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NOVEMBER 2022 VOLUME 79, NO. 11

FEATURES 16 Focus: History Revisited

The offshore energy sector has rallied lately, but it has been tempered by a shortage of mariners and boats.

34 Cover Story: Mixed Parts

In the Pacific Northwest, hybrid-electric ferries are helping plot a course to zero emissions.

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BOATS & GEAR 22 On the Ways

• Austal USA delivers Navy’s latest unmanned surface vessel • Snow & Co. delivers 64' aluminum pilot bat to Georgia • Brix Marine delivers 48' overnight charter fishing boat to Alaska • Tideman Boats delivers its first U.S.-built workboat • Conrad delivers shallow draft split-hull trailing suction dredge to North Carolina

48 Safe Drivers

For autonomous boats, it’s all about safety and reliable navigation.

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AT A GLANCE 8 On the Water: Don’t be a galley creature — Part III. 8 Captain’s Table: Don’t forget about the SIP program.

9 Energy Level: Seesawing offshore safety rules.

10 WB Stock Index: Stocks fall 231 points in September.

11 Nor’easter: For safety, use your personal locator beacons.

12 Inland Insider: Working on tugs and towboats is ’cool.’

12 Legal Talk: A bareboat subcharterer must pay up, court rules.

13 Insurance Watch: Don’t hesitate to report a claim.

NEWS LOG 14 DOE launches floating offshore wind competition.

14 Ferry service to acquire two Hornbeck PSVs. 14 Ingram donates $1 million to Seamen’s Church.

14 Gulf of Mexico lease sale results reinstated. www.workboat.com • NOVEMBER 2022 • WorkBoat

DEPARTMENTS 2 Editor’s Watch 6 Mail Bag 52 Port of Call 59 Advertisers Index 60 WB Looks Back

ON THE COVER

Passengers board the Waterman, Kitsap Transit’s hybrid-electric ferry. Photo by Bruce Buls

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EDITOR'S WATCH

Are zero-carbon-emission ferry fleets possible?

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n 2020, Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee signed an executive order that said in part that the burning of fossil fuels to power the state’s vessels, vehicles and facilities must be significantly reduced or eliminated. It also called for the state’s ferry system to begin the transition to a zerocarbon-emission ferry fleet, including the accelerated adoption of both ferry electrification and operational improvements that will conserve energy and cut fuel use. The target date is 2050.

As Bruce Buls wrote in this month’s cover story (see page 43), for a fleet of 21 car ferries that burn 19 million gals. of diesel per year, that’s a tall order.

In his story, Bruce not only discusses what Washington State Ferries (WSF) is doing to transition to a zero-emission fleet, but also what other Pacific Northwest ferry operators are up to.

In Canada, BC Ferries has six Island-class battery-hybrid-electric car ferries. Across Puget Sound in Kitsap County, Wash., near Seattle, Kitsap Transit has one hybrid-electric passenger boat and is preparing to build an all-electric sister vessel.

WSF’s future plans call for five hybrid-electric ferries to be built, with the first to be delivered by June 2027 and the fifth by December 2031. Over the next 20 years, WSF intends to also convert six ferries from diesel to hybrid electric and build a total of 16 new hybrid electric boats.

Doing so, WSF said, will reduce the ferry system’s greenhouse gas emissions by 76% and toxic pollutants by 59% by about 2040. Total cost is estimated at ai16389015345_editwatch_BPA_2021.pdf almost $4 billion.

David Krapf, Editor in Chief

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WSF’s new boats must have plug-in battery replenishment, which means establishing shoreside rapid charging systems capable of “full battery charging during a 20-minute dwell time at each terminal,” WSF said.

Once again, Bruce wrote, that’s a tall order. David Sowers, WSF’s director for terminal engineering, said in a video interview that “the connection between the vessel and the terminal is really key to making the whole thing work.”

The goal of zero emissions is admirable, but it remains to be seen if it can be accomplished.

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MAIL BAG Applauds speaking out in today’s workplace

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ravo! Joel Milton hit the nail right on the head with this article (“Don’t be a galley creature — Part I,” September, On the Water, WorkBoat page 8).

I appreciate that someone is speaking out in today’s world of “not offending” anyone.

I have hung up my career at sea after a very fortunate and hard-earned journey.

I may recall a certain captain that Joel is referring to, and he was a mild mannered man versus some I sailed or fished with since. Workplace employees are of a different character these days, and it is an evolving practice to keep up with the cultures and how to manage the generations and try to motivate them without offending.

As a green oiler freshly promoted from an OS many moons ago I learned many lessons from my old chief “Eddie Racecar,” may he rest in peace, when he

would slap me across the head before I stuck my hand in a live 480V panel or over torqued an 871 injector rack to the breaking point. As aggravating as it was when he would throw things at me, I appreciated his intent when we could not talk due to engine room noise.

I imagine in today’s world he would have been arrested or sued, no less unemployed. But for me it was just what I needed to keep my head straight and learn the lessons I needed to move forward with hard work and staying busy.

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01-22 provides guidance to Coast Guard Maritime Law Enforcement, state titling and registration offices, state maritime law enforcement agencies, manufacturers, and the public on requirements for eFoils and jetboards.

On occasion, state law enforcement agencies, manufacturers and others will ask the Coast Guard what laws and regulations apply to a particular device being used, or considered for use, on the water. The Coast Guard’s first step is to determine whether or not the particular device in question is a vessel. The word vessel includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water.

This determination is limited to the application of regulations administered by the Coast Guard.

he Coast Guard has announced that eFoils and jetboards are now classified as vessels. BSX Policy Letter

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On the Water

Don’t be a galley creature — Part III

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BY JOEL MILTON Joel Milton works on towing vessels.

He can be reached at joelmilton@ yahoo.com.

always tell new deckhands that once they have completed the initial nine-to-12-month period where they learn basic knowledge and skills needed to perform their job at a minimum level of competence, it’s in their best interest to not switch to auto-pilot and become a “galley creature.”

I emphasize to the new deckhands that they will only hurt themselves and their careers if they become galley creatures, and that no one will likely step in and rescue them.

Sadly, the response I get to this is consistent.

Normally I hear some version of “You’re the first person to ever explain that to me.” This message needs to be clearly communicated from the start and then be regularly reinforced. When this is not done, not only are the individuals hurting themselves, but tug-and-barge companies and the entire industry is affected as well.

This isn’t just a deck officer problem. On tugs

Captain’s Table

Streamlined Inspection Program is still effective

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

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he domestic passenger vessel industry has been inspected by the Coast Guard for more than 60 years. As a result, operators have amassed a great deal of knowledge about the inspection process and the regulations that apply to their vessels.

There have been numerous efforts by the Coast Guard to streamline the inspection process. One was the creation of the optional Streamlined Inspection Program (SIP) in 1997 to give U.S. vessel owners and operators an alternative method of complying with inspection requirements.

My company, BB Riverboats in Cincinnati, has operated under the effective and underrated SIP since the program’s start. SIP was an effort to reform the Coast Guard inspection program and identify ways to streamline it while still verifying a vessel’s compliance with regulation. Under SIP, company personnel conduct the inspections based on a management plan, developed in cooperation with local Coast Guard personnel, and then take corrective action if deficiencies are identified.

While the Coast Guard conducts an inspection,

and towboats, the deckhand position is a launching pad to move into other positions: tankerman PIC (a mariner trained in handling dangerous liquid cargoes), chief engineer, as well as mate or pilot.

Deckhands who go out of their way to help the chief perform various kinds of vessel maintenance accomplish three things. First, they broaden their overall knowledge and skills regardless of what position they ultimately attain. Second, they learn whether this is the right career path for them.

Finally, by doing this, the deckhand makes themselves a more valuable and desirable crewmember.

All of these are worthy goals.

The same goes for riding on tank barges and learning a tankerman’s job. Learning about piping and valve systems, and getting the required amount of loads and discharges, shouldn’t be something you start vaguely thinking about after five years of decking a tug, unless you’re happy with that and don’t plan to advance beyond AB. So, turn off your flat screens and expand your horizons. It turns out that there is much more to life out there than just being a galley creature.

they also check the management of the company’s SIP and spot check certain vessel systems to verify accuracy.

For an owner, the SIP program is an excellent alternative to traditional vessel inspection because it empowers employees. The employees provide the energy and knowledge that keeps the vessel in good working order. They are aware of what to inspect and make the timely decisions necessary to keep the vessel in compliance.

The major strength of SIP is that you consistently evaluate the vessel according to the management plan, and when a problem is uncovered, you identify it, report it and fix it. The net effect is a fluid process that allows you to stay ahead of the Coast Guard inspection curve. It builds trust with Coast Guard inspectors and helps increase safety.

I was fortunate to get my company in on the ground floor in the development of SIP. A good friend of mine, the late Kenny Stein of Sayville Ferry Service, Sayville, N.Y, worked with the Coast Guard to help develop this program.

With Coast Guard resources once again being squeezed, the time is right to revisit inspection alternatives such as SIP. Editor’s note: This column first appeared in the July 2019 issue of WorkBoat. www.workboat.com • NOVEMBER 2022 • WorkBoat

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Energy Level Seesawing safety rules?

BY JIM REDDEN, CORRESPONDENT

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resident Biden is reinstating offshore well control rules that were rolled back by his predecessor.

On Sept. 12, Biden proposed restoring a good chunk of the drilling safety standards his former boss installed in response to the deadly and environmentally devastating Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico blowout and oil spill in 2010. Many of the rules former President Obama put in place were promptly rolled back by President Trump.

Biden, who served as Obama’s vice president and appears to view the oil industry as a necessary evil, is focusing largely on stiffer technical requirements for blowout preventers (BOP), faster failure investigations, and requiring companies to report all failure data directly to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), rather than third parties. The failure of the BOP stack on the Deepwater Horizon, an ultradeepwater semisubmersible drilling rig, was determined to be one of a number of contributors to the Macondo tragedy.

The public comment period on the proposed rule ends Nov. 14.

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“This proposed rulemaking will help ensure that offshore energy development utilizes the latest science and technology to keep people safe,” said Deb Haaland, secretary of the Department of Interior, which oversees BSEE. “As our nation transitions to a clean energy economy, we must commit to strengthening and modernizing offshore energy standards and oversight.”

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AT-A-GLANCE

WorkBoat Composite Index WorkBoat stocks dip 231 points in September

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n September, the WorkBoat Stock Index lost 231 points, or 7.6%. For the month, losers topped winners by an 11-1 ratio.

The top percentage loser for the month was Transocean Ltd., which saw its shares drop 32% in September. The offshore drilling contractor’s shares have felt the heat from the drop

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in oil prices. WTI oil prices, which were about $122 bbl. in early June, closed at $77.17 bbl. on Sept. 30. The company has also been affected by the broader stock market, which is being dragged down by hawkish central bankers who want to continue to tighten monetary policy to reduce inflation and growth.

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But in Transocean’s second quarter earnings call in August, CEO Jeremy Thigpen was optimistic. “While we have experienced volatility, commodity prices have remained within a range that is still extremely healthy for offshore development,” he told analysts.

“Indeed, the outlook for our industry leading assets and services is the most promising it has been in many, many years.”

Thigpen said that the long-term replacement of hydrocarbon reserves have consistently fallen short of production levels. “This consistent shortfall in production leads us to conclude that we’re in the early stages of a sustainable recovery.”

Thigpen said Transocean believes “the case is clear that E&P companies will continue to engage in exploration and development work to meet worldwide demand and replenish diminishing reserves.” — David Krapf

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AT-A-GLANCE

Nor’easter

Personal locator beacons are the next step in lifesaving

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mall as a cellphone and costing less than $400, personal locator beacons (PLBs) should be required equipment for every mariner working on U.S. vessels.

That’s been the position of the National Transportation Safety Board since its joint investigation with the Coast Guard into 2015’s El Faro disaster.

The cargo vessel sank in Hurricane Joaquin off the Bahamas, en route from Jacksonville, Fla., to San Juan, Puerto Rico. All 33 crew were lost.

Among the lengthy recommendations out of the NTSB El Faro report, there was this short notation: “Require that all personnel employed on vessels in coastal, Great Lakes, and ocean service be provided with a personal locator beacon to enhance their chances of survival.”

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking System (SARSAT) relays distress signals from emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) that float free and activate when vessels suddenly sink.

Essentially pocket EPIRBs, personal locator beacons that send a signal to satellite networks can guide rescuers to individual survivors at sea. The NTSB is again saying it’s time for the Coast Guard to make PLBs mandatory equipment for mariners.

In its latest accident analysis, the NTSB recounts one more example when the Maine groundfish trawler Emmy Rose sank suddenly with its crew of four in November 2020. None of the four men were found. The NTSB reiterated its call for the Coast Guard to require PLBs to be carried by commercial fishermen and other mariners.

Coming after the El Faro cargo ship disaster in 2015 with 33 lost, and the 2019 Scandies Rose fishing vessel sinking in Alaska with five lost, the Emmy Rose was the latest example of how PLBs could have led rescuers to missing mariners, NTSB officials say.

“It shouldn’t take three marine tragedies to recognize the vital importance of personal locator beacons,” NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said in a statement announcing the Emmy Rose report. “Given their wide availability and relatively low cost, I urge all fishing vessel operators to provide crewmembers with PLBs today – don’t wait for a mandate from the Coast Guard. If the Emmy Rose crew had access to these devices, perhaps some of them would still be with us today.”

Just days before the Emmy Rose report, the NTSB released a report that had a happier ending.

The Hawaii-based longliner Blue Dragon was fishing for swordfish and tuna off the coast of California Nov. 9, 2021, when a suspected electrical fire erupted in the wheelhouse. A National Marine Fisheries Service observer was on board and happened to go into the wheelhouse as the fire started. He alerted the captain and crew. They were able to get the Blue Dragon’s life raft and EPIRB ready to deploy. The observer went to his berth to retrieve a bag which contained a satellite emergency notification device (SEND), a Garmin inReach.

He used the SOS button on the Garmin and texted a “fire” message, manually activated the Blue Dragon’s EPIRB and his own PLB. The NTSB said the beacons played a critical role in the survival and speedy rescue of the Blue Dragon crew after the fire cut off their wheelhouse communications.

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

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Inland Insider Working on a tug is ‘cool’

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

obs in the inland industry are often physical, get-your-hands-dirty kind of work. Now the American Waterways Operators, which represents the tug and barge industry, wants people to know that toiling on a tug or towboat can actually be quite cool.

Facing one of the tightest labor markets in recent memory, the industry is looking for innovative ways to attract new workers and retain those already onboard. In mid-August AWO launched the “Coolness Factor” campaign, which highlights the many unique and unusual things that the industry does beyond hauling traditional commodities like soybeans, steel and coal.

“Many Americans, including potential employees, have no idea what barges and towing vessels do that affects their everyday lives for the better, or what a great place to make a career this industry can be,” said Jennifer Carpenter, AWO president and CEO. The Coolness Factor campaign “aims to catch people’s attention and entice

Legal Talk Bareboat subcharterer is liable for damages, court rules

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BY CINDY MULLER Cindy Muller is a maritime partner in Jones Walker’s Houston office. She can be reached at 713-437-1859 or cmuller@ joneswalker.com.

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n a recent decision out of the Eastern District of Louisiana, a bareboat subcharterer is liable to both the charterer and the vessel owner for damages to a vessel caused by the subcharterer’s negligence.

In the Robins Dry Dock rule, the court held that the vessel owner had a sufficient proprietary interest in the vessel to recover for loss of charter hire, despite the vessel being under a bareboat charter at the time of the damage.

In Shallow Water Equipment LLC v. Pontchartrain Partners LLC, a construction barge sustained damage to its deck when the subcharterer failed to use mats to support the use of an excavator on the deck of the barge. The charterer filed a breach of contract claim and demanded damages for loss of use of the vessel during the period when the subcharterer retained the vessel while the parties disputed the extent of the physical damage to the vessel. The vessel owner also filed claims against

them to take a deeper look, at an industry that does amazing things every day.”

The campaign began hitting the major social media outlets in mid-August with photos and short profiles of unusual jobs taken on by tug and barge companies across the U.S. This summer, for example, Canal Barge Co. donated time and resources to move a restored PT305 World War II patrol torpedo boat back to the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. Museum staff and volunteers had restored and rebuilt the vessel over a decade and relocated it a few miles away to Lake Pontchartrain, where it offered tours and rides to the public. When the museum decided to bring it back to the museum for permanent display, it called on Canal Barge to organize the move.

Meanwhile, Vane Brothers recently donated a retired 120-foot VB-1 water barge to the Ocean City Reef Foundation to create an artificial reef, and a barge from Hughes Marine Firms hosted a concert on New York City’s East River by Colombian reggaeton singer J Balvin last September.

AWO continues to seek material from the industry highlighting “cool” things they have done on the waterways to include in the campaign.

the subcharterer for lost charter hire during the months that the parties disputed the damage to the vessel and when the vessel was out of service for repairs.

The subcharterer attempted to escape liability to the owner by asserting a defense under the Robins Dry Dock rule. The rule requires a plaintiff to have suffered physical damage to property in which it has a proprietary interest to recover maritime tort damages for economic loss. The subcharterer argued the vessel owner merely had an interest in the future use of the vessel after its charter ended (a “right of reversion”), rather than a sufficient proprietary interest in the vessel.

While the court admitted that the argument was “clever,” Robins Dry Dock did not preclude the well-established rule “that the owner of a vessel has the right to recover from a tortfeasor who causes physical damage to the vessel.” The fact that a vessel is bareboat chartered at the time of injury did not establish that the vessel’s owner relinquished all proprietary interest, thereby barring recovery.

Thus, the court rejected the subcharterer’s contention that it owed no duty to the owner but merely owed a contractual duty to the charterer to repair the vessel or pay for any such repairs. www.workboat.com • NOVEMBER 2022 • WorkBoat

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Insurance Watch When it comes to claim reporting, don’t hesitate

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f something occurs that you think might result in a claim let your agent know as soon as possible. If a passenger or crew is injured, report it, even if they tell you that they are fine and do not need medical attention.

The time to record any pertinent information is immediately after an incident occurs. This is when everything is still fresh in your mind and you can accurately record the events that happened. Who was injured? Where did it happen? What were they doing at the time? It is much easier to obtain this information at the time of the event rather than six months later after you receive a letter from an attorney. By letting your agent know what happened, the agent can then report the claim to the insurance company. There is no harm in sending something in for reporting purposes only. Adjusters would much rather have this information sooner than later, even if the medical bill turns out to be less than your deductible.

A passenger vessel operator contacted us recently to report a claim.

A passenger had fallen while disembarking from a tender while on

BY CHRIS a shore trip. The RICHMOND captain offered Chris Richmond medical assistance is a licensed off the boat at a mariner and local clinic but marine insurance agent with Allen the passenger Insurance and refused, stating Financial. He can that they were be reached at 800-439-4311 or fine and wanted to crichmond@allenif. continue on with com the trip. The cruise

continued and the passenger enjoyed the remainder of the trip with no complaint. Fourteen months later, the owner of the vessel received a notice from an attorney seeking payment of medical bills as well as payment for pain and suffering.

Another client had a similar situation but with a crewmember. The individual injured her back while on board. The insured reported the occurrence and the

crewmember received medical treatment for her injury. Eighteen months later the insured was issued a summons from the crewmember’s attorney seeking payment for pain and suffering. The adjustor was able to reopen the claim and review the file with all the pertinent notes from the time of the claim.

You should never feel that you can’t report something to your insurance agent.

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DOE offers millions in floating offshore wind energy competition

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DOE wants+ to accelerate the market readiness of U.S. floating offshore wind technologies.

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n September, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Floating Offshore Wind Readiness (FLOWIN) Prize.

Part of the DOE’s American-Made Challenges series, the threephase, $6.85 million investment is designed to pave the way for costeffective domestic manufacturing and deployment of commercial-scale floating offshore wind energy technologies in U.S. waters.

The FLOWIN Prize is designed to accelerate the market readiness of U.S. floating offshore wind energy technologies.

By helping to develop a domestic supply chain and accelerate market readiness of U.S. floating offshore wind energy designs, FLOWIN Prize competitors will help bring the U.S. closer to the goals of a decarbonized electricity grid by 2035 and a net zero economy by 2050, the DOE said.

About two-thirds of U.S. offshore wind resources is in water over 60 meters (197') deep. Floating platforms are needed because at these depths fixed-bottom platforms are impractical and costly. Although no domestic commercial-scale floating offshore wind power projects have been constructed yet, preparing mass-manufacturing capabilities and infrastructure needed for deployment will help reduce costs, the DOE said.

Eligible FLOWIN Prize teams must have an existing floating offshore wind substructure design and include members with expertise in wind energy technology and others specializing in expanding supply chains and infrastructure.

In the first phase, teams will focus on confirming they have a design ready to move toward mass manufacturing and that they understand the steps and partnerships needed to achieve full-scale product commercialization. In phases two and three, teams will refine their design and develop a road map toward mass manufacturing and deployment, first focusing broadly and then on a specific example U.S. region.

Phase One is now open for submissions and will close on Jan. 13, 2023, at 5 p.m. ET. The FLOWIN total prize pool is $5.75 million, plus up to $1.1 million in vouchers for technical support from DOE national laboratories.

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he Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority announced in August that it will purchase two 240' offshore supply vessels from Hornbeck Offshore Services, Covington, La. The 240-class sisterships, the HOS Lode Star and HOS Shooting Star, previously serviced the Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas industry. The OSVs, which will replace the 235’x40’open-deck freight vessels Gay Head and Katama, have been renamed the Monomoy and Aquinnah. The Gay Head and Katama, which joined the Steamship Authority fleet in the late 1980s, were also converted OSVs.

Ingram gives $1 million to Seamen’s Church

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ngram Barge Co. has contributed $1 million to The Seamen’s Church Institute in support of its Ministry on the River (MOR) campaign. Since the 1990s, MOR has served America’s towboat mariners. MOR offers pastoral counseling, support and fellowship to thousands of professional mariners who work aboard towboats, harbor tugs and dredges on the Mississippi River system and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Nashville, Tenn.-based Ingram is one of the largest inland waterway transportation companies in the U.S.

Gulf of Mexico lease sale results reinstated

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he Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has awarded leases to the highest bidders in November’s Gulf of Mexico offshore lease sale. BOEM has accepted 307 of the highest valid bids, totaling almost $190 million. A total of 33 companies took part in the sale, generating over $191 million in high bids.

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atthew Rigdon doesn’t hide his astonishment that long-stacked and largely inefficient deepwater offshore service

vessels have returned to active duty.

“I was shocked that some early 2005 boats that are direct-drive and non-diesel electric have been reactivated and they are working,” said Rigdon, vice president and chief operating officer of

Gulf PSVs are in high demand, supporting deepwater production facilities, like Shell’s Mars B Olympus platform.

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Idle vessels are few and far between along South Louisiana waterways these days.

Jackson Offshore Operators LLC, Houston. “These aren’t fuel efficient and generally not very attractive for our clients. That just tells you what demand is.”

The fledgling recovery in the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas sector has brought with it a shortage of deepwater support vessels, and more notably, a shrinking pool of mariners. It is an environment strikingly reminiscent of the one described in the The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune on May 27, 2012: “Offshore operators face shortage of qualified mariners.”

At that time, operators were two years removed from a federally enacted shutdown in response to the deadly Deepwater Horizon blowout and oil spill. Ten years later, they are in the second year of recovering from the Covid-fueled market crash and, again, history has come a-calling.

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Shortage of mariners, boats and record costs greet Gulf of Mexico rally.

Offshore Supply Chain In 2012, however, the fleet of deepwater support vessels was sufficient, but crews were lacking. Today, neither are readily available. Also, as of Sept.

2, S&P Global Petrodata listed 27 rigs under contract, but roughly 19 are actually drilling, while 40 deepwater floaters were active in 2012.

Though each of those rigs require at least two offshore service vessels (OSV), platform supply vessels (PSV) dominate the active fleet, servicing activities ranging from platform-based development drilling to workovers, as oil companies look to squeeze more production from existing assets.

“Production support activity is what’s really driving deepwater demand,” said Rigdon.

Quintin Kneen, president and CEO of Houston-based Tidewater Inc., the world’s largest workboat company, agreed. In the company’s secondquarter earnings call, he said they have “been catching up on deferred maintenance and looking for ways to enhance production. The rigs that are now going back to work as well as the offshore wind farms that are being constructed are adding another layer of demand, and we’re going to see that come in 2023.”

HIGH DAY RATES, HIGH INFLATION The few available Gulf deepwater boats in a once-overbuilt fleet are commanding day rates not seen since, well, 2012. Long-term charters of six months to a year for 4,000-6,000 dwt PSV now range between $35,000 to $45,000/day, said S&P Global Senior Marine Analyst Richard Sanchez.

“The spot market for big PSVs is going as high as $50,000 to $55,000 a day,” he said. “We haven’t seen these kinds of rates since the last super cycle back in 2012 to 2014.”

Multiyear high day rates, however, have been partly offset by fourdecade-high inflation that has seen the costs for everything from diesel to maintenance skyrocket, compounded by exasperating supply chain issues

repair a lot of barges and steel is up over 200 percent. And, as expected, significant supply chain issues delayed many new equipment deliveries during the (second) quarter.”

One way to avoid supply chain bottlenecks is to sidestep third-party vendors. After encountering issues getting liquefied natural gas (LNG) for

affecting the entire infrastructure.

“We’re seeing inflationary pressures, and that’s frankly why the industry is able to get some of this pricing. We need it to absorb some of the inflationary costs,” said David Grzebinski, president and CEO of Kirby Corp., Houston, the largest tank barge operator in the U.S. “We

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its five dual-fuel vessels trucked to its Port Fourchon, La., shore base, New Orleans-based Harvey Gulf International Marine bought two LNG-

powered 10,000-gal. tanker trucks.

“We now have the entire supply chain from the refinery to the rig running on LNG,” said CEO Shane Guidry.

Higher costs, however, pale compared to the wages and benefits vessel owners must pay to keep crew from jumping ship. That is, if they are able to attract willing bodies after scores of mariners were discarded in the latest downturn.

Many are reluctant to return to an industry they view as fickle.

“When you’re talking about the operating costs on a deepwater supply boat, your crew accounts for about 70 percent of OpEx. So, while costs have gone up for maintenance, repair, parts and support labor, it’s not as significant a dollar amount increase, as it’s a small percentage of the operating costs on a deepwater vessel,” Rigdon said.

The challenge of attracting and retaining mariners is expected to be around for the foreseeable future. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, overall employment for broadly defined water transportation workers is pro-

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Offshore Supply Chain jected to grow by 12% a year or roughly 8,400 vacancies each year until the end of the decade, growing faster than the average of all occupations measured.

“There’s stiff competition for Jones Act-qualified mariners right now and I don’t think it’s going to abate. We’ve seen a big reshuffling where people with high skills can pick whatever they want from a range of jobs,” said Sanchez, who noted that pay for dynamic positioning (DP) officers has nearly doubled to as high as $850 a day.

To help bring more non-mariners into the fold, Kirby started its own Coast Guard-accredited school last year, providing training from entry level deckhand to the wheelhouse. “In an effort to curb an industrywide employee shortage, Kirby recruits and trains individuals with no maritime experience, and also trains experienced mariners through continuing education courses,” said a company spokesman.

Unlike many of its peers, Jackson Offshore managed to avoid layoffs by keeping its six PSV under long-term charter during the downturn. “We have an advantage in that the guys who work for us, worked throughout the downturn, when others were getting laid off. So, we’ve definitely garnered some mariner loyalty,” said Rigdon. “But the market overall is extraordinarily tight for mariners.”

The labor woes go beyond onboard personnel. If vessel owners are able to successfully navigate supply chain hiccups and acquire needed parts, finding specialists to work on engines, electrical, DP, automation systems and the like can be a struggle.

“Our major vendors are having a hard time getting labor as well,” said Rigdon.

“So, if you can get the parts you need, then it’s a matter of having qualified labor from the vendor to do the work.

That’s driving some serious delays in repair work, as well as any more reactivations that may or may not happen in the future.”

16 PSVs over 4,000 dwt remain stacked, said Rigdon, and returning them to service would cost no less than $4.5 million per boat. “I think we’ve kind of hit the wall on the number of reactivations we’re going to see,” he said.

Contributing to the tightness in the Gulf fleet, a number of vessels have relocated, most prominently to the Caribbean deepwater strongholds of Guyana and Suriname, where 26 of the 46 active deepwater support boats are

U.S.-flagged, Magda Rodriguez, S&P Global senior analyst, Americas, said in a Sept. 1 email.

More than a geographical realignment is taking place. Vessels that once delivered completion brine and other consumables to production platforms are now doing anything including, most notably offshore wind support, as well as ocean cleanup, scientific research, expanded port services and even space exploration.

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Corp. bought two PSVs last year and converted them to retrieve rocket parts. Pictured above are the Doug and Bob at Port Canaveral, Fla.

Last year, a division of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Corp. acquired two PSVs for use in retrieving rocket parts, Sanchez said.

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that they became commercially viable for a lot of different groups,” he said.

“The deepwater is now competing with a number of entities and it’s not just (oil and gas) operators trying to get boats.

The point is, these boats are going back to work, so they’re all competing for the same pool of mariners.”

Sanchez said it’s gotten so tight that 1,500- to 3,000-dwt boats are being reactivated for deepwater work. “We’ve seen increased demand for smaller boats, because they kind of ran out of the high-end boats and they still have to move stuff,” he said.

Far from the Gulf, those smaller vessels, more suitable for shallow water exploration, are finding ample opportunities in places like the Arabian Gulf off Saudi Arabia. “[Saudi] Aramco has been very public about bringing significantly more jackups into the Kingdom and in turn, came out for a large 20-plus OSV tender in the second quarter to support this uptick in activity,” Tidewater’s vice president of sales and marketing, Piers Middleton, said during the company’s second-quarter earnings call in August.

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Austal USA delivers Navy’s latest unmanned surface vessel

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ustal USA, Mobile, Ala., has completed construction of the 338'×93'6" expeditionary fast transport ship Apalachicola (EPF 13) for the Navy.

The first EPF, formerly known as joint high-speed vessels, was delivered in 2012.

The EPF’s large, open mission deck and large habitability spaces enable the ship to conduct a wide range of missions. With its ability to access austere and degraded ports with minimal external assistance, EPFs provide options to fleet and combatant commanders.

With 13' drafts, the catamaran vessels have performed humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, maritime security, surveillance, command and control, counter narcotics, and additional operations around the world.

Austal USA has been contracted to design, procure, implement, and demonstrate the Apalachicola as an autonomous platform, allowing the ship to operate autonomously while retaining the capability for manned operation, reducing cost and centralizing ship operations to the bridge.

“EPF 13 is derived from Austal USA’s mature Spearhead-class EPF high-speed, flexible, multihull aluminum vessel design,” Austal USA President Rusty Murdaugh said. “Our team was able to leverage the platform’s core automation capabilities and develop a software and hardware solution to enable autonomous operations. Successful autonomous capability required modifications to Austal’s machinery control system and hull mechanical and electrical systems, integration of L3Harris’ mission and navigational autonomy systems, and General Dynamics Mission Systems’ autonomous cyber solution to create the Navy’s largest unmanned surface vessel.”

EPFs were formerly known as joint high-speed vessels, with the first ship delivered in 2012.

Main propulsion comes from four MTU 20V8000 diesel engines hooked up to four Wärtsilä steerable, reversing waterjets. The propulsion system gives the Apalachicola a speed of 33 knots with 380 metric tonnes of cargo, 21 knots with a mission payload of 231 metric tonnes of medical cargo, and 10 knots in sea state 5.

The ship has a range of 1,200 nautical miles at 33 knots with a full load, 4,700 nautical miles at 21 knots with no cargo, and 2,000 nautical miles at 21 knots with a medical full cargo. The ship has a crew capacity of 36.

EPF 13 carries an 11-meter RIB launch and recovery system and a hydraulic painter boom. — Ken Hocke

Snow completes 64’ boat for Savannah Pilots

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arlier this year, Seattle-based Snow & Co., delivered the Savannah, an aluminum 64'×19'6"×3.63' pilot boat, to the Savannah Pilots Association, Savannah, Ga. A second 64-footer for the Savannah Pilots will be delivered by the end of 2022. A third pilot boat for the San

Francisco Bar Pilots is also under construction, said Tim Kolb, vice president of business development at Snow & Co. “Pilot boats are part of a product line Snow & Co. will be going after in the future,” he said.

The Savannah Pilots two flush-decked pilot boats were designed by Camarc Design, Dunoon, Scotland, and are built to the same basic design. (The pilot boat for San Francisco was also designed by Carmarc.)

The two pilot boats feature a singlechine, deep-V hull “that’s really proven itself for seakeeping and maneuvering next to ships,” said Rich Galuk. chief engineer and captain with the Savannah Pilots. “You’ve got to be able to run in any weather.”

A run for the pilots to meet incoming vessels starts from the pilots’ station, located at the head of the Savannah River about 25 miles from the port of Savannah, and goes out into the open ocean for about 15 miles. It’s a run the pilots make up to 3,500 times a year.

The Savannah’s maximum speed is about 35 knots with a pair of 1,700-hp MTU 12V2000M86 diesels driving HamiltonJet HTX 52 waterjets through

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ZF 3055 gears. “We upgraded to the HTX 52 series for better performance,” said Galuk. The driveline was also upgraded to a Geislinger, which allows “vibration frequencies to be tuned out of the driveline.”

In the wheelhouse are six Beurteaux pilot seats and three Stidd shock mitigation seats, two for the crew and one for a pilot. A simple galley consists of a refrigerator and a microwave. In front of the wheelhouse is the boarding platform. Aft of the wheelhouse, on the starboard side, is a 500-lb. capacity rescue davit. — Michael Crowley

Brix Marine delivers charter boat to Alaska

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rix Marine, Port Angeles, Wash., recently delivered the 48'×18'×4'10" aluminum overnight charter fishing boat Double Down to Soldotna, Alaska-based Big Dan’s

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64' pilot boat was built for the Savannah Pilots.

Fishing Charters. The boat, designed

by Brix, has a draft of 2'4".

“Since the Conception fire, we worked really close with the Coast Guard to make sure everything was up to the new standards,” said Capt. Charlie Crane, Brix Marine’s sales and marketing director.

The new Coast Guard standards, issued in response to the fire and loss of

life on the 75' dive boat Conception off the coast of California in 2019, require additional fire safety requirements for small passenger vessels, including fire detection and suppression systems, avenues of escape, egress drills, crew firefighting training, watchmen monitoring devices, and the handling of flammable items such as rechargeable batteries.

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The vessel has a 216-sq.-ft. rear cargo deck, and accommodations for three crew and 18 passengers.

Double Down was delivered in April 2022. — K. Hocke

Tideman Boats delivers first U.S.-built workboat

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Double Down features a walk-around cabin, three sliding doors, insulated fish holds, diamond plate decks, downrigger pads, fish cleaning stations, and 52 welded aluminum rod holders. There are also eight private berths with personal storage, two queen berths in the pilothouse, hydronic heating system, galley with full-sized fridge, oven and microwave, head with shower, seating for 12 in the main cabin, aft deck bench seating, bow lounge seating, and Kryptek vinyl wrap.

The electronics suite includes twin Garmin 16" MFDs, PS60 panoptix through-hull transducer, airmar 509LHW through-hull transducer, GSD26 sounder module, GT 30THP clear-view/side-view transducer, NEMA 2000 networking, 215 AIS, six-foot open array radar, GXM 53 satellite weather receiver, and Fusion series stereo and four-channel amplifier.

Ship’s service power comes from a 6-kW Northern Lights genset.

48' charter fishing boat can carry 18 passengers.

Main propulsion is the responsibility of four Yamaha outboard engines, producing 425 hp at 6,000 rpm each. Yamaha’s Helm Master system dictates controls with joystick steering and setpoint functionality. Double Down has a cruising speed of 35 knots.

Tankage includes 800 gals. of gasoline,

ideman Boats US, North Andover, Mass., delivered the 23.2'×7.7' dive support boat Blue Ocean RBB 700 OB to Blue Ocean Mariculture, Kallua-Kona, Hawaii, in April.

Silverback Marine, Tacoma, Wash., outfitted the new boat.

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are County, N.C., and EJE Dredging Service have taken delivery of the Miss Katie — a shallow-draft 156'3"×35'×10'9" hopper

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Tideman’s HDPE dive support vessel will carry up to eight passengers in support of Kanapachi harvesting operations in Hawaii.

dredge built at Conrad Shipyard, Morgan City, La. The dredge was delivered in August to North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Wanchese, N.C., will be the dredge’s homeport.

Construction on the dredge began in March 2021. Jensen Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Seattle, (a subsidiary of Crowley) designed the vessel with a 9'5" draft.

In 2019, Dare County approved a contract for the construction and operation of a new shallow-draft hopper dredge to address the significant shoaling that occurs in various channels and inlets throughout the county.

The Miss Katie “will be a game changer for watermen in Dare County,” said Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard. “It’s absolutely critical that we have the resources in place to properly dredge our channels and inlets that these watermen depend on as their highway to get to

work every day, and thanks to the county’s partnership with EJE Dredging and the arrival of Miss Katie, we’ll be much better equipped to do just that.”

Greenville, N.C.-based EJE Dredging owns and operates the Miss Katie.

“The Miss Katie has been specifically developed and designed to ensure she will be able to safely navigate the channels and inlets of North Carolina,” said Jordan Hennessy, vice president of EJE Dredging.

“The split-hull configuration will allow spoil discharge in shallow waters, thus preventing the vessel from grounding on her own hopper load.”

The shallow draft split-hull trailing suction dredge’s main propulsion comes from twin Cummins QSK-19DM diesel engines connected to two ZF ATZ 4111-SM DA-FP sternmounted azimuth thrusters, each featuring depth adjustment. The dredge’s running speed is 10 knots.

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The Blue Ocean RBB 700 OB will work off the coast of Hawaii for crew transport and dive support operations in deepwater. The boat is the first Tideman workboat built in North America, O’Sullivan said.

The 100% high-density polyethylene hull is sustainable, virtually indestructible, needs no bottom paint and is resistant to marine growth, according to Tideman Boats US. The new boat will be part of Blue Ocean’s fleet that includes retired Navy landing craft and other vessels.

The boat is powered by a single 150hp Mercury outboard that gives the boat a running speed of 35 knots. Blue Ocean RBB 700 OB is fitted with a Seastar hydraulic steering system.

“What was particularly special about this project was how well it was executed, considering the number of firsts,” said Silverback Marine’s Ian Gracey. “As the first Tideman HDPE vessel built in the USA, the client also had a demanding list of special requirements, including dive access, storage, and a bold, aggressive aluminum superstructure to complement the Euro-inspired lines Tideman hulls are known for.”

The electronics suite includes a Shakespeare VHF antenna, Raymarine Axiom 7" DV with transom multifunction transducer, and Hella Seahawk lighting.

“We expect these HDPE hulls to dramatically impact the industry,” said Gracey. “The durability is an unmatched combination that with the design, performance, and the A-team at Tideman US behind it, it’s going to change the way we think of workboats between 20 feet and 50 feet in nearly all sectors of commercial maritime.”

The boat, which carries a 50-gal. fuel tank, was built to handle a two-person crew and up to eight passengers.

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astern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (ESG) has completed the third and final Ollis-class Staten Island Ferry for the city of New York. On Sept. 1, the 320’x70’x13’ Dorothy Day departed ESG’s Port St. Joe (Fla.) shipyard. The new ferry has seating for up to 2,551 and a maximum passenger capacity of 4,500. The three Ollis-class double-ended passenger ferries are from a design

by Elliott Bay Design Group, with each ferry featuring four Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) L12ME23B 750rpm EPA Tier 4 Third of three 4,500 passenger ferries marine propulsion for New York. engines, producing 2,495 hp at 750 rpm each. Two of the main engines connect to one Reintjes DUP 3000 P combining gear and one 36 RV6 ECS/285-2 Voith Schneider propeller at each end of the ferries. Ship’s service power is provided by three EPA Tier 3 marine continuous duty diesel generator sets powered by Caterpillar C18 engines driving 480 V, 60 Hz, 3-phase generators rated at 425 kW at 0.8 P.F. at 1,800 rpm. Each Ollis-class ferry can carry 30,000 gals. of fuel and has a crew of 16. The first ferry, the Michael H. Ollis, was launched in 2019. The second, the Sandy Ground, was launched in 2020.

In April 2023, a new plug-in hybrid research vessel, the Resilience, is scheduled to be delivered to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sequim, Wash.

Resilience, equipped with both standard diesel engines and electric motors, will be the first hybrid vessel in the Department of Energy fleet. When operating in battery-electric mode, the vessel will be nearly silent and without emissions. The new research vessel will be built by Snow & Company, Seattle, and be able to operate quietly on electric power at lower speeds, and cruise at 20 knots using diesel power. It will have laboratory space with multiple science stations, a large In electric mode, the Resilience will be deck, and an Anearly silent. frame and knuckle

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Roudebush Yacht & Engine completes canal boat for Georgetown

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oudebush Yacht & Engine Works, Dundalk, Md., delivered a new 80'×12'×5'6", 75-passenger fiberglass/composite canal boat to Georgetown Heritage, a group tasked with restoring and revitalizing the historic Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O Canal) that runs through Washington, D.C.’s historic Georgetown neighborhood.

Designed by D.C.-based Tridentis, the Georgetown Heritage Canal Boat has a 1' draft and is built to be pulled along by two work mules. Its propulsion package contains two electric Torqeedo 10 FP motors, sparking 5.6 kW of propulsive power at 1,400 (max) rpm. The mains are connected to Torqeedo 1937-00, 12.6"×11" 5-bladed propellers.

The package gives the boat a running speed of 3 knots. Six Torqeedo 48-5000 batteries provide service power.

“The intent of the design is to provide as close a replica to a 19th century canal workboat, including mule-powered propulsion with electric motor backup,” said Christopher Addington, Tridentis’ program manager for the project.

“The overall goal is to update from the original 19th century design in order to reduce maintenance and comply with current regulations.”

The canal boat has a canopy that covers the passenger deck providing shade and protection from the elements.

“The canopy was designed to allow the operators to transit across the top of it, providing forward and aft passage separated from the passenger deck,” said Addington. “As the boat enters and exits the canal locks at numerous points along the trip, the operators use wooden poles that are stored atop the canopy to position the workboat inside the lock

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The dredge features twin 5,000-gpm dredge pumps, and has a capacity of 512 cu. yds. of spoils. — K. Hocke

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crane to help move research equipment. The vessel will be powered by a parallel hybrid-electric propulsion system, consisting of two main engines, capable The vessels will be the first U.S.-built CTVs to comply with the EPA’s Tier 4 of producing 374 kW regulations. each, supplemented by two EM-PMI375-T200-2600 motor-generators. Power will be stored using a battery system.

Atlantic Wind Transfers (AWT) has ordered six Chartwell Marine Ambitious-class crew transfer vessels (CTV), designed by UK-based Chartwell. AWT’s order comprises six CTVs to be built by St. Johns Ship Building Inc., Palatka, Fla. The first two vessels are expected to be delivered in summer 2023 and January 2024 respectively, with four more newbuilds in the pipeline. The vessels will be the first U.S.-built CTVs to comply with the EPA’s Tier 4 regulations.

Crowley has been chosen by Senesco Marine to provide design verification and production packaging for a hybrid-electric 164’x40’x12’, 599-passenger, 15-vehicle ferry for Casco Bay Lines, Portland, Maine. Under the contract, Crowley will verify the contract design

by Elliott Bay Design Group and develop the production package needed for Senesco to begin construction.

Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) began construction on the Navy’s first Constellation-class guided missile frigate recently in Wisconsin. The future 496’x65’ USS Constellation moved into the next stage of development as shipbuilders began cutting steel for the ship. Main propulsion will come from one GE LM2500+G4 gas turbine, and two electric propulsion motors.

The Pilots’ Association of the Bay and River Delaware has ordered a 54’ pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corp. It‘s the Lewes, Del.-based association‘s fourth Chesapeake-class launch and 11th pilot boat built by the Somerset, Mass., shipyard since 1957.

Delivery of the new pilot boat will be in 2024.

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ilver Ships Inc., Theodore, Ala., recently delivered a 49' marine survey vessel to the Army Corps of Engineers in Venice, La. The 49' Tobin is custom designed for the Corps to hydrographically map the mouth of the Mississippi River.

The mission-specific vessel will allow researchers to accurately and effectively obtain and document data on the rapidly changing waters in the river. With the intent of keeping waterways open and preventing obstructions to marine navigation, the Tobin is built to handle challenging river ter-

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rain. The vessel will conduct condition surveys of the river to enhance safety of marine operations.

The Tobin will join a fleet of vessels that operate out of the Corps’ Venice office year-round to provide river condition data to vessel operators, Jason Powers, director of business development for Silver Ships, said. “This data is essential to the safe and efficient transportation of goods up and down the Mississippi River.”

The new boat is powered by twin Caterpillar C18 Tier 3 engines producing 800 hp at 2,100 rpm each. The engines turn Michigan Wheel M-500 propellers through Twin Disc MGX-5136RV marine gears. A single Caterpillar C2.2 Tier 3 genset provides 25 kW of electric power.

The Tobin features Furuno navigation and communication systems, Delta “T” Systems engine room ventilation, Arid Bilge Series 4 system, and Ayres lightweight paneling.

With speeds that reach 28 knots, the survey vessel allows researchers to acquire data quickly and prevent inconsistencies caused by changes in the river bottom. — K. Hocke www.workboat.com • NOVEMBER 2022 • WorkBoat

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n Jan. 23, 2020, Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee laid down the law: The burning of fossil fuels to power the state’s vessels, vehicles and facilities must be significantly reduced or eliminated. It’s called Executive Order 20-01 — “State Efficiency and Environmental Performance.” In it, he “hereby orders” that, among other things, “The Secretary of the Department of Transportation shall ensure that the Washington State Ferry (WSF) system begins the transition to a zero-carbon-emission ferry fleet, including the accelerated adoption of both ferry electrification and operational improvements that will conserve energy and cut fuel use.” The target date is 2050.

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ferries as a cleaner and less expensive alternative to diesel, but the executive order put an end to that. Now it’s electrification all the way. Or, at least, hybrid-electrification for starters.

For ferries, going electric is a trend all over the world, led

by Scandanavia, so WSF will have a lot of company, including two other Pacific Northwest operators.

In Canada, BC Ferries now has six Island-class batteryhybrid-electric car ferries, and to the west, across Puget Sound, Kitsap Transit has one hybrid-electric passenger boat and is preparing to build an all-electric sister vessel.

In July, WSF issued a request for information (RFI) prior to putting out a request for proposals this fall for the design and construction of five hybrid-electric Olympic-class ferries, with the first to be delivered by June 2027 and the fifth

by December 2031. According to the RFI, over the next 20 years, WSF intends to also convert six ferries, including www.workboat.com • NOVEMBER 2022 • WorkBoat

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All six battery-hybrid-electric Island-class ferries have arrived in BC. The ferries carry 47 vehicles and are double-ended for easy loading and unloading. The boats also feature wide vehicle lanes, dedicated pedestrian paths, and bicycle parking

The Wenatchee is one of three Jumbo Mark 11 ferries, Washington State Ferries’ largest, that is going to be retrofitted with hybrid electric propulsion

three Jumbo Mark IIs, from diesel to hybrid electric and build a total of 16 new hybrid electric boats. Doing so, WSF said, will reduce the ferry system’s greenhouse gas emissions by 76% and toxic pollutants by 59% by about 2040. Total cost is estimated at almost $4 billion.

BATTERY CHARGERS The new hybrid-electric Olympicclass boats will have a capacity of 144 cars and 1,500 passengers. According

to the RFI, the propulsion will be “hybrid battery-diesel electric with an automated charging system.” In addition, the “primary source of energy will be shore-based electricity to charge the onboard batteries, with diesel generators providing additional and/or backup energy.”

In other words, the new boats must have plug-in battery replenishment, which means establishing shoreside rapid charging systems capable of “full battery charging during a 20-minute dwell time at each terminal.”

Again, a tall order. David Sowers, WSF’s director for terminal engineering, said in a video interview that “the connection between the vessel and the terminal is really key to making the whole thing work.”

WSF plans to provide electric charging at 16 of its 19 terminals, some of which are in the middle of urban areas and some of which are on remote islands. “Currently there are not enough megawatts to charge up a boat,” said Sowers, “we need to work with the electric utilities to bring more power to the terminals.”

Nicole McIntosh, a WSF terminal engineer for 25 years, suggested putting more of the electrical interface infrastructure on the boats to avoid permitting problems for over-water electrical infrastructure shoreside.

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With that concept in mind, current plans envision a robotic charging arm coming from the vessel to a shoreside power connection.

Even so, getting enough electricity to the 16 charging terminals is a “real challenge because some of these utility companies don’t have the infrastructure yet to help us achieve these goals,” said Sowers. “We don’t want surges in the system and have all the lights in Seattle dim when a boat plugs in.” Still, the boat’s batteries will need an uninterrupted flow of electricity for 20-25 minutes to recharge the boat.

One solution to the charging challenge is shoreside buffer batteries that can be charged overnight or during periods of lower demand on the grid.

“Shoreside batteries are being used in case there is not sufficient power available on the dock side,” said Henk Grunstra, product director for Damen Ferries in the Netherlands. Damen designed and built the Island-class ferries for BC Ferries. These were built as hybrid-electric with the expectation of becoming all-electric as soon as possible. “The boats are expected to operate for 40 to 50 years,” he said, “so it’s a no-brainer to go with electricity as soon as you can. It’s definitely cheaper than conventional diesel propulsion.”

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A rendering of the proposed robotic charging system to be installed on WSF’s hybridelectric ferries.

lenge of crossing the bridge to fully battery-electric. Damen recently built and delivered a pair of all-electric car ferries for operators in Ontario for Great Lakes routes, but the shoreside

infrastructure is not yet in place for charging so the boats are not in service.

“Apparently it’s much quicker to build a vessel then to change the quay side,” said Grunstra.

Meanwhile, the Island-class ferries are operating on gensets and batteries, providing “clean, quiet and efficient hybrid battery-electric” propulsion, said Ed Hooper, BC Ferries’ executive director of shipbuilding. “At an economical cruising speed of up to 12 knots, the vessel typically operates with one diesel generator running together with the batteries to provide power.”

Economical cruising with battery power not only reduces emissions, it also translates into a reduction of generator engine maintenance and less frequent genset overhauls. The batteries’ life expectancy is between eight and 10 years, “depending on a number of factors, which are applicable to all batteries,” said Hooper.

The 266'×55' Island-class ferries were built at Damen’s shipyard in Romania. Each vessel has a pair of

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But getting shoreside power established is still a work in progress.

“We have completed preliminary plans for upgrading the shore-based infrastructure to allow for plug-in/ recharge-from-shore capability,” said Hooper. BC Ferries is still looking for government grants to help offset the costs but “no timeframe has been finalized for the shore upgrades.”

Kitsap County, across Puget Sound from Seattle, currently operates a fleet of 10 passenger ferries that range from high-speed, low-wake catamarans to a 100-year-old wooden monohull. It also owns and operates the Waterman, a 150-passenger aluminum catamaran with hybrid-electric propulsion. Designed by Glosten in Seattle and built a few years ago by All American Marine in Bellingham, the Waterman’s power package includes two 400-hp Cummins QSL9 engines with variable speed generators and two 40-kWh racks of XALT lithium ion batteries.

The entire system is tied together with BAE Systems’ HybriGen software that controls the combination of battery and generator power and integrates the electric drive motors, as well as the house load. Ray Scott, Kitsap Transit’s marine services director, said the operators can force the generators

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to be on or off, but “in our opinion it’s better for the system to do what it wants rather than force something it doesn’t want to do.”

What it wants to do is monitor battery capacity and have a generator kick in when the meter hits 25%. When the charge level is back at 85%, the generator(s) shut down. “The generators also will come on if we ask for 615 rpm or more to make sure we do not draw the batteries down too fast. That way they can keep the charge up while using full power,” said Scott.

Kelly Greenwood, one of the captains that operate the Waterman, said she likes using the system. “But it definitely took a little while to get used to it, especially when the engines kick off when you’re underway.

Hearing your engines die while coming into a dock is generally not a great thing.”

The Waterman is not operated as a plug-in with shore power recharging, but it could be, according to Joe Hudspeth, BAE’s business development manager, global marine. “The beauty of our system is someone can install a HybriGen system today with the variable-speed genset technology, and as their shoreside infrastructure

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Capt. Kelly Greenwood (left), likes using the hybridelectric propulsion system on the Waterman, but said it ‘definitely took a little while to get used to it, especially when the engines kick off when you’re underway.’

improves, they can simply rely just on shoreside charging,” Hudspeth said.

“They can add more batteries, if necessary. They can take out the generators or they can leave them in as emergency backup. We don’t have to change any of our hardware, any of our hybrids today can be fully electric tomorrow just by adding more batteries. Nothing else needs to change.”

Going all-electric is the plan for the Waterman II, now getting design and engineering completed by Seattle’s Glosten. Whether the vessel will have emergency gensets depends mostly on the Coast Guard, said Scott. “They might be OK with completely redundant systems, like the Maid of the Mist”, an all-electric passenger boat that operates in Niagara Falls, N.Y.

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Washington State Ferries, BC Ferries and many other ferry services worldwide is zero emissions, especially greenhouse gases. And if getting there saves money on fuel and maintenance, so much the better. The most viable method for getting to zero right now is batteries, ideally charged from a clean grid of shoreside power.

Damen’s Grunstra said the battery market is improving all the time. “I think there are maybe 100 kinds around the world at the moment,” he said, “so you can choose whatever battery you like. If you wanted to charge the batteries very quickly, you might want a certain chemistry. If you want to take a lot of power in a short amount of time, you will need to choose the chemistry that is suitable.”

And Hudspeth said electric systems are increasingly able “to get more energy out of smaller and lighter-weight energy storage systems.”

Capital cost for hybrid-electric is “definitely more,” said Scott, “but return-on-investment should repay that in not that many years, especially with the price of fuel being what it is.

Grunstra agreed. “The interesting thing about batteries and electric power is that in the long run it’s cheaper,” he said. “If you only have a future of five years or 10 years, it may not be the case that electrification makes sense, but if you have a window of 40 years like BC Ferries, it’s a no-brainer. You are definitely cheaper with electric over diesel.”

Electric power is also being adapted for near-future, high-speed ferries. Hudspeth said BAE will be powering the world’s first all-electric, high-speed passenger ferry, the Beluga24, for Green City Ferries in Sweden. The carbon-fiber, foil-assisted, 147-passenger catamaran will have HamiltonJet waterjets at the end of the BAE powertrain. Battery-electric will be used for short runs and hydrogen fuel cells will provide electricity for longer journeys.

Back in Puget Sound, Washington Maritime Blue, a nonprofit consortium of marine businesses and organizations, is spearheading a project to design and build a high-speed hydrofoil for passenger service between Bremerton and Seattle. The boat will be built from carbon-fiber materials and powered by battery-electric propulsion. Glosten is working on the design/engineering and Bieker Boats in Anacortes is working on plans for the carbon-fiber structure. Funding has been found for this part of the project. Construction grants are still being sought.

WSF says it has enough money on hand ($1.33 billion) to convert its three largest boats, the Jumbo Mark IIs, to build five hybrid-electric Olympic-class ferries, and to establish recharging power in central Puget Sound. Construction of new ferries is legally restricted to Washington state shipyards.

Vigor is the largest and has built all of the Olympic-class ferries to date, with Nichols Brothers Boat Builders building some of the boats’ superstructures. Kitsap Transit also has secured funding for Waterman II. With the advent of electric cars, busses and trucks as well as electric boats, the grid’s capacity will be stretched as never before in the years to come. www.workboat.com • NOVEMBER 2022 • WorkBoat

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he largest commercial marine trade show on the West Coast opens its doors on Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Lumen Field Event Center in Seattle. Pacific Marine Expo targets all facets of the region’s marine industry, including the workboat market.

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

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

The show’s conference program offers sessions

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geared to both commercial fishing and workboat operators.

The Expo features several special daily events including live demonstrations, the Fisherman of the Year Contest, a presentation by the Fisher Poets, and an industry bookstore.

Produced by Diversified Communications, the show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 17 and Nov. 18, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19.

As part of our show coverage, on the opposite page (page 41) we have provided the Pacific Marine Expo exhibitors list, booth numbers and websites.

For more information go to www.pacificmarineexpo.com, email: customerservice@divcom.com or call (508) 743-8566. www.workboat.com • NOVEMBER 2022 • WorkBoat

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ALVAR Mist ehf.

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www.advantecglobal.com Alaska Chadux Network

American VULKAN Corp

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Anchor Hatches

Bomar- Pompanette

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Bornstein Seafoods Inc.

4124

www.bornstein.com

www.vulkanusa.com 4223

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www.pompanette.com

www.alvar.is AdvanTec Global Innovations

Boatswain's Locker Inc www.boatswainslocker.com

www.altramotion.com

www.armstrongconsolidated.com Acupuncture and Wellness Center

Altra Industrial Motion Corp

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Bostrom, H.O. Co Inc

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www.hobostrom.com

alaskaosro.org/

www.anchorhatches.com

Alaska Communications System (ACS) 632

Aquakob Systems Inc.

www.acsalaska.com

www.aquakob.com/

Alaska Department of Fish & Game 4224

ARMOR Industries LLC, dba

Bristol Bay Fishermen's Association 4225

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ARMOR Marine and Precision

www.bristolbayfishermen.org

Alaska Dept of Labor & Workforce

Weld Boats

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www.labor.state.ak.us Alaska Division of Investments www.commerce.alaska.gov Foundation

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Bristol Bay Driftnetters Assn

Britmar Marine Ltd

524

BRIX Marine

625

www.badinotti.com

Maritime Academy

Ballard Industrial

csum.edu

133

Cali-optics Importer

Alaska Marine Safety Education Assn 4118

Ballard Industrial

www.amsea.org

www.ballardindustrial.com

Cascade Engine Center LLC

Bay Ship and Yacht Co

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www.alaskanetsupply.com Alaska Sea Grant

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Bay Weld Boats

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www.bayweldboats.com

Cascade Machinery & Electric

Beckwith & Kuffel

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www.b-k.com

Aleutian Airways

4128

flyaleutian.com/ Alexander Gow Fire Equipment

624

www.gowfire.com/ Alfa Marine and Protein

629

710

Catalyst Marine Engineering LLC

BGH Specialty Steel

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Blankenship Equipment Repair

CDC/NIOSH 338

BlastOne Blue Ocean Gear

alphadivinginc.com

www.blueoceangear.com/

Alpha Welding and Boat Repair Inc. 4233

Boats & Harbors

www.alphaweldingandboatrepair.com/

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www.cdc.gov/niosh Center of Excellence for Marine

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Manufacturing and Technology

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529

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606

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Navroc Marine Electronics

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Ounalashka Coirporation

608

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521

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1131

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745

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905

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610

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Safe Drivers Autonomous self-piloting system’s goal is to provide safe and reliable navigation.

By Michael Crowley, Correspondent

teamed up with First Harvest Navigation, Norwalk, Conn., for the first U.S. autonomous hybrid cargo vessel.

The Captain Ben Moore is a 63'×21.3' aluminum catamaran designed by Australia-based Incat Crowther and built

by Derecktor Shipyards, Mamaroneck, N.Y. The hybrid vessel (a WorkBoat magazine 2019 Significant Boat winner) was delivered to First Harvest in June 2019, with two Cummins QSB6.7 diesels and lithium batteries connected to a pair of BAE Systems HybriDrive electric motors.

In early 2021 First Harvest “reached out to Sea Machines for autonomous operations,” said Vanya Banjac, marketing director for Sea Machines Robotics.

That was after Sea Machines had invited Bob Kunkel, First Harvest Navigation’s president, to Boston Harbor to ride on a couple of boats outfitted with Sea Machines autonomous systems. “I was thoroughly impressed,” said Kunkel.

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dvocates for new unmanned autonomous commercial boats haven’t had too much to be excited about recently.

“There was a whole bunch of interest and then it backed off,” said Bob Clark MetalCraft Marine’s contract manager in Watertown, N.Y. Whereas the tempo is more intense for autonomous Navy vessels. The most noteworthy example is the Navy’s $122 million contract awarded to Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La. The contract is to initially build three to six mine countermeasures unmanned surface vehicles with options for another 24. It won’t be an entirely new venture for the Navy, which started using unmanned vehicles at the end of World War II. One exception to the relative inactivity in the commercial workboat market is Sea Machines Robotics, Boston. It has

The autonomous, hybrid-powered 63' Captain Ben Moore transports refrigerated fresh produce and meat products across Long Island Sound.

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Unmanned Technology That led to Kunkel awarding a contract to Sea Machines to outfit the Captain Ben Moore with its SM300 autonomous command and remote-helm control system. The system allows the vessel to work between Norwalk, Conn., and the north shore of Long Island, N.Y., transporting food and other products across Long Island Sound, faster, more reliably and cheaper than by truck. It also “relieves some of the congestion in moving products on our roadways,” said Banjac.

“While having navigational tasks, [the SM300] will also perform collision avoidance maneuvers,” she added, noting that the SM300 was installed on the tug Nellie Bly that circumnavigated Denmark. “We controlled the entire navigation of (the tug) from our Boston office.”

It was autonomously controlled 97% of the time and “was the world’s first autonomous navigation of a country.” (See

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Sea Machines SM300 being installed on the Captain Ben Moore.

WorkBoat, December 2021, page 58) That was an ocean journey of a little more than 1,000 nautical miles. It was referred to as “The Machine Odys-

sey” and was designed to prove that the world’s waterways were ready for long-range autonomy. The Captain Ben Moore’s current run is much shorter. The

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There is also some interest in making Fed Ex and UPS deliveries and, “we are authorized to carry alcohol across the Sound. First time that’s been approved since prohibition.”

COAST GUARD APPROVAL First Harvest is working with the Coast Guard to fully approve the autonomous system. Testing for that approval is done in four phases. The first phase was to determine that the SM300’s AI provides a safe level of navigation. In September, second phase testing was under way, which includes voyage testing from Norwalk across Long Island Sound, selecting speeds and waypoints. There’s also a fully manned one-hour voyage, activating the collision avoidance system and identifying designated targets. “Now it picks up targets on the radar or AI, but not necessarily knowing if it’s a tugboat or a paddle boarder,” Kunkel said.

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trip from Norwalk to Long Island takes about 70 minutes. Then the cargo is put in a van and hauled another 45 to 60 minutes to Huntington, on Long Island’s north shore. The same delivery by truck takes about 11 hours, or two days when driver restrictions apply.

That time difference, especially when a truck is carrying less than a full load of refrigerated cargo, “is where we can be competitive,” said Kunkel, who added that he has been “working trying to get coastal shipping back into the U.S. for quite a long time.” Autonomous vessels like the Captain Ben Moore are a way to reach that goal.

In November, Kunkel plans to expand the Captain Ben Moore’s itinerary, bringing the boat up the Hudson River to transport agricultural products as well as beef and pork from the mid-Hudson Valley to Long Island and possibly New York City. Beyond that is the possibility of transporting scallops, shellfish and

Sea Machines SM300 consists of the console and the user interface on the laptop screen.

In this case the vessel’s mission is defined by the red waypoints on the screen. On the right side of the screen are settings and waypoints that can be customized. The blue boxes show camera images of water in front of an autonomous vessel.

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In September, First Harvest said that there haven’t been any problems with the SM300 system. The system has “full internet connections throughout the boat and we can monitor everything from our operations center, in the machinery space, navigation wise, forward and aft, port and starboard,” Kunkel said. He expects testing to be completed by the end of October, making the Captain Ben Moore fully operational.

In the case of the boat’s being run from the operations center after the system’s final approval, the operator would need to meet the same licensing requirements as the captain on the boat. “The system will eventually be able to be run like a drone, and the captain would not have to have control,” said Kunkel.

The boat can also be controlled from anywhere on the Captain Ben Moore using Sea Machines’ optional belt pack remote-helm control add on.

Once it’s been determined that the Sea Machines SM300 autonomous self-piloting system provides safe and reliable navigation, what does that mean for the boat’s crew, which has consisted of a 50ton captain and two deckhands?

The deckhands are normally on the bridge, but as the boat is coming into Huntington or Norwalk, Kunkel said they could be “moving cargo out of the refrigerators. That saves time. We see (it) as a value to us.”

Kunkel has also been talking to the Coast Guard about crew exchanges once Sea Machines SM300 system has been fully approved. The example he gives is if the boat is in Norwalk but one of the two deckhands is in Long Island.

“Can I switch the system on and take the boat across one-man short, instead of taking a crewboat to bring him back up?” Kunkel asked. He has yet to hear back from the Coast Guard.

“We’re just starting to get everyone believing in the technology — hybrid and autonomy,” Kunkel said. “Got a lot of balls in the air, trying to get this so it is profitable and can start building more boats — 10 boats.”

If this occurs, Kunkel would be a lot closer to his goal of bringing coastal shipping back to New England.

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ADVERTISERS INDEX Advanced Mechanical Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

McDermott Light & Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Ahead Sanitation Systems Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine America, Inc . 31

Airmar Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Moteurs Baudouin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

BAE Systems Ship Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

MTU - A Rolls-Royce solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CV2

Bloom Incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Nag Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

BMT Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Pacific Marine Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Bostrom, H .O . Co Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Panolin America Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Browns Point Marine Service, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Phoenix Labor Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Burger Boat Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Platypus Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

CAIG Laboratories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Pyrotek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

David Clark Company Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Research Products/Incinolet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Everglades Diesel Injection Service, Inc . . . . . . . . . . 10

R M Young Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Fairbanks Morse Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

R W Fernstrum & Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Freudenberg Battery Power Systems, LLC . . . . . . . . 51

Thomas USAF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Furuno USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CV3

Transport Products and Service Enterprises, Inc . . . 20

International WorkBoat Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 32+33

Volvo Penta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Karl Senner, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CV4

Walther Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Logan Clutch Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Yanmar America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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Extent and Nature of Circulation

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TOTAL NO. OF COPIES PRINTED: Paid/or Requested through Circulation (Not Mailed): Paid or Requested Mail Subscriptions:

18,977

18,773

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-0-

18,977

18,773

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18,773

Free Distribution

by Mail:

1,839

1,839

Free Distribution outside the Mail:

570

216

Total Nonrequested Distribution:

2,391

2,055

Total Distribution:

21,368

20,828

266

292

21,634

21,120

87.7% 5,884

88.9% 6,080

Copies Not Distributed: Office Use, Left overs, Spoiled Total: Percent Paid and/or Requested Circulation: Paid Electronic Copies

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LOOKS BACK NOVEMBER 1962

• Bertram Yacht Co., Miami, builder of V-hulled fiberglass inboard boats, completed a custom modification recently of its stock 31' hull for use as a personnel boat by Orinoco Mining Co. in Venezuela. The boat was bought by National Bulk Carriers Inc., as agent for Universal Tank Ships Inc. Universal Tank will lease it to Orinoco, which will use it to service the dredge Icoa.

• A 70', 1,000-hp steel towboat was delivered in four pieces recently by Gibbs Shipyards Inc., Jacksonville, Fla. Built for Construction Aggregates Corp., Chicago, the boat was loaded in segments, ranging in weight from 10 to 50 tons, aboard a freighter destined for Haifa, Israel. The new towboat, which will operate in the Dead Sea, is powered by two Caterpillar D-379

diesel engines, producing 510 hp each. A Cat D-311 diesel genset supplies the boat’s electrical power.

NOVEMBER 1972

• The Saturday Evening Post once had a popular character named Tugboat Annie who ran a fleet of tugboats in the Port of New York. Today on the Lower Mississippi River there’s an updated counterpart to Tugboat Annie — 25-year-old Jernell Luna, manager for Kenner Bend Fleet. She manages four towboats and a large number of barges.

Most of her cargoes are grain — for the several elevators in the Port of New Orleans. Immediately upon graduation from high school in 1963 at the age

of 18, she entered the barge business, as the secretary to the president of Central Marine Service, an affiliate of Canal Barge Lines. And so it is with the Mississippi's answer to Tugboat Annie. But unlike that salty sage of yesteryear, Kenner Bend’s lady of the tugboats is a combination of glamour and toughness that keeps three boats, countless barges, 30 men, and four women producing at a good clip.

NOVEMBER 1982 • Chesapeake Shipbuilding Inc., Haddam, Conn., recently launched the first of four excursion boats for East Coast operations. The Eastern Clipper measures 112'×29' and has a draft of 6'. The boat is powered by two Detroit Diesel 12V-71N engines developing 960 hp each. The same day the 550-passenger Eastern Clipper was launched, Chesapeake laid the keel for her sistership. Designed with a paral60

lel midbody, the new vessel will be 10' longer than the Eastern Clipper.

• The first of two towing/supply vessels was recently delivered to Pelham Marine Inc., Gretna, La., by McDermott Shipyard, New Iberia, La. The 180'×40'×14' Crystal Pelham has a 12' draft. The boat is powered by two Caterpillar D-399-TA engines linked to Cat 7271 gears with 4.5:1 ratios.

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