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NOVEMBER 2015 • VOLUME 72, NO. 11

The Polar Pioneer is escorted to Port Angeles, Wash., in April.

U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Air Station Port Angeles

FEATURES 28 Focus: Prep Work Repair yards in Norfolk, Va., are bullish on the future.

40 Cover Story: Shellacking Shell pulls up stakes in the Arctic.

50 West Coast Swing Coverage of the 2015 Pacific Marine Expo, to be held at CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle Nov. 18-20.

BOATS & GEAR 32 On the Ways

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Marquette Transportation takes delivery of a new 9,200-hp linehaul towboat from Gulf Island. Rozema Boat Works delivers 65' aluminum oil skimmer to Canadian oil-spill response company. Blount delivers 79' bunker vessel to New York’s American Petroleum and Transport. New 50' fire/rescue vessel for Savannah, Ga., from MetalCraft Marine. Silver Ships delivers 48' survey boat to the Corps of Engineers. New Orleans Steamboat to build new Mississippi River riverboat.

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AT A GLANCE 10 10 11 12 14 14 16

On the Water: Voyage planning — Part II. Captain’s Table: The Ohio River algae bloom.

OSV Day Rates: The offshore market sinks further.

WB Stock Index: Index loses another 7% in September.

Inland Insider: Low energy prices will stick around.

Insurance Watch: One-size-fits-all doesn’t fit for marine insurance.

Legal Talk: Business owners and personal liability.

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NEWS LOG 18 18 18 23 24 26

Maritime training bill introduced in the Senate.

AEP to sell barge subsidiary to American Commercial Lines.

Final BP settlement hits $20.8 billion.

Mariners believe commercial pressures can affect safety, study says.

Passenger vessel operators are getting ready for Cuba.

Delta Queen Steamboat finds new home in Missouri.

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8 Mail Bag 73 Port of Call 83 Advertisers Index 84 WB Looks Back

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Editor'sWatch

Show time brings hope

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ou don’t have to look very hard to find bad news emanating from the energy sector, where oil and gas and offshore service companies have been suffering for well over a year now.

In fact, this issue is chock full of dreary reports from this beaten-down sector.

Bruce Buls took a break from retirement to write about Shell’s Arctic adventure that finally ended with the company announcing in September that it was suspending operations in the region (see page 40). Shell’s pullout will effect many workboat-related businesses. Vigor Industrial said it will have a negative effect on the shipyard’s long-term business. Companies such as Harvey Gulf, Edison Chouest, Foss and Crowley that had several vessels under contract to Shell will also be impacted.

NYMEX chimed in recently that it expects oil to stay below $80 a barrel through 2022, and the U.S. Energy Information Administration says it won’t crack the $80 mark until 2021.

Walker Moody of Tudor, Pickering and Holt, said the downturn is causing more distress and angst than he’s seen in a very long time.

But, as I’ve said before, the workboat market is more than just oil and gas.

Passenger vessel operators had a great summer season, many tug and barge operators continue to post good results, and shipyards that don’t rely on the energy sector are busy.

Kathy Bergren Smith witnessed this first hand when she visited Norfolk, Va.-area repair yards that are expanding and updating facilities to meet increasing demand for their services (see page 28).

David Krapf, Editor in Chief

One of those yards, Colonna Shipyard, has a nice mix of commercial and government work and is ready to break ground on a $30 million expansion project that will include a 12,000ton drydock.

For us, we see the diversity and resiliency of the workboat market through the demand for our upcoming shows.

Once again, we anticipate a strong turnout at the Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle in November and the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans in December.

I expect both events to prove just how strong and resilient the workboat industry is.

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With inspections, know the regulations

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read Alan Bernstein’s article on Coast Guard annual passenger vessel inspections (WorkBoat, August 2015, “How to survive a Coast Guard annual inspection”) with interest.

I suffered through some 15 of the 20 years that I had to go through that process. I say suffer because for 15 years it was rare when the inspectors were the same from year to year.

I found out early on that the typical length of deployment for enlisted personnel was two to three years at any unit location and often a different team from the previous year would be sent to do an annual.

As I suspect Capt. Bernstein knows all too well, the crossover from one crew to the next was rarely a smooth transition and the transfer of information between the crews was almost nonexistent. I also learned early that

saying, “the last crew was OK with this” in regards to anything was a mistake. That comment was often met with, “well that’s not my interpretation.” This goes to the heart of the matter, which is “my interpretation.” So, as Capt. Bernstein pointed out, the way to approach that mindset is to know the regulations, which basically come from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

In addition to educating myself on the regs, I also made it a point to request notification from an inspection officer of a pending redeployment/order to request a transfer, so there would be a sharing of information from one inspector to the next so that the new crew had something to work with as far as a history of my inspected vessels.

This approach served me well. While it was time consuming and tedious to read through the CFR to learn what was pertinent to my specific vessel, it was worth the effort to alleviate the

PITA factor (pain in the ass).

I was lucky that when I relocated to Connecticut from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in 1996, the inspection officer from MSO New Haven was in place for the duration (five years) of my participation in the passenger vessel industry. I thought I was done with Coast Guard inspections after exiting the passenger vessel sector but alas, Subchapter M looms on the horizon for the tug industry.

Hopefully, the Coast Guard will use existing class guidelines that ABS uses for audits and not come up with an additional set of regs. Time will tell.

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On the Water

Voyage planning — Part II

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By Joel Milton

Joel Milton works on towing vessels.

He can be reached at joelmilton@ yahoo.com.

n last month’s column, I said that the primary raw data used in voyage planning are depth soundings on paper or electronic charts. They’re used for maintaining adequate depth-under-keel clearances and also for safe lateral clearances from hazards you can’t pass over.

Voyage planning is always subject to the garbage-in, garbage-out principle. It is only as good as the accuracy or quality of the information you’re using. The quality of output is determined by the quality of the input.

Despite outward appearances, virtually nothing on earth is static. Things are changing all the time. How often does anyone think about that while planning a voyage and executing their plan?

The old analog-age saying “paper never refused ink” has a modern digital counterpart: “no screen refuses a pixel.” Translation: Just because it’s on a chart doesn’t make it so. Understanding this is critical.

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Captain’s Table The Ohio River algae bloom

By Capt. Alan Bernstein

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f you work on the rivers long enough, you will eventually see everything. For the last several weeks, the Ohio River has been an alarming bright green color. At first, I thought it was just local pollution. Then I began to speculate that die or paint was thrown into the river as a prank.

I had never seen anything like this in all my years on the rivers. I was very close to contacting the Coast Guard, Environmental Protection Agency, and even the Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO) to report a pollution event. I never suspected that a natural algae bloom was the culprit. What I learned is that such algae blooms occur frequently in nature. Sometimes these blooms occur naturally and other times they are caused when fertilizers or phosphates find their way into the river and other bodies of water.

laying out a route, you should always think about the limitations that even the best, most accurate and up-to-date charts have. By nature, charts are always incomplete works in progress with dated information. Often, this information is very dated.

Busy ports and harbors and the channels used to access them are by necessity usually the best-served locations when it comes to regular hydrographic surveys and channel project depth maintenance. Outside of these top cargo ports and harbors, expect fewer new surveys as fiscal constraints and political squabbling sharply limit what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and NOAA can do.

I would recommend adopting the practice of always checking the planned route against the source diagram found somewhere on every NOAA chart. This diagram shows you graphically the approximate vintage of the information and whether it provides full or just partial bottom coverage.

If you are relying on soundings that are more than a 100 years old that were determined by lead line survey, wouldn’t you want to be aware of it? How should that affect your voyage planning practices?

Is the algae bloom poisonous? Possibly. There have been warnings issued to swimmers and fisherman to avoid contact with the river as long as the algae is present. In many cases, these warnings have been ignored.

The entire situation is fascinating to me. The bright green color looks as if it was applied with a paint roller and it sits perfectly on the surface of the river. According to ORSANCO, the algae bloom extends about 700 miles from West Virginia down to Illinois. The commission said that algae blooms could occur when the water is warm and the current moves slowly. At press time, the water temperature in the river was 81 degrees and there was virtually no current.

In addition to health concerns, I wonder if vessels and their grid coolers, water intakes, or different varieties of hull materials will be affected.

For those of us who operate on the Ohio River, we will have to keep an eye on this and any related fallout until the water cools and the algae disappears. www.workboat.com • NOVEMBER 2015 • WorkBoat

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SEPTEMBER 2015 DAY RATES, FLEET UTILIZATION VESSEL TYPE

OSV Day Rates

Offshore market worsens

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imes are tough right now for anyone in the oil and gas industry.

Continued low oil prices are pushing operating and service companies to the brink. The possibility that this season of disaster will soon end is low.

The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) predicts that WTI crude oil will remain below $80 bbl. through 2022. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says it may break the $80 mark a year earlier. Either date is a long time for an industry in disarray.

Walker Moody, chief operating officer for asset management at Houston’s Tudor, Pickering and Holt Co., put it succinctly at Rice University’s Baker Institute in late September. “It’s ugly out there, and the duration of the

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SUPPLY (DWT) downturn 1,999 & below $ 9,729 $ 8,574 $15,342 70% 96% is causing 2,000-2,999 $17,694 $15,986 $25,232 59% 90% more distress 3,000-3,999 $23,750 $23,750 $31,550 81% 100% within the 4,000-4,999 $25,375 $24,340 $31,250 100% 100% industry, and 5,000 & above $34,200 $32,450 $39,756 100% 100% more angst CREWBOATS within the Under 170' $ 3,603 $ 3,550 $ 4,561 60% 93% investment 170' & over $ 6,141 $ 5,967 $ 8,554 83% 81% community, SOURCE: WorkBoat survey of 32 offshore service vessel companies. than we have seen in a very long time.” The distress and angst to credit has, more or less, dried up. was detailed by Chris Tomlinson in If the oil and gas industry remains in the Houston Chronicle. He noted that the current low price scenario longer, a during the second quarter, “77 percent third to a quarter of the industry could of energy companies in the S&P 500 go bankrupt, said Moody. cut capital expenditures, spending 23.8 The bottom line is bleak. A compercent less than they did during the parison of WorkBoat’s August 2014 same period in 2014.” More deep cuts and August 2015 day rates show that are expected next year. rates have dropped 15% for OSVs over The implications for the oil and gas 5,000 dwt, 25% for OSVs from 3,000 industry are devastating. Many compato 3,999 dwt, and 37% for OSVs below nies are now showing negative balance 2,000 dwt. With another 10% drop in sheets, paying more in debt service spending predicted for next year, it will than the revenue they generate. Access only get worse.

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WorkBoat Composite Index Index gets hammered again in September

INDEX NET PERCENT COMPARISONS 8/31/15 9/30/15 CHANGE CHANGE Operators 324.17 305.06 -19.11 -5.90 Suppliers 2493.52 2282.49 -211.03 -8.46 Shipyards 1736.59 1719.68 -16.91 -0.97 Workboat Composite 1557.05 1449.58 -107.47 -6.90 PHLX Oil Service Index 184.33 158.20 -26.13 -14.18 Dow Jones Industrials 16528.03 16284.70 -243.33 -1.47 Standard & Poors 500 1972.18 1920.03 -52.15 -2.64

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The Index has now posted losses for five consecutive months.

Top percentage losers all came from the offshore service sector: Gulfmark Offshore, Hornbeck Offshore, Helix Energy and Diamond Offshore. Most of the other service companies posted double-digit percentage losses. Among those was Tidewater, which lost almost 27% in September.

Back in August during the company’s fiscal first quarter 2016 conference call with analysts, Jeffrey M. Platt, president and CEO, warned that the depressed market would stay around for awhile. “The indications from our customers in response to the sharp decline in oil prices are that they are assuming this environment will persist for an extended period,” Platt told analysts. “And as a result, they continue to reduce their near- to intermediate-term capital spending. No one knows how long the current difficult market will last, but our feeling is that it will extend through calendar year 2015 and 2016 as well.”

To appreciate how challenging the offshore market has become, Platt discussed Tidewater’s revenue decline between the March and June quarters. “The revenue decline of 6% is the result of a roughly 3% sequential decline in our average vessel day rate,” Platt said. That was combined with drop in utilization of 2.6%. A portion of the utilization drop was attributable to Tidewater’s decision to stack an additional 23 vessels in the quarter. After selling six vessels from its stacked fleet during the quarter, Tidewater ended June with 38 stacked vessels worldwide. Thirteen of the vessels are from Tidewater’s Americas fleet.

Still, Platt offered some hope.

“Historically, our business has been cyclical, and the good news is that the current market should, at some point, turn around.” — David Krapf

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Inland Insider No relief in sight for low energy prices

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take pity on rational people that try to get a grip on the U.S. energy market, particularly oil. Consider some of the typical headlines: “No Relief in Sight for Crude,” “Output Forecast Lifts Crude,” and “Brent back above $50 on U.S. oil output hopes.”

Meanwhile, domestic crude oil prices briefly declined below the $40bbl. barrier before rising above $40 marked by disagreement about the duration and intensity of further price decreases and increases. (West Texas Intermediate (WTI) closed at $47.81 bbl. on Oct. 7.)

Economic theory indicates that producers will alter production (output) in response to changes in price (demand).

Normally, increased prices will result

Insurance Watch Marine insurance doesn’t come in a box

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in increased production and decreased prices will result in decreased production. This works well when producers have average total production costs, including capital, that have some relationship to prices. However, in the case of crude oil, most of the exploration and extraction investment costs are fixed and have no bearing on the subsequent production costs, which can be a fraction of average total costs.

The upshot is that producers keep producing and lower prices can result in increased production to make up for otherwise lost revenue. In effect, lower prices can further depress the market by spurring more production and still lower prices in the short run.

In the long run, when investment is not fixed, the market will stabilize. But the near-term costs of price instability to energy investors can be drastic.

Stock prices of coal and oil companies have been hammered. Consider the August sale of Goldman Sachs Group

Inc.’s Colombian coal mining operations to Murray Energy Corp. at a steep loss. Goldman invested over $600 million in the operation and sold it to Murray Energy for less than $10 million.

By Kevin Horn When the domestic energy markets will stabilize in terms of prices and production will continue to be the subject of considerable debate and uncertainty. For now, major U.S. transport providers including the barge industry can expect to pay fuel costs not seen in a decade. These very low energy prices may continue well into 2017.

or by phone, was totally wrong for their needs. Liability limits are way too low, no personal umbrella coverage, minimum automobile insurance limits, and sometimes even the wrong ownership of vehicles and property.

Insurance is not a thing that is packed up and given to you. Insurance is something that should be tailored to your individual needs. It is very flexible. So flexible that one from Column A and one from Column B, perhaps chosen by checking some boxes on a website, just won't cut it.

Even more important is that your commercial insurance, whether for land or water, is so broad in its extent of available coverage that even some insurance agents miss what’s available to their clients.

There are agents for almost every kind of coverage. For instance, there are insurance specialists in bonding, construction, professional liability, on-land marine and trucking. Ocean marine insurance specialists are a

different breed. They have their own language and use specialized insurance forms. Ocean marine insurance is a completely separate division within an insurance company, and the claims people are trained to only handle ocean marine claims.

Why is this important to you? Because in the insurance

By Gene world, literally nothing McKeever comes in a box and nearly everything is negotiable. When you see so many different vessels doing so many different missions, then you might understand why ocean marine insurance is so diverse and so “un-box” like.

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

Gene McKeever is a marine insurance agent with Allen Insurance and Financial. He can be reached at 800-4394311 or gmckeever@allenif.com

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reating a corporation, limited liability company or similar corporate entity is a common way for business owners to protect themselves

from personal liability.

This is common in the marine industry. In fact, boat owners frequently create separate and distinct legal entities for each vessel or business enterprise they operate. While one company may be perceived to be the owner and operator of multiple vessels, often those individual vessels are owned by separate entities that are legally independent

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The establishment of a corporation or LLC can have treBy Daniel J. mendous advantagHoerner es, the most obvious is the protection it affords the owner from the debts and/or liabilities of the business. For example, if a vessel is involved in an accident or the company operating it can’t satisfy its debts, the persons owning the vessel or company generally can’t be held personally liable.

However, the key to the successful establishment and maintenance of a business entity as a shield against personal liability is strict adherence to separating your personal actions and activities from those of the company.

It is critical that a business owner maintain books, bank accounts, etc., that are separate from the corporation or LLC. When the assets and operations of an individual are co-mingled with those of his or her company, the distinction between the owner and the company can become blurred. This can have the devastating effect of exposing the owner to debts and liabilities that would otherwise be limited to the company.

Creditors can file suit to “pierce the corporate veil” to go after an individual’s assets to satisfy the liabilities of a corporate entity when it is merely an alter ego of the individual.

Compliance with corporate formalities, such as abiding by company bylaws, sufficiently funding and staffing a business for its legitimate operations and hosting meaningful annual meetings, are the best measures for maintaining the true independence of a corporate entity.

This will ensure that an owner is not personally exposed to liabilities of his or her business enterprise.

Daniel J. Hoerner is a maritime attorneywith Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand &Brackett LLC. He can be reached at 504-595-3000 or dhoerner@mblb.com.

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AEP to sell barge unit to ACL

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ctober opened with news that Jeffersonville, Ind.-based American Commercial Lines (ACL) had signed a $550 million deal with American Electric Power (AEP) to acquire the company’s commercial barge transportation subsidiary.

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employs 1,090. The unit, headquartered in Chesterfield, Mo., earned $49 million in 2014 compared to $12 million in 2013. Under the deal, AEP will retain ownership of its captive barge fleet, made up of 12 towboats and 498 barges, and ACL will dispatch and operate the fleet through 2016.

Though the earnings spike was

he U.S. Justice Department said recently that BP would pay $20.8 billion in civil penalties and damages to the federal government and five Gulf of Mexico states. The final Deepwater Horizon disaster settlement increased by $2 billion from negotiations in July. The agreement includes $5.5 billion in Clean Water Act penalties plus interest, “the largest civil penalty in the history of environmental law,” with 80% earmarked for restoration efforts along the Gulf Coast, Justice Department officials said in a statement. The company will pay $8.1 billion in natural resource damages, and provide up to $700 million more for any as yet undiscovered damages. BP has estimated its total costs at $54 billion from the 2010 Macondo well blowout that killed 11 workers and spilled oil for 87 days. “BP is receiving the punishment it deserves, while also providing critical compensation for the injuries it caused to the environment and the economy of the Gulf region,” Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch said in announcing the settlement Oct. 5. “The steep penalty should inspire BP and its peers to take every measure necessary to ensure that nothing like this can ever happen again.”

significant, AEP is foremost a utilities company, not a barge carrier. “We are primarily a regulated utility, so it makes sense to evaluate the fit of our competitive business into our overall strategy,” spokesman Tammy Ridout said in a prepared statement.

AEP announced back in March that it was shopping its inland river operations unit, hiring Morgan Stanley & Co. to review potential alternatives. AEP originally acquired the business, then known as MEMCO, from Progress

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Energy in 2001.

“It’s a logical time for them. This industry is not growing,” Brent Dibner, a maritime industry management consultant at Dibner Maritime Associates, Chestnut Hill, Mass., told WorkBoat earlier this year. So if you buy into an industry like that, “you’re basically betting that you can win competitively.”

Upon close of the sale, ACL will acquire AEP River Operations by purchasing all the stock of AEP Resources, the parent company of AEP River Operations. ACL will assume all assets and liabilities of AEP River Operations.

AEP’s captive barge fleet delivers coal to the company’s regulated coalfueled power plants owned by Appalachian Power, Kentucky Power and Indiana Michigan Power. The captive barge fleet delivers about 19 million tons of coal annually to AEP’s regulated power plants. The fleet has 229 employees.

“What’s happening with the coal

AEP is unloading its barge subsidiary.

market could very well have had something to do with [the decision to sell],” said Clark Todd, president, Blessey Marine, Harahan, La. “It’s not going to really affect us because they are so heavily invested in the dry cargo market. But I know Mark Knoy (ACL’s president and CEO). That’s a guy who really understands the industry. I have to think it’s a good thing for the industry as a whole.”

New federal environmental regulations have affected utilities, especially coal-fired plants. “Coal is not growing

at all,” Dibner said.

“ACL and AEP River Operations are highly complementary businesses that share the same business practices and commitment to safety and customer service,” Knoy said in a statement announcing the sale. “I know the fleet, the operations, the people and the culture on both sides and I can’t think of a better fit. We are excited to join together and create something special.”

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The transaction is expected to close later this quarter. — Ashley Herriman and Dale K. DuPont

Business pressure can compromise marine safety, study shows

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alf of all crewmembers interviewed for a study of international workboat safety said they would compromise safety rather than displease customers or senior management.

What’s more, a full 78% of those workers believe commercial pressures can compromise safety. Despite the historical trend toward better regulations and improved safety, the authors report that business and workplace pressures can dissuade workers from speaking up about potential hazards.

But in general tugs and OSVs have better safety and compliance performance than larger cargo vessels, according to the report sponsored

by Helm Operations, Victoria, British Columbia, which provides operations and maintenance management software to the tug and barge industry.

The 118-page paper, “The Impact of

Crew Engagement and Organizational Culture on Maritime Safety in the Workboats and OSV Sectors,” is touted as the first comprehensive survey of worldwide workboat safety practices.

It comes from six months of research

by Catherine Austin and Isabelle Rojon of Fathom Maritime Intelligence, a maritime information consulting firm, and primary data collection and analysis by researchers Kate Pike and Emma Broadhurst of Southampton Solent University, both in the UK. Mariners interviewed for the study felt the U.S. has high safety standards compared to the rest of the world.

“But there are mixed feelings about the safety culture in the Gulf of Mexico,” the authors reported. There are high safety standards on U.S. Gulf waters, and one respondent “commented that it was easy to replace crew in the Gulf of Mexico if they don’t comply with safety standards,” the authors said.

Another told them that “some companies have a very high level of safety culture — BP, Shell, Statoil etc. — whilst some smaller companies have a much lower level.”

Pike and Broadhurst analyzed close to 6,000 accident and casualty reports from 2011 and 2013 in European Union waters or involving EU-flagged vessels. They found most involved gen-

eral cargo vessels, which also had the most serious occurrences. “In contrast, tugs and offshore support vessels were involved in comparatively few occurrences and recorded far less fatalities and injuries according to the data, suggesting that their safety performance may be superior to that of other vessel categories, such as cargo and passenger vessels,” the report said.

According to the data, the vast majority of inspected workboats registered no deficiencies at all or less than five deficiencies.

A lot of societal and cultural factors could be at play, the report suggests.

Those likely include varying degrees of deference to authority — including cultural reluctance to question authority — and less economic security felt by crews from poorer nations. But many mariners worry about the workplace repercussions of being identified with a negative incident. When it comes to reporting non-conformities or other less serious conditions, they can be seen as unnecessarily slowing down business, the report said.

“In many situations, seafarers may consider making such reporting unmanly or unprofessional, or associate it with being judged negatively or even being reprimanded,” the report said.

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resident Obama announced another round of trade reforms in September that will further relax rules on doing business with Cuba. The changes will make it easier for ferry companies to resume routes between Cuba and U.S. ports that were suspended under the 1960 trade embargo.

The policy shift is the latest in Obama’s historic effort to normalize relations with Cuba after more than 50 years of strained ties.

Asked if the Passenger Vessel Association is encouraging its members to enter the Cuba trade, PVA’s legislative director Ed Welch said: “PVA is neither encouraging nor discouraging members from taking the plunge, but we will provide advice and regulatory help to any member that tries.”

In May, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) began granting licenses to a handful of U.S. companies to operate passenger services between the U.S. and Cuba. About seven companies, including Carnival Cruise Lines, have since received these so-called “specific licenses.”

Under the new rules announced on Sept. 18, such licenses will no longer be required for ferries and overnight cruise services. An operator can enter the trade without having to apply to the Treasury Department — thus eliminating the trouble and expense of this licensing step and putting ferry and cruise regulation on par with air services. Companies have also been permitted to open offices in Cuba and hire Cubans since Sept. 21.

This means, for example, that a company can begin a cruise in the U.S., carry authorized passengers, go directly to Cuba, and then sail within Cuba for up to 14 days before returning to the U.S., according to Welch.

Many cruise lines and passenger ferry services are positioning themselves as a more pleasant, flexible, and cheaper alternative to charter air travel.

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But don’t expect a flood of new business between Florida and Cuba anytime soon. There are still many factors that could delay or limit the scope of such operations, with the biggest impediment to a full market opportunity being continuation of the U.S. trade embargo.

Passenger ships can only carry customers who are authorized to travel to Cuba — which means they must fall into one of 12 categories such as cultural exchanges, family visits or academic research. U.S. tourism to Cuba is still illegal under the embargo.

In addition, the U.S. Coast Guard would need to inspect Cuban ports, and the Cuban government must approve each company’s application for services — all of which will take time.

It’s not yet clear if these services can be profitable because, as long as the U.S. embargo is in place, the customer

base and opportunities to transport cargo would be limited. Cuban-born Americans, who would be a big potential market for ferries, are banned by the Cuban government from entering or leaving the island by ship. This Cold War rule was imposed to prevent the entry of weapons intended to overthrow the communist government, and it’s unclear if Cuba will lift this restriction.

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Delta Queen has new home in Missouri

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he Delta Queen Steamboat Co. has found a new home in Kimmswick, Mo., a small town about 25 miles south of St. Louis. But it’s uncertain whether the historic Delta Queen will sail as planned next year or perhaps become a dockside attraction.

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The company expects to move staff to the Missouri city within the next few months, said Cornel Martin, who with partners bought the Delta Queen in February for an undisclosed sum.

“They have a building for us to use as a corporate headquarters basically for a couple of years rent free,” he said.

And there are plans to build a dock to accommodate the vessel.

Martin, an executive with an earlier Delta Queen operator, said they talked with a number of other cities about homeport possibilities for the 176-passenger boat now sitting at a private slip in Houma, La. “The Kimmswick thing just seemed to fit. They really, really wanted us,” he said.

“We’re very excited about it, and it’s very complementary to what we have here,” said Kimmswick Mayor Philip Stang. Construction would start “relatively soon” on a dock estimated to cost about $1.8 million that will provide “a good home for the Delta Queen and a good stopping off point for other boats,” he said.

Senators from Ohio, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana introduced legislation (S. 1717) in July to exempt old vessels that operate on inland waters from fire hazard restrictions if the owners “make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials.”

A similar bill that passed the House last year but not the Senate gave the historic steamboat a 15-year exemption to regulations that require passenger vessels for 50 or more be made of fire retardant materials. Built in 1926, the steel-hulled Delta Queen with its wood and steel superstructure had been kept alive with a series of exemptions. Both the current Senate and House (H.R. 1248) bills are in committee.

The legislation is key to getting financing for much of the estimated $5 million needed for restoration and renovation of the riverboat that stopped sailing in 2008 when Majestic America Line shut down. — D.K. DuPont

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he Norfolk, Va., region is home to several workboat repair yards. Even amid uncertainty in the energy markets and tightened spending in the government sector, these companies are bullish. Shipyards here are expanding and updating their facilities to meet a steady flow of increasingly larger and older vessels in need of maintenance and repair.

Located in the heart of the East Coast trade lanes and home to the world's largest naval base, ice-free Hampton Roads, Va., is well situated for vessel repair. The shipyards here, aside from BAE Systems and General Dynamics which deal almost exclusively with military customers, bid a mix of commercial and government work. Thus, when the private sector slows, government work can take up the slack and vice versa.

EXPANSION PLANS Colonna Shipyard maintains a balanced mix between commercial and government work. The yard was founded in 1875 with a single marine railway operated by two horses. Today, the company is preparing to break ground on a $30 million expansion that will include a 12,000-ton drydock.

“We observed a demand for a larger capacity drydock based on trends in new construction,” President Tom Godfrey said. “Barge sizes are growing and these vessels will not have a lot of places to go for repair.” Additionally, the drydock will be NAVSEA certified for naval vessels. Currently, Colonna has a 14,500-ton capacity on two floating drydocks.

The shipyard, which already occupies 100 acres of land and has water access and vessel berth-

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Godfrey said the new drydock, although not finalized, will be built to accommodate wider beam vessels with 105' clear space between the 525' wing walls. The drydock will also have two 20-ton cranes on the wing walls.

“Sizing the drydock was the most difficult and time consuming part of the project thus far,” said Godfrey. “We look ahead 60 to 75 years when we discuss expansion. There are many factors to consider.”

In the near term, Godfrey said larger petroleum barges, oil and gas drilling vessels and container shuttle barges will all need repair services, and there is no local yard that can accommodate them. The largest capacity drydocks in Norfolk are located at yards that deal almost exclusively with military customers.

Colonna’s last major expansion was the 2010 addition of a 1,000-ton marine lift and 15 stations for vessel repair.

“The lift has paid for itself in spades,” said Richard Sobocinski, vice president of contracts. The yard has executed over 400 boat hoists thus far.

Meanwhile, just upriver, Lyon Shipyard, which was founded in 1928, is also pursuing expansion plans.

“We are making some strategic changes here at the shipyard and looking to add capacity,” said Ken Kimball, vice president.

Lyon is considering adding a new drydock that can lift heavier vessels.

“Right now, our drydock number one has a 5,000-ton capacity,” Kimball said.

“We would like to look at something in the 7,000-ton range.”

Lyon is targeting the repair-intensive dredge equipment market as well as military berthing barges and the anticipated uptick in tug work when the Coast Guard fully implements Subchapter M which calls for mandatory inspections.

Kimball said Lyon has also made a significant investment in its machine shop capabilities.

“We have added a waterjet machine that gives us precision cutting capability on various materials from fabric to steel.”

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Lyon Shipyard is eyeing a larger drydock to accommodate heavier vessels.

railways and piers capable of accommodating vessels up to 300'.

“The acquisition of the ANA yard gave us turnkey waterfront access for our government small-boat contracts,” said East Coast Repair’s vice president, Bill Wren.

He said the company, which is headquartered at its fabrication facility in Norfolk, gets about 80% of its revenue from government contracts. Initial investments in the ANA yard have focused on updating the infrastructure of the aging facility.

Another Norfolk-area shipyard changed hands this year. Davis Boat Works, located in the Newport Seafood Industrial Park, has been in operation since 1958. It features a 250-ton Marine Travelift boat hoist. The yard was purchased by Fairlead Integrated Inc., a Portsmouth contractor who wants to expand into commercial work.

The yard will be called Fairlead Boat Works and is headed by David Archizal who retired from the Navy after commanding aircraft carriers and large amphibious ships. The 64-year old is excited by the challenge offered to him by Fairlead president Jerry Miller.

“This yard has a lot of potential and a great location, and I see this as an opportunity to build and expand this business,” Archizal said. The plan, he said, is to develop a steady flow of work to keep the yard’s 85-100 employees busy.

“Davis Boat Works had a bad spell in 2012 and 2013. We would like to smooth out the peaks and valleys,” he

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To secure a more steady work backlog, Fairlead Boat Works has an expansion plan. They are leasing more property to the north of the existing yard and effectively doubling the work space. From there, Archizal plans to go after more commercial tug and barge repair work, as well as pier-side repairs to larger vessels. He hopes to shift the balance of contracts from 80% government work to an even 50-50 government-commerical split.

Those government contracts may be-

come more attaintable in the next few years for smaller yards, as the Navy shifts to Multiple Award ContractMultiple Order (MACMO) agreements, similar to the old regime of fixed price bidding, opening up competition to smaller businesses.

“The largest yards will have to compete with us when the ship repair contracts are split up into smaller pieces,” said Colonna’s Tom Godfrey.

“There will be opportunities to bid on projects on larger vessels that were not there before.”

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n August, Marquette Transportation Co., Paducah, Ky., took delivery of a new 180'×48'×11'6" towboat, the Rick Calhoun.

The boat was designed and built by Gulf Island Marine Fabricators, Houma, La. CT Marine, Edgecomb, Maine, and Ships Architects Inc., Daphne, Ala., also helped design the vessel. The new towboat’s propulsion package features twin EMD 20-710 G7C Tier 3 diesels, producing a total of 9,200 hp at 900 rpm. The mains are connected to 5-bladed, stainless steel Sound Propeller wheels in Kort nozzles through Lufkin RHS3200HG gears. This gives the steelhulled Rick Calhoun a running speed of 8 knots.

“Large horsepower, new construction is rare,” John Paul Eckstein, president and CEO of Marquette, said at the boat’s christening in September in New Orleans.

Marquette officials said they were pleased with Gulf Island’s work. “We signed the contract in July 2014 and took delivery in August 2015,” Joshua D. Esper, Marquette’s senior vice president, said at the christening. “Actual construction was less than a year.”

Capacities include 136,000 gals. of fuel; 31,500 gals. potable water; and 1,600 gals. lube oil.

Significant ancillary equipment includes a Furuno electronics suite, deck winches from Patterson (BC-40), a Nabrico (DF156-60-11), CO2 fire suppression system from Herbert Hiller, a fire alarm system from Honeywell’s Fire Lite (MS-4), and a Carrier air conditioner.

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The Rick Calhoun, which has a steering system by EMI, is the first towboat in 37 years named for someone who is not a member of the Eckstein family. Calhoun is president of Cargo Carriers, Wayzata, Minn., a subsidiary of Minnetonka, Minn.-based Cargill Inc., and is in charge of Cargill’s barge and marine operations in North America.

Ship’s service power comes from two John Deere-powered gensets, sparking 222 kW of electrical power each.

Gulf Island has two sisterships to the Rick Calhoun currently under construction — the first is due out in February 2016 and the second in August 2016. The only difference is that the third boat will feature Reintjes reduction gears instead of Lufkin.

— Kirk Moore and Ken Hocke

Rozema delivers 65' oil skimming boat to Canadian oil-spill response company

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ozema Boat Works, Mount Vernon, Wash., delivered the last of four aluminum 65' oil skimming boats to Clean Seas in the fall of 2012. Operating in California’s Santa Barbara Channel, the boats have worked through at least two oil spills.

“They performed well and recovered a lot of oil,” said Rozema’s Dirk Rozema. “They’ve loaded the boats with oil.”

So it’s not surprising that when Western Canada Marine Response Corp. (WCMRC) in Burnaby, British Columbia, needed a large oil-spill response boat it went down and took www.workboat.com • NOVEMBER 2015 • WorkBoat

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When the Lamor brush system is employed, doors open on the sides of the boat with sweep booms attached to them. They can work an area 65' to 70' wide with oil and Aluminum oil skimmer for British Columbia. water coming through the doors. The oil sticks to the brushes and clean water There are a few differences between flows out. The captured oil is stored in the California boats and the Canadian a centerline tank with a 250-bbl. capac- oil skimmer. Among them are the G.M. ity. Flanking that are fuel tanks with a Penman’s four staterooms instead of combined capacity of 2,800 gals. three. One stateroom has two bunks, When there is an oil spill, the G.M. the others are single bunks. Also, the Penman should be able to get there in electronics package has been upgraded, a hurry running at 26 knots. The power and there’s a gyro-stabilized Flir infrato do that comes from a pair of 1,600red camera. hp Caterpillar C32 diesels matched up Rozema is currently building a 55' with Twin Disc 6620 marine gears with tour boat for the city of Seattle that will 2.73:1 ratios. Also in the engine room operate on Washington’s Diablo Lake. is a 40-kW Northern Lights genera“It’s the first inland tour boat we’ve tor. For maneuvering in oil slicks, a 16" built,” he said.

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a ride on a Clean Seas boat. From there, WCMRC signed a contract with Rozema and on Sept. 1 launched the G.M. Penman in British Columbia’s Burrard Inlet.

The G.M. Penman was designed by Rozema Boat Works and is essentially the same as the Clean Seas boats, said Rozema. “It’s a high speed, larger vessel so it can go out in deeper waters and stay out longer.”

It’s the first boat in WCMRC’s fleet of 32 oil-spill response boats that can operate continuously for multiple days in open water. For the next year, the G.M. Penman will operate out of Vancouver Harbor.

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ater taxis, dinner cruisers and other workboats in the bustling New York-area waterways are getting their fill-ups from the Chandra B., a new 79'×23'×8' diesel bunkering tanker for American Petroleum and Transport Inc. (AP&T), Miller Place, N.Y. Blount Boats, Warren, R.I., delivered the Chandra B. on Sept. 6. Built to Coast Guard Subchapter D regulations, the vessel will replace AP&T’s tanker Capt. Log, long a familiar sight around the city’s smaller piers and terminals.

The new boat is part of the long-term conversion of U.S. tank vessels to double hulls for added protection from oil spills.

With a capacity of 56,450 gals. in six tanks, the steel Chandra B. has nearly triple the tankage of the old 57'×15' Capt. Log, which had a 19,000-gal. capacity. AP&T earlier replaced two

single-skin tankers, the 6,000-gal.

Patrick Sky and the 4,000-gal. Scotty Sky, with 10,000bbl., double-hulled barges.

Blount-built bunker vessel “We’ll be doing for New York. the same thing we did with Capt. Log,” but with less time for loading, said 8.5 knots, and 7 knots fully loaded at AP&T president Steve Bragoli. “We 1,600 rpm. were constantly running back and forth, “We can do more bunkering for our two or three times a week.” customers, and some of the dredges,” Designed by Farrell & Norton with the capacity now to make those Naval Architects, Newcastle, Maine, 30,000- to 40,000-gal. deliveries, the Chandra B. is powered by a pair Bragoli said. “It’s a little deeper draft, of EPA Tier 3-compliant Cummins so for some of the places we go into, QSL9 engines that each put out 330 we’ll have to wait on the higher tide.” hp at 1,800 rpm. The engines drive Beyond the twin engines, the ChanZF W325 marine hydraulic gears with dra B. is even more maneuverable 4.91:1 reduction ratios turning 48"×54" than the old single-screw Capt. Log, 4-bladed nickel-aluminum-bronze prowith a 50-hp, 18" Wesmar hydraulic pellers from HS Marine Propulsion bowthruster. At less than 100 tons, it on 3.5" Aquamet shafts. Top speed is can operate with a crew of two to four.

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Tankage for the vessel is 5,000 gals. diesel fuel, 200 gals. fresh water and 200 gals. waste water.

Ship’s service power is provided by two 29-kW Cummins MDKDS Tier 3 gensets. Wheelhouse electronics include a Furuno suite of Navnet color chart plotter, radar and GPS Navigator.

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Firestorm 50 fire/rescue boat for Savannah, Ga.

Savannah takes delivery of new fire/response vessel

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etalCraft Marine, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, recently delivered the 50'5"×16'×5'6" Marine 1 to Savannah (Ga.) Fire & Emergency Services (SFES).

Designed by the shipyard with input from SFES, the new 35,400-dwt Firestorm 50 aluminum fire/rescue vessel features twin Hale 8FG fire pumps with a 7,300-gpm discharge capacity at 150 psi, four Storz discharge monitors, Safe Cell CNRNE system, 100-gal. firefighting foam system, water level recovery deck and patient care berth.

“MetalCraft Marine was the right company for the job,” SFES’s special operations chief James Vickers said in a statement announcing the delivery.

“The new boat performs better than what we could have ever anticipated, and we are very pleased with its performance.”

Main propulsion comes from two Cummins QSM 11 diesel engines, each producing 705 hp at 2,500 rpm.

The mains are connected to HamiltonJet HL 364 waterjets through ZF 325-1 marine gears with 1.167:1 reduction ratios. The propulsion package produces a maximum speed of 37 knots.

The electronics suite includes Raymarine 125e chart blotters, CHIRP technology scanning sonar, FLIR M-324-XP thermal imaging camera and JW Fishers SCAN-650 bottom scanning sonar.

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BOATBUILDING BITTS ilver Ships Inc., Theodore, Ala., has delivered a 48'×16'×4'6" Endeavor survey boat to the Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District. Designed by naval architect Lou Codega, the boat is powered by twin Caterpillar C18 diesel engines at 803-hp each coupled to Twin Disc V-drive gears. The survey boat can hit a top speed of 28-plus knots and has a range of more than 300 miles operating at a cruising speed of approximately 25 knots. Navigation and communications equipment Corps of Engineers’ 48' survey boat.

include two Raymarine E165 radar/ chartplotters, two ICOM M506 VHF radios, and a Carlisle & Finch 12" searchlight. Onboard 16,000-dwt cargo barge for electrical service is Seaspan Marine. supplied by 12/24volt DC power. A 21.5-kW Caterpillar C2.2 diesel generator and 60-amp shore power are provided, supplying 120- and 240-volt auxiliary power to the boat. The pilothouse offers 360° visibility from the operator’s station and all interior spaces on the vessel are climate controlled. — Ashley Robert Allan Ltd.

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The New Orleans Steamboat Hydrographic survey vessel Co. will build a new from Willard Marine.

Mississippi River riverboat for New Orleans. The new boat, to be designed by marine architects DeJong & Lebet Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., will join the steamboat Natchez running harbor cruises, dinner cruises, and private charters. Initial design specifications call for a 160'×36', 600-passenger vessel, with three passenger decks, a dining room with seating for 200, and a full-service galley and bars. — A. Herriman Willard Marine, Anaheim, Calif., recently won a contract to build three 28' aluminum hydrographic survey vessels for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The boats are an updated design originally from SeaArk Marine Inc., Monticello, Ark., that Willard has licensed. The hydrographic survey launch ships (HSLs) will operate on coastal waters of the U.S., conducting oceanographic surveys with hullmounted and towed sonar units. Outfitted to support traditional crewed survey operations, the boats will also be capable of supporting survey work using unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs), remotely operated probes that are taking a bigger role in oceanographic work. Propulsion will come from Cummins QSC8.3 engines rated at 510 hp with ZF Marine 305-2 transmissions. The launches are to be delivered in fall 2016 and will operate off two large NOAA survey ships: the 208'×45'×14' Thomas Jefferson and the 231'×42'×14'4" Rainier. — Kirk Moore Willard Marine

manager for the new barge. Seaspan, Robert Allan and Seabridge are all located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The new barge has a flush deck and raised forecastle, and the hull form includes a semi-spoon, seagoing bow, round bilges and a stern rake with sidewall skegs, according to the designer. Seaspan 252 is primarily intended for towing on a hawser, so the barge is fitted with twin skegs aft for directional stability.

Incat Crowther is designing a new aluminum monohull, 650-passenger vessel for an unannounced Central American customer. The new boat will be powered by five MTU 16V400M63L diesel engines connected to HamiltonJet HM-811 waterjets through ZF-7650 marine gears. The vessel will have a cruising speed of 37 knots.

Southwest Shipyard, Houston, has been tapped by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to build the third vessel in a new class of 28-car ferries for the city of Port Aransas, Texas. Like the previous two vessels, the new ferry was designed by Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG). The 161'×52'×11' ABS-classed ferry will feature an updated propulsion system designed for greater built-in redundancy and less maintenance over the vessel’s lifetime. The ferry is due to enter

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“The group from Savannah knew exactly what they wanted to a high level of detail,” Eric Connell, MetalCraft’s project manager said. “They have also gone the extra mile and put more time and effort into training than most of our customers.”

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After almost a decade and $7 billion, Shell withdraws from the Arctic.

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By Bruce Buls, Correspondent

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he battle in Seattle is over.

The “kayactivists” and other environmentalists are celebrating Royal Dutch Shell’s decision in September to shelve its Arctic operations “for the foreseeable future.”

For months, the Sierra Club, Greenpeace and others had staged large-scale rallies in both Seattle and Portland, Ore., against Shell and its plans to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean. Some demonstrations involved dozens of kayakers crowding as close as possible to the Polar Pioneer when Transocean’s huge semisubmersible drilling rig was docked at the Port of Seattle’s Terminal 5 in May and June. Greenpeace protestors also dangled from a bridge over the Willamette River in Portland to block the transit of a Shell offshore support vessel, the Fennica, as it headed back to Alaska following emergency drydocking to repair a gashed hull at the Vigor shipyard in July.

The battlefield also included city hall, the commission chambers at the Port of Seattle, and King County Superior Court. In February, the port granted a two-year, $13 million lease to Foss Maritime with the understanding that Foss would use the vacant terminal to temporarily homeport Shell’s leased fleet, including the drilling rig. When the environmental community learned of the lease, they complained that the deal had been done behind closed doors without appropriate public input.

So they sued the port for not having the correct environmental impact analysis. They claimed that the terminal is licensed for cargo and that using it as a staging facility for Shell’s drilling rigs and support vessels shouldn’t be allowed under existing permits.

The attempt to derail the lease lost. A Superior Court judge ruled in July that the port did not need a new environmental review for its lease with Foss.

Now Foss has a fully vetted lease for Terminal 5, but its anchor tenant won’t be returning anytime soon. Foss hasn’t disclosed what it will use the terminal for, but in a letter submitted to the city in April, the company stated that its services to Shell Offshore would be “a fraction of the activity Foss expects and hopes to conduct at Terminal 5.”

ECONOMIC SETBACK For Vigor Industrial, whose Seattle shipyard is adjacent to Terminal 5, the company was disappointed by Shell’s decision.

“This will have a meaningful, negative effect on our long-term business, from Oregon to Washington to Alaska, should the current decision continue for the long run,” said Frank Foti, CEO of Vigor Industrial. Vigor’s Seattle and Portland yards had both handled a variety of jobs associated with Shell’s Arctic program, including work on Shell’s drilling rigs in 2012.

“It’s extremely disappointing,” said Keith Whittemore, former president of

‘This will have a meaningful, negative effect on our long-term business.’

Frank Foti, CEO, Vigor Industrial Kvichak Marine and current executive vice president at Vigor. “Shell’s program of exploration and production of oil would bring a huge economic boost to the states of the West Coast and Alaska.”

Some of that economic boost had already been quantified. In September, an economic impact study commissioned

by Shell and the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce said that between 2006 and 2014 Shell’s total economic input for the Puget Sound region was $282.4 million (including direct, indirect and induced spending). The report also found that in 2015 Shell’s economic impact in Puget Sound was $158.3 million and projected another $153.8 million in 2016. The McDowell Group, a research and consulting firm with offices in Anchorage and Juneau, produced the report.

“One day we’re reading the McDowell report,” said Whittemore, “and going, ‘Boy we forgot how good this is,’ and talking about other parts of it, to finding out the next day that Shell is pulling out. There will be some places where this will be very hard.”

One of those places is Alaska, where revenue from oil and gas has been a

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And with production from Prudhoe Bay in decline and pipeline volume down to about 25% of capacity, the state is anxious to develop other sources, including offshore Arctic.

For many residents on Alaska’s Arctic coastline, Shell’s decision is especially unfortunate.

Rex A. Rock, president and CEO of the Arctic Slope Regional Corp. in Barrow, said in a statement released the day after Shell’s announcement that the news was “deeply disappointing.”

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holders that reside in several Alaska villages.

In its announcement that it would cease continued exploration in the Arctic, Shell stated that federal regulations were part of the reason the company pulled the plug.

“This decision reflects both the Burger J well result, the high costs associated with the project, and the challenging and unpredictable federal regulatory environment in offshore

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he wrote, “and leaves in question the viability of our state’s economy.

Closer to home on the North Slope, we are looking for solutions on how we continue to sustain our local economies to support our communities. Absent any responsible resource development onshore and offshore, we are facing a fiscal crisis beyond measure.”

The private company is owned by and represents the business interests of its 12,000 Iñupiat Eskimo share-

The offshore support vessel Fennica was met by protesters in Portland, Ore., in July as it was heading back to Alaska.

Alaska,” a Sept. 28 company statement said.

While many observers were surprised that the Obama administration had given Shell the green light to pursue oil and gas exploration in the Arctic, the government’s approval reflected the administration’s “all of the above” philosophy for domestic energy production. Even so, the administration and its agencies responsible for regulating Arctic oil exploration insisted on standards and procedures that were much more stringent than those for other areas, such as the Gulf of Mexico.

HIGH COSTS “A big issue was cost,” said Richard Sanchez, an oil service industry analyst with IHS Petrodata in Houston. “Shell was required to have two drill rigs up there to drill one well, so the rig cost was double. The same job in the Gulf would have been done with one drillship and three or maybe four support vessels. In 2015, Shell had about 27 support vessels in the Arctic, including several boats from Harvey Gulf and Edison Chouest.”

For other Gulf of Mexico operators, he said, the question now is how many and what kind of vessels will be coming back to the Gulf. “We are already suffering from a saturated OSV market here in the Gulf,” he said.

Sanchez also said that Shell had been hoping to make a major discovery in order to add to its reserves. “Simply making a large discovery on lots they own would have had been a huge windfall for them in terms of letting them put whatever huge reserves they found on their books. The majors are 44

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Shell still retains its leases in the production in late 2013. Eni Norge Arctic and most industry observers in Norway has its Goliat field in the anticipate extensions that leave the Barents Sea, but the project has been door open to future exploration. Acdelayed by cost overruns. And Norcording to the U.S. Geological Survey, way’s Statoil announced earlier this the Arctic holds an estimated 22% year that it will put its Arctic projects of the world’s undiscovered oil and on the back burner. natural gas, and other Arctic nations, For now, the fight over Shell’s Arctic particularly Russia and Norway, have exploration is over in Washington state been nibbling at it. At the moment, the — and Washington, D.C. — but the only active Arctic development is Ruscontroversy surrounding Arctic develDrive_Workboat_IWBS_4,5x7inch_0915_Drive_Workboat_114x178_0413 sia’s Prirazlomnoye field, which started opment is sure to continue.14.09.15 16:21 losing access to the major oil fields, so booking new reserves in very important to them.”

In addition to Shell’s other problems with market conditions and the regulatory environment, Sanchez didn’t totally discount the effect of the antiShell protests. “Shell does care about perception and has been positioning itself as a greener company, which may be part of the reason it teamed up with Harvey Gulf for deployment of its LNG supply vessels.”

Sanchez also pointed out that environmental opposition really ramped up following the grounding of the Kulluk in the Gulf of Alaska in December 2012. “The problems with the Kulluk and the Aiviq [Edison Chouest’s purpose-built anchor handler that was towing the Kulluk before it broke loose and grounded] was a public relations disaster. That really galvanized the opposition.”

So did numerous other Shell stumbles, including serious problems with the Noble Discoverer, the drillship that was involved in both the 2012 and 2015 campaigns. After a series of environmental and safety violations in 2012, the rig’s owner and operator, Noble Drilling, plead guilty to eight felony offenses and paid $12.2 million in fines.

And as the 2015 Arctic drilling season was beginning, another vessel in Shell’s fleet, the Fennica, ran into an uncharted rock and tore a gash in its hull. Drilling into the carbon zone was delayed until the Fennica was repaired in Portland and returned with the capping stack that was part of its support mission.

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Have A Seat

Helm chairs are being designed to cut down on injury and fatigue.

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hen talking about helm chairs, there are several things to consider. Those include height adjustment, fore-and-aft adjustment, swivel ability, built-in back support and, depending on your wallet, cost.

But the key consideration should be comfort, whether you’re in the wheelhouse of a tug on a long ocean voyage or in a police boat slamming across wave tops on a search-and-rescue mission.

It wasn’t always that way. A piece of plywood that folded down from the bulkhead behind the wheel with maybe a small cushion on it was fine as a helm seat for many boat operators.

Workboat companies are now realizing that in the long run a comfortable seat “saves money because of the medical expenses involved, if a [crewman] is injured, hurt, or he can’t walk and

takes an early disability,” said Greg Carman, sales and marketing manager, Llebroc Industries, Fort Worth, Texas.

IN SHOCK The most extreme example of potential pain and agony and the seats designed to minimize these conditions is found with semiplaning boats from 20' to about 60' that consistently operate at speeds in excess of 20 knots.

“Our purpose is to protect operators from highspeed wave impacts,” said Sean Gerrett, sales manager, Shockwave Marine Suspension Seating Solutions in Sidney, British Columbia. That’s when you are traveling “on top of the waves and smashing into waves, rather than plowing through them. You can’t sit in a conventional seat. It will

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blow your back out.”

The move to develop shock mitigating seating for extreme conditions came into its own when the U.S. Special Operations Command matched up Navy Seal teams with 80' Mark V special operations craft in the late 1990s. “The crew was coming back totally beat, [urinating] blood, with back injuries, leg injuries, internal problems,” said Gerrett. “They had a boat that could run at 50 knots in heavy wave conditions. The boat was doing it, but the crew couldn’t.”

Scenarios like that led the Navy to develop the first shock mitigating seat.

In 2003, Shockwave went into business, working mostly with the Coast

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Guard, developing seating arrangements for various mission objectives, which has given the company numerous seating configurations for different types of boats.

The basic difference between a shock mitigating seat and conventional helm chair is that shock mitigating seats, such as those from Shockwave, feature a linear guide with 6" to 8" of travel and a large diameter shock absorber developed after working with Fox, a designer of high performance shock absorbers in Scotts Valley, Calif.

“Some of the technology is from off-road truck racing, mountain bikes and snow machines,” said Gerrett.

“We worked with Fox’s design team to develop shock absorbers from a mix of those markets to get the right tuning that works in the marine market.”

Shockwave will sell you a shock mitigating seat designed to go behind a fixed console or its integrated control environment (ICE) system, which Ger-

rett describes as “leading in technology.” As opposed to having a suspended seat behind the fixed console, ICE puts the entire console area in suspension.

“It enables you to operate electronics and controls at high speeds in rough water because they are moving with you,” said Gerrett. ICE can be used in both an open boat or inside an enclosed cabin.

Shockwave seats have mostly gone to the Navy and Coast Guard, but Gerrett said there’s more activity now in the workboat market, especially with wind farm boats and small crewboats.

“The workboat industry is seeing the benefits that the Coast Guard and military have seen in protecting their crews,” he said.

FLEXIBILITY You don’t have to be going 20 knots across a wave broken sea to benefit from a seat with some shock absorbing qualities.

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“You’ve got second and third generations coming in and taking over dad’s boat, and they see what they went through,” said Carman. “They want a little nicer chair. They don’t want to look all beat up when they are 65 years old.”

Llebroc’s answer for the nicer, more comfortable chair is the Aqua Flex.

“Most seats,” said Carman, “are built with foam sitting on something solid.”

In contrast, the Aqua Flex uses foam in

the seat, but there is also webbing that acts like a spring. “The webbing uses two inches of travel in the seat cushion before it comes up hard.”

Aqua Flex is standard with Llebroc’s Series 2 seats, which Carman describes as a “24/7 commercial duty seat.” These helm seats have a modular construction, with the seat frame independent of the cushion, as opposed to a more entry-level seat with the seat and frame basically upholstered together.

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When that seat wears out, the entire seat has to be tossed. With the modular construction seat, you just have to replace the cushion.

At the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans in December, Llebroc plans to introduce a product that adds to a pedestal seat’s shock mitigation capabilities. Basically it will fit on the bottom of any pedestal seat and provide an extra 3" of shock mitigation, Carman said.

FLOATING FOAM To reduce the shock load in all of Waukesha, Wis.-based H.O. Bostrom’s SeaPost pilot chairs, the cushions have high-density foam over serpentine springs.

Usually, when foam breaks down, “you will end up sitting on plywood.

[The seat manufacturer] will increase the thickness or density of the foam to compensate for the plywood, plastic or metal,” said H.O. Bostrom’s sales specialist Ron Ogren.

Serpentine springs are H.O. Bostrom’s answer to continually landing on plywood.

“The serpentine springs allow the foam to float," said Ogren.

The same pilot chairs also have a mechanical suspension system with dual dampers that provide a 5.8" vertical stroke for isolating shocks.

The most recent addition to H.O. Bostrom’s helm chairs is designed to make the job of the guy in the lead seat a lot easier. That’s the company’s optional CommandCom, a headrest integrated with a microphone and speakers, which allows the person at the wheel to have hands-free communication with other areas of the boat.

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he largest commercial marine trade show on the West Coast kicks off on Nov. 18 at the CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle. Pacific Marine Expo targets all facets of the region’s marine industry, including the workboat market.

PME offers numerous products and topical conference sessions for operators of tugs, barges, charter boats, passenger vessels, patrol boats, offshore service vessels and other workboats.

Presented by WorkBoat and National Fisherman magazines, Pacific Marine Expo features marine manufacturers and distributors that will showcase the latest products and services for commercial vessel operators looking to upgrade their boats or build new ones.

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sions geared to both commercial fishing and workboat operators.

On Wednesday, Nov. 18, Capt. Keith Colburn of “Deadliest Catch” fame will deliver the keynote address. He will discuss his story of promoting sustainable commercial fishing while expanding his interests in other areas.

Produced by Diversified Communications, the show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 18 and Nov. 19, and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20.

As part of our show coverage, we have highlighed key conference sessions (page 51) and the Pacific Marine Expo exhibitors list.

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apt. Keith Colburn is the very definition of the American success story. He continually sets the standards of excellence in sustainable commercial fishing while expanding his interests as a culinary chef, spokesperson and motivational speaker. Capt. Colburn, who has appeared in the Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch,” will share his advice for success in today’s hyper-competitive business environment through parallels between his life as a captain and day-to-day business operations in the high-stress commercial fishing industry.

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Bandon Submarine Cable Council T: 541-888-5327

Bay Ship and Yacht Co. T: 510-337-9122

BC Shipping News

747

T: 604-893-8800

www.bcshippingnews.com

Beckwith & Kuffel

2700

T: 206-767-6700

www.b-k.com

Beclawat Manufacturing Inc. T: 613-966-5611

738

www.bandoncable.org

330 www.bay-ship.com

121 www.beclawat.com

Ben's Cleaner Sales Inc.

920

T: 206-622-4262

www.benscleaner.com

Bentleys Mfg. Inc.

435

T: 503-659-0238

www.bentleysmfg.com

BestLine Lubricants T: 360-794-9100

1224 www.bestlinelubricants.com

Big Bay Technologies

942

T: 425-458-4321

www.bigbaytech.com

BIOBOR Fuel Additives

406

T: 281-999-2900

www.biobor.com

Boats & Harbors

1238

T: 931-484-6100

www.boats-and-harbors.com

Boatswain's Locker Inc. T: 949-642-6800

238

www.boatswainslocker.com

Bonar Plastics

129

T: 800-768-6246

www.bonarplastics.com

Bostrom Company, H.O. T: 262-542-0222

400 www.hobostrom.com

Bristol Bay Driftnetters Association T: 206-285-1111

501

www.bbda.org

Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Assn. 501 T: 360-927-4295

www.bbrsda.com

Britmar Marine Ltd.

1501

T: 604-989-4303

www.britmar.com

Brunswick Commercial & Gov't Products 1011 T: 386-423-2916

www.whaler.com/cgp

BS Longline Sp/f

147

T: +298773050

www.bslongline.com

Bulletproof Nets LLC

225

T: 907-299-2933

www.bulletproofnets.com —C—

C Fly Marine Services T: 985-792-7761

443 www.cflymarine.com

California Maritime Academy T: 707-654-1071

—B—

T: 800-455-3917

November 18-20, 2015 CenturyLink Field Event Center Seattle

312 www.csum.edu

California/Hawaii John Deere Marine Dealers 1629 T: 661-397-9155

Canada Metal Pacific T: 604-952-2683

547 www.camnet.com

CanQualify 2503 T: 877-600-3233

Cape Marine T: 61266538778

www.CanQualify.com

3001 www.capemarine.net

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THE ART OF CROSSING SEAS

AJ 340

AJ 245

Alamarin-Jet offers the most efficient water jets in the 160mm to 340mm range with a power input up to 750hp. With a light weight and compact jet design, Alamarin-Jet offers boat builders the cutting edge especially where size matters. Alamarin-Jet is known for excellent cavitation margins, outstanding acceleration and durability at a very competitive price.

MSHS is an authorized distributor and service center for Alamarin-Jet. With offices in Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Washington and Grand Bahama as well as a complete dealer network, factory-trained engineers are available 24/7.

For more information on our authorized products and services, call 800-622-6747 or +1 954-763-3660 or visit www.mshs.com.

Booth 1233 MODEL

AJ 245

AJ 340

Weight (lbs)

209

540

Power Input (hp)

320

750

Mixed Flow

Yes

Yes

Combi*

Traditional

Frame

* Alamarin Jet's â&#x20AC;&#x153;Combi Frameâ&#x20AC;? allows the installation to be inboard (short tail / traditional) or outboard (long tail).

Motor-Services Hugo Stamp, Inc. Authorized Distributor and Service Center

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Pacific Marine Expo Show Listings Capilano Maritime Design T: 604-929-6475

331

www.capilanomaritime.com

Cascade Engine Center LLC 1431, 1529, 1539 T: 206-764-3850

www.cascadeengine.com

Cascade Machinery & Electric T: 206-762-0500

739

www.cascade-machinery.com

Case Marine

551

T: 206-352-8000

www.casemarine.com

CDC/NIOSH 1124

Cospolich Inc.

1424

Committee 738 T: 805-771-9637

www.cencalcablefishery.com

CFAB - Alaska Commercial Fishing and Agriculture Bank 535 T: 907-276-2007

www.cfabalaska.com

Chenega Energy/Capstone Microturbine Alaska 127 T: 907-243-6342

www.chenegaenergy.com

Chevron Lubricants T: 888-533-6571

1310 643

T: 206-933-7904

www.cheyennescale.com/

Christie & Grey Inc.

1348

T: 508-217-3061

www.christiegrey.com

Clark Services & Insulations T: 604-540-2099

433

www.heat-shield.com

Clatsop Community College/MERTS Campus 947 T: 503-325-7962

www.clatsopcc.edu/MERTS

Coastal Fluid Power T: 206-851-8919

409 www.coastalfluidpower.com

Coastal Transportation

413

T: 206-282-9979 www.coastaltransportation.com

Coastal Trollers Association

151

T: 253-569-4680 www.coastaltrollersassociation.com

746 www.coastwidelabs.com

Cofish International T: 910-327-3132

307 www.cofish.us

Cold Sea Refrigeration Inc/Sirsa Titanio

226

T: 360-391-2199

Coleman Marine Systems

1147

T: 206-755-3566

Colfax Fluid Handling

143

T: 604-329-9700 www.colfaxfluidhandling.com/ commercial-marine

Commercial Fishermen for Bristol Bay

Booth 1643

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T: 907-777-5438

545

CSR Marine

1045

T: 206-632-2001

www.csrmarine.com

Cuda Fishing Tools

130

T: 203-254-6060

www.cudabrand.com

Cummins Northwest

1421

T: 425-277-5330 northwest.cummins.com/wps/portal/northwest —D—

DACO Corporation

715

T: 425-656-4505

www.dacocorp.com

Datrex Inc

445

T: 206-762-9070

www.datrex.com

Deflector Marine Rudder T: 360-777-8289

347 www.rudderpower.com

Det Norske Veritas

142

T: 425-861-7977

www.dnv.com

Dexter-Russell Inc.

343

T: 508-765-0201

www.dexter-russell.com

Diamond Sea Glaze T: 778-241-6700

248 www.diamondseaglaze.com

Diesel America West Inc.

905

T: 360-378-4182

www.dawest.com

709

T: 215-744-2828 www.discounthydraulichose.com

Division of Economic Development

DMW Marine LLC

2501

T: 610-827-2032

www.dmwmarine.com

Dock Street Brokers T: 206-789-5101

615 www.dockstreetbrokers.com

Dole Refrigerating Co. T: 931-359-6211

439 www.doleref.com

Dometic Marine T: 954-973-2477

1004 www.dometic.com/marine

Communication Energy Technology Solutions, Inc.

ComNav Marine Ltd. T: 604-207-1600

www.cetsinc.com

1029 www.comnav.com

500

T: 907-465-2632 www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/ ded/

T: 503-289-2264

110

141

www.crowleyfuels.com

Driveline Service of Portland Inc.

T: 206-890-0326

54

Crowley Petroleum Distribution Alaska

T: 907-843-2006 www.fishermenforbristolbay.org

(CETS Inc.)

Booth 3965 2865

1047 www.cospolich.com

Discount Hydraulic Hose.com

Coastwide Laboratories T: 206-903-5320

532 www.cityofcordova.net

T: 800-423-7761

www.chevronlubricants.com

Cheyenne Scale

www.cgini.com

Cordova Port & Harbor

CENTA Corporation

www.centa.info

120

T: 206-624-0076 T: 907-424-6200

Central California Joint Cable/Fisheries Liaison

gplink.com

ConGlobal Industries

T: 907-271-2382 www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/fishing T: 630-236-3500

Remote Monitoring, Security and Diagnostic Solutions for Commercial Vessels & Fleets

November 18-20, 2015 CenturyLink Field Event Center Seattle

Drivelines NW T: 206-622-8760

DSV Air & Sea Inc. T: 206-878-8001

1304

www.driveshafts.com/

1343 www.drivelinesnw.com

609 www.dsv.com/us

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HOW TO CHOOSE A 21ST CENTURY SHIPYARD.

When it comes to comes to vessel repair, many boat owners discover that most shipyards are still stuck in the 20th Century. Simply because they have forgotten that in the 21st Century, the customer is king. For years, the focus of Bay Ship & Yacht has been to transform our shipyard to the one that provides Absolute Customer Satisfaction to every customer, every time.

At Bay Ship & Yacht, good enough is never good enough, and because of our commitment to continuous improvement and innovation, we have become a knowledge-based shipyard where ideas are shared freely, and where the best ideas get adopted.

Whether it’s installing advanced technology, like our

Syncrolift® transfer system, or the HMB-1, the only covered drydock on the West Coast, to providing dedicated Project Managers to each customer—it’s all done with our customers’ absolute satisfaction in mind.

As a result, our customers regularly rate Bay Ship & Yacht as delivering exceptional quality, service and ontime delivery. How do we know this? Because we asked them to rate their experience with Bay Ship & Yacht after every completed job.

So if you’re looking for service for your tug, barge, ferry or superyacht, take a good look at Bay Ship & Yacht, the 21st Century shipyard.

Booth 330 2900 Main St. #2100, Alameda, CA 94501 • (510) 337-9122 • bay-ship.com Ask about our new Treasure Island facility

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Pacific Marine Expo Show Listings Duramax Marine LLC T: 440-834-5400

1339 www.DuramaxMarine.com

Dustless Blasting

928

T: 800-727-5707

www.DustlessBlasting.com

Eco Star Collaborative

1224 www.ecostargroup.com

Electric Fishing Reel Systems Inc. T: 336-273-9101

156

www.elec-tra-mate.com

Electrical Hub

927

T: 425-745-1266

www.electricalhub.com

Electronic Charts Co. Inc. T: 206-282-4990

1010

www.electroniccharts.com

Elliott Bay Design Group

348

T: 206-782-3082

www.ebdg.com

Elmore Electric

726

T: 206-213-0111

www.uselmore.com

Eltech Electric Inc.

538

T: 206-213-0048

www.eltech.us

Emerald Harbor Marine T: 206-285-3632

943 www.emharbor.com

Englund Mairne Supply Astoria T: 503-325-4341

T: 606-561-4697

805 www.envmar.com

Environmental Technologies Inc. (ETI) T: 253-804-2507

745

www.englundmarine.com

1109

www.transvac.com

Everts Air Cargo

—EFG—

T: 360-794-9100

Environmental Marine Inc.

543

T: 907-243-0009

www.evertsair.com

FabTek Industries

1449

T: 206-693-3224

www.fabtekind.com

Farwest Corrosion Control Company T: 310-532-9524 marine

344

www.farwestcorrosion.com/

FCI Watermakers

1206

T: 801-906-8840

www.fciwatermakers.com

Filtration Solutions Worldwide Inc. T: 913-829-9056

1031

www.fs2500.com

Finning Power Solutions Inc. T: 206-273-7452

1639 www.finningpsi.com

Fish Expo WorkBoat Atlantic T: 207-842-5508

428, 442

www.fishexpoatlantic.com

Fisheries Supply Company T: 800-426-6930

1521

www.fisheriessupply.com

Fishermen’s News T: 206-284-8285

220 www.fishermensnews.com

Fishermen’s Terminal-Port of Seattle

539

November 18-20, 2015 CenturyLink Field Event Center Seattle T: 206-787-3395 www.portseattle.org/CommercialMarine/Fishermens-Terminal/Pages/default.aspx

Fishing News International

325

T: 206-282-3474

www.intrafish.com

Fitch Fuel Catalyst T: 206-650-8755

1447 www.powerfuelsavers.com

Flame Guard USA

812

T: 815-219-4074

www.flameguardusa.com

Flex-Weld Inc.

631

T: 815-334-3642

www.flex-weld.com

FLIR Systems Inc.

1245

T: 603-324-7775

www.flir.com

FloScan Instrument Co. Inc. T: 206-524-6625

1229 www.floscan.com

FNM Marine T: +390823424055

1201 www.fnm-marine.com

Foss Shipyard T: 206-281-4731

638 www.fossmaritime.com

A Very Smart Charger New PTMP Series • Programmable:

Booth 3421

• Battery Types • Operating & Alarm Parameters

• Self-Monitoring & Diagnosis Reported On-Screen

Towing Pins

• Alarm Outputs:

OCIMF Roller Fairleads

• AC Fail • DC Low/High Voltage

Guide Sheaves

• Onboard Serviceability: • Plug-In Replacement Components

• 24 Volts: 50 - 100 - 150 Amps

Shark Jaws

Balanced Head Fairleads

Smith Berger Marine, Inc.

Booth 1542

7915 10th Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98108 USA Tel. 206.764.4650 - Toll Free 888.726.1688 - Fax 206.764.4653 E-mail: sales@smithberger.com - Web: www.smithberger.com

Booth 2707

newmarpower.com • Sales@newmarpower.com

56

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Solid State S-band radar Astonishing target discrimination

v v v v x

www.jrcamerica.com WB_FULLS.indd 57

Booth 1210

Now 8ft as well as 12ft array Air shippable size & weight Normal or high speed version IMO approved Magnetron

Booth 1027

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Pacific Marine Expo Show Listings Fraser Bronze Foundry Inc. T: 360-657-4721

424

www.fraserbronze.com

Fred Wahl Marine Construction T: 541-271-5720

339

www.fredwahlmarine.com

Freedman Seating Company T: 702-573-7122

1146

www.freedmanseating.com

Freeze - Right Marine T: 250-886-8880

245

www.freezerightmarine.com

Front Panel Express T: 206-768-0602

1044 www.frontpanelexpress.com

Furuno USA Inc.

1515

T: 360-834-9300

www.FurunoUSA.com

Fusion Marine Technology, LLC T: 206-216-1048

1342

www.fusionmarinetech.com

Galley Design and Sales

1046

GCI Cable Inc.

507, 738

T: 907-868-0717

www.gci.com

GCI General Communication Inc. T: 907-727-0115

GEA Mechanical Equipment US Inc. GEA Westfalia Separator 132 T: 201-767-3900

www.wsus.com

General Insulation Company T: 425-656-8500

Giddings Boat Works T: 541-888-4712

Glamox Aqua Signal Corporation T: 218-944-4104 T: 425-691-7796 T: 985-335-1647

www.AmmoniaTraining.com

1545

T: 913-397-8200

www.garmin.com

Garware Wall Ropes Ltd T: 253-564-0217

227 www.garwareropes.com

Gaski Marine

249

T: 902-701-8210

GPLink LLC T: 252-504-5113

Grating Pacific LLC T: 206-575-3001

1444

www.glendinningprods.com

926

November 18-20, 2015 CenturyLink Field Event Center Seattle Greenline Fishing Gear A/S

1544

www.govconsys.com

1643 www.gplink.com

246 www.gratingpacific.com

644

T: +4529274021 www.greenlinefishinggear.com

GreenLYT LLC T: 206-364-5337

645 www.greenlytmarine.com

Grunden’s USA

721

T: 360-779-4439

www.grundens.com

Guido Perla & Associates Inc. T: 206-768-1515 T: 508-997-7075

642 www.gpai.com

Guy Cotten Inc.

932 www.guycottenusa.com —HIJ—

www.Globalstar.com

Governor Control Systems Inc. T: 206-297-0300

1131

www.glamox.com/gmo

Glendinning Marine Products Globalstar/SPOT LLC

Garmin USA

412

www.giddingsboatworks.com

Garden City Ammonia Program T: 620-271-0037

1242

www.generalinsulation.com

T: 425-881-1010 www.galleydesignandsales.com

2504

507, 738 www.gci.com

Hale Products Inc. T: 800-533-3569

101 www.haleproducts.com

Hamilton Jet T: 425-527-3000

1333 www.hamiltonjet.com

Harbor Marine Maintenance T: 425-259-3285

251

www.harbormarine.net

www.gaskimarine.com

Specialty equipment and services supporting the structural moving, rigging, heavy hauling and heavy lifting industries

THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

Efficiency Safety Reliability

C.N.C. Machined Propeller Shafting, C.N.C. Machined Propeller Shafting,Duramax Custom Machined Shaft Couplings, Custom Machined Shaft Couplings, Duramax StrutStrut Bearings, Struts, Rudders, Bearings, Struts, Rudders, Michigan Propellers MichiganWheel Wheel Propellers

New or Used Equipment Available for Rent or Purchase

610-488-8969 sales@BuckinghamEquipment.com www.BuckinghamEquipment.com 58

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Booth 239

Booth 2327

Mack Boring & Parts Co. Phone: (908) 964-0700 East Coast

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Pacific Marine Expo Show Listings Harris Electric Inc. T: 206-282-8080

1511

Hydrocontrol Inc.

711

www.harriselectricinc.com

T: 651-212-6400

www.hydrocontrol-inc.com

Hatton Marine

1301

T: 206-283-5501

www.hattonmarine.com

Hy-Pro Filtration T: 317-849-3535

125 www.hyprofiltration.com

Hawk Ridge Systems - SOLIDWORKS 3D Design 124

IBERCISA 944

T: 425-489-9662

T: +34986213900

www.hawkridgesys.com

Hellamarine 1626

Icom America Inc.

T: 770-631-7500

T: 425-454-8155

www.hellausa.com

Hempel USA Inc

1141

T: 936-523-6000

www.hempel.us

Highland Refrigeration T: 206-213-0040

333

www.ibercisa.es

1527 www.icomamerica.com

IEM Marine

1244

T: 510-360-1290 www.iemfg.com/products/marine

Imtra Corp.

829

www.highlandref.com

T: 508-995-7000

www.imtra.com

Homer Marine Trades Assoc/Port of Homer 301

In-Mar Solutions

252

T: 907-299-1020

T: 225-644-7063

www.inmarsolutions.com

www.homemarinetrades.com

Hosm Marine Comminucations Technology

Inmarsat

Development Co. LTD

2500

T: 867-558-9358-673

www.hosm.com.cn

HOSTAR Marine Transport Systems T: 508-295-2900

Hotel Nexus/360 Hotel Group T: 206-612-4362

224

www.hostarmarine.com

946

www.hotelnexusseattle.com

Howe Corporation

2903

T: 773-235-0200

www.howecorp.com

1100, 1221

T: 206-633-5888

www.inmarsat.com

Inmarsat

1100, 1221

T: 206-633-5888

www.inmarsat.com

Integrated Marine Systems Inc. T: 206-284-5710

1013

www.imspacific.com

International Marine Industries Inc. T: 401-849-4982

1000

www.imifish.com

International Pacific Halibut Commission T: 206-634-1838

528

www.iphc.int

November 18-20, 2015 CenturyLink Field Event Center Seattle Inventech Marine Solutions T: 360-674-7019

1627

www.inventechmarine.com

Iridium Communications Inc. T: 703-287-7400

1632 www.iridium.com

Iveco Motors/FPT of North America T: 206-764-3850

J&H Boatworks Inc.

745

T: 503-325-1197

www.jhboat.com

Japan Radio Company T: 206-953-4060

1210 www.jrcamerica.com

Jensen Maritime Consultants Inc. T: 206-332-8090

JT Marine Inc. T: 360-750-1300

852

www.nordicmachine.com

John Deere Power Systems T: 319-292-5016

839

www.jensenmaritime.com

JK Fabrication Inc./Nordic Products T: 206-297-7400

1529

www.ivecomotors.com

1311

www.JohnDeere.com/marine

345 www.jtmarineinc.com

Booth 2260

UNCOMPROMISED

CONTROL

HT Series

Low Submergence Requirement Small Hull Penetrations Auxiliary Propulsion/ “Take Home” Capability Effective Thrust in Currents JT Series

Waterjet Bow/Stern Thrusters Up to 2,200HP

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Kraft Power 800-394-0078

Booth 1431

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Pacific Marine Expo Show Listings T: 954-943-4243

—KLM—

Karl Senner LLC

1413

T: 504-469-4000

www.karlsenner.com

Kato Enterprises

1145

T: 206-427-6247

www.katoenterprisesllc.com

KEMEL USA Inc.

1326

T: 212-967-5575

www.keelusa.com

KENWA Trading Corp.

T: 631-951-2176

1543

www.kenwa.co.jp/index.htm

Kimball Midwest Inc.

1327

www.kimballmidwest.com

Kinematics Marine Equipment Inc.

321

T: 360-659-5415

www.kinematicsmarine.com

Kleen Pacific LLC

1142

T: 253-249-7252

www.KleenPacific.com

Kobelt Manufacturing Co. Ltd. T: 604-572-3935

614 www.kobelt.com

Kodiak Maritime Museum

154

www.lindgren-pitman.com

Little Hoquiam Shipyard

801

T: 360-538-1622 www.littlehoquiamshipyard.com

Llebroc Industries/HelmChair.com T: 817-831-6261

213

www.helmchair.com

Logan Clutch Corporation

1538

T: 440-808-4258

www.loganclutch.com

Lopolight/E-Led Lighting T: 561-776-1702

749 www.e-ledlighting.com

Lo-Rez Vibration Control Ltd.

302

T: 604-879-2974

www.lo-rez.com

Lovric's Sea-Craft Inc.

541

T: 360-293-2042

www.lovrics.net

Lubri-Lab BC

629

T: 250-573-5723

www.lubrilabbc.com

Lunde Marine Electronics Inc. T: 206-789-3011

November 18-20, 2015 CenturyLink Field Event Center Seattle

1221, 1326

www.lundemarine.com

Lunde Marine Electronics Inc.

1221, 1326

Marine Systems Inc.

1233

T: 206-784-3302

marinesystemsinc.com

Marine Travelift - Kendrick Equipment T: 866-744-9921

Marine Yellow Pages T: 407-380-8900

604

www.marineyellowpages.com

Maritime Partner A/S T: 4770171565

944 www.maritime-partner.com

Marport Stout Inc.

712

T: 360-568-5270

www.marport.com

Mavrik Marine

843

T: 360-296-4051

www.mavrikmarine.com

T: 907-486-0384 www.kodiakmaritimemuseum.org

T: 206-789-3011 www.lundemarineelectronics.com

Maximum Performance Hydraulics

Kodiak Shipyard and Harbors

Lynden Inc.

T: 206-352-6869

T: 907-486-8080

521

www.kodiakshipyard.com

T: 907-243-6150

www.lynden.com

1039

Magic Masseuse

326

T: 206-790-0738

www.therapulse.com

Kolstrand by InMac T: 206-784-2500

www.kolstrand.com

Konrad Marine

1426

T: 715-386-4203

www.konradmarine.com

Kruger & Sons Propeller

1125

T: 206-283-7707 www.mypid.com/kruger/action.html

KVH Industries Inc.

1239

T: 401-847-3327

www.kvh.com

Kvichak Marine Industries T: 206-545-8485

733 www.kvichak.com

Lee Shore Boats Inc. T: 360-797-1244

1646 www.leeshoreboats.com

106

Marco Global Inc.

1115 www.marcoglobal.com

T: 253-383-9983

T: 602-861-1707

Meltric Corporation

www.maretron.com

T: 206-782-8822

200

www.mcsllcusa.com

Marine Exchange of Alaska

527

T: 907-463-5078

www.mxak.org

Marine Exchange of Puget Sound

527

Marine Hardware

1446

2601

T: 425-883-0651

www.marinehardware.com

Lindgren-Pitman Inc.

729

Marine Jet Power Inc. T: 614-759-9000

www.marexps.com

1633 www.marinejetpower.com

1052

www.mcdermottlight.com

827 www.mcnichols.com

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651 www.McCownCrafted.com

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1007

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601

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522

149 www.mdmarineelectric.com

449

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1321

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1149

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846 www.miwheel.com

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1028

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1148

www.micro-buddies.com

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1130

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Millner-Haufen Tool Company T: 888-365-3301

112

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239

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1509

T: 206-370-4364

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Nautican Research & Development T: 778-654-1408

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2600

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550

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806

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Motion Windows

453

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606

Network Innovations

725

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1542

T: 714-751-0488 Marine_Home.html

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Nightstick by Bayco Products

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MurCal Inc.

700

T: 661-272-4700

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Mustad Autoline Inc. T: 206-284-4376

732 www.mustad-autoline.com

Mustang Survival Inc. T: 800-526-0532

900 www.mustangsurvival.com

N C Power Systems T: 425-251-5877

1401 www.ncpowersystems.com

Naiad Dynamics

1127

T: 203-929-6355

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NAMJet LLC

939

T: 303-371-9325

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National Fisherman T: 207-842-5608

138

www.mynightstick.com

N-Nine Enterprises Ltd.

1150

T: 604-618-5897

www.n-nine.ca

NOAA Fisheries Service

109

T: 301-427-8532

www.noaa.gov

Nobeltec 1442 T: 503-579-1414

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755 www.nationalfisherman.com

National Marine Exhaust Inc

646

T: 360-659-2983 www.nationalmarineexhaust.com

National Specialty Alloys Inc

1243

415

www.nicholsboats.com

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204

1330

www.northpacificcrane.com

North Pacific Fuel T: 206-297-3835

327

www.nafscorp.com

North Pacific Crane Company, LLC T: 206-361-7064

514 www.petrostar.com

North River Boats

724

T: 541-673-2438

www.northriverboats.com

North Star Insurance Services T: 206-285-4655

405 www.nsis.biz

Northern Air Cargo

534

T: 907-249-5149

www.nac.aero

Northern Lights T: 206-789-3880

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1211

T: 269-683-3377

Moteurs Baudouin T: 33488688500

www.nsalloys.com

Naust Marine USA

1043

Modutech Marine Inc. T: 253-272-9319

T: 770-945-9255

1151 www.northern-lights.com

Northern Marine/Concorde Marine T: 360-755-3471

847

www.northernmarine.com

Northway Products/Mathers Controls T: 425-493-1127

1543

www.northwayproducts.com

Northwest Farm Credit Services

1026

T: 206-691-2000 www.northwestfcs.com/en/ Products-and-Services/Fisheries-Financing

Notus Electronics Ltd.

1228

T: 709-753-0652

www.notus.ca

NW Grating

349

T: 206-767-3000

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Ocean Rodeo Sports Inc. T: 888-544-4969-233 drysuits

1050 www.oceanrodeo.com/

Ocean Systems T: 425-258-0778

242 www.oceansystemsinc.com

Ocean Traps International LLC T: 714-903-0433

742

www.oceantraps.com

Oceanic Sealing Systems

451

T: 619-261-5862

www.fireseal.com

Olympic Propeller

1628

T: 360-299-8266

www.olympicpropeller.com

Optimar U.S. Inc

633

T: 206-351-9451

www.optimar.no

Oregon Fishermen’s Cable Committee T: 503-325-2285

738

www.ofcc.com

OXE Diesel Outboards

1529

T: 253-867-2013

www.cascadeengine.com

PA&E 202 T: 509-664-8000-5408

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PAC Stainless Ltd.

628

T: 206-824-7780

www.pacstainless.com

Pacific Boat Brokers Inc. T: 877-448-0010

403

www.pacificboatbrokers.com

Pacific Fiberglass Inc. T: 206-789-4690

945 www.pacificfiberglass.com

Pacific Fishermen Shipyard & Electric 1221, 1326

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Pacific Fishing Magazine T: 206-324-5644

639 www.pacificfishing.com

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948

www.pacificnetandtwine.com

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220 www.pacmar.com

Pacific Net & Twine Ltd.

nabrico-marine.com 615.442.1300

701

www.PMESeattle.com

815 www.pac-power.com

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Pacific Marine Expo Show Listings Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission 346

T: 907-224-8051

T: 503-595-3100

PPG Protective & Marine Coatings

www.psmfc.org

Pacific West Refrigeration

1249

www.seward.com

T: 412-434-3082

707

www.ppgpmc.com

T: 604-885-3499 www.pacificwestrefrigeration.com

Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory

PALFINGER MARINE USA

Council 524

T: 832-622-7976

114

www.palfingermarine.com

Panel Components & Systems

139

T: 973-448-9400

www.pc-s.com

Passenger Vessel Association (PVA) T: 703-518-5005

220

www.passengervessel.com

Pen Air

530

T: 800-448-4226

www.penair.com

Penny Pockets

153

T: 508-679-5536

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Peoples Bank

1326

T: 206-297-2842

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Performance Contracting Inc.

1227

T: 206-623-8750

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Performance Diesel Inc. T: 281-464-2345

Petersburg Chamber of Commerce

529

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Petro Marine Services

231

T: 907-865-2304 www.petromarineservices.com

Philips Publishing Group T: 206-284-8285

220

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Platypus Marine Inc.

1030

T: 360-417-0709

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Pompanette 103 T: 603-826-5791

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745

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313 www.portofbellingham.com

Port of Hoonah

1644

T: 907-945-3663

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1139 www.portofpt.com

Port of Seward

511

www.pwsrcac.org

Professional Mariner magazine

1352

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PTLX Global

1326

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Pump Industries Inc. T: 206-767-0733

1106 www.pumpindustries.com

Pumptech Inc.

143

T: 425-644-8501

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PYI Inc.

1346, 807

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1349

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T: 907-772-4636

T: 907-273-6235

126 www.pyroteknc.com

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1308

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Radar Marine Electronics Inc. T: 360-733-2012

221, 324

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Rainbow Rubber & Plastics Inc. T: 888-438-2446

542

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Ralston Cunningham Associates Inc.

620

T: 425-455-0316

Ranpro Inc. T: 519-426-1094

751 www.ranpro.com/

Rapp Marine T: 206-286-8162

821 www.rappmarine.com

RDI Marine T: 206-286-1230

351 www.manengines.com

Redden Marine Supply T: 360-733-0250

621 www.reddenmarine.com

Rice Propulsion T: 526699892525

1325 www.ricepropulsion.com

Richards Marine Marketing Inc. T: 360-687-6194

1101

www.richardsmarine.com

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Ron Smith Inc. T: 206-283-9868

1121

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1025 www.rsimarineproducts.com

Rose Point Navigation Systems T: 425-605-0985

833

www.rosepointnav.com

Rozema Boat Works Inc. T: 360-757-6004

1001

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Ryan Air T: 907-771-2323

533 www.ryanalaska.com

Ryco 632 T: 425-744-0444

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S & W Wilson Inc. T: 718-965-2227

800 www.swwilson.com

S3 Maritime LLC

1449

T: 206-420-4932

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Salmon Beyond Borders

548

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505 www.samsontug.com

Scania USA Inc. T: 206-764-3850

1431 www.scania.com

Schottel Inc. T: 985-346-8302

641 www.schottel.com

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Scott Safety T: 208-818-0122

704 www.scottsafety.com

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1204 www.seahorsesys.com

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152 www.seamarineco.com

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300

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904

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549

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708

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824

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2701

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309 www.sevenstarsind.com

Shell Marine Products

115

T: 713-241-3854

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938

T: 800-524-5979 protective

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842

T: 305-234-5693

944

www.shipsmachinery.com

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611

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921

T: 425-712-1136

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924 www.sinexsolutions.com

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929

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228

T: 360-882-0410

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Snow & Company

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T: 206-953-7676

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T: 206-953-7676

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Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors T: 904-384-1494

1008 www.soundprop.com

Specialty Finishes T: 503-247-1727

730 www.specfinishes.com

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825

www.marinesurvey.org

Sound Propeller Services T: 206-788-4202

425

T: 903-534-8021

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Sure Marine Service Inc.

1108

T: 206-784-9903

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Survitec Group

1033

T: 904-562-5900

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Survitec Group-Vancouver T: 604-278-3221 T: 907-903-5811

1234 www.spencerfluidpower.com

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1539 www.suzuki.com

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421 www.teknotherm-inc.com

Tero Marine AS

1143 www.teromarine.com

Thermcor Inc.

744 www.thermcorinc.com

Thyboron Skibssmedie A/S

750

T: 0045 97831922

www.trawldoor.dk

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1439

www.toyotaliftnorthwest.com

T: 305-614-5800

VM Dafoe Machine Shop

1430

T: 604-254-1116

Vogelsang USA

743

T: 330-296-3820

www.vogelsangusa.com

148

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314

T: 206-223-0584

www.wosupply.com

Washington Maritime

2801

T: 360-766-6282-3001 www.marinecenterofexcellence.com

Washington Sea Grant T: 206-543-1225

438 www.wsg.washington.edu

Washington State Department of Ecology T: 360-407-7455 spills/spills.html

Washington Trollers Association T: 360-638-1135

328

www.washingtontrollers.org

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1246

T: 954-467-8920

www.watermakers.com

1645

www.turboneticsinc.com

WCT Marine

745

T: 360-904-9684

www.wctmarine.com

TWG Canada-LANTEC and Pullmaster Brands 1200

WESMAR-Western Marine Electronics

T: 604-547-2100

T: 425-481-2296

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Twin Disc Inc.

1215

T: 262-638-4000

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Ultra-SoniTec LLC

431

T: 828-404-3104

www.ultra-sonitec.com

United Fishermen of Alaska

513

T: 907-586-2820

www.ufafish.org

United States Seafoods LLC T: 206-763-3133

102

www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/

146

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838 www.viking-life.com

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Trout Unlimited American Salmon Forest T: 907-321-4464

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Viking Life Saving Equipment

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T: 757-622-7881

www.veotecamericas.com

Viega 444

Voya Financial Advisors 1505

Takovo LED Lights

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944 www.vdvelden.nl

733

Tacoma Diesel and Equipment Inc.

T: 253-872-7114

Van der Velden Marine Systems

www.vigorindustrial.com

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T: 206-632-7883

www.valin.com

T: 855-844-6799

512

T: 206-330-6862

201

T: 425-282-6030

www.dbcmarine.com

Suzuki Marine

T: 253-922-8171

Valin Corp.

Vigor Industrial

www.susitnarivercoalition.org

T: 206-633-4972

525

401

Susitna River Coalition

www.shipelectronicsinc.com

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T: 908-237-9099

www.strong-hold.com

Systems Engineering Inc.

Ship Electronics Inc. T: 206-819-3853

315

www.b2b.seamar.com

1042

T: 502-363-4175

1021

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www.strapack.com

Seattle Legal Services

2505

T: 206-220-7216

T: 510-475-6000

Strong Hold Products

www.seattle-taxattorney.com

US Coast Guard Fishing Vessel Safety

Strapack 526

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913

www.stearnsflotation.com/

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1205

www.usseafoods.net

933

www.wesmar.com

West Coast Insulation T: 206-459-0440

901 www.wcinsulation.com

Western Fire & Safety

625

T: 206-782-7825 www.westernfireandsafety.com

Western Fluid Components T: 425-252-0974

Western Group (The) T: 866-283-4594

600

www.westernfluidcomp.com

234 www.thewesterngroup.com

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630

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Western Maritime Inc. T: 425-483-0248

1152

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2603 www.whiteglacier.com

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1647 wilsonirr.com

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Work Wear Inc. T: 206-522-5791

1221 www.workwearinc.com

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755

www.workboat.com

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755

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503 www.wrangell.com

Xactics International Inc. T: 877-875-1999

851 www.xactics.com

XTRATUF 233 T: 800-777-9021

1539 us.yanmar.com

ZF Marine Propulsion Systems Miramar LLC 1111 T: 954-441-4040

CHRISTIE & GREY INC. BOOTH 1348 TSC T-30 Vibration Isolator The TSC T-30 is the newest member of the Christie & Grey TSC vibrationisolator family.

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Yanmar America T: 206-764-3850

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We will custom build this window to fit your canvas, include a wiper and install. Request a quote. www.ajr-windows.com BESTLINE LUBRICANTS BOOTH 1224 Heavy Duty Lubricant Treatment Group BestLine’s lubricant is made from the most advanced Group III and IV base oil products used in the most technically demanding lubrication applications on your vessel. This includes the engine, diesel fuel, 70

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DOMETIC MARINE BOOTH 1004 Eskimo Cup Your last sip can be even colder than your first on a hot day at sea. The Eskimo Cup makes that happen. This marinetough open-top thermoelectric cup holder mounts flush and has two blue LED interior lights. Install in any convenient location such as helm or seating area. The cup fits cans and bottles. www.dometic.com/usa DOMETIC MARINE BOOTH 1004 Titan Chiller Corrosion ultimately destroys marine chillers using industry-standard cupronickel in the condenser coils.

After years of research and testing, Dometic developed a patent pending method that allows the condenser’s tubes to be made of titanium — a metal impervious to corrosion — for much longer service life. www.dometic.com/usa

HAWK RIDGE SYSTEMS SOLIDWORKS 3-D DESIGN BOOTH 124 SOLIDWORKS 2016 3-D CAD Design SOLIDWORKS 2016 provides intuitive solutions for all aspects of the 3-D design process. The new features in SOLIDWORKS 2016 include enhancements in design, validation, collaboration and build. You can see it live at Hawk Ridge Systems, the world’s largest provider of SOLIDWORKS, CAMWorks & 3-D printers. www.hawkridgesys.com LOGAN CLUTCH CORP. BOOTH 1538 Logan Flexible Drive The new Logan Flexible Drive system is sandwiched between your engine and transmission, and allows up to eight live PTO pump pads for a wide range of hydraulic pumps for regular ship operations, as well as FiFi and future hybrid-ready requirements.

Short axial length plus full torque transmission. www.loganclutch.com MARINE & CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY BOOTH 200 Replacement Parts Online Store Have you ever been stuck out on the dock with a broken part in your hand?

Wouldn’t it be great to look it up on your phone and buy the part right there? Now you can. Beginning Nov. 1, our online store will be able to allow you to buy the parts you need at anytime, anywhere. We feature Cen-Tex replacement parts. www.mcsllcusa.com

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December 1-3, 2015 | New Orleans, LA Morial Convention Center

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2015 PME NEW PRODUCT SHOWCASE

NAUST MARINE BOOTH 1509 Automatic Trawl Winch (ATW) 2015 Naust Marine’s updated autotrawl system is available to highliners. The ATW 2015 features improved and simplified controls, such as reduction of three control knobs into a single knob for ease of operation. The ATW 2015 has been polular overseas. www.naustmarineusa.com NAUTISK FORLAG USA INC. BOOTH 2600 NaviTab NaviTab puts hundreds of nautical books on a sturdy, easy to use tablet.

You can perform a keyword search across your entire library in seconds, and write notes, underline, highlight, and search your annotations. Dock NaviTab for instant, automatic updates.

NaviTab slashes shipping costs and keeps you safe and compliant. www.navitab.com NEWMAR BOOTH 1542 PTMP Series Battery Chargers Newmar’s modular smart chargers are innovative in function, serviceability and rugged protection, featuring user programmability for battery type and operational limits, with LCD screen and alarms reporting status and fault conditions. It can be serviced while onboard via plug-in modular components. www.newmarpower.com/ index_Marine.html OCEAN RODEO MARINE SAFETY & SURVIVAL BOOTH 1050 Boat Operator Safety Suit (BOSS) 72

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Easily convertible from foul weather gear to full drysuit, the BOSS is an entirely new concept in open cockpit boat operator safety suits. The BOSS is now used by the Canadian coast guard and Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue. www.oceanrodeo.com

scaling for hulls, raw water systems, heat exchangers, sea chests and pipework. It provides multichannel savings to operators. www.ultra-sonitec.com

RPC PROMENS BOOTH 826 70L Insulated Tote The 70L insulated tote with lid has been introduced in North America.

Extend the shelf life of your catch by utilizing onboard insulated totes from Promens/RPC-Saeplast. Visit us at Booth #826 to discuss our show specials. www.rpc-group.com SIMRAD - NAVICO BOOTH 1533 Halo Radar Combining the best characteristics of our traditional pulse and 4G broadband radar systems, the Simrad Halo radar uses pulse compression technology to deliver an unprecedented mix of close and long range detection, precise target definition, and low clutter. www.navico-commercial.com ULTRA-SONITEC LLC BOOTH 431 H2oBioSonic Advanced Ultrasonic Bio-Fouling & Scaling Prevention System H2oBioSonic is a high-power advanced ultrasonic bio-fouling and scaling prevention system for commercial marine applications.

It provides powerful protection against bio-fouling and

W&O BOOTH 314 Chesterton Lid-Lock Lid-Lock is designed to handle the unique hatch sealing requirements found on marine transport equipment.

Constructed to withstand repeated opening and closing under the harshest conditions, it is available in bulk lengths and custom preformed endless rings. Visit W&O at Booth #2141 www.wosupply.com W&O BOOTH 314 SPERRE Pleat Cooler Sperre Pleat Cooler is a module-based, patented cooling system that uses open elements for easy handling and maintenance.

Sperre Pleat Cooler provides low lifecycle cost and reduced maintenance time, along with easy and safe assembly. Visit W&O at Booth #2141. www.wosupply.com WHITE GLACIER BOOTH 2603 Arctic 25 White Glacier has introduced what is says is the world’s first hypothermia protective suit that meets and exceeds all immersion suit standards. It provides 25 hours of protection, more than four times maritime standards. It can be fully donned in less than 60 seconds. www.whiteglacier.com

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Auxiliary power that’s ready when you are Lift cargo, pump materials, produce thrust, generate prime or emergency power — whatever the job, John Deere PowerTech™ auxiliary drive engines are ready to take it on. These proven industrial diesel engines meet U.S. EPA Marine Tier 3 emissions regulations for use on all waterways. Fitting your application has never been easier with displacements from 4.5L to 13.5L, power ratings from 74 to 448 kW (99 to 600 hp), and a variety of options and accessories.

Plus, with John Deere, you never have far to go to find expert assistance and advice. Visit to JohnDeere.com/dealer to find the service dealer nearest you.

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LOOKS BACK NOVEMBER 1965

• The Senate has introduced a bill that would transfer the Army Corps of Engineers civil works program to a new department — the Department of Natural Resources. The plan is to “designate the Department of the Interior as the Department of Natural Resources and to transfer certain agencies to and from such department.” The Corps civil works

program would be transferred from the Department of the Army to the new department. Braxton B. Carr, president of the American Waterways Operators, is opposed to the bill. “The future of navigation in the United States will be dim indeed if the Corps of Engineers loses its responsibility for civil works to a catch-all Department of Natural Resources.” Carr said that although the bill will go nowhere this NOVEMBER 1975 year, the time

to head off the transfer is now. Other agencies that would be transferred to the new department include the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Federal Power Commission.

The bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Government Operations.

• The Government Accounting Ofand more efficient transportation.” The fice is working on its final report on GAO draft also said that not all waterwaterway user charges. The Corps of way user groups, “were critical of the Engineers and others submitted combasic equitableness of a user charge.” ments on the 40-page draft report that One group would not oppose a user was released in June. While it did not charge provided other waterways users make an outright endorsement of user shared in its cost. charges, the draft contained several pro user charge arguments and even asserted that diversion of barge traffic to rail “has some potential for NOVEMBER 1985 energy savings • Edison Chouest Offshore has taken delivery of the 235'×50'×16'6" Laney Chouest from North American Shipbuilding, ECO’s Larose, La., shipyard. The offshore service vessel can provide deepwater support, but because of its relatively 14' shallow draft, the OSV can also work out of shallow ports. Main propulsion is provided by three 16-cylinder EMD 16-645 E7B 84

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engines developing 3,070 hp each. The engines turn 4-bladed, stainless-steel 108" wheels through Reintjes WGV 562 gears with 4:1 ratios. The OSV’s dynamic positioning capability is made possible by three Caterpillar 3512, 1,175-hp thrusters. Capacities include 90,000 gals. of fuel; 325,000 gals. drill water; 20,000 gals. fresh water; and 2,000 bbls. of liquid mud. www.workboat.com • NOVEMBER 2015 • WorkBoat

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Hull of a Breakthrough in Cooling Technology.

Angled TurboTunnel HeAder design Increased convergent header pressure “jets” turbulent sea water between the upper and lower tube decks.

Turbulizer spAcers Unique shape spacers create vortex effect to “turbulize” the sea water to increase cooling efficiency (Von Karman effect).

Flow diverTer scoops Diversion of sea water disrupts the laminar flow and allows stagnant high temperature areas to be cooled.

PATENTS PENDING

oTHer engineered durAmAx HeAT excHAngers ®

Single-Stacked DuraCooler®

DuraCooler® SuprStak™ is an engineered, double-stacked,

Updated version adds flow diverters that greatly enhance cooling efficiency over previous design.

hull mounted cooler that “jets” turbulent seawater in a tunnel-like configuration between its top tubes and lower tube assemblies.

Design innovations were made to optimize turbulence and greatly

Demountable Keel Cooler

increase flow velocity of seawater over the cooler by using state of

Replaceable copper-nickel spiral tubes cut maintenance costs and allows for easy upgrades.

the art Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) modeling techniques.

Tested and validated in a full scale water tunnel.

Duramax® Box Cooler

DuraCooler® SuprStak™ is the high-performance answer to meet

Gives in-hull protection against underwater hazards and allows for large cooling capacity.

ever increasing cooling requirements using half the hull space.

Duramax® Plate Heat Exchanger

It is available in a one-piece braised or two-piece modular design

In-hull system can be easily expanded to re-power or cool multiple heat sources.

for easier handling.

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