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IN BUSINESS ON THE COASTAL AND INLAND WATERS

Inland Insights AWO's Jennifer Carpenter discusses the top issues facing U.S. waterways.

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APRIL 2022 VOLUME 71, NO. 4

FEATURES 16 Vessel Report: On Guard

New patrol boats for Washington, Ohio and Texas.

24 Cover Story: Above Water

An interview with American Waterways Operators President and CEO Jennifer Carpenter.

BOATS & GEAR

20 On the Ways

• Intracoastal Iron Works to build methanol-hydrogen workboat • Master Marine delivers 1,600-hp towboat to Plimsoll Marine • Featured boats from December’s International WorkBoat Show • Damen to provide two tugs to Tidewater • Metal Shark to build vehicle ferry for Fire Island Ferries • Construction begins at Edison Chouest on the first Jones Act-qualified wind farm service operations vessel in the U.S.

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30 Outboard Power Guide

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AT A GLANCE 8 On the Water: Infrastructure woes — Part II. 8 Captain’s Table: PVA and meeting face-to-face. 9 Energy Level: California and floating wind technology. 10 WB Stock Index: Operators gain 7% in February. 10 Inland Insider: Inland waterways could help reduce port congestion. 11 Insurance Watch: Hull builders risk insurance. 12 Legal Talk: Good communication is key. 12 Nor’easter: One-foot sea level rise by 2050?

NEWS LOG 14 New York Bight offshore wind auction smashes records. 14 $25 million in funding available for Marine Highway Program projects. 14 Foreign-flagged offshore vessels could face more restrictions. 14 Report says January was Earth’s sixth warmest. www.workboat.com • APRIL 2022 • WorkBoat

DEPARTMENTS 2 Editor’s Watch 6 Mail Bag 40 Port of Call 47 Advertisers Index 48 WB Looks Back

ON THE COVER

C&J Marine's 1,200-hp towboat Josset pushes a tow on the Atchafalaya River in Morgan City, La.. Photo by Doug Stewart

EDITOR'S WATCH

Positive outlook for inland

opefully, we have officially moved into the post-Covid period for businesses and are now in recovery mode. In the workboat sector, it is well documented how Covid devastated the passenger vessel industry. Now, thankfully, that sector appears to finally be on the mend, as evidenced by the Passenger Vessel Association’s successful annual conference and convention held recently. A workboat sector that fared better during Covid and has been adapting to the new normal is the inland tug and barge industry. Inland and coastal tugboat, towboat and barge operators are cautiously optimistic going forward. In our cover story interview with Jennifer Carpenter, president and CEO of the American Waterways Operators (see page 24), she said the industry has a lot to be optimistic about. There are uncertainties, such as how the war in Ukraine will affect the U.S. economy, whether there will be another Covid variant, and how much the industry will be affected by the increasingly volatile climate and weather. Inland operators also continue to deal with a worrisome labor shortage, and the continued push for more decarbonization. But, Carpenter told D.C. correspondent Pamela Glass, “our industry is stress-tested, adaptable and resilient, as we’ve demonstrated again and again.” And she highlighted some bright spots such as improved demand for dry and liquid cargo, new markets like offshore wind, the successful end to the Subchapter M COI phase-in this summer, and the recent “historic investment” in waterways infrastructure with recent enactai16389015345_editwatch_BPA_2021.pdf ment of the Infrastructure and Jobs Act.

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“In 2022, we’ll be focused on helping our industry beat back the challenges and seize the opportunities before us today and creating the conditions for its future success,” Carpenter said “We’ll do that by … maximizing opportunity for our industry in the emerging offshore wind market, ensuring that Coast Guard regulations keep pace with technological evolution ... and providing relief from burdensome costs like towing vessel inspection user fees.” It sounds like the inland waterways is moving in the right direction.

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very mariner who currently holds a Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) has also had at least one medical certificate issued by the Coast Guard. Unfortunately, I routinely encounter professional mariners who are sailing on commercial vessels with expired medical certificates. All mariners need to be aware that an MMC is not valid for use until/ unless the mariner also holds a valid medical certificate. As per Coast Guard regulations, marine employers “may not employ or engage an individual in a position required to hold an MMC unless that individual maintains a current medical certificate.” I encourage all mariners to verify and keep track of the applicable expiration date of their medical certificates. For

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eight pushboats with nearly 70 TWIC employees. TWICs are costly and do absolutely nothing for my company. We need to let our career politicians know this is garbage. Jeremy C. Putman Riverview Tug Service Inc. Bellevue, Iowa.

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enjoyed reading Capt. Alan Bernstein’s article on TWIC (“Negative effects of TWIC,” WorkBoat, March 2022) and I appreciate that he stands up for every mariner. I am a close friend of Capt. (Kevin) Stier on the Riverboat Twilight and he shares similar issues that Capt. Bernstein does. I own and operate

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On the Water Infrastructure woes — Part II

BY JOEL MILTON Joel Milton works on towing vessels. He can be reached at joelmilton@ yahoo.com.

he invisible infrastructure that I wrote about last month — one that our current economic system cannot operate without — is the Navstar Global Positioning System, or GPS. It provides critical data, known as PNT (positioning, navigation and timing), that today is used in almost all aspects of modern finance, commerce, and transportation to the point that in most cases you can’t even buy a takeout pizza without it. At one time, it was only used for navigation, and then we got silly with it. As it happens, the satellites that form the celestial portion of GPS are in space, orbiting the earth, along with a whole lot of other satellites and assorted “space junk.” It’s crowded up there and getting more congested all the time. Satellites get damaged or destroyed on a regular basis. Fixing them is impossible. Satellites also just wear out and it’s expensive to replace them. Sometimes launches go awry and the satellites don’t get off

Captain’s Table PVA and face-to-face

C BY CAPT. ALAN BERNSTEIN Alan Bernstein, owner of BB Riverboats in Cincinnati, is a licensed master and a former president of the Passenger Vessel Association. He can be reached at 859-292-2449 or abernstein@ bbriverboats.com.

ovid has certainly taught us to be flexible. The maritime industry has shown remarkable resiliency over the years, dealing with bad weather, high and low water, economic downturns, fuel price surges and a variety of other challenges. We have always emerged stronger and wiser. Yet, while we pride ourselves on being fiercely independent, we also need to interact and learn from each other. For over two years Passenger Vessel Association (PVA) members have not been able to meet face-to-face because of the pandemic. There have been webinars and numerous Zoom meetings, but there has been no organized in-person contact. That changed when PVA decided it was time to resurrect its annual convention, MariTrends 2022. The PVA board acknowledged the importance and value of face-to-face networking, and idea and information exchange. PVA’s MariTrends 2022 was held in early March in Covington, Ky., on the banks of the Ohio River. It was the first time in many years that the PVA convention was held at an inland river lo-

the ground. Besides the cost and lack of accessibility, satellites have other inherent vulnerabilities. They are a low-power and high-frequency system, and the signal is prone to interference and can easily be jammed. The satellite signal can also be spoofed, and solar flares can wreak havoc on it. Becoming so incredibly dependent on such a system without a proven back up is a prime example of falling into the single-point failure trap. We’re supposed to know better than that. This was not always the case. We once had a very viable system which we deliberately and foolishly turned our back on. That terrestrial-based and complementary system could serve as a relatively low cost, robust back up to GPS. It was the first radio navigation system that I learned to use. It was called Loran (long range navigation) and there is a modernized and more capable version of it called eLoran. It is just waiting for us to implement it. If Congress could just take a break from the culture wars and just do its job and fund this worthy program, it would be a huge plus for everyone’s infrastructure cation. While attendance was smaller than normal due to Covid, the program was as powerful as ever and attendees were immersed in a wide variety of issues and topics important to their operations. Key government leaders participated, with Rear Adm. John Mauger, the Coast Guard’s assistant commandant for prevention policy, and Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, both delivering keynote addresses. PVA members also heard from tourism experts and participated in roundtables and sessions on marketing, waterways event permitting, ferry operations, propulsion technologies, environmental issues, drug testing and legalized marijuana, vessel and facility security, and safety management systems. The PVA’s annual convention would not be complete without a few social events sprinkled in. A highlight was a ride aboard BB Riverboats’ Belle of Cincinnati, where PVA ushered in new leaders for 2022 and convention attendees celebrated being together once again. If the effects from Covid continue to wane, these types of gatherings will grow. It is important for the industry to begin meeting again in person — renewing acquaintances, discussing pressing issues and solving industry challenges. We are an independent bunch, but we also need each other. www.workboat.com • APRIL 2022 • WorkBoat

AT-A-GLANCE

Energy Level Westward blow

BY JIM REDDEN, CORRESPONDENT

alifornia’s full-throated embrace of clean energy development may be put to the test with the prospects of imposing floating wind farms and onshore support facilities sprouting up along the state’s sanctified coastline. Two California offshore wind lease sales planned for this year are among the seven U.S. offerings the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has scheduled by 2025. Environmental assessments are currently underway for the Morro Bay and Humboldt wind energy areas in central and northern California, respectively, where development in waters nearly 4,300' deep will require floating structures with an appreciably larger footprint than the fixed platforms that are characteristic of burgeoning offshore wind developments on the upper East Coast. “With advances in floating wind technology still in play, California is well positioned to be an international leader in this sector,” said BOEM Pacific Regional Director Doug Boren. Boren joined state officials and an advocacy group representative in a Feb. 15 webinar sponsored by the Atlantic Council, a nonpartisan Washington, D.C., think tank, to address California’s role in the expanding offshore wind energy sector.

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California hopes to generate up to 4.6 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power by the end of the decade, as part of the Biden administration’s ambitious plan to put 30 GW of offshore wind into the U.S. electrical grid by 2030. “There’s a very strong value proposition with offshore wind coming into our system, particularly in central California with the potential to connect into the existing transmission grid,” said Karen Douglas, commissioner of the California Energy Commission. “The offshore wind resource in northern California and southern Oregon is also one of the best in the world.” Exploiting those resources, however, will require a substantial infrastructure

overhaul, which California hopes to address through the recently enacted Assembly Bill 525 with a strategic development plan expected to be in place by June 2023. “It’s clear to us that California today does not have all the infrastructure that we would need,” Douglas said. “That’s where the AB 525 strategic plan will really give us the opportunity to scale a set of planning goals and over time work through those questions of workforce development, supply chain, port infrastructure, transmission and permitting.” Inadequate port capacity is a major hurdle, said Varner Seaman, California offshore wind program director for the American Clean Power Association.

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WorkBoat Composite Index Operators index posts 7% gain in February

he WorkBoat Stock Index posted a 20-point gain in February, but the big story was operators. The Operators Index jumped 24 points, or almost 7%, led by Nabors Industries. Nabors jumped $22 a share in February, or 21%. The company, a leading provider of advanced technology for the energy industry, reported fourth

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quarter 2021 operating revenues of $544 million, compared to $524 million in the third quarter of 2021. During the company’s fourth quarter earnings call, President and CEO Anthony Petrello said that the fourth quarter began with oil prices just above $75 bbl. followed by a dip to the mid$50s. “Since then, it’s been a relatively

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INDEX COMPARISONS Operators Suppliers Shipyards WorkBoat Composite PHLX Oil Service Index Dow Jones Industrials Standard & Poors 500

1/31/22 353.32 4,848.59 3,527.64 3,075.73 64.31 35,131.90 4,515.55

2/28/22 377.26 4,604.93 4,118.36 3,096.54 69.40 34,079.18 4,348.87

NET CHANGE 23.95 -243.66 590.72 20.81 5.09 -1,052.72 -166.68

PERCENT CHANGE 6.78% -5.03% 16.75% 0.68% 7.91% -3.00% -3.69%

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Inland Insider Inland waterways could help relieve port congestion

BY PAMELA GLASS Pamela Glass is the Washington, D.C., correspondent for WorkBoat. She reports on the congressional committees and federal agencies that affect the maritime industry, including the Coast Guard, Marad and Army Corps of Engineers.

new Biden administration report on the clogged supply chain that has caused persistent ship backlogs at U.S. ports and rising prices for consumers has recommended that further investments in the inland waterway system will help ease congestion. Funding the modernization of the nation’s aging lock and dam system on the inland waterways, which often move cargo that arrives at U.S. ports, is one of 60 recommendations in the report. The report lays out vulnerabilities in the freight and logistics supply chain and suggests actions that can be taken by Washington, state governments and private companies to “speed up the movement of goods from ships to shelves.” Specifically, it recommends investing in the inland waterway system “to enhance its performance and capacity.” No project priorities are listed, leaving that to the Army Corps of Engineers, which operates and manages the inland system, and no budget for improvements is suggested.

steady climb to the $90 level,” said Petrello. “ … sustained crude prices above the $60 mark provide returns that would incentivize operators to increase their drilling activity. This pricing drove activity materially higher in the quarter.” (as of March 8, WTI was at $123 bbl) The company’s global average rig count for the fourth quarter increased by 12 rigs. “This rig count growth was driven by increases in both our U.S. drilling and international activity,” Petrello said. Petrello closed by saying that commodity prices are at levels that support increased operator activity. “With all of this and the worst of Omicron seemingly behind us, we remain vigilant to potential future disruptions from the virus and challenges in the economy. Those risks notwithstanding the current commodity environment support increased global drilling activity.” — David Krapf

The Department of Transportation said that the report’s recommendations build on actions already taken by the administration that include passing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which makes the largest investment in ports in U.S. history. Recently, the DOT announced the availability of $450 million in grants for U.S. ports under that new law — the largest ever federal investment to improve aging infrastructure at ports which has contributed to supply chain delays and disruptions. The money will be used to build new berths, restore docks and extend rail lines, among other projects. DOT said there have been other actions already taken to relieve the chaos at U.S. ports, including new “pop-up” sites at the ports of Oakland, Calif., and Savannah, Ga., to reduce congestion. In Oakland this involves using temporary container yards to make it easier for agricultural companies to fill empty shipping containers and export their goods, while in Savannah four pop-up inland ports are in place to ease congestion of waiting containerships. Meanwhile the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are imposing fees on ocean carriers that leave their containers at the ports for too long, and the ports are moving toward a 24/7 supply chain system to relieve bottlenecks. www.workboat.com • APRIL 2022 • WorkBoat

AT-A-GLANCE

Insurance Watch Do you need a marine hull builders risk insurance policy?

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uilding boats may be the primary part of your business or just something you do occasionally. Regardless of how many or how often you build boats, you will need a marine hull builders risk insurance policy. And don’t think that this applies only to a new build. Vessels that undergo major refits can be covered under this as well. The policy can be extended to cover not only the hull but also material and equipment that will be installed on the vessel. For the occasional new hull build or major refit, your policy can be written on a hull by hull basis. For yards in the business of building boats, there is an open builders risk policy for multiple boats. Valuation of the hull can be calculated two ways. It can be written on the completed value of a vessel, or for larger vessels it can be a monthly reporting schedule of the unfinished project that

gradually increases to the completed value. Some policies offer buyback coverage for faulty workmanship. There is a condition to conduct inspections during the build and report any findings to your underwriter. Keep in mind that claims due to faulty design are not covered. You will need a professional liability policy for this. Additional coverages that can be added to the policy include: • Delivery of bare hull to yard to be finished off. • Vessel launchings. • Vessel sea trials. • Delivery of completed boat to end user. Protection and indemnity limits are added to cover liability claims due to injury on or around the vessel during the construction process as well as after the vessel has been launched and is conducting sea trials or delivery. And if you are providing crew on board after the vessel has been launched, be sure to have the policy amended to reflect this additional risk. Whether you are building the vessel for a customer or for your own use, launch day is always a memorable occasion and one to celebrate.

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Legal Talk Poor communication cited in barge accident

BY TIM AKPINAR Tim Akpinar is a Little Neck, N.Y.based maritime attorney and former marine engineer. He can be reached at 718-224-9824 or t.akpinar@verizon. net.

ood communication is vital for commercial vessels, whether it involves messages to crew on the shipboard PA system or to distant vessels over the VHF. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) cited poor communication as one of the causes of a recent accident where a barge hit a railroad bridge on Louisiana’s Lake Borgne, near Lake Pontchartrain. A 56', twin-screw towboat was pushing the 195' barge through an open railroad swing bridge. Offering a vertical clearance of 11' in its closed position, the 414' span could rotate to provide a 153'-wide passage to vessels. At around 10:30 p.m. on Jan. 12, 2021, the pilot radioed ahead at mile 38 to notify the bridge operator that they were roughly 30 minutes away and would require opening of the bridge span. The bridge operator responded that two trains had to pass first. As a general condition for drawbridges, federal regulations require that land and sea traffic pass

Nor’easter Wading to work: One-foot sea level rise by 2050, report says

BY KIRK MOORE, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Contributing Editor Kirk Moore was a reporter for the Asbury Park Press for over 30 years before joining WorkBoat in 2015. He has also been an editor for WorkBoat’s sister publication, National Fisherman, for over 25 years.

he newest projections for sea level rise foresee an average one-foot increase around the U.S. coastline by 2050 — equivalent to the increase in the past 100 years, in just 30 years. That will cause moderate tidal flooding that occurs 10 times as often as it does now, according to the federal multiagency 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Feb. 15. (https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/hazards/sealevelrise/sealevelrise-tech-report.html) NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad said that the average one-foot rise by 2050 is basically baked into the future, given ongoing climate trends. While it is critical to reduce carbon emissions that warm the atmosphere, coastal communities must prepare for the looming consequences now, NOAA officials said. “We will find a way to adapt and mitigate as we go forward,” and the report is a first step for that complex planning, said William Sweet of NOAA’s

over or through the draw as quickly as possible to avoid unnecessary delays in the opening and closing of the draw. Shortly after 11:00 p.m., the towboat pilot observed the two trains pass. After seeing this, the pilot asked the bridge operator if the bridge was open. When asked where he was, he replied that he was about 15 minutes away waiting for the bridge. The bridge operator replied that he was going to open the bridge. At some point after 11:30 pm, the captain relieved the pilot. They worked on a six-on, six-off schedule. Shortly before midnight, the tug and barge commenced their transit of the passage at around seven mph, and the port side of the barge struck the south end of the overhanging bridge span. According to the NTSB, the bridge was not fully open. The NTSB cites communication deficiencies of the towboat in failing to confirm the bridge was fully open, and those of the bridge operator for failing to notify the towboat if he observed that the bridge was not fully open. Absence of bridge span lighting contributed to the accident. Fortunately, no one was injured. It’s easy to examine things in hindsight. The events here could have happened to anyone.

National Ocean Service, one of the report’s authors. The regional impacts will vary, dependent not only on tides and local sea conditions, but geological trends along the coasts. Where land is subsiding on the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts, sea level change will have much bigger effects compared to the Pacific states. Small shifts in the path and speed of the Gulf Stream’s flow off the East Coast could already be contributing to more high-tide flooding in Charleston, S.C., and other Southeast coastal communities, researchers have reported. Louisiana is one hot spot, where land already “is disappearing before people’s eyes” with combined sea level rise, land erosion and subsidence, said Sweet. The East Coast is looking at 10 to 14 inches of sea level rise, and the Gulf of Mexico coast 14 to 18 inches. After hurricane events like Sandy’s 2012 left hook into the Mid-Atlantic coast, and Ida’s bulldozing of southern Louisiana last year, maritime businesses can’t afford to ignore future hazards. “By 2050, moderate flooding — which is typically disruptive and damaging by today’s weather, sea level and infrastructure standards — is expected to occur more than 10 times as often as it does www.workboat.com • APRIL 2022 • WorkBoat

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‘Louisiana is one hot spot, where land already is disappearing before people’s eyes.‘ today,” said Nicole LeBoeuf, director, National Ocean Service. “These numbers mean a change from a single event every two to five years to multiple events each year, in some places.” One good tool for business planning is the NOAA Sea Level Rise Viewer at https://coast.noaa.gov/slr/ where users can use their local ZIP code to call up tidal flood prediction maps for their communities and zoom down to see detail at the neighborhood level. The sea level rise report with its 2050 predictions puts out a timeline for the fate of already threatened, low-lying coastal communities. “This latest report on sea level rise provides an urgent call for action to protect Louisiana’s coast and communities,” said Simone Maloz, campaign director for the group Restore the Mississippi River Delta. “Louisiana’s land loss crisis coupled with more intense hurricanes and sea level rise puts our state and its people in a precarious position. These threats require us to work with all speed and power to protect our communities before the worst effects take hold.” Updating from the last edition in 2017, the new technical report delves into detailed discussions of how even modest sea level changes can have dramatic effects on once-infrequent flooding. Only about 0.98' to 2.3' height difference now makes the difference between “infrequent, moderate/typically damaging and major/often-destructive high tide flooding from minor/disruptive ‘nuisance’ high tide flooding, whose impacts are already remarkable throughout dozens of densely populated coastal cities,” according to the NOAA summary. “For example, the trends in minor/ disruptive high tide flooding have grown from about five days in 2000 to 10-15 days in New York City and Norfolk, Va., in 2020; in Miami and Charleston,

S.C., annual frequencies have grown from zero to two days to about five to 10 days over the same period. These increases “will continue, further ac-

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celerate, and spread to more locations over the next couple of decades,” the report says. Sea level rise is going to affect the entire U.S. economy, said LeBoeuf. “Forty percent of the U.S. population lives within 60 miles of the coastline,” and the economy is dependent on ports where operations will be seriously affected by more frequent high water.

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New York Bight wind auction sets new U.S. records

Marad says $25 million available for Marine Highway Program

n March, Marad announced the availability of $25 million in funding for America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). These new funds represent the largest single appropriation of funding ever provided to the AMHP and were made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Investment in Infrastructure and Jobs Act), which will invest $1.2 trillion in U.S. infrastructure and competitiveness.

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Bill seeks to level offshore energy sector playing field

he eye-popping $4.37 billion offered by bidders in February for six wind-energy leases in the New York Bight is the highest-grossing competitive offshore energy lease sale in history – including oil and gas sales, according to the U.S Department of Interior. “This week’s offshore wind sale makes one thing clear: the enthusiasm for the clean energy economy is undeniable and it’s here to stay,” Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in a statement. “The investments we are seeing today will play an important role in delivering on the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to tackle the climate crisis and create thousands of good-paying, union jobs across the nation.” Some 480,000 acres of ocean between New Jersey and Long Island, N.Y., were split into six lease areas by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, in a process that pared down a 1.7-million acre wind energy area the agency designated for starters. “Based on BOEM’s review of scientific data and extensive input from the commercial fishing industry, tribes, partnering agencies, key stakeholders, and the public, BOEM reduced the acreage offered for lease by 72 percent to avoid conflicts with ocean users and minimize environmental impacts,” according to the agency. “BOEM will continue to engage with the public, ocean users, and key stakeholders as the process unfolds.” After 23 hours of frenetic bidding sessions that started at 9 a.m. on Feb. 23, the auction closed after 64 rounds with winners standing at 2:08 p.m., according to a running online tally. The successful bidders are a mix of companies and consortiums with roots in wind energy, oil and energy transmission, including Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Bight (EDF and Shell); Attentive Energy (EnBW and Total); Bight Wind Holdings (RWE and National Grid); Invenergy Wind Offshore (a Chicago-based company); Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind (Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners); and OW Ocean Winds East (EDP Renewables and ENGIE). Bight Wind took the most-sought prize, a nearly 126,000-acre tract known as OCS A-0539 roughly 50 miles east-southeast of Barnegat Light, N.J., for $1.1 billion, beating up to five competitors in the process. — Kirk Moore

oreign-flagged vessels working in U.S. offshore energy development of wind power, gas and oil could face further restrictions under a bill introduced in Congress in February. The American Offshore Workers Fairness Act would close a loophole in current law dating to 1978 that allows foreignregistered vessels and structures to employ nationals of any country while working in U.S. waters, provided they can show that the structure or vessel is more than 50% foreignowned or controlled.

Report says January was Earth’s sixth warmest

he planet rang in 2022 with a remarkably warm January, ranking as the sixthwarmest January in 143 years of climate records, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Antarctic sea ice coverage was near a record low for the month, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. The January global land and ocean surface temperature was 1.60 F (0.89 C) above the 20th-century average, making it the sixth-warmest January in the 143-year climate record.

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VESSEL REPORT Patrol Boats

North River Boats 30-footer patrols Puget Sound for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

On Guard By Michael Crowley, Correspondent

orth River Boats, Roseburg, Ore., delivered a 30'×10' patrol boat to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) last August. It mainly works the waters of Puget Sound with a two-man crew. “We are one of the largest suppliers for Washington Fish and Wildlife,” said Mike Blocher, director of sales for North River Boats. “Depending on the area and the operator, they will choose the platform that works best for them.” Thus the 30-footer is operating in the relatively protected waters of Puget Sound, whereas a larger 38-footer that North River will deliver soon to the WDFW will work offshore. The 30-footer is powered with twin 300-hp Yamaha 4.2L four-stroke outboards that propel the patrol boat to 50 mph. The outboards are controlled with Yamaha Helm Master joystick controls. At full throttle or when idling, the crew operates from within a walk-around pilothouse that features All Salt Maritime’s Shoxs 6300 shock-mitigating seats. Inside the wheelhouse is a dinette with a small galley and a bathroom. An Imtra Sleipner (Side-Power) bowthruster helps when 16

maneuvering in tight quarters or sidling up to larger vessels. Going against larger boats explains the bumpers on the side of the hull instead of a foam or rubber collar. For rescue work there’s a davit on the back deck, as well as a ladder leading from the water over the transom.

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MetalCraft Marine is currently building three patrol boats and recently delivered three others. Two of the three boats under construction will go to Lake Erie for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (DNR), while the third will patrol out of Corpus Christi, Texas, for the Port of Corpus Christi Police. The three recently delivered boats went to Pensacola, Fla., and the Coast Guard in mid-February. The Coast Guard boats are all Interceptor seven-meter (22'6"×8'3") RIBs with Wing foam collars, which “is the most popular size worldwide with navies, coast guards,” said Bob Clark, MetalCraft Marine’s contract manager. The company will deliver 15 more boats to the Coast Guard this year. Some are going to Alaska and some to California and Washington. Another 18 will be built in 2023 and 15 in 2024. Designated cutter-boat-large, the boats will be carried aboard www.workboat.com • APRIL 2022 • WorkBoat

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Weight was also a factor in the selection of the Volvo engines, “because Volvo is lighter. Cummins weighs so much more,” said Clark. Though “the Navy uses Cummins diesels in all their seven-meter RIBS.” The two boats going to Lake Erie for the Ohio DNR are an eight-meter Interceptor (26'6"×8'5.5") and 10-meter Interceptor (34'×9'10"). Their primary mission will be patrol and search and rescue work, and, when needed, back up support for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Coastwww Guard and municipal . activities. Clark described Lake Erie as the “roughest body of water in the Great Lakes. Maybe one of the roughest bodies of water in North America, with the deepest part only 100 feet, most of it 30 feet.” With a good amount of wind, that could make for very rough, uncomfortable passages. PROFESSIONAL MILITARY RIB “It’s the hull shape and /then seats,”

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pension seats, should give the advantage to the patrol boat when looking for the bad guys. In fact, if you are one of the bad guys that the Ohio DNR is after, you better have efficient hulls and a lot of horsepower because both DNR boats will be powered with Yamaha outboards capable of top speeds in the 50-knot range. The eight-meter Interceptor will have a pair of Yamaha 300-hp outboards, while the larger 10-meter Interceptor will hit 50 knots with two 425-hp outboards. A feature on the Lake Erie boats Clark calls “a revolutionary change for RIBs” is the bow ramp. MetalCraft puts them in landing craft boats “but in high-performance RIBS it’s not done.” Yet, as he points out, when someone needs to go ashore, it’s much easier to get there via a bow ramp than crawling over the bow or

jumping in the water. The two Lake Erie boats are just the start of MetalCraft’s three-year contract with the Ohio DNR. “It could be 20-plus boats,” said Clark. “What we are trying to do is find the perfect boat for Lake Erie.” The patrol boat for Corpus Christi is 42'6"×13'4", a multimission policing and security, ship escort and search and rescue vessel. It is also the same model that won WorkBoat’s 2020 Boat of the Year Award after it was built for the Los Angeles Port Police. The 43-footer is expected to be running “long shifts, 24/7,” Clark said in an email, and he “anticipates 2,500 to 2,800 operating hours per year.” Power for those long patrols is supplied by a pair of 600-hp Cummins 8.3L engines, matched up to HamiltonJet 322 waterjets through ZF marine gears that should generate 38 knots when the patrol boat is fully loaded.

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ON THE WAYS CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AT WORKBOAT YARDS

Intracoastal Iron Works to build methanol-hydrogen workboat

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he search for a readily available, easily transportable, low-carbon marine fuel has borne fruit — methanol to hydrogen to electricity, as needed. The secret sauce is in the first part, getting hydrogen from methanol on board. From there, making electricity from hydrogen in a fuel cell is a welldeveloped process (although not yet for marine use), but getting hydrogen out of methanol, on demand, at scale, is what’s being developed by Maritime Partners LLC, Metairie, La., in conjunction with Oregon-based Element 1 Corp. Together, they formed a partnership called e1 Marine that will supply methanol reformers for the world’s first methanol/hydrogen-powered workboat, an inland river pushboat to be called Hydrogen One. Working with Elliott

Diagram of 90' methanol-hydrogen pushboat fuel system.

Bay Design Group in Seattle, Maritime Partners, e1 Marine and ABB are finalizing the design of a new 90'×43' pushboat that will start construction soon at

Intracoastal Iron Works, Bourg, La. Maritime Partners said that the boat will be available for charter by the fourth quarter of 2023.

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extra platforms and capstans aft for safe and efficient hose maintenance on deck. No additional specifications were released. Bollinger Shipyards and the Coast Guard commissioned one of the service’s newest Sentinel-class

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amen Shipyards has signed a contract with Tidewater to provide two Damen Stan Tugs 2309. The tugs will be built at Albwardy Damen Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates and, on delivery in the first quarter of 2023, will both go on charter to a long-standing customer. The 23-meter (75.4') Stan Tug 2309 is a compact and versatile harbor and coastal tug which in its standard format is equipped for towing, mooring and firefighting, with a bollard pull of 40 metric tonnes and approximately 45m² of deck space. Built in series to a standard design, the use of high quality components is designed to ensure low maintenance, maximum fuel efficiency, lower emissions and maximum uptime. For Tidewater and its client, these two vessels have been fitted with additional firefighting capability plus

New Tidewater tugs will be built in the United Arab Emirates.

fast response cutters at the Port of Tampa, Fla. Recently. The cutter John Scheuerman is the fifth of six FRCs to be homeported in Manama, Bahrain, that will replace the aging 110' Islandclass patrol boats, built by Bollinger 30 years ago, supporting the Patrol Forces Southwest Asia. PATFORSWA is the Coast Guard’s largest overseas presence outside the U.S. The Coast Guard took delivery of the 154'x25' John Scheuerman in Key West, Fla., in October 2021. The cutter is the 169th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 46th FRC delivered under the current program. For the FRC, which has a draft of 9'6", Bollinger is using a proven, in-service parent craft design based on the Damen Stan Patrol Boat 4708. Main propulsion comes

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ON THE WAYS gears from ABB that can send power to the Steerprop L-drive thrusters and/or the battery bank, as needed. The plan is to have enough battery power to keep the boat independently electrified while at a dock for 24 hours and still have enough juice to restart the methanolreforming system. The batteries can also boost power from 1,700 hp (from the fuel cells) to 2,000 hp for six-plus hours per 24-hour cycle. The Hydrogen One will also be equipped with a Caterpillar 150-kW diesel generator, which can provide start-up power if the boat is cold and the batteries are depleted. Maritime Partners owns and leases about 1,600 boats and barges, but by the end of next year, there will be an addition unlike any of its fleet mates. The new boat will be IMO 2030 compliant, which will demonstrate its low-emissions bona fides. “This is the missing link,” said Sperry. “Just-in-time methanol to hydrogen is the holy grail of hydrogen power for boats.” The technology is scalable and can be used on vessels from 80' (to have

from twin MTU 20V4000 M93L diesel engines, producing 2,900 hp each. Lyon Shipyard Inc., Norfolk, Va., was recently awarded an estimated $16.4 million contract by the Navy to manage and execute all maintenance, repair, and alterations required to complete the drydocked phased maintenance availability onboard the USS Dynamic (AFDL-6) and barge (YFND-30). The work will be performed in Norfolk and is expected to be completed by January 2023. Tideman Boats US LLC, North Andover, Mass., a builder of highdensity polyethylene (HDPE) boats, has opened a location in the U.S. Since formally beginning production and delivery of HDPE boats in 2013, European companies such as Damen, BP, Boskalis and Astaldi among many oth-

ers have been using Tideman Boats for their own marine operations or for their clients. Company officials said HDPE hull features and advantages include buoyancy with density ranges from 0.93 to 0.97kg/dm3, lighter than fresh water and much lighter than seawater, zero corrosion, and zero maintenance as oxygen, salt, and water have no damaging effect on HDPE. There is no time-consuming need to rinse after use. No gelcoat to repair and no bottom paint at all. Metal Shark has been awarded a contract to build a new vehicle ferry for Fire Island Ferries. Construction of the new Fire Island Maid recently began at Metal Shark’s Bayou La Batre, Ala., shipyard. Designed by Elliott Bay Design Group, the 70'x23' vessel features a steel hull and aluminum superstruc-

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enough room for equipment and tankage and space to isolate hazardous zones) to a containership, according to Mike Complita at EBDG. “Towboats, conventional tugs, OSVs, ferry boats … we can apply this technology to practically any kind of boat,” he said. — Bruce Buls

Master Marine delivers 1,600-hp towboat to Plimsoll Marine Master Marine Inc. (MMI) has delivered the 67'×28' pushboat Steel Skipper to Plimsoll Marine. The Steel Skipper is the fourth vessel MMI is scheduled to deliver to Plimsoll Marine. The four vessels are designed by Entech Designs LLC. Plimsoll Marine, a Cooper Group company, is a LaPlace, La.-based towboat operator that performs fleeting and barge services from Baton Rouge, La., to the Head of Passes on the Lower Miss. “Plimsoll Marine strives to provide the Lower Mississippi River with premier pushboat services utilizing the industry’s most modern and capable

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Austin Sperry, a co-founder of Maritime Partners, won’t disclose who might be the lessee, “but I will say there has been a significant amount of interest from up and down the supply chain.” Methanol is a simple alcohol (also known as wood alcohol) and is widely available on the inland river system as well as coastal ports. “It’s all around the world,” said Sperry, “so you don’t have to build this big distribution network.” And because methanol is liquid at room temperature, it’s easily pumped from tank to tank, from shore to ship. “That’s one of the benefits of this system,” he said. “It’s much easier to transfer to a vessel, and generally safer and easier to store,” than, say, large quantities of hydrogen. The system also requires an onboard supply of ionized water, which is combined with the methanol and fed to the reformers. This proprietary system uses heat and some pressure to extract pure hydrogen out of the methanol/water mix. The hydrogen is then fed to fuel cells that generate electricity. The electricity will be distributed through a series of high-tech switch

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ture. With its hydraulically operated bow ramp and reinforced decks designed to support fully loaded concrete trucks and general cargo, the new ferry will provide transport between Bay Shore, N.Y., and Fire Island located on the Great South Bay. The new ferry will be powered by twin Cummins QSL9 Tier 3 marine engines with ZF Marine CruiseCommand control system and

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transmissions. Electrical power shall be provided by a Cummins Onan MDK generator. Ørsted, Eversource and Edison Chouest Off shore (ECO) have announced that construction of the first Jones Act-qualified wind farm service operations vessel (SOV) in the U.S. has begun. The vessel, ECO Edison, is being built at ECO’s shipyards located in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida, with components of the vessel being manufactured across 12 states. ECO Edison will be delivered in 2024 and immediately provide operational support out of Port Jeff erson, N.Y., for Ørsted and Eversource’s joint venture off shore wind portfolio. The vessel, which will be over 260' and capable of housing 60 crewmembers, will be utilized during the operation and maintenance (O&M) phases of the wind farm projects, serving as a sea base of operations to accommodate and transfer technicians, tools and parts safely to and from the individual wind turbine generators. ECO has also announced the selection of Caterpillar Marine, GE Power Conversion and Voith Schneider as the power and propulsion system providers for the ECO Edison. The vessel will be powered by four Caterpillar 3512E EPA Tier 4 generator sets (gensets), each rated for 1,700 ekW. The gensets are configured for variable speed operation. Harvey Gulf International Marine announced in February that it has begun to operate one of its tri-fuel vessels exclusively on battery power and renewable liquefied natural gas (RLNG), with diesel fuel as backup. Harvey Gulf said this moves the company one step closer to becoming the world’s first ESG-certified (environmental, social and governance) oil and gas vessel operator. RLNG is recaptured swine and dairy farm gas from pigs and cows. The use of RLNG enables customers who charter the company’s dual and trifueled RLNG vessels to obtain a Carbon Neutral Certificate for their related vessel operations.

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New 67' pushboat is working in the Lower Mississippi River.

fleet of vessels. The delivery of the Steel Skipper marks another milestone in that effort,” Angus R. Cooper III, president, Cooper/T. Smith, said in a statement announcing the delivery. “Our ongoing investment in building and maintaining the Plimsoll fleet is a testament to our pledge to always return the highest level of value to our customers.” Main propulsion comes from twin Tier 3 Mitsubishi diesels from Laborde Products Inc., producing 803 hp at 1,400 rpm. The mains are coupled to a pair of Sound Propeller Services Inc. 70'×48'×7', 4-bladed stainless-steel propellers through Twin Disc 5321 gears. Thrust is provided through two J&S Machine Works Inc. 7" ABS grade two propeller shafts with all Thordon bearings and Thorplas bushings and shaft seals. Ship’s service power is the responsibility of two Northern Lights 65KW Tier 3 electronic controlled generators, also from Laborde, with RW Fernstrum Inc. keel coolers throughout. RIO Controls and Hydraulic Inc. supplied the steering system for the two 7" main and four 7" flanking rudders. Gulf Coast Air & Hydraulics Inc. provided a pair of Quincy reciprocating air compressors and ventilation fans. Schuyler Maritime LLC supplied all 18"×12" rubber fendering around the perimeter of the vessel and push knees. R.S Price & Son provided a Carrier mini-split HVAC system in all interior spaces with Blakeney Marine providing all custom woodwork and interior finishes. Donavon Marine supplied the large Bomar aluminum windows and Dale’s Welding and Fabricators LLC provided the aluminum exterior doors. Wintech International LLC supplied a pair of 40-ton deck winches and New World Inc. provided all electronics and communications, with an alarm system from Unlimited Control & Supply Inc. The towboats have capacitys of 10,400 gals. of fuel; 4,359 gals. potable water; and 9,500 gals. of ballast water. www.workboat.com • APRIL 2022 • WorkBoat

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Boats on Display

Boats that were featured at the 41st International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans in December 2021. Interested in exhibiting a boat at the International WorkBoat Show 2022? Contact: csalmon@divcom.com www.workboatshow.com

Fairlead purchased this 36'6"x10'6" Rafnar 1100 workboat with a fiberglass OK hull, which has a 1'10" draft and a running speed of about 40 knots. Fairlead plans to build its own 1100s in Newport News, Va.

The boat Iguana USA brought to the WorkBoat Show measures 30'x10'. On land it can reach a speed of 7 mph propelled by a 4-cylinder engine inside the console. On the water, the boat is propelled by twin Mercury 300-hp outboards and can reach a speed of 55 knots.

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This boat was based on North River Boats’ Seahawk Offshore 2900SXL platform with many modifications to meet Allsalt Maritime’s needs. The boat measures 29'x9'6" and is powered by twin Yamaha 4.2L motors.

Safe Boats Interceptor measures 35'3"x10' with a 22° deadrise. The boat has a top speed of 55 knots but has a range of 210 miles at 30 knots. The Interceptor can carry up to 14 people.

Scully’s Aluminum Boats brought two boats to the WorkBoat Show in December. Scully’s 2484VWB with cabin measures 24'2"x8'6" with a 12° deadrise. Scully’s 2484LC (landing craft) with center console measures 24'6"x8'6" with a 5° deadrise.

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The Ingram Barge towboat Charlie C pushes a tow on the Atchafalaya River in Louisiana.

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operators are cautiously optimistic as 2022 gets underway. There’s no question, challenges and uncertainty abound. We don’t know how the war in Ukraine will affect the world and the U.S. economy. We don’t know whether there’s another Covid variant lurking out there. We don’t know what severe weather an increasingly volatile climate will bring this year. We continue to deal with a significant labor shortage, and the global drive for decarbonization is the definition of profound and disruptive change. But our industry is stresstested, adaptable and resilient, as we’ve demonstrated again and again. And there are some real bright spots out there — stronger demand signals for both dry

and liquid cargo, exciting new markets like offshore wind, the successful end to the Sub M COI phase-in approaching, and historic investment in waterways infrastructure with enactment of the Infrastructure and Jobs Act. In 2022, we’ll be focused on helping our industry beat back the challenges and seize the opportunities before us today and creating the conditions for its future success. We’ll do that by … maximizing opportunity for our industry in the emerging offshore wind market, ensuring that Coast Guard regulations keep pace with technological evolution and don’t become a barrier to improved safety and efficiency, and providing relief from burdensome costs like towing vessel inspection user fees.

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An interview with Jennifer Carpenter, president and CEO of the American Waterways Operators.

COVER STORY WB: Congress recently approved a major funding investment in U.S. infrastructure that included over $2 billion for inland waterways. How far will this money go for waterways improvements given the large backlog of projects that exist? Is it just for construction, or are funds also available for operations and maintenance? Carpenter: It’s transformative. Combined with annual appropriations, the new funding provided by the Infrastructure and Jobs Act could allow twothirds of the priority inland waterways infrastructure projects in the Capital Investment Strategy to be funded to completion, and there’s an additional $4 billion for operations and maintenance. The Capital Investment Strategy, a collaborative effort by the Corps and the congressionally authorized Inland Waterways Users Board to prioritize inland waterways infrastructure projects, is an important existing mechanism to make sure this money is spent wisely. In January, the Corps of Engineers released its spending plan for the new funding, based on the CIS, and it’s great news — Kentucky Lock, Montgomery Lock, Lock and Dam 25, Three Rivers, and T. J. O’Brien Lock and Dam would be funded to completion. All of this is hugely positive.

‘There are some real bright spots out there — stronger demand signals for both dry and liquid cargo, exciting new markets like offshore wind, the successful end to the Sub M COI phase-in approaching, and historic investment in waterways infrastructure with enactment of the Infrastructure and Jobs Act.’ what would have happened if Americans living in Hawaii or Puerto Rico had to rely on foreign vessels instead of dedicated Jones Act service to keep them supplied with essential goods? We know exactly what would have happened — empty shelves and skyrocketing prices. WB: Offshore wind energy projects are revving up on both coasts and in the Gulf of Mexico. What kinds of opportunities does this present for the waterways industry? What is the significance of a new federal requirement that all offshore renewable energy projects be subject to the Jones Act? Carpenter: Offshore wind is the biggest new market for the maritime industry in decades. Dozens of vessels

will be needed on every offshore wind project and at every stage of the offshore wind project lifecycle, from site preparation to installation to operations and maintenance and, eventually, decommissioning. Thanks to Congress’s clarification of the statutory ground rules, the lion’s share of this new work will go to U.S. vessel owners, shipyards, and mariners. On January 1, 2021, the Mac Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act was enacted with overwhelming bipartisan support. Among its important provisions was one clarifying that the Constitution and all U.S. laws, including the Jones Act, apply to renewable energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf (just as they do to oil and gas).

Carpenter: Tugboats, towboats and barges – and the domestic maritime industry overall – have been supply chain heroes. In contrast to the dislocation and skyrocketing freight rates that we’ve seen in the international maritime trade that have resulted in delays and backups at U.S. ports, the domestic maritime industry has provided consistent, reliable, timely service throughout the pandemic and the supply chain challenges of the past two years. The contrast is striking, and it’s another reminder of the value of the Jones Act to our country. Imagine www.workboat.com • APRIL 2022 • WorkBoat

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WB: How have supply chain and labor problems that have led to a backup of containerships idle off many U.S. ports affected the tug and barge industry?

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COVER STORY WB: And how does AWO balance its excitement for this developing energy resource and the business opportunities it presents with concerns about navigational challenges that wind farms present for vessel operations? Carpenter: AWO members are deeply committed to safety and environmental sustainability, and there’s no reason we can’t have both with proper planning. The best way to ensure navigation safety around wind farms is to create fairways – dedicated traffic lanes – for navigation that are off-limits to development of any kind. That needs to happen ASAP, and as the lead federal agency with responsibility for navigation safety, the Coast Guard’s leadership and timely action is essential. We need fairways now so that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management can take them into account in leasing areas for wind energy development. Leasing wind energy areas first and then trying to figure out how to navigate safely around them is backwards, and a recipe for increased safety and environmental risks. WB: Labor was hard to find and retain before the pandemic and the situation has worsened as inland companies are feeling intense competition from many other industries for workers. How are companies responding? Carpenter: Our industry has both an acute, near-term labor challenge, exacerbated by Covid and competition with land-based businesses that have

increased wages dramatically over the last year, and a longer term need to ensure that we’re an employer of choice for a new generation of mariners and shoreside employees. But the opportunities for life-changing, meaningful, well-paying careers are tremendous, and hard to equal in other sectors of the economy. A young person with a high school diploma or a GED can start green on deck and work their way to the wheelhouse, earning a six-figure salary and great benefits, in less than a decade. So, we’ve got to do more than throw money at the problem in the form of rising wages, though companies in our industry have certainly done that. We’ve got to reach beyond our traditional sources of employees and make a more geographically and demographically diverse population of Americans aware of the opportunities our industry offers – opportunities that aren’t geographically limited to the businesses that happen to exist in your hometown. Companies are also recognizing that increased flexibility in the scheduling of onboard hitches is going to be important in attracting and retaining a new generation of mariners. WB: This year will mark the full implementation of Subchapter M. All vessels will need certificates of inspection by July. Will the deadline be met? Carpenter: It’s worth stepping back for a minute to reflect on just what a big deal this summer’s Sub M milestone is. Our industry voluntarily stepped up to the plate, partnered with the Coast

Guard to seek the statutory authority to establish a towing vessel inspection regime, worked with the agency over a decade and a half to develop the Sub M rules, and spent the last six years successfully implementing them. It’s been a long road and it’s certainly had its challenges and costs. But, the payoff is becoming evident, and I think that will only get clearer as we cross the 100% COI threshold later this year. The industry is getting safer and the playing field is being leveled as substandard boats are being tied up by the Coast Guard or their owners are deciding to take them out of service. As for this summer’s deadline, the Coast Guard has made clear that time’s almost up for operators who haven’t gotten COIs. WB: In what ways might operational changes made by inland operators during the pandemic have staying power into the future? Are there certain protocols or procedures that are sure to remain? Carpenter: Operators learned from their experiences during the pandemic and became even more resilient. They built on their past experience with safety management systems, contingency planning and emergency response, and improved their ability to deal with public health emergencies (and routine challenges like the seasonal flu) in the future. Relationships with telehealth providers, contactless procedures … [that] can be done more efficiently electronically, greater use of remote work,

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Lignum Vitae and targeted use of electronic means to streamline in-person audits will likely continue. WB: Many mariners in the industry are skeptical about vaccinations and do not want to take them. How are operators handling this? Have any implemented mandates or undertaken creative ways to encourage vaccination? Carpenter: I think companies were initially surprised by the resistance to vaccination among a significant share of their onboard workforce. In early 2021, we were advocating for mariners, as essential critical infrastructure workers, to be moved up on the priority list for access to the vaccines. Today, many companies are disappointed that they haven’t been able to persuade a larger share of their onboard employees to get vaccinated to protect themselves, their families and fellow crewmembers, and ensure business continuity. But … their goal is to keep their people safe and keep their vessels moving. So, they’re encouraging vaccination through personal appeals from company leadership and trusted influencers in their organizations, and giving crewmembers access to medical professionals who can answer their questions and cut through the misinformation out there.

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WB: The inland waterways industry promotes itself as the most environmentally friendly form of freight transportation and as part of the solution to climate change. Yet inland vessels carry many commodities that contribute to climate change, such as coal, petroleum and products that make plastics. Do you think the industry also has a responsibility to move away from such freight into other more environmentally friendly products? Carpenter: An immediate, practical step any shipper can take to reduce the carbon footprint of their supply chain – whether they’re producing coal or wind turbine blades – is to move more cargo on the water. Barges don’t generate demand for cargo, they move cargo. If electric utilities need coal to keep their power plants running, they should move that coal in the safest, most sustainable manner possible – and that means by barge. Putting that cargo on the rails or on the road would be environmentally counterproductive.

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ystery, convenience and stress are terms that can be used to describe the wheelhouse atmosphere mentioned in this story and the generating role played by wheelhouse electronics. For the mystery and stress components, the goal is to reduce or eliminate their effects. The convenience factor would be a welcome addition to any wheelhouse. Let’s start with Furuno and the mystery component, followed by the convenience of Simrad’s multifunction display controls and the Si-Tex SP-38 autopilot for stress relief.

FURUNO It’s a dark night along the coast, with intense rain pushed by a stiff wind. It’s a perfect time for those doing what they do best and when they think they can’t be seen. On the other hand, if you are in the surveillance business — police, customs, border patrol, Coast Guard — this isn’t the ideal time and you need all the help you can get to stop those that specialize in conducting operations hidden from law enforcement agencies. Being able to peer into the darkness and through the rain drop particles is a big advantage, one that comes with two of Furuno’s newest magnetron radars, the FAR-2258BB, an

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Furuno’s new FAR-2258BB radar has double the output power of Furuno’s conventional navigation radars.

X-band radar with 50 kW of output power and the FAR2268DSBB, an S-band radar with 60 kW of output power. Both replace radars — FAR-2157 and FAR-2167DS — that were in Furuno’s FAR-2XX7 radar line that has been retired. The FAR-2258BB and the FAR-2268DSBB offer “double the output power of our conventional navigation radars” said Matt Wood, Furuno’s national sales manager. That provides about 20% additional detection range. Speaking of the FAR2258BB, Wood said, “It’s optimized to see very small targets on the water.” How small? Commercial fishermen like it because it picks up bait broils on the surface of the water, leading their vessel to a pack of fish. And the FAR-2268DSBB has a wide enough bandwidth that raindrops don’t block the entire radar wave, allowing the radar to detect hard targets such as birds diving on bait fish on a reef. “A data point to keep a boat off

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SIMRAD NSO & NSS Workboat operators that want critical navigation systems close at hand — within arm’s reach — should check out Simrad’s NSS EVO3 and NSO EVO3S. They are multifunction display control centers with all-weather touch screens and keypads that have been taken to the next generation level. (The “3” in the product name means third generation and the “S” stands for higher performance.) The NSO EVO3S displays charting, radar or echo sounder data on a highdefinition screen — maximum size is 24" — or combines them with up to six on-screen panels or overlay a couple. What’s new with the NSO EVO3S generation is the processing. “There’s more memory, it’s more intuitive,” said Stephen Furr, territory sales manager with Navico Inc., Tulsa, Okla. A multicore processor provides “much more detail and the granularity is better.” (Navico is the parent company of Simrad.) The NSS EVO3 provides the same charting, radar and echo sounder displays on a maximum 16" screen. The NSS EVO3 does come with a more traditional feature. There are buttons in addition to its all-weather touch screen. “Use the touch screen, use the buttons or a combination,” said Furr. The button feature is one reason Furr feels more NSS EVO3 multifunction display control centers might end up on patrol boats with a center console exposed to the weather. “You need a tactile feature to the display because you are outside,” he said. The NSS also has a built-in echo sounder transceiver

and built-in GPS receiver. An attraction for both multifunction displays is “their intuitiveness, their ease of use,” said Furr. That’s especially apparent to younger vessel operators, “a generation accustomed to smart phones and tablets. The structure as laid out is a lot more familiar to someone who uses an iPhone or Android.” If it should happen that there’s an issue with one of the multifunction display centers and a factory reset is needed, “with certain products out there, the guy in the wheelhouse is completely lost,” said Furr. He would need to take it to a dealer. But Simrad will “take you through the steps to get it running so you can operate the vessel and get a “service person onboard or reset it to where it was.” The NSS and NSO systems also have the ability to save operating configurations that a captain favors. If there’s a change in shifts, when the captain that was relieved returns, his previous configuration can be reloaded. In the same way, if the display unit malfunctions the previous configuration can also be reloaded.

SI-TEX MARINE “It’s like having another guy on the boat,” said Allen Schneider, vice-president of sales and marketing at Si-Tex Marine Electronics, Riverhead, N.Y. Schneider was talking about Si-Tex Marine’s SP-38 autopilot, which he describes as “a totally new autopilot aimed at the commercial market.” The SP-38 was introduced in 2020 with a large 5.7" sunlight viewable color display with night vision mode that gives all steering and compass information on the one screen. It’s generally sold with a GPS satellite compass, which “gives very accurate compass headings,” said Schneider, and being a NMEA 2000-based product, it can be set up for auxiliary steering stations. “It’s almost unlimited how many you

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can have on the pilot.” The SP-38 is said to be a quick learner when it comes to matching up with a vessel’s steering characteristics. “It watches compass headings,” said Schneider, “and sees how much rudder has to be applied for different amounts of compass error.” If the boat is always pulling to the starboard, the SP-38 will install what’s called “ghost rudder,” which means leaving a little port rudder in the system, so the boat tracks straight. In the SP-38 and all autopilots, the heart of the system is an algorithm that helps the autopilot learn how to handle sea conditions. “The SP-38 has a whole new unique algorithm for the way it steers and adjusts automatically to sea conditions.” A feature Schneider said is “unique to (auto) pilots marketed to commercial applications” is the SP-38’s work mode, which allows the autopilot to be tuned for a boat’s behavior when it is working. “For a tug that might be for when it’s hauling a barge on the hip. They can tune the pilot so it will deal with that steering situation.” There’s also nav mode, used when steering to GPS waypoints. “Most autopilots have nav mode. Not all have work mode,” said Schneider. The SP-38 has been installed on a few boats with reputations as being very difficult to steer.

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the rocks,” said Wood. “The 60-kW radar is referred to as bird radar.” That output power and enhanced target performance are ideal for small vessel detection or what is generally referred to as “dark vessel protection,” Wood said. That’s why when the 115-meter (377') Coast Guard cutter Douglas Munro was decommissioned and sold to the Sri Lanka navy, who will use it for small vessel detection, it left with a Furuno FAR-2258BB radar.

Si-Tex Marine Electronics SP-38 autopilot with a remote control display.

OUTBOARD DIRECTORY / 2022

More workboats are using outboards to meet their propulsion needs.

onda Marine announced a redesign of two of its most popular high-power outboard motors — the BF115 and BF150 — and introduced a new model, the BF140, that replaces the BF135. The BF140 is designed to be an outboard with more horsepower, broader, flatter torque curve, and smoother power delivery throughout the engine’s operating range. It also has additional, innovative technological features and controls. In December, OXE Marine AB entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of Diesel Outboards and Outdoor Network Manufacturing’s U.S. distribution and manufacturing business. The acquisition, OXE said, strengthens its position in the U.S. market, creating a direct-to-market model that gives them access to end-user, dealer, governmental and OEM markets, following the successful rampup of production of the OXE300 outboard in 2021. 30

The purchase price of $10.8 million is being financed through a share issue to the selling entity Powersports Plus LLC (an Outdoor Network LLC company), making them the largest shareholder in OXE. Additionally, Martin Polo, CEO of Outdoor Network, now has a seat on the board of OXE. Mercury Marine was recently named a 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovation Award honoree in the Vehicle & Transportation category for its V12 600-hp Verado outboard engine. It is the second consecutive CES Innovation Award for Mercury. In sea trials using a 43' day boat, twin 600-hp Verado outboards provided 20% better fuel economy at cruise speed while outperforming a competitor’s triple 425-hp outboards in both acceleration and top speed. The engine’s fuel-management system delivers these advantages running on less expensive 87-octane fuel, Mercury said. www.workboat.com • APRIL 2022 • WorkBoat

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OUTBOARD DIRECTORY / 2022 Model

Cyl.

Weight (lbs.)

Horsepower (hp @ rpm)

Displacement (Cu. In.)

Bore x Stroke (Inches)

COX POWERTRAIN LTD.

The Cecil Pashley Building, Unit 8, Cecil Pashley Waym Shoreham (Brighton Way) Airport, Lancing, West Sussex, UK Bn43 5FF info@coxpowertrain.com / www.coxmarine.com / +44 (0) 1273 454 424 CXO300

826

300 @ 4,000

266

3.3x3.9

EVINRUDE OUTBOARD MOTORS/BRP 10101 Science Dr., Sturtevant, WI 53177 800-901-3228 / www.evinrude.com E-TEC G2 D.I.

390-426

115 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

114

3.85x3.25

E-TEC G2 D.I.

390-426

140 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

114

3.85x3.25

E-TEC G2 D.I.

397-433

150 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

114

3.85x3.25

E-TEC G2 D.I. (150 High Output) 6

496-541

150 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

167

3.39x3.10

E-TEC G2 D.I.

496-541

175 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

167

3.39x3.10

E-TEC G2 D.I.

496-541

200 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

167

3.39x3.10

E-TEC G2 D.I. (200 High Output) 6

547-569

200 @ 5,400-6,000 rpm

210

3.85x3.00

E-TEC G2 D.I. (225 High Output) 6

547-569

225 @ 5,400-6,000 rpm

210

3.85x3.00

E-TEC G2 D.I.

558-570

250 @ 5,400-6,000 rpm

210

3.85x3.00

E-TEC G2 D.I. (250 High Output) 6

537-569

250 @ 5,400-6,000 rpm

210

3.85x3.00

E-TEC G2 D.I.

537-569

300 @ 5,400-6,000 rpm

210

3.85x3.00

E-TEC D.I.

320

90, 75, 60 H.O. @ 5,000-5,500 rpm

3.62x2.60 2.992x2.5

E-TEC D.I.

150

25 @ 5,500-6,000 rpm

E-TEC D.I.

187

15 H.O. @ 5,000-5,500 rpm

2.992x2.5

V6 60° E-TEC D.I.

418-433

150, 135 H.O. @ 5,400-6,000 rpm

158.2

3.62x2.60

V4 60° E-TEC D.I.

390

115, 90 H.O. @ 5,500-6,000

105.4

3.62x2.60

Portable

114.4

3.5, 6, 9.8, 15 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

21.41

2.4x2.36

V6 60° E-TEC D.I.

428

105, 60, 40 @ 5,400-6,000 rpm

158.2

3.62x2.60 3.62x2.60

E-TEC D.I. (Inline)

250-277

60, 55, 50, 40, 30 @ 5,500-6,000 rpm

K115 HO

390-426

115 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

114

3.85x3.25

E-60HGL

320

60 @ 5,000-5,500 rpm

79.1

3.601x2.588

E90

390-405

90 @ 5,500-6,000 rpm

105.4

3.601x2.588

E25

150-166

25 @ 5,500-6,000 rpm

35.2

2.992x2.5

E30

150-187

30 @ 5,500-6,000 rpm

35.2

2.992x2.5

E40

232-250

40 @ 5,500-6,000 rpm

52.7

3.601x2.588

E50

240-250

50 @ 5,500-6,000 rpm

52.7

3.601x2.588

E60

240-250

60 @ 5,500-6,000 rpm

52.7

3.601x2.588

E75

320

75 @ 5,000-5,500 rpm

79.1

3.601x2.586

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155-160

25 @ 5,500 rpm

552 cc

2.4x2.5

BF30

155-160

30 @ 6,000 rpm

552 cc

2.4x2.5

BF75

357

75 @ 5,500 rpm

808 cc

2.87x3.52

BF90

359

90 @ 5,800 rpm

1,496 cc

2.87x3.52

BF100

359

100 @ 5,900 rpm

1,496 cc

2.87x3.52

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Cyl.

Weight (lbs.)

Horsepower (hp @ rpm)

Displacement (Cu. In.)

Bore x Stroke (Inches)

BF60

239

60 @ 5,500 rpm

998 cc

2.87x3.13

BFP60

239

60 @ 5,500 rpm

998 cc

2.87x3.13

BF40

214

40 @ 5,500 rpm

808 cc

2.76x2.76

BF50

214

50 @ 6,000 rpm

808 cc

2.76x2.76

BF115

478

115 @ 5,250 rpm

2,354 cc

3.43x3.9

BF140

480-493

140 @ 5,500rpm

2.354 cc

3.4x3.9

BF150

478

150 @ 5,500 rpm

2,354 cc

3.43x3.9 3.5x3.77

BF200

622

200 @ 5,500 rpm

3,583 cc

BF200 iST

—

200 @ 5,500 rpm

3,583 cc

3.5x3.8

BF225

622

225 @ 5,500 rpm

3,583 cc

3.5x3.77

BF225 iST

—

225 @ 5,500 rpm

3,583 cc

3.5x3.8

BF250

622

250 @ 5,800 rpm

3,583 cc

3.5x3.77

BF250iST

—

250 @ 5,800 rpm

3,583 cc

3.5x3.8

BF20

104-110

20 @ 5,500 rpm

350 cc

2.3x2.5

BF15

104-110

15 @ 5,000 rpm

350 cc

2.3x2.5

BF9.9

92-107

9.9 @ 5,500 rpm

222 cc

2.3x1.7

BF8

92-107

8 @ 5,000 rpm

222 cc

2.3x1.7

BF5

60-81

5 @ 5,500 rpm

127 cc

2.4x1.8

BF2.3

29.5-31

2.3 @ 5,500 rpm

57.2 cc

1.8x1.4

BF150J/105 Jet

501

105 @ 5,500 rpm

2,354 cc

3.4x3.9

BF90J/65 Jet

373

65 @ 5,800 rpm

1,496 cc

3.0x3.5

BF60J/40 Jet

288

40 @ 5,500 rpm

998 cc

2.9x3.1

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528

175 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

186

3.63x3.0

25 EFI FourStroke

157

25 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

32.1

2.4x2.36

20 EFI FourStroke

20 @ 5,700-6,200 rpm

20.3

2.4x2.24

15 SeaPro

15 @ 4,500-6,200 rpm

20.3

2.4x2.24

15 ProKicker FourStroke

122

15 @ 5,700-6,200 rpm

20.3

2.4x2.24

15 EFI FourStroke

15 @ 5,799-6,200 rpm

20.3

2.4x2.24

9.9 ProKicker FourStroke

108

9.9 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

12.8

2.16x1.73

9.9 FourStroke

9.9 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

12.8

2.16x1.73

8 FourStroke

8 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

12.8

2.16x1.73

6 FourStroke

6 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

7.5

2.32x1.77

5 Propane SailPower

5 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

7.5

2.32x1.77

5 Propane FourStroke

5 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

7.5

2.32x1.77

5 FourStroke SailPower

5 @ 4,500-5,500 rpm

7.5

2.32x1.77

5 FourStroke

5 @ 4,500-5,500 rpm

7.5

2.32x1.77

4 FourStroke

4 @ 4,500- 5,500 rpm

7.5

2.32x1.77

3.5 FourStroke

3.5 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

5.2

2.16x1.42

2.5 FourStroke

2.5 @ 4,500-5,500 rpm

5.2

2.16x1.42

400 Verado

668

400 @ 6,200-6,800 rpm

159

3.23x3.23

350 Verado

668

350 @ 5,800-6,400 rpm

159

3.23x3.23

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Cyl.

Weight (lbs.)

Horsepower (hp @ rpm)

Displacement (Cu. In.)

Bore x Stroke (Inches)

300 Verado

600

300 @ 5,200-6,000 rpm

281

3.6x3.4

250 Verado

600

250 @ 5,200-6,000 rpm

281

3.6x3.4

300 CMS SeaPro

527

300 @ 4,800-5,600 rpm

281

3.6x3.4

300 AMS SeaPro

600

300 @ 4,800-5,600 rpm

281

3.6x3.4

250 SeaPro

527

250 @ 4,800-5,600 rpm

281

3.6x3.4

225 SeaPro

527

225 @ 4,800-5,600 rpm

281

3.6x3.4

200 SeaPro

483

200 @ 4,600-5,400 rpm

207

3.6x3.4

300 Pro XS

505

300 @ 5,600-6,200 rpm

281

3.6x3.4

250 Pro XS

505

250 @ 5,600-6,200 rpm

281

3.6x3.4

225 Pro XS

505

225 @ 5,600-6,200 rpm

281

3.6x3.4

200 Pro XS

505

200 @ 5,600-6,200 rpm

281

3.6x3.4

175 Pro XS

470

175 @ 5,400-6,000 rpm

207

3.6x3.4

300 FourStroke

527

300 @ 5,200-6,000 rpm

281

3.6x3.4

250 FourStroke

527

250 @ 5,200-6,000 rpm

281

3.6x3.4

225 FourStroke

475

225 @ 5,200-6,000 rpm

207

3.6x3.4

200 FourStroke

475

200 @ 5,000-5,800 rpm

207

3.6x3.4

150 Pro XS

456

150 @ 5,200-6,000 rpm

183

4.0x3.6

115 Pro XS

359

115 @ 5,300-6,300 rpm

128

3.5x3.2

150 FourStroke

455

150 @ 5,000-5,800 rpm

183

4.0x3.6

115 FourStroke

359

115 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

128

3.5x3.2

90 FourStroke

359

90 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

128

3.5x3.2

75 FourStroke

359

75 @ 4,500-5,500 rpm

128

3.5x3.2

150 SeaPro

455

150 @ 4,800-5,300 rpm

183

4.0x3.6

115 SeaPro

363

115 @ 5,000-5,500 rpm

128

3.5x3.2

90 SeaPro

363

90 @ 5,000-5,500 rpm

128

3.5x3.2

75 SeaPro

363

75 @ 5,000-5,500 rpm

128

3.5x3.2

80 Jet

378

80 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

128

3.5x3.2

65 Jet

378

65 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

128

3.5x3.2

60 EFI FourStroke

247

60 @ 5,500-6,000 rpm

995 cc

2.56x2.95

50 EFI FourStroke

247

50 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

995 cc

2.56x2.95

40 EFI FourStroke

204

40 @ 5,500-6,000 rpm

747 cc

2.56x2.95

40 FourStroke

204

40 @ 5,500-6,000 rpm

—

40 FourStroke

260

40 @ 5,500-6,000 rpm

995 cc

2.56x2.95

30 EFI FourStroke

172

30 @ 5,250-6,250 rpm

526 cc

2.4x2.36

60 SeaPro

260

60 @ 4,500-5,500 rpm

995 cc

2.56x2.95

40 SeaPro

260

995 cc

2.56x2.95

40 Jet

267

40 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

995 cc

2.56x2.95

35 Jet

267

35 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

995 cc

2.56x2.95

600 Verado

V12

1,260

600 @ 5,600-6,400 rpm

461

—

500 SeaPro

V12

1,260

500 @ 5,000-5,800 rpm

461

—

Avator Electric Outboard 5 Propane Four Stroke

Coming Soon

—

63.1

5 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

123

2.32x1.77

OXE DIESEL

US 27N, Lake Placid, FL 33852, OXE Diesel, Metallgalan 17 b, SE 262 72 Angelholm, Sweden +46 431 37 11 30 / info@oxe-diesel.com Diesel Outboards LLC., David LeBlanc, Regional Sales Manager • david.l@dieseloutboards.com / 985-215-1520 730 / www.dieseloutboards.com OXE 125 Diesel

772 (350 kg)

125 @ 4,100

122

—

OXE 150 Diesel

772 (350 kg)

150 @ 4,100

122

—

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OUTBOARD DIRECTORY / 2022 Model

Cyl.

Weight (lbs.)

Horsepower (hp @ rpm)

Displacement (Cu. In.)

Bore x Stroke (Inches)

OXE 200 Diesel

650-705

200 @ 4,100

122

—

OXE Kreta

750 (340 kg)

150 @ 4,100

122

—

OXE 300 Diesel

870

300 @ 4,200-4,400

3.0 L

—

2.40x2.36

RAIDER OUTBOARDS INC.

1855 Shepard Dr., Titusville, FL 32780 321-403-3585 / www.raideroutboards.com / george@raideroutboards.com Raider 30 Search and Rescue

158

30 @ 5,250-6,250 rpm

32.09

Raider 40 Gen II

145

45/47 (JP fuel) @ 5,200-5,800 rpm

30.08

—

Raider 50

175

55/57 (JP fuel) @ 5,000-5,800 rpm

42.5

—

Raider 40 Search and Rescue

148

40 @ 5,200-5,800 rpm

493 cc

2.76x2.52

Raider 50 HO

178

65 @ 5,800 rpm

42.6

—

SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA

3251 E. Imperial Hwy., Brea, CA 92821-6795 714-996-7040, ext. 2322 / www.suzuki.com / dgreenwood@suz.com DF350A

727

350 @ 5,700-6,300 rpm

267.9

3.74x3.82

DF300B

727-747

300 @ 5,500-6,100 rpm

267.9

3.74x3.82

DF300AP

626

300 @ 5,700-6,300 rpm

245.8

3.81x3.46

DF250AP

639

250 @ 5,500-6,100 rpm

245.8

3.81x3.46

DF250SS

606

250 @ 5,300-6,300 rpm

250

3.81x3.46

DF250

606-626

250 @ 5,500-6,100 rpm

220.5

3.74x3.35

DF225

606

225 @ 5,000-6,000rpm

220.5

3.74x3.35

DF200A

518-529

200 @ 5,500-6,100 rpm

200

3.81x3.81

DF200SS

529

200 @ 5,500-6,100 rpm

200

3.81x3.81

DF175A

511-522

175 @ 5,500-6,100 rpm

175

3.81x3.81

DF150A

522

150 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

175

3.81x3.81

DF140A

405

140 @ 5,600-6,200 rpm

124.7

3.40x3.50

DF140B

394

140 @ 5,600-6,200 rpm

124.5

3.40x3.50

DF115SS

405

115 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

124.7

3.40x3.50

DF115A

401

115 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

124.7

3.40x3.50

DF90A

352

90 @ 5,300-6,300 rpm

91.8

3.0x3.30

DF70A

352

70 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

91.8

3.0x3.30

DF60A

229

60 @ 5,300-6,300 rpm

57.4

2.85x2.99

DF60AV

253

60 @ 5,300-6,300 rpm

57.4

2.85x2.99

DF50A

229

50 @ 5,300-6,300 rpm

57.4

2.85x2.99

DF50AV

253

50 @ 5,300-6,300 rpm

57.4

2.85x2.99

DF40A

229

40 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

57.4

2.85x2.99

DF30A EFI

143

30 @ 5,300-6,300 rpm

29.8

2.80x2.68

DF25A EFI

143

25 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

29.8

2.80x2.68

DF20A EFI

108

20 @ 5,300-6,300 rpm

2.38x2.24

DF9.9BT EFI

120

9.9 @ 4,700-5,700 rpm

2.38x2.24

DF9.9B EFI

108

9.9 @ 4,700-5,700 rpm

2.38x2.24

DF30A EFI

158

30 @ 5,300-6,300 rpm

29.8

2.80x2.68

DF25A EFI

143

25 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

29.8

2.80x2.68

DF15A EFI

108

15 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

2.38x2.24

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OUTBOARD DIRECTORY / 2022 Model

Cyl.

Weight (lbs.)

Horsepower (hp @ rpm)

Displacement (Cu. In.)

Bore x Stroke (Inches)

DF6A

DF4A

6 @ 4,750-5,750 rpm

8.4

2.44x1.81

4 @ 4,000-5,000 rpm

8.4

DF2.5

2.44x1.81

2.5 @ 5,250-5,750 rpm

4.1

1.89x1.50

TOHATSU AMERICA CORP.

670 S. Freeport Parkway, Suite 120, Coppell, TX 75019 469-771-3740 / www.tohatsu.com MFS15

94.7

15 @ 5,400-6,100 rpm

20.32

2.40x2.24

MFS20

94.7

20 @ 5,400-6,100 rpm

20.32

2.40x2.24

MFS9.9

94.7

9.9 @ 5,400-6,100 rpm

20.32

2.40x2.24

MFS9.8

81.5

9.8 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

12.8

2.17x1.73

MFS8

81.5

8 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

12.8

2.17x1.73

MFS6

6 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

7.5

2.32x1.77 2.32x1.77

MFS5

5 @ 4,500-5,500 rpm

7.5

MFS5LPG

59.5

5 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

7.5

2.32x1.77

MFS4

4 @ 4,500-5,500 rpm

7.5

2.32x1.77

MFS3.5

3.5 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

5.2

2.17x1.42

MFS2.5

2.5 @ 4,500-5,500 rpm

5.2

2.17x1.42

MFS40

209

40 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

52.84

2.75x2.95

MFS40A JET

237

40 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

52.8

2.76x2.96

MFS35A JET

234

35 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

52.8

2.76x2.96

BFT250D

613

250 @ 5,300-6,300 rpm

218.6

3.5x3.8

BFT225D

589

225 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

211.7

3.5x3.7

BFT200D

584

200 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

211.7

3.5x3.7

BFT150

478

150 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

143.6

3.4x3.9

MFS50

209

50 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

52.8

2.76x2.95

MFS60

209

50 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

52.8

2.76x2.96

MFS30

157

30 @ 5,250-6,250 rpm

32.09

2.4x2.36

MFS25

157

25 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

32.09

2.4x2.36

MFS90

392

90 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

121.6

3.31x3.54

MFS75

392

75 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

121.6

3.31x3.54

MFS25A JET

234

25 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

52.8

2.76x2.96

MFS140A

392

140 @ 5,150-5,850 rpm

121.6

3.31x3.54

TORQEEDO INC. NORTH AMERICA 171 Erick Street, Unit D-2, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 815-444-8806 / www.torqeedo.com/us/en-us Ultralight 1103 AC

—

33.66

3 @ 1,100 rpm

—

Ultralight 403 AC

—

24.2

1 (propulsive power)

—

Ultralight 403A

—

19.36

1 (propulsive power)

—

2 (thrust) 2 (thrust) Travel 1103C

—

38.06

3 (propulsive power) 4 (thrust)

Travel 603 S

—

34.1

2 @ 600 watts

—

Cruise 10.0 T

—

132.66-138.6

20 @ 1,400 rpm

—

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OUTBOARD DIRECTORY / 2022 Model

Cyl.

Weight (lbs.)

Horsepower (hp @ rpm)

Displacement (Cu. In.)

Bore x Stroke (Inches)

Cruise 3.0 RS

—

3,000-W or 6 hp

—

Cruise 3.0 T

—

3,000-W or 6 hp

—

Cruise 6.0 RS

—

6,000-W or 9.9 hp

—`

—

Cruise 6.0 T

—

6,000-W or 9.9 hp

—

Cruise 10.0 T

—

10-kW (continuous output) ot 20 hp

—

Cruise 12.0 R

—

12-Kw (continuous duty) or 25 hp

—

Deep Blue 25 R

—

306

40 @ 2,400 rpm

—

Deep Blue 50 R

—

306

80 @ 2,400 rpm

—

YAMAHA MOTOR CORP. USA

1270 Chastain Road, Kennesaw, GA 30144 866-894-1626 / www.yamahaoutboards.com F350C

763

350 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

323

3.7x3.78

F300

562

300 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

256

3.78x3.78

F250

551

250 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

256

3.78x3.78

F225

551

225 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

256

3.78x3.78

F425 XTO Offshore

952

425 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

341

3.78x3.78

F200

608

200 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

201

3.7x3.17

F200

487

200 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

171

3.78x3.79

F175

483

175 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

171

3.78x3.79

F150

478

150 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

165

3.7x3.79-3.78x3.79

F115

377

115 @ 5,300-6,300 rpm

110

3.19x3.5

F90

353

90 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

110

3.19x3.5

F75

353

75 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

110

3.19x3.5

F70

253

70 @ 5,300-6,300 rpm

2.56x2.95

F60

247

60 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

2.56x2.95

F50

247

50 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

2.56x2.95

F40

214

40 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

747 cc

2.56x2.95

F30

214

30 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

747 cc

2.56x2.95

F25

126

25 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

432 cc

—

F20

126

20 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

432 cc

—

F15

111

15 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

362 cc

—

F9.9

9.9 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

212 cc

—

8 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

212 cc

—

6 @ 4,500-5,500 rpm

139 cc

—

4 @ 4,000-5,000 rpm

139 cc

—

F2.5

2.5 @ 5,250-5,750 rpm

72 cc

—

PORTABLES

V MAX SHO VF250

505

250 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

4,169 cc

—

VF225

505

225 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

4,169 cc

—

VF200

505

200 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

4,169 cc

—

VF175

480

175 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

2,785 cc

—

VF150

480

150 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

2,785 cc

—

VF115

377

115 @ 5,300-6,300 rpm

1,832 cc

—

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OUTBOARD DIRECTORY / 2022 Model

Cyl.

Weight (lbs.)

Horsepower (hp @ rpm)

Displacement (Cu. In.)

Bore x Stroke (Inches)

T60

262

60 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

996 cc

—

T50

262

50 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

996 cc

—

T25

141

25 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

432 cc

—

T9.9

102-114

9.9 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

212 cc

2.20x1.69

105 Jet Drive

493

105-150 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

2.7L

3.70x3.79

115 Jet Drive

378

80-115 @ 5,000-6,300 rpm

1.8L

3.19x3.5

90 Jet Drive

354

65-90 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

1.8L

3.19x3.5

JET DRIVE

60 Jet Drive

257

40-65 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

2.56x2.95

40 Jet Drive

219-227

30-40 @ 5,000-6,000 rpm

747 cc

2.56x2.95

YANMAR

Laborde Products, 74257 Hwy. 25, Covington, LA 70435/7410 • Miller Road 2, Building 4, Houston, TX 77049 800-628-9882 / labordeproducts.com / ccerullo@labordeproducts.com Dtorque 111

392

50 @ 3,500-4,000 rpm

—

3.15x3.15

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Rustibus® is designed to de-scale and power brush ship decks, hatch covers, tank tops, etc. free from paint and rust! USA OFFICE Ph: 832-203-7170 houston@rustibus.com

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MARINE GEAR & SUPPLIES REPELLER GRATE

Keel Coolers Trouble free marine engine cooling since 1927!

THE WALTER MACHINE CO, INC •

The Repeller Grate is a rugged & reliable, stainless steel intake grate designed to enhance the performance of jet drive watercraft.

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Both models (Hydraulic & Stationary) are designed to inhibit the accumulation of weeds and debris on the intake grate.

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Both models are scalable and can be designed to fit any watercraft.

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220 Ton Mobile Boat Hoist • Marine Travelift brand; model 200 CII • upsized from standard 32’x30’ model to 34’ inside clear • height x 34’ inside clear width, max 30’ vessel width • Bought new in 2009, in excellent operating condition • Master Marine, Bayou La Batre, Alabama • $595,000 USD As is where is • Buyer arrange and pay for relocation.

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MARINE GEAR / SUPPLIES / SERVICES

36-inch Diameter Modular Plastic Pontoons The Best Idea Since the Indian Canoe

Uses: Pontoon boats, house boats,

workboats—replace old steel or aluminum pontoons Heavy Duty: Molded from sturdy, medium density polyethylene (MDPF) and filled with polyurethane foam for increased stability Modular: Each bow, middle and stern modules are 10 ft. in length

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Bow module supports gross weight of 3,100 lbs. and middle/stern each supports 4,200 lbs.

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ADVERTISERS INDEX Ahead Sanitation Systems Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Airmar Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 All American Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Browns Point Marine Service, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 CAIG Laboratories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Coast Guard Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 David Clark Company Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Duramax Marine LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CV3 Furuno USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CV2 International WorkBoat Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Karl Senner, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CV4

Contact: Wendy Jalbert To place a port of call ad! wjalbert@divcom.com Coast Guard & State Pilotage License Insurance Available Coverages; Legal Defense for CG, NTSB and State Pilot Hearings; Federal and State Civil Actions Reimbursement for Loss of Wages Group Coverage Also Available R.J. Mellusi & Co., 29 Broadway, Suite 2311 New York, N.Y. 10006 Tel. 1(800)280-1590, Fax. 1(212)385-0920, rjmellusi@sealawyers.com www.marinelicenseinsurance.com

Lignum-Vitae Bearings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Metalcraft Marine Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Moose Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Pennel USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Rouses Markets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 R W Fernstrum & Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Sea Tow Services Intl Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Volvo Penta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

MB Brokerage Co. | MB Barge Co. | BG Fleeting

Barges | Boats | Cranes Vessel Chartering Services

Waterline Systems, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Chris Gonsoulin, Owner (850) 255-5266

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LOOKS BACK APRIL 1962

• With delivery of a second 65' crewboat recently to Tidewater Marine Service Inc., New Orleans, and construction already underway on the third of six crewboats for Tidewater, production of the large aluminum boats is assuming increasingly important proportions at the plant of Sewart Seacraft, Berwick, La. The crewboat Fleet Tide is built of Alcoa aluminum

alloys 5456 and 6061. Her gross weight is 54,000 lbs., or roughly 1/3 less than that of a comparable steel vessel. The new boat is powered by twin Detroit GM 12V-71 diesel engines from Harvey, La.-based George Engine Co. • A new 70', 1,020-hp, twin-screw towboat, the Louise E. Collins, has joined the fleet of Collins Towing Inc. The boat was built by Main Iron

Works for LEC Investment Corp., the towboat will be operated by Collins Towing.

APRIL 1972

• For the 10th consecutive year the Tennessee River waterway set new records. Commercial freight tonnage was over 27 million tons last year, tons miles were more than 3.7 billion last year, and in spite of the fact that investment in new waterfront plants and terminals increased by only $13 million, private industry has now invested more than $2 billion in waterfront plants and terminals since completion of the waterway in 1945. • The requested budget for the Corps

of Engineers Civil Works program for fiscal year 1973 is over $200 million above that of the actual appropriations in fiscal 1972 — $1.8 billion compared to $1.6 billion. Of this amount, over $527 million is earmarked for navigation, an increase of over $100 million from last year. The Civil Works functions of the Corps of Engineers provide for nationwide water resources development.

APRIL 1982 • Crescent City Marine Ways and Drydock Co. — an affiliate of Sause Brothers Ocean Towing Co. — has launched its first barge from recently completed facilities in Coos Bay, Ore. The 286'×76' barge, with a 1,200-ton capacity, was delivered to Los Angelesbased Pauley Petroleum. The barge will go into service transporting liquid asphalt to Hawaii. • In what might be construed as a 48

sign of public acceptance, two members of the Unification Church, referred to as “Moonies,” have been appointed to the Parks, Recreation and Culture Board of Bayou La Batre, Ala. In 1977, the Unification Church’s International Oceanic Enterprises Inc. purchased 722 acres of land for $2 million in Bayou La Batre. Residents tried to block the church’s entrance into the town’s shipbuilding industry. www.workboat.com • APRIL 2022 • WorkBoat

Duramax Marine® Engineered to Perform. Since 1895.

Made in USA

Duramax Marine® is the world leader in waterlubricated bearing technology and has gained the trust of marine professionals around the world, setting performance records our competitors are still trying to meet.

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DryMax® Rudder Seal

DryMax® Shaft Seal

DuraCooler® SuprStak™ Keel Cooler

DuraBlue® Rudder Bushings

Johnson® Cutless® Bearings

This axial system provides excellent sealing and can accommodate large increases in radial clearances due to wearing down of rudder stock bushings. Designed to deliver long service life.

Shaft Sealing System has nitrile rubber seal that rotates with the shaft and creates a hydrodynamic seal. Seal is easy to maintain, reliable, and boasts a low life cycle cost and total cost of ownership.

SuprStak™ with TurboTunnel design is engineered to “jet” turbulent seawater in a tunnel-like configuration that greatly enhances heat transfer.

Composite Rudder Bushings and Thrust Washers that are self-lubricating and pollution free. They are dimensionally stable with ultra low friction and extremely long wear life.

Water-Lubricated Rubber Bearing Technology that has nothing more to prove. It’s the longest life bearing in harsh abrasive laden river applications.

Duramax Marine® is an ISO 9001:2015 Certified Company

Engineered to Perform. Since 1895.

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“Within HFL, Karl Senner LLC is viewed as an extension of our maintenance and engineering department as they take the necessary time to understand our specific needs while also offering timely advice and support.” —Kent Furlong, Hines Furlong Line, Inc.

Photo by Larry Barnes

Karl Senner, LLC is proud to equip the M/V Zephyr with REINTJES Gearboxes for Hines Furlong Line and Kirby. This is the final vessel in this three vessel series. Thank you for placing your trust in the Karl Senner Team.

M/V Bowling Green

M/V Scarlett Rose Furlong

Onboard Karl Senner, LLC supplied three REINTJES WAF 1173 Reverse Reduction Gearboxes, with 7.429:1 single stage reduction ratio, Internal Hydraulic Multi-disc Shaft Brakes, and a two station Emerson Control System. Owner: Operator: Shipyard: Architect:

P R O P E L L I N G

504-469-4000

Hines Furlong Line

Kirby Inland Marine C&C Marine and Repair Inc. CT Marine Inc.

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