182 www.amplemarine.com

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Analytic Systems 800-668-3884 www.analyticsystems.com

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Anchor Marine & Industrial Supply 800-223-8014 www.anchormarinehouston.com

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Anchor Sandblasting and Coatings 813-247-4140 anchorsandblasting.com

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Anixter 800-346-3069 www.anixter.com

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APE Companies 844-361-7038 www.APEcompanies.com

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Apex Engineering Products Corp 630-820-8886 www.rydlymemarine.com

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API USA 786-565-9932 www.apiusacoatings.com

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Applegate Industrial Materials Inc 225-336-4116 www.the-flex.com

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Appleton Marine Inc 920-738-5432 www.appletonmarine.com Applied Satellite Technology Systems US 480-247-2439 www.ast-systems.us.com Aqua Safety First Community Program 504-617-5881 Aqua-Dyne & Flow International 620-856-6222 www.aqua-dyne.com Aquakob Systems Inc 778-658-0157 aquakob.com Archway Marine Lighting 314-535-1314 www.archwaymarinelighting.com ARCON Welding Equipment LLC 410-572-6000 www.arconweld.com

ASCOM/International Boatlift Exchange Inc 813-653-4390 www.ibeglobal.com Askew Industrial Corporation 323-974-5688 www.askewindustrial.com

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Aspin Kemp & Associates Inc 902-620-4882 www.aka-group.com

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Astilleros Internacionales de Tampico +52(833) 357 7001 www.ait-tmm.com/english/index.html

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ASV Global 337-422-4411 www.asvglobal.com

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Atlantic Radiotelephone Inc 305-405-7173 www.satphonestore.com

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Atlas Incinerators ApS +4555346655 www.atlasinc.dk

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Austal USA 251-434-8000 usa.austal.com

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Auto-Maskin LLC 832-315-1559 www.auto-maskin.com

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Automotive Robotics Inc 309-691-2533 www.autorobinc.com

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Armada Systems Inc 850-664-5197 www.armadahull.com

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AVEVA 713-977-1225 www.aveva.com

Armstrong Marine USA 360-457-5752 www.armstrongmarine.com

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Axion Structural Innovations 740-571-4737 www.axionsi.com

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Aydin Displays 610-404-5320 www.spartonre.com

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BECLAWAT Manufacturing Inc 613-966-5611 www.beclawat.com

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AZZ Galvanizing Services 817-810-0095 www.azzgalvanizing.com

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Behringer Corporation 973-948-0226 www.behringersystems.com

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Beier Integrated Systems 504-341-0123 www.beieris.com

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Bad Dog Tools 800-252-1330 www.baddogtools.com

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BAE Systems 607-770-2083 www.hybridrive.com

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Belzona of Baton Rouge 225-751-1930 www.belzonabatonrouge.com

Baier Marine 800-455-3917 www.baiermarine.com

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Berard Transportation Inc 337-519-9103 www.berardtrans.com

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Baldwin Filters 308-234-1951 www.baldwinfilter.com

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Besiktas Shipyard 902264615171

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Beurteaux North America 508-558-7007 www.beurteaux.com

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BAND-IT IDEX Inc 303-320-4555 www.band-it-idex.com

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Bexco NV 1-985-209-5014 bexco.be

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Bayards Aluminum Constructions 281-717-4051 www.bayardsusa.com/

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BFG Marine, Inc. 631-586-5500 www.bfgmarine.com

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Bayou Manufacturing Services 985-643-9341

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BGH Specialty Steel 832-243-7512 www.bgh.de

Bayou Marine Electronics Inc 504-279-0967 www.bayoumarine.com

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Big Top Fabric Structures 850-584-7786 www.bigtopshelters.com

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Bayou Metal Supply 985-643-3340 www.bayoumetalsupply.com

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BIOBOR/Hammonds Fuel Additives 800-548-9166 www.biobor.com

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Beacon Finland Ltd Oy +358 2 8387 9500 www.beaconfinland.com

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Black Bear Corporation 909-390-0380 www.blackbearusa.com

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Becker Marine Systems GmbH +49-40-241 99-0 www.becker-marine-systems.com

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Blount Boats Inc 401-245-8300 www.blountboats.com

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Baton Rouge Marine Electrical Service Inc 225-642-3328 www.brmes.com

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Blücher Marine - a Watts brand 978-689-6173 www.blucher-marine.com

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Bludworth Marine LLC 713-644-1595 www.vesselrepair.com

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Blue Guard Innovations 720-537-6105 www.bluebgi.com

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Blue Sea Systems 360-738-8230 www.bluesea.com

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Blue Sky Diesel Exhaust Fluid 757-673-0250 www.blueskydefna.com

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BMT 703-920-7070 www.dandp.com

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Boat Lift +39 0173500357 www.boatlift.it

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Boats & Harbors 931-484-6100 www.boats-and-harbors.com

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Bohamet +48523203904 www.bohamet.pl Boksa Marine Design

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Bollinger Shipyards LLC 985-532-2554 www.bollingershipyards.com

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Bosch Rexroth Corporation 800-739-7684 www.boschrexroth-us.com

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Boschert Precision Machinery Inc 262-783-7816 www.boschertusa.com

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Braemar Technical Services 713-820-9600 www.braemartechincal.com

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CAB Products 814-472-5077 www.cabproducts.com

Brand Hydraulics 402-344-4434 www.brand-hyd.com

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CADMATIC +31612523061 www.cadmatic.com

Brass Works, Inc. 386-943-8857 www.thebrassworksinc.com

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Capital Bedding Company Inc 225-357-2253 www.capitalbed.com

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Bristol Harbor Group Inc 401-253-4318 www.bristolharborgroup.com

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Carboline Company 314-644-1000 www.carboline.com

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Britmar Marine Ltd 604-983-4303 www.britmar.com

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Carlisle & Finch Company (The) 513-681-6080 www.carlislefinch.com

Bronswerk Marine Inc 619-813-4797 www.bronswerkgroup.com

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BRP US Inc 651-260-4353 www.evinrude.com

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Bruce S. Rosenblatt & Associates LLC 917-880-8048 www.brosenblatt.com Brunswick Commercial & Government Products 386-423-2900 www.brunswickcgp.com Brunvoll Mar-El 00 47 90765726 www.brunvoll.no

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Caterpillar Inc 2701 309-675-1000 www.cat.com/en_US/by-industry/marine. html

Byrne Rice & Turner Inc 504-525-7137 www.brtmarine.com

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C&C Panasia Inc 925-265-1004

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Chafe-Pro by FJORD Inc 336-567-0336 www.ChafePro.com

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Champion Technologies Inc 541-687-8015 www.stillchampion.com Charlotte County (Fla.) Economic Development 941-764-4941 cleared4takeoff.com

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Chevron Lubricants 888-533-6571 www.chevronlubricants.com

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Christie & Grey Inc 508-217-3061 www.christiegrey.com

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Cathelco Ltd +44 (0)1246 457900 www.cathelco.com

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CC Jensen A/S 011 45 63 21 20 20 www.cjc-windows.dk

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Clad Rex LLC 847-261-5068 www.cladrex.com

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CDC/NIOSH 509-354-8024 www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/maritime

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Clark Foam Products Corp 630-226-5900 www.clarkfoam.net

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CENTA Corporation 630-236-3500 www.centa.info

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Cleveland Vibrator Company 800-221-3298 www.clevelandvibrator.com

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Centek Industries 229-228-7653 www.centekindustries.com

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Coastal Marine Equipment Inc 228-832-7655 www.cmei.biz

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Center Lift Inc 504-300-1347 www.center-lift.com

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Coastal Timbers Inc 337-369-3017 www.coastaltimbers.com

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CertainTeed Corp 610-893-5684 www.certainteed.com

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Cobham 925-798-7979 www.cobham.com/SATCOM Cobra Torches Inc 248-514-9304 www.cobratorches.com

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Cimolai Technology +39 0499404539 www.cimolaitechnology.com

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Burger Boat Company 920-686-5149 www.burgerboatcommercial.com

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CounterFire Ltd 44 1905729911 counterfirefifi.com

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Dale Fastener Supply 713-928-3437 www.dalecompany.com

Colonna’s Shipyard Inc/Steel America 757-545-2414 www.colonnaship.com

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Cox +4471273454424 www.coxmarine.com

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Dale’s Welding & Fabricators 225-659-7206 dalesweldingandfabricators.com/

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CPI Marine 512-295-2683 www.cpitx.com

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Damen Shipyards +31 (0) 183 65 5777 www.damen.com

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Danfoss 888-326-3677 www.danfoss.us

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Craft Bearing Company Inc 757-247-6000 www.craftbearing.com

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Comefri USA Inc 270-881-1444 www.comefriusa.com

Daspos USA Inc 206-353-1887 www.daspos.com

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CRC Distribution 888-698-1978 www.crconline.com

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Command Holdings Group 586-707-4024 commandholdings.com

Datrex Inc 337-738-4511 www.datrex.com

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Creative Systems Inc 360-385-6212 www.GHSport.com

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ComNav Marine Ltd 604-207-1600 www.comnavmarine.com

Davi Inc 972-661-0288 www.davi.com

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Crowley Solutions 206-332-8090 www.crowley.com

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COMSAT 571-599-3649 www.COMSAT.com

David Clark Company Inc 508-751-5800 www.davidclark.com

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CT Marine 207-232-9979 www.CTMarine.com

1327

Conrad Shipyard 985-384-3060 www.conradindustries.com

Deansteel Manufacturing Company Inc 210-226-8271 www.deansteel.com

2249

2234

Cummins Inc 843-323-1134 marine.cummins.com

2901

Consilium Marine US Inc 954-791-7550 www.consilium.se

3902

DEIF Inc 708-391-5454 www.deif.com

3615

Columbia Industrial Products (CIP Composites) 541-607-3655 www.cipcomposites.com

650

Continental Western Corporation 510-969-1228 cwcglobal.com

541

Custom Marine Inc 920-886-8237 www.custommarine.com

Dellner Brakes 832-482-4830 www.dellner-brakes.com

817

950

CWR Wholesale Distribution 800-527-3306 www.CWRDistribution.com

535

Controlled Water Systems 731-645-3222 www.controlledwater.com

801

Delta “T” Systems 561-204-1500 www.deltatsystems.com

2927

Derecktor Shipyard 914-698-5020-133 www.derecktor.com

3146

Desco Manufacturing Co Inc 800-337-2648 www.descomfg.com

3755

Cortland Company Inc. 281-265-1900 www.cortlandcompany.com

2413

Cygnus Instruments, Inc. 410-267-9771 www.cygnusinstruments.com

Cosmetics Expo 305-428-3808

3905

Dacon Rescue Equipment 91 17 20 29 www.dacon.no/rescue

Cospolich Inc 985-725-0222 www.cospolich.com

2027

118

Daihatsu Diesel (America) Inc 516-822-3483 www.dhtd.co.jp/en/index.html

3769

417

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International WorkBoat Show Detyens Shipyards Inc 843-746-1603 www.detyens.com Dex-O-Tex Marine by Crossfield Products Corp.

310-886-9100 www.dexotexmarine.com/home

217

317

504-569-0509 www.donnalacour.com Donovan Marine Inc 877-366-2366 www.donovanmarine.com

2017

3961

1316

DGS Defense Corp 904-480-1963 www.dgsdefense.com

3463

Dow Chemical Company 989-600-0572 www.tcparkerassociates.com/

Diesel Fuel Technologies LLC 949-431-0338 www.dieselfueltechnologies.com

3547

Downey Engineering Corporation 504-818-0377-33 www.downeyengineering.com

Distribution International 504-733-7770 www.distributioninternational.com

1207

Dr. Shrink Inc 231-723-2685 www.dr-shrink.com

1312

Dixie Electric 905-879-0533 www.dixie-electric.com

3362

Driveline Service of Portland Inc 503-289-2264 www.driveshafts.com

1232

1901

Dixon Valve 800-355-1991 www.dixonvalve.com

805

Dufour Laskay & Strouse Inc 504-835-8505 www.portlite.com

DK-LOK 251-472-9580 www.dklokusa.com

3909

Duramax Marine LLC 440-834-5400 www.DuramaxMarine.com

DMT MARINE EQUIPMENT 31384603304 www.dmt-winches.com

3709

Dustless Blasting 713-869-2227 www.DustlessBlasting.com/

DNV GL 281-396-1720 www.dnvgl.com/us

821

Doering Company 320-743-5384 www.doering.com

3705

Eagle Industries 800-266-8246 www.eagleind.com

Dometic 269-876-1656 www.dometic.com

2541

441

741

2458

3671

Donna Elison Lacour, Agent, New York Life Insurance Company

909

3812

Dock Blocks of North America 877-478-8440 www.dock-blocks.com/

East Park Radiator & Battery Shop Inc 985-876-3120 www.eastparkrad.com Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc 850-763-1900 www.easternshipbuilding.com

www.workboat.com • DECEMBER 2018 • WorkBoat

2105

EBI Cranes LLC 504-682-5245 www.ebi-inc.com

1511

E-Crane International USA 419-468-0090 www.e-crane.com

2309

EK Express LLC 702-701-2771

Dynamax Inc. 281-564-5100 www.dynamax.com Eagle Control Systems Inc 225-357-1921 www.ecsbr.com

Eaton’s Crouse-Hinds Division 832-390-3858 www.crouse-hinds.com

709

1201

2517

Electro Plastics Inc/STEP Marine 314-426-3555 www.electroplastics.com Electronic Marine Systems Inc (EMS MARCON) 732-382-4344 www.emsmarcon.com Electronic Power Design Inc 713-923-1191 www.epdltd.com E-LED Lighting Inc 561-776-1702 www.e-ledlighting.com

1661, 1960

2854

2034

2211

852

Elevating Boats LLC 985-386-2053 www.ebi-inc.com

1511

Elliott Bay Design Group 206-782-3082 www.ebdg.com

2135

Ellwood Crankshaft Group 724-308-4048 www.elwoodcrankshaftgroup.com

1155

Emerson Marine Solutions 281-879-2300 www.emerson.com/en-us

2435

EMI, a division of W&O 504-620-9800 www.emi-marine.com

2149

Enestas S.A. de C.V. +5555 68320752 www.enestas.com.mx

751

119

International WorkBoat Show Enfasco Inc 856-662-7660 www.enfasco.com

3450

Farmers Copper Ltd 800-231-9450 www.farmerscopper.com

3940

Fire Protection Service Inc 713-924-9600 www.fps-usa.com

919

enginei 441912958000 www.enginei.co.uk

2855

Farrell and Norton Naval Architects 207-563-3210 www.farrellandnorton.com

1404

Fireboy-Xintex LLC 616-735-9380 www.fireboy-xintex.com

1409

Environmental Marine Inc 606-561-4697 www.envmar.com

2032

FarSounder Inc 401-784-6700 www.farsounder.com

3027

Firetrol Protection Systems Inc 251-661-1699 www.firetrol.net

3707

Epic Companies 504-340-5252 www.epiccompanies.com

3031

Fassmer Service America LLC 954-314-9161 www.fassmerusa.com

3871

Firstwatch Flotation Gear 408-955-9806 www.firstwatchgear.com

ERL Commercial Marine Inc 812-948-8484 www.erlmarine.com

1627

FAUN Trackway USA Inc 202-459-0802 fauntrackway.com/

3702

Fit Up Gear/Romar MEC 281-440-1725 www.fitupgear.com

1101

Eureka Chemical Company 650-761-3536 www.eurekafluidfilm.com

2514

Faux Pas Prints 504-834-8342 www.fauxpasprints.com

3607

Flagship Marine 772-283-1609 www.flagshipmarine.com

3951

Evac North America Inc 815-639-7725 www.evac.com

1417

FCI Watermakers Inc 801-906-8840 www.fciwatermakers.com

2153

Flange Wizard Inc 714-792-1949 www.flangewizard.com

3656

233

Federal Process Corporation 216-464-6440 www.federalprocess.com

1359

Flex-Weld Inc 815-334-3642 www.flex-weld.com

3545

ExxonMobil 800-662-4524 www.exxonmobil.com/marine

2919

Federal Resources 410-630-8458 www.federalresources.com

1335

FLIR Systems 603-324-7600 www.flir.com

3449

E-Z Anchor Puller Manufacturing 800-800-1640 www.ezanchorpuller.com

3360

Fibergrate Composite Structures 972-250-1633 www.fibergrate.com

1604

Flow Safe Supply Inc 832-678-2070 www.flowsafe.com

744

F&M MAFCO Inc 513-367-2151 www.fmmafco.com

1655

Fincantieri Marine Group 715-587-6960 www.fincantierimarinegroup.com

3015

FluiDyne Fluid Power 586-296-7200 www.fluidynefp.com

3734

FabTek Industries 206-693-3224 www.fabtekind.com

457

Fluoramics Inc 507-205-9216 www.fluoramics.com

2560

Fairlead Integrated 757-215-2627 www.fairleadint.com

3233

Force Control Industries Inc 513-868-0900 www.forcecontrol.com/

2209

Falck Maritime Services 985-772-3819 falcksafety.com/en_us/

1933

Franklin Miller Inc 973-535-9200 www.franklinmiller.com/

3452

Export-Import Bank of the United States 214-551-4959 grow.exim.gov/work-boat-show-2016

120

Fincantieri Marine Systems North America Inc 757-548-6000 www.fincantierimarinesystems.com

3427

Fire Fighting Systems AS 1035 225-644-7063 www.inmarsystems.com/fire-fighting-systems-ffs.html

717

www.workboat.com • DECEMBER 2018 • WorkBoat

International WorkBoat Show Fraser Shipyards 715-394-7787 www.frasershipyards.com

3675

Geislinger Corporation 269-441-7000 www.geislinger.com

3521

Globalstar 985-335-1570 www.Globalstar.com

3861

Freedman Seating Company 800-443-4540 www.freedmanseating.com

3061

Generon IGS 713-937-5200 www.generon.com

1044

GlobalTech Motor & Controls Inc 281-487-9300 www.globaltechmotors.com

3455

Friend Ships www.friendships.org

244

Fuel Ox 908-747-4427 www.fuelox.com

444

Fuel Systems Additive Treatment 703-997-9587 www.fuelright.com

556

Genoa Design International Ltd 709-368-0669 www.genoadesign.com GENTEX Corporation 571-331-8481 www.gentexcorp.com Geozy Solutions www.hidow.com

932

3958

1055, 3613

Glomex Marine Antennas USA 803-722-7296 www.glomex.us

845

Glosten 206-624-7850 www.glosten.com

2653

Golden Technologies www.getgoldentech.com

3659

FUELTRAX 281-209-3480 www.fueltrax.com

1550

Gibbs & Cox Inc 504-965-8542 www.gibbscox.com

Fugro Satellite Positioning 337-354-4559 www.fugro.com

1007

Gilbert Associates Inc 781-740-8193 www.jwgainc.com

2450

GPLink LLC 252-504-5113 www.gplink.com

2351

Furuno USA 360-834-9300 www.FurunoUSA.com

2127

Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon Ltd 281-554-2335 www.gilkes.com

2301

Granzow Inc 704-845-2300 www.granzow.com

2661

G.T. Michelli Co Inc 504-733-9822 www.Michelli.com

3611

GKN 4041 908-964-0700 www.gkngroup.com/offhighwaypowertrain

Great Lakes Industrial Automation 814-267-8076 www.gliap.com

3662

1717

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding 508-676-8596 www.gladding-hearn.com

Great Lakes Maritime Academy 231-995-1200 nmc.edu/maritime

3700

3251

Glamox Aqua Signal Corporation 281-944-4100 www.glamox.com/GMO

941

Glendinning Products LLC 843-399-6146 www.glendinningprods.com

827

Garibaldi Glass Industries Inc 604-420-4527 www.garibaldiglass.com Garmin USA 913-397-8200 www.garmin.com Gator Guards 309-245-2343 www.Gator-Guards.com

559

GE’s Marine Solutions 832-954-0710 getransportation.com

1549

GEA Mechanical Equipment US Inc 863-603-8919 www.gea-mechanical-equipment.com

2241

Global Data Systems 337-291-6500 www.getgds.com Global Supply Company 954-454-1234 www.gscusa.com

www.workboat.com • DECEMBER 2018 • WorkBoat

634

3512

Governor Control Systems Inc (Gulf office) 3115 985-626-8707 www.govconsys.com

Green Marine & Industrial Equipment Company, Inc. 504-833-7386 www.greenmarine.com

1417

Guarino & Cox LLC 985-871-9997 www.guarino-cox.com

2759

Guidance Marine +44 116 229 2600 www.guidance.eu.com

710

3520

419 Gulf Coast Yacht Group 251-980-2220 www.gulfcoastyachtgroup.com

3632

121

International WorkBoat Show Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation 281-752-4835 www.gulfcopper.com

www.harringtonmarine.com 3517

Gulf Crane Services Inc 985-400-4660 www.gulfcraneservices.com

218

Gulf Marine Repair Corporation 813-247-3153 www.gulfmarinerepair.com

2841

Gullco International 440-439-8333 www.gullco.com

3851

Gunderson Marine 800-253-4350 www.gbrx.com

607

Gutteling Americas, Inc. 281-586-6031 www.gutteling.com

3827

H&E Equipment Services 504-394-7400 www.HE-equipment.com

1445

Haley Marine Gears Inc 662-332-8716 www.haleyinc.com

2221

Hamilton Jet Americas 425-527-3000 www.hamiltonjet.co.nz

1427

Hanko’s Metal Works 985-385-3310 www.hankos.com

4062

Hannay Reels 518-797-3791 www.hannay.com

946

Harco Manufacturing Company 503-537-0600 www.harcomanufacturing.com

519

Harken Industrial 262-691-3320-219 www.harkenindustrial.com

3157

Harrington Marine 269-543-4251

1242

122

Hatteland Display 760-643-4061 www.hatteland-display.com

2558

Hawboldt Industries 902-456-8793 www.hawboldtind.com

3136

HB Rentals 281-999-0047 www.hbrentals.com

2853

HBM Test and Measurement 800-578-4260 www.hbm.com

4002

HDI Marine 971-255-9139 www.HDIMarine.net

2746

Headhunter Inc 954-581-6996 www.headhunterinc.com

1221

Heatec Inc 423-821-5200 www.heatec.com

1407

Heinen & Hopman +31332992500 www.heinenhopman.com

2141

Hella marine 770-631-7500 www.hellamarine.com

3465

Helm Operations 250-360-1991 www.helmoperations.com

2051

Hemisphere GNSS 480-348-6359 hemispheregnss.com/

1954

Hempel Coatings 936-523-6000 www.hempel.us

3616

HFW Solutions, a Wolverine Industries company 605-343-3260 www.hfwsolutions.com

3913

Hiller Companies (The) 251-661-1275 www.hillerfire.com

1127

Hilliard Corporation (The) 607-733-7121 www.hilliardbrakesystems.com

1745

Hilti Inc 800-879-8000 www.us.hilti.com

3149

Holloway Houston Inc 713-674-5631 www.hhilifiting.com

2347

Honeywell Hermetic 800-900-1778 www.hermeticinc.com

3047

Hose Master 216-481-2020 www.hosemaster.com

3814

Hose-McCann Communications 954-429-1110 www.hosemccann.com

1816

Hubbell Harsh & Hazardous 281-560-2101 www.harshandhazardous.com

344

Hubbell Water Heaters 203-378-2659 www.hubbellheaters.com

2362

Hug Engineering 470-326-2020 www.hug-engineering.com

2961

Huisman Equipment 713-291-7928 www.huismanequipment.com/en Humphree USA Inc 757-374-6381 humphree.com Hydrasearch Co 410-643-8900 www.hydrasearch.com

416

2110

805

Hydraulic Supply Company (Fabachers Inc) 1110 504-362-5901 hydraulic-supply.com

www.workboat.com • DECEMBER 2018 • WorkBoat

International WorkBoat Show Hydro Dynamics Solutions LLC 985-262-7557 www.hdsmarine.com

3756

Industrial Packing & Seals Inc 281-488-1142 www.ipseal.com

1441

IOW Group 985-873-0189 www.iowgroup.com

2241

Hyspan Precision Products 619-421-1355 www.hyspan.com

659

Infra-Metals Co 800-243-4410 www.infra-metals.com

2951

IPS Pump Services 346-571-8186 ipspumpservice.com

1441

Hytorc 201-512-9500 www.hytorc.com

342

Ingersoll Rand 888-782-7824 www.IngersollRandProducts.com

2101

Irwin Car and Equipment 724-864-8900-116 www.irwincar.com

3857

Ian-Conrad Bergan LLC 850-434-1286 www.bergan-blue.com

226

Ingham Engineering 954-525-5151 www.inghamengineering.com

4013

Iscola Inc www.bubbletight.com

1862

1035

ISIC A/S +45 7020 7077 www.isic-systems.com

1259

In-Mar Systems Inc 225-644-7063 www.inmarsystems.com

3845

Isoflex Technologies 561-210-5170 www.isoflextech.com

3152

Innovative Satellite Solutions 240-720-1384 iss-usa.net Intellian Technologies 949-727-4498 www.intelliantech.com

3351

J A Moody Company 610-647-3810 www.jamoody.com

ICC Cable Corp 201-482-5750 www.icccable.com Icom America Inc 425-454-8155 www.icomamerica.com/marine IEM Marine 904-365-4444 www.iemfg.com/products/marine ILS Ship Design & Engineering +358 400 158 818 www.ils.fi

2960

613

1919

227

927

J H Menge & Company Inc 504-733-4871 www.jhmenge.com

3227

Intercontinental Engineering 816-741-0700 www.intercon.com

Jamestown Metal Marine Sales Inc 561-994-3900-3102 www.jamestownmetal.com

1721

233

Imperial Range 800-343-7790 www.imperialrange.com

1141

International Business Meeting Place 207-842-5589 www.divcom.com

IMS Marine Solutions 239-772-9299 www.imsdoors.com

1941

International Paint LLC 516-635-6826 www.international-marine.com

Imtra Corporation 508-995-7000 www.imtra.com

1017

International Ship Repair & Marine Services Inc 813-247-1118 www.internationalship.com

Incat Crowther LLC 337-267-1403 www.incatcrowther.com

1314

InduMar Products Inc 713-977-4100 www.indumar.com Industrial Air Tool - AirTech 713-681-0013 www.airtechspray.com

434

1840

Japan Ship Machinery & Equipment Association +81335022041 www.jsmea.or.jp/index_en.html

701

Jastram Engineering 604-988-1111 www.jastram.com

1906

2941

2648

Jastram Technologies Ltd 604-988-1111 www.jastramtechnologies.ca

1904

International Tug & OSV +44 1225 868821 www.tugandosv.com

2654

JDS Technologies Inc 423-286-6190-222 www.jds-tech.com

3708

Interstate-McBee LLC 800-321-4234 www.interstate-mcbee.com

1159

Jerry’s Marine Service 954-525-0311 www.jerrysmarine.com

2760

Intsel Steel Distributors 800-762-3316 www.intselsteel.com

333

2101

www.workboat.com • DECEMBER 2018 • WorkBoat

123

International WorkBoat Show Jet Dock

3364

Karl Senner LLC

216-525-7232

504-469-4000

www.jetdock.com

www.karlsenner.com

JetMarine Board

548

KBI/Kold Ban International

713-397-2100

847-658-8561

www.jetmarineboard.com

www.koldban.com

Jim-Buoy/Cal-June

940

www.jimbuoy.com

KE Marine Inc

2817

Kocsis Technologies Inc 815-735-7802 www.kocsistech.com

1754

3057

Kohler Marine 920-457-4441 www.kohlermarine.com

1801

3315

Kongsberg Maritime Inc 713-329-5580 www.km.kongsberg.com

1921

1053

Konrad Marine 715-386-4203 www.konradmarine.com

2132

1561

KVH Industries Inc 401-847-3327 www.kvh.com

621

2645

L3 Technologies 757-858-9200 www.L3T.com

247

2352

La Marche Manufacturing Co 847-299-1188 www.lamarchemfg.com

326

810

Laborde Products Inc 985-892-0107 www.labordeproducts.com

2327

Lake Assault Boats 715-395-2255 www.lakeassault.com

3675

Lake Shore Systems Inc

3570

904-354-6566 www.kemarine.com

JMP Corp

2955

305-677-8330

Kelvin Hughes Ltd

www.jmpusa.com

+44 1992 805300 www.kelvinhughes.com

JMS Naval Architects

833

860-536-0009

KEMEL USA Inc

www.jmsnet.com

201-665-2065 www.kemel.com

John Deere Power Systems

1701

800-533-6446

KENT Safety Products

www.johndeere.com/marine

320-252-2056 www.kentsafetyproducts.com

Johnson Brakes/Johnson Industries Ltd

1012

604-940-4555

Key Electronic Solutions

www.brakes.ca

504-734-0641 www.keyelectronics.net

Johnson Controls Global Marine

1258

954-538-7888

Kidde Fire Systems

www.jci.com

508-881-2000 www.kiddefiresystems.com

JonRie InterTech LLC

2610

609-978-3523

King Engineering/KING-GAGE Systems

www.marinewinch.com

3833

855-367-2494 www.king-gage.com

Jotun Paints Inc

2416

171-860-8243

Kleeco

www.jotun.com

1158

906-776-3120 www.lakeshoresys.com

269-623-2900 www.kleeco.com

JOWA USA Inc

2137

978-486-9800

Kleven Marine LLC

www.JOWA-USA.com

3041

504-466-6268 www.klevenmarine.com

JT Marine Inc

Klingspor Abrasives

www.jtmarineinc.com

835

Lasdrop 810-388-9718 www.lasdrop.com

421

Lauderdale Propeller Service 800-329-7767 www.lauderdaleprop.com

1863

2611

Lay, Pitman & Associates Inc 904-595-5517 www.laypitman.com

811

800-645-5555 www.klingspor.com Kluber Lubrication NA LP

www.khindustries.com

800-447-2238 www.klueber.com

920-793-4507 www.kahlenberg.com

1911 Kobelt Manufacturing Co Ltd 604-572-3935 www.kobelt.com

124

907

316

716-312-0088

Kahlenberg Industries Inc

1761

803

360-750-1300

K H Industries

Lankhorst Ropes 0031515487654 www.lankhorstropes.com

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International WorkBoat Show LeBlanc & Associates LLC 985-876-7982 www.leblancandassociates.com

2141

Lone Star Rigging 409-842-2263 lonestarrigging.com/

Lenco Marine 973-267-1114 www.lencomarine.com

3141

Lopolight 215-847-5165 www.lopolight.com

LFS Marine Supplies 360-734-3336 www.lfsmarineoutdoor.com

645

LHR Services & Equipment Inc 713-943-2324 www.lhrservices.com

2744

Libra-Plast AS +4770095400 www.libra.no

3627

Liferaft Systems Australia 61-3-6273-9277 www.LSAMES.com

1405

Lignum-Vitae Bearings 804-337-7169 www.lignum-vitae-bearings.com

1317

Lincoln Electric Company 216-481-8100 www.lincolnelectric.com

1341

Liquid Controls 847-295-1050 www.lcmeter.com

2358

Livorsi Marine Inc

3904

847-752-2710 www.livorsi.com

4033

616

1641

Lloyd’s Register 281-675-3100 www.lr.org

1948

Logan Clutch Corporation 440-808-4258 www.loganclutch.com

3217

London Offshore Consultants 281-987-7400 www.loc-group.com

1658

2341

Main Filter 705-971-9041 www.mainfilter.com

1462

2559

Lo-Rez Vibration Control Ltd 604-879-2974 www.lo-rez.com

3540

Maine Maritime Academy 207-326-2276 www.mainemaritime.edu

Louisiana Association for the Blind 714-405-5745 https://lablind.com

3870

Malin International Ship Repair & Drydock, Inc. 409-740-3314 www.malinshiprepair.com

Louisiana Cat 985-536-1121 www.LouisianaCat.com

2801

Louisiana Economic Development 225-342-4319 www.opportunitylouisiana.com

2109

Lubriplate Lubricants 973-589-9150 www.lubriplate.com

3841

Lucas Oil Marine Products 800-342-2512 www.lucasoil.com

1760

Ludeca Inc 305-591-8935 www.ludeca.com

1763

Luftex Gears Manufacturing & Services

Luminell Norway AS +47 70 10 10 70 www.luminell.com

3627

Lumitec LLC 561-272-9840 www.lumiteclighting.com

3741

Lynden International 281-233-0649 www.lynden.com/lint

3518

Machine Service, Inc. 864-252-4588 www.machineservice.com

1450

www.workboat.com • DECEMBER 2018 • WorkBoat

2945

MAN Energy Solutions 713-780-4200 man-es.com

2401

MAN Engines & Components Inc 954-946-9092 www.man-mec.com

2401

Maradyne 216-362-0755 www.maradyne.com

2510

Mare Safety AS +47 7000 9810 www.maresafety.com

3769

Maretron Inc 602-861-1707 www.maretron.com

608

Marinco Mastervolt 800-307-6702 www.marinco.com

3141

3544

936-635-0855 www.luftexgears.com

Llebroc Industries 800-284-5771 www.llebroc.com

Mackay Marine 212-479-1515 www.mackaymarine.com

Marine & Offshore Supplies, Inc. 813-395-6126 www.marineoffshore.net

949

Marine Chemist Association, Inc 860-599-3079 www.marinechemistassociation.com

758

Marine Engine Controls Inc 727-518-8080

1263

Marine Group Boat Works LLC 619-427-6767 www.marinegroupbw.com

1702

125

International WorkBoat Show Marine Interior Systems LLC 985-801-2202 www.marineinteriorsystems.com

1606

Massachusetts Maritime Academy 508-830-5099 www.maritime.edu

Marine Jet Power Inc 614-759-9000 www.marinejetpower.com

3341

Master Marine Inc 985-223-0282 www.mastermarineinc.com

Marine Log 212-620-7200 www.marinelog.com

1301

Matrix Industrial Systems 270-442-5600

3809

1856

Maxim Silencers 832-554-0980 www.maximsilencers.com

1104

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1147

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859

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1854

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1008

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545

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128

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1959

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420

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327

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2241

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516

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1605

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2549

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4060

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4035

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218

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2408

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1400

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1235

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240

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MetalCraft Marine A Coast Guard long range interceptor slams into a wave at 39 knots.

Intercepted MetalCraft’s new fireboat line is based

By Michael Crowley, Correspondent

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etalCraft Marine’s long range interceptor (LRI) line of aluminum patrol boats has been well-received by U.S. and foreign militaries. Building off this popularity, the Cape Vincent, N.Y., boatbuilder recently spun off a line of fireboats based on the LRI design. The first fireboat went to the Tarrytown (N.Y.) Fire Department in September.

Also in September, MetalCraft delivered the ninth LRI to the Coast Guard for its national security cutter (NSC) program. The patrol boats are carried on 418' NSCs, also called Legend-class cutters, and are often deployed in extremely tough conditions to intercept drug smugglers and illegal immigrants.

The crew of five and up to 10 members of a boarding party ride in shock mitigating seats from Shoxs, but it’s not an easy job. “Those guys are fearless,” said Bob Clark, MetalCraft Marine’s contracts manager.

During one run, the 39'×11'5" (11-meter) LRI was running at 39 knots — just shy of its top

speed of 40 to 41 knots — when it was slammed by a wave that pretty much buried the front part of the boat. The power to run that hard in rough seas comes from a pair of 480-hp Cummins 6.7L diesels matched up with ZF 280 marine gears and UltraJet 305 waterjets.

At the end of a mission, the LRI returns to the cutter and goes up a ramp in the stern, in conditions as rough as sea state 5 with 13' to 14' seas.

Clark estimated that if the cutter’s speed is 12 knots, the LRI is probably going 20 knots. “Once the boat has committed and powers up, it’s too late to back out of it,” he said. He describes the run up the stern ramp “as very interesting” because the cavity is only slightly wider than the LRI. On the approach, if the cutter lurches or a large wave falls below the stern, exposing the transom, two things keep the LRI’s bow from being crushed when it rams the transom. A sacrificial steel bar mounted on the bow takes the brunt of the blow.

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The LRI has a pair of Cummins 6.7L, 480-hp engines.

A Coast Guard long range interceptor coming aboard into the notch at the stern of the Coast Guard national security cutter Bertholf. The notch is designed to enable NSCs to launch and recover small boats safely in high sea states.

11-meter LRI, is being redesigned to accommodate two 11-meter LRIs and one 7-meter boat.

FIREBOAT INTERCEPTOR MetalCraft’s latest fireboat is so new it doesn’t have a proper name. For now, the boat, whose hull is built on the lines of the company’s LRI hull, is being called the Interceptor 12M Fire.

In addition to the Tarrytown Fire Department, the West Haven, Conn., fire department has also ordered a 12M Fire, and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, ordered an 18-meter version.

The key to any successful fireboat is the ability to deliver a lot of water onto a fire. The Interceptor 12M Fire can send out 2,000 gpm at 150 psi from a bow or stern monitor.

If the fire calls for it, water can be sent to a pumper truck on shore using a swivel on the back deck with a 5" Storz connection for a hose that runs from the fireboat to the fire truck. That hose can run “several thousand feet,” said Clark, sending about 2,700 gpm at 60 psi through the hose.

One reason the fireboat is able to put out a large, uninterrupted volume of water is the intake design. Clark said it allows the fireboat pump to reach higher levels than it is rated for. This enables the 12m Fire’s Darley 1,500gpm pump to flow at 2,000 gpm.

Tarrytown’s previous fireboat was a 25-foot fiberglass Parker built in 1998 that pumped just 700 gpm. “We went from 700 to 2,000 gpm, a big jump,” said Miguel Valle with the Tarrytown Fire Department. The new fireboat, the Chief John Kelly, has a rear and front

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Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco

structure standards. That configuration was arrived at by impact loading tests that simulated a two-G force hitting an unsupported aluminum panel.

Once the cutter picks up a suspected blip on its radar, a helicopter can be dispatched to verify the target at the same time an LRI is launched. The LRI can be outfitted with Safariland ballistic panels, which normally are stored on the cutter because of their weight, and can be installed on the boat in eight minutes. A machine gun is mounted on the forward gun mount.

When approaching a suspicious boat, it’s important that the crew has reliable communications. Initially the LRIs were outfitted with a UK-built wireless communications system, but it kept breaking down. That hasn’t been a problem after switching over to the David Clark Series 9900 wireless communication system. “You can be 300 feet away from the mother ship or helicopter and still talk,” said Clark.

“It’s a very dangerous situation when you board someone else’s boat. You have to have that contact.”

Equally welcome is the Icom M605 radio with a listen-back feature that allows someone on the LRI to hear a person talking 100' away. “All our cop boats have that,” said Clark. “If someone is saying ‘grab me the gun’ you need to know about it.”

The LRI has evidently proven itself to the Coast Guard because the cutter’s deck layout that had been set up to carry two 7-meter boats (used for training and rescue work) and one

Builder: MetalCraft Marine Designer: MetalCraft Marine Owner: U.S. Coast Guard Length: 39' Beam: 11'5" Draft: 2' Main Propulsion: (2) Cummins 6.7L, 480-hp Waterjet: (2) UltraJet 305 Marine Gear: (2) ZF 280 Speed: 40 knots Capacities (gals.): Fuel, 259 Hull Construction: Aluminum, 5/16" bottom, 4/16" sides Electronics: Furuno electronics suite, Flir camera Ancillary Equipment: David Clark Series 9900 wireless communication system, Safariland ballistic panels Delivery Date: September 2018

discharge. On the old boat, there was only a small Hale pump. “It’s a whole different world,” said Valle.

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hand lines off the stern, the boat can supply a land-based pumper through its 5" line or in the case of a fire from an auto accident on the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge (aka Tappan Zee Bridge), provide water through river level bridge connections.

The difference between the old and new fireboats extends to the engine package. The Chief John Kelly features a pair of 350-hp Mercury Verado outboards, while the 25' Parker had a pair of 125-hp Yamaha outboards. On the 12M Fire with “five crewmembers and all the gear on it,” Valle figures he gets 44 to 45 knots. By trimming up the outboards, he estimates he can get over 47 knots. Acknowledging the horsepower difference between the two boats, Valle

said, “That’s a challenge too, not being used to the horsepower and not being used to the speed.”

The Mercury outboards are set up across the stern on a platform that adds 4' to the boat’s length. That does several things: it allows 14' of open deck space and there’s “more boat in the water lengthwise, creating two more feet of lateral stability,” said Clark.

Besides fighting fires, the Chief John Kelly is also used for rescue work and recovering bodies of people who jump from the bridge. A cutout in the side of the boat makes it easier to bring a body aboard. “Before we had to drag bodies up three feet over the gunwale,” said Valle. “Now we’ve got a cutout and just slide them right in.”

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ftentimes a fireboat responding to a fire has to pass under a low bridge. A rigid radar mast might prevent that from occurring or reduce the boat’s response time if the mast can’t be rapidly lowered.

“Rapid lowering” is the descriptive term that describes dropping the radar mast on the Interceptor 12M Fire. That’s why Bob Clark, MetalCraft Marine’s contracts manager, refers to it as “the mast of masts. When you are coming to a bridge it doesn’t take 20 minutes to get a bloody mast down.”

Start by undoing a quick pin on the mast. That releases an arm on the mast. “It’s way up on the mast, so it has a great lever moment,” he said. Pull down on it and the mast starts to lower. Soon the weight starts to change and you are supporting the arm, while lowering it against the doorsill. At that point it’s gone through a 180° arc and the mast is level with the cabin roof. Besides being able to go under a bridge you can now work on navigation lights.

How long does it take? One potential customer “wasn’t sure what

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The first fireboat based on the LRI hull design was delivered in September.

Builder: MetalCraft Marine Designer: MetalCraft Marine Owner: Tarrytown (N.Y.) Fire Department Length: 40' Beam: 11'6" Draft: 2' Main Propulsion: (2) Mercury Verado, 350-hp Speed: 42 knots Service Power: Westerbeke 5-kW genset Capacities (gals.): Fuel, 250 Hull Construction: Aluminum, 5/16" bottom, 3/16" sides Electronics: Garmin electronics suite Ancillary Equipment: Darley skid pump, 1,500 gpm Delivery Date: September 2018

The radar mast being lowered on the Tarrytown, N.Y., fireboat.

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he was doing, and it took him a bit of time,” said Clark. The first time it took 17 seconds to lower, and it took 10 seconds the second time. For another individual it was 12 seconds down and 12 seconds up on the first attempt. The second effort was nine seconds down and 10 up.

So, in a minute or so you can be under that bridge. As an aside, Clark is considering holding a contest at boat shows to see who can lower and raise the mast the fastest.

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ADVERTISERS INDEX Advertiser / Page ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Harken Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

RIBCRAFT USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

AdvanTec Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Headhunter Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

R M Young Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Ahead Sanitation Systems Inc . . . . . . . . . . 90

Hempel (USA) Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Robert Allan Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

All American Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Honeywell Hermetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Rolls-Royce Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Altra Industrial Motion Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Hougen Mfg ., Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Rozema Boat Works Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

American VULKAN Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Imtra Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

R W Fernstrum & Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Armstrong Marine USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Inmarsat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

SAFE Boats International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Axion Structural Innovations . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

JMS Naval Architects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Scania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Bloom Incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

John Deere Power Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Sea Machines Robotics Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Blount Boats Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Karl Senner, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CV4

Sea-Trac Offshore Services . . . . . . . . . 22,70

Boschert Precision Machinery, Inc . . . . . . . 54

KEMEL USA Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Shell Eastern Trading (PTE) Ltd . . . . . . . . . 71

Bostrom, H .O . Co Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Lake Assault Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Simrad - Navico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Bristol Harbor Group/Shearer Group . . . . . 21

Lamar State College-Orange . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Smith Berger Marine Inc/Marco . . . . . . . . . 82

Brunswick Commercial & Gov't Products . . 55

Livorsi Marine Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Springfield Marine Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Burger Boat Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Louisiana Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Steiner Construction Company . . . . . . . . . . 48

C & C Marine and Repair LLC . . . . . . . . . . 97

Lyon Shipyard Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Steiner Shipyard Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Carboline Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Maine Maritime Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

St Johns Shipbuilding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

CENTA Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

MAN Engines & Components Inc . . . . . . . . 15

Tandemloc, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 139

CITGO Petroleum Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Marine Jet Power AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Cleveland Vibrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Marine Machining & Mfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Fiber Rope Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Colonna's Shipyard Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Marine Travelift Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Texas A&M Engineering

Cox Powertrain Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

McDermott Light & Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Extension Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Dacon AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Metalcraft Marine Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

The Del Rio Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Dale's Welding & Fabricators . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Metal Shark Aluminum Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Thomas USAF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

David Clark Company Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Metals USA - Plates & Shapes . . . . . . . . . . 24

TOTAL Lubmarine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Derecktor Shipyards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Mitsubishi Turbocharger and

Transfluid LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Dometic Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Engine America, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Transport Systems and Products Inc . . . . . 86

Driveline Service of Portland Inc . . . . . . . . 33

MobileOps, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Twin Disc Incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CV2

Duramax Marine LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CV3

Moose Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

USA Pumps 24, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Eastern Shipbuilding Group . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Motor-Services Hugo Stamp Inc . . . . . . . . . 65

Victaulic Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Environmental Marine Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

MTU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Vigor Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

ExxonMobil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

NEWMAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Volvo Penta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Farmer's Copper Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Northern Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,59

Washburn & Doughty Associates Inc . . . . . 58

Fincantieri Marine Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Ocean Charting Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Whiffletree Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Fraser Bronze Foundry Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Pacer Pumps / Div ASM Industries . . . . . . . 68

Yank Marine Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Furuno USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Panolin America Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Yanmar America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

General Ship Repair Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Pilot Thomas Logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

ZAZZ Engineering Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

GPLink, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Power Panels, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

ZF Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Gulf Coast Air & Hydraulics Inc . . . . . CVR TIP

PuraDYN Filter Technologies Inc . . . . . . . . 19

Gunderson Marine LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Rapp Marine U .S . Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Hamilton Jet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Research Products/Incinolet . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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LOOKS BACK DECEMBER 1948

• The Industry Advisory Committee for the inland waterway transport system is making its second attempt at increasing barge builders’ monthly allocation of 20,000 tons of steel plate and shapes to 25,000 tons. The committee is pushing for the increase to take effect in the first quarter of 1949. Deliveries for the fourth quarter of this year were running about 80%

of actual allocations. In October the Commerce Department turned down a similar request but left the door open to future requests for bigger steel quotas.

• Dravo Corp. has delivered the last of a fleet of eight new steel hopper barges to the Ohio River Co., Cincinnati. The 195'×35', 1,500-ton barges will be used for the transportation of solid fuel on the Illinois River.

• Penn Stevedoring DECEMBER 1958 Co., New • The boating industry became the biggest user of reinforced plastics in 1958, accounting for 37 million lbs., or 20% of all material sales. Approximately 75% of this went into boat hulls, with the rest used in boat coverings, repair kits and accessories. According to a report from the Plastics Industry Inc., while over half of the reinforced plastics boats produced in 1958 were small craft, an increasDECEMBER 1968 ing amount

• The 52'×16'×5' Bahamas charter boat Mako slid down the ways recently at Miami Shipyards, the area’s first concrete-hulled vessel. Built for Shark Fleet Corp., Miami, the vessel’s hull is made of ferro-cement employing eight layers of 1/2" steel hardware cloth and concrete. The deck, also made of cement, was constructed separately over a temporary wooden mold. The Mako 148

York, has taken delivery of a new 1,200-ton capacity sand and gravel barge from Dravo Corp.

The 130'×36'×11' steel deck barge is the sixth of 10 1,200-ton barges being built by Dravo for Penn Stevedoring.

of reinforced plastic is being used to make hulls of larger boats. The report also noted that contracts have been awarded for reinforced plastic lifeboats and the Navy has decided that all boats 50' or less in length be made of the material.

was designed by Jack Ott of SeaFerro Inc. It incorporates integral ferrocement fuel and water tanks. SeaFerro will build several 52' and 44' ketches of the same design for Shark Fleet.

• Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. has unveiled a new three-man submarine. The 11'6" sub is designed for offshore petroleum, pipeline inspection, and underwater survey work. www.workboat.com • DECEMBER 2018 • WorkBoat

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