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Bollinger Shipyards signed of a multi-vessel contract with Rigdon Marine tobuild 10 platform supply vessels (PSV)for Rigdon Marine, based on a new GPA654 Class, designed by Guido Perla &Associates. The design incorporatesincreased carrying capacity and greateroperating efficiency, compared to similarsized vessels, while at the same timeallowing simplified construction methodsto reduce construction cost. All ten areplanned to be built at Bollinger's LockportLa. facility.

Donald "Boysie" Bollinger, chairmanand CEO of Bollinger said, "We are excit-ed about our upcoming program with Rig-don Marine. I have worked along side ofLarry and several of his team members formany years. The timing of this state of theart PSV program is ideal for both of ourorganizations, and I am confident that thisprogram is only the first of several tocome."

The GPA 654 Class of PSV is a newlydesigned vessel that measures 190 x 46 x18-ft. The vessels will be diesel-electricand classed ABS +A1+AMS+DP2,USCG Subchapter L and SOLAS.

Larry Rigdon, president and CEO ofRigdon Marine Corporation said, "Ourorganization is committed to the redevel-opment of the State of Louisiana and hav-ing the next phase of our building pro-gram in Louisiana and at Bollinger isanother reinforcement of that commit-ment."

To double the size of its existing fleet of10 PSVs, Rigdon Marine recently com-pleted a series of financial transactionswhich strategically positioned the compa-ny for growth. It signed a $170 millionCredit Facility with a group of Europeanbanks led by DVB Bank and secured $30

million in equity investment.The newly restructured Rigdon Marine

Corporation has replaced its originalfinancial capitalization for the recentlycompleted GPA 640 series of 10 platformsupport vessels and has obtained addition-al financing for a new series of 10 vessels,which it has on a firm contract with aBollinger.

Chouest ContinuesNewbuild Quest

Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO)announced plans to construct several newanchor handling towing supply vessels(AHTS) at its North American Shipbuild-ing (NAS) facility in Larose, La. Addi-tionally, the company is announcing plansto expand upon its series of 280-ft. plat-form supply vessels (PSV), as well asmany new fast supply vessels. BollingerShipyards also announced the construc-tion of two 245-ft. liftboats for Chouest.

ECO has already ordered ship's equip-ment for the first three AHTS vessels, andholds an option for another three vessels.The first two AHTS vessels are to bedelivered during the first and third quar-ters 2007. This new proprietary hulldesign, 16,000 hp class, 280-ft., DP2, 200MT bollard pull, new generation anchorhandler offers increased capacities forboth deck and below-deck cargoes, with adeadweight tonnage of 4,236 LT. Theship will be equipped with a 500 MTthree-drum winch, providing total wirecapacity for 27,034 ft. of 4.25-in. wire,with secondary winches with a totalcapacity of 33,160 ft. of five-inch diame-ter synthetic rope. Chain lockers willaccommodate 18,700 ft. of 3 3/4-in.chain. Deck equipment includes dual towpins, shark jaws and stern rollers.

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Directory of companies given editorial coverage in this edition of MarineNews.

Bollinger Shipyards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4, 10, 16Alan Twaits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Allied Signal-Honeywell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Art Mead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Bill Bitner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Bouchard Coastwise Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Breaux Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Brian Dzwonkowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Brian P. Devine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Bristol Harbor Marine Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Burger Boat Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30C&S Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7C. Raymond Hunt Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Capt. Pamela Hepburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Celebrity Cruise Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Charlie Deroko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Crowley Maritime Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Cummins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10, 13Damen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Daniel Kane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25DeFelsko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Donald "Boysie" Bollinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Donjon-Smit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Doug Hearn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Dr. David Kirshman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Dr. Karla Peijs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Dr. Mohsen Badiey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Ecodrill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Edison Chouest Offshore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Eller & Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Frank Basil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Furuno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Gladding-Hearn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Guido Perla & Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Harbor Bunkering Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Harry Ebanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Healy & Bailie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Ingram Barge Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14ITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Jeff Massengil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Jerry Hauske . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Jime Shiner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30John F. Foley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Larry Rigdon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Manitowoc Marine Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Marinette Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Marisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Matt Hawkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Metals USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Milko Yordanor Nitchev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4MITAGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Nancy Targett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21National Sea Grant College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Nigel Watson-Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4NLB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26NOAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Northeast Maritime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Northrop Grumman Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Noxudol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26OIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Orange Shipbuilding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Pacific Shipyard Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Patrick Landry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Propulsion Controls Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Richard Adams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Richard Adams Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Rigdon Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Roehrig Maritime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Rolls-Royce Aerospace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Sea Coast Electric Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20SENESCO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Sherwin-Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Shiner Moseley and Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30SkipperLiner Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12SMIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Stephen Danisovszky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Tidewater Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4, 13Torben Munk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Transocean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Trinity Marine Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14University of Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Vision Technologies Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6VT Halter Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6, 16Wartsila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30William E. Munson Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Wing Inflatable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

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Rigdon to Build PSVs at Bollinger

Tidewater Hostages ReleasedTidewater Inc. confirmed that the four workers who were abducted by armed force

and taken hostage from its offshore supply vessel Liberty Service offshore the NigerDelta on January 11, 2006, were released safe and well in the early morning hours ofJanuary 30, 2006. Three of the hostages were employees of Tidewater Crewing Lim-ited, a Tidewater subsidiary. They were Captain Patrick Landry, 61 years of age, anda citizen of the United States; Harry Ebanks, 54 years of age, and a citizen of Hon-duras; and Milko Yordanor Nitchev, 56 years of age, and a citizen of Bulgaria. Thefourth hostage was Nigel Watson-Clark, a citizen of the United Kingdom and anemployee of Ecodrill. Both Tidewater and Ecodrill were working for Shell Nigeria atthe time of the attack. All of the workers will undergo medical examinations beforerepatriation to their homes and families. Tidewater has worked closely with ShellNigeria, Ecodrill, the U.S. and U.K. governments, and the Nigerian authorities tobring about the successful release of the hostages, and Tidewater is grateful for thehelp and support extended during these difficult times.

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be delivered in the second quarter 2008 isa 348-ft. proprietary hull design, 16,000hp class, DP2, 210 MT bollard pull, newgeneration anchor handler. The vesselwill feature a deadweight tonnage of5,111 LT and is equipped with a 600 MTfour-drum winch, providing total wirecapacity for 43,960 ft. of five-in. wire andsecondary winches with a total capacity of107,020 ft. of five-inch diameter synthet-ic rope.

Chain lockers will accommodate38,704 ft. of 3 3/4-in .chain. Deck equip-ment includes dual tow pins, shark jawsand stern rollers.

To date ECO has delivered eight 280-ft.platform supply vessels, all currentlyworking in the Gulf of Mexico. The com-pany is now releasing plans to constructan additional ten vessels, all slated fordelivery within the next 24 months. Theninth 280-ft. PSV, the Dante, was recentlycompleted at NAS and is slated for deliv-ery soon, to be closely followed by theAllie Chouest, currently being completedat ECO affiliate North American Fabrica-tors in Houma, La., and scheduled for aMarch 2006 delivery.

The 280-ft. series has revolutionizedthe supply vessel industry in the Gulf ofMexico, featuring a deadweight of 4,800tons, as well as dedicated below decktankage for 15,415 barrels of liquid mud.The vessels provide a clear deck area of10,251 sq. ft., with a capacity of 2,700 LT.

In recent months ECO has taken deliv-ery of two new 160-ft. fast supply vessels,designed and built by Breaux Brothers inLoreauville, La.. ECO is also announcingthe continuation of that newbuild relation-ship, with plans for an additional nine fastsupply vessels over the next two years.

The two 245-ft. liftboats are based on aBollinger design that has proven to be anindustry leading design that is AmericanBureau of Shipping (ABS) classed andUSCG certified subchapter L, meeting allSOLAS/MARPOL requirements. Thevessels will be built at Bollinger's Lock-port facility, with deliveries scheduled forthe first and second quarters 2007.

Twaits Joins Crowley

Crowley saidthat Alan Twaitshas joined thecompany as vicepresident and gen-eral counsel.Twaits will bebased in Jack-sonville and report


VT Halter Marine to Build Fourth Fisheries Survey Vessel

VT Halter Marine, Inc., a subsidiaryof Vision Technologies Systems, Inc.,will build another fisheries survey vessel(FSV) for the National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration (NOAA.)NOAA exercised an option for about $30million to build the fourth planned vesselunder an existing contract. Constructionwill begin in 2006 with delivery plannedduring the second half of 2008. VT Hal-ter Marine designed the 208-ft. FSVs inaccordance with strict guidelines foracoustic quieting set by the InternationalCouncil for Exploration of the Seas. Thefirst ship in the class-Oscar Dyson-wasdelivered to NOAA on January 5, 2005.It operates out of Kodiak, Alaska. Thesecond ship-Henry B. Bigelow-waslaunched on July 8, 2005, and is expect-ed to be delivered to NOAA in mid-2006. It will be home ported in New England. Construction began on the third ship in the class, FSV 3, in July 2005; this ship, yetto be named, is expected to be delivered in late 2007. It will initially be homeported in Pascagoula, Miss. These NOAA sister ships,with cutting-edge low acoustic signatures, will have the ability to perform hydro-acoustic surveys of fish. They will also be ableto conduct bottom and mid-water trawls while running physical and biological oceanographic sampling during a single deploy-ment--a combined capability unavailable in the private sector. When completed, the fourth ship will be home ported on the WestCoast; a specific location has not yet been determined.




NEWSto Art Mead, senior vice president andgeneral counsel.

Twaits will be responsible for a widearray of legal affairs and projects. Addi-tionally, he will ensure that business prac-tices, policies and dealings of the corpora-tion meet regulatory requirements.

Prior to joining Crowley, Twaits servedas general counsel for three companies,

Seabulk International, Carnival Corpora-tion and Premier Cruise Lines.

He has almost 25 years of legal experi-ence in the maritime industry and previ-ously served for almost three years asassistant general counsel for Crowley.

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Merchant MarineCredentialsExtended in theGulf RegionThe Coast Guard is extending the expi-ration dates of credentials held by mer-chant mariners impacted by the effectsof Hurricane Katrina until Feb. 28,2006. The authority for this temporaryrelief measure was included in the CoastGuard Hurricane Relief Act of 2005(Public Law 109-141). This measure applies to certain marinerswhose credentials expired on or afterMarch 1, 2005, or will expire beforeFeb. 28, 2006. The requirements are asfollows:• Credentials are automaticallyextended for mariners whose home ofrecord is listed as Alabama, Mississippi,or Louisiana on their merchant marinercredentials. To serve under the authori-ty of their existing credentials, thesemariners must carry a copy of the Feder-al Register notice with their existing cre-dentials.• Credentials issued by RegionalExamination Center New Orleans areautomatically extended. To serve underthe authority of their existing creden-tials, these mariners must carry a copy ofthe Federal Register notice with theirexisting credentials.• Other mariners who believe theirability to renew their credentials in atimely manner has been adverselyimpacted by Hurricane Katrina shouldcontact any Regional Examination Cen-ter to establish their eligibility for anextension.If credentials were lost or damaged dueto Hurricane Katrina, mariners mayapply to any Regional Examination Cen-ter to receive a duplicate credential thatwill bear the same expiration date andinformation as the lost or damaged one.Mariners whose home of record isAlabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana mayreceive a waiver of the fees for issuanceof duplicate credentials. All marinerswhose credentials are within one year ofexpiration are encouraged to submitrenewal applications as early as possi-ble.


The Tampa Bay economy receives more than $7 mil-lion a year in savings and direct income from the oper-ation of the Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System(PORTS), according a new NOAA sponsored study. Thereport details the first study of the navigational aidwhich is in operation at 13 major ports across the Unit-ed States.

Tampa's PORTS system provides accurate real-timeoceanographic information tailored to the specific needsof the 6,700 commercial vessels transiting Tampa Bayeach year.

Tampa Bay maritime users have realized enhancednavigational safety while transiting the long channels ofthe harbor. This has resulted in more efficient loadinglogistics, enhanced vessel traffic management, and bet-ter protection of the environment and citizens of theTampa Bay region. It is especially helpful for both plan-ning and maintaining the flow of maritime commerce,during periods of disturbed weather conditions."

"This study validated what we have been hearing forsome time," said Mike Szabados, director of the

NOAA's Ocean Service Center for Operational Oceano-graphic Products and Services.

The most significant change in maritime shippingoperations in the bay in the 1990s occurred when Har-bor pilots onboard vessels began using portable com-puters to access PORTS in real-time. During this time,groundings decreased by half. With tankers accountingfor 2,200 transits per year, the 50% reduction in ground-ings translates into a conservative estimate of $2.8 mil-lion in avoided costs annually. The PORTS© systemwas installed in Tampa in 1990.

The system provides real-time data available to loadships to drafts 12 inches or more above what had beenconsidered the safe guideline. The additional capacityfor the phosphate trade alone in Tampa Bay could equalan increased benefit of $1.1 million each year.

Even though hazardous chemical spills in Tampa Bayare rare, at a conservative estimate the additional effi-ciency and accuracy of applying these data would avoidnearly $1.8 million per year in losses.

PORTS data are used to enhance area weather and

coastal marine forecasts, particularly coastal flooding.Tampa Bay is considered one of the most storm surgethreatened areas in the country because of its largecoastal population and its geography. Applying PORTSdata risk formulas for forecasts in the area gives it anestimated yearly value of $2 million.

The report was authored by Hauke Kite-Powell,Ph.D., of the Woods Hole Oceanographic InstituteMarine Policy Center, who designed the method ofidentifying as well as collecting and quantifying thedata. The Tampa study was the first application of themethodology which NOAA plans to use in evaluation ofPORTS systems in Houston and New York in 2006.

PORTS systems also operate in San Francisco Bay;Chesapeake Bay, which serves Delaware, Maryland andVirginia; Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island; Soo Locks,Michigan; Los Angeles/Long Beach, California;Delaware River and Bay; Tacoma, Washington; Port ofAnchorage, Alaska; New Haven, Connecticut and theLower Columbia River, bordering Oregon and Wash-ington.


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Gladding-Hearn Delivers Rigid Inflatable Pilot Boat

Vessel Data and Specifications InformationVessel Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fort Johnson Owner . . . . . . . . . . .Charleston Navigation CompanyBuilder . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding Architect . . . . . . . . . . . .C. Raymond Hunt AssociatesLength x Beam x Draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 ft.Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 ft.Draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.5 ft.Hull Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deep-V/ RIB Main engines . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cummins QSL9-405MGears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twin Disc MG 5075SCWater jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(2) Hamilton HJ292Generator control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HamiltonElectronics Supplier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MacDougalls Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MacDougallsRadar, GPS, Depth Sounder . . . . . . . . . . . . FurunoCompass . . . . . .Ritchie SS-1002 w/light and dimmerLoud hailer/siren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Furuno AIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SAABFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300 gal.



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Twin Cummins QSL-405M, six-cylin-der diesel engines, each rated 405 bhp at2,100 rpm, power the new RIB. Theengines turn pairs of Hamilton HJ-292waterjets, through Twin Disc 5075SCgearboxes, which, combined, give thelaunch a top speed of 34 knots, fully

loaded, and a 30-knot cruising speed.Fuel capacity is 300 gals.

Accommodations and outfitting includefour heavy-duty suspension seats, heatingand air conditioning, and complete navi-gation, electronics, and safety equipmentpackages.

Munson Delivers to Portland

The City of Portland Fire Bureau tookdelivery of a 32 ft. Packcat catamaranlanding craft designed and built by theWilliam E. Munson Company of Burling-ton, Wash.

The vessel is designed as a multipur-pose utility boat for search and rescueoperations. Outfitting includes a bowdoor dive ladder, Roll Control dive bottleracks, portable fire pump, towing pack-age, night work light package, davit, push

knees, 12V anchor winch, outboard motorguard, and 3 in. D rubber fendering sys-tem. Twin 225 hp Honda four stroke out-boards provide a 45 mph response speed.

The standard 74 ft.-wide bow door,large self-bailing cargo deck and 5000 lb.cargo capacity and provide unlimited ver-satility. The PACKCAT's patented tunnelhull catamaran design incorporates twin16 degree vee hulls providing increasedstability, superb rough water performanceand shallow draft.


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Bollinger, ECO Signfor Liftboats

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Bid Solicitation for NewDouble Hull Oil Barge

An invitation to bid on the construction of a new 60,000 BBLS Double Hull Oil Bargefor Harbor Bunkering Corporation of San Juan, Puerto Rico is expected this quarter. Bris-tol Harbor Marine Design (BHMD) is currently designing the vessel for the San Juanbased bunkering company, while the 30,000 BBLS Double Hull Oil Barge that BHMDdesigned for the company last year is being completed at Orange Shipbuilding, Orange,Texas. BHMD is also working on a tug design for the client, which will go out to bid laterthis year. The same development team is in place for both of the new vessels, with BHMD designing and overseeing the construction of the vessels, and Genoa Design Inter-national, Limited (Genoa) supplying the lofting and hull construction drawings. The vessel is to be classed ABS Maltese Cross A1 Oil Tank Barge, certificated for oceans ser-vice, and has ten cargo tanks and three manifolds for loading and discharging at a myriad of locations. The 350 x 65 x 26 ft. flush deck, double hull oil tank barge is fitted with14 in. suction headers, and the cargo pumps include one turbine pump for lighter cargoes, Byron Jackson model number 12LS16GMC, and one IMO 4131C-800 JD screw typepump for more viscous cargos. The vessel will normally carry both heavy fuel and diesel oil, necessitating a relatively complex piping and internal transfer arrangement.



ing SOLAS/MARPOL requirements. Thevessels will be flagged U.S. and will pri-marily operate in the Gulf of Mexicoregion.

The three cranes will include a port bowmounted primary crane with a 110 ft. lat-tice boom rated for 175 tons; a starboardbow telescoping auxiliary crane rated for

50 tons, and a box boom crane mountedon the starboard stern rated for 25 tons.Equipped with 245-ft. legs, the self-pro-pelled floating platform will have the abil-

ity to work in water depths to 180 ft. witha 15-ft. air gap while lifting a total of 950KIPS of variable load.

Skipperliner’s NewMotor Yacht

SkipperLiner Industries has completedits latest Motor Yacht product, the Skip-perLiner 700 Motor Yacht. The luxuryyacht is available in a customized residen-tial or executive floor plan. This versatileinterior concept was developed by Skip-perLiner, and was designed to meet thedemands of residential interior or theyacht enthusiast wanting a large open lay-out for entertaining.

At 70 ft. x 17ft. beam this yacht boasts1,130 sq ft. of interior space, including aceiling height of 7 ft. throughout the maindeck, and 410 sq. ft. of open-air upperdeck space. The interior on this executiveclass yacht includes a commercial gradegalley, solid surface counter tops andsinks, heated ceramic tile, stainless steelappliances, designer furnishings, customhand made wood cabinets, a large custombuilt wine rack and hand finished cherrywood doors and trim.

A few of the custom electronic optionsavailable include digitally networkedvideo and audio systems, and custom pro-grammed music systems with severalsources and individual zones. One optionSkipperLiner offers a choice of HDTVproduct with a custom-built retractionsystem that fully retracts the TV into thefloor. These custom electronic packagesare designed for both the residential andexecutive class interiors.

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on the main deck and an upper deck out-fitted with a fully enclosed climate con-trolled aluminum command station makethis yacht the most stunning yacht on lakeor river. The 700 Motor Yacht is poweredby a pair of Cummins QSB - 230 hp dieselengines with a V-Drive transmission.Docking and navigation is aided by a 30hp dual prop IMTRA bow thruster. Thisyacht also has two generators: a main 40kw Cummins and a 21.5 kw Cumminsback-up generator. The hull bottom isconfigured with SkipperLiner's new Shal-low Draft Package, a 42 in. clearance draftthat is designed to allow the yacht to trav-el into hard to reach coves and bays.


Milestone in CutterConstruction

Unit 1120, which will complete the bow section ofthe first National Security Cutter under construc-tion at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems'Pascagoula facility, was lifted into place.

Shipbuilders erected the final grandblock unit on the U.S. Coast Guard's firstDeepwater National Security Cutterrecently, signifying a crucial constructionmilestone in the shipyard and shipbuild-ing program's recovery effort following aseries of storm events. The craft workersconstructing Bertholf (WMSL 750), beingbuilt at Northrop Grumman Corporation'sPascagoula facility, used innovative pro-duction techniques to keep the ship ontrack despite the challenges posed byTropical Storm Cindy and HurricanesDennis and Katrina. Northrop Grumman'sShip Systems sector is building the ship attheir Pascagoula facility, under contractfrom Integrated Coast Guard SystemsLLP, a joint venture of Northrop Grum-man and Lockheed Martin. The shipbuild-ing team has established a number ofindustry firsts in the quality of the build.Innovative techniques, such as designingnew jigs and fixtures to improve flatnessand fit, kept the ship erection sequence onschedule. Three dimensional modelingaids were created to provide better plan-ning and construction sequencing, which

helps avoid rework. A forward-looking material approach

provided more rapid support, allowing theconstruction team to build with no gaps inproduction.


Roehrig MaritimeAdds Tug to Fleet

Roehrig Maritime has purchased theTug John H. Malik, formerly the Tidewa-ter Marine M/V Gulf Ruler. The John H.Malik is 6100 hp, measuring 137 x 38 x

18 ft. It has an Intercon double drum Tow-ing Winch with 2,000 ft. of 2 in. wire, andhas 160,000 gallons of fuel capacity. TheTug is in the process of having her mainengines overhauled, fendering upgraded,and will be fitted with a 55 ft. height of


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It will be maintained to ABS Class stan-dards.

The John H. Malik will work exclusive-ly on a long term charter towing oil bargesfor a petroleum transportation companylocated in the Northeast.

Trinity, Ingram inBarge Agreement

Trinity Marine Products has reached along-term agreement to provide barges toIngram Barge Company. The contractcalls for the construction of dry cargounits for a number of years.

Small Yard, Big Boat

The Bayou Country of Louisiana has areputation as a place where great boats arebuilt in small yards. When Richard AdamsSr. opened his Lockport Fabrication yardon the bank of Bayou Lafourche at Lock-

port in 1979 he became a part of that tra-dition. Now, at 72 years of age, he comesin every day to work with his son Richard"Dickie" Adams Jr. Over the years the twomen have launched a lot of boats fromtheir yard. Recently, when they launchedthe supply vessel Bertha D stern first,her166-ft. length nearly reached to theopposite bank of the bayou. Designed bynaval architect Frank Basil of Houma La.,for owners Supreme Services also ofHouma, the boat has a 36-ft. beam and a14-ft. molded depth. The hull is fabricatedfrom .75 and 1.5-in. steel plate. Containedin the hull is tankage for 2,500 barrels ofliquid mud, 33,000 gallons of methanol,60,000 gallons of fuel, 20,000 gallons ofpotable water and 800 gallons of lube oil.Seven ballast tanks have a capacity for atotal of 38,000 gallons.

Propulsion for the Berth D is providedby a pair of Cummins KTA38 M0 mainengines each generating 850 hp at 1,800rpm. The mains turn 70-in. four bladeMichigan propellers through ZF4660marine gears with 5.5:1 reduction. A pairof Cummins 6CTA-powered 99 kW gensets provide electrical and pumpingpower. The drop down azimuthing bowthruster that supports the DP1 equippedboat is powered by hydraulics driven by a350 hp Cummins QSM11 engine that alsopowers the fire monitor pump and thehydraulic anchor winch.

About 40 ft. from the stern of the largeopen cargo deck and just to the port sideof the keel line, a plate can be removed toreveal a 30-inch diameter moon pool foruse when working with divers and othersubsurface events in rough weather. TheBertha D will be delivered in March ofthis year. It is the first to two supply ves-sels for the same owner with the second todeliver at the end of 2006.



By Joan M. Bondareff and Charles T. BlocksidgeA little-known provision of the Department of Defense

Authorization Act for FY 1994 (Section 2927 of Pub. L.103-160) established a program that can be hugely bene-ficial to the growth of ports in the United States. ThePort Facility Conveyance Program (the "Program")allows ports to receive surplus property (both real andpersonal property) from closed military bases or anyother excess DoD or federal property, at no cost to theport provided the ports retain the property for port usagein perpetuity. Now that the Defense Base Closure andRealignment Commission of 2005 has announced itsfinal list of bases to be closed and/or realigned, the timeis ripe for U.S. ports to take a look at the list and identi-fy these opportunities. The Port Facility ConveyanceProgram is administered by the U.S. Maritime Adminis-tration (MarAd) on behalf of the Secretary of Trans-portation. Since its enactment in 1993, the Program hasprovided enormous benefits to numerous U.S. ports.These ports include the Port of Long Beach, CA, the Portof Everett, WA, and the Tri-City Regional Port Districtalong the Mississippi River, in Granite City, Illinois. ThePort of Long Beach acquired 540 acres from the Navy in1997. The Port of Everett is in the process of receiving22 acres from the Air Force upon which it will build aferry terminal and commuter rail station. The Tri-CityRegional Port District has received 579 acres from theArmy, and is in the process of receiving 82 additionalacres for what soon will become a total of 722 acres ofexcellent property located adjacent to the River.

The principal requirement for receiving the surplusmilitary property and facilities is to use and maintain theproperty for port usage in perpetuity, i.e., forever. If theproperty is used for other purposes at any time in thefuture, title will revert back to the U.S. Government.However, the MarAd regulations allow compatible eco-nomic development to occur on the transferred property.(46 CFR Part 387.) The experience of the Tri-CityRegional Port District is illustrative of what a Port canhope to achieve under the Program. The Director of thePort took advantage of the Program by working toacquire the Army's closed Charles Melvin Price SupportCenter in 2002. This site is located in Granite City, Illi-nois which is about five miles east of St. Louis. ThePrice Center contained over 50,000 square feet of officespace in numerous administrative buildings, 1.6 millionsquare feet of warehouse space, 150 military housingunits, and large tracts of undeveloped land. While title tothe property could be transferred administratively viaMarAd, the Port also sought the support of the IllinoisCongressional delegation. The delegation sponsored leg-islation, included in the Department of Defense Autho-rization Act for FY 2001, to transfer the property at nocost to the Port District. Once again, the property wouldbe transferred without consideration provided the proper-ty is maintained in perpetuity by the Port for port usage.Should the property be sold by the Port, title would revertback to the U.S. Government.

The Tri-City Port District was successful in turning theclosed and abandoned military base into a greatlyexpanded port and intermodal transportation facility,with direct access to the Mississippi River. Now calledRiver's Edge, the new usage of the property as a mixed-use residential, commercial and industrial park is amodel of success for using the Program. The mission ofRiver's Edge is to create 1,000 new jobs, establish an

international and intermodal RoRo and high-speed capa-bilities, and a 200-acre industrial park. To date, the PortDistrict has attracted approximately 40 new companies tothe property, in addition to retaining seven federal ten-ants. To acquire property from the military and see thetransfer through to final deed completion requirespatience and close coordination with MarAd, the Depart-ment of Defense, and the Congress. In the case of thePrice Center, a number of acres were contaminated.Before title could be transferred, the Army was requiredto clean up the property to meet federal and state envi-ronmental standards. In an effort to allow the Port Dis-trict a jump-start on redevelopment efforts, all of theenvironmentally-suitable property was transferred first.The remaining property is being transferred in blocks asit is cleaned up to applicable standards.

The 2005 BRAC Commission has identified 33 majorbases for closure and 29 others for realignment. Thesebases include Fort Monroe, VA; Naval Air Station (NAS)Pascagoula, MS; NAS Ingleside, TX; NAS Brunswick,ME; Army Reserve Personnel Center, St. Louis, MO;NAS Pensacola, FLA; NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, VA;Naval Support Activity, (East Bank) New Orleans, LA;Otis Air National Guard Base, Falmouth, MA. A numberof these bases are in coastal communities and could beripe for the Program. Ports interested in receiving prop-erty from DoD must move quickly before DoD puts theproperty up for bid to the highest priced developer.

Ports and recipients of property from closed bases can

also receive federal funds from the DoD Office of Eco-nomic Adjustment. Funds are appropriated to the OEAin the DoD Appropriations Acts, and, again, can be ear-marked for specific ports and communities. The portsreceive the OEA funds in the form of federal grants. Thefunds can be used for preparation of the local redevelop-ment authority's reuse plan and its implementation. Inthe case of Tri-City, for example, OEA funds were usedfor warehouse roof replacement and family housingrefurbishment.

Ports have an excellent opportunity to expand theirfacilities and property by acquiring needed property andequipment from closed military bases in their communi-ties. Bases can be closed by BRAC or, if under the 300person limit, administratively by the Secretary ofDefense. Ports need to step up to the plate to identifytheir needs for this prime real estate before it is sold tothe highest bidder.

Joan M. Bondareff ([email protected]) currently Of

Counsel at Blank Rome LLP handles maritime transportation,

environmental and legislative issues for the firm. Prior to join-

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Department of Transportation. Charles T. Blocksidge (Block-

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ATBs

By Larry PearsonThe construction of Articulated Tug

Barge (ATB) units is one of the strongestsectors in all of commercial marine con-struction. The market not only includescomplete tug barge units, but the con-struction of double hulled barges thatwork with tugs modified with a couplersystem between the two units. There isalso some double hulling of existing sin-gle skin barges, as the deadlines imposedby OPA-90 loom ever closer.

Several shipyards are participating inthis business, namely Bollinger, VT Hal-ter, SENESCO and The ManitowocMarine Group.

Bollinger has been very aggressive inpursuing this business. "We are nowbuilding 14 OPA-90 units ranging from28,000 to 1210,00 barrels capacity," saidRobert Socha, vice president of marketingfor Bollinger. "Most of the work is done atour Gretna and Amelia facilities," Sochaadded.

"In spite of the damage to our facilitiesand the dispersing of our workforce, wecontinue to deliver OPA-90 vessels to ourkey customers," Socha remarked. That

includes a 101,000-barrel barge to K-Seathe third week of January and four moredouble-hulled barges in the comingweeks.

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By Don Sutherland Pick a year, any year, 1953 will do.

Close your eyes and picture the harbor atthe time of its so-called heyday. If it'sNew York harbor, it's quite a harbor. Theshores are packed with piers and slips andfolks at work, and the waters thick withlighters and carfloats getting goodsaround. Open your eyes. It's esplanadesand rock gardens, and citizens onrollerblades. If today's harbor throughputwere greater than 1953's, you wouldn'tknow it by looking.

The workplace has gone around the cor-ner, toward Newark Bay, invisible frommetropolitan verandas. You almostwouldn't know it was there.

The transformation was swift after the1960s, but long enough for human affairs.Boats got together along with their peo-ple, as available space for dockage com-pacted. Pockets took-on character. Therewas the inlet just off Jersey City, forexample, still called the Morris Canal, andmaybe entitled to the name. You oncecould get out to Port Jervis on it, but bythe mid-1990s you could walk its wholelength from the North River in minutes.Bigger things were ahead, or so they werecalled, but against the winds of change thevestige of the old waterway offered a tem-porary harbor.

On an average day of 1996, let's say, itwould be possible to stroll through therecently rehabbed, handsomely land-scaped but substantially unused ferry ter-minal, with its vast unused railroad plat-forms just upland, and encounter a cluster

of tugboats tied in a group on the canal,quite seemingly unused themselves. Buthandsome they were in a dog-eared way,and classic at that. An assortment of fatesawaited (or still await) the old DPCBrooklyn, or the "foreign" G.W. Rodgers,the Ticonderoga, Harbor Star, Rainbowand the Kerry.

At least two of the foregoing have comeup in recent discussions of liveaboards.The Harbor Star once actually made eBay.

Another tug arrived in '96, a bigger one,said at the time to be home and hearth tosome female tugboat skipper, her daugh-ter and dog. "I loved that industrial ruin,"

recalled Capt. Pamela Hepburn of theMorris Canal a decade later, "the bird lifewas amazing. Pheasants crowing at dawn,diving ducks in the winter, pairs of king-fishers, hawks, rafts of canvas backs.There I was, raising my daughter, livingon the boat with dreams of restoring hermyself, ha." The tug for some time hadgone by the name Pegasus, as in the flyinghorse shown in the logo of former owners,the oil company. The wheelhouse win-dows were encased in plywood, absolute-ly proper for the restoration, butinevitably suggesting a blindfold. Would acigarette be next?

It's probably not simple to restore a tug-boat. The complexity compounded withthe new New Jersey, as it marched south-ward to meet the resculpted terminal.Even an industrial landlord, in Capt. Hep-burn's recollection, "came and saw all thewrecks tied up to his property and almosthad a heart attack." Before long, thepotential coronary victims includedeveryone arriving for the marina, the sail-ing school, the watertaxi, and lots of fiber-glass shaped into hulls. "There were hugechanges at Morris Canal in 1999-2000.Where am I going to put a tugboat that I'mnot sure I want to put into deep water?"

Retirement Age for a Tugboat is…Although the Pegasus was a relative

newcomer to the upscaling canal, herskipper had a history there. "It's where Ifirst went tugboating out of, where DickForster tied up. I was lucky enough tobreak-in with him on the Philip," provid-ing opportunities to practice direct-revers-ing in and out of canal locks upstate.

"I started steering right off the bat withthe Feeney, did pretty good and took toloving it in a way. I went to work forExxon to see how the other half lives, butthe small family outfit was much more tomy liking. Finally said enough of this, I'mgetting the Peg."

This was a $25,000 acquisition of theex-Socony No. 16, built as a steamer in1907 for the New York oil trade. "Thatdoesn't sound like a lot of money, but inthe old days a lot of guys paid little ornothing for boats."

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HISTORY

The background at North Cove includes buildings that stand wherethe North River flowed in 1953, the year the old boat was "modern-ized." (Photo: Don Sutherland)

Hull plates and frames and bulkheads all had portions that were "worrisome," requiring the calmingeffects of work such as this a year ago. (Photo: Don Sutherland.)

Capt. Pamela Hepburn guides the 1907-built Pegasus shortly afterrelaunching, for a debut of sorts at North Cove. (Photo: DonSutherland)

A brand-new wheel for the renewed hull, properly identified by hand.(Photo: Don Sutherland)


Named after their logo, the boat mightnaturally appeal to its ex-owners whenoil-towing requirements came up, andthere was the Cross Harbor Railroad. "ThePeg was not built as a railroad boat, withher 900HP compared to most railroadersat around 1600." But one of the reasonsfor choosing this boat had been weight, ofwhich the large hull had plenty. "It's anintuitive thing, but I was used to old-fash-ioned boats where weight versus hore-spower was significant. With a boat likethis on a carfloat, you don't make as muchspeed, but when you stop, it stops. Wetowed for them for five years. Our volumethen was twelve to eighteen hours per day,five days a week."

Beyond the normal vicissitudes facingthe one-tug company would come oneoverarching, "The boat started failing. Shewas not practical to run any more," with-out remakes beyond economic sense. Shewas a single-screw tug which would nowban her from oil, pushing her ninthdecade. But also, the sciences of records-keeping were well-developed across thelifetime of this boat. If someone wanted tocreate a reminder of what things used to

be like and they wanted to use this boat,where should they start the recreation? Can't be 1907, not completely. A lot of herhull dates from that year, but there's noway to get the steam plant back. Anddiesel conversions change a lot of thingsaround a tugboat besides just the motor.And dieselization came to the ex-Socony16, then the John E. McAllister, in thatheyday year of 1953. She was an upgradeto the modern tugboat at the time Ikebecame president.

So she is a lesson in versatility andadaptability, in various ways, acrosswaves of time and purpose. Perhaps thatcould be an inspiration to find staring inyour face during lunch on the esplanade.Some folks said let's see if we can keepthe noble old vessel going.

Restoration in Paper, Rock and SteelPlenty of people believe there are good

reasons to preserve old vessels, thoughfunds for the purpose are not boundless. "Gerald Weinstein was a supporter of greatgenerousity from the beginning," saysCapt. Hepburn, though there are publicsources too, a pie into which a number of

interested New Yorkers had alreadylooked. Several offered the newcomer aplate and a fork. Applications were filedand a few grants and loans approved.Involved were New York State Depart-ment of Parks, Recreation and HistoricPreservation, the New York LandmarksConservancy, the New York CommunityTrust, The Hyde and Watson Foundation,and Abraham and Lillian RosenbergFoundation.

The Tug Pegasus Preservation Projecthaving found its board, it got its 501 (c) 3and listing on the National Register inshort order. The funds came with specificinstructions regarding their disbursementssuch as, in a large recent instance, the hull."The hull was not sound, it was extremelyworrisome." That was in the beginning,before arrangements were made for JohnGarner's lift at Tottenville to bring the ves-sel ashore. It meant making sure even thelatest Travelift at Mr. Garner's could han-dle the weight. "After Morris Canal, wewent to Richmond Terrace. During thattime, we removed an estimated twentytons of Belgian block from the engineroom. Ken's Marine was very helpful."

That was sufficient for lifting ashore,although once in the yard "we cut a holein the side of the boat to remove anotherestimated fifteen tons of block from thefo'c's'l. It's hard to keep a bilge clean if it'sfull of damned rocks!" But also, uncover-ing things means finding what wasbeneath. Not always a happy discovery."We weren't able to audiogauge a lot ofthe stuff under the cement, and around thecement line some of the steel had erodedto almost nothing. Charlie Deroko wasour repair consultant, and we took oursteel repair from ABS standards."

The amount of steel needed was consid-erable. "About 900 square feet on the hull-- the whole sheer strake, and all strakes inthe midsection of the boat, and a fairamount of the counter. Also, 500 squarefeet of bulkhead replacements. We hadfour bulkheads in various states of disre-pair, one completely wasted, so we rebuiltthe entire thing. Other bulkheads were 10percent to 75 percent shot."

The hull had a riveted construction in1907, but "our timeline starts in 1953, andwelding was the method then in use." Themachinery, in the meantime, was in pretty



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good shape. "Out of twelve DC motors,we found only one with a brush holderthat needed to be rebuilt. Cast. We foundFulmer, who could do it that way. Eightout of twelve batteries were donated byMr. Delight Breidegam, founder andowner of East Penn Mfg. that producesDeka Batteries, to keep all the WWll sur-plus DC machinery happy. Sea CoastElectric Company, in Hawthorne, N.Y.donated some armour -- a spool of coatedwire that is Military speced -- beautiful.An interior ladder is being put together atJohn Krevey's, whose Pier 63 will hostmuch of the planned activity for the Pega-sus in the spring of 2006."

Capt. Hepburn acknowledges a numberof industry sources that contributed to thenext big event in the life of the Pegasus --to get back into the water.

The twelfth of September was a Mon-

day, the day after the conclusion of Water-ford Tug Roundup. A lot of boats were intransit, while others stayed put to sleep-in.Only a small gathering arrived for thePegasus relaunch near the southernmostpoint of Staten Island, the southernmostpoint of New York State. A Europeanvideo crew was on-hand, and a few well-wishers and supporters. Glistening in newcoats of paint, the hull of the Pegasus stillshowed a long and active life, for somedents are forever. And a blindfold, thoughcloth instead of plywood, still covered herface. And when the Travelift lowered her,inch by inch and gently, back into thewater, it was with nowhere near thepanache of a slide down the ways. Underthe day's hot sun the brie was as runny asthe champagne. But it was a launching,and with a fixed-up hull, the old tug wasready to start the rest of her life.

"Her new mission basically is educa-tion," says Capt. Hepburn, with both thebookish and the experiential in mind."We're teaching kids about the harbor, andnavigation — I think that's a metaphor forlife, one thing to do on the dock, anotherto get them out there where things arechanging all the time." Also in the cardsare cruises aboard, of which there couldbe free public trips beginning from Pier63, and charters for up to 12. There areother good uses for an old tugboat, somepractical, some decorative. Improvementsremain to be made aboard, of course, suchas railings around the boat deck. Also,"wheelhouse windows are a biggie," saidCapt. Hepburn. We joined the Pegasusone day in December, for her brief hopfrom Pier 63 to North Cove, where she'sdue on exhibit through March. We werepleased to see that the cloth blindfold

could be rolled-up out of the way. Were itnot for the wintry gusts as we headeddown the North River, you would havethought she was finished. Capt. Hepburneased the big hull into a slip on a shorelinebuilt long after it was, or even convertedto diesel — Manhattan ended a block ortwo inland at the time. Directly across inthe new New Jersey glistened a thousandsetting suns in the windows of corporatetowers, winter darkness spreading overthe former Morris Canal. Even before thelines were set, passersby approached toinquire about the boat, and one lucky citi-zen talked his way aboard. Yes, she gother new diesels back around when grand-pa was being born. Yes, she was part ofthe force that built everything around you.Yes, that force continues just over there,bigtime, just to the west, just on the hori-zon, and aren't you lucky it's there.



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The INSTC was established in March 2005. Its aim isto educate the crew members onboard vessels equippedwith the Furuno navigation and communication equip-ment. During 2005, INSTC has successfully completed22 training courses for the crew members who mainlyoperate the Furuno Integrated Navigation System Voy-ager. The training allows the crew members to try out theequipment in a full mission navigation simulator in orderto exercise the daily use of the equipment as well as tooperate the equipment in awkward situations. TheINSTC offers a five-day ECDIS training course. Traineesobtain a certificate that fulfils the requirements in accor-dance with the IMO Model Course 1.27, reviewed byDNV. The course provides the trainee with the knowl-edge of ECDIS as a system, the ECDIS operation, elec-tronic chart materials and practical nav by using ECDIS.





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COATINGS & CORROSION CONTROL


During the past few years the marine coatings industryhas engaged in responding to the concerns of marinebiologists to rid the world's shipping fleet of TributyltinSelf-Polishing Co-Polymers (TBT SPCs) coatings. Indoing so, the industry has produced two systems thatmeet those concerns, and have, in addition, retained orimproved the means of controlling hull fouling. By2008, it is expected that these systems will encompass 80percent of the anti-fouling market.

The first of the coatings, tin free SPCs, works in a sim-ilar way to TBT SPCs. The surface coating, slowly dis-solving as the vessel moves in the sea, releases biocidesthat mitigate the targeted marine organisms that invadethe hull. With the tin having been replaced by copper,zinc or silyl, the biocides do not have the same effect onthe wider marine life at sea. Second is a system thatseeks to prevent the attachment of marine organisms tothe hull. Foul release coatings use silicone to give it anelement of flexibility; a flexibility that makes it difficultfor organisms to attach to the hull, and where successful,causes them to drop off at the faster speeds of motionthrough the water. While useful, sometimes additionalefforts are required to keep a hull clean and efficient. Forthe ship owner, hull efficiency can only be quantifiedthrough fully normalized performance data. Incrementaldays lost at sea due to fouling can be plotted, and then,by taking appropriate action to return the hull to goodcondition, whether that requires underwater brushing,dry-docking for more extensive maintenance or a modi-fied coating formulation at next drydock. CASPER(Computerized Analysis of Ship PERformance) uses anadvanced hydrodynamic method for determining the truespeed of the vessel hull through thewater. Developed in Scandinaviaby Torben Munk, MSc., it wasbrought to the U.S. and is offeredhere through Propulsion Dynam-ics. Daniel Kane, VP BusinessDevelopment, said that throughthese hydrodynamic methods, allvariables are removed with excep-tion of the added resistance of thehull and propeller. As a result ofthis, a clear picture emerges: per-formance losses represented aseither a speed loss or increase infuel consumption are depicted inan 'Actual Obtainable Speed andFuel Consumption Curve', and theincrease in ship resistance is plot-ted in real time. To plot the devel-opment of hull and propeller resis-tance, the owner will need to knowthe true speed of its ship and thefuel it consumes. Although mostship owners regularly undertakefundamental calculations, the dataobtained onboard suffers from sev-eral unknowns and uncertainties.Corrections will have to be madefor wind, waves, and the vessel'sdraft; corrections which require

technical knowledge and trained personnel. More diffi-cult still, is how to determine the speed through thewater; the speed log is of insufficient accuracy for thispurpose, and the U.S. Coast Guard's maritime Differen-tial Global Positioning Service, while providing greataccuracy, has to be corrected for the sea current, which isalmost impossible to ascertain from the vessel.

Using statistical hydrodynamics, CASPER is designedto offer the solution. Observations from aboard the ves-sel are transmitted by the Internet to Propulsion Dynam-ics once a week. Most of the parameters are already partof the normal noon reporting, and there is no need foradditional instruments, computer software, crewmem-bers, or specialist training, to gather the information.

"The results that CASPER has achieved for Propul-sion Dynamics clients have been significant," said Kane."On many of the vessels we have analyzed, we havefound that even for well-maintained ships, the hull andpropeller resistance has increased at a faster rate than

would be expected, due to marine growth, in some casesby more than 40 percent of the smooth hull resistance.In addition, our clients have also discovered ships of sim-ilar age with a difference in added resistance of morethan two times, therefore having accurate figures for totalship resistance give the shipowner a tool to maximizepropulsion efficiency."

Figure II indicates the added resistance of two vessels.Prior to dry-docking, Ship B shows a higher resistance inthe water than Ship A, due to different hull treatmentsand maintenance programs during the previous fiveyears. Leaving dry dock, the baseline resistance for ShipA was 15 percent, and for Ship B it was three percenthigher. The owner of the two vessels put the difference inthe baseline resistance down to different treatments beingapplied to the hulls.

Two hundred days after leaving dry dock, both vesselsare showing signs of increased hull and propeller resis-tance; but in Ship A, it has increased at a slightly fasterrate, furnishing the ship owner with cost-benefit infor-mation for the different treatments applied to the hulls.

The monthly report that Propulsion Dynamics pro-duces for the ship owner evaluates the performance ofthe hull and / or propeller coating, benchmarks hull treat-ments between ships enrolled, and ensures that the ther-mal load of the main engine is not exceeded.


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DeFelsko Debuts NewCoating Thickness Gage

The redesigned PosiTector6000 Coating Thickness Gagefrom DeFelsko Corporation hasnew features. The PosiTector6000 retains all of its simplicityand functionality for measuringcoatings on all metals. The newfeatures include large impact-resistant Lexan display, IP5X

ingress protection and protective rubber holster. A widerange of probes are available for a variety of applications.


Noxudol- Sprayable SoundDamping Paste

Noxudol 3101 is a sound damp-ing paste intended for metal andplastic in thickness between 0.02-.20 in. Noxudol is a waterborneviscous elastic sound dampingpaste based on polymers, devel-oped for users who have highdemands on fire safety. Due to its

viscous elastic flexibility, it converts sound producingresonance into heat. Noxudol 3101 contains anti corro-sives and gives protection against condensation.


NLB 605 ConvertiblePump

The 605 Series water jet pump units from NLB Corp.offers up to 600 hp and 143 gpm (447 kw and 541 lpm).A simple conversion kit lets users operate at any of fivepressures to suit their applications: 6,000, 8,000, 10,000,15,000, or 20,000 psi (414 to 1,400 bar).

The NLB 605 Series units all feature an internal gearpac instead of a traditional external drive. Other impor-tant features include a heavy-duty poly-chain systemwith belt guard and water pressure-actuated throttle con-trol to adjust output to operator demand.


Metals USA Gets NewBlast and Paint Line

Metals USA is a provider of large sheets of steel forship building with facilities in Mobile, Ala. and NewOrleans, La. Each of these facilities uses a Wheelabra-tor Blast and Paint Line System.

When the Mobile, Ala. facility waspurchased by Metals USA, theoriginal machinery inthe plantr e q u i r e dthe steelplates tobe verti-

Software for Maintenance Painting AnalysesSherwin-Williams Industrial and Marine Coatings is

equipping its corrosion specification specialists with a com-prehensive software program, Site Survey, designed toenable plant maintenance decision-makers to maximize theirinvestment in plant assets and minimize plant maintenancecosts. Sherwin-Williams developed the standalone softwareapplication. The program is used to improve maintenancepainting planning by providing long-term budgetary analysesof on-site plant survey data. Site Survey runs on a MicrosoftOffice platform, allowing data to be e-mailed from Sherwin-Williams corrosion specification specialists directly to cus-tomers. Site Survey lets users enter data to catalog and eval-uate plant assets, estimate current and future maintenance painting expenses, and generate cost comparisons for var-ious budget scenarios. The reports created allow customers to understand the current corrosion status of their facil-ities and identify maintenance priorities, actions, costs, and savings over a ten-year period.

After the initial data is entered by a corrosion specification specialist and a comprehensive Site Survey analysisis provided, through a licensing agreement, the program is allowed to reside on the customer's local server so it iseasily updated by customers and accessible for their use. The program also:• Is equipped with an area estimator to more quickly and accurately estimate surface areas of typical buildingmaterials and geometric structures such as tanks, pipes, columns and corrugated decking • Allows easy cataloging and management of photographs • Allocates repair priorities taking into account the overall condition of a structure and its importance to plantoperations • Calculates the optimal year in an asset's life cycle to overcoat or replace it • Allows multiple-location comparisons by plant, division, or region • Auto-optimizes budgets and compares up to eight budgets at a time • Generates graphs and charts for visually communicating comparison data • Provides internal adjustments for inflation, asset depreciation and other factors.


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DoD to Present at NACEDuring the NACE Annual Conference, the DoD Cor-

rosion Prevention and Control Integrated Product Team(CPC IPT) will address specific corrosion concerns andprocedures during a two part session. The first sessionscheduled for March 13, 2006 will directly inform com-panies in the corrosion industry of the process used forproposing projects through the Department of DefenseCorrosion Prevention and Control Integrated ProductTeam for funding. "The Department of Defense is eagerto work with industry to enhance corrosion solutionsused in military projects," said Dan Dunmire, SpecialAssistant for DoD Corrosion Policy and Oversight,"There is only one realistic way to proceed down thisroute, and it is to have standards that set consistentexpectations of any project regardless of its industry orgovernment origin."

Part two of the DoD Corrosion Exchange will focuson providing industry experts and companies with cor-rosion-related standards and specs that are mandatoryto do business with the DoD.

For more information about the NACE InternationalAnnual Conference, visit www.nace.org/c2006.



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cally blasted and manually painted. Met-als USA sought a less labor-intensiveprocess to perform this function.

The Wheelabrator Blast and Paint Linewas installed in Mobile, Ala. in late 2003.

Designed to blast 12-ft. wide raw steelplates and small structural shapes, themachine is primarily used to blast platesfor shipbuilding. With the new machine,only one operator is required. Plates or

shapes are loaded onto the Blast and PaintLine's roll conveyor by magnet or vacuumcranes. Plates up to 50 ft. long can beblasted, and the machine runs at a speedof five- to 10-ft. per minute. Steel shot is

used for the blasting process. Themachine features a direct flame preheater,allowing it to cure and dry the paint in onestep. After leaving the machine, plates arecut into various shapes with plasma cut-ters to meet shipyard needs. Plates areunloaded from the machine by the samecrane that originally loaded them.

Another unique feature of the Mobile,Ala. Blast and Paint Line is the paintingprocess. The machine is equipped withtwo separate sets of dedicated paint heads.This allows both water-based primer andsolvent-based pre-construction primer tobe loaded into the machine at all times


OIS Wins SemiReactivation Contract

In early 2005, Transocean Inc selectedMobile, Alabama based Offshore-InlandMarine & Oilfield Services Inc (OIS) toperform the re-activations of semis Falcon100 and Amirante. Transocean has nowdesignated OIS as the prime contractor forthe re-activation of the Semi C. KirkRhein. The ongoing topside services pro-vided by OIS include steel fabrication andrenewals, piping and tubing replacement,electrical repairs, mechanical componentreplacement and deck crane repairs.

In addition to services provided toTransocean in Mobile, OIS has numerousteams offshore providing service for otherTransocean rigs as well as for Noble Cor-poration, Diamond Offshore Drilling,GlobalSantaFe Corporation, and Cal DiveInternational. OIS offers a strategic ser-vice connection supporting existingmarine and offshore assets.

Donjon-Smit OffersNo Cost Coveragefor Salvage

Donjon-SMIT, an OPA-90 Alliance,will now offer free coverage for salvage,firefighting and lightering as requiredunder the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Themajority of OPA-90 salvage, firefightingand lightering service providers charge afee, ranging as high as $650 per vessel peryear of coverage, particularly for tankvessels. Donjon-SMIT offers free stand-by coverage for all vessels both tank andnon-tank, which will result in significantsavings for companies.

This new no cost approach by Donjon-SMIT is based on the operational capabil-ities of the company, usage of own equip-ment and access to additional resourcesnecessary for effective and timelyresponse to all kinds of casualties.







SHIP’S STOREOmegadyne

The PX2471 Series Pres-sure Transducers aredesigned and tested to

meet the new Marine Pressure Stan-dards MIL-T-24742(SH) andASTM F2070 when invoked.Applications include naval ship-board use, both on surface and sub-surface vessels, as well as generalmarine uses on new constructionand ship overhauls.

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AutohydroAutohydro is ahydrostatics andstability programthat performs

intact and damage analyses and producescustomized stability reports which areaccepted by all major governing approvalbodies. ASC is known for CAD/CAMsoftware used in phases of naval archi-tecture and ship production.

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DefelskoThe redesigned PosiTector6000 Coating ThicknessGage from DeFelsko Cor-

poration has new tougher features. Stillsimple, durable and accurate, the Posi-Tector 6000 retains all of its simplicityand functionality for measuring coatingson all metals. New features include largeimpact-resistant Lexan display, IP5Xingress protection and protective rubberholster.

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Sherwin-WilliamsShe r win -Wi l l i amsIndustrial and Marine

Coatings is equipping its corrosionspecification specialists with a soft-ware program, Site Survey, designedto enable plant maintenance deci-sion-makers to maximize theirinvestment in plant assets and min-imize plant maintenance costs.It isused to improve maintenancepainting planning.

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AltairThe Altair Single-Gas Detector fromMSA Instrument

Division features three sensor options:carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide andoxygen. Carbon monoxide and hydro-gen sulfide versions can operate for overtwo years. Advanced design offers supe-rior dust and water protection and highresistance to RFI.

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DesmondStephan The Swirl-Off scarifiertool, from Desmond-Stephan Mfg., removespaint, rust, scale, barna-

cles, and other hard coatings frommetal and concrete surfaces withoutheavy pressure. Using pneumatictools, it removes marine growthunderwater. Easier, faster, and saferthan scraping, sandblasting, orchemicals.

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FilterEzeFilterEze Offers dis-posable Pre-Filter

Socks and Blankets that extend thelife of your air filter indefinitely.Pre-Filter Socks filter outsalt,dust,belt debris, soot, fine par-ticles without compromising airflow. It maintains a clean air filterwithout spending valuable timecleaning and re-oiling or purchas-ing cleaning kits or new filters.

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NoxudolNoxudol 3101 is a sounddamping paste intended for

metal and plastic in thickness between0.02-.20 in. It is a waterborne viscouselastic sound damping paste based onpolymers, developed for users who havehigh demands on fire safety. Due to itsviscous elastic flexibility, it convertssound producing resonance into heat. Itcontains anti corrosives and gives protec-tion against condensation.

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DynamoldDynamold is amanufacturer ofpre-catalyzed-filmed epoxy

chocking material for engine andcomponent installation. The pre-catalyzed DMS-4-828 filmed epoxychock material's application is easi-er, and cleaner than conventionalepoxy chocking methods.

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Federal SignalFederal Signal re-intro-duced the UniStat Sta-

tus Indicator. Federal Signal's teamof engineers and technicians devel-oped an improved circuitry designand LED array for the UniStat.The UniStat can now be fitted witha sounder module for added flexi-bility in work areas where visualand audible signaling.

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ImtraImtra Corporation'slow-wattage/high-

brightness LED spotlight, manu-factured specifically for marineapplications, harnesses three Lux-eon 1W PowerLEDs to produceillumination equivalent to that of atypical 20-watt halogen bulb, butwith consumption of just 6 wattsand an estimated life of 50,000hours.

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VoithFor 75 years, Voithhas been designingsystems that are safefor man and envi-ronment. Voithoffers tailor-made

drive systems for a wide range ofapplications- for harbor assistanceand escorting duties, ferries or navalapplications up to special marinecraft.

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ComnavDesigned to work withthe ComNav ComPilotAdvanced Autopilot

System, the 203 has a backlitgraphical display so system infor-mation is easy to read. The water-tight case has sealed openings and ismade from high-impact materialthat is resistant to most chemicalsso the unit can withstand the harshmarine environment.

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ShellShell Alexia LS is cylinderoil with a lower BaseNumber (BN), ensuring

lubrication of modern low speedengines when burning Low SulphurFuel Oil. Its low BN means thatthe correct surface properties ofcylinder liners are maintained andexcessive piston deposits are avoid-ed. Shell Alexia LS has good deter-gency and dispersancy

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SenerSener celebrates its 50thanniversary. Foundedin 1956 by Enrique deSendagorta, Sener was

the first Spanish private engineeringcompany that burst into the eco-nomic panorama. Sener has officesin Barcelona, Bilbao, Buenos Aires,the Canary Islands, Lisbon, Madridand Valencia.

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NLB The 605 Serieswater jet pumpunits from NLB

Corp. offers up to 600 hp and 143gpm. A simple conversion kit letsusers operate at any of five pressuresto suit their applications: The NLB605 Series units all feature an inter-nal gear pac instead of a traditional

external drive.

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Metals USAMetals USA is aprovider of large

sheets of steel for shipbuilding withfacilities. The facilities use a Whee-labrator Blast and Paint Line Sys-tem. Designed to blast 12-ft. wideraw steel plates and small structuralshapes, the machine is primarilyused to blast plates for shipbuild-ing. With the new machine, onlyone operator is required.

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Nautamatic MarineManufactured by Nautamat-ic Marine Systems., the Glad-iator Autopilot is designedfor boats with hydraulicsteering. The Gladiator fea-

tures Shadow Drive, giving the opera-tor helm control without having topress a button, and has no rudderfeedback transducers. The autopilotholds in reverse and the system comes24/7 customer service.

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Carlisle & FinchC&F uses the sameprecision optics as

supplied to the U.S. Navy andCoast Guard, but incorporatedwithin two Yacht Designs: Stream-lined and Classic. A Precision-Optic reflector provides a deeperdish”parabola, which collects morelight and the ability to focus thebeam to a 1-degree, rather than 2-3degrees.

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Fiber SensysSPIDeR’s cable consists ofa backbone-insensitive to

vibration-and up to 50 individualsensor cable strands. Each strand isattached either to a perimeter fenceor buried in soft soil nearby. If anintruder disturbs one of thesezones, the APU detects a change inthe pattern of conducted light fromthe corresponding sensor cablestrand, resulting in an alarm.

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Herrin DesignIn 1982 Herrin Designcontracted with HazenTide Gauge, Interna-tional to complete the

design of Hazen's ModelHTG5000 Tide Gauge, a telecom-munications-linked tide monitor-ing system that became the industrystandard for dredgers and oceansurveyors.

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Thermo Electron Thermo Electron

Corporation announced its newcarbon dioxide, the AutoCO2. TheAutoCO2 measures carbon dioxideconcentrations in natural gas tomaintain gas quality control atdelivery points. It detects CO2 innatural gas using non-dispersiveinfrared technology (NDIR).

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S p e c i a l t y -WeldThis filter, which will

fit into a standard Kirby Morganwelding assembly provides a weld-ing or cutting accessory, as there isno need to continually lift theassembly up and down, as the divercan see through the filter. The divercan also see for easy and accurate re-striking, making for improvementsin weld quality.

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RailkoRailko offer completebearing assemblies forboth oil and waterlubricated stern tube

and bracket installations. Theseassemblies offer installation accura-cy and are cost effective. Railkobearings are fitted to both merchantand naval vessels. Each bearing isdesigned to specific vessel require-ment.

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Marine SonicMarine Sonic Technol-ogy’s Centurion SeaScan PC Spalsh Com-

puter Systems is a small, compactand rugged portable low cost sonarsystem. It is designed with thesearch and recovery community inmind. The system can be operationwithin minutes and only needs a 12VDC power source.

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AGMarine, Inc.www.agmarine.com Devon Lilestel: 253-851-0862; fax: 253-851-0865email:[email protected]: Gyrocompass, Autopilot, Speed Log, MagneticCompass, RAI, Steering Gear, Charting Systems,

Antenna Productswww.antennaproducts.com Phil Parktel: 940-325-3301; fax: 940-325-0716email:[email protected]: Marine HF whip style antennas, VHF and UHFantennas.

At Sea Electronics, Inc.www.AtSeaElectronics.com Ronald B. Hoeltel: 813-961-3829; fax: 775-256-3048email:[email protected]: Marine Radio/TV Antennas, Amplifiers and distri-bution systems

Autonav (2004)www.autonav.com Paul Wagnertel: 604-526-0113; fax: 604-526-0146email:[email protected]: Dynamic Positioning, Monitoring, Alarm andControl, Steering Systyems, Marine PCs and LCDs.,

C-MAP Commercialwww.c-map.no Eric Jamestel: 508 477 7537; fax: 508 539 4384email:[email protected]: electronic chart providerProducts: CM-93, OceanView, CM-ENC,

Comark Marinewww.comarkmarine.com Jennifer MacKaytel: 508-359-8161; fax: 508-359-2267email:[email protected]: Rugged Marine Computers, High Bright Displaysfor Commercial

Furuno USA, Inc.www.Furuno.com Jeff Kauzlarictel: 360-834-9300fax: 360-834-9400email:[email protected]: Radars, Chart Plotters, GPS, Fish Finders,

Sonars, GMDSS, VHF

Globalstarglobalstar.com John Darktel: 877-SATPHONE; fax: 408 933 4100email:[email protected]: Satellite Phones and Modems, Asset Tracking,Vessel Monitoring

GMT Electronics, Inc.171 Main StreetSouth River, NJ 08882 USAPhone: 732-651-1213; Fax: 732-651-0119www.gmt-electronics.com email: [email protected], installation, service, navigation, com-munication, automation and steering systems. Authorized dealers for: Furuno, Simrad, Raytheon. KVH, SeaTel andKobelt steering products.

Japan Radio Company, Ltdwww.jrcamerica.com Buddy Morgantel: 206-654-5644; fax: 206-654-7030email:[email protected]: AIS, VDR, Radar, Fish Finders, GPS, GPS Com-pass, Inmarsat F-77, Radiotelecommunications, GMDSS,Sonar, SSAS

JW Fishers Mfg.www.jwfishers.com Christopher Combstel: 508-822-7330; fax: 508-880-8949email:[email protected]: Manufacturer of underwater search equipmentProducts: underwater metal detectors, marine magnetome-ters, cable trackers, underwater camera systems, ROVs,and side scan sonars

KVH Industries, Inc.www.kvh.com KVH Sales Departmenttel: (401) 847-3327; fax: (401) 849-0045email:[email protected]: KVH is the leading manufacturer of marine satelliteTV, communications, and Internet systems for commercial,military, and recreational vessels.Products: TracVision satellite TV, Tracphone satellite com-munications, TracNet Mobile Internet Server (Europe Only)

L-3 Communications Klein Associates, Inc.

www.L-3Klein.com Deborah Durgintel: 603-890-1304; fax: 603-890-9796email:[email protected]: Integrated Bridge Systems, Radar, Gyro, ECDIS,AIS, Steering Controls, Communications Equipment,GMDSS,

L-3 Henschelwww.spdtech.com/comp_content_h.html John Higginstel: 978-462-2400; fax: 978-462-4497email:[email protected]: Integrated Communcation & Integrated Naviga-tion Systems, Multi-Function Consoles

Multicomwww.multi.com Michael Koenigtel: 314-968-9800; fax: 314-968-8560email:[email protected]: Public Address, Entertainment Systems, Tele-phone, Satellite

MX Marinewww.mx-marine.com Gerry Dorotheotel: (310) 791-8213 ext. 108; fax: (310) 791-6108email:[email protected]: GPS, AIS, GPS Compass, High Precision SmartDGPS Antennas,

Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems, Sperry Marinesperry.marine.com Linda L. Mullintel: 425-656-2966; fax: 425-656-2971email:[email protected]: Voyage Management, ECDIS, Radars, IntegratedBridge, Compasses & Accessories, Voyage DataRecorders, Communication, Autopilots & Steering, ShipStabilizers

Racorder Marine, LLCwww.racorder.com Mike Roarktel: 931 924 3216; fax: 931 924 3287email:[email protected]: Racorder - the Marine Black Box

Rutter Technologies Inc.www.ruttertech.com Gerald F. Olscamp, P.Eng.tel: +1-709-386-4213; fax: +1-709-368-1337email:[email protected]

Products: Voyage Data Recorders, Sigma S6 High Resolu-tion Radar Processing and Recording, Personal Locatorlights, Full Family of Marine Certified Interfaces, Audio andVideo Input Modu

Saab Transpondertech USAwww.transpondertech.se Stuart Tolmantel: 954-785-2876; fax: 954-785-8578email:[email protected]: AIS for mobile, base stations and aviation. DGPSnavigation systems.

Sea Telwww.seatel.com Judy Borchelttel: 925-798-7979; fax: 925-798-7986email:[email protected]: Antennas for TV, voice and data while at sea

Seacoast Electronics Inc.www.seaserve.com Kevin Mahoneytel: 904 355 0343; fax: 904 356 9088email:[email protected]: Nav and Electronic equipment sales and service

SeaWave LLCMiddletown, Rhode Island 02842

Email: [email protected]: 1.800.746.6251Descr: Headquartered in Newport, RI, SeaWave offersreliable, low cost and integrated marine communicationsolutions using state-of-the-art hardware and software.SeaWave communication systems offer near zero adminis-tration and put the user in control of communication costs.

SI-TEX Marine Electronics Inc.www.si-tex.com Dave Churchtel: 727-576-5995; fax: 727-576-5547email:[email protected]: Marine Electronics

Transas USA, Inc.www.transasusa.com George Tomatel: 206-838-3000; fax: 206-838-7900email:[email protected]: The company's range of high-technology prod-ucts includes onboard navigation systems and equipment,a broad range of maritime simulators, Vessel Traffic Servicesystems

The preceding was the result of an e-mail survey conduct-ed in January 2006. Publisher assumes no responsibilityfor errors or omissions.

MARINE ELECTRONICS DIRECTORYGMT Electronics, Inc.171 Main StreetSouth River, NJ 08882 USAPhone: 732-651-1213Fax: 732-651-0119www.gmt-electronics.com email: [email protected]

Sales, installation, service, navigation, communication, automation and steer-ing systems. Authorized dealers for: Furuno, Simrad, Raytheon. KVH, SeaTel and Kobeltsteering products.


EMPLOYMENT GUIDE

TECO Ocean Shipping is accepting applications for all limited and unlimited licensed and unlicensed positions.

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Mate is 1600-ton oceans endorsement.

• Equal time• Medical/dental benefits• Paid holidays• Tuition reimbursement program for approved classes• 401k Savings Plan with a company match• Performance-based incentive compensation program• Retirement plan• Paid Travel

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EMPLOYMENT GUIDEProfessional SupervisorFt. Lauderdale, Florida

Schedules & supervises the work activities of a pump station crew in conformance with theDistrict's standards of work quality, production, & safety prevention. Strong leadership skills area must. Manages detailed records of operations, plans work activities, attends meetings as wellas executing effective cost control measures for the operation and maintenance of 8 pump sta-tions within FTL F/S's area of responsibility. Must possess the ability to communicate openlywith employees for feedback & motivation, possess experience & knowledge of constructionstandards & principles as well as the ability to read & review construction plans. Coordinatesallocation of personnel, budgeting & prioritizing assignments. Documents, reports, budgets, &integrates with other District activities, on one or more field operations activities such as vege-tation management, structure maintenance, canal levee maintenance, water management con-struction, storm water treatment area maintenance, & pumping operations. May at times berequired to provide work support before, during, & after major events and emergency situationssuch as hurricanes or other declared emergencies. Bachelor's degree in engineering or relatedfield & licenses/certifications that are appropriate for their major field of study is required. (Note:Degree necessary to properly prepare incumbent in the technical elements of the position. Thedegree may be waived in those unusual circumstances where experience clearly demonstratesthat the individual can perform at the required level of technical skills); Seven years experiencein the operation/maintenance of water management works including increasingly responsibleexperience in construction/maintenance/operation of which at least three years is supervisoryexperience. Valid Florida driver's license required; valid certifications and licenses correspon-ding to program areas preferred. Job Reference #205290.

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Marine Engineer Unlim. HP (USCG Licensed - 3rd Asst/DDE/Chief Engineer Unlim. HP)

Oiler/QMED (USCG MMD/STCW)

Marine Diesel Mechanic (Unlicensed Engineer)

Compressor Mechanic (2K psi) (Maintaining Multi-stage Compressor & related Diesel Eng.)

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Master/Mate (USCG Licensed 500+ Tons Near Coastal/STCW)

Navigator/Surveyor (Seismic Navigation system experience required)

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Phone: 985-448-0409 Fax: 985-448-1070

E-Mail: [email protected] Highway 20 Schriever, Louisiana 70395 USA.

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76' x 25' MODEL BOW TUG2100hp GM File# 7669/TG $1.2 mil

105' x 29 MODEL BOW TUG3000HP GM File# 7580/TG $2 mil offers

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27' RIGID INFLATABLE(1) 4cyl CumminsdriveFile#7516/CR$15K

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MANY BANK REPO NEWERSHRIMPERS FROM 85'-105'

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62' x 19' TRIPLE CABIN PUSHBOAT950 hp CAT File # 5557/TG $350 K offer

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45' x 14' Aluminum Crewboat(2) GM- 8V71 File # 2387/CR

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175 x 38' FOUR POINT MOORING SUPPLYFile# 7526/SC $ 2 mil

72x 26 OILFIELD SUPPLY(2) GM8V71 File # 3022/SC $175 K

96' x 24' SUPPLY(2) GM-12V71 File# 8171/SC $650,000.00

36'ALUMINIUM OILFIELD CREWBOAT(2)GM6V53 File#8027/CR $72.5 K

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Bollard Pull: 63 kips (ahead) 49.8 kips (astern)

Main Engines: (2) EMD 12-645-E6 NA; 1600HP each at 900 RPM

Rev./Red. Gear: Falk, Model 1230 MRPO-C Ratio 2.96:1

Contact us for further details, inspection and price indications.Details believed to be correct but not guaranteed.

Vessel offered subject to prior charter/sale or withdrawal.

L & R Midland, Inc.(As Exclusive Brokers)

Malcolm HounsomDirect: [email protected]

Richard R. ClarkDirect: [email protected]



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