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FEATURES 28 Cover Story: Shocking Development Crowley is moving ahead with the construction of the first all-electric harbor tug in the U.S.

34 Construction Survey A list of vessels under contract, under construction or delivered in the past 12 months.

44 Focus: Trailblazers

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The shipyard industry is taking part in a lot of firsts.

BOATS & GEAR 22 On the Ways • All American Marine delivers 50' aluminum cat to NOAA in Washington state • Several deliveries for Florida’s St. Johns Ship Building • Nichols Brothers delivers second of two 255-passenger ferries to Kitsap Transit • Conrad delivers first of four 180' spud barges • Safe Boats signs deal to bring UK-based Diverse Marine’s crew transfer vessel designs to the U.S. offshore wind market • Incat Crowther delivers a pair of hybrid crew transfer vessels to Ørsted • Metal Shark introduces the 38 Defiant NXT, a next-generation welded-aluminum monohull fireboat

48 Motion Picture New seat technology discourages crews from driving their boats too hard by monitoring impact and motion.

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On the Water: Flying blind.

Captain’s Table: A drug test for marijuana impairment?

Energy Level: Reducing the fossil-fuel noise.

WB Stock Index: WorkBoat stocks post 1% gain in August.

Insurance Watch: Hull policy perils.

Inland Insider: River transport challenges.

Legal Talk: Who caused your injury?

Nor’easter: Offshore wind is building a national supply chain.

Gripping testimony at Seacor Power liftboat hearings.

Offshore wind needs to ‘scale up.’ $38 million in ferry grants available.

Delays continue for Merchant Mariner Credential applications.

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Crowley says that over the eWolf’s first 10 years of use, the tug will replace a conventional tug producing 178 tons of nitrogen oxide, 2.5 tons of diesel particulate matter, and 3,100 tons of carbon dioxide.

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“The U.S. doesn’t like Russia’s plans, which includes plans to design a nuclear-powered icebreaker, but is behind the eight ball because of its old and sometimes unreliable icebreaking fleet.” This apparently implies that Russia currently has no nuclearpowered icebreakers. In fact, Russia has been operating nuclear-powered icebreakers since 1957, and has eight currently operational.

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On the Water Flying blind

By Joel Milton

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n last month’s column about interior lighting, I focused on how lighting “temperature” affects sleep cycles and how choosing the right type of bulb can improve your sleep.

Sleep, of course, is very important, but at some point you must wake up and start standing watch. It’s called a “watch” for good reason. Namely because you must rely on your eyes to see things, both directly via the naked eye or by using binoculars, or indirectly via radar and AIS-enabled navigation chart plotters. Either way, you must be able to actually see, and see well, when you start the watch.

And how are we able to see at night? Cells in our eyes called rods and cones allow us to see in the “dark.” But we are only able to do this after the eyes adapt to widely varying levels of reduced light. This is a gradual process that takes about 20 to 30 minutes. That is when we reach what I describe as “functional night vision.” This continues to improve at a slower rate for several hours before reaching peak capability. Our eyes can’t adapt to complete darkness, the absence

Captain’s Table

A drug test for marijuana impairment?

By Capt. Alan Bernstein

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ariners know that their licenses are on the line when it comes to substance abuse. Operating a vessel while impaired is a career-ending move, not to mention that it threatens the safety of both passengers and crew.

Regulatory requirements for drug testing of mariners are outlined in 46 CFR parts 4, 5 and 16. All persons regulated and licensed by the Coast Guard must pass a drug test and must be enrolled in a random drug testing program. These tests are limited to alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, opiates, amphetamines, and phencyclidine (more commonly known as PCP). Currently, half of all mariners are tested randomly each year, which can be adjusted based on a formula measuring positive annual drug tests.

I have always supported drug testing, but recently myself and other vessel operators have been taking a harder look at the effect marijuana testing has on our industry. While there are tests for impairment for other substances such as alcohol, there is no such test for marijuana. As states loosen marijuana laws, we see more and more individuals who might be regular or occasional marijuana users test positive and therefore put their licenses at risk. The problem is that marijuana can stay in one’s system for many weeks and even a casual user can test positive, but still not be impaired.

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of all light, as when in a cave.

There must be some light in order for us to see anything, and that is what our eyes adapt to. The length of time needed for people to adapt varies and depends on how bright your previous light exposure was in relation to how dark the new environment is. Age, eye condition, fatigue and overall health all play a role. Some people’s night vision can be frighteningly poor.

When you assume the navigation watch (when you relieve the person at the helm, wheel, or the sticks), you take full responsibility for anything and everything. If you’ve just come up from a brightly lit galley, head, or other space, then you’re taking on that responsibility blindly.

For obvious reasons, nobody should start a watch at night until they’ve reached something pretty close to the functional night-vision stage. To enable that requires a different approach to lighting than is the norm on many vessels.

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

A strict federal law that precludes marijuana usage among transportation workers, in the face of loosening state laws, limits the potential pool of employees at a time when finding suitable workers is extremely difficult. I have heard of potential hires that turn down job offers after learning that drug testing is required.

There has been legislation introduced in state legislatures which would prevent workers from being fined for a positive test for marijuana. The argument is that workers who use this substance in their spare time should not be penalized if they are not impaired in the workplace. The problem is that federal law preempts state law. It is further complicated by the fact that there is currently no test that measures impairment from marijuana.

I am not advocating marijuana use. However, as states loosen marijuana laws, use of the substance will increase.

As a result, there needs to be a serious discussion at the national level about amending current federal law concerning marijuana use among transportation workers. At the same time, a testing regime for marijuana impairment must be developed. After all, our goal is to promote safe and sober operations.

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.

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JUNE '21 WTI Crude Oil 72.98 Baker Hughes Rig Count 14 IHS OSV Utilization 20.5% U.S. Oil Production (millions bpd) 11.1

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By Jim Redden, Correspondent

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ajor and independent operators are ignoring the noise from the anti-fossil fuel movement that seeks to derail the continued development of recent discoveries in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

For example, Shell is outlining development options for a “significant discovery” unveiled in May at the Leopard prospect in 6,800' of water in Alaminos Canyon. Two months later, Shell also stamped the final investment decision (FID) on its Whale discovery, also on an outer Alaminos Canyon block. The Whale semisubmersible floating production system (FPS) will closely mimic the FPS installed at the Shell-operated Vito development in Mississippi Canyon, which is expected to begin production later this year.

The Gulf’s perennial top producer, Shell is advancing development plans, despite a Dutch court ruling on May 26 ordering The Netherlands-based operator to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels. Shell said it intends to go to net-zero emissions by 2050.

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That is just the reality,” CEO Ben Van Beurden said in a July 29 earnings call. “We still need to invest very

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significantly for the next decades in oil production.”

Fellow super-major Chevron, a partner in the Whale development, said that when it comes to emissions, the equivalent barrels produced from the deepwater Gulf fall well below the U.S. industry average for carbon content.

Jay Johnson, Chevron’s upstream executive vice president, said the company’s entire Gulf of Mexico operations in 2020 were at less than 7 kg of CO2/ per barrel of oil equivalent (BOE). A Aug-20 Rystad Energy Sep-20analysis showed U.S. producers in20-Oct 2018 averaged 12 kg of Nov-20 CO2 per BOE. Dec-20 looking for that next “We’re always high-return,Jan-21 low-carbon barrel, and the Gulf of Feb-21 Mexico represents a good

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hunting ground for that,” Johnson said on July 30.

Elsewhere, independent Talos Energy is drilling ahead in a revitalization campaign on a deepwater U.S. Gulf field that delivered first oil 27 years ago. Bolstered by proprietary seismic reprocessing data, Talos has mobilized a rig to the Pompano field in Mississippi Canyon, where it sees “numerous drilling opportunities” with initial production from new drilling expected by the fourth quarter.

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WorkBoat Composite Index Index posts 1% gain in August

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he WorkBoat Stock Index posted a small gain in August, adding 28 points or about 1%. For the month losers edged winners 13-12.

Tidewater posted a slight gain in August. During its second-quarter earnings call Aug. 10, the Houston-based offshore service vessel operator said that results have improved. Globally, “average day rate was up, utilization STOCK CHART INDEX COMPARISONS Operators Suppliers Shipyards WorkBoat Composite PHLX Oil Service Index Dow Jones Industrials Standard & Poors 500

was up, gross margin was up, operating profit was up, ” said president and CEO Quintin Kneen. “ ... the sequential quarter improvement is a good sign that activities are past the pandemic low.”

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oversupply, day rates around the world reset downward and as pre-pandemic contracts rolled off, new contracts rolled on with lower day rates in the first quarter. Now as activity levels are picking up again, we are beginning to claw back the day rate that we lost in 2020,” Kneen told analysts.

“Feel free to pick the metric that best suits your perspective, be it cash flow from operations, free cash flow, free cash flow before vessel disposals. They’re all positive, and we have designed the business architecture incentives to keep it that way. Net debt is down to $4.5 million. We do have the maturity of the 2022 bonds in August of next year. The principal outstanding on the bonds is $135 million, and we're currently sitting on $151 million of cash. Currently, the prepayment penalty on the bonds is $10 million. So we're going to be mindful of that as we evaluate refinancing opportunities over the next several months.” — David Krapf

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Insurance Watch Hull policy perils

By Chris Richmond

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commercial hull policy can sometimes resemble an action-packed maritime novel: Covered perils of the sea can include men of war, pirates, letters of mart and detainments of all kings. These are just some of the terms you might read there. But what about when you simply have a problem with your engine? This may or may not be covered.

A hull policy is a named peril policy, meaning unless something is a stated peril — written right there in the policy — it is not covered. That said, a hull policy still provides rather broad coverage. There are always exclusions.

For example, wear and tear is not a covered cause of loss. But you should be aware of two coverages found in a hull policy: Latent Defect and Negligence of Repairers.

Latent Defect is defined as a flaw in material existing at the time of the building of the vessel or machinery not discoverable by ordinary methods of testing. While the expense of replacing the broken part is excluded, the ensuing damage can be covered.

Negligence of Repairers is another peril which can provide important coverage. If you have a repair to your vessel’s engine — and it fails — then you may have coverage. For example, an insured had a high-pressure fuel line fail repeatedly on his engine. An investigation determined that during a previous repair job, the repairer had not installed the proper number of clamps recommended by the manufacturer. This produced excessive vibration and eventually stress fractures.

The client was relieved on two counts.

First, he had found out why he was repeatedly blowing fuel lines, and also that he now had a covered cause of loss. Aside from the repair being

covered, he could also claim loss of use from the canceled charters that he suffered.

Claims come in different sizes and varieties. Don’t be hesitant to give your agent a call to discuss what is going on with your vessel. While it may initially appear that there is no coverage, some investigation into the root of the problem can often yield positive results.

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Inland Insider

Challenges for river transport during harvest season

By Pamela Glass

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During the pandemic and recovery, some barges have been repurposed to haul other commodities. Also, some equipment must be moved to grain producing areas from locations where it was repositioned during the pandemicinduced barging slowdown.

Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture has revised downward earlier forecasts for grains like soybeans and corn, mostly due to the summer drought conditions, the harvest is expected to be especially strong in states that move crops along the nation’s river system.

Corn acreage in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio is projected to produce record yields, according to River Transport News, which cited USDA data that corn production in river states will increase by 4.5%. Meanwhile, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Mississippi are expected to have record yields of soybeans, increasing 6.2% this year. Demand has been strong for export grain this year and it is expected to continue through the fall.

This comes at a time when hopper barges are in short supply as they respond to a surge in demand to move commodities needed for the pandemic recovery, most specifically coal for export and domestic use, raw materials for steel production, and limestone.

Fueling this surge are high natural gas prices, which make coal more competitive in the energy market, and demand from China for U.S. grains.

“Barge operators report that coal shipments to the power-generating sector have been running at levels not seen for the past several years,” RTN said.

As a result, many barge operators have been stacking covers from covered hopper barges and using them for open hopper commerce.

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.

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hen a commercial mariner gets hurt on the job, the first questions usually pertain to basic maritime law issues. Was the person a seaman? Was the floating object a vessel? Did the incident occur on navigable waters?

Once the dust settles, another area that often receives close scrutiny is whether the person had prior injuries. The defense team could argue lack of causality. In other words, “You were already injured. The accident on our ferry didn’t do this to you.” But in response, the claimant could argue that the second accident exacerbated the original injury. In effect, “Yes, I had existing injuries, but this recent accident aggravated them and that’s worth something.” It’s a twoedged sword, depending on how it’s argued.

A recent Louisiana case from the Fifth Circuit examined this. It involved a chief engineer injured in a fall. He had been tasked with storing line aboard a 103-foot twin-screw towing vessel. He climbed to the upper deck to look for a place to store line. Up there, he found some line obstructing the walkway. When he attempted to climb back down the ladder, he tripped over the line and fell 10 feet to the lower deck. At the hospital, a CAT scan revealed damage to discs in his cervical spine. He never returned to work for the company. The accident occurred in 2014. Three years later, he sued the employer.

The court looked at an unrelated workplace accident from 2011, some three years before the fall on the towing vessel.

The chief engineer had been diagnosed with degenerative disc disease and a herniated disc. “Degenerative” often means age-related deterioration. Because the chief had not disclosed this in his application to the towing company, the court did not award him maintenance and cure. Maintenance is living expenses, while cure is medical expenses.

But in the chief’s favor, the court felt the vessel was unseaworthy because of the placement of line on the upper deck, and that the towing company had violated a duty to provide a reasonably safe place to work. The court assigned 20% fault to the chief engineer and 80% to the towing company. The court listened to testimony from medical experts from both sides. Despite the degenerative disc disease from 2011, the court felt that the 2014 fall aggravated the injury.

It ruled for the chief engineer. On appeal, the higher court agreed.

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.

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Mexico working group talked about how to recruit more of their peers to wind.

“I think we’re suffering a little bit from the stigma of East Coast wind development” resulting from delays in permitting, suggested consultant Doug Campbell of DRC Inc./Oil States, Houston. But Campbell and others said this could be the time to spread the word in the Gulf industry, with the Biden administration’s moves to speed review and approval of wind projects.

The Gulf region’s deep resources of offshore experience and human capital offer an advantage. Another is lower business and labor costs, which could even make Gulf states attractive onshore sites for offshore wind equipment manufacturers, group members said.

East Coast states, with their power purchase agreements with wind developers, “are trying to get as much of the business in their states” as they can, said Jamie Lescinski of Boskalis Offshore Energy Inc., Houston.

“It’s going to be a U.S. supply chain, not a state supply chain,” said Liz Burdock, BNOW’s president and CEO. “I

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espite their enthusiasm to host offshore wind power, Northeast states have nonetheless tried to drive some stiff deals with developers: Guarantees they will buy from local businesses, build new facilities in state, hire local labor — usually union allies of political leaders.

“We really want it all,” admitted Doreen Harris, president and CEO of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, whose state has been foremost in cutting deals with companies like Ørsted and Equinor.

But as the industry strives to scale up in the U.S., the focus is rapidly shifting to building a national supply chain — and more players are eager to pitch their services, often far from the Northeast with its high cost of doing business.

Some Gulf of Mexico offshore operators, fabricators and shipbuilders are already well into making the pivot to offshore wind. At the Business Network for Offshore Wind’s (BNOW) International Partnering Forum in August in Richmond, Va., about 20 people from the network’s Gulf of

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think there’s realization of that, but it’s going to take time.”

Burdock said it is imperative to develop that national supply chain for there to be any chance of fulfilling the Biden administration’s goal of building U.S. offshore wind from today’s 42 megawatts — two pilot projects off Rhode Island and Virginia — to 30 gigawatts in 2030. Right now, she said, “we don’t have the businesses.”

One of the first big pieces to be built in the U.S. will be an offshore substation for channeling electrical energy from the 132-MW South Fork Wind project east of Montauk, N.Y., by Ørsted and Eversource.

During an address at IPF, Ørsted North America president and CEO David Hardy announced that U.S. fabricator Kiewit Offshore Services Ltd. will design and build the substation for South Fork. The 1,500-ton, 60-foot-tall substation will be built at Kiewit’s facility in Ingleside, Texas.

Kiewit says 350 workers across three states will support building the structure, with additional teams in Houston and Kansas. Union workers in the Northeast will work on the installation.

Kiewit plans construction to start in November and be complete by spring 2023. The substation will transit across the Gulf of Mexico and up the East Coast for installation in summer 2023.

“The best proof point is we’re creating jobs today,” and not just on the coast, said Hardy.

Speaking to the conference via remote video, U.S. Wind CEO Jeff Grybowski talked about his company’s Sparrow’s Point manufacturing facility near Baltimore, once of the site of Bethlehem Steel’s biggest plant.

The company will fabricate turbine tower components for use by any U.S. wind developer, he said.

“There’s no faster way to speed deployment [of offshore wind] than creating jobs now,” said Grybowski, who pioneered the Block Island Wind Farm pilot project off Rhode Island, now owned by Ørsted. “There are a dozen proposals to build manufacturing projects up and down the East Coast.

“The direction of political winds is quite clear,” and the U.S. wind industry’s equipment must be built here, Grybowski stressed.

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.

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Dramatic testimony at USCG liftboat hearings

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n April 13, the liftboat Seacor Power was making its way into the Gulf of Mexico from Port Fourchon, La., headed for an offshore rig owned by Talos Energy when it motored into a storm and capsized.

Six out of the 19 onboard the vessel, owned by Seacor Marine, were rescued. The rest are dead or remain missing. Among the dead is the boat’s captain, David Ledet.

A small but intense low-pressure system, known to meteorologists as a wake low, passed through the area on the afternoon of the incident, creating hurricane-force winds of 80-90 mph and seas offshore of 7' to 9'. Though bad weather had been forecast, the intensity of the storm took most everyone by surprise.

Coast Guard hearings into the incident took place in Houma, La., in early August. The testimony from those who survived the tragedy was, at times, gut wrenching.

Capt. Bryan Mires, the boat’s first mate, testified that he and captain Ledet were aware of thunderstorms in the area but had no indication of a wake low situation forming in the Gulf. About mid afternoon, the weather turned bad fast.

Mires and Ledet agreed that the best thing to do was put the legs down and jack-up the boat out of the water.

Before they could get the legs down, however, the boat began to list badly.

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we are listing more, and I told Dave, I think we’re going over,” Mires testified. “I realized we were not going to be able to correct, so I hit the tilt alarm, which sends an alarm throughout the vessel.”

Mires said Ledet told everyone onboard, through the boat’s loudspeaker, to get their lifejackets on.

“That’s when I watched Dave, so I watched Dave fall,” Mires said as he choked up. Gathering himself, he added, “I’ve never seen him again.”

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Offshore wind needs help, official says

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urf was crashing on an enormous video screen and wind turbines rotated to music on a rock-volume soundtrack as Liz Burdock, president and CEO of the Business Network for Offshore Wind, strode onto the stage, and spoke of the budding industry’s big moment.

“In the U.S., we only have eight years to reach the Biden administration’s goal of 30 gigawatts,” Burdock told the audience at her group’s International Partnering Forum in Richmond, Va., in late August.

In Europe, the cradle of a now-burgeoning global wind industry, it took 30 years to achieve that power output, said Burdock.

“We have to scale up … the industry needs help,” she said.

The federal and state governments need to bring new incentives to help expand the offshore wind supply chain, promote workforce recruitment and training, and manage risk and other needs, said Burdock.

The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management “should reduce its regulatory timeline,” she said.

he U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced the availability of up to $38 million in grants through a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the agency’s Passenger Ferry Grant Program, which funds capital projects that help eligible project sponsors support existing passenger ferry service, establish new ferry service, and repair and modernize ferries, terminals, and related facilities and equipment. Instructions for applying can be found on FTA’s website and at GRANTS.GOV (funding opportunity FTA-2021-006TPM-Ferry).

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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam spoke about his state’s ambitions for offshore wind — including the Port of Virginia becoming the Mid-Atlantic hub for supporting wind project construction and operations.

Northam took the occasion to announce a new lease deal between the port and Dominion Energy to support construction of its 2.6-GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project.

— Kirk Moore

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All American Marine launches another NOAA boat

50’ catamaran for NOAA’s Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary

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ith its new boat, a 50'x18'9" aluminum catamaran, the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary will have a larger, more stable, and more capable platform for performing the multitude of missions expected of it.

For instance, the new boat’s A-frame gantry and hydraulic winch will be able to lift about 5,000 lbs. The boat it is replacing, a 38' aluminum monohull, could lift about 10% of that amount.

“We are really super excited about the additional capacity that we will have,” said Carol Bernthal, superintendent of the marine sanctuary, which extends up to 50 miles off the northwest coast of Washington state. “With a much beefier A-frame, it will be able to do more of the oceanographic monitoring work that requires winching up moorings and things like that.”

The new boat, the Storm Petrel, was designed by Teknicraft in New Zealand and built by All American

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‘For us, a smaller vessel like this gives us more flexibility to get in close.’

Marine in Bellingham, Wash. AAM has built several other boats for the marine sanctuary program, most of which have been larger than the Storm Petrel. Bernthal said that the Olympic Coast Sanctuary boat only needs to operate as a day boat, so it didn’t require the additional accommodations of a boat that stays out for days at a time. “For us, a smaller vessel like this gives us more flexibility to get in close.”

Built to Subchapter T specifications, the Storm Petrel can carry up to 18, including a crew of two. The boat is powered by a pair of Cummins QSC 8.3 engines, each rated at 493 hp at 2,600 rpm, turning fixed-pitch propellers.

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is 25 knots. Cruising speed is about 18 knots. “We were looking for the quietest, most fuel-efficient engines and operations and the catamaran design really helps with that,” Bernthal said. “I had hoped for a greener design, but it wasn’t quite the right time for that. The technology is really evolving, but you have to be able to service the boat with the infrastructure you have.

I’ll bet the next boat will be more of a hybrid because we’re all about marine conservation.”

The main deck aft is about 250 sq. ft. and is fitted with a grid of tie-down sockets to accommodate a variety of gear and equipment to be secured as needed. Two large swim steps and dive ladders on the hull transoms will provide platforms for dive operations.

Inside the house, rooms are provided for both a wet lab and a dry lab. For accommodations, there’s a wet head, a small galley and a table with bench seats that convert to a bunk, if necessary, and there are also two individual bunks tucked into the superstructure.

Another feature of the new boat is a flying bridge on the top deck covered with a bimini top. The boat can be operated from here while observers can visually monitor seabirds, marine mammals and the coastal habitat.

The $2.1 million contract with All American was negotiated through a competitive bid process that included a variety of companies and designs. “All American Marine was incredible,” said Bernthal. “I’m very impressed with them. They run a beautiful, clean operation and are very professional.

Everything was on schedule and on budget, and we’re getting this really beautiful boat out of it.”

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The boat is powered by twin 20hp Elco electric outboards with four Lithionics 7.5-kW lithium-ion batteries. The outboards are fixed with 8"-dia. 3-bladed props with a 9.25" pitch. The propulsion package gives the vessel a running speed of 10 knots.

Controls are by Elco, the steering system is from Dometic.

Ship’s service power comes from two Lithionics lithium-ion 7.5 kW batteries.

In August, St. Johns delivered the 53'x18'x7' intercoastal fuel supply vessel Pickle Rick to Intrepid Oceans Marine LLC, Jupiter, Fla. The new steel boat has a 3'6" draft and was designed by JMS Naval Architects Inc., Mystic, Conn.

Pickle Rick has a 10,000-gal. diesel fuel capacity and is fitted with Blackmer cargo pumps.

Main propulsion comes from a single Cox CXO300 diesel outboard engine with 15.5"x18" 4-bladed Yamaha propeller, giving the new boat a running speed of 7 knots.

Ship’s service power is the responsibility of a Kohler 40EKOZD genset.

Controls and steering are from Dometic. Pickle Rick is USCG certified, Subchapter D. Nearing completion at St. Johns is the 160'x35'x10' cargo carrier Costa VI for Honduras-based Island Shipping S. De R.L. Designed by Entech Designs LLC, Kenner, La., the Panamanian-flagged vessel’s capacities include 41,320 gals. of fuel; 13,500 gals. potable water; and 100 gals. lube oil. There is also tankage for 67,595 gals. freshwater ballast and 1,273 gals. dirty/oily water. The cargo

deck measures 4,400 sq. ft.

Twin Cummins QSK-19-M diesel engines, each producing 660 hp at 1,800 rpm, provide the main propulsion. The mains connect to Hung Shin 60"x56" nibral 5-bladed wheels through Twin Disc MGX-5222-DC marine 5.04:1 gears. The propulsion package gives the Costa VI a running speed of 10.5 knots.

For added maneuverability, the boat was fitted with a Wesmar V2-20 bowthruster, powered by a Cummins QSB4.5 power unit. Controls are Glendenning EEC4s, and the steering system is a Dometic SeaStar Optimus EC5850 EPS. Ship’s service power comes from two John Deere-powered gensets, each sparking 55 kW of electrical power.

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BOATBUILDING BITTS ichols Brothers Boat Builders (Ice Flow LLC), Freeland, Wash., has delivered the second of two 255-passenger ferries to Kitsap Transit, Bremerton, Wash. Like the firstin-class-vessel Enetai, the Commander outperformed design expectations during vessel trials, delivering to Kitsap Transit a lighter, faster, and smoother riding vessel, Nichols Brothers officials said. The Commander and Enetai are 140'x37'x12' aluminum high-speed catamarans built to Subchapter K regulations. According to Nichols, the new vessels are among the first ferries to feature a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) exhaust aftertreatment system and is powered by two MTU Tier 4 16V400M65L main engines. Each engine puts out 3,435 hp at 1,800 rpm, through ZF 9050 gears turning Kamewa S714 waterjets. The package enables the ferries to hit 38 knots at full load. SCR systems reduce emissions as well as fuel consumption.

Conrad Shipyard, Morgan City, La., has delivered the first of four ABS classed spud barges to McDonough Marine Service, Metairie, La. The identical spud barges each measure 180'x54'x12.5', have a deck strength of 2,500 lbs. per square foot, and four spud wells. The remaining barges are on schedule for delivery in quarters three and four of 2021. The barges are being built at Conrad Deepwater South in Amelia,

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Safe Boats International, Bremerton, Wash., has signed a formal partnership agreement with UK-based Diverse Marine. For the past three years Safe Boats has been working with Diverse Marine promoting its designs in European markets. The new arrangement brings Diverse Marine’s proven crew transfer vessel designs and experience to the U.S. offshore wind market. Through this agreement, Safe Boats and Diverse will continue their collaboration in pursuit of emerging offshore wind vessel opportunities.

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The first hybrid CTVs in operation with extensive zero-emission capability.

Incat Crowther has announced the delivery of a pair of Incat Crowther 35 CTVs built in China. Recently delivered by AFAI Southern Shipyard, Guangzhou, China, the 112'11"x36'2"x13'8" MHO Asgard and MHO Apollo are the first hybrid CTVs in operation with extensive zero-emission capability. The vessels will service the Hornsea Project 2 offshore wind farm for Ørsted in the North Sea. The aluminum vessels are the third and fourth Incat Crowther-designed vessels for MHO-Co A/S, Esbjerg, Denmark, following the deliveries of MHO Esbjerg and MHO Gurli. MHO Asgard and MHO Apollo, which have 13'8" drafts, are powered by an advanced propulsion system that was developed in collaboration with Danfoss and Volvo Penta. The system comprises a pair of diesel drivetrains and a pair of diesel-electric drivetrains, each driving Volvo Penta IPS drives. The main diesel engines are Volvo Penta D13s, producing 515 kW each and giving the boats a running speed of 25 knots.

Austal USA was awarded a contract in August by the U.S. Navy for the repair, maintenance, and modernization for all littoral combat ships (LCS) homeported in Mayport, Fla. The contract was the second major service contract awarded to Austal USA in August. As a result, the shipyard is now positioned to support the entire LCS fleet worldwide.

The new contract also marks a milestone in Austal USA’s expansion to the East Coast. In 2020, the company expanded its Mobile, Ala., service center to support both government and commercial customers by purchasing 15 acres of waterfront property along the Mobile River and establishing its Austal USA West Campus Ship Repair facility. The purchase included 100,000 sq. ft. of covered repair facilities, a 20,000-ton Panamax-class floating drydock, 300,000 sq.

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The U.S. Navy announced in August that Fincantieri Marine Systems North America has been awarded a contract to support sustainment efforts for littoral combat ships (LCS) homeported in Mayport, Fla. Fincantieri was one of two companies awarded a five-year $1.3 billion Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract as the Navy seeks competition and value for service to its LCS fleet.

The award gives Fincantieri Marine the opportunity to bid on individual delivery orders for the Freedom variant LCS, including planned, continuous, emergent, and complex maintenance availabilities, as well as corrosion control and facilities maintenance throughout the world.

Officials from Bollinger Shipyards LLC were on hand in Apra Harbor, Guam, recently for the commissioning ceremony of three 154'x25' U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutters (FRCs) — the USCGC Myrtle Hazard, USCGC Oliver Henry and USCGC Frederick Hatch. The three FRCs build out and strengthen the strategic presence of the U.S.

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in the Indo-Pacific and are there “as a response to coercive and antagonistic behaviors from China,” U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz said during the ceremony.

Bollinger was recently awarded a contract to build four more FRCs. Jeanerette, La.-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has introduced the 38 Defiant NXT, a next-generation weldedaluminum monohull pilothouse model based on the company’s 38 Defiant platform. The first new vessel, the 43'x12' Fire Boat 2, was delivered recently to Orange Beach Fire Rescue in Orange Beach, Ala. Since 2011, over 100 legacy model 38 Defiant vessels have been delivered in a wide range of configurations to fire departments, law enforcement agencies, the Coast Guard and Navy, and multiple foreign militaries worldwide. The new 38 Defiant NXT utilizes the same hull form but with an entirely new topsides arrangement designed by Metal Shark’s in-house engineering team.

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rowley future-proofed this vessel,” said David Lee of ABB Marine and Ports, the provider of the electrical system for the first all-electric tugboat in the U.S., Crowley Maritime Corp.'s 82', 70-ton-bollard-pull eWolf.

“No matter where it comes from — the national grid, renewables, or fuel cells — electricity is the future, and eWolf will be ready for it.”

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tug for the Port of San Diego, and although the design challenges have been considerable, the company’s ability to bring together the best of the differing technologies involved has delivered a robust, viable design that promises to do everything a conventional tugboat would do, but with zero emissions. “The vessel has all of its systems integrated into one ‘backbone,’” said Cole Van Gundy, head of Crowley’s design team. “From the beginning, we worked with all of the providers and subcontractors to fine tune the design, knowing that, in many ways, we’re breaking new ground.” www.workboat.com • OCTOBER 2021 • WorkBoat

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FUTURE STARTS NOW Jacksonville, Fla.-based Crowley Maritime is well-positioned to take on the challenges and risks of building the first all-electric tugboat in the Americas.

The company operates over 160 vessels around the world, employing more U.S. mariners than any other company, and, with two tugboats already doing harbor and shiphandling work in San Diego, Crowley is intimately familiar with the port and its needs. Keel-laying for the eWolf is scheduled at the Master Boat Builders shipyard in Coden, Ala., for late 2021 or early 2022, and delivery for early 2023.

Crowley worked closely with the Port of San Diego from the beginning, keeping in mind the port’s goal of “zero emissions” in the foreseeable future. “We think San Diego is the perfect harbor for an electric tug,” said Thomas Maclean, the port’s director of Energy and Policy. “With the vessel’s ability to draw power during off-peak times and supply the vessel with computer-controlled and -programmed power, particulate emissions in our harbor will

The first all-electric tug in U.S. will work in San Diego and will have a 70-ton bollard pull.

be greatly reduced.”

The eWolf will replace another Crowley tug now in use in San Diego, the 50-tonbollard-pull conventional tugboat Scout.

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eWolf’s first 10 years of use, the tug will replace a conventional tug producing 178 tons of nitrogen oxide, 2.5 tons of diesel particulate matter, and 3,100 tons of carbon dioxide.

The electric propulsion system also provides the vessel with a unique source of power through shaft-generation.

Whenever the vessel is being towed, the current flow turning the vessel’s Z-drive propellers will produce an electrical charge for the batteries, just as braking charges a Tesla automobile’s batteries, and the winch’s rendering (paying out) under load will also send electricity to the batteries. "For a ship-assist tug that can be called-upon for an extended escort job, shaft-generation could be a significant source of power," Lee noted.

The vessel will have two Markey Machinery DEPC-48 towing winches on the after-deck, each fitted with 500' of 9" high-strength synthetic line. The operator has several options for controlling the winches, either independently or by joining both for in-port mooring.

Sensors will monitor line load and continually adjust the scope while the

operator maneuvers the vessel.

Wheelhouse joysticks permit manual control of drum direction and line speed or manual feathering of the drum brake.

The shoreside of the power supply for the eWolf will be a Cochran Marine power station that the vessel’s crew can

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connect to the vessel whenever alongside. Cochran is already operating a shore-power unit for cruise ships calling on San Diego. “The Cochran unit communicates with the vessel’s automation and can control both the rate of charge and the time of day for the charging operations,” Van Gundy said. “With a three-megawatt battery in the shore unit, we can increase our rate-of-charge during off-peak hours and avoid the peak hours of 4 to 9 p.m. altogether, while avoiding high-draw surcharges from the power company.”

Van Gundy estimates that the eWolf will be able to handle routine shiphandling duties for about one working day before requiring recharge, and that to recharge from a fully depleted state will require about seven hours. However, since a shiphandling tug is only employed when a ship is entering or leaving port, he does not anticipate any significant interruptions in operations

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for recharging the batteries.

INTERIOR DESIGN Although the eWolf’s contribution to a cleaner climate will be significant, the switch to electric power also gives advantages in the vessel’s construction. The design has two 300-kW generators in port and starboard compartments on the main deck, each with its own exhaust stack and drippan, but the below-deck machinery spaces are free of the fuel systems and exhaust systems of a diesel-powered boat. “A conventional tug will always have some oily slops in its bilges,” said Greg Glover, Crowley’s director of engineering for its ship assist tugs, “but the eWolf will have clean bilges, completely oil-free.”

The improvements in crew comfort offered by an all-electric vessel are also important, according to Glover.

Gone are the noise and vibration of

internal-combustion engines under load, as is the smell of diesel fuel that seems to permeate all living spaces in a conventional tugboat. The risk of fire is also significantly reduced.

The attention to crew comfort and the collaborative effort involved in the design even extend to the selection and installation of insulating materials. “This vessel will produce different frequencies of sound from a conventional vessel,” van Gundy said. “We’re experimenting now with various [insulating] materials to match them to the electric motors’ frequencies. The sound level will already be much lower, of course, but we’re working to reduce it even further.” He noted that structural vibration caused by diesel engines is a big factor in crew fatigue, but will be almost completely absent in the eWolf.

The eWolf’s all-electric power and cutting-edge electronics will provide

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notable advances in the vessel’s handling and operation.

“No exhaust stacks,” Glover pointed out. “The operator has 360-degree visibility. The combination of the design’s unbroken visibility with the ABB Vision system means that the operator is aware of his entire environment—far beyond his own visual range—at all times. In terms of control, the single joystick input-device and the touch-screen features of the ABB display give the operator unsurpassed ease of control.”

The integration of the vessel’s power system, from the dockside Cochran Marine charging station to the two 2,100kW RAMME motors driving the two Schottel stern-mounted azimuthing thrusters, offers a high level of efficiency, but the real advantages to an all-electric propulsion system may lie in maintenance and repair: electric motors’ lives are measured in decades, while diesel engines’ lives are measured in running hours. An electric motor is simply swapped-out, whereas a diesel engine’s overhaul is a lengthy and expensive undertaking.

According to Garrett Rice, president of Master Boat Builders, not only will the crew be able to replace individual battery cells as necessary, but when a complete replacement of the Corvus-supplied batteries becomes necessary in 10 to 15 years, they can be replaced without any steel-cutting or removals. The two diesel generators on the main deck, for long-distance operations or when onboard generation of power is necessary, are both self-contained units that can be lifted out and replaced with minimal effort.

In some ways, Rice explained, the design is more evolutionary than revolutionary. “We’re building a couple of hybrid tugs for another customer, hybrid propulsion, and so this transition into the electric tug was extremely natural to us.”

However, Rice stressed that careful modeling — with coordination among all parties — was necessary during the early stages of the design to make sure that the cables, wiring trays, and electronic connections are routed correctly and free of hazards. He said that the same approach was taken with all aspects of the design, and by bringing all parties together from the beginning, each with its own perspective, a well-integrated design was developed that takes full advantage of the vessel’s all-electric DC power.

Taking full advantage of the vessel’s all-electric power requires a sophisticated monitoring and management system, which is only one of the systems on the vessel provided by the Swedish company ABB Inc. ABB’s David Lee, U.S. director of marine and ports, said that the company offers 24/7 remote monitoring, by Wi-Fi, satellite, and/or cellular connection, of all vital vessel systems, including motor rpms, switchboard settings and status, and the status of the batteries’ charge. “Our monitoring teams rotate daily from Miami to Singapore to Norway to Miami,” he explained, “each with a seamless hand-off to the next. If we see anything out-of-the-ordinary or of concern, we notify the customer immediately.” According to Lee, the customer has the same monitoring capability independently.

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“This vessel will actually be capable of autonomous operation,” Lee continued. “Virtually all of the inputs into the Vision system can go to a shore unit, and our ABB Ability Marine Control System can be operated remotely as well, so from an operator’s standpoint, there would be very little difference between operating the vessel remotely and being in the wheelhouse. At this point, it’s really an issue of regulation and insurance.”

Regulation under current Subchapter M (Towing Vessel) requirements is being addressed by Crowley and Master Boat Builders in conjunction with the Mobile (Ala.) Coast Guard, which will monitor the vessel’s construction and issue its initial certification. “They’re being very proactive in dealing with this new technology,” Rice said of the Coast Guard, “and bringing them in from the beginning was an essential part of our plan.”

“We’re all working toward the same goal,” Lee concluded. “That’s cleaner power, not just for today, but for decades to come. Crowley specifically designed the eWolf so that future improvements in batteries, power generation and monitoring-and-control can easily be retrofitted into the vessel, and that’s why I say that Crowley has ‘future-proofed’ the eWolf.”

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2020-2021

Construction Survey

Hull Yeah WorkBoat‘s 2020-2021 Construction Survey

By Ken Hocke, Senior Editor

Some shipyards choose not to participate, so WorkBoat’s annual survey is not a complete list. Non-participation is the choice of the individual shipyards. When boatbuilders opt out, it is often because their clients do not want to disclose what they are building,

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his year’s construction survey again contains newbuild boats that are under contract, underway or have been delivered over the past 12 months.

Powered Vessels Reported for 2020-2021 20

TOTAL- 606

11 12 36

1 78 44 20 Boom: Spill Response

3 8 240 15 84

Non-self-propelled Vessels

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150

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200

even though there are few secrets as to who is building what in the shipbuilding industry.

The total number of boats in our survey is also skewed because at least half a dozen yards have Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity military contracts.

In addition, by the time the information is gathered and the magazine is published, new contracts could have been signed.

Look for more shipyards to want to build for the burgeoning offshore wind industry in the future.

Safe Boats International, Bremerton, Wash., has announced a formal partnership agreement with the UK’s Diverse Marine. For the past three years, Safe Boats has been working with Diverse Marine to promote Safe Boat designs in European markets.

The partnership brings Diverse Marine’s crew transfer vessel designs to the U.S. offshore wind market.

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Vessel Name or Hull #

Delivery Date

Dimensions (LxB) & Hull Material Steel, Aluminum, Fiberglass

Type Vessel

Owner

ALL AMERICAN MARINE mmullett@allamericanmarine.com • www.allamericanmarine.com Matt Mullett, CEO • 1010 Hilton Ave., • Bellingham, WA 98225 • Tel: 360-647-7602 — (2) Orca I, Orca II Switch E-Ferry

1/20

73'x26.7'

A

Patrol Boat

4/20-7/20

77.5'x26'

A

Tour Vessel

11/20

70'x24.5'

A A A

Tour Vessel (Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered) Tour Vessel Research Vessel

Four Seasons Marine NOAA

A

Lifeboat

U.S. Coast Guard

A

Tour Boat

Major Marine Tours

Major Marine Tours Spring 2021 83'x31.7' Olympic Coast National Summer 2021 49.5'x18.3' Marine Sanctuary 47' Motor Lifeboat IDIQ 47'x15' (Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity) (2) Spirit of Matushka, TBD 2021 87'x32'

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Great Western Attractions Switch Maritime

BRIX MARINE charliec@brixmarine.com • www.brixmarine.com Charlie Crane • Sales & Marketing Director • 151 Octane Lane • Port Angeles, WA 98362 • Tel: 360-457-5752 • Fax: 360-504-2596 — Double Down — — Hat Island Ferry — L.H. Quetzal II Dream Catcher Liberty National I Serac

2022 2022 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2020 2020

38'x14' 48'x18' 35'x14' 37'x13' 45'x18'4" 32'x12' 29'x11' 32'x12' 46'x15' 45'8"x16'

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Discovery

2021

44'x16'

A

Tour/Water Taxi Charter Boat Dive Tour Monohull Dive Tour RIB Ferry Water Taxi Survey/Research Vessel Charter Boat Ferry Pilot Operations and Crew/Cargo Transfer Survey/Research Vessel

Muddy Water Adventures Big Dan’s Fishing Charters Maui, Hawaii Oahu, Hawaii Hat Island, Wash.

QXMC Guatemala Soldotna, Alaska Liberty National Golf Club Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Northrop Grumman

AUSTAL USA michelle.bowden@austalusa.com • www.austal.com Michelle Bowden, Sales & Marketing Assistant • P.O. Box 1049 • Mobile, AL 36633 • Tel: 251-434-8000 • Fax: 907-247-7200 (9) Pierre (LCS 38) Kansas City (LCS 22) Oakland (LCS 24) Mobile (LCS 26) Savannah (LCS 28) Canberra (LCS 30) Santa Barbara (LCS 32) Augusta (LCS 34) Kingsville (LCS 36) (4) Newport (EPF 12) Apalachicola (EPF 13) Cody (EPF 14) Point Loma (EPF 15)

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U.S. Navy

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Vessel Name or Hull #

Delivery Date

Dimensions (LxB) & Hull Material Steel, Aluminum, Fiberglass

Type Vessel

Owner

BLOUNT BOATS INC. Julie@blountboats.com • www.blountboats.com Julie Blount, Executive Vice President • 461 Water Street • P.O. Box 368 • Warren, RI 02885 • Tel: 401-245-8300 • Fax: 401-245-8303 Southern Cross Breaker II Atlantic Endeavor Eddie Somers (3) Hulls 374-376

5/20 9/20 2021 6/22 TBA

101'x40' 56'x18'6" 68'x28.4' 90'x26'x10' 30 meter

S S A S A

Double-Ended Ferry Icebreaking Twin-Screw Tug Crew Transfer Vessel Icebreaker/Buoy Tender Crew Transfer Vessel

South Ferry Co. New York Power Authority Atlantic Wind Transfers Maryland Department of Natural Resources TBA

JOHN BLUDWORTH SHIPYARD LLC info@jbludshipyard.com • www.jbludshipyard.com Gasper C. D’Anna, President • 3101 E. Navigation Blvd. • Corpus Christi, TX 78402 • Tel: 361-887-7981 • Fax: 361-887-6014 (3) Signet Freedom Signet Puritan Signet Volunteer (2) Dave B. Fate, Shailesh D (3) Hulls 171-173

2/20 4/20 6/20 6/21 9/21 11/21 12/21 1/22

84'x32'

S

Inland Towboat Conventional Propulsion

Signet Maritime Corp.

110'x32'

S

Maritime Partners LLC

41'x16'

S

Inland Pushboat Conventional Propulsion Inland Dredge Tender

Orion Marine Construction Inc.

BOLLINGER SHIPYARDS INC. ericb@bollingershipyards.com • www.bollingershipyards.com Eric Bollinger, Vice President, Sales • P.O. Box 250 • Lockport, LA 70374 • Tel: 985-532-2554 • Fax: 985-532-7225 — Aveogan (tug) Oliver Leavitt (barge) ATB (Multiple)

2021 4/20

395'x100' 483'x85'

S S

20202021

154'x26'8"x14'

S

Ocean Transport Barge Alaska-class ATB 100,000-bbls.

Fast Response Cutter Patrol Boat

General Dynamics Electric Boat Crowley Fuels LLC U.S. Coast Guard

BURGER BOAT COMPANY

• dborys@burgerboat.com • www.burgerboat.com Douglas Borys • 1811 Spring St. • Manitowoc, WI 54220 • Tel: 920-686-5149 (office)/920-242-2352 (cell) Chicago’s Emerald Lady Nikola Tesla, James V. Glynn

2020 2020

98'x32' 90'x32'

S A

Passenger Vessel Tour Boat

Chicago’s First Lady Cruises Maid of the Mist

C&C MARINE AND REPAIR LLC mjpescudier@ccmrepair.com • www.ccmrepair.com Jean-Paul A. Escudier • 701 Engineers Road • Belle Chasse, LA • Tel: 504-433-2000 • Fax: 504-433-2044 (3) Scarlett Rose Furlong TBD, TBD (2) General MacArthur Randy Mauer Ned Brooks, Paula M. Sperry, (14 more) (2) Brooks M. Hamilton, Madeline B Hamilton Olive Parker Ned D Brooks (2) — — — — — — — — — — — Olive Parker

2020

170'x50'x11'6"

S

Towboat

Hines Furlong Line

5/20 5/20 2021 5/20

290'x72'x16' 160'x50'

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Cutterhead Suction Dredge 6,600-hp Towboat

Callan Marine LLC —

84'x34'

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2,600-hp Towboat

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8/20 9/20 10/20 12/20 2/20 6/20 5/20 3/20 8/20 2/21 2/20 3/21 9/20 12/20 10/20 2021

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— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Parker Towing Co.

CHESAPEAKE SHIPBUILDING CORP. martin@cheship.com • www.chesapeakeshipbuilding.com Charles Robertson, Owner • 710 Fitzwater St. • Salisbury, MD 21801 • Tel: 800-784-2979 • Fax: 410-742-3689 (3) Annapolis, Cape Henry, TBD —

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94'x34'x10'6"

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Push Tug

Vane Brothers

2023

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Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock

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Delivery Date 2020

Dimensions (LxB) & Hull Material Steel, Aluminum, Fiberglass 328'x60'4"

S

Type Vessel Overnight Riverboat

Owner American Cruise Lines

CONRAD LOUISIANA sales@conradindustries.com • www.conradindustries.com Robert Sampey, Shipyard Contact • Robert Socha, Director of Marketing & Sales • 1501 Front St.• Morgan City, LA 70380 • Tel: 985-384-3060 (2) — (2) — (16) — — — — (23) — (2) — — AM 3600 (3) — (2) Multi Cats 3013

— — — — — — — — — 2021 2022 —

— — — — — — — — 346'x69'x23' 240'x60'x14' 277'x63.5'x27.25' 99'x41'x12'

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Tug Crane Barge Deck/Spud Barge Dock Barge Hopper Barge Pump Barge Tank Barge LPG Barge Suction Hopper Dredge Deck Barge Dump Scow Barges Pipeline Handling, Anchor Handling, Logistics Supply

— — — — — — — — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Ashton Marine Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Great Lakes Dredge & Dock

CONRAD TEXAS sales@conradindustries.com • www.conradindustries.com Troy Skelton, Shipyard Contact • Robert Socha, Director of Marketing & Sales • 710 Market St. • Orange, Texas 77631 • Tel: 409-883-6666 — (3) — (8) —

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— — —

S S S

Tug LPG Barge Tank Barge

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DAKOTA CREEK INDUSTRIES mike@dakotacreek.com • www.dakotacreek.com Mike Nelson • P.O. Box 218 • Anacortes, WA 98221 • Tel: 360-293-9575 • Fax: 360-293-1372 WETA Ferry 2, WETA Ferry 3 (4) YT 808

— — —

144'x40'

A

Passenger Ferry

90'x38.25'x16.5'

S

Yard Tug Boat

Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) U.S. Navy

DIVERSIFIED MARINE INC. dmi83723@aol.com • www.dmipdx.com Kurt Redd, President • P.O. Box 83723 • Portland, OR 97285 • Tel: 503-289-2669 • Fax: 503-289-2825 (2) —

2021

—

S

Tug

Brusco Tug & Barge

EASTERN SHIPBUILDING GROUP info@easternshipbuilding.com www.easternshipbuilding.com Kenneth R. Munroe, Vice President • 2200 Nelson St. • Panama City, FL 32401 • P.O. Box 960 • Panama City, FL 32402 • Tel: 850-763-1900 • Fax: 850-763-7904 (2) C.D. White, A. Thomas Higgins Argus (WMSM-915), Chase R.B. Weeks

1/20 6/20 —

80'x38'x13'2"

S

360'x54'x17'

S

—

356'x79'6"x27'3"

S

ASD Z-Drive Tug 5,150 hp, Tier 4 Offshore Patrol Cutter

Bisso Offshore LLC

Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge (self-propelled)

Weeks Marine Inc.

U.S. Coast Guard

FINCANTIERI MARINE GROUP/FINCANTIERI MARINETTE MARINE george.moutafis@us.fincantieri.com • www.fincantierimarinegroup.com • www.marinettemarine.com George Moutafis, Vice President of Programs • 1600 Ely St. • Marinette, WI 54143 • Tel: 715-735-9341 ext. 6610 LCS TBD (8) RBM J-1, RBM J-2, (Multiple) RBM B-1, RBM B-2, RBM B-3, RBM B-4, RBM B-5, RBM B-6 (6) RBM (Multiple) (4) —

(Multiple)

386'x57' 44.6'x14.7'

S A

Littoral Combat Ship Response Boat-Medium

U.S. Navy U.S. Coast Guard

44.6'x14.7'

A

Response Boat-Medium

DHS

389'x58'x14'

A

Multimission Surface Combat Ships

Foreign Military Sales (FMS)

FINCANTIERI MARINE GROUP/FINCANTIERI BAY SHIPBUILDING

Michael.Pinkham@us.fincantieri.com • www.fincantierimarinegroup.com • www.bayshipbuildingcompany.com Michael Pinkham, Vice President Sales & Marketing • 605 N. 3rd Ave. • Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 • Tel: 715-587-6960

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Vessel Name or Hull # Michigan Trader Clean Carnaval Constellation, (Multiple) Madonna Hull 3788 Hull 3790

Delivery Date

Dimensions (LxB) & Hull Material Steel, Aluminum, Fiberglass

2020

740'x78'x45'

S

2021 Various 2020

340'x66'x32'10" — 124'x40'

S S S

2022 2022

639'x78'x45' 340'x66'x32'10"

S S

Type Vessel 33,892-dwt Self-Unloading Great Lakes ATB Bunker Barge Liquified Natural Gas Bunker Barge Guided Missile Frigate Passenger/Vehicle Ferry (150 passengers/28 vehicles) Great Lakes Bulk Carrier ATB LNG Bunkering Barge

Owner

VanEnkevort Tug & Barge Inc. NorthStar Midstream U.S. Navy Washington Island Ferry Line The Interlake Steamship Co. Polaris New Energy

GLADDING-HEARN SHIPBUILDING, THE DUCLOS CORP. sales@gladding-hearn.com • www.gladding-hearn.com Peter Duclos, President • 1 Riverside Ave./P.O. Box 300 • Somerset, MA 02726 • Tel: 508-676-8596 • Fax: 508-672-1873 Sea Pilot Seaway Pilot V Baltimore class Richmond Susquehanna —

7/20 8/20 2021 2020 2021 2022

52'6"x16'11"x4'8" 53'6"x17'8" 48'6"x15.6'x4' 55'10"x17'2"x4'11" 52.6'x16.8'x4.8' 73.2'x23.3'x5.9'

— A A A A A

Pilot Boat Pilot Boat Pilot Boat Pilot Boat Pilot Boat Pilot Boat

Delta Launch Services St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots Maryland Pilots Virginia Pilot Association Association of Maryland Pilots Galveston-Texas City Pilots

GREAT LAKES SHIPYARD jps@thegreatlakesgroup.com • www.thegreatlakesgroup.com Joseph P. Starck Jr., President • 4500 Division Ave. • Cleveland, Ohio 44102 • Tel: 216-367-8126 Hull 6505 (5) Hull 6506 Hull 6507 Hull 6508 Hull 6509 Hull 6510

Spring 2020 Fall 2020 Spring 2021 Summer 2021 Fall 2021 Spring 2022

65'x24'x11'

S

Damen Stan Tug 1907 ICE, Tier 3

TBD-spec TBD-spec TBD-spec TBD-spec TBD-spec

GULF ISLAND SHIPYARDS LLC cvaccari@gifinc.com • www.gulfisland.com Chris Vaccari, Senior Vice President • 217 N. Columbia St. • Covington, LA 70433 • Tel: 985-635-6009 • Fax: 985-635-6011 • Cell: 985-778-3556 —

2021

293'x66'x16'

—

Ferry

(2) Taani, Hull 6097 Hull 6020 Hull 6021 Hull 6111 Hull 6022, Hull 6023

2021 2021 2020 2019, 2020 2021 2020

193'x41'x18'6"

S

Research Vessel

98'6"x42.7'x19' 98'6"x42.7'x19' 263'x59'x24'7" 184'x47'x10'6"

S S S S

American Countess

3/20

362'x78'x14'

S

Terminal/Escort Tug Terminal/Escort Tug Towing, Salvage, Rescue Ship (T-ATS) Double-Ended Vehicle/ Passenger Ferry Casino Boat Conversion to 245-Passenger Overnight Riverboat

Texas Department of Transportation Oregon State University Bay Houston Towing Co. Suderman & Young Towing Co. NAVSEA North Carolina DOT Ferry Division American Queen Steamboat Co.

GUNDERSON MARINE/THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES gbrx.info@gbrx.com • www.gbrx.com One Centerpointe Dr., Suite 200 • Lake Oswego, OR 97035 • Tel: 503-684-7000 • Fax: 503-684-7553 —

1/21

350'

S

ATB Barge 55,000-bbl.

Crowley Fuels LLC

INVENTECH MARINE SOLUTIONS LLC/ LIFE PROOF BOATS

info@inventechmarine.com • www.lifeproofboats.com Jenson R. Charnell, President • 5626 Imperial Way SW, Bremerton, WA 98312 • Phone: 360-674-7019 — 070 083 075 086 076 069 155 154 158 153 148 148 139 135 128 134 127

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46'x12' 31'x10' 40'x12' 36'x10' 25'x9' 27'x8.5 44'x12' 33'x10' 23'x8'6" 21'x8'6" 31'x10' 21'x8'6" 21'x8'6" 21'x8'6" 31'x10' 25'x8'6" 23'x8'6" 23'x8'6"

A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A

Tour Boat Full Cabin Patrol Boat T-Top Hard Top D. Console Full Cabin Full Cabin Hardtop Hardtop Hardtop WAC Hardtop Hardtop Hardtop Full Cabin CC Hardtop Hardtop

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Delivery Date

124 125 136 121 108 114 107 116 91 104 105 122 96 97 94 99 85

10/22 10/21 9/21 9/21 9/21 8/21 4/21 4/21 4/21 3/21 3/21 2/21 1/21 1/21 12/20 10/20 9/20

Dimensions (LxB) & Hull Material Steel, Aluminum, Fiberglass 21'x8'6" 31'x11' 27'x8'6" 21'x8'6" 31'x11' 31'x10' 35'x11' 27'x8'6" 31'x10' 29'x10' 27'x8'6" 25'x8'6" 31'x10' 23'x8'6" 33'x11' 21'x8'6" 27'x10'

A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A

Type Vessel Hardtop Partial Cabin Hardtop Hardtop Partial Cabin Full Cabin Hardtop Full Cabin Full Cabin Hardtop Hardtop Hardtop WAC Hardtop Partial Cabin T-Top Full Cabin

Owner

Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Fire Department Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Commercial Law Enforcement Law Enforcement

LAKE ASSAULT BOATS/FRASER SHIPYARD www.lakeassault.com 1 Clough Ave. • Superior, WI 54880 • Tel: 985-876-6302 Patchogue (3) Hennepin (119) Force Protection Medium Ada County MI DNR Fallen Leaf Lake SeaRobotics MN DNR Duluth USACE Orange Township San Bernardino County

9/21 12/21 TBD 9/21 5/22 12/21 12/21 2/22 1/22 TBD 3/21

32' 24' 33' 26' 34' 22' 26' 26' 19' 24' 28'

A A A A A A A A A A A

Landing Craft Patrol Boat RIB with Firefighting Capabilities Patrol Boat V-Hull Patrol Boat V-Hull Patrol Boat Fireboat RIB Workboat Patrol Boat Landing Craft V-Hull Research Vessel Fireboat Fireboat

Patchogue (N.Y.) Fire Department Hennepin County U.S. Navy Ada County Sheriff's Department Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fallen Leaf Lake Fire Department SeaRobotics Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Duluth Corps of Engineers Orange Township Fire Department San Bernardino (Calif.) County Fire Protection District

S S

Z-Drive Tug Towboat

Bisso Towboat Ingram Marine Group

MAIN IRON WORKS 148 Old Ferry Road • Houma, LA 70364 • Tel: 985-876-6302 TBA (2) Adrienne M. Moore, Tom Cornwell

Fall 2021 2021

100'x38'x17'2" 78'x32'x10'

MARINE INLAND FABRICATORS rudy@marineinland.com • www.marineinland.com Rudy Sistrunk, President • 1725 Buchanan St. • Panama City, FL 32409 • Tel: 850-265-1383 • Fax: 850-265-0487 Hull 361 Hull 362 Hull 363 Hull 364 Hull 365 Hull 366 Hull 367 Hull 368 Hull 369 Hull 370 Hull 371 Hull 372 Hull 373 Hull 374 Hull 375 Hull 376 Hull 377 Hull 378 Hull 379 Hull 380 Hull 381 Hull 382 Hull 383 Hull 384 Hull 385 Hull 386 Hull 387 Hull 388 Hull 389 Hull 391 Hull 392

12/20 10/19 11/19 11/19 1/20 1/19 11/19 3/20 5/20 5/20 6/20 5/20 5/20 5/20 7/20 6/20 8/20 8/20 9/20 9/20 8/20 10/20 10/20 10/20 11/20 12/20 12/21 1/21 4/21 3/21 4/21

25'x20'x6' 30'x12'x3' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 33.33'x14'x6' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x6' 25'x14'x5 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x12'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 20'x8'x4' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x6' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x20'x6' 25'x16'x6' 25'x14'x5'

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Towboat Barge Towboat Towboat Dredge Tender Dredge Tender Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Dredge Tender Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Dredge Tender Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat

Vulcan Materials Ansley Construction Paducah Barge Patriot Marine Southern Dredge Southern Dredge McDonough Marine McDonough Marine H.F. Darling New York State Canal Corp.

Sea Level Marine Newt Marine Newt Marine McDonough Marine McDonough Marine Barnstable County McDonough Marine McDonough Marine Newt Marine Newt Marine K.T. Construction Norfolk Dredging Paducah Barge Marine One Ltd. Newt Marine Patriot Marine J.F. Brennan Creole Bayou McDonough Marine Ports & Terminal New York State Canal Corp.

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Vessel Name or Hull #

Delivery Date

Hull 393 Hull 394 Hull 395 Hull 396 Hull 397 Hull 398 Hull 399 Hull 400 Hull 401 Hull 402 Hull 403 Hull 404 Hull 405 Hull 406 Hull 407 Hull 408 Hull 409 Hull 410 Hull 411 (3) Hulls 412-414 (6) Hulls 416, 417, 421, 423, 424, 432 Hull 415 (3) Hulls 418, 419, 420 Hull 422 Hull 425 Hull 426 Hull 427 (3) Hulls 428, 430, 431 Hull 429

4/21 6/21 6/21 4/21 7/21 8/21 4/21 9/21 10/21 10/21 11/21 4/21 4/21 11/21 10/21 10/21 11/21 1/22 1/22 11/21, 5/22, 6/22 4/22, 7/22, 9/22, 11/22, 2/23, TBA 3/22 5/22, 6/22, 7/22 8/22 11/21 10/22 11/22 1/22, 12/22, 1/23 11/22

Dimensions (LxB) & Hull Material Steel, Aluminum, Fiberglass

Type Vessel

Owner

25'x14'x6' 60'x12'x4' 60'x12'x4' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x16'x7' 25'x14'x5' 25'x16'x6' 25'x14'x6' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x6' 25'x14'x5' 26'x12.5'x5'10" 25'x14'x5'

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

Towboat Barge Barge Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Dredge Tender Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Tug Towboat

New York State Canal Corp.

Clarendon Farms Clarendon Farms McLean Contractors Madeline Marine Newt Marine B&G Equipment Newt Marine Corps of Engineers Norfolk Dredging Newt Marine Pro-Tech Marine MCP Paint Newt Marine McDonough Marine Palm Island Transit Hughes Brothers Newt Marine Winter Brothers Rybovich Newt Marine

25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x14'x5' 25'x16'x7' 25'x14'x6' 25'x14'x5'

S S S S S S S S

Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat

Paducah Barge McLean Contractors McDonough Marine Safety Boats Michael Marshall TBD New York State Canal Corp.

Creole Bayou

MASTER BOAT BUILDERS adubroc@masterboat.net • www.masterboat.net Andre Dubroc, General Manager • P.O. Box 702 • Bayou La Batre, AL 36509 • Tel: 251-824-2388 • Fax: 251-824-4401 — Qamun Aurora eWolf

2021 2021 2021

221'x48'x18' 108'x46' 350'x88' 82'x40'x17'9"

S S S S

Offshore Support Vessel ATB Tug ATB Barge All Electric Tractor Tug

Seacor Offshore LLC Crowley Fuels Crowley Fuels Crowley Maritime

MASTER MARINE s.roppoli@mastermarineinc.com • www.mastermarineinc.com Steven Roppoli, Vice President — Sales • 14284 Shell Belt Road • Bayou La Batre, AL 36509 • Tel: 251-824-4151, ext. 105 (2) Charlie T, Frank Mellor (4) Iron Lady Grain Express Rock Solid Steel Skipper Otto Belmont

11/19 3/20 6/20 9/20 12/20 2/21 12/20 11/20

67'x28'x9'6"

S

Towboat

67'x28'x9'6" 67'x28'x9'6" 67'x28'x9'6" 67'x28'x9'6" 67'x28'x9'6" 70'x30'

S S S S S S

Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat Towboat

Osage Marine Services Plimsoll Marine

Marine Chartering Bayou Fleet

METALCRAFT MARINE bob.c@metalcraftmarine.com • www.metalcraftmarine.com Bob Clark, Contracts Manager • 347 Wellington St. • Kingston, Ontario K7K6N7 • Tel: 800-410-8464 • Fax: 613-542-6515 Interceptor

2019

34'

A

Patrol Boat

82' 43'x13'4"x6' 35'

A A A

Fireboat Patrol Boat Offshore Patrol

Mobile (Ala.) Police Department Kuwait Los Angeles Port Police USCG

24'

A

Offshore SAR

USCG

25'

A

Utility Boat

Navy

30'

A

Landing Craft Boom Boat

Navy

2020-2021 2020 2020-2021

24' 30' 33'

A A A

Unmanned Surface Vessel Offshore SAR Offshore/Inshore Patrol

USCG Coast Guard Auxiliary State Fish & Wildlife

2020 2020 2020

33' 44' 32'

A A A

Offshore/Inshore Patrol Fire/Harbor Patrol Dive Boat

State DNR (Multiple) Port Authority Police Municipal Police Dept.

— 2021 Boat 42 2020 Interceptor 35' 2019-2020 Long Range Interceptor II (Multiple) Interceptor 7M, 2019-2023 RIB Cutter Boat Large, (Multiple) Oil Spill Response, 2016-2022 (Multiple) Oil Spill Response, 2016-2022 (Multiple) The Watcher Interceptor 30' RIB Interceptor 33' RIB (Multiple) Interceptor 33' RIB Fire/Interceptor 44' RIB Bullnose landing craft

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Vessel Name or Hull # Fire Interceptor 27, RIB Firebrand 28, Interceptor 33' RIB Interceptor 55' (Multiple) Interceptor 30 (Multiple) Firestorm 36' FireCat 81' Interceptor 8M RIB Interceptor 8M RIB (Multiple) Interceptor 8M RIB Blue Heron 9 Firestorm 36 Firestorm 36 Firestorm 40 Firebrand 30' Firebrand 28' First Responder 23' New Model Line (Multiple) First Responder 23' New Model Line (Multiple) Interceptor 10M RIB Fire Rescue 30' Interceptor 9M Non-RIB Fire Interceptor 9M RIB Fire Interceptor 7M RIB Firestorm 70 Firestorm 40 —

Delivery Date

Dimensions (LxB) & Hull Material Steel, Aluminum, Fiberglass

Type Vessel

Owner

2020 2021 2020 2019-2020

27' 28' 33' 55'

A A A A

Inshore/offshore Fire-Rescue Inshore/offshore Fire-Rescue Offshore Patrol and Pilotage Offshore Patrol

Municipal FD Municipal FD Caribbean African Port Authority

2019-2020

30'

A

Inshore/Offshore Patrol

Asian Military

2020 2021 2021 2020

39' 81' 26' 26'

A A A A

Offshore/Inshore Patrol/Fire Custom Catamaran Fireboat Patrol, Inshore/Offshore Patrol, Inshore

Asian Police Dept Kuwait Fire Services Directorate Municipality Band Police

2020 2019-2020 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2020-2021

26' 66' 39' 39' 43' 30' 28' 23'

A A A A A A A A

Patrol, Offshore Custom Glass Bottom Tour Boat Fireboat Offshore/Inshore Fireboat Inshore Fireboat Inshore Fireboat Offshore/Inshore Fireboat Offshore/Inshore Patrol Inshore

State Police Municipal FD Municipal FD Municipal FD Municipal FD Municipal FD State Police

2020-2021

23'

A

Patrol Inshore

State Police

2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2020-2021 2020 2020

33' 30' 30' 30' 24' 70' 43' 34'

A A A A A A A A

Patrol Offshore/Inshore Fireboat Inshore Patrol Inshore Fireboat Offshore/Inshore Fireboat Offshore/Inshore Fireboat Offshore/Inshore Fireboat Patrol Boat RIB

Municipal Police Latin America FD Municipal Police Municipal FD Municipal FD Port Authority Kingston FD Mississippi Department of Natural Resources

METAL SHARK callard@metalsharkboats.com • www.metalsharkboats.com Christopher Allard, Owner • 6816 E. Admiral Doyle Dr. • Jeanerette, LA 70544 • Tel: 337-364-0777 • Fax: 337-364-0337 Magnet (Multiple)

2020 (Various)

158'x39' 26'x9'4"

A A

Catamaran Expedition Yacht High-Speed

(Multiple)

(Various)

29'x8'6"

A

(Multiple) (Multiple) (Multiple) (Multiple) (Multiple) (Multiple) (Multiple) (Multiple)

(Various) (Various) (Various) (Various) (Various) (Various) (Various) (Various)

32'x10' 25'x10' 36'x10' 27'x8'6" 29'x8'6" 32'x10' 33'x10' 38'x11'6"

A A A A A A A A

Response Boat-Small Patrol Boat Force Protection Boat-Medium RIB Patrol Boat Patrol Boat Patrol Boat Patrol Boat Patrol Boat Patrol Boat

(Multiple) Betelgeuse FB-21, FB-73 —

(Various) 2020 2021 Various

45'x15' 85'x19'6" 55'x7'6" —

A A A A

Patrol Boat Patrol Boat Fireboat Long Range Unmanned Surfaced Vessel

Private U.S. Navy Surface target U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Navy U.S. Navy Puerto Rico Police Department FMS (Latin America) FMS (Africa/Caribbean) FMS (Africa/Caribbean) FMS (Africa/Latin America) FMS (Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Latin America) FMS (Asia) Dominion Republic Navy Miami-Dade Fire Rescue U.S. Marine Corp.

METAL SHARK ALABAMA callard@metalsharkboats.com • www.metalsharkboats/alabama-shipyard.com Christopher Allard, Owner • 13980 Shell Belt Road, Bayou La Batre, AL 36509 (2) Stephanie Pasentine, Gianna —

2020 2021 2020

120'x35'

S

Towboat

Florida Marine Transporters

70'6"x30'x11'

S

Sound-class Z-Drive Tug

North Carolina DOT

MOOSE BOATS sales@mooseboats.com • www.mooseboats.com Ken Royal, Vice President Sales • 1175 Nimitz Ave., Suite 150 • Vallejo, CA 94592 • Tel: 707-778-9828 • Fax: 707-778-9827 M1-46 — M2 M3

11/21 6/21 4/21 12/21

46'x16' 75'x24' 38'x14' 35'x13'

A A A A

Fisheries Patrol Boat Crewboat Fireboat Harbor Patrol Boat

Calif. Department of Fish and Wildlife Westar Marine Services Rochester (N.Y.) Fire Department Santa Cruz (Calif.) Port District

NICHOLS BROTHERS BOAT BUILDERS INC. mattn@nicholsboats.com • www.nicholsboats.com Matt Nichols, CEO • 5400 S. Cameron Road/P.O. Box 580 • Freeland, WA 98249 • Tel: 360-331-5500

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Vessel Name or Hull # (2) Enetai, Commander (4) Jamie Ann, Rachael Allen

Delivery Date 2021 —

Dimensions (LxB) & Hull Material Steel, Aluminum, Fiberglass 140'x37'x12' 100'x40'x17'

Type Vessel

S S

Owner

Passenger Ferry Tractor Tug

Kitsap Transit Foss Maritime

RIB RIB RIB RIB RIB RIB RIB RIB RIB Law Enforcement RIB

First Responders Private Industry Workboat State Agency First Responders Private Industry U.S. Navy State Agency U.S. Navy Vermont State Police

RIBCRAFT USA info@ribcraftusa.com • www.ribcraftusa.com P.O. Box 463 • Marblehead, MA 01945 • Tel: 781-639-9065 • Fax: 781-639-9062 Ribcraft 4.8 Ribcraft 45.8 Ribcraft 5.85 Ribcraft 5.85 Ribcraft 5.85 Ribcraft 6.5 Ribcraft 7.0 Ribcraft 7.8 Ribcraft 11.0 (2) Ribcraft 7.8

(Multiple) (Multiple) — (Multiple) (Multiple) — (Multiple) (Multiple) (Multiple) 2021

15'7"x6'11" 15.7'x6'11" 19'4"x8' 19'4"x8' 19'4"x8' 21'5"x8'5" 24'x8'8" 25'7"x8'9" 39'x11'6" 25'

F F F F F F F F F —

SAFE BOATS INTERNATIONAL

tknivila-ritchiesafeboats.com • www.safeboats.com Troy Knivila-Ritchie, Marketing & Sales Specialist • 8800 SW Barney White Road • Port Orchard, WA 98367 • Tel: 360-674-7161, ext. 1017 • Cell: 360-801-4437 Cutter Boat —

Various 2021

26'x9' 22'

A A

SAR, Pursuit and Interdiction Stormer Workboat

U.S. Coast Guard Hempstead, N.Y.

STANLEY ALUMINUM BOATS brian@connerindustries.com • www.stanleyboats.com Brian Higgins, Commercial Sales • 75 Tudhope St. • Parry Sound, Ontario • Tel: 705-746-5875 71624 71692 71710 71622 71641 71640 71668 (2) 71653, 71650 71597 71631 71660 71698 71549 71601 71526 71727 71728 71707 (2) 71704, 71736 71546 71545 (2) 71581, 71578 71587 71600 71658 71676 71588 71602 71724 71596 71720 71696 71720 71728

2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020

24'x8'4" 32'x10'6" 26'x9'6" 26'x9'10" 22'x8'4" 26'x8'6" 24'x8'6" 24'x9'10" 33'x10' 26'x9'10" 33'x10' 33'x10' 24'x8'6" 22'x8'6" 21'x8'6" 31'x10' 28'x9'6" 28'x10'6" 28'x10'6" 28'x9'6" 26'x9'6" 24'x9'10" 26'x8'6" 24'x8'6" 26'x8'6" 20'x8'6" 24'x8'6" 22'x8'6" 22'x8'6" 25'x9'6" 30'x10'6" 28'x9'10" 26'x8'6" 22'x8'6"

A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A

Landing Craft/Patrol/Rescue Pilot Boat Landing Craft/Workboat Landing Craft Landing Craft/Fire/Rescue Research Vessel Research Vessel Landing Craft/Workboat Landing Craft/Fire, Search and Rescue Landing Craft/Workboat Landing Craft/Harbor Patrol Landing Craft/Fire/Search and Rescue Landing Craft/Workboat Landing Craft/Workboat Arctic Research Landing Craft/Search and Rescue Search and Rescue Search and Rescue Search and Rescue Search and Rescue Search and Rescue Landing Craft/Workboat Landing Craft/Dive Boat Landing Craft/Fire/Search and Rescue Landing Craft/Workboat Landing Craft/Dive Boat Landing Craft/Fire/Search and Rescue Landing Craft/Spill Response Landing Craft/Workboat Patrol Boat Environmental Protection Landing Craft/Crewboat Landing Craft/Dive/Workboat Landing Craft/Fire/Search and Rescue

Colorado State Parks St. Lucia Commercial, MI (USA) Municipal Fire Department Georgia Municipal Fire Department Connecticut Ontario Government Ontario Government Commercial Ontario Fire Department Commercial Massachusetts Ontario Fire Department New Hampshire PWGSC (Canada) PWGSC (Canada) CCGA Arctic Region CCGA Central Region CCGA Arctic Region CCGA Arctic Region CCGA Arctic Region CCGA Arctic Region Hydro One Seattle Municipal Fire Department (Oklahoma) Commercial (Ontario) Commercial (Oklahoma) Ontario Fire Department Commercial (Ontario) Bell Canada Band Police New Hampshire Cree Trapers (Quebec) Commercial (Missouri) Municipal Fire

STEINER SHIPYARD INC. tara@steinershipyard.com • www.steinershipyard.com Tara Steiner Marshall, President • 8640 Henley St. • Bayou La Batre, AL 36509 • Tel: 251-824-4143 • Fax: 251-824-4178 (2) Hull 543, Hull 544

3/20 7/20

88'x35'

S

Conventional Towboat

Florida Marine Transporters

Cargo Carrier

Island Shipping S. De R.L.

ST. JOHNS SHIP BUILDING www.stjohnsshipbuilding.com 560 Stokes Landing Road • Palatka, FL 32177 • Tel: 386-328-6054 • Fax: 386-328-6046 Costa VI

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160'x35'x10'

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Delivery Date

Chief Potackee Betty Mae Tiger Jumper Pickle Rick

Dimensions (LxB) & Hull Material Steel, Aluminum, Fiberglass

Type Vessel

Owner

6/21

36'7"x12'x14"

S

Glass Bottom Boat

8/21

53'x18'x7'

S

Intercoastal Fuel Carrier

Florida Department of Environmental Protection Intrepid Oceans Marine LLC

Patrol Boat Patrol Boat Unmanned Vessel Landing Craft

Bahrain Navy Egyptian Navy — U.S. Navy

SWIFTSHIPS panderson@swiftships.com • www.swiftships.com 1105 Levee Road • Morgan City, LA 70380 • Tel: 985-380-2544 • Fax: 985-380-2559 (2) PB 613-614 (2) PB 619-620 Hull 649 (4) LCU 1700-1703

2/20 9/20 12/19 2020-2022

35m x 7.5m 35m x 7.5m 53.34m x 9.14m 41.1m x 9.1m

A A A S

VIGOR

athena.maris@vigor.net • www.vigor.net Athena Maris, Marketing Manager • 1801 16th Ave. Southwest • Seattle, WA 98134 • Tel: 206-623-1635, Ext. 861

(6) RBM

(Multiple)

(2) Angles Pilot, Angles Navigator

10/20 10/20

13.6 m x 4.5 56'

A

Response Boat-Medium

DHS

S

Pilot Boat

Los Angeles Pilot Service

VT HALTER MARINE INC. corporatecommunications@vthaltermarine.com • www.vthm.com 900 Bayou Casotte Parkway • Pascagoula, MS 39581 • Tel: 228-696-6830 • Fax: 228-696-6893 B139 B140 Evening Stroll (2) B142, B143 (2) B145, B146 (4) APL(S)

2020 2020 2020 2020 2021, 2022 Various

128'x42'x19' 324'x64'x52'6" 112'x35'x17' 270'x69' 273'x60' 92.3'x68.7'

S S S S S S

ATB Tug ATB LNG Bunker Barge ATB Tug Berthing Barge LSV Personnel Lighter Small

Q-LNG Transport Q-LNG Transport Bouchard Transportation U.S. Navy U.S. Army U.S. Navy

WASHBURN & DOUGHTY ASSOCIATES INC. info@washburndoughty.com • www.washburndoughty.com Katie Doughty, Marketing Director • P.O. Box 296 • 7 Enterprise St. • East Boothbay, ME 04544 • Tel: 207-633-6517 • Fax: 207-633-7007

TBA Eileen McAllister

— 2020

154' 93'x38'

S S

Passenger/Vehicle Ferry Z-Drive Tug

Maine State Ferry Service McAllister Towing & Transportation

YANK MARINE bjyank@yankmarine.com • www.yankmarine.com

John C. Yank, Jr., President • 7 Mosquito Landing Road/P.O. Box 569 • Tuckahoe N.J. 08250 • Tel: 609-628-2928 (2) Arthur E. Imperatore, TBD

11/21, 10/22

109'x31'4"

A

599-Passenger Vessel

NY Waterway

BREAUX'S BAY CRAFT Spindletop

2021

90'x23'x12'4"

A

Pilot Boat

Sabine Pilots

BLAKELEY BOATWORKS Gretchen V. Cooper

2021

110'x33'

A

Linehaul Towboat

Cooper Marine & Timberlands Corp.

SILVER SHIPS (2) —

2021

30'x10'

A

Fire/Rescue Boat

League City (Texas) Fire Department Bayport (N.Y) Fire Department

45'x15'6"

—

Shipwreck Research, Dive Boat

Research Vessel Explorer LLC

MISCELLANEOUS

DELAWARE BAY SHIPBUILDING RV Explorer 2022 ACI BOATS Noble Eagle

2021

50'x17'

A

Passenger Vessel

Eagle Charters

ALUMA MARINE Annie Moore

2021

74'x24'

S

Passenger Vessel

National Park Service

62.6'x25'

S

Modified Lugger Tugs

Weeks Marine

RODRIGUEZ SHIPBUILDING (2) Jack K, William O 2021

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Shipyards

Trailblazers

Environmental concerns, technology producing more first-of-a-kind workboats.

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here is a sea change taking place in the workboat industry. It’s been years in the making, but now we’re getting a better look at what’s to come. Hybrids, all-electric, autonomous, alternative fuel, and offshore wind support vessels were once thought of as years down the road.

This is no longer the case.

“By working closely with the U.S. Coast Guard, with innovative technology partners, and with bestin-class shipyards such as All American Marine, we can make the transition to decarbonized shipping a reality today,” Pace Ralli, co-founder and CEO of SWITCH Maritime, said recently after the launch of his new hydrogen fuel cell powered ferry. “We don’t have to wait.”

As for the first U.S.-built liquid natural gas ATB, which was delivered in November 2020, Shane Guidry, principal owner of Q-LNG Transport, said, “We believe this vessel’s DPS-1+ notation raises the bar in safety, efficiency, and compatibil-

ity in the LNG bunkering market.”

INSTALLATION VESSEL Construction of the first U.S.-flag, Jones Actcompliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) got underway Dec. 16, 2020, with the keel laying for the Dominion Energy boat.

The 472'x184'x38' WTIV will be one of the largest in its class, with a Huisman main crane boom length of 426' and lifting capacity of 2,200 tons — enough to handle the next generation of 12- to 14-megawatt turbines standing over 800'.

"This is a monumental step for the offshore wind industry in America,” Robert M. Blue, Dominion Energy’s president and chief executive officer, said during keel laying ceremonies for the vessel.

The vessel is under construction by global marine shipbuilding firm Keppel AmFELS at its Brownsville, Texas, shipyard, and will carry up to 119 people when it goes into service by the

Sea Change is the first hydrogen fuel cell vessel in the U.S.

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All American Marine

By Ken Hocke, Senior Editor

HYDROGEN FUELED This summer, All American Marine Inc. (AAM) and SWITCH Maritime launched and completed operational trials of Sea Change, a 70', 75-passenger zero-emissions, hydrogen fuel cell-powered, electric-drive ferry that will operate in the California Bay Area.

Sea Change is the first hydrogen fuel cell vessel in the U.S. It is equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell power pack-

Huntington Ingalls

end of 2023, according to Dominion Energy.

The overall project cost, excluding financing costs, is estimated to be around $500 million. Dominion said financing is arranged through a lease financing agreement with leading global banks and “construction and financing costs will not impact Dominion Energy Virginia’s bills.”

Dominion is already operating its twin-turbine, 12-MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project, located 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach. The project went live in September 2020 and is operational while awaiting the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s final technical review.

Ocean surveys and geotechnical work are underway for Dominion’s 2,640MW full-scale CVOW commercial project, which will be located in a lease area adjacent to the pilot project. These surveys will support the development of the Construction and Operations Plan that Dominion submitted to BOEM at the end of last year.

Dominion Energy said it expects the vessel “to be fully utilized in support of the installation of over 5 gigawatts of planned offshore wind generation off APM Terminals’ Cai Mep international theterminal East Coast of the U.S. 2027 in Vietnam.

APMthrough Terminals, a subsidiary of A.P. Moller-Maersk, was hit and beyond.” by 2017.

Thea massive vessel’s cyberattack constructioninisJune expected to create nearly 700 direct construction jobs and use more than 14,000 tons of U.S. domestic steel, with nearly 10,000 tons sourced from Alabama and West Virginia suppliers. After commissioning, the vessel will be based out of Hampton Roads, Va. with a U.S. crew.

The 27' Proteus USV was outfitted with Sea Machines Robotics’ SM300 autonomous system and completed a successful demonstration off the coast of Florida.

age provided by Zero Emissions Industries (formerly Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine), comprised of 360 kW of Cummins fuel cells and Hexagon hydrogen storage tanks with a capacity of 246 kg. The system is integrated with 100 kWh of lithiumion battery provided by XALT and two 300 kW electric propulsion systems provided by BAE Systems. The hydrogen fuel cell powertrain system affords the same operational flexibility as diesel with zero emissions and less maintenance. The vessel design originates from Incat Crowther, and the construction supervision and management are led by Hornblower Group.

The project is funded by private capital from SWITCH, an impact investment platform building the first fleet of exclusively zero-carbon maritime vessels to accelerate the decarbonization and energy transition of the U.S. maritime sector.

As WorkBoat went to press, Coast Guard permitting negotiations were still ongoing.

ALL-ELECTRIC TUG Crowley Maritime Corp., based in Jacksonville, Fla., will build and operate eWolf, the first all-electric powered harbor tugboat that can complete a job without expending a drop of fuel.

The 82'x40'x17'9" tug, with 70 tons of bollard pull, advances Crowley and the maritime industry’s efforts toward sustainability and decarbonization, the company’s chairman and CEO, Tom Crowley, said.

By comparison with a conventional tug, over the first 10 years of its operation, the new eTug will reduce 178 tons

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of nitrogen oxide (NOx), 2.5 tons of diesel particulate matter, and 3,100 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) versus a conventional tug, Crowley said.

In addition, the electric tug will replace one that consumes more than 30,000 gals. of diesel per year. The eTug will operate out of San Diego and will be operational by mid-2023.

The new boat will be built at Master Boat Builders, Coden, Ala., using the design and on-site construction management by Crowley Engineering Services and, its recently integrated Jensen Maritime Consultants naval architecture and marine engineering group. The eTug’s battery system will be charged at a specially designed, shoreside station developed with Cochran Marine.

The eWolf will feature a design that allows the vessel to operate fully electric with full performance capabilities — and zero carbon emissions. The eTug will feature a fully integrated electrical package provided by ABB Marine and Ports. With 360° visibility and a 16'5" draft, the tug will also feature ABB’s artificial intelligence technology (AI) to increase safety and efficiency.

UNMANNED SURFACE VESSEL Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Newport News, Va., announced in May the debut of the Proteus unmanned surface vessel (USV) for testing and development of autonomy capabilities.

The 27' Proteus USV was outfitted with Sea Machines Robotics’ SM300 autonomous system and completed a successful demonstration off the coast of Panama City, Fla. “We are thrilled to launch our Pro45

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t was announced in March of this year that Bryton Marine Group had purchased All American Marine (AAM). No sale price was given.

Bellingham, Wash.-based AAM is well known for its aluminum vessel design and manufacturing, including high-speed catamarans, monohull cruise boats, research vessels and passenger ferries.

British Columbia-based Bryton Marine is a builder of 30' to 150' welded aluminum commercial, recreational and adventure boats.

Family owned since 1992, the company's portfolio includes Brix Marine (formerly Armstrong Marine), EagleCraft, Duckworth, KingFisher, Northwest and Weldcraft boats.

Bryton Marine's CEO, Byron Bolton, said AAM is a formidable addition to the group.

"They are a great cultural fit with a highly talented team. Their keen focus on technological integration and commitment to shaping the future of hybrid-electric and hydrogen vessel implementation is inspiring,” he said.

All American Marine has built ultra-low wake hydrofoil-assisted catamarans and some of the first hybrid-electric Coast Guard-certified Subchapter T and K vessels.

"I wouldn’t turn the ownership of my business over to just anyone,” AAM’s former owner and CEO Matt Mullett said in announcing the sale.

Around the same time, Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. announced the sale of assets and certain vessel construction contracts of its shipyard division, Gulf Island Shipyards, Houma, La., to Bollinger Shipyards LLC for approximately $28.6 million.

Net cash proceeds from the sale are anticipated to be approximately $15 million. Gulf Island is expected to use the proceeds for working capital liabilities associated with retained construction contracts and other shipyard division liabilities, and the wind-down of the shipyard division operations, which is expected to occur by mid-2022.

The sale includes Gulf Island shipyard division property and assets in Houma, La., including all four of the division’s short-ton drydocks — 15,000 short tons, 4,000, 3,000, and 1,500. In addition, the transaction includes the long-term contracts and all related obligations for the construction of three research vessels for Oregon State University and five towing, salvage and rescue ships (T-ATS) for the U.S. Navy.

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teus USV,” Duane Fotheringham, president of the Unmanned Systems business group in HII’s Technical Solutions division, said in a prepared statement. “The vessel performed exactly as expected with the SM300 system’s proven and safe autonomous capability.

“This marks a significant milestone in our commitment to advancing our unmanned systems capabilities and our continued partnership with Sea Machines to further develop USV solutions for our customers.”

For the demonstration, HII’s Proteus USV was equipped with commercial perception sensors, including GPS, automatic identification system, depth transducer, radar and a camera enabling a 360° field of view. HII deployed a separate 51' dive boat during the demonstration to illustrate the SM300 system’s off-the-shelf solutions including its obstacle avoidance capability and adherence to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. AUTONOMOUS TUG Seattle-based Foss Maritime selected Sea Machines’ SM300 autonomous command-and-control system for use aboard its new tug Rachael Allen, the fourth of four new ASD-90 tugs built at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Freeland, Wash.

The 6,866-hp, 90-ton bollard pull Rachael Allen is the first U.S.-flag harbor tug to integrate autonomous systems in real-world commercial operations, the companies said. The project also marks the first installation of a Sea Machines autonomous system on a vessel of more than 5,000 hp.

The tug was scheduled to operate in California, where it will provide tanker escort and ship assist services to Foss customers.

The Rachael Allen is powered by two MTU Tier 4 engines, producing 6,866 hp. Towing equipment includes a Markey Machinery DEPGF-52R winch with 750' of 10" synthetic line on the bow and a Markey DEPC-32 stern winch with 250' of 6.5" circumference line on the stern.

Autonomous technologies are designed to streamline manual, repetitive and tedious tasks, allowing personnel to focus on higher-level operations with reduced risk, Sea Robotics officials said. Specific SM300 capabilities include transit autonomy, as well as remote access to the tugboat’s on-board machinery, allowing personnel to manage and support operations from anywhere on the vessel or from shore.

Navigation obstacle detection and avoidance capabilities come standard with the SM300, further reducing risk for crew during at-sea operations.

LNG ATB In November 2017, Q-LNG Transport LLC awarded a contract to VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, Miss., to build a first-of-its-kind (in the U.S.) liquid natural gas (LNG) articulated tug/barge (ATB) unit. The ATB consists of a 324'x64'x32'6", 4,000-cu.-meter barge and a 128'x42'x21' 5,100-hp tug. www.workboat.com • OCTOBER 2021 • WorkBoat

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Q-LNG 4000 is the first ATB unit to attain a DPS-1+ notation from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Q-LNG officials said.

DPS-1+ notation requires certain equipment, software, simulations, and studies be conducted to show the vessels capability to hold in a location utilizing reference points for vessel positioning.

The rigorous review allows the vessel to operate without additional support in close proximity of other vessels.

The notation adds flexibility to deliver LNG fuel in open water and other conditions not accessible to vessels without DPS-1+ notation.

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BBW and CMT, located in the port of Mobile, Ala., are wholly owned subsidiaries of Cooper/T. Smith.

The company said the new towboat is the U.S.’s first linehaul towing vessel powered by a Caterpillar propulsion system featuring Tier 4 high-speed C3512E 3,400-hp Tier 4 diesel marine engines with selective catalytic reduction.

The Cat engines operate at 1,800 rpm and are coupled to Twin Disc MGX5600 gears.

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“Our customers expect Blakeley BoatWorks and Cooper Marine & Timberlands to drive industry innovation, and our building and operating one of the industry’s most environmentally friendly towboats marks our unwavering commitment to always exceed their expectations,” said Angus R. Cooper III, president, Cooper/T. Smith.

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n the days before fancy suspension systems and shock-mitigating seats, you quickly knew when you were driving a boat too hard because your body’s pain-threshold monitor screamed at you: “slow it down!”

Bucking into seas at 25 knots your back would start complaining and you wouldn’t drive any faster. But throw in a shock-mitigating seat really good at absorbing the impact of pounding into waves and next thing you know you’re hitting 35 knots.

Maybe your back hurts, maybe it doesn’t but you could be “over- driving the boat and potentially breaking it or putting it in a dangerous situation with a big wave,” said Sean Gerrett Shockwave Seats’ sales manager in Sidney, British Columbia.

What’s needed is a system that measures and records the impact of rough seas on both the hull and

What’s needed is a system that measures and records the impact of rough seas on both the hull and the person at the wheel.

the person at the wheel. In the past two years, two such monitoring systems have been introduced, and it’s probably what brought the Coast Guard to the Shockwave Seats booth at the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans a couple of years ago.

“They said [their] guys are overdriving the boats,” remembered Gerrett. “They said they want to make boats last longer and make (the helmsmen) accountable.” That led to Shockwave Seats and the United Kingdom-based Dyena Systems collaborating on the Vessel Impact and Motion Monitoring System. The system is designed to Coast Guard specifications to measure accelwww.workboat.com • OCTOBER 2021 • WorkBoat

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erations on a boat’s structure and the helmsman’s seat, when operating at high speeds in rough conditions.

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ell known in the United Kingdom for its marine seating, KPM Marine is starting to gain attention in this country, and is working with Imtra out of New Bedford, Mass., to supply seating for the growing windfarm crew transfer vessel market in the U.S. It’s a market where KPM Marine has “years of real-world experience,” said Alex Larsen, Imtra’s vice president of commercial sales.

KPM Marine was the first company to have a suspension seating system approved by the international accredited classification society DNVGL. The system complies with Annex 10 of the High-Speed Code, which speaks well of their design from a safety point of view. At the same time, Larsen said KPM seats are generally 40% lighter than other suspension seats, which results in gains in vessel performance and economy. That weight reduction also serves to reduce dynamic forces upon impact without sacrificing seat strength, Larsen said.

The first KPM Marine seats to be installed in a Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) were its Crew 100 seats on the Windserve Odyssey, an offshore wind CTV launched at Senesco Marine in North Kingston, R.I., in July 2020 for WindServe Marine in East Boston, Mass., and its Danish partner Orsted.

“We are working with a company,” said Larsen, referring to KPM Marine “that’s kind of helped evolve the industry for that marketplace” in Europe and the UK, said Larsen, and he’d like to see the same thing happen in North America. Besides the KPM seats on the Windserve Odyssey, Imtra is currently working with shipyards bidding on CTV projects.

An entirely different type of seat is from Norsap, a Norwegian seat manufacturer that Imtra has worked with for more than 10 years. The seat is for a cutter-dredge that’s currently being built for an owner who wants “an ergonomic environment for the operator while both sitting and standing to ensure fatigue prevention and improved worker vis- Norsap’s 4000 Agile seat allows the helmsman to stand or sit without ibility,” said Larsen. leaving the seat.

Norsap’s answer is the 4000 Agile, a seat that allows the operator to stand or sit without leaving the chair or its controls. It not only goes up and down, but the deck-mounted 4000 Agile rotates 360°. There are options for seat adjustments, touch-screen panels, microphone speaker, even an electric lumbar support or a custom headrest support.

“It’s the first commercially available solution that’s a sit/stand, fully automated seat,”

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IMPACTFUL DESIGN Then Allsalt Maritime in Victoria British Columbia, previously CDG Coast Dynamics Group, subsequently introduced Kinetix in 2019, a shockmonitoring system that detects and measures impact forces on a high-speed craft and its crew.

On Shockwave Seats’ Vessel Impact and Motion Monitoring System, or VIMMS, the shock level is recorded on a dash monitor with an intuitive display where green is the safe zone, yellow the caution zone and red means slow down.

Depending on what is shown on the display, the helmsman can adjust the speed or course. “It’s all programmable — how many G forces you want in those limits,” said Gerrett.

If preset limits are exceeded, only the commanding officer (in the case of the Coast Guard) or manager for a commercial boat has the code to clear the light.

While Gerrett admits that might seem a bit “like big brother looking over the top of your shoulder,” he said it’s also an intuitive tool for driving the boat. If you are in the yellow, you know that you need to bring the throttle back a bit for the conditions you are currently in.

Allsalt Maritime has the same type of monitoring system, The Kinetix Operator, which gives immediate alerts to the person at the controls. It tells the helmsman, “Hey! You need to slow down,” said Bryan Wood, Allsalt Maritime’s vice president of business development.

The operator system also measures the seat’s displacement in its suspension movement. “If you have 10 inches of suspension travel, you can see it in real time on the display,” he said. It “gives a warning when you are close to bottoming the seat out.”

Allsalt Maritime also has other monitoring options. The Fleet monitor allows a boat’s owner to see “what kind of exposure to G forces the hull sees over time,” said Wood. To ascertain the crew’s exposure to G forces, wire

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The VIMMS dash monitor measures the shock force impact on both hull and seat.

up the suspension seat. “If you have 6 Gs on the hull and 3 Gs on the seat, you have a 50% reduction in G force in people on the boat. As long as you don’t have a ratio of more than 1 you should be good to go.”

The Research monitor is for naval architects and safety managers col-

Larsen said.

Meanwhile, H.O. Bostrom is marketing the XL600 to the workboat market as a pilothouse seat designed for a tug or OSV. H.O. Bostrom will be showing it at the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans in December.

The primary difference between the aluminum XL600 and H.O. Bostrom’s other pilothouse seats is weight savings. “Everything else we do is steel,” said Ron Ogren, H.O. Bostrom’s sales specialist.

“Sometimes weight becomes an issue,” Ogren said, but he noted that Bostrom’s “foray into aluminum,” won’t affect the XL 600’s longevity.

The XL600 is a pilothouse chair with a suspension system designed a bit differently than H.O. Bostrom’s other seats, which have serpentine springs beneath layers of foam. The XL600 features molded high-density foam on an aluminum platform, thus making a sturdier seat. “It’s a stiffer feel than with springs,” Ogren said. The XL600 is available in nylon, leather, vinal or ballistic nylon. — M. Crowley

lecting long-term impact data. Then there is the Agency monitoring system, which is probably more for Europe, where employers must take precautions against shock and vibration harm to their workers.

Allsalt Maritime’s Operator is on Coast Guard vessels, while Shock-

wave’s VIMMS is on Navy and Special Forces boats. “It hasn’t made it into the commercial market,” said Garret, “but I think it’s going to follow. They have very expensive assets and are getting expensive repairs from being overdriven. Now they have something to monitor and track it.”

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ADVERTISERS INDEX Advanced Mechanical Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ahead Sanitation Systems Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 All American Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 American Clean Power Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Arcosa Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 BAE Systems Ship Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 BMT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Bostrom, H.O. Co Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Browns Point Marine Service, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 C & C Marine and Repair LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Clean Gulf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Duramax Marine LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CV3 Eastern Shipbuilding Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 FPT Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Furuno USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Hawboldt Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Hougen Mfg., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 International WorkBoat Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 JMS Naval Architects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Kahlenberg Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Karl Senner, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CV4 Linden Comansa America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Lopolight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 McDermott Light & Signal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 MTU - A Rolls-Royce solution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CV2 Pacific Marine Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,50 Philadelphia Gear, A Timken Brand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Platypus Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Rose Point Navigation Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 R W Fernstrum & Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 St Johns Shipbuilding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Subsalve USA Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Thomas USAF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 TideSlide Mooring Systems - PSI Marine Inc . . . . . . . . . 10 Transport Products and Service Enterprises, Inc.. . . . . . 10 Trimaco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Yank Marine Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Yanmar America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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LOOKS BACK OCTOBER 1961

• DeHart and Sons Shipyard, Abbeville, La., is building a 64'x19' twinscrew steel workboat for Barras Boat Rentals Inc. • Moran Towing and Transportation Co.’s newest tug, the 3,500-hp, diesel-electric M. Moran, underwent sea trials late last month in the Gulf of Mexico off Port Arthur, Texas, where the boat was built

by Gulfport Shipbuilding Corp. The 120', twin-screw, twin rudder vessel is classified Maltese Cross A-1 for ocean service by the American Bureau of Shipping.

• Eight new 195'x35' covered hopper barges have been placed in service on the Mississippi River by the Chotin interests of New Orleans. Built by Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, the semi-in-tegrated vessels will OCTOBER 1971

• The worldwide community of dredgers and dredge builders are making their plans to converge on New Orleans Nov. 30 for the Fourth World Dredging Conference (WODCON). An elaborate field trip has been planned for the first day of WODCON with a tour of Mississippi River dredging projects on the riverboat President.

• Hillman Barge & Construction Co. is

enable the Chotin companies to provide expanded service to shippers of dry bulk commodities. Cargo capacity is approximately 1,450 tons per barge.

building 30 200'x13' box type open hopper barges for American Commercial Lines Inc. The coal barges will be delivered between February and May 1972, officials said.

OCTOBER 1981

• Halter Marine Inc. and Tidewater Marine Service Inc. have signed contracts for the construction of eight new tug/supply vessels totaling $30.8 million. Four of the vessels will be Halter’s 200' Sea Master-class and four will be Halter standard 192' vessels. The new Sea Master boats will develop 6,140 hp each and the four standard type boats 60

will develop 4,600 hp.

• Gerald P. Hebert Enterprises, Lafayette, La., recently took delivery of the Amy Nicole, a 120'x28'x11', 1,200hp class utility boat, built by Hudson Shipbuilders Inc. (Hudship), Pascagoula, Miss. The vessel is powered by twin Detroit Diesel 16V-92 diesel engines. www.workboat.com • OCTOBER 2021 • WorkBoat

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