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On the Water: Paying attention to detail — Part I. Captain’s Table: 2020: Good riddance. Energy Level: Covid natural gas lift. WB Stock Index: Stocks post 1% gain in October. Inland Insider: Kirby gets energized by alternative energy. Insurance Watch: Who actually owns the ship or shipyard? Legal Talk: Seamen must receive proper medical treatment.
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t’s that time of year again. No, not the holidays. The time of year when everyone seems to have A LIST. Well, WorkBoat is no different. Each year when we roll out our Top 10 stories of the previous 12 months there is always one that stands out as the biggest story of the year. Can you guess what this year’s biggest story is? If you guessed Covid-19, you would be right — sort of. The pandemic is such a big story that it could not be confined to one of 10. As it does with our lives, it gets into everything, and so it is with five of our Top 10 list. It’s a major player in those stories because there was no way to leave it out. It has affected every sector of the workboat industry, rewriting rules and regulations, creating insecurity, and throwing businesses into a financial black hole. No sector of the workboat world was hit harder than the passenger vessel industry. Boats that serve dinner cruise, tour and special occasion passengers shut down, losing most of the year’s business. “Others like ferries had to keep running, learning and adapting as they sailed with fewer riders. Some reopened when they could to a trickle of customers. Others may never reopen,” writes Dale K. DuPont in her story about passenger vessels and Covid-19. (Page 58) Additionally, overnight operators were stymied in their attempts to restart cruises with all proprer protocals in place. The offshore oil and gas sector has been taking a series of body punches recently thanks to a profoundly complicated set of circumstances leading to a collapse in oil prices over the
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past four years. The pandemic came in and sent the industry to the mat. In his story, Jim Redden writes, “… the offshore energy arena wrestled with a near-apocalyptic crash in 2020, exacerbated by the still-uncontrollable Covid pandemic’s shattering of demand and prices.” (Page 40) Some in the industry think we should have a clearer picture of where oil prices, and associated activity levels, are likely to fall by mid-2021. We also hope that next year Covid-19 won’t be as much a part of our Top 10 list as it is this year. It's naive to think that it won’t be around next year, but one can dream. Stay safe.
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e are still a few weeks away from ringing in 2021, but I, like many of you, am more than ready to turn the page on this miserable, disappointing and tragic year. As of Nov. 10, 245,000 Americans have died from complications due to Covid-19. Many small businesses have gone under and the prospects for a readily available coronavirus vaccine is still months away. In early January, my company, BB Riverboats, estimated that 2020 would be a very strong year. The business outlook was extremely bright, and our forecast called for significant increases in revenue with record highs on some of our riverboat cruises. We invested in a new facility, complete with a new kitchen and spacious event spaces. We planned on trying out some new menu items and extending our cruising schedule well into the fall. Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus pandemic, we were forced to cancel cruises and furlough or lay off employees. Our representatives in Washington, D.C., have abandoned us in our time of financial need as
school performer’s theatrical sensibility to the live shows and, eventually, their MTV videos. The results in concert were memorable. As they gained more traction and went on bigger tours they steadily raised the bar on how impressive a rock-and-roll stage production could be. Bigger and more sophisticated lights, pyrotechnics, and a blow-the-house-down mountain of amplifiers and associated audio gear. It was definitely go big or go home. As they upped the live-show ante they soon found that the touring world wasn’t necessarily ready for it. Logistical and technical problems large and small emerged, set up times became extended, and everything from doorways that were too small to get the equipment through to not enough electrical outlets of sufficient amperage to run everything properly. And then there was the sheer weight of it all. It soon became obvious to the band that real danger lurked in the details. A collapsed stage or lighting truss could severely injure or kill them, the road crew, or the fans. As a result, Diamond Dave (Roth) took matters into his own detail-oriented hands, and in true rock-star fashion.
this pandemic drags on. They are not negotiating with each other and are playing games with the future of our employees and our businesses. From the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic the Passenger Vessel Association (PVA) has worked tirelessly to represent our interests in Washington. They have fought for emergency funding, advocated for another round of the Paycheck Protection Program, and have been lobbying for passage of the CERTS Act, which, if passed, would provide grants to passenger vessel operators. PVA members have written letters to editors, state governors, members of Congress, the president, and key administration officials. Our representatives in D.C. must work together to help solve this ongoing problem for the sake of our nation and our citizens. Despite all of this, I am optimistic about 2021. I am hopeful that the U.S. will show improvement in controlling the pandemic and we will see an uptick in our businesses. I hope to rehire employees and begin the long journey back to where we were at the beginning of 2020. I can’t wait to send all of this confusion and stress down the river. I hope everyone will be able to do that and have a much better 2021.
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cash generated from asset divestments, and we are proud to be on track to be free cash flow positive for the full year 2020.” Last quarter, Tidewater’s revised estimated revenue for 2020 was $390 million and the estimated cash operating margin was 35%. The estimated full-year revenue is now approximately $385 million, down $5 million from the estimated full-year revenue last quarter. “Delivering on our free cash flow objective for 2020, we will require similar quarterly results in the fourth quarter as we achieved in the second and third quarters ... ,” said Kneen. “We must continue to minimize drydock expense. We must quickly layup the de-crewed idle vessels, we must timely collect what is due from us from large multinationals and national oil companies and, importantly, we have to dispose of older lower specification vessels.” — David Krapf
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er base in chemicals and oil have experienced a huge “demand destruction” due to the economic fallout globally from Covid-19. This has made many worry about the long-term growth prospects for such industries. For Kirby, this has encouraged a search for opportunities in what Grzebinski called “decarbonization” — the reduction of carbon emissions by using alternate energy sources like wind solar, hydroelectric and nuclear. The trend toward ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance in which investors apply non-financial factors to evaluate risks and opportunities) and the decarbonization trend “is not only there, it’s gaining momentum,” he said in response to a question during the conference call from Michael Webber of Webber Research and Advisory,
which provides services to investors. Grzebinski said Kirby is working with its major customers on these efforts and wants to determine “how we can do that in the By Pamela inland space.” Glass While it will take a while for demand from traditional customers to return, he predicted that the drive to curb carbon emissions will continue to affect demand for refined products. “The bottom line is you’re still going to need energy in the world, as usage continues to grow as the underdeveloped world expands its living standards,” he said. Kirby is also looking at opportunities “where our expertise in marine can support offshore wind.”
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o, who actually owns the shipyard, building, ship, truck, tool box or other thing that needs insurance? We’re talking about “insurable interest.” This means the named owner. The real owner is identified as the named insured on an insurance policy. Sometimes there is an owner in the name of one company but another company (an operations company) actually runs the business. Often, the owner of both entities is the same. Also, that same business owner often doesn’t identify all of the entities he or she has set up. This can become a serious problem when a claim arises. If the actual legal owner of the property is other than what’s shown on an insurance policy, the policy may not respond because there is no “insurable interest” for the person or entity
on the policy. In cases like these, it is likely that the claim will be denied. In other words, if a company or entity is not named on an insurance policy, it is highly likely there is no coverage. A shipyard had a claim where the named insured on the insurance policy was the operating company but not the actual owner of the property. The bank holding the mortgage had accepted proof of insurance that showed the wrong name for the property owner. There was a devastating fire. When the insurance company’s claims adjuster arrived, he asked who the owner was. When the company owner named the actual company that owned the property, the claims adjuster said he didn’t see that entity named anywhere on the insurance policy. Technically, both the
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owner and bank were out of luck. After some heavy negotiating, which included pointing out that the owners By Chris Richmond of both entities were the same, the insurer relented and agreed to pay the claim. When doing an insurance review, the first topic we discuss is the named insured. We ask if there are any other entities operating that are not listed. The same goes for vessels. Many vessel owners list each vessel in a separate company. Send the vessel’s certificate of documentation to your insurance agent to make sure the actual owner of the vessel is listed correctly on the insurance policy. Chris Richmond is a licensed mariner and marine insurance agent with Allen Insurance and Financial. He can be reached at 800-439-4311.
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When ordering a new 204,000-barrel 581-foot articulated fuel barge at Greenbrier Gunderson Marine, OSG had a specific requirement for the auxiliary engines and gensets. Since the ATB vessel would operate in both US and international emission control areas, the engines would have to be certified to EPA Tier 3 and IMO III standards. Pacific Power Group, Volvo Penta’s Power Center in the Pacific Northwest, rose to the challenge. Working with Volvo Penta engineers, the team designed and supplied a complete integrated auxiliary power solution. The package included four D13 400 hp engines for the cargo fuel pumps and three D13 60 kW radiator-cooled marine gensets with a custom-designed four-section paralleling switchboard. The gensets power the nitrogen inert gas system and other on-board loads. Volvo Penta’s versatile D13, with its industry-leading SCR aftertreatment, was the ideal solution for this impressive new vessel, providing a combination of power, instant torque, reliability, easy serviceability and fuel efficiency in addition to dual EPA and IMO III regulatory compliance. Stay tuned. A sister vessel with the same Volvo Penta power package is under construction. Learn More: www.volvopenta.us/marinecommercial
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ouisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a renewable energy initiative for the Gulf of Mexico, with plans to harness Louisiana’s strengths in offshore energy production for the development of wind power. Edwards presented his vision at the inaugural meeting of the Climate Initiatives Task Force he created earlier this year. “I have asked Dr. Walter Cruickshank and the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to help us establish a task force of federal, state and local officials who will build a blueprint for renewable energy production in the Gulf of Mexico,” Edwards said. “This is not some ‘pie in the sky’ promise of economic opportunity. We already have an emerging offshore wind energy industry, and Louisiana’s offshore oil and gas industry has played a key role in the early development of U.S. offshore wind energy in the Atlantic Ocean.” Off the coast of Rhode Island, Lafayette-based Aries Marine Corp. and Galliano-based Falcon Global LLC are Louisiana liftboat operators that helped develop the nation’s first commercial offshore wind farm — Block Island. For that project, Metairie-based Keystone Engineering provided design assistance and Houma-based Gulf Island Fabrication built foundation jackets and piling. A single 600-megawatt wind farm in the Gulf would produce an estimated 4,400 jobs and $445 million in economic output during the construction phase, based upon modeling by the
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U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Management commissioned a pair of three-year studies to determine the technical feasibility and economic potential of offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico. Both studies were completed in 2020 by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, which estimates the Gulf of Mexico could produce 10% of U.S. wind energy.
Coast Guard mariner credentialing scheme uncovered
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our individuals have been charged in a conspiracy to sell phony Coast Guard merchant mariner credentials in Norfolk, Va., the U.S. Department of Justice announced in October. According to allegations in the unsealed indictment, Lamont Godfrey, 42, of Portsmouth, Va., Eugene Johnson, 45, of Norfolk, Va., Shunmanique Willis, 43, of Texas, and Alonzo Williams, 45, of Louisiana, acted in concert to create counterfeit certificates from the Mid-Atlantic Maritime Academy (MAMA) in Norfolk and sell them to merchant mariners for a profit. MAMA is a private state-of-theart maritime training center, offering mariners more than 100 Coast Guardapproved deck and engineering courses needed for mariners to hold various positions on merchant vessels. Godfrey worked for the MAMA as the school’s chief administrator. According to the indictment, Godfrey used this position to create fake MAMA course certificates for mariners who had never taken the MAMA courses, in exchange for thousands of dollars in payments. The mariners would receive the fake certificates along with instructions on how to load them in the Coast
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Guard systems and be credited with a fraudulent Coast Guard qualification. Johnson, Willis, and Williams worked with Godfrey as brokers to find additional mariners willing to buy the fake certificates. In exchange for their efforts, Johnson, Willis, and Williams all received a cut of the illicit proceeds from the scheme. In total, the conspiracy netted over $200,000 in profits from the production of counterfeit MAMA certificates and involved more than 150 mariners purchasing fraudulent qualifications.
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hipyards that build for the U.S. military usually sign multiple boat contracts that carry large price tags but involve lots of overhead costs. Many times, those yards expand, incurring heavy financial obligations, in order to get a military contract that will prove lucrative in the long run. “This is proof of what happens when we work together with our Navy teammates to form an incredibly strong team that just gets the job done, and done the right way,” Austal USA president Craig Perciavalle said back in August when the Navy’s Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) program successfully completed sea trials on the 337'10"x93'6" Newport (EPF 12) in the Gulf of Mexico. Austal USA has delivered 11 EPFs and has two more under construction, including EPF 12, at its Mobile, Ala., facility. Austal USA opened in 1999 to bring large, high-speed, aluminum passenger vessels, based on the ferries being built by its Australian parent company, Austal, into the U.S. market. 20
Over the course of the next eight years, however, the shipyard abandoned its commercial business and became a shipyard devoted exclusively to the U.S. Navy’s multi-billion-dollar EFP and Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contracts. Austal USA, with the help of the city of Mobile and the state of Alabama, went through a massive expansion and now employs about 4,000 workers in its ultramodern assembly-line manufacturing facility on the Mobile River. The Spearhead-class EPF provides highspeed, high-payload transport capability to fleet and combatant commanders. Four MTU 20V8000 M7 11 diesel engines, producing 12,203 hp at 1,150 rpm each, supply the EPF with its main propulsion. The mains connect to four Wärtsilä WLD 1400 SR waterjets through ZF 60000R2H marine gears. Maximum speed without payload is 43 knots, with a running speed (with payload) of 35 knots. Its range is 1,200 nautical miles. “The ability to overcome the challenges presented to conduct something as complicated as vessel sea trials in these unprecedented times proves the value of hard work and dedication,” said Perciavalle, referencing the current Covod-19 pandemic. The trials involved the execution of comprehensive tests by the Austal-led industry team while underway, which demonstrated to the Navy the successful operation of the ship’s major systems and equipment. Newport is the 12th ship in Austal USA’s growing 14-ship portfolio. Meanwhile, the 421'6"x103.7' Mobile (LCS 26) successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico on Sept. 25. LCS 26 is the third Austal USA-built ship for the U.S. Navy to complete acceptance trials in 2020. Each aluminum trimaran LCS has a displacement of 3,200 MT, a 15.1' draft and is powered by a pair of 12,200-hp MTU 20V8000 diesel engines and two 29,500-hp GE LM2500 gas turbines. The Independence-variant LCS is a highspeed, shallow-draft, focused-mission ship capable of operating independently or in a group. The program is at full-rate production, with five ships currently under construction including Mobile. The future Savannah (LCS 28) has launched and is preparing for trials. Final assembly is underway on the future Canberra (LCS 30) and Santa Barbara (LCS 32). Modules for the future Augusta (LCS 34) are under construction in the module manufacturing facility.
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COAST GUARD VESSELS In September, the Coast Guard awarded a contract to Bollinger Shipyards LLC for four additional 154'x25' Sentinel-class fast response cutters (FRC). The contract brings the total number of FRCs awarded to Bollinger up to 60 vessels since the program’s inception. The Coast Guard is scheduled to procure 64 FRCs. The FRCs are consistently being deployed in support of the full range of missions within the Coast Guard and other branches of the armed services. They have a flank speed of 28 knots, state of the art C4ISR suite (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance), and stern launch and recovery ramp for a 26', over-the-horizon interceptor cutter boat. For the FRC, which has a draft of 9'6", Bollinger is using a design based on the Damen Stan Patrol Boat 4708. Main
The Navy’s first Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel at Austal USA in 2011. Ten more have been delivered since then.
propulsion comes from twin MTU 20V4000 M93L diesel engines, producing 2,900 hp each. All four FRCs will be built at Bollinger’s Lockport, La., facility and are scheduled for delivery to the Coast Guard in 2022 and 2023. The FRC program has had a total economic impact of $1.2 billion since inception in material spending and directly
supports 650 jobs in Southeast Louisiana, Bollinger officials said, adding that the shipyard sources over 271,000 different items for the FRC consisting of 282 million components and parts from 965 suppliers in 37 states. “More than 600 of our 1,500-plus employees have important roles related to the FRC program. Without the support of the Coast Guard and Congress for the
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Military Contracts continuation of this critical program in fiscal year 2021, the security of these jobs would be thrown into question,” said Bollinger’s CEO Ben Bordelon. Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, Fla., held a keel-laying ceremony for the first of class, 360'x54' OPC Argus on April 28, 2020. The ceremony was performed and recorded
without audience to comply with CDC guidelines to combat the spread of Covid-19. The OPC is designed to conduct multiple missions in support of U.S. maritime security and border protection. It will provide a capability bridge between the national security cutter, which patrols the open ocean in the most
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demanding maritime environments, and the fast response cutter, which serves closer to shore. The OPC design includes the capability of carrying an MH-60R or MH-65 helicopter and three operational OverThe-Horizon small boats. Firepower will include a BAE Mk 110 57mm gun and gunfire control system, BAE Mk 98 model 2 25mm gun, two M2 Browning .50-caliber machine guns mounted on remote operated small arms mounts, and four crew-served M2 Browning .50-caliber machine guns. Main propulsion will come from twin Fairbanks MorseMAN 16V28/33D STC diesel engines, producing 9,760 hp at 1,000 rpm each, connected to Rolls-Royce 5-bladed controllable pitch props, giving the OPC a running speed of 22 knots. The cutters will have a 60-day endurance and a range of 9,500 nautical miles at 14 knots.
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Military Contracts ARMY TRANSPORT Vigor, Portland, Ore., is building the Army’s next-generation landing craft, the maneuver support vessel (light) or MSV-(L). The nearly billiondollar contract to build MSV-(L)s was awarded to Vigor in October 2017. The new design, developed in partnership with BMT, is designed to dramatically improve the capabilities of the current LCM-8 and provide the optimal combination of performance, operational flexibility and lifecycle cost while maintaining the reliability and versatility of the Army’s current craft, Vigor officials said. The shipyard held a keel-laying ceremony in 2019 for the SSG Elroy F. Wells. The occasion marked not only the start of the MSV-L program but also the beginning of a new era in shipbuilding at Vigor’s recently acquired state-of-the-art all-aluminum fabrication facility in Vancouver, Wash., of-
ficials said. The shipyard will employ up to 400 workers by 2023 — building high performance military craft, workboats and aluminum fast ferries in addition to MSV(L). If full production is authorized, 36 MSV-(L) transports would be built between now and 2027. MORE NAVAL VESSELS In May 2018, Gulf Island Shipyards, Houma, La., was awarded a $63.5 million contract from the Navy for the design and construction of a steel-hulled towing, salvage and rescue ship T-ATS (X). The new 262.8'x59.1'x24.6' boat will feature an ABS-classed DP-2 system, a bollard pull of 160 metric tons and a working deck area of almost 6,000 sq. ft. The contract includes options for seven additional vessels which could bring the value of the contract to $522.7 million. The new boat, which will have a
20.99' draft, is scheduled for delivery by 2021. The new-class of vessels will be based on existing commercial towing offshore vessel designs and will replace the current T-ATF and T-ARS 50 class ships in service with the U.S. Military Sealift Command. When a Navy ship is disabled in a hostile environment, the Navy will send in T-ATS(X)s to get its asset out. Main propulsion will come from twin Wartsila 8L32 diesel engines, producing 6,217 hp at 750 rpm each. The mains will connect to Wartsila 3700 mm (146"), controllable pitch, 4-bladed props through Wartsila marine gears. The propulsion package will give the Navy vessel a running speed of 13 knots. In addition to T-ATS 6, Gulf Island is under contract for the detail design and construction of the future Cherokee Nation (T-ATS 7) and Saginaw
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Ojibwe Anishinabek (T-ATS 8). Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding (FBS), Sturgeon Bay, Wis., is upgrading its shipyard equipment and facilities this year to assist with work on the Navy’s new Constellation-class guided-missile frigate. Although the improvements will be within its current shipyard perimeter,
FBS is working with the city of Sturgeon Bay and the state of Wisconsin to ensure all growth is understood and fully compliant ahead of construction. “This opportunity to continue and expand the work we are doing for the Navy with the frigate is exciting for many reasons,” said Todd Thayse, FBS’s vice president and general
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uesday, Oct. 6, marked the beginning of what may be a propulsion trend that could change how some vessels in the U.S. are powered. That Tuesday is when passengers first boarded the Nikola Tesla and the James V. Glynn, a pair of new 90'x32' tour boats, to experience up close and personally Niagara Falls and its immediate waters. The Maid of the Mist tour to the base of Niagara Falls isn’t what is notable about these boats, which were designed by Propulsion Data Services in Marblehead, Mass., built as modules at Burger Boats in Manitowoc, Wis., and assembled at Niagara Falls. It’s that the two ferries are powered by an all-electrical system featuring lithium-ion batteries; there are no engines. “It’s the first newbuilt, all-electric, zero-emission passenger vessels in the United States,” said Ed Schwarz at ABB Marine & Ports in Miramar, Fla., the company that designed the electrical propulsion system. The benefits of the all-electric power system for the Niagara Falls tour-boat passengers are immediately experienced: no noise, no vibration. “You don’t hear the engine rumbling, you hear water lapping the hull,” said Schwarz. Without an exhaust stack penetrating the top deck, passengers have a 360° view, and with no engines the roar of the falls is especially clear. Each boat has a 600-passenger capacity but with social distancing that’s reduced by 50%. The Nikola Tesla and the James V. Glenn are aluminum catamarans with a pair of bow thrusters and two 360° stern thrusters for propulsion. Together, the combined battery 28
output for the two hulls is 400-kW. In case something goes wrong with a set of batteries, “each hull has enough power to power the vessel completely,” Schwarz said, “and steering in one hull is probably enough to steer the vessel if there’s a failure.” Not all vessels lend themselves to an all-electric — no engine — propulsion package, but ferries such as those operated by Maid of the Mist do. The ferries leave and return to the same dock after their 20-minute excursion to the falls and that allows for reliable charging. (The batteries can be charged to 80% load in 7 minutes.) It might be asked, why has it taken so long for a zeroemission passenger vessel to be built? Mostly it’s because electrical systems for this type of propulsion have been very expensive and take up a lot of space. However, as industries throughout the world have been shifting to electrical systems, “the economy of scale is allowing for this equipment to be built much smaller and it’s driving down the cost,” said Schwarz. Then too, he said a characteristic of the maritime industry is what he calls “referencing. People do what they see. When someone does something, they believe it’s possible.” That’s what the Nikola Tesla and the James V. Glynn are showing. Schwarz points out that the same thing is happening in Scandinavia where there’s a push to move to all zero-emission ferries. “They have adopted this technology, brought it to the market and the rest of the world can see it can be done.” — Michael Crowley
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Gladding-Hearn refitting catamaran yard built in 2002 t was 18 years good, honest, hard work and wear and tear.” That’s Peter Duclos, president of GladdingHearn Shipbuilding talking about the Resolute, an 84'x34' high-speed passenger catamaran the Somerset, Mass., shipyard build for the government of Bermuda’s Ministry on Transportation in 2002. Now, after 18 years and more than 30,000 hours transporting passengers, the Resolute is back at GladdingHearn for a complete refit. That includes replacing the two 965hp MTU engines that were “toward the end of their second rebuild,” said Duclos, after 12,000 to 13,000 hours of use. The new MTU 10V200M72 diesels are slightly more powerful at 1,205 hp. They are being matched up with new ZF gears turning new 5-bladed
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nibral props, with new shafts, seals and bearings. At 85% power, the Resolute should have a 27-knot service speed when fully loaded. That’s about a knot faster than with the old MTUs, “but they are not looking for more speed,” said Duclos. “They are looking for durability. But in case they need it, they got it.” That would be on the Resolute’s primary run between downtown Hamilton and the Dockyard,
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and a Furuno loudhailer system. There will also be a new David Clark 9100 digital intercom system and a digital message player. When the Resolute returns to Bermuda, the Serenity, an identical sistership, will come to Gladding-Hearn for its turn at a complete refit, probably in May 2021. In terms of new boats, the next boat to be launched at Gladding-Hearn will
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“Birdon America is proud to have delivered this new capability and looks forward to the operational assessment and a long-term relationship with the Coast Guard,” Jim Ducker, president, Birdon America, said in a statement announcing the delivery. “The 47C MLB configuration represents a significant upgrade in overall performance for this very capable and familiar vessel to the Coast Guard. This is just the beginning of a long process to upgrade the entire fleet of 47 MLB vessels and Birdon is ready to move forward with this transformation.” With a 4'6" draft, it’s capable of surviving winds up to 60 knots, breaking surf up to 20' and impacts up to three Gs. If the boat should capsize it selfrights with all equipment remaining fully functional. The 47C MLB SLEP is designed to provide the Coast Guard with many years of extended service and improved performance from a proven hull form.
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PVA estimates lost revenue for the U.S. industry through the end of the year will be between $5 billion and $10 billion.
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ovid-19 came down suddenly and hard on passenger vessels, which had been one of the very bright spots in the workboat market. Government shutdowns idling thousands of employees and vessels were followed by a barrage of new safety rules at every level. Some operators lost the entire 2020 season. Others like ferries had to keep running, learning and adapting as they sailed with fewer riders. Some reopened when they could to a trickle of customers. Others may never reopen. The Passenger Vessel Association (PVA) estimates lost revenue for the U.S. industry through the end of the year will be between $5 billion and $10 billion. About 80% of the workforce has 40
been either furloughed or laid off. Business for many has dropped 80-90%. And many don’t expect business to return to pre-Covid levels for three or four years, said Colleen Stephens, head of Stan Stephens Glacier and Wildlife Cruises, Valdez, Alaska, and president of PVA. Government stimulus helped but more is desperately needed. Stephens’ company, which is in its 49th year of operation, cancelled 2020 tours not wanting to risk having travelers or workers exposed or tax community health resources. Alaska like Hawaii had strict travel mandates for visitors. What’s more, the Canadian border was closed and no large cruise ships with potential tourists were coming. “When we talk to PVA members, every jurisdiction is different,” she said. Some vessels can run fuller than others, and those mandates will dictate who survives. A few operators had a strong September as testing has improved and
they’ve seen customers more confident about getting aboard. But the overall outlook is unclear. It’s like having “a crystal ball that is broken and every fissure leads to another question,” Stephens said. Overnight operators, for example, were stymied in their attempts to restart cruises with all the proper protocols in place. In June, Oregon notified American Cruise Lines (ACL) the day before it was scheduled to begin trips on the Columbia and Snake rivers that overnight operations would be banned until at least the lifting of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) no-sail order. The state apologized for any confusion or miscommunication and acknowledged the CDC order applies to vessels larger than Guilford, Conn.based ACL’s, but it stuck with the ban. The CDC lifted the order Nov. 1 and issued a lengthy list of conditions for restarting cruises.
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In another instance, mixed test results forced UnCruise Adventures to cut short its first Alaska trip in early August and cancel 10 weeks of cruises in the state and the Pacific Northwest. A passenger who tested negative a few days before the departure was tested again on arrival in Juneau and notified of a positive result while on the Glacier Bay cruise, which then ended early. The passenger received a negative retest a few days later, and there was no transmission onboard, the Seattle company said. If quick Covid-19 test results had been available, UnCruise could have completed the journey, owner and CEO Capt. Dan Blanchard said. Blount Boats is selling its three small overnight cruise ships and putting all its emphasis on the family shipbuilding business. “It was really just the requirement that all the cruise lines had to shut down for Covid, and at this point we decided not to start again,” said Marcia Blount, president and CFO of the Warren, R.I., company. Now known as Blount Small Ship Adventures, the cruise business was started in 1966 by company patriarch and small ship pioneer Capt. Luther H. Blount, who founded the yard in 1949. Another overnight line, American Queen Steamboat Co. (AQSC) in September suspended cruises through year’s end, saying it was a difficult decision. In layoff notices to several states, the line said, “We did not foresee how significantly and for how long a time the pandemic and related governmental orders would impact our business.” When they resume operations next year,
they expect “the enhanced health and safety procedures that we have put into place will allow our guests to sail with confidence.” — Dale K. DuPont
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ornbeck Offshore Services Inc. began stacking vessels in October 2014 in an attempt to right-size its fleet to reflect demand. But the industry’s six-year slump has lasted longer than previous cycles and put pressure on the company’s ability to repay or refinance debt, CFO James O. Harp, Jr. said in bankruptcy court filings. “Ultimately, the ‘double-whammy’ of Covid-19 and the OPEC+ price war, combined with insufficient physical storage capacity,” meant “the prospect of a swift recovery in the energy sector has become increasingly uncertain as market instability continues,” he said. Hornbeck was one of several firms for which Chapter 11 was a solution for the future in the face of Covid 19 or other market forces. U.S. Chapter 11 commercial bankruptcy filings through September 2020 totaled 5,529, a 33% increase from the same period last year, according to legal services firm Epiq. Covington, La.-based Hornbeck filed for protection in May with a pre-packaged plan to restructure $1.2 billion in debt and emerged in September with an agreement negotiated with its lenders
Hornbeck was one of several companies for which Chapter 11 was a solution for the future in the face of Covid 19 or other market forces.
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and note holders. The plan included the issuance of $100 million in new equity in the company, which has 66 OSVs and 8 MPSVs and 1,200 employees. The battered offshore market also sent several drilling contractors into Chapter 11. In April, Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., Houston, which operates a fleet of 15 floating rigs — 11 semisubmersibles and four drillships, filed listing $5.8 billion in assets and $2.6 billion in liabilities. Noble Corp. filed in July with an agreement to eliminate more than $3.4 billion in bond debt. Another London-based company, Valaris (formerly EnscoRowan) — the world’s largest offshore contractor, sought protection in August with a deal to cut debt by more than $6.5 billion. On the inland side, American Commercial Barge Line (ACL) — one of the country’s largest operators — filed in February and emerged in April reducing its funded debt by $1 billion and receiving $200 million in fresh capital. “Like many others in our industry, over the last four years ACL has been affected by challenging market conditions, the weather and the closure of key areas of the river system for extended periods of time,” former CEO Mark Knoy said at the time of the filing. Knoy, who announced in July that he would retire, has been succeeded by Mike Ellis as head of the Jeffersonville, Ind., company with 3,550 barges and about 190 towboats. Several years of stagnating U.S. manufacturing caused weak demand for dry bulk shipping. Historic inland flooding disrupted river commerce, and the trade war with China dried up the biggest market for soybean exports — one of ACL’s largest commodities. ACL also had sought Chapter 11 protection in January 2003 when it was burdened by debt and hurt by declining rates and excess capacity. In December 2010, the company, which has been in operation since 1915, was acquired by Platinum Equity in a $777 million deal that took it private. In 2018 ACL closed Jeffboat LLC, the country’s oldest and largest inland shipyard, because of a dramatic drop in demand. 41
Another century-old firm that landed in bankruptcy in September was Bouchard Transportation Co. Inc., the nation’s largest independentlyowned oceangoing petroleum barge company. Incorporated in 1918, Melville, N.Y.-based Bouchard with a fleet of 25 double-hulled barges and 26 tugs listed assets of $500 million to $1 billion and liabilities of $100 million to $500 million. Topping the list of creditors with the largest unsecured claims are VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, Miss., owed $17.4 million, International Ship Repair, Tampa, Fla., $3.2 million, and McAllister Towing & Transportation, New York, $2.2 million. Bouchard said it intends to fund the Chapter 11 process with debtor-in-possession financing while it “undertakes certain key operational restructuring initiatives” including “ensuring the fleet is in full compliance with all operating
regulations.” Early in the year before Covid burst into the news, Bouchard faced Coast Guard and employee problems. Port captains in four sectors moved to secure several ATB units idled in local anchorages with unpaid crew aboard, and several employees sued the company for unpaid wages. Also, three years ago, the B. No. 255, a 488’ oceangoing tank barge and its 127’x37’x20’, 6,140-hp tug Buster Bouchard, were getting underway from an anchorage off Port Aransas, Texas, with a cargo of crude oil when it blew up and burned, killing two crewmen. Coast Guard and NTSB investigations found that corrosion had allowed fumes to leak and explode. “The past two years Bouchard has confronted tests the likes of which it has not faced in 100 years of history,” the company said in a Feb. 14 statement on its website. — D. K. DuPont
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was considering the changes when the NTSB investigated two fatal tour boat accidents and found out-of-date weight standards were partially responsible for the boats capsizing. The Coast Guard issued voluntary weight guidelines while the formal rulemaking was under way. The new standards took effect in 2011. Coast Guard medical and physical evaluation guidelines were prompted by the 2003 Staten Island Ferry accident that killed 11 and injured 70. The assistant captain, who did not disclose his medical condition and the medications he was taking, lost consciousness before the Andrew J. Barberi slammed into a pier. The NTSB suggested the Coast Guard overhaul its medical review process and require reporting the results of all physicals. —D.K. DuPont
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southwest corner in late August with 150 mph winds, becoming one of the most powerful storms on record to hit the state. It caused extensive damage and the loss of 27 lives, forced some 8,000 people into emergency shelters, and closed navigational channels and ports. A few days later, with the state barely recovering from Laura, Delta arrived, adding more damage and misery for storm-weary residents and exacerbating damage caused by previous storms. “This has been extremely unusual,” said John Buchanan, president of Harbor Docking & Towing, a familyowned ship assist harbor tug operator in Lake Charles. “We’ve had active years before, but it seemed like this season there was a storm every week in the Gulf, and that certainly has had an effect.” In an average year, around 12 named storms form, which could include both tropical storms and full-fledged hurricanes. Federal forecasters had predicted an active season with 13-19 storms and as many as six becoming major hurricanes. Zeta was the 27th named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November. (Tropical Storm Eta was in the Gulf as WorkBoat went to press.) The last time the region has seen such destructive
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Wind industry advocates expressed confidence that federal regulators will allow their projects to move forward.
phase of projects, said Nick Prokopuk, business development manager for special ships and offshore wind at classification society DNV GL. One centerpiece of the SOV class is the “walk to work” capability, often shorthanded as W2W, using elevated, stabilized gangways for technicians to disembark into turbine towers. “The end goal is that technicians feel safe and confident,” Prokopuk said. The biggest challenge in the next few years will be the supply of heavy-lift wind turbine installation vessels, or WTIVs, with only a dozen available worldwide, said Morton of AWEA. Until uncertainty is resolved over the future direction of a U.S. industry, that supply will not increase, she said. But “the industry is ready to launch,” and AWEA wants to work with OMSA and shipbuilders for a Jones Act-compliant wind fleet, she said. “Hopefully AWEA can help us address some of the cost disparities” that wind developers see working in the higher-cost U.S. maritime space, said Smith of OMSA. But Smith noted the flourishing U.S. inland wind industry could never operate relying on foreign guest workers and said that should be true for offshore as well. Around 15 foreign-flag vessels working on U.S. wind leases now could easily be replaced by up to 50 capable U.S. vessels as needed, he said. Rumblings from U.S. offshore operators are pushing Congress to review if the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act should be adjusted to make sure their workers and Jones Act vessels get more share of the work — limiting the ability of European-based wind developers to get exemptions and workarounds.
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ith offices locked down to cope with the relentless Covid-19 pandemic and employees forced to work on computers at home or in other remote — and sometimes poorly secured — locations, the risks of cyberattacks increased appreciably this year within the vulnerable maritime community. Information technology (IT) experts say glitches in many remote communication and teleconference technologies, in combination with advancing digitalization and connectivity, are elevating the risks of companies’ networks being inflicted with malicious malware, ransomware and email phishing. The maritime sector has been cited as an especially easy mark for cyber criminals, as it largely has been ill-prepared to head off bad actors, according to Justin Getzinger, sales consultant for Lafayette, La.-based IT managed service provider Global Data Systems (GDS). “Before this pandemic came to the doorstep of the maritime and offshore sectors, a basic survey of maritime companies showed that 70% were unprepared for a cyberattack,” he said in July. “They either lacked a business continuity plan or lacked the resources just to be able to identify when an attack was happening, detect where the attack was happening, and mitigate it in an organized fashion.”
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has detected cyberattackers gravitating away from the more heavily protected IT networks toward the more easily encroached OT systems, where they can physically alter the operation of everything from navigation to onboard cranes. “Maritime is starting to see more OT cyberactivity,” Bramson said on Oct. 30. “Visibility into OT networks and
reporting are notoriously immature in maritime, but the indications are that attackers are starting to test, learn, and adapt to the environment. The complexity and veracity of the latest iterations of ransom ware are much more advanced than even a few months ago. “Attacks on IT focus on exploiting business networks, and often concentrate
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perature checks, health surveys, mask wearing, hand washing, vessel sanitizing — and a lot less work. As demand has sunk for just about every product moved by barge due to Covid-19 lockdowns, the industry has seen a decrease in business, especially for barges that move energy, construction and steel products. At many companies, the resulting dive in profits has forced cost-cutting, layoffs and searches for new business opportunities. But compared to other sectors of the maritime industry that have been essentially closed down, like passenger and cruise vessels, inland navigation has continued operations, keeping commodities, albeit fewer in number, moving through the river system. Safety protocols that were launched in March have kept the number of Covid infections among crews and shore employees small, while helping to limit the number of vessels taken out of service for deep cleaning. The pandemic has so far produced two related but different stories for the industry, said Jennifer Carpenter, president and CEO of the American Waterways Operators, which represents the inland tug, towboat and barge industry. Operationally, the industry has “risen to the challenge as it has in the past when faced with natural disasters and terrorist attacks and shown that it is resilient,” she said. “The good news is that through the pandemic vessels never stopped operating and mariners never stopped coming to work.” Companies realized early that the key
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The industry should have a clearer picture of where oil prices, and associated activity levels, are likely to fall by mid-2021.
ruptcy courts and the utilization rate and term demand for offshore support vessels (OSV) falling to two-year lows. Further adding to the gloomy operating climate, the Gulf also had to contend with an atypical hurricane season, forcing a steady stream of platform evacuations and production shut-ins. “In March, when the COVID pan-
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this year on “frictional costs” associated with Covid, including the cost of quarantining mariners to contain the spread. “In some cases, it’s meant they’ve (vessel owners) had to pay for double crews, because the other crew is quarantined,” said Sanchez. Tidewater, and other OSV companies with global footprints, have spent much of the year working through various travel and quarantine restrictions, and
slowly beginning to return stranded crewmembers to their home countries. Vessel companies are not alone. Thigpen said Transocean has been forced to extend the hitches of more than 2,500 members of its international crews, all of whom work under strict Covid protocol, including daily temperature checks and mandatory face masks. “Needless to say, these are sub-optimal operating conditions,” he told analysts.
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Meanwhile, the latest data available from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has the Gulf Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 2020 oil production of just over 1.7 million bbl/day through August. Production in August 2019 came in at 2.045 million bbl/day, according to the EIA. The production numbers are somewhat skewed as operators spent a good chunk of the year shutting in production and riding out the seemingly continuous string of named storms that swept across the Gulf. September was a particularly blustery month, with an average of roughly 222,499 bbl/d of oil and just under 525,500 Mcfd of gas temporarily shut-in, according to monitoring data from the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). Lateseason Hurricane Zeta on Oct. 29 forced the evacuation of 44 platforms and the interim curtailment of another 852,967 bbl of oil and 550.15 MMcfd of gas.
To put the overly active storm season in perspective, over the previous seven years, Gulf producer Talos Energy averaged five to seven days of weatherrelated downtime, compared to 35 days this year. As if all this wasn’t bad enough, 2020 also saw an acceleration of investors’ distaste for fossil fuel producers. Kim McHugh, vice president of drilling and completions for Chevron, the only traditional oil and gas producer currently listed on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), gave a frank assessment of the investment environment during a Sept. 15 presentation to a virtual technology forum of the International Association of Drilling Contractors’ (IADC) Drilling Engineering Committee. “Our industry is under attack as the bad guy. We are competing for investors with the shiny tech industry and, frankly, we’re losing,” she said. — J. Redden
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f the past is any indication, the maritime industry, and more specifically the inland waterways, will likely see little change with a new administration in Washington. It doesn’t seem to matter whether a Democrat or Republican occupies the White House, as the most important issues for the industry — from support of the Jones Act to funding for locks and dams on the river system — do not fall along party lines. Republican and Democratic presidents have offered both strong and weak budgets over the years for waterways modernization and operations, and both have proposed controversial waterways user fees in their budget plans that have
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been rejected by Congress. Meanwhile, administrations from both parties have signed spending bills that set record spending for inland locks and dam improvements. On the Jones Act, which requires that all goods shipped between U.S. ports be carried by U.S.-built and crewed vessels, both President Trump and Joe Biden have underscored their strong support and have included the Jones Act in their economic platforms. Neither Trump as president nor Biden as a former vice president and senator has tried to tinker with the law or allow significant waivers to it. “The reality is there will be opportunities and challenges for the maritime industry no matter which way the election goes,” said Jennifer Carpenter, president and CEO of the American Waterways Operators, which represents the tug, towing and barge industry. “But it’s not as if we’re facing a scenario where we are either made in the shade or doomed. We are fortunate to have strong bipartisan support for the industry.” Areas where there could be some differences are on the regulatory front. Trump has been committed to rolling back many regulations that he believes are stifling economic growth, including some environmental ones affecting shipping. A more pro-environment Biden administration, like Obama before him, will likely attempt to reinstate what has been undone. “There’s no question that there are philosophical difference there,” Carpen-
ter said. Biden will likely not take up the cause for the coal or big oil industries, to the dismay of barge lines that rely on this business, but instead focus on developing energy sources that are less carbon heavy like wind and solar. This could actually be good for some in the workboat sector, who view supplying offshore wind farms and constructing vessels for that growing industry as a new business opportunity. There will likely be a lot more attention to climate change under a Biden administration as well. A change of administration would bring a new Secretary of Transportation, which means the loss of Elaine Chao, who has been an advocate of the Jones Act, maritime schools and establishment of a marine highway network in that role. Another issue that could be affected by a partisan divide is the future of a costly but much-needed transportation infrastructure bill that would likely include a boost for the waterways. Trump had promised this early in his term, but the White House and Congress couldn’t reach an agreement on how to structure the initiative and how to pay for it — even though it was briefly considered as a way to stimulate the battered economy during the pandemic. Generally, Democrats want massive infusion of new investments in transportation, while Republicans worry about the toll on the national debt and are more conservative about spending. Perhaps more significant than the
Another issue that could be affected by a partisan divide is the future of a costly but much-needed transportation infrastructure bill that would likely include a boost for the waterways.
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White House will be the Congress, which has more direct decision-making power over legislation and budgets that affect the industry. The elections will send many new faces to Congress, and these new lawmakers will have to be educated about maritime issues, especially if they join key committees with oversight on maritime affairs. But, generally, just about all the maritime-friendly lawmakers in both the House and Senate won re-election and will likely continue serving on the committees that decide budgets and federal policies of consequence to the industry. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., is developing a Covid-relief package for the maritime industry and was a key player in the Water Resources Development Act, which sets funding levels and policies for inland navigation. He will likely stay as chair of the House Transportation Committee since the Democrats retained control of the House. — P. Glass
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HIGH WATER PROBLEMS
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hile all eyes were on the coronavirus pandemic, high water on the inland waterway system was making its presence known once again early this year. High water conditions on the system in 2019 created a host of problems for inland waterways operators, as portions of the Mississippi River were closed periodically throughout the year. This year did not start off well either. The Army Corps of Engineer’s Mississippi Valley Division (MVN) had to open the Bonnet Carré Spillway near Baton Rouge, La., on April 2. The Corps opened an additional 20 bays of the Spillway on April 9 to ensure the maximum flow at New Orleans did not exceed the target flow of 1.25 million cubic feet per second (cfs). The Spillway’s operation is based on the estimated flow at Red River Landing (Mile 302.4 on the Mississippi) where the flow April 9 was reported to be 1.31 million cfs.
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“The Bonnet Carre´ Spillway was opened this year to manage the flow of the Mississippi River around New Orleans during the high river event,” said Matt Roe, public affairs specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District. “The Spillway was open for 29 days from April 3 to May 1 with a maximum of 90 bays open and a peak discharge of 90,000 cubic feet per second.” The Bonnet Carre´ Spillway is a flood control structure on the Mississippi extending from Mile 128.8 Above Head of Passes to Mile 127.3 Above Head of Passes. It is designed to pass flood water from the Mississippi River into Lake Pontchartrain above New Orleans to prevent flooding below the Spillway. While the number of days the Spillway bays were up in 2020 were fewer than the record-setting pace reached in 2019, high water on the entire inland waterway system lasted much longer than the 29 days that the Bonnet Carre´ was opened. “The high-water season on the Mississippi River this year lasted 176 days from Jan. 9 to June 30 with the river being above 15 feet at the Carrollton Gage (in New Orleans) for 93 days,” said Roe. “Currently the river is about 5 feet on the Carrollton Gage, below the flood fight trigger of 11 feet.” The historic and unprecedented 2019 high-water event surpassed the 1973 high water event, 225 days, as the longest in the New Orleans District’s history. While numbers indicate that water levels upriver are not at flood stage as of mid-November, that was not the case back in May. On the Great Lakes, the start of the shipping season was delayed 12 days due to high-water levels on Lake Ontario. “Once it was deemed safe for shipments to begin, the pandemic hit, fluctuating typical cargo needs,” Bruce Burrows, president and CEO of the Chamber of Marine Commerce, said back in May. “There has been strong demand for American wheat for worldwide bread and pasta production, but iron ore shipments slowed down in April as domestic steel production for the automotive sector declined during factory shutdowns. In our industry, it can take months before the full impacts of an economic downturn take effect, so we will be watching closely as the situation evolves over the coming weeks.” The high-water levels in Lake Michigan were felt at Port Milwaukee, as sporadic flooding and dock damage occurred. — Ken Hocke www.workboat.com • DECEMBER 2020 • WorkBoat
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2020 BOATBUILDING REVIEW A review of the boats featured in WorkBoat from December 2019 to November 2020.
DECEMBER 2019 SHIP-ASSIST TUGS Washburn & Doughty
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he first of two new ship-assist tugs for Harbor Docking & Towing (HDT) arrived at the company’s Lake Charles, La., facility in June. That was the Ralph. The Ralph was followed a little more than two and a half months later by the Capt. Robb. Both 93'×38'×15.5' tugs were built at Washburn & Doughty in East Boothbay, Maine, and mark substantial departures from HDT’s other tugboats. Previous to accepting delivery of the Ralph and the Capt. Robb, the company’s fleet of five tugs had all been built by Main Iron Works in Houma, La., and ranged in length from 96' to 105' with a maximum horsepower of 6,300. There were two reasons Harbor Docking & Towing went with Washburn & Doughty: at 93' the
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shipyard’s tugs are a good match for the Calcasieu Ship Channel, which John Buchanan, Harbor Docking’s president describes as a “little tight in places.” Secondly, Washburn & Doughty was “willing to entertain that Cat-hybrid partnership,” which, he said, “we saw it as the future.” The Robb and the Ralph are the first two tugs in the U.S. with a Caterpillar hybrid propulsion system. It consists of a pair of Tier 4 2,550-hp Caterpillar 3512E main engines plus two ABB electric thruster motors, rated at 800-hp each. The electric motors allow the tugs to avoid what Buchanan said are “some low-torque issues in conventional Tier 4 designs.” The electric motors give “immediate torque at the low-end (allowing) the 3512 to spin up faster and allowed us to go with smaller main diesel engines without sacrificing bollard pull.” Completing the hybrid package are two 565-kW Caterpillar generators and a single 200-kW Caterpillar C7.1 genset for on-demand electrical power to the Cat MTA 628 Z-drives. Batteries are not required for power storage. There are four power modes. The eco or electric mode is for traveling to and from jobs with the generators powering the electric motors. The mechanical mode runs just the main engines. The power mode uses the main engines, generators and electric motors. Then there’s the FiFi mode with electric motors on the port main engine powering the firefighting pump that sends water to two remote controlled Fire Fighting Systems (FFS) 1200 monitors. The electric motors
provide stationkeeping or propulsion. There’s a fair amount of automation on the tugs. For instance, the engines will start and stop on their own. When going from eco mode to power mode, tap a button on the bridge “and the two main engines start up on their own,” said Buchanan. With just under 700 monitors on the boat there was a learning curve, but the boats are so automated that it's easier for the crew to run. A feature not on the company’s other tugs is an EBI marine crane with a telescoping boom and a 10,000-lb. lifting capacity. There’s also space for a 20' container.
PUSH TUG Chesapeake Shipbuilding
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he Wicomico River on the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay is winding and shallow, following bends like a miniature version of the Mississippi River. In Salisbury, Md., Chesapeake Shipbuilding has designed and built the first of four 3,000-hp push tugs for Vane Brothers, a Baltimore-based transporta-
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2020 BOATBUILDING REVIEW tion company that regularly navigates those twists and turns to run fuel up the river. The aptly named Salisbury, the first of the four Subchapter-M compliant sisterships, was delivered in September. The Salisbury-class of push tugs is based on the simple design features of many pushers plying the lakes, bays, rivers and sounds all over the country, said Vane Brothers port captain Jim Demske. Demske worked closely with Chesapeake Shipbuilding’s naval architect John Womack to ensure the new boats would be Subchapter-M compliant as well as quiet and comfortable for crew and able to work efficiently in both shallow and open water. At 94'×34'×10'6", Salisbury is a “really robust pusher,” according to Demske. The operating depth of 8'6" is needed for the shallow tributaries of the various East Coast ports where Vane works. The new boat is powered by two 1,500-hp Caterpillar 3512 Tier 3 engines turning Twin Disc MGX-500 gears. Flanking rudders and Troost propellers add the maneuverability needed in shallow draft operations in the Wicomico. Beefy 65-ton Patterson winches and a JonRie Intertech marine capstan provide barge handling capabilities. The boat will push, tow and work on the hip. This is the first Subchapter M-compliant push tug built at Chesapeake Shipbuilding. The boat incorporates a fixed firefighting system, fuel delivery emergency shutdown and fuel tank overfill protection.
PASSENGER FERRY Blount Boats
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hen prospective shipyards gathered to be briefed on the
requirements for New York’s newest passenger-only ferry, what they heard was daunting enough that out of 12 shipyards, only five were left at the end of the day to bid on the proposal that had a slight element of the “cattle car” to it. It wasn’t a long ferry run, about 800 yards, from New York’s Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan to Soissons Landing on Governor’s Island, a 172-acre island in New York Harbor known for its cultural events and recreational activities. The ferry needed to be able to make three round trips per hour and carry 334 passengers. But “we gave them 417 passengers” and lengthened the ferry from the original 120', said Bob Pelletier, vice president of Blount Boats in Warren, R.I., which partnered with Elliott Bay Design Group in Seattle to get the contract. The end product is the double-ended 132'×40'×13' Governors 1 that was built for The Trust for Governors Island and is operated by Hornblower. The Governors 1 was delivered at the end of May. The need to move so many people at once is because the island shuts down at night and the city didn’t want to get stuck with thousands of people on the island, said Pelletier. That means loading over 400 passengers in about 1 minute and 30 seconds, close the doors, a five-minute run, then open the doors and take 90 seconds to unload. (That assumes there aren’t a lot of wheelchairs or older people with canes.) Getting that number of passengers on and off in such a limited time restricted the design to a single passenger deck. Bench seats from UES Seating accommodate up to 230 passengers. The remaining passengers stand along leaning rails. Pelletier points out that the Governors 1 is “very maneuverable.” The ferry, which is powered by a pair of 800-hp Cummins QSK19 engines matched up with Hundested gears with 3.96:1 ratios, is outfitted with Becker Marine Systems high-lift Heracles rudders and Hundested 63" controllable pitch propellers. The high-lift rudders and Hundested CPPs help get off the pier right away. If need be, the Governors 1 will spin in a circle. Just set the forward rudder one way,
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the aft rudder the other way and put the propellers opposing each other and the ferry just sits there and spins. The Governors 1 will also stop in about oneand-a-half times her length by changing the pitch of the propellers since there’s no reverse gear.
JANUARY 2020 NEW YORK FERRY Eastern Shipbuilding Group
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astern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (ESG), Panama City, Fla., which incurred massive damage from Hurricane Michael 13 months ago, celebrated its comeback with a giant splash on Nov. 15 when it launched the Michael H. Ollis, the first of three ferries for Staten Island Ferry the shipyard is building for the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT). The three new Ollis-class 320'×70'×21'6" double-ended ferries are from a design by Elliott Bay Design Group, Seattle. Each 4,500-passenger ferry features four ElectroMotive Diesel (EMD) 12-710 EPA Tier 4 marine propulsion engines, with two engines powering a single Reintjes DUP 3000 combining gear and one 36 RV6 ECS/285-2 Voith Schneider propeller at each end of the vessel. Total installed horsepower is 9,980. The ferries will each have a crew of 16. Ship’s service power is provided by three EPA Tier 3 marine continuous duty diesel generator sets — Caterpillar C18s driving 480-V, 60 Hz, 3-phase generators rated at 425 kW. The approximate fuel oil capacity is 30,000 gals. Eastern 65
2020 BOATBUILDING REVIEW secured the $257 million contract to build the three ferries through a competitive bidding process in 2017. There was no increase in price following the hurricane damage, according to a NYCDOT spokesperson. New York City has operated Staten Island Ferry since 1905. The ferries, which run 24/7 on a 5.2-mile route between St. George Terminal on the north shore of Staten Island and Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan, carry close to 23 million passengers annually. The Michael H. Ollis is slated to be towed from the Gulf of Mexico to New York Harbor in August 2020 after sea trials are completed. It will be the first new ferry added to the fleet since 2006. The layout of the three new Ollis-class ferries is similar to the 52-year-old John F. Kennedy ferry, a favorite of commuters and tourists because of its outdoor promenade seating and extended foredecks. The Kennedy and two other boats are expected to be retired once the new ferries are in service. Staten Islanders chose to honor one of their own in naming the new ferry. Army Staff Sgt. Ollis was a Staten Island native who was killed by a suicide bomber at age 24 while on his third tour of duty in Afghanistan.
TWO 1,600-HP TOWBOATS Master Marine Inc.
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aster Marine Inc., Bayou La Batre, Ala., was awarded a contract from Marine Chartering Associates LLC, Houston, to build a Subchapter M 67'×28'×9'6" 1,600-hp 66
towboat. The towboat design is from Entech Designs LLC, Kenner, La. There is an option for a second boat. The new fleet towboat will meet “all Subchapter M requirements,” said Steven Authement, Master Marine’s director of business development. Master Marine also delivered the first of two 67'×28' Entech-designed vessels, the Charlie T, to Osage Marine Services Inc., St. Louis. It’s Osage’s first newly built towboat and it has all of its Coast Guard certificates for Subchapter M compliance. The towboat for Marine Chartering will be powered by a pair of Laborde Productssupplied Mitsubishi S6R2-Y3MPTAW 803-hp Tier 3 diesel marine engines to be operated at 1,400 rpm coupled to Twin Disc MGX- 5321DC gears. Devall Diesel Services is supplying the two John Deere 4045 65-kW Tier 3 electronic controlled generator-drive engines. The main engines, gears and generators will be cooled by RW Fernstrum keel coolers. A pair of Hung Shin Marine Propulsion LLC 70"×48"×7", 4-bladed stainless steel propellers will provide thrust through two J&S Machine Works 7" ABS Grade 2 propeller shafts with Thordon bearings, Thorplas bushings and shaft seals, with the steering system provided by Custom Hydraulic Components Inc. Schuyler Maritime LLC will provide 18"×11" rubber fendering around the perimeter of the vessel and push knees. Gulf Coast Air & Hydraulics Inc. will provide a pair of Quincy F325 reciprocating air compressors and ventilation fans, while R.S. Price & Son Inc. will supply a mini-split heat pump HVAC system in all interior spaces. Blakeney Marine will handle the custom woodwork and interior finishes. Donovan Marine will supply the large aluminum Diamond Sea Glaze windows and the aluminum exterior doors will be from Dales Welding and Fabricators LLC. Byrne Rice & Turner Inc. will supply a pair of Nabrico 40-7HE 40-ton deck winches. Capacities will include 15,600 gals. of fuel, 4,359 gals. potable water and 9,500 gals. ballast
water and provide for a maximum 7'9" working draft. Each vessel will have three crew staterooms, 1-1⁄2 baths and a full galley arrangement. Each Osage Marine boat will be powered by a pair of Laborde Products-supplied Mitsubishi S6R2-Y3MP- TAW 803-hp Tier 3 diesel marine engines, operated at 1,400 rpm coupled to Twin Disc MGX-5321 gears. Laborde Products is also providing electrical power with a pair of Northern Lights M65C13.2S 65KW Tier 3 electronic controlled generators with Fernstrum keel coolers throughout. A pair of Sound 70"×48"×7", 4-bladed stainless steel propellers will provide thrust via ABS Grade 2 propeller shafts with Thordon bearings, Thorplas bushings and shaft seals. RIO Controls and Hydraulics Inc. is supplying the steering system for the two main and four flanking rudders. The boat will have a pair of Quincy F325 reciprocating air compressors and ventilation fans. Schuyler will provide all 18"×12" rubber fendering around the outside perimeter of the vessel and push knees.
2019 WORKBOAT SHOW BOATS Safe Boats International
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afe Boats International, Seattle, showed off its 3,748 lb. 23.31'×8.53' Stormer Porter 68S, which features a 1.15' draft (engine trimmed up); a maximum of 140 hp, giving the boat a running speed of 25 knots; seating for three; 31-gal. fuel tank; and a 10' height
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2020 BOATBUILDING REVIEW when on the trailer. Other attributes of the boat are swim steps on either side of the outboards, self-bailing decks with high volume scupper drains, aft deck moon pool, flip-down dive door on the starboard side and a starboard side helm. Super structure characteristics are a weather-tight door in the main cabin, aft; two aft sliding windows, port and starboard; tempered glass used in all windows; up to three seated positions in the main cabin; port-side survey workstation; aft deck bench seating; emergency roof hatch in the main cabin; and safety hand/grab rail system. There are four lift fitting points, six aluminum T-post cleats, a house battery system, four LED flood lights, LED navigation lights, interior LED red/white dome light, navigation horn, two fire extinguishers, and a life ring bracket.
semi-enclosed pilothouse with 76" of headroom. It offers multiple seating options for two officers. The dash console provides ample room for electronics.
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ake Assault Boats, Superior, Wis., brought a brand-new patrol craft to the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans. The 24' vessel had been on tour, performing for officers representing various law enforcement agencies in Minnesota’s Twin Cities and as far north as the Canadian border. The craft is powered by twin Honda 200-hp engines (other engine options are available). It features an overall height of less than 13'6" and a person and cargo capacity of about 3,000 lbs. The boat is outfitted with a bow-to-beach access door and ladder located at the front “V” of the bow, making it easier to deploy officers onto beaches or islands. The hull is protected by a full collar around the gunwales, and the craft features a
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tested and qualified for multiple types of missions — airborne operations, insertion and extraction, and underwater cache operations, company officials said. The craft has a maximum payload of 2,756 lbs. and Zodiac recommends using a 40-hp outboard for propulsion though the raiding craft can handle up to 65 hp. The RIB, made of marine grade aluminum alloy, features the following equipment: 360° light, boat hook, boarding ladder, radar reflector, two rescue rings, twin righting ropes, and 50-meter tow rope. Additional features include an ancillary scoop, compass, torch with four batteries and one spare bulb, armament bag, 1-kg extender, pharmacy kit, floating knife, foot pump, manual, floating anchor with line, searchlight, sponge, telescopic paddles, thermal protection, whistle and battery box.
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navigator positions feature Shoxs 2000 shock mitigating seats, aft bench seats, and a workstation that includes a writing surface, three storage draws, and a storage cabinet to keep the cabin neat and organized. Other features include a Westerbeke 3.5 SBCG low-CO generator, Wing Inflatables hybrid foam fendering, Laurus Systems radiation detector, 325-gal. aluminum gasoline fuel tank, 5-gal. aluminum diesel fuel tank for cabin heater and defroster, and Diamond Sea Glaze port and starboard side doors and 28" aft door.
orth River Boats’ aluminum Liberty patrol vessel got lots of looks from people on the floor of the International WorkBoat Show in December. The Roseburg, Ore., boatbuilder’s 34'×12', 11,500-lb. boat has a 360° walk-around cabin to allow officers and crew full and unobstructed access from the bow to the aft cockpit. At the dash, there is a pair of Raymarine Axiom Pro 12" displays, a Ray 63 VHF radio, FLIR joystick control, stereo, a Whelen WPA siren control, and the bowthruster control panel. Designed in-house by North River, the patrol boat is powered by twin Yamaha 5.6-liter V8 outboards that produce 425 hp each, giving the boat a speed of 48 knots. Operator and
cully’s Custom Aluminum Boats, Morgan City, La., had two of its boats on the floor of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center at the 40th International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans in December. The 2684LC measures 26'4"×8'6", has a deadrise of 5°, twin outboards and, 80-gal. fuel capacity. There’s 1⁄4" 5086 aluminum plate on the bottom, 3/16" 5086 on the sides, 12" frame spacing, and a 70" clear opening gate. The 20'2"×8'6" 2284VWB has 1/4" 5086 bottom aluminum plate, 3/16" 5086 bottom plate, 1/8" tread plate on deck, 1/8" tread plate double bottom, 14" frame spacing, and 12° deadrise. Fuel capacity is 80 gals.
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Blount Boats
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lount Boats, Warren, R.I., is building two 65'×28' (excluding fender) Chartwell 24 crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for wind farm support company Atlantic Wind Transfers. Developed by Chartwell Marine, the vessels will be deployed in support of new wind farms off the East Coast, with delivery scheduled for 2020. Atlantic Wind Transfers said the new boats will meet the demands of U.S.
offshore wind developers, many of whom have a background in the European market. Atlantic Wind Transfers said it will be able to meet these challenges with the Chartwell 24. Chartwell Marine has taken end user considerations into account to provide a CTV with all the advancements gained from operating in the European market, but tailored for the U.S. With a 4.43' draft, the new boats will be a specialized model of the Chartwell 24, modified to comply with U.S. environmental regulations and operational conditions. In particular, the vessels will be compliant with legislation protecting the migration route of the right whale off the northeastern seaboard, a specially adapted 65' hull. The hull has been further adapted to handle the Atlantic sea conditions. The new Subchapter L boats will have accommodations for a crew of two to four and be able to carry up to 24 passengers (technicians) up
to 150 nm offshore. The modifications have been introduced without compromising the proven attributes that make the Chartwell 24 one of the safest and most capable vessel designs in the offshore wind market. This includes a hull configuration that minimizes “wet deck slamming,” a large, step-free foredeck and superior transit performance, Chartwell officials said. Blount Boats built the first U.S.- flagged CTV, the 70'6"×24'×4' Atlantic Pioneer, for Atlantic Wind Transfers in 2015 — which in turn was commissioned to service the first U.S. offshore wind farm off Block Island, R.I.
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age operations at the Port of Manzanillo, Mexico. Designed by Naiad and built at Armstrong’s Port Angeles production facility, the 9.5m×3.3m (31'×11') RIB features a walkaround cabin, storage cuddy, Northern Lights 6-kW generator, and seating for four. The foam collar system is coated with Rhino TuffGrip. Twin Suzuki 250-hp outboards deliver 32-knot cruise and 40-knot top speeds. SeaStar electronic steering paired with an Optimus 360 joystick and Lenco Marine trim tabs are responsible for handling and maneuverability. Piloto VIII also features flush, non-skid decks, allowing for safe and secure pilot transfers. Rigid LED flood deck lights, two forward and two aft, are designed to enhance safety during nighttime operation. Additional customizations include aluminum engine guards, a foredeck bollard, and battery box that doubles as an aft deck bench seat. Inside, Shockwave S3 shock-mitigating seats with folding armrests and footrests accommodate the operator plus three passengers. A Dometic A/C unit is designed to keep the cabin comfortably cool. Sliding side windows, two aft cabin bulkhead windows, and five look-up windows maximize visibility while approaching and operating alongside ships. The Furuno/NMEA electronics package includes a NavNet TZTouch2 12" multifunction display for intuitive navigation. Communications equipment includes two Icom VHF radios and a Speco loud hailer. The vessel is also outfitted with a Catch and Lift manoverboard rescue system provided by Intelligent Sailing. Armstrong Marine also recently delivered a new 42'×16' catamaran research vessel, the 70
Benthic Cat, to Orca Maritime Inc. after successful launch and sea trials in Port Angeles Harbor. Orca Maritime selected the design after Armstrong delivered the same 4216-CTC model to UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Bob and Betty Beyster, one of WorkBoat’s Significant Boats for 2019.) Orca Maritime is using the workboat in support of Department of Defense initiatives, environmental agencies, energy sectors, and commercial enterprise. Vessel operations include the launch and recovery of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), underwater gliders, surface and underwater sensors, remotely operated vehicles (ROV), and unmanned surface vehicles (USV). The Benthic Cat will also support surface-supplied/ SCUBA diving operations and provide onboard data processing. The catamaran features a full-width cabin with fly bridge, large aft working deck, hydraulic A-frame (5,000 lb. SWL), Northern Lights 9-kw diesel generator, and Garmin/NMEA electronics package.
operations. To achieve this, Ribcraft will build two configurations for mine countermeasure operations; one with an open aft deck for stowage and deployment of two combat rubber raiding craft, and the other featuring a launch, recover, and handling system for deployment and retrieval of an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) which will have the capability to launch, recover and handle two UUVs using a single davit. Main propulsion will come from twin Cummins QSB-6.7 473-hp diesel engines connected to twin HamiltonJet 292 waterjets. Shockwave shock mitigating seating will be installed for improved crew comfort in all conditions. A critical operational requirement for these boats is that they must be transportable around the world by land, air or sea and be able to be readily deployed from a variety of Navy ship classes.
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n early December 2019, Steiner Shipyard had a dozen towboats under construction — 10 vessels for Mandeville, La.-based Florida Marine Transporters (FMT) — four 88 footers and six 76-footers — and two 120-footers for Memphis, Tenn.-based Southern Towing Co. One of the 120’ Z-drives for STC, The Colonel, was delivered in late December. In October 2019, Steiner delivered the 100'×34'×11' towboat David Goin to FMT, the barge company’s 100th towboat. It was the first boat Steiner
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measured at 67.5 short tons (stern pull) and 65.2 short tons (bow pull). Ship’s service power is supplied by two John Deere 4045AFM85 marine generator drive engines from Kennedy Engine Co. Inc., each sparking 99 kW of electrical power at 1,800 rpm. On deck are a Markey Machinery DEPCF-42 HS single drum, 40-hp render/recovery, line tension display, electric escort hawser winch, a Markey CEPB-40 5-hp tow bitt capstan, and a Washington Chain & Supply 90-ton SWL electricair remote control, manual or remote release tow hook. The two new RAL RApport 2400 tugs have been customized by the designer, builder, and owner to provide specific operational features including high bollard pull forward and aft, enhanced maneuverability and escort performance, better fuel economy, crew comfort, safety under the new Subchapter M requirements, and reduced emissions that meet EPA Tier 4 emissions regulations.
a fourth one is under construction. These are offshore boats based out of the pilots' Virginia Beach station. The new 48' boat could be based in Baltimore Harbor or at the mid-bay station where it would swap out pilots at the end of their allowed 12-hour-work schedule while making a run as long as 130 miles from where the pilot first boarded to the harbor. The mid-bay station is about halfway up Chesapeake Bay. The 48-footer is going to go 28 knots, maybe even 30 knots. Power to produce those numbers will come from a pair of 600-hp Volvo Penta D13 main engines matched up to ZF 400A gearboxes. A 6-KW Northern Lights genset will provide auxiliary power. The wheelhouse will have a centerline helm station and five NorSap shockmitigating reclining seats.
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rmstrong Marine USA, Port Angeles, Wash., will build a custom 45'×18'4" 49-passenger semidisplacement catamaran ferry for Hat Island, Wash. Hat Island is a small, private island community in Snohomish County, Wash. The island is nestled in Possession Sound between Everett, Whidbey, and Camano islands and operates a weekly ferry schedule to and from the Port of Everett. Its residents’ requirements are reflected in the ferry design, which received widespread community approval. The engines are Cummins QSL9s, producing 450 hp each. Other features of the boat include a SeaStar EPS electronic steering, ZF CruiseCommand system designed to provide additional vessel control from 71
2020 BOATBUILDING REVIEW the raised pilothouse or second station forward, twin bow thrusters and aluminum push knees with rubber fendering. The 45' ferry will also have a Northern Lights 9-kW generator, Garmin/ NMEA electronics package, galley, head and PA system. Two passenger gates at the bow plus a side door aft expedite the boarding process. Additional exterior customizations include 12 deck tie-down points and an aluminum davit (500-lb. SWL) for cargo transport. Inside the full width main cabin will be cushioned bench seating. Multiple lockers and overhead bins will store luggage. Delivery is slated for the fall. Armstrong Marine is also building a 37'×13' RIB to be delivered this spring to Bay Voyager, San Francisco. Designed by Naiad and currently under construction, the new monohull will feature a semi-open cabin design with full width aft canopy and heavy-duty fendering system. Twin Yamaha 300hp outboards and a 265-gal. fuel capacity will bring several points of interest within easy reach.
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napolis’s design is identical to the tug Salisbury, delivered in 2019. With an 8’6” draft, each of the push tugs in the Subchapter M-compliant Salisburyclass is designed for operations along inland waterways, Vane officials said. On the Salisbury-class design, Chesapeake naval architect John Womack worked closely with Vane Brothers Port Captain Jim Demske, who has overseen construction of nearly 50 tugboats for Vane over the last two decades. The tugs are designed to be spacious and quiet and feature eight separate heating and air-conditioning systems that operate independently throughout the vessels. This enhances crew comfort in addition to augmenting fire-containment capability in case of emergency. The Annapolis runs on two Caterpillar 3512 Tier 3 diesel engines, rated at 1,500-hp at 1,800 rpm each. The engines turn a pair of stainless-steel Hung Shen troost-style 5-bladed propellers through Twin Disc MGX-5600 gears with 6:1 ratio. The propulsion package gives the tug a running speed of 10.5 knots. The pilothouse features both Simrad and Furuno electronics.
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Bellingham, Wash. The specific need is to quickly go back and forth from the Kenai Fjords National Park in time for passengers to catch the train back to Anchorage. That’s because many customers travel to Seward on the Alaska Railroad, which maintains year-round service between Seward and Fairbanks, 470 miles north, with Anchorage in between. The new boats will carry up to 150 passengers (Subchapter T) in heated comfort inside as well as on a covered but open-air top deck. There’s also outside stadium seating at the bow. Down in the port and starboard engine rooms will be pairs of 788-hp Scania DI16 082M engines driving pairs of HamiltonJet 403 waterjets with the AVX control system. The decision to go with four engines and jets resulted from not being able to find a single engine with the right horsepower that fit the criteria.
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ichols Brothers Boat Builders, Freeland, Wash., has delivered the first of four new 100'x40'x17' ASD 90-ton tugs to Foss Maritime, Seattle. Designed by Jensen Maritime, the Jamie Ann was added to the Foss Harbor Services fleet, providing tanker escort and assists for Foss’s oil and gas customers. With a maximum draft of 19'6" and a fuel capacity of 68,900 gals., Jamie Ann and the sisterships Sarah Averick, Leisa Florence, and Rachael Allen, which are scheduled to be delivered by year’s end, are based on
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2020 BOATBUILDING REVIEW Jensen’s Valor tugboat hull, with highefficiency catalytic after-treatment technology to achieve Tier 4 emissions limits. The Foss Z-drive tugs are being built to meet Subchapter M regulatory standards, with ABS loadline certification and UWILD notation. Jamie Ann is equipped with two MTU series 4000 main engines, producing 3,433 hp at 1,800 rpm each, connected to twin Rolls-Royce US255 azimuth thrusters. The new tug has a bollard pull of 90 ST. Ship’s service power comes from two John Deere 60 68A FM 85-powered gensets, sparking 120 kW of electrical power each. On deck are two Markey winches, a DEPCF-52R bow winch and a DEPC-32 for escort. There’s also a TESS-34AS tow winch for emergency towing. The vessels will also be equipped with advanced condition-based monitoring for the Z-drives and main engines. Jensen designed the tugs with some of the most advanced safety features in the industry, including a single 900-gpm fire pump and monitors, which will be powered from an onboard generator. The Jamie Ann can handle ship assist and escort duties as well as towing.
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now the home of the Goldbelt Seawolf. The 74'×24' catamaran with seating for 120 was launched Sept. 10 by Bay Weld Boats in Homer, Alaska, for Goldbelt Transportation in Juneau. Late last year, the Goldbelt Seawolf started making two round trips per day, 90 minutes each way, transporting miners to the Kensington gold mine from Yankee Cove in the Juneau area. Bay Weld Boats, prior to building the Goldbelt Seawolf, had delivered a couple of passenger vessels in the 50-foot range, but nothing as large as the Goldbelt Seawolf. Bay Weld Boats landed the contract a year after the shop expanded by 4,000 sq. ft. and added a gantry crane. Bay Weld and Goldbelt then came up with the concept and Coastwise Corp. in Anchorage, Alaska, did the engineering. Seating for the miners is spread out over two decks. The upper deck has seating for 40, while the main deck accommodates 80 miners. The Goldbelt Seawolf is powered with quad Scania 700-hp engines matched up with HamiltonJet 364 waterjets. During sea trials the boat hit 26 knots with a full load of passengers. The waterjets were a necessity because one stretch of the Lynn Canal has very shallow water. Extra LED lighting was installed for when much of the day is really night. Nighttime running is also the reason the forward hull sections have extra reinforcement. Reports of the Goldblat Seawolf project helped bring two more contracts for 75 footers to Bay Weld Boats before the launching, as well as seven contracts for 50'-class boats. That's resulted in a second addition to Bay Weld's 5,000-sq.-ft. shop.
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will be the fourth Chesapeake-class pilot boat the Somerset, Mass., shipyard has built for the Association of Maryland Pilots. Two were built in 2002 and one in 2011. The 52.6'×16.8'×4.8' Ray Hunt Design pilot boat will primarily operate out of the pilots' Virginia Beach station, taking pilots to incoming ships off Cape Henry, a run of six to eight miles. At times the pilot boat might also be at the pilots’ mid-bay station, which is halfway up Chesapeake Bay. The basic design has stayed the same over 17 years, but there are differences. A new item on the boat being built will be Humphrey interceptor trim controls. Also, previous pilot boats were powered with the MTU Series 60 engines. In their place will be a pair of 641-hp Volvo Penta D16 Tier 3 diesels matched up with ZF 500-1A gearboxes and 5-bladed Brunton nibral props. That power package is projected to get the pilot boat to 25 knots, possibly closer to 27 knots. It could be a bit faster, but this design is a little heavier — by just under 1,000 lbs. — than its predecessors, due to carrying a bit more fuel, and the Volvos are heavier than the MTUs. The amidships mounted wheelhouse remains unchanged with its forward leaning windows. Inside will be five NorSap shock mitigating reclining seats, baggage racks for the pilots and two crew, and cabinetry. A 12-kW Northern Lights generator will provide power for heat and air conditioning. Below in the fo’c’sle will be a porta-potty, settee, bunk, toolbox and lockers for immersion suits and safety gear. Pilots can board a ship by going up ladders on the side of the wheelhouse that lead to a hinged boarding platform on the roof. 73
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and New World Inc. supplied all of the electronics and communications. Unlimited Control & Supply provided the alarm system. The Frank Mellor carries 10,400 gals. of fuel, 4,359 gals. potable water and 9,500 gals. ballast water.
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(ATB) unit to Crowley Fuels LLC. The new ATB, which was built at Bollinger’s Amelia, La., facility, will be used to transport multiple clean petroleum products for the Alaska market. Crowley Fuels is the Alaska-based petroleum transportation, distribution and sales unit of Crowley Maritime Corp. Crowley will operate the 483' ATB for Alaska-based Petro Star Inc., a subsidiary of Arctic Slope Regional Corp. (ASRC) under a long-term charter. The ATB unit consists of the twin Z-drive, 7,000-hp, 128'×85'x19' tug Aveogan and the 400'×85', 100,000-bbl. ocean barge Oliver Leavitt. The ATB is the first in Crowley’s fleet to be dedicated to the Alaska market. Crowley Shipping provided vessel construction management services at Bollinger Marine Fabricators in Amelia from the final design phase through delivery. Crowley’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm, Jensen Maritime, provided the functional design. Bollinger’s engineering team provided the integration, detail design and construction package. Jensen designed the ATB to meet Ice-class and Polar Code requirements, which includes increased structural framing and shell plating and extended zero discharge endurance. The double-hulled design also features a barge form factor to achieve high-cargo capacity on minimal draft. The tug has twin Schottel SRP-560 azimuthing Z-drives with carbon fiber drafts to enhance maneuverability, and an Intercon C-series coupling system with a first-of-its-kind lightering helmet. The tug is fitted with two Wabtec 8L250MDC engines that develop 3,384 hp at 1,000 rpm each. The engines meet EPA Tier 4 and IMO Tier
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to clearly see the ship’s upper superstructures and sheerline. In a hardover turn, the side spotter windows give the operator an unobstructed view to either port or starboard while at 45° heel. The propulsion system includes two Cummins QSB6.7L 480-hp at 3,000 rpm engines connected to Konrad heavy duty 680 duo-prop outdrives through Twin Disc gears. This combination provides a running speed of 37 knots. A spacious engine room provides easy access for servicing. Oversize engine hatches provide access to all sides of the engines. Boat 42 is fitted with an aft deck helm, which allows an operator to be part of a boarding exercise or water rescue and provide additional support. It has a portable 900-lb. davit for body recovery. The wide body version of the Interceptor line provides comfortable seating for three officers and extra seating for a boarding party or mass rescue. The boat has overwide side decks with cabin access from near normal-size sliding doors. These large doors provide good ingress/egress for
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use with side arms. The new boat has a high-speed stainless deck windlass for when the boat is at anchor and surveilling the harbor and its entrance. It can bring up the anchor at a rapid rate safely with no chance of fouling to let the crew get underway immediately. The boat features the latest Furuno Timezero navigation system, with 16" displays at the helm and a 24" screen at the command/navigation station. A four-way split screen navigation information, CCTV cams and infrared cam info simultaneously. The boat has two powerful CBRN detection units that are military grade. The RAD system was supplied by Radiation Plus. The RS-700 has a gamma and neutron detection system, and the unit has an integrated controller and data acquisition system. The heart of the RS-700 is the proprietary advanced digital spectrometer (ADS) module. The RAPIDplus chemical detector by Bruker is the second piece of the CBRN patrol boat. It can automatically detect, identify and monitor all known chemical warfare agents and important toxic industrial chemicals at long distances (3.1 miles) in real time. The instruments utilize Bruker’s RockSolid flexpivot interferometer and can be operated while static or in motion with no degradation in performance. The software provides the user with enhanced visual surveillance and analytical displays overlaid on video with an extended substance library and increased detection capability.
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nventech Marine Solutions (IMS) Bremerton, Wash., delivered a 46'×12' twin inboard diesel-powered 38-passenger waterjet tour boat to Argosy Cruises, Seattle, in February 2020. Inventech is the manufacturer of Life Proof Boats and FAST collar systems. Main propulsion comes from twin Cummins QSB6.7 diesel engines, producing 480 hp each. The mains connect to HamiltonJet HJ292 waterjets through ZF 280 transmissions. During builders trials the vessel’s top speed was 33 knots with 3⁄4 fuel and water and five people on board. Tankage includes 300 gals. of fuel and 20 gals. fresh water. Scantling, keel bar and plating was calculated using Lloyd’s G2 service area requirements. After several meetings with Argosy, IMS finalized a conceptual model — Life Proof Boats proven 22° deadrise all 5086 aluminum construction monohull with closed cell foam collars. Final lightship weight was 21,000 lbs. The new passenger vessel recorded a cruise speed of 27.2 knots (31.3 mph), burning a combined 27 gph, giving the vessel an 11-hour, 344-mile range. The tour boat is outfitted with a Furuno GPS/depth/radar, Icom VHF, and Fusion stereo. The console is set forward within the cabin, with an enclosed head forward of the console. To assist with an unbalanced load, the vessel is fitted with a Zipwake automatic trim control system. Defrost for the windows and
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in October, with the final ferry set for April 2021. The new Subchapter K ferries have the same hull design as Molly and Betsy from the deck down and have similar dimensions. The big difference is that the new ferries have a lot less power than Molly and Betsy since these aren’t the long commuter ferries. Both are powered by pairs of Tier 3 Caterpillar 3512C engines, rated at 2,367 hp at 1,800 rpm each, giving the boats a service speed between 28 knots and 30 knots. The FDR is powered by a pair of Cummins QSK38 engines
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his spring, Yank Marine Inc. delivered the 599-passenger aluminum ferry Franklin D. Roosevelt, the first of three ferries, to NY Waterway. The 2,000-hp ferry is similar to the pair of ferries the Tuckahoe, N.J., yard delivered to NY Waterway in 2015 and 2016, the 350-passenger Molly Pitcher and Betsy Ross. The ferries were all designed by LeMole Naval Architecture in Tuckahoe. The ferry’s hull construction is made up of 5086 aluminum plate and the extrusions are 6061 aluminum. Due to Covid-19, NY Waterway had delayed delivery of the Franklin D. Roosevelt, which had been scheduled for early this year. Owner Bette Jean Yank said in late April that the ferry operator was down from operating 20 routes to one with limited service and has had to lay off 80% of its employees. The second 109'×31' ferry is scheduled for delivery
etal Shark delivered the 120'×35'×9' Stephanie Pasentine to Florida Marine Transporters (FMT), Mandeville, La., on April 30, 2020. The new vessel represents several milestones for Metal Shark: its first inland towboat, first steel-built boat and first newbuild from its new shipbuilding facility Metal Shark Alabama, previously Horizon Shipbuilding. Metal Shark, a builder of aluminum boats since 1986, acquired Horizon in Bayou La Batre, Ala., in June 2018, and began expanding the construction of steel vessels at the new yard. The Stephanie Pasentine, designed by John W. Gilbert Associates, Hingham, Mass., is the first of three welded steel sisterships that will be built for FMT at Metal Shark Alabama, along with a 70’ steel Z-drive tug for the North Carolina Department of Transportation. That required increasing the number of em-
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2020 BOATBUILDING REVIEW ployees from 23 when the shipyard was acquired in 2018 to 150 employees. The Stephanie Pasentine’s nine crewmen are accommodated in six wood-lined staterooms spread over three decks. The four-decked towboat is Subchapter M compliant, is based in New Orleans and operates on the Mississippi River under the power of twin 2,011-hp Caterpillar 3512C diesels turning 100"×69" stainless steel props through Twin Disc MGX-5600DR gears with 6.56:1 ratios. Four Patterson electric winches are mounted forward of the house: a 65-ton winch and 40-ton winch are on both the port and starboard sides. Back aft is a two-ton deck crane from Harrington Hoists. Schuyler Marine Fenders supplied the fendering. Shipboard power comes from a pair of John Deere 175kW generators.
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also be rented out for special occasions. Once onboard, passengers will have access to both upper and lower decks. On the lower deck there’s stadium-like seating on each side of the stairway going up to the second deck from the bow. Other seating and furniture for both decks are an array of teak furniture. The teak furniture will be bolted down but can be shifted around depending on the application and tour. For tours, Lamb said there’s a complete surroundsound media system. A number of microphone hookups allow a tour guide or the captain to speak across the entire P.A. system. Two large drop-down TVs fold into the ceiling, as well as smaller units that can be lowered as visual aids. A bar is in both the main cabin and on the upper deck behind the wheelhouse. The main cabin’s bar has refrigerators for food storage but there is no kitchen. The Orca I is boarded through gates forward and aft of the main cabin win-
dows, on both the port and starboard sides. Twin 803-hp Caterpillar C18 diesels matched up with ZF 665A gears and Veem nibral props power the Orca I for what should be a 22-knot cruising speed. Electrical power comes from a 25-kW Northern Lights generator. Great Western’s second tour boat is due to be launched in July and will work out of Seattle.
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power: it’s hybrid-electric. These are the first with electric power, but not the last. BC Ferries intends to add at least four more in the near future. With two 1,500-kW/690V generators, officially referred to as “auxiliary” power, and an 800-kW bank of Corvus lithiumion batteries, the new vessels can run on either diesel-electric or battery power. For now, BC Ferries says that battery power will be used 20% of the time. In the future, battery power will take over entirely, once shoreside power infrastructure is in place for high-speed recharging and additional batteries are installed in the ferry. The Schottel azimuthing thrusters, one at each end, are turned by 950-kW electric motors. Each is an in-line, twin-screw that reduces cavitation and subsequent underwater noise, an important goal for BC Ferries. The two new ferries, Island Aurora and Island Discovery, were designed by Damen in the Netherlands and built at Damen Shipyards Galati in Galati, Romania. Damen calls the model a Road Ferry 8117 E3. The 266'×55' ferries carry 296 passengers and 44 cars at speeds up to 14 knots. The new double-enders will serve communities near the end of the road on Vancouver Island, on the upper reaches of the Strait of Georgia. The Island Discovery will take over the Powell River-to-Texada Island route, which is a 5.1-NM crossing that takes 35-40 minutes. The Island Aurora will carry cars, trucks, people (and their pets) between Port McNeill, Alert Bay and Sointula, a triangle with legs of about six miles each. The deck design of the new ferries is asymmetric with three lanes on the main deck and a car-only lane on the side that 78
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he Valiant-class Z-drive tug has apparently worked out well for the U.S. Navy. The namesake, also known as YT-802, was built at JM Martinac Shipbuilding in Tacoma, Wash., in 2009. It was the first of six built by the now-defunct shipyard between 2008 and 2011. Martinac declared bankruptcy in 2014 and the remains of the yard were sold at auction. Now, about a decade later, the Navy is having another batch of four built, this time at Dakota Creek Industries, Anacortes, Wash. The new series starts with YT-808. Like its predecessors, the Robert Allan Ltd. design is part of the company’s Z-Tech series with a distinctive shape that fits the mission, which is moving Navy ships and submarines and occasionally towing barges and other vessels. The hull measures 90'×38' with a draft of 16’. The new tugs are being powered by twin Caterpillar 3512E Tier 4 engines with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) for emissions control. Schottel 1012 fixed-pitch Z-drives complete the propulsion package. Like the originals, the new series will run up to about 12 knots and provide 40 tons of bollard pull. Under water, the hull features a large skeg at one end, which could be used for indirect towing, if necessary, and otherwise provides directional stability when running or towing, which is done stern first. The bow is lower and covered with heavy fendering for ship assist and personnel
transfers. The rounded and relatively elevated stern goes to weather better while towing from the bow with an hydraulic hawser winch and staple. Lines at the stern are controlled with an “H” bitt and hydraulic capstan. The deckhouse on these tugs is set somewhat back from the bow to provide a larger, flatter forward deck area. The house location also enables the tug to get well in under the flare of a ship without fear of contacting the superstructure. The deckhouse is split into two sections, which are separated by an athwartships passageway on the main deck. On the aft side, the structure houses the exhaust stacks and the entrance to the engine room, effectively isolating some of the associated noise and vibration from the forward section with the accommodations, which includes a galley and mess area and four staterooms — two singles and two doubles. The small and narrow pilothouse on top features large windows all around and facing up.
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ladding-Hearn Shipbuilding delivered the Richmond, a Chesapeake-class MKII pilot boat to the Virginia Pilot Association on May 29. It’s the ninth pilot boat the Somerset, Mass., boatyard has built for the Virginia Pilots since 1983 and the 22nd Chesapeake-class pilot boat delivered to 11 pilot associations since its introduction in 2003. The
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2020 BOATBUILDING REVIEW 55'10"×17'2"×4'11" aluminum-hulled pilot boat is a C. Raymond Hunt Associates design and a sistership to the Hampton Roads that was built for the Virginia Pilots two years ago. The deep-V Chesapeake class MKII is designed with a pair of 700-hp Volvo Penta D13 main engines in Volvo IPS 3 propulsion pods with forward facing counterrotating propellers. That 1,400 hp from the Volvo Penta diesels was enough to kick the Richmond up to 34 knots on sea trials. Integrated with the Volvo Penta IPS pods is a Humphree automatic trim optimization system that should produce lower sound levels, a more comfortable ride and burn less fuel. The wheelhouse, with heated handrails and surrounded by a flush, heated deck to prevent ice buildup, is set well aft with five NorSap shock mitigating reclining seats for the captain, one crewman and pilots and a 16,000- Btu reverse-cycle
HVAC unit. While running out with pilots to incoming ships, the interior sound level should be no higher than 68 dBA at 28 knots. A 12-kW Northern Lights generator supplies electrical power. Down below in the fo’c’sle is a settee berth, a 22" flat-screen TV, enclosed head, small galley and lockers and a second 16,000-Btu HVAC unit.
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n late June, Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (ESG) launched the 320'×70'×21'6" Sandy Ground (Hull
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220), the second of three new Ollisclass ferries for the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) Staten Island Ferry Division. The launch took place at Eastern’s Allanton facility in Panama City, Fla. These vessels are the first new class of boats added to the Staten Island Ferry fleet since 2006 and feature modern engines and technology, as well as many of the celebrated features of past Staten Island ferries, including outdoor promenades. The new double-
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2020 BOATBUILDING REVIEW ended 4,500-passenger 320'×70'×21'6" Sandy Ground (Hull 220) is the second of three new Ollis-class ferries for the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) Staten Island Ferry Division. The new ferries were designed by Elliott Bay Design Group. Each ferry will feature four Tier 4 Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) 12-710 engines with a combined 9,980 hp at 900 rpm. Two of the EMD marine propulsion engines power one Reintjes DUP 3000 P combining gear and one 36 RV6 ECS/285-2 Voith Schneider propeller at each end of the vessel. Ship’s service power is provided by three Tier 3 marine continuous duty diesel generator sets — Caterpillar C18 driving 480 V, 60 Hz, 3-phase generators rated at 425 kW at 0.8 P.F. at 1,800 rpm. The Sandy Ground has a 13' draft, a crew of 16, seating for 2,551 passengers, and carries 30,000 gals. of fuel. The new ferry is ABS classed Maltese Cross A1, Ferry Service, River Service, Maltese Cross AMS Notation, and USCG certified, Subchapter H Passenger Vessel. Eastern has made great progress but is still recovering from the onslaught of Hurricane Michael which devastated the Florida Panhandle, including Panama City in 2018.
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Mississippi Delta in 2013 and the Assistant in 2018. The Sea Pilot’s power package matches that of the Assistant. It consists of a pair of 671-hp Caterpillar C18 Tier 3 main engines matched up with Twin Disc MGX5136A gears with 2:1 ratios that spin Brunton 5-bladed nibral props. That was enough power to get the Sea Pilot up to 26 knots in sea trials, the same number the Assistant hit during its sea trials. The Sea Pilot has a crew consisting of a captain and deckhand. In the wheelhouse are six Llebroc pilot seats, but at times some pilots will be standing. That’s because the Sea Pilot is Coast Guard Subchapter-T certified and, like the Assistant, can carry up to 12 passengers for hire, plus the two crew. That allows the Sea Pilot to transport pilots from other pilot associations between different zones, whereas most pilot boats only carry their own pilots. Down below in the fo’c’sle are three berths, an enclosed head and a settee. Both the fo’c’sle and wheelhouse are heated and cooled by three reverse-cycle air conditioning units. A Northern Lights 12-kW genset provides onboard power. Pilots disembark onto an incoming vessel via hinged boarding platforms on the roof. If someone should end up in the water, at the stern in a winch operated rotating davit set above a recessed platform for rescue operations.
Furlong, the first of three identical 6,000-hp, 170'×50'×11'6" towboats for Hines Furlong Line, Nashville, Tenn. CT Marine, Portland, Maine, designed the Scarlett Rose Furlong, which will be working the Lower Mississippi River. All three towboats will be powered with triple Tier 3 2,000hp Cummins QSK60-M diesels that originally were to be matched up with a 160' hull design, based on a 6,600hp, triple-screw Z-drive towboat CT Marine-designed for Marquette Transportation in 2018. Now it’s still triple screw but with Reintjes WAF 1173 gears, from Karl Senner with 7.429:1 reduction ratios, CT Marine 28SL Kort nozzles and 100” stainless steel props. Aft of the props are CT Marine’s patented Twin-Diff steering system that’s been in development for the past five years. It features double steering rudders behind each wheel. The double rudders have several advantages over conventional steering. Three 275-kw Cummins gensets provide electrical power. One is basically a spare, though all three will be operating together so the hours on all three are equal. If one generator goes down, the vessel’s operation will not be affected. The entire superstructure is floating with a 2'6" barrier that’s primarily designed to keep noise out of the superstructure. For a crew of 11 to 12 there are two rooms with bunks and eight private rooms. The engineer’s suite ties into his private office that overlooks the entire engine room. There is also a gym. All together about 30,000 hours went into designing the boat. That included the work by 80 engineers that work for CT Marine.
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he General MacArthur, Callan Marine’s new cutter head suction dredge, was built by C&C Marine and Repair, Belle Chasse, La. Downey Engineering, Metairie, La., designed the 290'×72'×16' dredge’s hull and superstructure. SPI/Mobile Pulley, Mobile, Ala., built the dredging equipment. The General MacArthur has a digging depth of 97', a 34" suction diameter and a 31.5" discharge diameter. Three diesel-electric Caterpillar MaK VM32Cs generate a total of 24,000 hp for dredging. The General MacArthur’s equipment runs off a single Caterpillar C18 producing 600 kW of electrical power. The new vessel, which meets all Coast Guard and ABS requirements for a manned barge, is an ABS all-ocean dredge. Vibration can be an issue for structure fatigue and crew comfort on dredges, but the General MacArthur was designed so all the dredge pumps are isolated from the hull to the structure. Each stateroom has air conditioning, Wi-Fi, satellite TV and cellphone coverage. The crew quarters also include a galley, gym, TV/rec room, laundry facilities and conference room. At the stern of the General MacArthur when dredging in sheltered water will be the 180'×34'×13' idler barge outfitted with spud carriage. The non-selfpropelled General MacArthur requires a tug’s assistance.
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urger Boat Co. has launched a new 98'×32' passenger vessel for Chicago's First Lady Cruises. This is not the first time Burger and the company have collaborated. Chicago’s Emerald Lady is the third passenger vessel Burger has built for Chicago’s First Lady Cruises. The new passenger vessel follows in the line of Chicago’s Classic Lady and Chicago’s Leading Lady. The U.S.-built steel vessel has a capacity of 299 passengers and was designed by Seacraft Design, Sturgeon Bay, Wis. Main propulsion comes from twin energy-efficient Caterpillar C9.3 diesel engines, producing 375 hp at 1,800 rpm each, providing a sustainable option that lowers emissions. The Cats are connected to Michigan Wheel 38"×28", 4-bladed nibral wheels through ZF 360 marine gears with 2.48:1 reduction ratios. The propulsion package gives the new boat a running speed of 11 knots. Ship’s service power is the responsibility of two Caterpillar C4.4 gensets, sparking 75 kW of electrical power each. Chicago’s Emerald Lady is Coast Guard certified, Subchapter K.
5,100-HP Z-DRIVE TUG Eastern Shipbuilding Group
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astern Shipbuilding Group Inc., Panama City, Fla., delivered the second of two 80'×38'×13'2" 5,100-hp Z-drive tugs on June 11, 2020 to Bisso Offshore LLC, a division of E.N. Bisso & Son Inc., New Orleans. The following day the tug A. Thomas Higgins completed its bollard pull testing (66.10 short tons stern, 64.20 short tons bow), witnessed by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), and received its Subchapter M Certificate of Inspection (COI). The A. Thomas Higgins is a RAL RApport 2400 Z-drive shiphandling tug design from Robert Allan Ltd., Vancouver, Canada. The sister vessel, C.D. White, was delivered in January and is currently working in New Orleans. E.N. Bisso is one of Eastern’s long-term customers and has taken delivery of five previous modern Z-drive ship assist tugs from the shipyard starting in 2007 (Josephine Anne, Beverly B., Elizabeth B., Archie T. Higgins, and C.D. White). The two new RAL RApport 2400 design tugs have been customized by the designer, builder, and owner to provide specific operational features including a high bollard pull forward and aft, enhanced maneuverability and escort performance, better fuel economy, crew comfort, and safety under the new Subchapter M requirements, and reduced emissions that meet new EPA Tier 4 emissions regulations. Main propulsion comes from two Caterpillar 3512E Tier 4 marine propulsion diesel engines supplied by Louisiana Cat. The Cats connect to Kongsberg/Rolls-Royce US205 P20 Z-drives. DDR Flow Control, Gray, La., a joint venture between Louisiana companies Donovan Controls and The 81
2020 BOATBUILDING REVIEW Del Rio Company, developed and produced a redundant dual pump DEF transfer skid in order to comply to Tier 4 emission regulations. Ship’s service power comes from twin John Deere 4045AFM85 Tier 3 certified marine auxiliary diesel gensets, sparking 99 kW at 1,800 rpm each. The gensets were supplied by Kennedy Engines Co. On deck is a Markey Machinery DEPCF-42 HS, single drum 40-hp, render/recover, line tension display, electric escort hawser winch; Markey CEPB-40 SHP tow bitt capstan; and a Washington Chain & Supply 90- ton, electric-air remote control, manual or remote release SWL tow hook. Tankage includes 28,000 gals. of fuel oil; 8,750 gals. potable water; and twin 850-gal. DEF/urea tanks. A. Thomas Higgins is USCG certified, Subchapter M and ABS classed (but not classed under ABS rules).
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It will operate in seasonal ice near the entrance to and within the upper Niagara River. The dual-purpose vessel will prevent ice flow from clogging the intakes to the hydroelectric power plant and facilitate the installation and removal of ice booms. Main propulsion comes from two Caterpillar Tier 3 series C-9 engines, each producing 375 hp at 1,800 rpm. The Cats connect to twin 38"×34" stainless steel Michigan Wheel props, giving the Breaker II a cruising speed of 7.5 knots and a top speed of 10.5 knots. Ship’s service power is the responsibility of twin Cat Tier 3 C2.2 marine gensets, each sparking 27 kW of electrical power at 1,800 rpm. Steel hull plating thickness ranges from 3/4", 5/8" and 1/2" with 1" and 2" thick skeg plates. Ice belt plating and plating to 1/3 aft of the stem is ABS Grade "D" including the 1" and 2" skeg parts. All other plating is ABS Grade A steel. Other features of the new tug include two 4.5"-dia. × 13'long Aquamet shafts from National Specialty, Thordon shaft and rudder bearings, Twin Disc EC300 three station engine controls, R.W. Fernstrum WEKA boxcoolers, and AutoNav Series 2000 electrohydraulic steering system.
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the boat doesn’t have is a Victorian gingerbread paddlewheel. The vessels are similar in looks as well as stability and hull strength to ACL’s coastal cruisers. Chesapeake Shipbuilding Corp., Chesapeake, Md., designed and delivered the vessels. The riverboats are purpose built for limited coastwise, lakes, bays and sounds routes. The American Song, the first of the modern boats, debuted in 2018. It was followed by the American Harmony in 2019. The new riverboats also have ACL’s patented opening bow and retractable gangway. The vessel is powered by two Caterpillar 3512E Tier 4 main engines, for a total of 3,620 hp at 1,600 rpm, that turn two Veth VZ-1250CR contra-rotating 4-bladed (front) and 5-bladed (aft) azimuth thrusters through ZF gears with 5.60:1 ratios. Speed is 13.7 knots. The contra-rotating propellers maximize thrust and there’s almost two feet of clearance from the skeg bottom to the prop tip. That also should help keep unwanted objects from under the vessel.
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etal Shark, Franklin, La., has introduced a 48-meter (158'×39') aluminum catamaran expedition yacht. The M48 Magnet is the first build in the company's new Metal Shark Yachts portfolio of high-speed, long range catamaran expedition yachts. The new lineup also includes the M30, 30 meters (100'), and M70, 70 meters (231'). Magnet is the first private yacht built by Metal Shark, which builds aluminum and steel vessels for
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military and commercial operators. An expansive upper-level sun deck, appointed with wraparound seating and lounges, al fresco dining areas, and a bar with refrigerators and an ice maker, also features a forward flybridge which offers expanded visibility from its elevated position. A large fixed shade is designed to provide comfort while also accommodating an integrated 12-panel, 4.2-kW solar power generation array. Magnet has been configured with a master cabin, a VIP cabin, and three guest cabins. The yacht has 4,230 sq. ft. of interior living space. The three-decked welded-aluminum boat features design work completed by Metal Shark’s in-house engineering team, utilizing an Incat Crowther catamaran hull form optimized for maximum speed and range. Main propulsion comes from two MTU IMO Tier III diesel engines, producing 2,600 hp at 2,450 rpm each. The mains turn 5-bladed 58" fixed propellers through ZF 5350 gear boxes with 4.033:1 reduction ratios. The propulsion package gives the Magnet an 11,000-nautical-mile range at a 10-knot cruise speed. In sea trials the new yacht reached a top speed of 27 knots. The yacht’s styling incorporates chiseled lines inspired by Metal Shark’s military patrol vessels, which are designed to achieve modern naval visual deterrent requirements. A 5,000 lb.-capacity submersible stern platform and a 3,500-lb. aft deck crane that can easily launch, retrieve, and stow tenders, toys, and cargo. Machinery spaces, crew quarters, refrigerated storage, a wine cellar, and a complete workshop are all accommodated below decks within the twin catamaran hulls.
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he St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots have to deal with some nasty weather as they take ships in and out of St. Lawrence Seaway ports between St. Regis, N.Y., and Lake Ontario’s Port Weller. That’s especially true in the late winter and early spring, when river and lake ice start breaking up and ships begin moving up the Seaway. The need for a boat that can handle the weather and ice conditions is the reason Peter Duclos, president of Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding in Somerset, Mass., figures the St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots Association took delivery of its first GladdingHearn-built pilot boat this past August. That would be the Seaway Pilot V V, an aluminum 53.6'×17.8'×4.8' Ray
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Hunt-designed Chesapeake-class pilot boat that Duclos describes as “a dry boat that doesn’t throw a lot of spray.” It will be the primary boarding boat operating on Lake Ontario. For ice protection, it was built with extra heavy bottom plating. Ice was also a reason to connect the two 641-hp Volvo Penta D16 main engines and the Northern Lights 12kW Tier-3 generator to Fernstrum keel coolers. For icy, cold weather piloting, the decks and handrails are heated as are the wheelhouse windows. A slightly different feature is the heated wheelhouse roof that serves as a boarding platform. The wheelhouse has five Llebroc seats for the captain, deckhand and three pilots. Down below it’s very sparse, consisting of a settee, porta potty, workbench and storage space. On the stern, in case a pilot goes in the water, is a recovery davit to lift a person out of the water and a MateSaver. The MateSaver is a pole with a loop on the end that goes around someone in the water and then is used to pull the person to the recovery point — a recessed platform on the stern with steps going down to it. The Seaway Pilot V, with its two Volvo Pentas matched up with ZF 500-1-A gearboxes spinning 5-bladed nibral props, has a top speed of 23 knots, though Duclos said it would probably be run at a more economical 20 knots. The Seaway Pilot V should have a 300-mile range.
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Significant Boats of 2020 announced, Boat of the Year to be selected virtually. WorkBoat recently named its 10 Significant Boats of 2020. This year’s significant boats will be discussed at a WorkBoat Think Tank webinar on Dec. 10 at 3 p.m. Eastern time, and the Boat of the Year will be unveiled virtually on Dec. 17. The 2020 Boat of the Year will be selected from the Significant Boat winners listed on the opposite page. This year’s list features three passenger vessels, three tugs, a patrol boat, ATB, towboat, and a dredge. Four Gulf Coast shipyards, three Northwest yards, and three East Coast yards are represented.
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Boat 42
(483’ ATB)
Owner: Los Angeles Port Police
(43'x13'4"x6' patrol boat)
Owner: Crowley Fuels/ Crowley Maritime Corp.
Builder and Designer: MetalCraft Marine
Builder: Bollinger Shipyards Inc. Designer: Jensen Maritime Photo: Bollinger Shipyards
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C.D. White, A. Thomas Higgins
Capt. Robb and Ralph
(80'x38'x13'2" tug) Owner: Bisso Offshore LLC
Owner: Harbor Docking & Towing
Builder: Eastern Shipbuilding Group
Builder and Designer: Washburn & Doughty
(93'x38'x15'6" tugs)
Designer: Robert Allan Ltd. Photo: Eastern Shipbuilding Group
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
General MacArthur
Owner: NY Waterway
Owner: Callan Marine
Builder: Yank Marine
Builder: C&C Marine and Repair
Designer: LeMole Naval Architects
Designer: Downey Engineering (hull and superstructure) and SPI/Mobile (dredging equipment)
(109'x31’, 599-passenger ferry)
Photo: Yank Marine
(290'x72'x16' Cutter Head Suction Dredge)
Photo: Callan Marine
Goldbelt Seawolf
Jamie Ann, Sarah Averick, Leisa Florence, Rachael Allen
(74'x24' ferry) Owner: Goldbelt Transportation
(100'x40'x17' tug)
Builder: Bay Weld Boats
Owner: Foss Maritime
Designer: Coastwise Corp.
Builder: Nichols Brothers Boat Builders Designer: Jensen Maritime
Photo: Bay Weld Boats
Photo: Foss Maritime
NW Adventurer
Stephanie Pasentine
(46’x12’ tour boat)
(120'x35'x9' towboat)
Owner: Argosy Cruises
Owner: Florida Marine Transporters
Builder and Designer: Inventech Marine Solutions/ Life Proof Boats
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Builder: Metal Shark Designer: John W. Gilbert Associates Photo: Metal Shark
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ur 41st International WorkBoat Show, scheduled for Dec. 15-17, 2020, in New Orleans has been cancelled because of Covid-19. That’s 2020 for you. Though we won’t all be together, we have a lineup of monthly Think Tank webinars that will take you through to next year’s WorkBoat Show scheduled for the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans Dec. 1-3. These webinars are designed to provide useful and up-to-date information on a variety of workboat topics including a Significant Boats Panel Discussion on Dec. 10. The 2020 Boat of the Year was again voted on by our readers from our list of 10 Significant Boats. Though the winner had not been announced as we went to press with this issue, it’s interesting to note that this is the greatest number of participants who have even
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voted in the three years readers have provided a winner. Thanks to all who participated. Some of the other webinar topics coming in 2021 include “Doing Business with the U.S. military”. Part 1 hosted by the Coast Guard will be on Jan. 20 and Part II on June 30. The Navy will host two webinars concerning how to build for it on Feb. 11 and April 28. “Cybersecurity — What you need to know” is scheduled for Sept. 15, while “Operating on the (Wind) Farm” is set for March 31. You can see the complete list of Think Tank topics beginning on page 87 and a list of 2020’s Significant Boats starting on page 84. For more information about anything pertaining to the WorkBoat Show, contact 800-4543007, email: customerservice@divcom.com or go to www.workboatshow.com.
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The 41st International WorkBoat Show rescheduled for Dec.1-3, 2021.
20/21 WORKBOAT THINK TANKSCHEDULE In 2020 the education and conference portion of the International WorkBoat Show will move online and be presented as the WorkBoat Think Tank – a 12-part webinar series, moderated by the editors of WorkBoat magazine and WorkBoat.com. The Think Tank is free and will present breaking news, hot topics and thought-provoking conversation while giving attendees a virtual place to interact with industry leaders, ask the tough questions, and gain insight. www.workboatshow.com/think-tank/
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Significant Boats Panel Discussion Sponsored by: Travelers Thursday, Dec 10, 2020. 3PM ET
Doing Business with the U.S. Military – The U.S. Navy – PMS 325 – Support Ships, Boats and Craft Thursday, Feb 11, 2021. 11AM ET
Operating on the (Wind) Farm Presented by WorkBoat + Wind Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2021. 3PM ET
The U.S. Energy Market and the Global Outlook Wednesday, May. 26, 2021. 3PM ET
Tier IV Engines – How's it Going? Wednesday, Jul. 28, 2021. 3PM ET
Cyber Security – What You Need to Know Now Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. 3PM ET
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Doing Business with the U.S. Military – The Coast Guard: Part 1 Wednesday, Jan 20, 2021. 3PM ET
Passenger Vessel Sector Update Wednesday, Feb 24, 2021. 3PM ET
Doing Business with the U.S. Military - The U.S. Navy - PMS 325Q & 325U – Special Mission & Integrated Undersea Surveillance System Ships Wednesday, Apr. 28, 2021. 3PM ET
Doing Business with the U.S. Military – The Coast Guard: Part 2 Wednesday, Jun. 30, 2021. 3PM ET
Moving Commerce on the Waterways: A look at the Inland Vessel and Barge Market Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. 3PM ET
Shipbuilding and the WorkBoat Construction Survey Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. 3PM ET
*This schedule is tentative and subject to change.
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Even though we can not meet in person this year, The WorkBoat Show is still the place to source the latest when it comes to commercial marine products and services. Check out the 2020 exhibitor list below and be sure to visit WorkBoatShow.com for the full exhibitor directory. 10X Engineered Materials LLC 1st Choice Restaurant Equipment & Supply, LLC 360 Coverage Pros - Mariners License Insurance AAF Flanders ABB ABS ABYC (American Boat & Yacht Council) Ace World Companies ACM-Trading Ltd ACRO Industries Inc. ActiveLED, Inc. Advance Marine, LLC/Melcal Marine Advanced Graphic Engraving Advanced Mechanical Enterprises AdvanTec Marine AEP Sales LLC AER Supply Ltd. Aerotek Ahead Sanitation Systems, Inc. Alexander/Ryan Marine & Safety LLC All American Marine Allied Marine Crane Allsalt Maritime - Owner of Shoxs and Kinetix Altec-Effer USA Altra Industrial Motion American BOA, Inc. American Turbocharger Technologies American VULKAN Corporation AmeriMex Motor and Controls, LLC Analytic Systems Anchor Marine & Industrial Supply Andromeda Systems Incorporated Anixter, Inc.
API Applegate Industrial Materials, Inc. Appleton Marine, Inc. Aqua Safety First Community Program Arbor / Metals, Inc. Archway Marine Lighting Armstrong Marine USA ASCOM / International Boatlift Exchange Inc Askew Industrial Corporation Marine Division AST Americas Atlantic Braids Ltd Atlantic Radiotelephone Inc Auros Knowledge Systems Austal USA Auto-Maskin LLC AVEVA Ayres Composite Panels USA LLC AZZ Galvanizing Services BAE Systems Baton Rouge Marine Electrical Service, Inc. Bayou Metal Supply Beacon Finland Ltd Oy Beamcut Robotic Cutting Systems Becker Marine Systems GmbH Beier Integrated Systems Belzona of Baton Rouge Berard Transportation, Inc. Beurteaux North America BFG Marine, Inc. Big Top Fabric Structures Blount Boats Inc Bludworth Marine LLC Blue Sky DEF NA BMT Boat Lift s.r.l. Boats & Harbors
Boksa Marine Design, Inc. Bollinger Shipyards, LLC Bosch Rexroth Corporation Bostrom Co Inc Brass Works, Inc. Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. Bronswerk Marine Inc BRP US, Inc. Bruce S. Rosenblatt & Assoc., LLC Burger Boat Company Business Network for Offshore Wind Butler Heavy Structures Byrne Rice & Turner Inc C Rate Solutions C&C Panasia, Inc. C.C. Jensen, Inc. CAB Products CADMATIC Calumet Specialty Lubricants Carboline Company Caterpillar Inc® Center Lift Inc. CertainTeed Corporation Certified Chafe-Pro by FJORD, Inc. Chevron Lubricants Christie & Grey Inc Cimolai Technology C-JOB NAVAL ARCHITECTS ClearSpan Fabric Structures Cleveland Vibrator Company Coastal Marine Equipment, Inc. Coastal Timbers, Inc. Cobham Cojali USA Colonna’s Shipyard Inc / Steel America Columbia Industrial Products (CIP Composites) Command Holdings Group
ComNav Marine Ltd. COMSAT Conrad Shipyard Continental Battery Continental Western Corporation Controlled Water Systems Cortland Company Cospolich, Inc. CounterFire Ltd Cox Craft Bearing Company Inc CRC Distribution Creative Systems, Inc. Crestwood Technology Group Crowley Marine Services | Jensen Maritime Cummins Marine Custom Marine Inc Cygnus Instruments, Inc. Dacon Rescue Equipment Daihatsu Diesel (America),Inc. Dale Fastener Supply Dale’s Welding & Fabricators Damen Shipyards Danfoss Datrex Inc David Clark Company Incorporated Deansteel Manufacturing Company, Inc. DeFelsko Corporation DEIF Inc. Dellner Brakes Delta “T” Systems Delta Marine Technik Derecktor Shipyards Desco Manufacturing Co. Inc. Distribution International DLS Marine DNV GL USA, Inc Dometic Donna A. Elison, LUTCF, Agent, New York Life Ins Co Donovan Marine, Inc. Downey Engineering Corporation Dr. Shrink, Inc. Draeger Inc Driveline Service of Portland, Inc. DuPont Performance Building Solutions Duraline Duramax Marine LLC Dynamax Inc. East Park Radiator & Battery Shop, Inc. Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc E-Crane International USA EEG Marine ElectriCities of N.C., Inc. Electro Plastics Inc / STEP Marine Electronic Marine Systems Inc. (EMS MARCON) Electronic Power Design Inc ELEVATING BOATS LLC Elliott Bay Design Group Emerson EMI, A Division of W&O Empire Foam Solutions Endura Paint Enfasco Inc. engines, inc Environmental Marine Inc ERL Commercial Marine, Inc Eureka Chemical Company ExxonMobil F&M MAFCO, Inc. Fab Line Machinery Fairbanks Morse Fairlead Integrated FARMERS COPPER LTD. Farrell and Norton Naval Architects FarSounder Inc Faux Pas Prints Federal Resources FEDPRO Fibergrate Composite Structures Fincantieri Marine Group Fincantieri Marine Systems North America Inc Fire Protection Service Inc Fireboy-Xintex LLC Firetrol Protection Systems, Inc Flagship Marine FLIR-Raymarine FluiDyne Fluid Power Fluke Reliability Fluoramics, Inc. Freedman Seating Company Fuel Ox Fuel Right Global, LLC FUELTRAX Furuno USA G.T. Michelli Co., Inc.
Garibaldi Glass Industries Inc Garmin USA Gator Supply Company GE Power Conversion GE Transportation, a Wabtec Company Geislinger Corporation GEMECO Marine Accessories General Work Products/ Palmer Safety Generon, IGS Genoa Design International Ltd. Gibbs & Cox Inc. Gilbert Associates Inc Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon Ltd GKN Driveline Service Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding Glendinning Products, LLC Global Data Systems GlobalTech Motor & Controls, Inc. Glosten Golden Technologies GORDHEAD GPLink, LLC Great Lakes Maritime Academy Green Marine & Industrial Equipment Company, Inc. Greenbrier Marine Guarino & Cox, L.L.C. Gulf Coast Yacht Group Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation Gulf Marine Repair Corporation Gutteling Americas, Inc. H & E Equipment Services Haley Marine Gears Inc Hamilton Jet Americas Hanko’s Metal Works HappyFeet/TMKE LLC Harken Harrington Marine Hatteland Technology Hawboldt Industries Headhunter, Inc. Helm Operations Hempel Coatings Highliner Shipboard Alarm by Elmore Electric Hiller Companies (The) Hilliard Corporation (The) Hilti Inc. Holloway Houston, Inc. Honeywell Hermetic Hose Master Hose-McCann Communications HS Turbochargers America Hubbell Water Heaters Hug Engineering Humphree USA Inc Hydrasearch Company, LLC Hydro Dynamics Solutions, LLC Hytorc Hyva Corporation / Hyva Crane Ian-Conrad Bergan, LLC. ICC Cable Corp. Icom America Inc. Illumagear IMS Marine Solutions Imtra Corporation Incat Crowther, LLC Industrial Electric Mfg. Industrial Packing & Seals, Inc. Infra-Metals Co. Ingersoll Rand In-Mar Systems, Inc. InnovMarine Inc Integrity Gas Service Intellian Technologies Intellipower Intercon International Castings & Fabrication LLC International Paint LLC International Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc. International Tug & OSV Intsel Steel Distributors Inventech Marine Solutions ioCurrents Irwin Car and Equipment Isoflex Technologies J D Neuhaus Corp J H Menge & Company Inc Jamestown Metal Marine Sales, Inc. Jastram Engineering Jetstream of Houston JMP Corp. JMP Corp. JMS Naval Architects John Deere Power Systems Johnson Controls Global Marine JonRie InterTech LLC Jotun Paints Inc
JOWA USA, Inc. Kahlenberg Industries Inc Karl Senner, LLC Kaya Ropes KBI/ Kold Ban Intl. KE Marine, Inc. KEMEL USA Inc KENT Safety Products Kidde Fire Systems Klein Marine Systems Kluber Lubrication NA LP KNS Inc KNS Inc Knud E. Hansen Kobelt Manufacturing Co Ltd Kohler Power Kongsberg Maritime Konrad Marine KVH Industries, Inc. La Marche Manufacturing Co Laborde Products, Inc. Lake Assault Boats Lake Shore Systems, Inc. Lankhorst Ropes Lasdrop Lauderdale Propeller Service Lay, Pitman & Associates, Inc. LeBlanc & Associates, LLC Lewis Marine Supply Libra-Plast AS Life Raft & Survival Equipment Inc Liferaft Systems Australia Lightning Bay Pneu-Draulics Lignum Vitae North America, LLC Lincoln Electric Company Liquid Controls Livorsi Marine inc Llebroc Industries Logan Clutch Corporation Lopolight Lo-Rez Vibration Control Ltd Louisiana Association for the Blind Louisiana Cat Louisiana Economic Development Lubrication Engineering Pty Ltd Lubriplate Lubricants Lucas Oil Marine Products Lufkin Industries, LLC Luftex Gears Manufacturing & Services Luminell U.S. Inc. Lumitec LLC Lynden International MacGregor Mackay Marine Maine Maritime Academy MAN Engines & Components Inc Maretron Inc MarinaStep-SafeRack Marine & Offshore Supplies, Inc. Marine Diagnostic Tools Marine Engine Controls Inc Marine Group Boat Works, LLC Marine Growth Prevention Specialists Marine Insurance House a division of Wade S. Dunbar Agency Marine Interior Systems LLC Marine Jet Power Marine Log Marine Rescue Technologies Marine Systems, Inc. Marine Technologies LLC Marine Yellow Pages marinebid marinebid.com Maritime Compliance International LLC Maritime Partners LLC Maritime Reporter and Engineering News Mascoat Massachusetts Maritime Academy Mast Products/ E-LED Lighting Inc Master Boat Builders, Inc Master Marine Inc McDermott Light & Signal MCT Brattberg, Inc. Metal Shark MetalCraft Marine/Stanley Boats Metals USA - Plates & Shapes Michigan Wheel Miller Electric Mfg LLC Miller-Leaman, Inc. Millner-Haufen Tool Company Mitsubishi Turbocharger & Engine America, Inc. MMC International Corporation MMLJ, Inc. MNI Diesel Monico Inc Motor Diagnostic Systems
Motor-Services Hugo Stamp Inc Moxie Media Inc MPW Filter MTU Murray and Associates LLC NABRICO NAG Marine Naiad Dynamics National Association of Marine Surveyors - NAMSGlobal National Energy Equipment National Oilwell Varco National Specialty Alloys Inc Nauticomp, Inc. NCP Coatings Inc Network Innovations NEWMAR Next Generation Power Engineering Inc Nichols Brothers Boat Builders Nidec Industrial Solutions NOAA, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations North River Boats Northern Lights, Inc. Northern Safety & Industrial NRE Power Systems, Inc. Oil Center Research LLC Oil States Industries, Inc. Omega Shipyard Omnisense Systems USA Omnithruster Inc. On Site Alignment Orttech Osborne Propellers Outfitters International Pacific Power Group Padgett-Swann Machinery Company, Inc. Panel Components & Systems Panel Specialists Inc. / Fipro - Thermax PANOLIN America Passenger Vessel Association (PVA) Patterson Company Penflex Corporation PEPCO - Plainville Electrical Products Company Performance Diesel Inc PERKO, Inc. Permco Inc Petersen Stainless Rigging & Aerospace Inc PG Flow Solutions Philadelphia Gear Phoenix Labor Group Phoenix Metals Company Phoenix Products LLC Pilot Marine Products Plasan North America Plascore, Inc. Platypus Marine, Inc. Point Eight Power Inc Polaris Electronics LLC Pompanette Power Dynamics Innovations LLC / Redox Power Products/Marinco Mastervolt PPG Protective & Marine Coatings Praxair Distribution Premium Plate Prime Mover Controls Inc ProCurve Glass Technology LLC Profax/Lenco Professional Mariner Pure Lead Products PYI Inc. Quality Metal Works, Inc. R Carter & Associates R.M. Young Company R.W. Fernstrum & Company Raytheon Anschuetz GmbH Red Fox Environmental Services Red Sky Lighting LLC. Regal Beloit Spain S.A. (JAURE) Reliable Industries RelyOn Nutec Remitite America, Inc. Renold Hi-Tec Couplings Rescue Technology Resolve Marine Reuland Electric Company Revelry Labs Rexnord Industries/CENTA Rhineland Cutlery RHOTHETA International Inc. RIBCRAFT Rice Lake Weighing Systems Rice Nozzles - Metalmec Rice Propulsion Richard’s Supply Inc. Rig-a-Lite by AZZ Lighting Systems
Rigidized Metals Corporation RIVIERA MARITIME MEDIA LTD Robert Allan Ltd. ROC Carbon Company Rose Point Navigation Systems Roxtec, Inc Rustibus Inc RYDLYME Marine Ryerson Sabine Surveyors SAFE Boats International Safeguard Technology Sample Brothers, Inc. Sauer Compressors USA SCANIA Schaefer Electronics Inc. Schoellhorn-Albrecht Machine Company Schottel, Inc Schuyler Companies Scienco/FAST, a subsidiary of BioMicrobics, Inc. Scully’s Aluminum Boats Scurlock Electric Sea Horse Systems Sea Machines Sea School Seacoast, Genuine Cable Group SeaDek Marine Products Sea-Fire Marine Sealevel Construction Inc. Sea-Trac Offshore Services Seatrax, Inc. Seatronx Separator Spares & Equipment LLC Service Trucks International & Tiger Cranes Ship Architects Inc Ship Interior Systems ShipConstructor USA, Inc. Ships Machinery International Inc SHIPSERV Shockwave - Marine Suspension Seating Siemens Corporation Signal Mate Siltec USA, Inc. Silver Ships, Inc Simrad - Navico Sinex Solutions SI-TEX Marine/Koden Electronics SKF Smith Systems Inc. SoftPoint Industries Solar Boat Shades LLC. Sonetics Corporation Sound Propeller Services Soundown Corporation Southcoast Welding & MFG. Southern Fasteners and Supply, Inc. Southland Reach Rods Southwest Wire Rope Spears Manufacturing Company SPI Coatings Spinlock USA Sponge-Jet, Inc. Springfield Marine Spurs Marine Manufacturing Inc SSPC: The Society For Protective Coatings Standard Calibrations, Inc. Standard Horizon Stanley Parts & Equipment Co, Inc. STAR Center Stearns Safety & Survival Steele Rubber Products Steyr Motors STI Marine Firestop Straub Pipe Couplings Subsalve USA Summit Electric Supply, Marine Division Sun Powered Yachts SUNY Maritime College Superior (SPR) Superior Energies Inc Supreme Integrated Technology, Inc. Survitec Survival Systems International System One Taisei Engineering Consultants Inc. Taylor Made TEAM Industries Inc. Tech Development Techcrane International, LLC Technology Associates, Inc. Techsol Marine Tees White Gill Thrusters
Mark your calendars for 2021!
December 1-3, 2021 Morial Convention Center New Orleans, LA
Tero Marine AS Teufelberger Fiber Rope Corp Texas A&M Maritime Academy The Maritime Executive The University of British Columbia - Master of Engineering Leadership Thermcor, Inc. Thomas Financial Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC Thordon Bearings, Inc. Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. TIMCO Industries, Inc. Torqeedo Total Control Systems TowWorks LLC Trade Tech Tradesmen International, LLC Transfluid LLC Transport Systems and Products, Inc. Travelers Insurance Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure Triangle Enterprises, Inc TriCab USA TRIM-LOK, INC. True Source Enterprises, Inc. Tube-Mac Piping Technologies Twin Disc Incorporated Udor USA, Inc UES USA Inc Ullman Dynamics USA United States General Services Administration (GSA) United States Marine Inc United Titanium Inc. US Watercraft and Carolina Cockpit Vanuatu Maritime Services Ltd Vard Marine Inc. Versitec Marine & Industrial Vestdavit, Inc. Vetus Maxwell Viega LLC Vision X Lighting VMS Vansteen Marine Supply Voith Turbo, Inc. Volvo Penta VT Halter Marine, Inc. W&O W.S. Darley & Co Wager Company Wago Corporation Walther Electric, Inc. Wartsila North America, Inc. Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. Washington Chain & Supply Inc. Waterline Systems, Inc Watermakers, Inc. Waterways Journal, Inc. Weems & Plath WEG Electric Corp Weld Mount System, an HB Fuller Company WESMAR - Western Marine Electronics Western Branch Metals Inc WheelHouse Technologies, Inc. Whiting Door Manufacturing Corporation William F Miller & Associates Wing Inflatables, Inc. Wintech International, LLC Wintron Electronics WL3 Solutions, LLC Wolseley Industrial Wooster Hydrostatics, Inc. WPT Power Corporation Wynne Enterprises, Inc YANMAR America Corporation Yanmar Marine Systems Yates Cylinders ZAZZ Engineering Inc Zenitel AS ZF Marine Zodiac of North America, Inc. ZYREX COATINGS
2020 IWBS Exhibitor Listings International Workboat Show Exhibitors (Listings accurate as of 10/20/2020) For the most up-to-date exhibitor list visit www.workboatshow.com
Boatbuilding / Repair Automation ABB Advanced Graphic Engraving Analytic Systems Anixter, Inc. Auto-Maskin LLC Baton Rouge Marine Electrical Service, Inc. Beamcut Robotic Cutting Systems Berard Transportation, Inc. Bosch Rexroth Corporation Danfoss Electronic Marine Systems Inc. (EMS MARCON) FluiDyne Fluid Power Fluke Reliability FUELTRAX Golden Technologies Hatteland Technology Highliner Shipboard Alarm by Elmore Electric Honeywell Hermetic Maretron Inc Marine Technologies LLC Monico Inc NAG Marine NRE Power Systems, Inc. PEPCO - Plainville Electrical Products Company PG Flow Solutions Prime Mover Controls Inc Scurlock Electric Siemens Corporation Standard Calibrations, Inc. Supreme Integrated Technology, Inc. Torqeedo W&O Wago Corporation Walther Electric, Inc. Wolseley Industrial
Barge Building and Repair Ace World Companies Archway Marine Lighting Armstrong Marine USA ASCOM / International Boatlift Exchange Inc AVEVA Belzona of Baton Rouge Big Top Fabric Structures Bludworth Marine LLC Boats & Harbors Bollinger Shipyards, LLC BRP US, Inc. Cleveland Vibrator Company
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Coastal Timbers, Inc. Colonna's Shipyard Inc / Steel America Conrad Shipyard Creative Systems, Inc. Crowley Marine Services | Jensen Maritime Cygnus Instruments, Inc. Dale Fastener Supply Delta Marine Technik Desco Manufacturing Co. Inc. DuPont Performance Building Solutions Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc Empire Foam Solutions F&M MAFCO, Inc. Fab Line Machinery Fincantieri Marine Group FluiDyne Fluid Power Fluoramics, Inc. Garibaldi Glass Industries Inc Genoa Design International Ltd. Gilbert Associates Inc Greenbrier Marine Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation Gulf Marine Repair Corporation Gutteling Americas, Inc. Hawboldt Industries Hilti Inc. Ian-Conrad Bergan, LLC. ICC Cable Corp. Infra-Metals Co. Ingersoll Rand Irwin Car and Equipment JMS Naval Architects Lake Assault Boats Liquid Controls Lubriplate Lubricants Marine Group Boat Works, LLC Master Marine Inc McDermott Light & Signal Metal Shark Metals USA - Plates & Shapes Miller Electric Mfg LLC Millner-Haufen Tool Company Murray and Associates LLC NEWMAR North River Boats Osborne Propellers Patterson Company Phoenix Labor Group Roxtec, Inc Rustibus Inc Scienco/FAST, a subsidiary of BioMicrobics, Inc. Seacoast, Genuine Cable Group ShipConstructor USA, Inc. Signal Mate
Southland Reach Rods Subsalve USA Summit Electric Supply, Marine Division Supreme Integrated Technology, Inc. Taisei Engineering Consultants Inc. Technology Associates, Inc. Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC TIMCO Industries, Inc. TriCab USA True Source Enterprises, Inc. Viega LLC VT Halter Marine, Inc. Wager Company Wolseley Industrial Wooster Hydrostatics, Inc
Boatbuilding and Repair ABYC (American Boat & Yacht Council) Ace World Companies Advanced Graphic Engraving Advanced Mechanical Enterprises All American Marine Allied Marine Crane American BOA, Inc. American Turbocharger Technologies American VULKAN Corporation Andromeda Systems Incorporated Anixter, Inc. Applegate Industrial Materials, Inc. Armstrong Marine USA ASCOM / International Boatlift Exchange Inc Askew Industrial Corporation Marine Division AVEVA Ayres Composite Panels USA LLC Beurteaux North America Big Top Fabric Structures Blount Boats Inc Bludworth Marine LLC BMT Boats & Harbors Bollinger Shipyards, LLC Brass Works, Inc. Bronswerk Marine Inc BRP US, Inc. Burger Boat Company Christie & Grey Inc Coastal Timbers, Inc. Colonna's Shipyard Inc / Steel America Columbia Industrial Products (CIP Composites) Conrad Shipyard Craft Bearing Company Inc CRC Distribution Creative Systems, Inc. Crowley Marine Services | Jensen Maritime Cygnus Instruments, Inc.
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Dale Fastener Supply Damen Shipyards Dellner Brakes Derecktor Shipyards Desco Manufacturing Co. Inc. Dr. Shrink, Inc. DuPont Performance Building Solutions Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc ElectriCities of N.C., Inc. ELEVATING BOATS LLC Empire Foam Solutions Environmental Marine Inc Fab Line Machinery Fairlead Integrated FARMERS COPPER LTD. FEDPRO Fincantieri Marine Group Fireboy-Xintex LLC Flagship Marine FluiDyne Fluid Power Fluoramics, Inc. Garibaldi Glass Industries Inc Geislinger Corporation Genoa Design International Ltd. Gilbert Associates Inc Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding Gulf Coast Yacht Group Gulf Marine Repair Corporation Hamilton Jet Americas Hanko's Metal Works Hawboldt Industries Hilti Inc. Humphree USA Inc Hydro Dynamics Solutions, LLC Hytorc ICC Cable Corp. Infra-Metals Co. Ingersoll Rand International Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc. Inventech Marine Solutions Irwin Car and Equipment Isoflex Technologies Jamestown Metal Marine Sales, Inc. JMP Corp. JMS Naval Architects John Deere Power Systems Johnson Controls Global Marine Jotun Paints Inc KEMEL USA Inc Konrad Marine Lake Assault Boats Lasdrop Libra-Plast AS Liquid Controls Livorsi Marine inc Lubriplate Lubricants Lucas Oil Marine Products Marine Group Boat Works, LLC
Marine Interior Systems LLC Maritime Reporter and Engineering News Master Marine Inc McDermott Light & Signal MCT Brattberg, Inc. Metal Shark MetalCraft Marine/Stanley Boats Miller Electric Mfg LLC Millner-Haufen Tool Company MMLJ, Inc. Murray and Associates LLC NEWMAR Nichols Brothers Boat Builders North River Boats On Site Alignment Osborne Propellers Padgett-Swann Machinery Company, Inc. Patterson Company Performance Diesel Inc Phoenix Labor Group Plascore, Inc. Platypus Marine, Inc. Premium Plate Reliable Industries RHOTHETA International Inc. RIBCRAFT Richard's Supply Inc. Rigidized Metals Corporation ROC Carbon Company Roxtec, Inc Rustibus Inc SAFE Boats International Safeguard Technology Schoellhorn-Albrecht Machine Company Schuyler Companies Scienco/FAST, a subsidiary of BioMicrobics, Inc. Scully's Aluminum Boats Seacoast, Genuine Cable Group SeaDek Marine Products Ship Interior Systems ShipConstructor USA, Inc. Shockwave - Marine Suspension Seating Signal Mate Silver Ships, Inc SoftPoint Industries Solar Boat Shades LLC. Sound Propeller Services Southland Reach Rods Sponge-Jet, Inc. Straub Pipe Couplings Subsalve USA Summit Electric Supply, Marine Division Superior Energies Inc System One
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Taisei Engineering Consultants Inc. Thermcor, Inc. Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC Torqeedo Tradesmen International, LLC TriCab USA True Source Enterprises, Inc. UES USA Inc United States Marine Inc Viega LLC Vision X Lighting VT Halter Marine, Inc. Wager Company Wago Corporation Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. WESMAR - Western Marine Electronics Whiting Door Manufacturing Corporation Wing Inflatables, Inc. WL3 Solutions, LLC Wolseley Industrial Wooster Hydrostatics, Inc. Wynne Enterprises, Inc ZAZZ Engineering Inc Zodiac of North America, Inc.
Boat Moving Equipment Ace World Companies ASCOM / International Boatlift Exchange Inc Berard Transportation, Inc. Boat Lift s.r.l. Center Lift Inc. Cimolai Technology ElectriCities of N.C., Inc. Hamilton Jet Americas Irwin Car and Equipment Padgett-Swann Machinery Company, Inc. Resolve Marine Subsalve USA Taisei Engineering Consultants Inc. Trade Tech Transport Systems and Products, Inc.
Construction Ace World Companies Advanced Graphic Engraving All American Marine Applegate Industrial Materials, Inc. Ayres Composite Panels USA LLC AZZ Galvanizing Services Big Top Fabric Structures Blount Boats Inc BMT Burger Boat Company CertainTeed Corporation Coastal Timbers, Inc. Conrad Shipyard Crowley Marine Services | Jensen
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2020 IWBS Exhibitor Listings Maritime Dale Fastener Supply Damen Shipyards DuPont Performance Building Solutions Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc Fibergrate Composite Structures Genoa Design International Ltd. Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding Greenbrier Marine Hilti Inc. Infra-Metals Co. Ingersoll Rand Johnson Controls Global Marine Lake Shore Systems, Inc. Marine Group Boat Works, LLC Marine Interior Systems LLC Marine Rescue Technologies Master Marine Inc McDermott Light & Signal Metal Shark Miller Electric Mfg LLC Murray and Associates LLC Nauticomp, Inc. Nichols Brothers Boat Builders Panel Specialists Inc. / Fipro - Thermax Plascore, Inc. RIBCRAFT Sauer Compressors USA Schuyler Companies Scienco/FAST, a subsidiary of BioMicrobics, Inc. Silver Ships, Inc STI Marine Firestop Taisei Engineering Consultants Inc. Technology Associates, Inc. Tradesmen International, LLC True Source Enterprises, Inc. Tube-Mac Piping Technologies UES USA Inc Viega LLC VT Halter Marine, Inc. Walther Electric, Inc. ZAZZ Engineering Inc
Inflatable Boats Alexander/Ryan Marine & Safety LLC Armstrong Marine USA BRP US, Inc. CADMATIC DuPont Performance Building Solutions Inventech Marine Solutions Metal Shark North River Boats Petersen Stainless Rigging & Aerospace Inc RIBCRAFT Silver Ships, Inc Survitec Ullman Dynamics USA
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Models CADMATIC Scully's Aluminum Boats WL3 Solutions, LLC
Oil Platform Construction Advanced Graphic Engraving AVEVA Ayres Composite Panels USA LLC AZZ Galvanizing Services Berard Transportation, Inc. Bronswerk Marine Inc Creative Systems, Inc. Desco Manufacturing Co. Inc. Fibergrate Composite Structures FluiDyne Fluid Power Genoa Design International Ltd. Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation Hilti Inc. Jamestown Metal Marine Sales, Inc. Johnson Controls Global Marine Lubriplate Lubricants Marine Rescue Technologies MCT Brattberg, Inc. Nauticomp, Inc. Panel Specialists Inc. / Fipro - Thermax Phoenix Labor Group Roxtec, Inc ShipConstructor USA, Inc. Signal Mate Solar Boat Shades LLC. Summit Electric Supply, Marine Division True Source Enterprises, Inc. Viega LLC Wager Company ZAZZ Engineering Inc
Robotic Welding Colonna's Shipyard Inc / Steel America FluiDyne Fluid Power Lincoln Electric Company Miller Electric Mfg LLC TEAM Industries Inc.
Shipyard Ace World Companies All American Marine American Turbocharger Technologies American VULKAN Corporation ASCOM / International Boatlift Exchange Inc Austal USA AVEVA Berard Transportation, Inc. Big Top Fabric Structures Blount Boats Inc
Bludworth Marine LLC BMT Bollinger Shipyards, LLC Burger Boat Company C.C. Jensen, Inc. Colonna's Shipyard Inc / Steel America Conrad Shipyard Creative Systems, Inc. Damen Shipyards Derecktor Shipyards Desco Manufacturing Co. Inc. DuPont Performance Building Solutions Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc Empire Foam Solutions FARMERS COPPER LTD. Fincantieri Marine Group Fireboy-Xintex LLC Genoa Design International Ltd. Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding Greenbrier Marine Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation Gulf Marine Repair Corporation Hamilton Jet Americas Hilti Inc. Hubbell Water Heaters International Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc. Irwin Car and Equipment Johnson Controls Global Marine Jotun Paints Inc Livorsi Marine inc Lubriplate Lubricants Marine Group Boat Works, LLC Maritime Reporter and Engineering News Master Marine Inc MCT Brattberg, Inc. Metal Shark MetalCraft Marine/Stanley Boats Miller Electric Mfg LLC Murray and Associates LLC Nichols Brothers Boat Builders Padgett-Swann Machinery Company, Inc. Platypus Marine, Inc. Remitite America, Inc. Reuland Electric Company Roxtec, Inc Schuyler Companies Seacoast, Genuine Cable Group ShipConstructor USA, Inc. Silver Ships, Inc Southland Reach Rods Subsalve USA Summit Electric Supply, Marine Division System One Taisei Engineering Consultants Inc. Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC
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Tradesmen International, LLC Transport Systems and Products, Inc. TriCab USA True Source Enterprises, Inc. Vard Marine Inc. Versitec Marine & Industrial VT Halter Marine, Inc. Walther Electric, Inc. Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. Wooster Hydrostatics, Inc.
Trailers ASCOM / International Boatlift Exchange Inc AZZ Galvanizing Services Berard Transportation, Inc. Boat Lift s.r.l. Cimolai Technology Hanko's Metal Works Irwin Car and Equipment Miller Electric Mfg LLC Transport Systems and Products, Inc
Underwater Construction Cygnus Instruments, Inc. DuPont Performance Building Solutions Hilti Inc. Subsalve USA
Welding All American Marine Applegate Industrial Materials, Inc. AZZ Galvanizing Services Derecktor Shipyards ElectriCities of N.C., Inc. ELEVATING BOATS LLC Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation Inventech Marine Solutions Lake Assault Boats Lincoln Electric Company Marine Group Boat Works, LLC Miller Electric Mfg LLC Platypus Marine, Inc. Praxair Distribution Profax/Lenco Quality Metal Works, Inc. Red Fox Environmental Services Southcoast Welding & MFG. TEAM Industries Inc. Tradesmen International, LLC Triangle Enterprises, Inc True Source Enterprises, Inc. Walther Electric, Inc
Boatbuilding Supplies Acoustic Equipment
Christie & Grey Inc FarSounder Inc Geislinger Corporation GKN Driveline Service Marine Interior Systems LLC Mascoat Ship Interior Systems Soundown Corporation STI Marine Firestop Superior Energies Inc Thermcor, Inc.
Air Conditioning AER Supply Ltd. American VULKAN Corporation Bronswerk Marine Inc Dometic Flagship Marine Johnson Controls Global Marine LeBlanc & Associates, LLC Northern Lights, Inc. Pompanette Triangle Enterprises, Inc
Air Systems AAF Flanders Alexander/Ryan Marine & Safety LLC Bronswerk Marine Inc Delta "T" Systems Draeger Inc Ingersoll Rand Johnson Controls Global Marine Reliable Industries Sauer Compressors USA W.S. Darley & Co ZAZZ Engineering Inc
Bearings Advanced Mechanical Enterprises Columbia Industrial Products (CIP Composites) Craft Bearing Company Inc CRC Distribution Donovan Marine, Inc. Driveline Service of Portland, Inc. Duramax Marine LLC Industrial Packing & Seals, Inc. Irwin Car and Equipment KEMEL USA Inc Lauderdale Propeller Service Lignum Vitae North America, LLC Lubriplate Lubricants Luftex Gears Manufacturing & Services Michigan Wheel Oil States Industries, Inc. Reuland Electric Company Rice Propulsion ROC Carbon Company SKF
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Sound Propeller Services Thordon Bearings, Inc. Versitec Marine & Industrial
Boatbuilding Materials 1st Choice Restaurant Equipment & Supply, LLC ActiveLED, Inc. Anixter, Inc. Arbor / Metals, Inc. Askew Industrial Corporation Marine Division Bayou Metal Supply Big Top Fabric Structures Brass Works, Inc. C.C. Jensen, Inc. Conrad Shipyard CRC Distribution Dale Fastener Supply Damen Shipyards DuPont Performance Building Solutions Duramax Marine LLC Enfasco Inc. Fibergrate Composite Structures Hamilton Jet Americas Hilti Inc. Hubbell Water Heaters Hytorc ICC Cable Corp. Infra-Metals Co. Intsel Steel Distributors Jamestown Metal Marine Sales, Inc. Louisiana Association for the Blind Marine & Offshore Supplies, Inc. Mascoat National Specialty Alloys Inc NEWMAR Osborne Propellers Patterson Company Phoenix Metals Company Plascore, Inc. Premium Plate PYI Inc. R.W. Fernstrum & Company Richard's Supply Inc. Rigidized Metals Corporation Roxtec, Inc Schuyler Companies Seacoast, Genuine Cable Group SeaDek Marine Products Ships Machinery International Inc Solar Boat Shades LLC. SPI Coatings TIMCO Industries, Inc. Tube-Mac Piping Technologies Whiting Door Manufacturing Corporation Wolseley Industrial
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2020 IWBS Exhibitor Listings 1st Choice Restaurant Equipment & Supply, LLC ActiveLED, Inc. Advanced Graphic Engraving Allied Marine Crane Allsalt Maritime - Owner of Shoxs and Kinetix Askew Industrial Corporation Marine Division Ayres Composite Panels USA LLC Brass Works, Inc. C.C. Jensen, Inc. Cortland Company Custom Marine Inc Dale Fastener Supply Distribution International DuPont Performance Building Solutions ElectriCities of N.C., Inc. Environmental Marine Inc FEDPRO Fireboy-Xintex LLC G.T. Michelli Co., Inc. Hawboldt Industries Hempel Coatings Hubbell Water Heaters Hytorc Hyva Corporation / Hyva Crane ICC Cable Corp. Infra-Metals Co. John Deere Power Systems Jotun Paints Inc Liferaft Systems Australia Livorsi Marine inc Lucas Oil Marine Products Metals USA - Plates & Shapes National Specialty Alloys Inc Plascore, Inc. Premium Plate RHOTHETA International Inc. Rice Propulsion Rigidized Metals Corporation Scienco/FAST, a subsidiary of BioMicrobics, Inc. Sinex Solutions Southwest Wire Rope Spurs Marine Manufacturing Inc Supreme Integrated Technology, Inc. TIMCO Industries, Inc. TriCab USA TRIM-LOK, INC. True Source Enterprises, Inc. Wager Company WESMAR - Western Marine Electronics Wing Inflatables, Inc. Wynne Enterprises, Inc
Cathodic Protection Delta Marine Technik Separator Spares & Equipment
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Caulking & Sealants Distribution International FEDPRO Fluoramics, Inc. MCT Brattberg, Inc. Scurlock Electric STI Marine Firestop
Cooling Systems Bronswerk Marine Inc Cospolich, Inc. Duramax Marine LLC East Park Radiator & Battery Shop, Inc. Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon Ltd Johnson Controls Global Marine R.W. Fernstrum & Company RYDLYME Marine Separator Spares & Equipment Ships Machinery International Inc Siemens Corporation
Couplings ACM-Trading Ltd American VULKAN Corporation Beacon Finland Ltd Oy Bludworth Marine LLC Driveline Service of Portland, Inc. Geislinger Corporation GKN Driveline Service Haley Marine Gears Inc Hiller Companies (The) Hydrasearch Company, LLC Industrial Packing & Seals, Inc. Isoflex Technologies Karl Senner, LLC Lauderdale Propeller Service Lo-Rez Vibration Control Ltd Lufkin Industries, LLC MMC International Corporation Oil States Industries, Inc. PYI Inc. Renold Hi-Tec Couplings Reuland Electric Company Rexnord Industries/CENTA Rice Propulsion SKF Sound Propeller Services Soundown Corporation Straub Pipe Couplings Transfluid LLC United Titanium Inc. Viega LLC
Dehumidifiers Johnson Controls Global Marine
Doors ACRO Industries Inc. AdvanTec Marine Ayres Composite Panels USA LLC Brass Works, Inc.
Byrne Rice & Turner Inc Cospolich, Inc. Dale's Welding & Fabricators Deansteel Manufacturing Company, Inc. Donovan Marine, Inc. Garibaldi Glass Industries Inc IMS Marine Solutions Imtra Corporation International Castings & Fabrication LLC Lake Shore Systems, Inc. Libra-Plast AS Marine & Offshore Supplies, Inc. Marine Interior Systems LLC NABRICO Petersen Stainless Rigging & Aerospace Inc Plascore, Inc. Pompanette Ship Interior Systems Southcoast Welding & MFG. Supreme Integrated Technology, Inc. Taylor Made Triangle Enterprises, Inc Whiting Door Manufacturing Corporation
Fabrication Equipment Beamcut Robotic Cutting Systems Cummins Marine Fab Line Machinery Fairlead Integrated Lincoln Electric Company Profax/Lenco Quality Metal Works, Inc. TEAM Industries Inc. Triangle Enterprises, Inc Walther Electric, Inc.
Furniture 1st Choice Restaurant Equipment & Supply, LLC Ayres Composite Panels USA LLC Beurteaux North America Bostrom Co Inc Deansteel Manufacturing Company, Inc. Distribution International In-Mar Systems, Inc. Konrad Marine Llebroc Industries Marine & Offshore Supplies, Inc. Marine Interior Systems LLC Panel Specialists Inc. / Fipro - Thermax Petersen Stainless Rigging & Aerospace Inc Plascore, Inc. Quality Metal Works, Inc. Richard's Supply Inc. Rigidized Metals Corporation
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Ship Interior Systems Taylor Made UES USA Inc Ullman Dynamics USA
Galley Equipment 1st Choice Restaurant Equipment & Supply, LLC ACRO Industries Inc. Byrne Rice & Turner Inc Cospolich, Inc. Dometic Hubbell Water Heaters LeBlanc & Associates, LLC Marine Interior Systems LLC Quality Metal Works, Inc. Rhineland Cutlery Richard's Supply Inc. Rigidized Metals Corporation Ullman Dynamics USA
Gaskets AdvanTec Marine Applegate Industrial Materials, Inc. Industrial Packing & Seals, Inc. NABRICO TRIM-LOK, INC. W&O
Gauges Alexander/Ryan Marine & Safety LLC Cygnus Instruments, Inc. DeFelsko Corporation ERL Commercial Marine, Inc Federal Resources Honeywell Hermetic Livorsi Marine inc MMC International Corporation NRE Power Systems, Inc. Standard Calibrations, Inc.
Hatches AdvanTec Marine Anchor Marine & Industrial Supply Donovan Marine, Inc. IMS Marine Solutions International Castings & Fabrication LLC Libra-Plast AS NABRICO Petersen Stainless Rigging & Aerospace Inc Ship Interior Systems Taylor Made TIMCO Industries, Inc.
Heating Equipment Bronswerk Marine Inc Cospolich, Inc. Dometic Duraline
Electro Plastics Inc / STEP Marine Flagship Marine Hubbell Water Heaters Johnson Controls Global Marine LeBlanc & Associates, LLC RYDLYME Marine
Horns Kahlenberg Industries Inc Power Products/Marinco Mastervolt
Ice Making Equipment 1st Choice Restaurant Equipment & Supply, LLC AER Supply Ltd. Cospolich, Inc. Dometic LeBlanc & Associates, LLC Richard's Supply Inc.
Impellers Industrial Packing & Seals, Inc. JMP Corp.
Insulations & Soundproofing Applegate Industrial Materials, Inc. Ayres Composite Panels USA LLC CertainTeed Corporation Distribution International DuPont Performance Building Solutions Isoflex Technologies Marine Interior Systems LLC Mascoat Plascore, Inc. Remitite America, Inc. Soundown Corporation SPI Coatings Superior Energies Inc Thermcor, Inc. Triangle Enterprises, Inc
Interior Hardware Allsalt Maritime - Owner of Shoxs and Kinetix Brass Works, Inc. CAB Products Deansteel Manufacturing Company, Inc. Enfasco Inc. Headhunter, Inc. Llebroc Industries Marine Interior Systems LLC PERKO, Inc. Richard's Supply Inc. Southern Fasteners and Supply, Inc. Springfield Marine UES USA Inc Weems & Plath
Interiors
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ACRO Industries Inc. Ayres Composite Panels USA LLC Bostrom Co Inc Deansteel Manufacturing Company, Inc. Distribution International Garibaldi Glass Industries Inc In-Mar Systems, Inc. Llebroc Industries Marine & Offshore Supplies, Inc. Marine Interior Systems LLC Panel Specialists Inc. / Fipro - Thermax Plascore, Inc. Quality Metal Works, Inc. Richard's Supply Inc. Ship Interior Systems UES USA Inc Ullman Dynamics USA Whiting Door Manufacturing Corporation
Laundry Services 1st Choice Restaurant Equipment & Supply, LLC Richard's Supply Inc.
Lighting ActiveLED, Inc. Archway Marine Lighting Duraline Federal Resources Highliner Shipboard Alarm by Elmore Electric Imtra Corporation Lopolight Luminell U.S. Inc. Lumitec LLC Mast Products/E-LED Lighting Inc McDermott Light & Signal PERKO, Inc. Phoenix Products LLC Red Sky Lighting LLC. Rig-a-Lite by AZZ Lighting Systems Scurlock Electric Signal Mate Summit Electric Supply, Marine Division Vision X Lighting W&O Weems & Plath Wintron Electronics
Metal Fab Equipment 1st Choice Restaurant Equipment & Supply, LLC Ace World Companies ACRO Industries Inc. Beamcut Robotic Cutting Systems Cospolich, Inc. ELEVATING BOATS LLC ERL Commercial Marine, Inc
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2020 IWBS Exhibitor Listings Lincoln Electric Company Millner-Haufen Tool Company Praxair Distribution Profax/Lenco Richard's Supply Inc. TEAM Industries Inc.
Metals Arbor / Metals, Inc. Bayou Metal Supply FARMERS COPPER LTD. Fibergrate Composite Structures Infra-Metals Co. Intsel Steel Distributors LeBlanc & Associates, LLC Metals USA - Plates & Shapes National Specialty Alloys Inc Phoenix Metals Company Premium Plate Quality Metal Works, Inc. Rigidized Metals Corporation Ryerson United Titanium Inc.
Meters Cygnus Instruments, Inc. DeFelsko Corporation DEIF Inc. Liquid Controls Power Products/Marinco Mastervolt Total Control Systems
Monitoring Systems Advanced Mechanical Enterprises Andromeda Systems Incorporated Auto-Maskin LLC Baton Rouge Marine Electrical Service, Inc. Becker Marine Systems GmbH C&C Panasia, Inc. Creative Systems, Inc. Draeger Inc Electronic Marine Systems Inc. (EMS MARCON) EMI, A Division of W&O Federal Resources Fireboy-Xintex LLC Firetrol Protection Systems, Inc Fluke Reliability FUELTRAX Geislinger Corporation Hatteland Technology Honeywell Hermetic Ian-Conrad Bergan, LLC. ioCurrents JOWA USA, Inc. Liquid Controls Livorsi Marine inc Maretron Inc Marine Engine Controls Inc Marine Technologies LLC
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Monico Inc MPW Filter NAG Marine Nauticomp, Inc. PEPCO - Plainville Electrical Products Company Power Products/Marinco Mastervolt Prime Mover Controls Inc Signal Mate Standard Calibrations, Inc. Wago Corporation ZAZZ Engineering Inc
Piping American BOA, Inc. Applegate Industrial Materials, Inc. Arbor / Metals, Inc. Bayou Metal Supply FARMERS COPPER LTD. Hose Master Hydro Dynamics Solutions, LLC International Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc. Intsel Steel Distributors Phoenix Metals Company Power Dynamics Innovations LLC / Redox Roxtec, Inc Spears Manufacturing Company STI Marine Firestop TEAM Industries Inc. Tube-Mac Piping Technologies United Titanium Inc. Viega LLC W&O Wolseley Industrial
Portable Water Systems Controlled Water Systems Dometic Hubbell Water Heaters W&O W.S. Darley & Co
Pumps Ahead Sanitation Systems, Inc. Belzona of Baton Rouge Bludworth Marine LLC Byrne Rice & Turner Inc CounterFire Ltd Federal Resources FluiDyne Fluid Power Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon Ltd Headhunter, Inc. Hiller Companies (The) Hydro Dynamics Solutions, LLC Industrial Packing & Seals, Inc. In-Mar Systems, Inc. JMP Corp. Laborde Products, Inc. National Oilwell Varco
Padgett-Swann Machinery Company, Inc. PG Flow Solutions RYDLYME Marine Sea Horse Systems Separator Spares & Equipment Udor USA, Inc W&O W.S. Darley & Co Watermakers, Inc. Wooster Hydrostatics, Inc.
Refrigeration & Freezing 1st Choice Restaurant Equipment & Supply, LLC Bronswerk Marine Inc Cospolich, Inc. Dometic Johnson Controls Global Marine LeBlanc & Associates, LLC Northern Lights, Inc. Richard's Supply Inc. Thermcor, Inc.
Searchlights ActiveLED, Inc. Archway Marine Lighting Byrne Rice & Turner Inc Donovan Marine, Inc. Imtra Corporation Luminell U.S. Inc. PERKO, Inc. Phoenix Products LLC Scurlock Electric W&O
Seating Allsalt Maritime - Owner of Shoxs and Kinetix Bostrom Co Inc Freedman Seating Company Imtra Corporation In-Mar Systems, Inc. Llebroc Industries Pompanette Ship Interior Systems Shockwave - Marine Suspension Seating Springfield Marine Taylor Made UES USA Inc Ullman Dynamics USA Zodiac of North America, Inc.
Security Systems Anixter, Inc. FarSounder Inc FLIR-Raymarine Hiller Companies (The) Nauticomp, Inc. RHOTHETA International Inc.
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Sea-Fire Marine Seatronx Zenitel AS
Shrink Wrap & Supplies Dr. Shrink, Inc.
Signals Kahlenberg Industries Inc Signal Mate
Solar Shades Imtra Corporation Solar Boat Shades LLC.
Stabilization Systems Becker Marine Systems GmbH Humphree USA Inc Imtra Corporation Marine Group Boat Works, LLC Naiad Dynamics Sauer Compressors USA
Steering Systems C.C. Jensen, Inc. Donovan Marine, Inc. EMI, A Division of W&O Hamilton Jet Americas Jastram Engineering Kobelt Manufacturing Co Ltd Kongsberg Maritime Marine Engine Controls Inc Supreme Integrated Technology, Inc. Ullman Dynamics USA
Beamcut Robotic Cutting Systems Big Top Fabric Structures Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation Lincoln Electric Company Metals USA - Plates & Shapes
Tank Gauging & Alarm Systems C&C Panasia, Inc. Electronic Marine Systems Inc. (EMS MARCON) EMI, A Division of W&O ERL Commercial Marine, Inc Federal Resources Fireboy-Xintex LLC Firetrol Protection Systems, Inc FUELTRAX Headhunter, Inc. Honeywell Hermetic Ian-Conrad Bergan, LLC. JOWA USA, Inc. Maretron Inc MMC International Corporation NAG Marine Prime Mover Controls Inc Standard Calibrations, Inc.
Timber Sales Coastal Timbers, Inc.
Valve Reach Rods BFG Marine, Inc. Industrial Packing & Seals, Inc.
Sterntube Seals
Valves & Fittings
Advanced Mechanical Enterprises CRC Distribution Duramax Marine LLC KEMEL USA Inc Lasdrop Lauderdale Propeller Service Lignum Vitae North America, LLC On Site Alignment PYI Inc. Rice Propulsion Sound Propeller Services Thordon Bearings, Inc. Versitec Marine & Industrial
ACM-Trading Ltd Ahead Sanitation Systems, Inc. Dale Fastener Supply ERL Commercial Marine, Inc FARMERS COPPER LTD. FluiDyne Fluid Power Hiller Companies (The) Honeywell Hermetic Hose Master Hydrasearch Company, LLC Liquid Controls MMC International Corporation PERKO, Inc. Petersen Stainless Rigging & Aerospace Inc Sample Brothers, Inc. Southern Fasteners and Supply, Inc. Southland Reach Rods Spears Manufacturing Company United Titanium Inc. Viega LLC W&O W.S. Darley & Co Wager Company Watermakers, Inc.
Strainers AER Supply Ltd. Federal Resources Hydrasearch Company, LLC JMP Corp. Liquid Controls Miller-Leaman, Inc. Udor USA, Inc W&O
Structural Fab Equipment
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Wolseley Industrial
Vapor Recovery Equipment Electronic Marine Systems Inc. (EMS MARCON) ERL Commercial Marine, Inc Ian-Conrad Bergan, LLC. MMC International Corporation Sauer Compressors USA
Ventilation Systems Big Top Fabric Structures Brass Works, Inc. Bronswerk Marine Inc Delta "T" Systems Dometic Dr. Shrink, Inc. Hydrasearch Company, LLC LeBlanc & Associates, LLC W.S. Darley & Co ZAZZ Engineering Inc
Water Filtration C&C Panasia, Inc. Controlled Water Systems Dometic Green Marine & Industrial Equipment Company, Inc. IMS Marine Solutions JOWA USA, Inc. Miller-Leaman, Inc. Scienco/FAST, a subsidiary of BioMicrobics, Inc. Sea Horse Systems Separator Spares & Equipment
Watermakers AER Supply Ltd. Ahead Sanitation Systems, Inc. Byrne Rice & Turner Inc Controlled Water Systems Dometic Green Marine & Industrial Equipment Company, Inc. Headhunter, Inc. Hydro Dynamics Solutions, LLC Marine Systems, Inc. Sea Horse Systems Separator Spares & Equipment Watermakers, Inc.
Weather Instruments DeFelsko Corporation DEIF Inc. Imtra Corporation R.M. Young Company Wintron Electronics
Windows AdvanTec Marine Byrne Rice & Turner Inc
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2020 IWBS Exhibitor Listings Dale's Welding & Fabricators Deansteel Manufacturing Company, Inc. Donovan Marine, Inc. Garibaldi Glass Industries Inc IMS Marine Solutions Marine & Offshore Supplies, Inc. Pompanette ProCurve Glass Technology LLC Ship Interior Systems Taylor Made Wynne Enterprises, Inc
Windshield Wipers & Blades AER Supply Ltd. Dale's Welding & Fabricators Imtra Corporation In-Mar Systems, Inc. Marine & Offshore Supplies, Inc. Power Products/Marinco Mastervolt
Catalog / Retail Distributors Advance Marine, LLC/Melcal Marine AdvanTec Marine AEP Sales LLC Ahead Sanitation Systems, Inc. Analytic Systems Anchor Marine & Industrial Supply Andromeda Systems Incorporated Anixter, Inc. Archway Marine Lighting Auto-Maskin LLC Baton Rouge Marine Electrical Service, Inc. Bayou Metal Supply Belzona of Baton Rouge Brass Works, Inc. C.C. Jensen, Inc. CertainTeed Corporation ClearSpan Fabric Structures ComNav Marine Ltd. Continental Battery Craft Bearing Company Inc CRC Distribution Cygnus Instruments, Inc. Datrex Inc Delta "T" Systems Distribution International Dr. Shrink, Inc. ElectriCities of N.C., Inc. Empire Foam Solutions Enfasco Inc. Eureka Chemical Company F&M MAFCO, Inc. Faux Pas Prints FEDPRO Fireboy-Xintex LLC Fluoramics, Inc. Fuel Right Global, LLC
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Gulf Coast Yacht Group Hamilton Jet Americas HappyFeet/TMKE LLC Highliner Shipboard Alarm by Elmore Electric Holloway Houston, Inc. Hubbell Water Heaters Hydro Dynamics Solutions, LLC Hytorc ICC Cable Corp. Infra-Metals Co. In-Mar Systems, Inc. Intsel Steel Distributors JMP Corp. John Deere Power Systems Kobelt Manufacturing Co Ltd Laborde Products, Inc. Lauderdale Propeller Service Lewis Marine Supply Life Raft & Survival Equipment Inc Liquid Controls Lucas Oil Marine Products Luftex Gears Manufacturing & Services Marine Rescue Technologies Millner-Haufen Tool Company NABRICO NAG Marine Network Innovations NEWMAR Northern Safety & Industrial Orttech Performance Diesel Inc Profax/Lenco PYI Inc. R Carter & Associates Reliable Industries Rescue Technology Rhineland Cutlery Rustibus Inc Scurlock Electric Seacoast, Genuine Cable Group Seatronx Ship Interior Systems Signal Mate Southern Fasteners and Supply, Inc. Southwest Wire Rope Springfield Marine STI Marine Firestop Survitec TIMCO Industries, Inc. True Source Enterprises, Inc. Viega LLC Vision X Lighting VMS Vansteen Marine Supply W&O W.S. Darley & Co Wago Corporation Weems & Plath Whiting Door Manufacturing Corporation
Wing Inflatables, Inc. Wintron Electronics Wolseley Industrial
Coatings Abrasives 10X Engineered Materials LLC Desco Manufacturing Co. Inc. Louisiana Association for the Blind MMLJ, Inc. Sponge-Jet, Inc. SSPC: The Society For Protective Coatings Thordon Bearings, Inc.
Blasting Equipment Big Top Fabric Structures Bludworth Marine LLC Infra-Metals Co. Metals USA - Plates & Shapes MMLJ, Inc. Remitite America, Inc. Ryerson Sponge-Jet, Inc. SSPC: The Society For Protective Coatings
Chemicals Fluoramics, Inc. Lubriplate Lubricants RYDLYME Marine
Coatings & Preservatives API AZZ Galvanizing Services Belzona of Baton Rouge Distribution International ElectriCities of N.C., Inc. Eureka Chemical Company Fairlead Integrated Fluoramics, Inc. Hempel Coatings Hydro Dynamics Solutions, LLC International Paint LLC Jotun Paints Inc Louisiana Association for the Blind Mascoat NCP Coatings Inc Oil Center Research LLC PPG Protective & Marine Coatings Premium Plate SPI Coatings SSPC: The Society For Protective Coatings Wing Inflatables, Inc. ZYREX COATINGS
Deck Coatings API Carboline Company
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Fibergrate Composite Structures Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation Hempel Coatings International Paint LLC Jotun Paints Inc Louisiana Association for the Blind NCP Coatings Inc PPG Protective & Marine Coatings PYI Inc. SeaDek Marine Products SoftPoint Industries SPI Coatings
Paint Equipment Metals USA - Plates & Shapes Ryerson
Paints Carboline Company Hempel Coatings International Paint LLC Jotun Paints Inc Mascoat NCP Coatings Inc PPG Protective & Marine Coatings PYI Inc. Surface Preparation SPI Coatings 10X Engineered Materials LLC API AZZ Galvanizing Services Desco Manufacturing Co. Inc. Hilti Inc. Infra-Metals Co. Ingersoll Rand Jotun Paints Inc Metals USA - Plates & Shapes MMLJ, Inc. Phoenix Labor Group PPG Protective & Marine Coatings Premium Plate Rustibus Inc SSPC: The Society For Protective Coatings
Water Blasting International Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc. Jetstream of Houston MMLJ, Inc. Phoenix Labor Group R Carter & Associates
Computer / Software / Internet Computers / Internet / Software Andromeda Systems Incorporated AVEVA CADMATIC
Cobham Creative Systems, Inc. DNV GL USA, Inc G.T. Michelli Co., Inc. Global Data Systems Golden Technologies GORDHEAD Hatteland Technology Helm Operations ioCurrents KVH Industries, Inc. Maretron Inc Marine Diagnostic Tools Marine Rescue Technologies Maritime Reporter and Engineering News Monico Inc Moxie Media Inc NAG Marine National Energy Equipment Nauticomp, Inc. Polaris Electronics LLC Revelry Labs Rose Point Navigation Systems Sea Machines Seatronx ShipConstructor USA, Inc. SHIPSERV Sinex Solutions SKF Tero Marine AS TowWorks LLC WheelHouse Technologies, Inc. WL3 Solutions, LLC Zenitel AS
Shipyard Software Auros Knowledge Systems AVEVA CADMATIC Creative Systems, Inc. Cygnus Instruments, Inc. Golden Technologies GORDHEAD Helm Operations MCT Brattberg, Inc. Murray and Associates LLC Revelry Labs Sinex Solutions SKF TowWorks LLC
Vessel Management Systems ABS Andromeda Systems Incorporated Auto-Maskin LLC DNV GL USA, Inc Electronic Marine Systems Inc. (EMS MARCON) Electronic Power Design Inc EMI, A Division of W&O
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FUELTRAX GE Power Conversion Golden Technologies GPLink, LLC Helm Operations Ian-Conrad Bergan, LLC. ioCurrents Kobelt Manufacturing Co Ltd Kongsberg Maritime Mackay Marine Marine Technologies LLC Monico Inc NRE Power Systems, Inc. Polaris Electronics LLC Revelry Labs Seatronx Siemens Corporation Sinex Solutions Standard Calibrations, Inc. Tero Marine AS TowWorks LLC Wago Corporation WheelHouse Technologies, Inc.
Deck Machinery / Hardware Equipment Aluminum Construction AdvanTec Marine Lake Shore Systems, Inc. MarinaStep-SafeRack Marine Group Boat Works, LLC Scully's Aluminum Boats Southcoast Welding & MFG.
Anchors Anchor Marine & Industrial Supply Boats & Harbors In-Mar Systems, Inc. International Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc. Lake Shore Systems, Inc. Schoellhorn-Albrecht Machine Company Taylor Made Vetus Maxwell
Brakes Altra Industrial Motion Dellner Brakes GKN Driveline Service Hilliard Corporation (The) Kobelt Manufacturing Co Ltd Logan Clutch Corporation Marine Engine Controls Inc Oil States Industries, Inc. Reuland Electric Company WPT Power Corporation
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2020 IWBS Exhibitor Listings Buoys / Floats / Fenders Alexander/Ryan Marine & Safety LLC Anchor Marine & Industrial Supply AZZ Galvanizing Services Boats & Harbors Coastal Timbers, Inc. Datrex Inc Dr. Shrink, Inc. Duramax Marine LLC GE Transportation, a Wabtec Company J H Menge & Company Inc McDermott Light & Signal Schuyler Companies Survitec William F Miller & Associates Zodiac of North America, Inc.
Capstans Appleton Marine, Inc. Coastal Marine Equipment, Inc. Hawboldt Industries Intercon J H Menge & Company Inc JonRie InterTech LLC Lake Shore Systems, Inc. MacGregor NABRICO Patterson Company Reuland Electric Company Schoellhorn-Albrecht Machine Company Vetus Maxwell Wintech International, LLC
Chains & Fittings Anchor Marine & Industrial Supply Dale Fastener Supply Holloway Houston, Inc. Petersen Stainless Rigging & Aerospace Inc Renold Hi-Tec Couplings Southwest Wire Rope United Titanium Inc.
Conveyors Ace World Companies E-Crane International USA Irwin Car and Equipment
Cordage Atlantic Braids Ltd Chafe-Pro by FJORD, Inc. Continental Western Corporation Cortland Company General Work Products/ Palmer Safety Glendinning Products, LLC Holloway Houston, Inc. Southwest Wire Rope Teufelberger Fiber Rope Corp
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Ace World Companies Advance Marine, LLC/Melcal Marine AdvanTec Marine Allied Marine Crane Altec-Effer USA Appleton Marine, Inc. Dellner Brakes Delta "T" Systems E-Crane International USA ELEVATING BOATS LLC F&M MAFCO, Inc. H & E Equipment Services Hawboldt Industries Hyva Corporation / Hyva Crane Irwin Car and Equipment Lake Shore Systems, Inc. Logan Clutch Corporation MacGregor National Oilwell Varco Oil States Industries, Inc. Seatrax, Inc. Ships Machinery International Inc Techcrane International, LLC Trade Tech Vard Marine Inc. Vestdavit, Inc. WPT Power Corporation
Deck Machinery & Hardware Advance Marine, LLC/Melcal Marine Allied Marine Crane Anchor Marine & Industrial Supply Appleton Marine, Inc. Beacon Finland Ltd Oy Coastal Marine Equipment, Inc. Cortland Company CRC Distribution ELEVATING BOATS LLC Hawboldt Industries Intercon Isoflex Technologies JonRie InterTech LLC Kongsberg Maritime MarinaStep-SafeRack Motor-Services Hugo Stamp Inc NABRICO Patterson Company Petersen Stainless Rigging & Aerospace Inc Schoellhorn-Albrecht Machine Company Ships Machinery International Inc Southland Reach Rods Southwest Wire Rope Supreme Integrated Technology, Inc. Taisei Engineering Consultants Inc. Techcrane International, LLC TIMCO Industries, Inc. Vestdavit, Inc. Wintech International, LLC
Deck Machinery / Hardware / Equipment Ace World Companies Advance Marine, LLC/Melcal Marine AdvanTec Marine Allied Marine Crane Altec-Effer USA Atlantic Braids Ltd Bosch Rexroth Corporation Byrne Rice & Turner Inc CAB Products Certified Coastal Marine Equipment, Inc. Columbia Industrial Products (CIP Composites) Daihatsu Diesel (America),Inc. Danfoss Dellner Brakes Donovan Marine, Inc. ELEVATING BOATS LLC Enfasco Inc. G.T. Michelli Co., Inc. Gator Supply Company Hawboldt Industries Ian-Conrad Bergan, LLC. In-Mar Systems, Inc. J H Menge & Company Inc Kahlenberg Industries Inc Lake Shore Systems, Inc. Liquid Controls Lubriplate Lubricants MacGregor Marine & Offshore Supplies, Inc. Millner-Haufen Tool Company Monico Inc NABRICO National Oilwell Varco Oil States Industries, Inc. Patterson Company Petersen Stainless Rigging & Aerospace Inc Power Dynamics Innovations LLC / Redox Rustibus Inc Schoellhorn-Albrecht Machine Company Schuyler Companies Techcrane International, LLC TIMCO Industries, Inc. Total Control Systems United Titanium Inc. Vard Marine Inc. Vestdavit, Inc. Vetus Maxwell VMS Vansteen Marine Supply Washington Chain & Supply Inc. Wintech International, LLC WPT Power Corporation
Diving Equipment Cygnus Instruments, Inc.
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Draeger Inc Marine Rescue Technologies Subsalve USA
Elevators Lake Shore Systems, Inc. Reuland Electric Company
Fire Fighting Equipment Alexander/Ryan Marine & Safety LLC CounterFire Ltd Datrex Inc Draeger Inc Fire Protection Service Inc Fireboy-Xintex LLC Firetrol Protection Systems, Inc Hiller Companies (The) In-Mar Systems, Inc. Kidde Fire Systems Logan Clutch Corporation Remitite America, Inc. Sea-Fire Marine Ships Machinery International Inc Survitec W.S. Darley & Co
Hardware Askew Industrial Corporation Marine Division Brass Works, Inc. CAB Products Dale Fastener Supply Enfasco Inc. Hydrasearch Company, LLC Luminell U.S. Inc. MarinaStep-SafeRack PERKO, Inc. Pompanette Rigidized Metals Corporation Southern Fasteners and Supply, Inc. Spinlock USA Springfield Marine Taylor Made UES USA Inc
Helidecks Delta Marine Technik
Hoses & Fittings Chafe-Pro by FJORD, Inc. Fire Protection Service Inc FluiDyne Fluid Power Glendinning Products, LLC Gutteling Americas, Inc. Sample Brothers, Inc. Straub Pipe Couplings Vetus Maxwell W.S. Darley & Co Watermakers, Inc.
Hydraulics
ACM-Trading Ltd AdvanTec Marine Bosch Rexroth Corporation Chafe-Pro by FJORD, Inc. Christie & Grey Inc FluiDyne Fluid Power H & E Equipment Services Hydrasearch Company, LLC Jastram Engineering JonRie InterTech LLC Kobelt Manufacturing Co Ltd Naiad Dynamics PANOLIN America PG Flow Solutions Reliable Industries Supreme Integrated Technology, Inc. Techcrane International, LLC Vetus Maxwell WESMAR - Western Marine Electronics Wooster Hydrostatics, Inc. Yates Cylinders
Mooring Systems Anchor Marine & Industrial Supply Appleton Marine, Inc. Atlantic Braids Ltd Center Lift Inc. Chafe-Pro by FJORD, Inc. Coastal Marine Equipment, Inc. Continental Western Corporation Cortland Company Hawboldt Industries Intercon J H Menge & Company Inc JonRie InterTech LLC Lake Shore Systems, Inc. MacGregor National Oilwell Varco Oil States Industries, Inc. Patterson Company Schoellhorn-Albrecht Machine Company
Oil Drilling Equipment Dellner Brakes GE Transportation, a Wabtec Company Generon, IGS National Oilwell Varco Sauer Compressors USA WPT Power Corporation
Pneumatics Altra Industrial Motion Center Lift Inc. Cleveland Vibrator Company F&M MAFCO, Inc. Ingersoll Rand Kobelt Manufacturing Co Ltd Marine Engine Controls Inc Prime Mover Controls Inc Sauer Compressors USA
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Rope Anchor Marine & Industrial Supply Atlantic Braids Ltd Chafe-Pro by FJORD, Inc. Continental Western Corporation Cortland Company General Work Products/ Palmer Safety Kaya Ropes Lankhorst Ropes Southwest Wire Rope Teufelberger Fiber Rope Corp
Tanks Ahead Sanitation Systems, Inc. Environmental Marine Inc Hubbell Water Heaters NABRICO Vetus Maxwell
Tools Continental Western Corporation Dr. Shrink, Inc. Enfasco Inc. F&M MAFCO, Inc. G.T. Michelli Co., Inc. Hilti Inc. Ingersoll Rand VMS Vansteen Marine Supply
Winches & Windlasses Ace World Companies Advance Marine, LLC/Melcal Marine Allied Marine Crane Appleton Marine, Inc. Coastal Marine Equipment, Inc. Dale's Welding & Fabricators Dellner Brakes ELEVATING BOATS LLC ERL Commercial Marine, Inc F&M MAFCO, Inc. GlobalTech Motor & Controls, Inc. Hawboldt Industries Holloway Houston, Inc. Imtra Corporation Ingersoll Rand Intercon Irwin Car and Equipment J H Menge & Company Inc JonRie InterTech LLC Kongsberg Maritime Lake Shore Systems, Inc. Logan Clutch Corporation Lubriplate Lubricants MacGregor Marine Engine Controls Inc NABRICO National Oilwell Varco Oil States Industries, Inc. Patterson Company
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2020 IWBS Exhibitor Listings Reuland Electric Company Schoellhorn-Albrecht Machine Company Taylor Made Techcrane International, LLC TIMCO Industries, Inc. Vetus Maxwell Wintech International, LLC WPT Power Corporation
Power Products/Marinco Mastervolt Schaefer Electronics Inc. Scurlock Electric Summit Electric Supply, Marine Division Techsol Marine Torqeedo Transfluid LLC Wintron Electronics
Wire Ropes
Electrical Equipment
Anchor Marine & Industrial Supply F&M MAFCO, Inc. Holloway Houston, Inc. Lankhorst Ropes VMS Vansteen Marine Supply
ABB AmeriMex Motor and Controls, LLC Analytic Systems Auto-Maskin LLC Baton Rouge Marine Electrical Service, Inc. CAB Products Daihatsu Diesel (America),Inc. Duraline Dynamax Inc. ElectriCities of N.C., Inc. Electronic Power Design Inc GE Power Conversion GlobalTech Motor & Controls, Inc. Highliner Shipboard Alarm by Elmore Electric ICC Cable Corp. Industrial Electric Mfg. Karl Senner, LLC Kohler Power La Marche Manufacturing Co Luminell U.S. Inc. Lumitec LLC MCT Brattberg, Inc. Monico Inc Network Innovations NEWMAR Nidec Industrial Solutions Panel Components & Systems PEPCO - Plainville Electrical Products Company Philadelphia Gear Phoenix Products LLC Point Eight Power Inc Power Products/Marinco Mastervolt Red Sky Lighting LLC. Roxtec, Inc Schaefer Electronics Inc. Scurlock Electric Seacoast, Genuine Cable Group Siemens Corporation Southcoast Welding & MFG. Summit Electric Supply, Marine Division Sun Powered Yachts Techsol Marine Tees White Gill Thrusters TriCab USA Vision X Lighting Walther Electric, Inc.
Electrical Systems & Components Alarms, Security Systems
C&C Panasia, Inc. Draeger Inc Emerson Fireboy-Xintex LLC Firetrol Protection Systems, Inc Golden Technologies Highliner Shipboard Alarm by Elmore Electric Hiller Companies (The) Hose-McCann Communications ioCurrents Maretron Inc Marine Rescue Technologies NAG Marine Nauticomp, Inc. NRE Power Systems, Inc. Polaris Electronics LLC Prime Mover Controls Inc R Carter & Associates Sea-Fire Marine Seatronx Summit Electric Supply, Marine Division Techsol Marine TIMCO Industries, Inc. Zenitel AS
Batteries / Chargers ActiveLED, Inc. AEP Sales LLC Analytic Systems Archway Marine Lighting C Rate Solutions Continental Battery DEIF Inc. GE Power Conversion KBI/ Kold Ban Intl. La Marche Manufacturing Co NEWMAR Panel Components & Systems
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WEG Electric Corp
Electrical Systems & Components ABB+C1897:C1943 ACM-Trading Ltd AER Supply Ltd. AmeriMex Motor and Controls, LLC Analytic Systems Anixter, Inc. BAE Systems Baton Rouge Marine Electrical Service, Inc. Beier Integrated Systems C&C Panasia, Inc. Danfoss DEIF Inc. Delta "T" Systems Duraline Dynamax Inc. Electro Plastics Inc / STEP Marine Electronic Power Design Inc Enfasco Inc. ERL Commercial Marine, Inc Fairlead Integrated Flagship Marine FUELTRAX GE Power Conversion GE Transportation, a Wabtec Company Highliner Shipboard Alarm by Elmore Electric Ian-Conrad Bergan, LLC. ICC Cable Corp. Kobelt Manufacturing Co Ltd La Marche Manufacturing Co Luminell U.S. Inc. MNI Diesel Monico Inc Network Innovations Panel Components & Systems PEPCO - Plainville Electrical Products Company Philadelphia Gear Point Eight Power Inc Power Dynamics Innovations LLC / Redox Power Products/Marinco Mastervolt Prime Mover Controls Inc Raytheon Anschuetz GmbH Red Sky Lighting LLC. Remitite America, Inc. RHOTHETA International Inc. Schaefer Electronics Inc. Scurlock Electric Sea Machines Sea-Fire Marine Siemens Corporation Signal Mate Standard Calibrations, Inc. Summit Electric Supply, Marine Division
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Superior Energies Inc Techsol Marine Tees White Gill Thrusters TIMCO Industries, Inc. Torqeedo TriCab USA Vard Marine Inc. Wago Corporation Walther Electric, Inc. WEG Electric Corp
Heat-Shrink Tubing Scurlock Electric
Switches, Circuit Breakers & Sensors Beier Integrated Systems FARMERS COPPER LTD. Fireboy-Xintex LLC Highliner Shipboard Alarm by Elmore Electric Karl Senner, LLC Livorsi Marine inc Panel Components & Systems Power Products/Marinco Mastervolt R.M. Young Company Scurlock Electric Smith Systems Inc. Standard Calibrations, Inc. Summit Electric Supply, Marine Division Techsol Marine Weems & Plath WEG Electric Corp
Electronics / Communications Antennas AEP Sales LLC Cobham FLIR-Raymarine Intellian Technologies KVH Industries, Inc. Marine Technologies LLC Pilot Marine Products Polaris Electronics LLC RHOTHETA International Inc. Simrad - Navico Zenitel AS
Communications/Cellular AEP Sales LLC Global Data Systems Polaris Electronics LLC Sonetics Corporation
Communications/Satellite Atlantic Radiotelephone Inc Cobham
COMSAT Garmin USA Global Data Systems Icom America Inc. Intellian Technologies KNS Inc KVH Industries, Inc. La Marche Manufacturing Co Marine Technologies LLC Network Innovations Polaris Electronics LLC Sea-Trac Offshore Services
Electronics / Communications Alexander/Ryan Marine & Safety LLC Analytic Systems Anixter, Inc. Atlantic Radiotelephone Inc Beier Integrated Systems ComNav Marine Ltd. David Clark Company Incorporated DEIF Inc. Electronic Power Design Inc FarSounder Inc FLIR-Raymarine FUELTRAX Furuno USA Garmin USA Hatteland Technology Hose-McCann Communications ICC Cable Corp. Icom America Inc. Intellian Technologies KVH Industries, Inc. La Marche Manufacturing Co Maretron Inc Marine Rescue Technologies Monico Inc Nauticomp, Inc. NEWMAR Raytheon Anschuetz GmbH RHOTHETA International Inc. Seatronx Simrad - Navico SI-TEX Marine/Koden Electronics Smith Systems Inc. Sonetics Corporation Standard Horizon Survitec Transport Systems and Products, Inc. Vard Marine Inc. Walther Electric, Inc. Wartsila North America, Inc. Wintron Electronics Zenitel AS
Exterior Communications David Clark Company Incorporated Global Data Systems Mackay Marine
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Sonetics Corporation Zenitel AS
InMotion Satellite TV Atlantic Radiotelephone Inc Cobham Intellian Technologies KNS Inc KVH Industries, Inc. Mackay Marine Network Innovations Pilot Marine Products
Interior Communication David Clark Company Incorporated EMI, A Division of W&O Global Data Systems Mackay Marine Marine Engine Controls Inc MCT Brattberg, Inc. Smith Systems Inc. Sonetics Corporation Zenitel AS
Satellite Communications Atlantic Radiotelephone Inc Cobham ComNav Marine Ltd. Furuno USA Global Data Systems Intellian Technologies KVH Industries, Inc. Mackay Marine Network Innovations Polaris Electronics LLC
Electronics / Navigation Compasses / Chronometers ComNav Marine Ltd. Polaris Electronics LLC Raytheon Anschuetz GmbH Simrad - Navico SI-TEX Marine/Koden Electronics Twin Disc Incorporated Weems & Plath
Electronic Charts Beier Integrated Systems FarSounder Inc FUELTRAX Furuno USA Garmin USA Golden Technologies Hatteland Technology Marine Technologies LLC Nauticomp, Inc. NOAA, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
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2020 IWBS Exhibitor Listings Pilot Marine Products Raytheon Anschuetz GmbH Sea-Trac Offshore Services
Electronics / Navigation AEP Sales LLC ComNav Marine Ltd. FarSounder Inc Furuno USA Garmin USA Hatteland Technology Icom America Inc. Jastram Engineering Mackay Marine Maretron Inc Marine Technologies LLC MCT Brattberg, Inc. NEWMAR Polaris Electronics LLC R.M. Young Company Raytheon Anschuetz GmbH Resolve Marine RHOTHETA International Inc. Rose Point Navigation Systems Sea Machines Sea-Trac Offshore Services Seatronx Simrad - Navico SI-TEX Marine/Koden Electronics Transport Systems and Products, Inc. Vard Marine Inc. WESMAR - Western Marine Electronics Wintron Electronics
Navigation Aids DEIF Inc. FarSounder Inc FLIR-Raymarine Furuno USA Kahlenberg Industries Inc Kongsberg Maritime Lopolight Marine Rescue Technologies McDermott Light & Signal Network Innovations NOAA, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations R.M. Young Company Rose Point Navigation Systems Seatronx Simrad - Navico TowWorks LLC Weems & Plath Wintron Electronics Zenitel AS
Navigation Systems Beier Integrated Systems FLIR-Raymarine Furuno USA
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Garmin USA Hatteland Technology Mackay Marine Marine Technologies LLC Nauticomp, Inc. Raytheon Anschuetz GmbH RHOTHETA International Inc. Rose Point Navigation Systems Sea-Trac Offshore Services Seatronx Simrad - Navico SI-TEX Marine/Koden Electronics Techsol Marine Transport Systems and Products, Inc. Wartsila North America, Inc. WESMAR - Western Marine Electronics
Radar
AEP Sales LLC Beier Integrated Systems FLIR-Raymarine Furuno USA Garmin USA Hatteland Technology Ian-Conrad Bergan, LLC. Mackay Marine Nauticomp, Inc. Pilot Marine Products Raytheon Anschuetz GmbH Rose Point Navigation Systems Sea-Trac Offshore Services Simrad - Navico SI-TEX Marine/Koden Electronics Wintron Electronics Financial / Insurance / Legal
AAF Flanders AER Supply Ltd. C.C. Jensen, Inc. Cummins Marine Federal Resources Fuel Right Global, LLC Green Marine & Industrial Equipment Company, Inc. Hilliard Corporation (The) Hydro Dynamics Solutions, LLC Irwin Car and Equipment Lewis Marine Supply Lubrication Engineering Pty Ltd Marine Systems, Inc. MNI Diesel Motor-Services Hugo Stamp Inc MPW Filter R Carter & Associates Reliable Industries Sample Brothers, Inc. Separator Spares & Equipment Versitec Marine & Industrial
Fuel Certified ExxonMobil Fuel Right Global, LLC Gutteling Americas, Inc. JOWA USA, Inc. Liquid Controls Maretron Inc National Energy Equipment
Lubricants
360 Coverage Pros - Mariners License Insurance Donna A. Elison, LUTCF, Agent, New York Life Ins Co Marine Insurance House a division of Wade S. Dunbar Agency Travelers Insurance
Calumet Specialty Lubricants Certified Chevron Lubricants Eureka Chemical Company ExxonMobil FEDPRO Fluoramics, Inc. Fuel Ox KEMEL USA Inc Kluber Lubrication NA LP Lewis Marine Supply Liquid Controls Lubrication Engineering Pty Ltd Lubriplate Lubricants Lucas Oil Marine Products Oil Center Research LLC PANOLIN America SKF
Legal Services
Oily Water Separators
360 Coverage Pros - Mariners License Insurance
Belzona of Baton Rouge Delta Marine Technik Green Marine & Industrial Equipment Company, Inc. Hilliard Corporation (The) JOWA USA, Inc.
Financial Services 360 Coverage Pros - Mariners License Insurance DLS Marine Louisiana Economic Development Philadelphia Gear Siemens Corporation Thomas Financial
Insurance Services
Fuel / Lubricants Filtration & Separation
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Laborde Products, Inc. Mackay Marine Motor-Services Hugo Stamp Inc NAG Marine Separator Spares & Equipment
Media / Magazines, Books Publications ABS ABYC (American Boat & Yacht Council) Boats & Harbors International Tug & OSV Marine Log Marine Yellow Pages Maritime Reporter and Engineering News Moxie Media Inc NOAA, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Professional Mariner RIVIERA MARITIME MEDIA LTD SSPC: The Society For Protective Coatings The Maritime Executive Waterways Journal, Inc.
Naval Architects / Marine Engineers Naval Architects ABS ACM-Trading Ltd AdvanTec Marine All American Marine AZZ Galvanizing Services Beacon Finland Ltd Oy Big Top Fabric Structures Bludworth Marine LLC BMT Boksa Marine Design, Inc. Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. Bronswerk Marine Inc Bruce S. Rosenblatt & Assoc., LLC C.C. Jensen, Inc. CADMATIC Certified C-JOB NAVAL ARCHITECTS Craft Bearing Company Inc Creative Systems, Inc. Crowley Marine Services | Jensen Maritime Derecktor Shipyards Downey Engineering Corporation Elliott Bay Design Group Empire Foam Solutions
Farrell and Norton Naval Architects Genoa Design International Ltd. Gibbs & Cox Inc. Gilbert Associates Inc Glosten Guarino & Cox, L.L.C. Incat Crowther, LLC JMS Naval Architects John Deere Power Systems Lay, Pitman & Associates, Inc. Metal Shark Murray and Associates LLC NEWMAR NOAA, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations PANOLIN America PEPCO - Plainville Electrical Products Company Resolve Marine RHOTHETA International Inc. Rice Propulsion Robert Allan Ltd. Sabine Surveyors SAFE Boats International Ship Architects Inc Signal Mate System One Taisei Engineering Consultants Inc. Technology Associates, Inc. Thermcor, Inc. Ullman Dynamics USA United States Marine Inc Vard Marine Inc. Vision X Lighting Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. WL3 Solutions, LLC
Pollution Control / Environmental Services Ballast Water Treatment Systems C&C Panasia, Inc. Glosten Green Marine & Industrial Equipment Company, Inc. IMS Marine Solutions Marine Systems, Inc. Murray and Associates LLC PG Flow Solutions Scienco/FAST, a subsidiary of BioMicrobics, Inc. Separator Spares & Equipment Techsol Marine Wartsila North America, Inc.
Cleaning Systems AAF Flanders
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R Carter & Associates RYDLYME Marine Scienco/FAST, a subsidiary of BioMicrobics, Inc. Sponge-Jet, Inc. Wartsila North America, Inc.
Degreasers Oil Center Research LLC RYDLYME Marine Scienco/FAST, a subsidiary of BioMicrobics, Inc.
Environmental Services ABS Becker Marine Systems GmbH Big Top Fabric Structures BMT C Rate Solutions C&C Panasia, Inc. Certified DNV GL USA, Inc Dr. Shrink, Inc. Flagship Marine Hug Engineering Lubriplate Lubricants PANOLIN America Red Fox Environmental Services Resolve Marine Sabine Surveyors Scienco/FAST, a subsidiary of BioMicrobics, Inc.
Incinerator Green Marine & Industrial Equipment Company, Inc. Hydro Dynamics Solutions, LLC IMS Marine Solutions
Oil Spill Control Equipment Ian-Conrad Bergan, LLC. Marine Rescue Technologies McDermott Light & Signal Sea Machines Spurs Marine Manufacturing Inc
Sanitation / Waste Water Systems AER Supply Ltd. Ahead Sanitation Systems, Inc. Byrne Rice & Turner Inc Controlled Water Systems Dale's Welding & Fabricators Dometic Environmental Marine Inc Green Marine & Industrial Equipment Company, Inc. Headhunter, Inc. Hydro Dynamics Solutions, LLC JOWA USA, Inc.
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2020 IWBS Exhibitor Listings Laborde Products, Inc. Motor-Services Hugo Stamp Inc R Carter & Associates Red Fox Environmental Services RYDLYME Marine Scienco/FAST, a subsidiary of BioMicrobics, Inc. Sea Horse Systems Separator Spares & Equipment Ships Machinery International Inc Spears Manufacturing Company
Propulsion / Power Automatic Pilots ComNav Marine Ltd. Jastram Engineering Mackay Marine Pilot Marine Products
Azimuth Thrusters ABB C.C. Jensen, Inc. Dellner Brakes Fincantieri Marine Systems North America Inc Geislinger Corporation Karl Senner, LLC Kongsberg Maritime Nidec Industrial Solutions Reuland Electric Company Rice Nozzles - Metalmec Schottel, Inc Ships Machinery International Inc Tees White Gill Thrusters Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. Twin Disc Incorporated
Bow Thrusters AmeriMex Motor and Controls, LLC Belzona of Baton Rouge Danfoss Fincantieri Marine Systems North America Inc GlobalTech Motor & Controls, Inc. Imtra Corporation Karl Senner, LLC Marine Engine Controls Inc Naiad Dynamics Nidec Industrial Solutions Omnithruster Inc. Rice Nozzles - Metalmec RYDLYME Marine Schottel, Inc Ships Machinery International Inc Spurs Marine Manufacturing Inc Tees White Gill Thrusters Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. Twin Disc Incorporated Vetus Maxwell
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Voith Turbo, Inc. WESMAR - Western Marine Electronics
Clutches Altra Industrial Motion GKN Driveline Service Haley Marine Gears Inc Hilliard Corporation (The) Logan Clutch Corporation Luftex Gears Manufacturing & Services Marine Engine Controls Inc Oil States Industries, Inc. Orttech Reliable Industries Rexnord Industries/CENTA Transfluid LLC Twin Disc Incorporated WPT Power Corporation
Ullman Dynamics USA Vetus Maxwell Volvo Penta Wago Corporation Wartsila North America, Inc. WEG Electric Corp ZAZZ Engineering Inc
Electric and Hybrid Marine Propulsion ABB Geislinger Corporation La Marche Manufacturing Co Nidec Industrial Solutions Schottel, Inc Soundown Corporation Sun Powered Yachts Techsol Marine Vard Marine Inc. Wartsila North America, Inc. WESMAR - Western Marine Electronics
Control Systems ABB AmeriMex Motor and Controls, LLC Auto-Maskin LLC Beier Integrated Systems Cummins Marine DEIF Inc. Draeger Inc Electro Plastics Inc / STEP Marine Electronic Marine Systems Inc. (EMS MARCON) Electronic Power Design Inc Emerson EMI, A Division of W&O Fairbanks Morse Fairlead Integrated FUELTRAX GE Power Conversion GE Transportation, a Wabtec Company Hamilton Jet Americas Industrial Electric Mfg. Kobelt Manufacturing Co Ltd Kongsberg Maritime Louisiana Cat MAN Engines & Components Inc Marine Engine Controls Inc Monico Inc Naiad Dynamics National Energy Equipment Nidec Industrial Solutions Point Eight Power Inc Power Dynamics Innovations LLC / Redox Prime Mover Controls Inc Schottel, Inc Sea Machines Siemens Corporation Standard Calibrations, Inc. Supreme Integrated Technology, Inc. Techsol Marine Twin Disc Incorporated
Engine Monitoring Systems Advanced Mechanical Enterprises Auto-Maskin LLC Baton Rouge Marine Electrical Service, Inc. Beier Integrated Systems Cummins Marine DEIF Inc. Delta Marine Technik Donovan Marine, Inc. Electronic Marine Systems Inc. (EMS MARCON) Emerson EMI, A Division of W&O Fincantieri Marine Systems North America Inc FUELTRAX GE Power Conversion GPLink, LLC Industrial Electric Mfg. ioCurrents MAN Engines & Components Inc Marine Diagnostic Tools Monico Inc Motor-Services Hugo Stamp Inc MTU NRE Power Systems, Inc. PEPCO - Plainville Electrical Products Company Prime Mover Controls Inc Steyr Motors Wago Corporation YANMAR America Corporation ZAZZ Engineering Inc
Engine Rebuild & Repair American Turbocharger Technologies BMT ElectriCities of N.C., Inc.
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Fairbanks Morse GE Transportation, a Wabtec Company Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon Ltd Ingersoll Rand Isoflex Technologies JMP Corp. John Deere Power Systems KE Marine, Inc. Laborde Products, Inc. Louisiana Cat Marine Diagnostic Tools Marine Group Boat Works, LLC Marine Systems, Inc. MNI Diesel Motor-Services Hugo Stamp Inc MTU NRE Power Systems, Inc. Performance Diesel Inc PYI Inc. Reliable Industries Sinex Solutions
Engines All American Marine+C2596:C2641 American BOA, Inc. American Turbocharger Technologies American VULKAN Corporation Boats & Harbors BRP US, Inc. Caterpillar Inc® Christie & Grey Inc Cox Cummins Marine Daihatsu Diesel (America),Inc. Duramax Marine LLC Fairbanks Morse Fincantieri Marine Systems North America Inc GE Transportation, a Wabtec Company Hose Master HS Turbochargers America Ingersoll Rand Isoflex Technologies JMP Corp. John Deere Power Systems Kongsberg Maritime Konrad Marine Laborde Products, Inc. Lewis Marine Supply Louisiana Cat MAN Engines & Components Inc Marine Group Boat Works, LLC Marine Systems, Inc. Maritime Reporter and Engineering News Mitsubishi Turbocharger & Engine America, Inc. MNI Diesel Motor-Services Hugo Stamp Inc MTU Northern Lights, Inc.
NRE Power Systems, Inc. Performance Diesel Inc RYDLYME Marine SCANIA Steyr Motors Superior Energies Inc Tech Development Torqeedo Volvo Penta Wartsila North America, Inc. YANMAR America Corporation
Exhaust Systems American BOA, Inc. American VULKAN Corporation Applegate Industrial Materials, Inc. Christie & Grey Inc Custom Marine Inc Delta "T" Systems Hose Master HS Turbochargers America Livorsi Marine inc MNI Diesel Reliable Industries Sample Brothers, Inc. Soundown Corporation Superior Energies Inc Thermcor, Inc. ZAZZ Engineering Inc
Gears Haley Marine Gears Inc Konrad Marine Laborde Products, Inc. Lufkin Industries, LLC Luftex Gears Manufacturing & Services Marine Systems, Inc. Philadelphia Gear Reuland Electric Company Transfluid LLC YANMAR America Corporation
Generators ABB AmeriMex Motor and Controls, LLC BAE Systems Boats & Harbors Christie & Grey Inc Continental Battery Cummins Marine Daihatsu Diesel (America),Inc. Fairbanks Morse Fincantieri Marine Systems North America Inc GE Power Conversion GE Transportation, a Wabtec Company GlobalTech Motor & Controls, Inc. Industrial Electric Mfg. Isoflex Technologies John Deere Power Systems
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Kohler Power Laborde Products, Inc. Louisiana Cat MAN Engines & Components Inc Marine Group Boat Works, LLC Marine Systems, Inc. MNI Diesel MPW Filter MTU Nidec Industrial Solutions Northern Lights, Inc. NRE Power Systems, Inc. Panel Components & Systems Reliable Industries Thermcor, Inc. Walther Electric, Inc. WEG Electric Corp YANMAR America Corporation
Heat Exchangers Donovan Marine, Inc. Duramax Marine LLC East Park Radiator & Battery Shop, Inc. FARMERS COPPER LTD. GlobalTech Motor & Controls, Inc. Hubbell Water Heaters Hydro Dynamics Solutions, LLC PG Flow Solutions R Carter & Associates R.W. Fernstrum & Company RYDLYME Marine Sample Brothers, Inc. Separator Spares & Equipment Thermcor, Inc. United Titanium Inc. Versitec Marine & Industrial
Marine Exhaust Applegate Industrial Materials, Inc. Becker Marine Systems GmbH Blue Sky DEF NA Certified Christie & Grey Inc Hose Master Livorsi Marine inc MNI Diesel Soundown Corporation Superior Energies Inc
Nozzles Becker Marine Systems GmbH Byrne Rice & Turner Inc Harrington Marine Hydrasearch Company, LLC Michigan Wheel Rice Nozzles - Metalmec Schottel, Inc Sound Propeller Services United Titanium Inc.
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2020 IWBS Exhibitor Listings Cox Glendinning Products, LLC Hanko's Metal Works Lewis Marine Supply North River Boats WEG Electric Corp
Propellers Bollinger Shipyards, LLC Byrne Rice & Turner Inc Donovan Marine, Inc. Fincantieri Marine Systems North America Inc International Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc. Kahlenberg Industries Inc Karl Senner, LLC Lauderdale Propeller Service Michigan Wheel Osborne Propellers Padgett-Swann Machinery Company, Inc. Performance Diesel Inc
Rice Propulsion Schottel, Inc Sound Propeller Services Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. Twin Disc Incorporated Voith Turbo, Inc. Volvo Penta
Propulsion ABB American VULKAN Corporation AmeriMex Motor and Controls, LLC BAE Systems BRP US, Inc. C Rate Solutions Certified Christie & Grey Inc Columbia Industrial Products (CIP Composites) Cox Craft Bearing Company Inc CRC Distribution Cummins Marine Daihatsu Diesel (America),Inc. Danfoss Dellner Brakes Driveline Service of Portland, Inc. Duramax Marine LLC Electronic Power Design Inc Emerson Fairbanks Morse Fincantieri Marine Systems North America Inc GE Power Conversion GE Transportation, a Wabtec Company Geislinger Corporation GKN Driveline Service
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Glendinning Products, LLC GlobalTech Motor & Controls, Inc. Haley Marine Gears Inc Hamilton Jet Americas Harrington Marine Hilliard Corporation (The) Hydrasearch Company, LLC International Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc. Karl Senner, LLC KE Marine, Inc. KEMEL USA Inc Kohler Power Kongsberg Maritime Konrad Marine Laborde Products, Inc. Logan Clutch Corporation Louisiana Cat Marine Jet Power MTU National Specialty Alloys Inc Nidec Industrial Solutions Oil States Industries, Inc. Omnithruster Inc. On Site Alignment Orttech PANOLIN America Performance Diesel Inc Prime Mover Controls Inc Renold Hi-Tec Couplings Reuland Electric Company Rexnord Industries/CENTA Rice Propulsion SCANIA Schottel, Inc Ships Machinery International Inc Siemens Corporation Sound Propeller Services Soundown Corporation Spurs Marine Manufacturing Inc Tees White Gill Thrusters Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. Transfluid LLC Twin Disc Incorporated Versitec Marine & Industrial Voith Turbo, Inc. Volvo Penta Wartsila North America, Inc. WESMAR - Western Marine Electronics Western Branch Metals Inc WPT Power Corporation
Rudders Becker Marine Systems GmbH CRC Distribution Duramax Marine LLC Hydrasearch Company, LLC Lauderdale Propeller Service Michigan Wheel National Specialty Alloys Inc Padgett-Swann Machinery Company,
Inc. Rice Nozzles - Metalmec Rice Propulsion Ships Machinery International Inc
Shaft Components Altra Industrial Motion American VULKAN Corporation CRC Distribution Dale's Welding & Fabricators Dellner Brakes Driveline Service of Portland, Inc. Duramax Marine LLC Fincantieri Marine Systems North America Inc Geislinger Corporation Isoflex Technologies Kahlenberg Industries Inc KEMEL USA Inc Lasdrop Lauderdale Propeller Service Lo-Rez Vibration Control Ltd Michigan Wheel National Specialty Alloys Inc On Site Alignment Padgett-Swann Machinery Company, Inc. Renold Hi-Tec Couplings Rexnord Industries/CENTA Rice Propulsion SKF Soundown Corporation Thordon Bearings, Inc. Versitec Marine & Industrial Voith Turbo, Inc. Western Branch Metals Inc WPT Power Corporation
Stern Drives GKN Driveline Service Konrad Marine Lauderdale Propeller Service Orttech Padgett-Swann Machinery Company, Inc. Rice Nozzles - Metalmec Schottel, Inc Steyr Motors Thordon Bearings, Inc. Volvo Penta
Transmissions Altra Industrial Motion Haley Marine Gears Inc Karl Senner, LLC Laborde Products, Inc. Lewis Marine Supply Logan Clutch Corporation Lufkin Industries, LLC Luftex Gears Manufacturing & Services
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Renold Hi-Tec Couplings Siemens Corporation Steyr Motors Transfluid LLC Twin Disc Incorporated Wooster Hydrostatics, Inc.
Turbochargers ABB American Turbocharger Technologies Fairbanks Morse GE Transportation, a Wabtec Company HS Turbochargers America Louisiana Cat Motor-Services Hugo Stamp Inc Performance Diesel Inc Thermcor, Inc.
Waterjet Propulsion All American Marine Driveline Service of Portland, Inc. Geislinger Corporation Glendinning Products, LLC Hamilton Jet Americas Jastram Engineering John Deere Power Systems Kongsberg Maritime Marine Jet Power Motor-Services Hugo Stamp Inc Naiad Dynamics Omnithruster Inc. Performance Diesel Inc Schottel, Inc Sound Propeller Services Tees White Gill Thrusters Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. Voith Turbo, Inc.
Safety / Survival Clothing Alexander/Ryan Marine & Safety LLC Continental Western Corporation Distribution International Faux Pas Prints Fire Protection Service Inc General Work Products/ Palmer Safety HappyFeet/TMKE LLC Transport Systems and Products, Inc. True Source Enterprises, Inc. Wing Inflatables, Inc.
Safety & Survival ABYC (American Boat & Yacht Council) Advanced Graphic Engraving Alexander/Ryan Marine & Safety LLC Allsalt Maritime - Owner of Shoxs and Kinetix Aqua Safety First Community Program Archway Marine Lighting
BMT Bostrom Co Inc Cobham CounterFire Ltd Dacon Rescue Equipment Datrex Inc Delta "T" Systems Delta Marine Technik Distribution International Draeger Inc Federal Resources Fibergrate Composite Structures Fire Protection Service Inc Fireboy-Xintex LLC Firetrol Protection Systems, Inc General Work Products/ Palmer Safety Hiller Companies (The) Hubbell Water Heaters Icom America Inc. Kahlenberg Industries Inc KENT Safety Products Life Raft & Survival Equipment Inc Liferaft Systems Australia Louisiana Association for the Blind Luminell U.S. Inc. Maretron Inc MarinaStep-SafeRack Marine & Offshore Supplies, Inc. Marine Rescue Technologies Maritime Compliance International LLC MCT Brattberg, Inc. Moxie Media Inc Network Innovations NOAA, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations R Carter & Associates RelyOn Nutec Rescue Technology RHOTHETA International Inc. Rustibus Inc Safeguard Technology Sea Machines Sea-Fire Marine Shockwave - Marine Suspension Seating Signal Mate Sonetics Corporation Spinlock USA Stearns Safety & Survival Survitec Survival Systems International Transport Systems and Products, Inc. True Source Enterprises, Inc. Ullman Dynamics USA Vestdavit, Inc. Vision X Lighting VMS Vansteen Marine Supply W.S. Darley & Co Weems & Plath WheelHouse Technologies, Inc. William F Miller & Associates
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William F Miller & Associates Wing Inflatables, Inc. Wintron Electronics Zodiac of North America, Inc.
Services Barge Cleaning Bludworth Marine LLC Empire Foam Solutions Gulf Marine Repair Corporation Gutteling Americas, Inc. International Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc. Phoenix Labor Group Platypus Marine, Inc.
Cable Protection Chafe-Pro by FJORD, Inc. MCT Brattberg, Inc. Roxtec, Inc
Cargo Handling E-Crane International USA PG Flow Solutions Sabine Surveyors
Classification Services ABS DNV GL USA, Inc Murray and Associates LLC Phoenix Labor Group
Consulting ABS Alexander/Ryan Marine & Safety LLC Auros Knowledge Systems AVEVA BMT Boksa Marine Design, Inc. Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. Bruce S. Rosenblatt & Assoc., LLC Butler Heavy Structures C Rate Solutions C.C. Jensen, Inc. Command Holdings Group Crowley Marine Services | Jensen Maritime DLS Marine DNV GL USA, Inc Elliott Bay Design Group F&M MAFCO, Inc. Fairbanks Morse Farrell and Norton Naval Architects Fluke Reliability Genoa Design International Ltd. Gibbs & Cox Inc. Gilbert Associates Inc Glosten Guarino & Cox, L.L.C.
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2020 IWBS Exhibitor Listings Hiller Companies (The) Incat Crowther, LLC JMS Naval Architects Lo-Rez Vibration Control Ltd Luftex Gears Manufacturing & Services Luminell U.S. Inc. Maritime Compliance International LLC MPW Filter Murray and Associates LLC National Association of Marine Surveyors - NAMSGlobal NEWMAR Robert Allan Ltd. Sabine Surveyors Schuyler Companies Ship Architects Inc ShipConstructor USA, Inc. Sinex Solutions System One Technology Associates, Inc. Thermcor, Inc. Tradesmen International, LLC Vard Marine Inc. WheelHouse Technologies, Inc. ZAZZ Engineering Inc
Dredging AZZ Galvanizing Services Boats & Harbors C.C. Jensen, Inc. E-Crane International USA
Equipment Testing Advanced Mechanical Enterprises Allsalt Maritime - Owner of Shoxs and Kinetix Analytic Systems Auto-Maskin LLC Bludworth Marine LLC BMT Cygnus Instruments, Inc. Datrex Inc Delta "T" Systems Firetrol Protection Systems, Inc Fluke Reliability G.T. Michelli Co., Inc. GlobalTech Motor & Controls, Inc. Holloway Houston, Inc. Industrial Packing & Seals, Inc. Lufkin Industries, LLC Point Eight Power Inc R Carter & Associates Southwest Wire Rope Standard Calibrations, Inc. Survitec Techcrane International, LLC
Machining Bollinger Shipyards, LLC Colonna's Shipyard Inc / Steel America
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Duraline ElectriCities of N.C., Inc. ELEVATING BOATS LLC Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation H & E Equipment Services Industrial Packing & Seals, Inc. Intercon KE Marine, Inc. Lasdrop Lignum Vitae North America, LLC Luftex Gears Manufacturing & Services Marine Systems, Inc. Motor-Services Hugo Stamp Inc Naiad Dynamics Padgett-Swann Machinery Company, Inc. ROC Carbon Company SKF Southcoast Welding & MFG. Tees White Gill Thrusters Wartsila North America, Inc.
Media/Tradeshow International Tug & OSV Maritime Reporter and Engineering News RIVIERA MARITIME MEDIA LTD Waterways Journal, Inc.
Salvage Boats & Harbors Center Lift Inc. ElectriCities of N.C., Inc. Empire Foam Solutions Resolve Marine Sabine Surveyors Subsalve USA
Services & Supplies Advance Marine, LLC/Melcal Marine Aerotek Ahead Sanitation Systems, Inc. Alexander/Ryan Marine & Safety LLC Allied Marine Crane Andromeda Systems Incorporated Anixter, Inc. AZZ Galvanizing Services Baton Rouge Marine Electrical Service, Inc. Becker Marine Systems GmbH Beier Integrated Systems Brass Works, Inc. C&C Panasia, Inc. Center Lift Inc. Colonna's Shipyard Inc / Steel America Datrex Inc Distribution International Dr. Shrink, Inc. East Park Radiator & Battery Shop, Inc.
Elliott Bay Design Group ExxonMobil F&M MAFCO, Inc. Fairbanks Morse Faux Pas Prints Fincantieri Marine Systems North America Inc Fire Protection Service Inc Firetrol Protection Systems, Inc Fuel Right Global, LLC GE Power Conversion Generon, IGS Gilbert Associates Inc Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon Ltd Green Marine & Industrial Equipment Company, Inc. Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation H & E Equipment Services Highliner Shipboard Alarm by Elmore Electric Hiller Companies (The) ICC Cable Corp. IMS Marine Solutions Industrial Electric Mfg. Industrial Packing & Seals, Inc. Jamestown Metal Marine Sales, Inc. John Deere Power Systems Karl Senner, LLC Lauderdale Propeller Service Life Raft & Survival Equipment Inc Lignum Vitae North America, LLC Louisiana Association for the Blind Lufkin Industries, LLC Luftex Gears Manufacturing & Services Marine Engine Controls Inc Marine Technologies LLC Maritime Compliance International LLC MNI Diesel NOAA, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Oil States Industries, Inc. Padgett-Swann Machinery Company, Inc. Performance Diesel Inc PG Flow Solutions Phoenix Labor Group Phoenix Products LLC Platypus Marine, Inc. RelyOn Nutec Rice Propulsion Rustibus Inc Seatrax, Inc. SHIPSERV Siemens Corporation SKF Supreme Integrated Technology, Inc. Survitec Survival Systems International Techcrane International, LLC
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Techsol Marine UES USA Inc Walther Electric, Inc. WL3 Solutions, LLC
Shaft Alignment Advanced Mechanical Enterprises Fincantieri Marine Systems North America Inc Fluke Reliability Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation Industrial Packing & Seals, Inc. Lufkin Industries, LLC On Site Alignment Rexnord Industries/CENTA SKF Wartsila North America, Inc. WL3 Solutions, LLC
Shipping
Louisiana Economic Development NOAA, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations SUNY Maritime College United States General Services Administration (GSA) Vanuatu Maritime Services Ltd
Licensing 360 Coverage Pros - Mariners License Insurance Beier Integrated Systems Creative Systems, Inc. Maine Maritime Academy Sea School SSPC: The Society For Protective Coatings SUNY Maritime College Texas A&M Maritime Academy Vanuatu Maritime Services Ltd
Lynden International
Ports & Harbors
Surveyors
SUNY Maritime College Texas A&M Maritime Academy
ABS Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. DLS Marine DNV GL USA, Inc Empire Foam Solutions Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation JMS Naval Architects Murray and Associates LLC National Association of Marine Surveyors - NAMSGlobal Sabine Surveyors System One Technology Associates, Inc.
Transportation Berard Transportation, Inc. Lynden International
Training / Education / Certification Associations 360 Coverage Pros - Mariners License Insurance DLS Marine National Association of Marine Surveyors - NAMSGlobal Passenger Vessel Association (PVA) SSPC: The Society For Protective Coatings SUNY Maritime College Texas A&M Maritime Academy
Government Agencies
Training & Education 360 Coverage Pros - Mariners License Insurance ABS ABYC (American Boat & Yacht Council) Allied Marine Crane Andromeda Systems Incorporated ASCOM / International Boatlift Exchange Inc Becker Marine Systems GmbH BMT Certified Creative Systems, Inc. DEIF Inc. Desco Manufacturing Co. Inc. DNV GL USA, Inc Enfasco Inc. Fairbanks Morse Fluke Reliability GE Power Conversion General Work Products/ Palmer Safety Great Lakes Maritime Academy Green Marine & Industrial Equipment Company, Inc. Gutteling Americas, Inc. H & E Equipment Services Hiller Companies (The) Konrad Marine KVH Industries, Inc. Lincoln Electric Company Maine Maritime Academy Marine Diagnostic Tools Maritime Compliance International LLC Massachusetts Maritime Academy MetalCraft Marine/Stanley Boats Moxie Media Inc
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How ABS is Supporting U.S. Offshore Wind Development
Tough. Tactical. Time-tested.
ABS is involved in a range of projects to support the development
Our boats are born commercial-grade. From high-strength aluminum
of the U.S. offshore wind industry, including providing services to
hulls and highly functional features to a virtually unsinkable collar
vessels destined to be constructed in U.S. shipyards.
system and unyielding performance, every part of every vessel is
At the end of 2019, ABS granted VARD the first Approval in Prin-
professionally crafted to help conquer the job—faster and safer. After
ciple (AIP) for a Jones Act service operations vessel (SOV), with
all, our team has been building boats for government agencies for
primary functions including accommodation, transferring techni-
over 20 years.
cians to installations as well as storing spare parts and tools for operations in U.S. offshore wind farms. That milestone has been
If you can purchase through GSA, we are a GSA vendor and can
followed by further AIPs both to VARD for a large SOV and to BAR
upload a new vessel configuration on demand.
and Chartwell Marine for an innovative Jones Act crew transfer vessel. In October, ABS granted Damen Shipyard Group’s Fast Crew Supplier AIP, an important step towards the Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) being used to support U.S. offshore wind. As the industry and the turbines continue to grow in size and complexity, the vessels needed to install them, in U.S. waters will need to be built and ABS is seeing increased demand for highly specialized vessels. ABS is involved in advanced discussions with key players on the development of further Jones Act vessels, which will be key to the development of the U.S. industry. ABS provides leading classification services for wind support vessels. ABS classed the largest wind farm installation jack-up.
ABS 1701 City Plaza Dr., Spring, Texas 77389, USA +1-281-877-6000 / ABS-Amer@eagle.org
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Inventech Marine Solutions 5626 Imperial Way SW, Bremerton WA 98312 Info@InventechMarine.com
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DLBA Naval Architects, a Division of Gibbs & Cox
Powering Products. Empowering People.
We provide specialty consulting services for the design and con-
Laborde Products offers innovative and disruptive engine solutions
struction management of aluminum workboats, commercial marine
to the commercial marine and industrial markets. As a commercial
tugs, and high-performance marine craft. Our team offers profes-
engine distributor for Mitsubishi, FPT, Yanmar, Hatz, Scania and Steyr
sional services to create and develop designs which optimize the
engines, Laborde’s core focus has always been about providing the
function, value, and appearance of vessels to the mutual benefit of
best customer experience via sales, service, training or parts support
the user and manufacturer. Over the years, our naval architecture
from their offices located in Covington, Louisiana and Houston, Tex-
team has refined our efficient design and evaluation processes
as. With over two decades of experience in developing commercial
based on published technical information and our own real-world
engine lines throughout the United States, Laborde’s commitment
experiences. In addition to our naval architecture department, our
has always been concentrated on the support of their customers
marine engineering team specializes in propulsion and auxiliary
and the engine lines they represent. Laborde Products continues to
systems development for both new construction and refit projects,
develop long term partnerships with their operators to maximize the
as well as in-service support troubleshooting. To provide comprehen-
life of their engines while minimizing downtime.
sive project support, DLBA manages all phases from initial design through final construction. We understand that producing a quality
"It is our prerogative to be involved with our operators throughout
vessel on time and on budget can be challenging; however, our team
the life of their engines and deliver value at every stage,” said Brian
uses industry-approved best practices in project management to
Laborde, President of Laborde Products.
reduce risk and make the build process smooth from start to finish. Visit our newly improved website https://dlba-inc.com/ including our Technical Library or check us out on Facebook and LinkedIn to learn more.
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Offshore Marine Living Quarters, Optimized for Marine Marine Interior Outfitting
Do not wait for the next International WorkBoat Show. Contact us today
With a 100+ year tradition of innovation, engineering excellence and
to discuss how Jamestown Metal Marine Sales can provide the most
worldwide customer support, Volvo Penta is part of the Volvo Group,
economical solution to your habitability and system needs on your new
one of the world’s leading manufacturers of heavy trucks, buses and
project, conversion, or M&R activity.
construction equipment. With approximately 3,500 dealers in over
For nearly 50 years Jamestown has been providing and installing inte-
130 countries, Volvo Penta is a global manufacturer of complete in-
rior outfitting - on thousands of vessels for the marine markets. We offer
tegrated propulsion systems, as well as auxiliary power and gensets
turnkey packages, including joiner bulkheads and ceilings, furniture and
for commercial marine, leisure marine, and industrial applications.
furnishings, modular toilet units, HVAC, piping, and electrical installa-
The company offers a broad product line of diesel and gas engines
tions. Jamestown specializes in the design and installation of marine
that reduce fuel consumption and emissions, extend service life and
interiors for new construction, conversions, and refits for all types of
minimize downtime. The engine range comprises EPA Tier 3 and IMO
vessels.
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Jamestown’s marine customers include commercial vessels across a
They are type approved by major classification societies. Volvo Penta
spectrum of industries and government ships, including Navy and Coast
of the Americas, based in Virginia, is responsible for North America,
Guard craft. Jamestown’s offshore capabilities include living quarters
South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
(LQ) for jack-up and fixed platform accommodations, as well as temporary living quarters buildings. In addition to the traditional marketplaces, we also pursue new areas, such as the offshore wind industry. Our full-service turnkey design and construction includes steel, interior outfitting, and all MEP systems and equipment. Jamestown has dedicated engineering, procurement, and project management resources actively engaged in the development and execution of projects. Contact us at Info@jmms.com.
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Platypus Marine is a Full Service Shipyard
NEW INNOVATION for Pushpin® ATB Coupler System
Platypus Marine, Inc. is a full service indoor shipyard, with deep draft
ACM-Trading Ltd has now created totally new Electro-Hydraulic system
pier accommodations up to 600’ and drydocking capabilities up to 500
which was presented in function during the Workboat Show 2019 in New
tons. Our facility specializes in the construction, repair, refit, and mainte-
Orleans LA last year. We have now installed and commissioned three-
nance of recreational, government, commercial fishing, and commercial
point connection system for an Ice Breaker Bow for Finnish Transport
vessels. We build, repair, modernize, service and maintain yachts in the
Infrastructure Agency to be connected and operated with an Ice Class
Pacific Northwest, Alaska and from around the world. Our professional,
Pusher Tug Calypso (Owned by Finnish A. Hakans). The combination was
multi-talented work force excels in working with steel, stainless steel,
finished last spring. The State-of-the-Art Pushpin® 150H+EHS 200 x 80 x
aluminum, fiberglass, wood and the servicing and repair of propul-
250 Coupler system will be a unique design, an Electro-Hydraulic Actuator
sion and auxiliary systems. Platypus’ project managers and craftsmen
containing the power pack all control valves and a hand Pump unit for
have mastered the challenges of adhering to budgets and schedules for
back up. There are no tubing and Accumulators necessary. The system can
these exciting, demanding, and extraordinary projects in order to fulfill
be controlled both in a handheld control unit with 30 m cable and in local
a whole range of special wishes. In every phase of a project, our team
panel. The control panel has been equipped with Siemens PLC and can
cares for each vessel with the highest standards. Our resourceful and
also be equipped with touch screen multi-color Control Panel.
dedicated management team maintains project timelines, while ensur-
ACM-Trading installed also force measuring system for all three pins,
ing quality and controlling costs.
based on German HBM Technology. Additionally, we delivered and commissioned complete valve remote control system based on ElectroHydraulic (EHS) Actuators, to the Ice Breaker Bow, including 53 Ballast, Bilge, Fuel Transfer, Cooling, etc. Valves with Interface Cabinet connected via dual BROFIBUS to VALMET Automation System. The Ice Bow has modern Diesel-Electric power transfer system with twin E-driven propellers, totally 1700 KW. Everything can be controlled from Tug CALYPSO.
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MA-510TR: Icom’s Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Innovative Solutions for Handling and Lifting Purposes
Bring it on. Commercial mariners and boating enthusiasts alike
Cimolai Technology Spa, the Italian company specialized in the design
covet Icom marine products for their legendary durability and ease
and manufacture of handling and transporting solutions for shipyards,
of use.
marinas and ports, is increasingly establishing themselves worldwide,
Introducing Icom’s new AIS system. See who and what’s out there.
manufacturing bigger than ever systems.
Receive both Class A and B signals from other AIS-equipped vessels
The company has recently supplied a 1400 US ton mobile boat hoist to
and base stations, all while your own dynamic information is being
Bayonne Dry Dock & Repair Corp, NJ. The machine, which is assembled
transmitted.
and fully functional, is currently the hugest unit in the world.
Plug-and-play with NEMA 2000™ connections to tie in with your
A 1500 Us ton lifter will be shortly installed at Derecktor shipyard, Fort
existing network of safety equipment: gps plotter, radar or Icom VHF
Pierce, FL. It will be the third mobile boat hoist provided by Cimolai
radios. Truly, a safety at sea solution.
Technology Spa to a same Customer, after the 900 and the 220 units installed at Dania Beach, FL.
> 4.3” Wide Viewing Color Display
Even more powerful will be the mobile boat hoist scheduled to be de-
> Simplified GPS Navigation Function
livered to CNOI in Mauritius by the beginning of next year: it will lift as
> USB Connectivity
well as 1500 metric ton, that will be a new record.
> Silent Mode for Security & Safety
For the shipbuilding, Cimolai Technology Spa has supplied n° 4 single jib
> Companion to Award Winning Icom M506 & M605
level luffing cranes, having a capacity of 100 ton at 30m/each, which are at work at Vard Braila shipyard – Fincantieri Group. Noteworthy is also the “Cimolift”, the ship lifting platform 3300 ton installed at Palumbo SuperYachts in Ancona, Italy that can accommodate yachts up to 110 m in length and is giving strong credit to the Italian brand Cimolai Technology Spa.
Icom America Inc. Kirkland, WA 425-454-8155 / sales@icomamerica.com
www.icomamerica.com
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Cimolai Technology Spa Padova, Italy +39 049 9404539 / info@cimolaitechnology.com
www.cimolaitechnology.com
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Admiral Hornblower Repowers with John Deere
Shock Mitigation Seating and Monitoring Systems
First launched in 1984, the Admiral Hornblower recently repowered
Allsalt Maritime shock mitigation seating and monitoring systems
its two propulsion engines with a new set of John Deere 429-kW
protects mariners from harmful impacts
(575-hp) PowerTech™ 6135SFM85 engines.
Allsalt Maritime is a design, manufacturing, and R&D firm special-
The repower added 75 kW (100 hp) of propulsion power and torque
izing in marine shock mitigation technology whose mission is to
performance also improved. Plus, the full-displacement vessel
create products that give you more days on the water. Allsalt leads
weighing 500 tons is more fuel efficient. Cruising 12.5 knots at 1650
the industry in maritime shock-mitigation and human impact sci-
rpm, each engine consumes about 12 gallons per hour. In addition,
ence and technology. Every product we make is intended to support
the engine room has been quieter since the repower — a bonus for
a smoother, safer ride in rough seas. Allsalt Maritime owns both the
crew and passengers alike.
Shoxs and Kinetix brands.
Ease of installation was a big consideration when looking for an
Shoxs seats feature a patented and revolutionary impact mitiga-
engine manufacturer, which was one of many reasons why Admiral
tion design using marinized air shock technology to reduce physical
Hornblower went with John Deere.
impact on the passenger when traveling through rough waters.
Repowering a vessel with a John Deere marine engine provides an
Shoxs impact mitigation seating is utilized by professional maritime
effective blend of pure power and rugged durability. Its complete,
organizations to aid in the prevention of long-term injury and fatigue
high-horsepower lineup offers engines that build power fast for
resulting from exposure to impact and vibration on the water.
cruising at higher speeds with lower rpm.
Kinetix is an advanced shock monitoring system that records impact
John Deere engines are built for long life, reliable performance,
exposure data on vessels, seats, and crew. A combination of hard-
fuel efficiency, quiet operation, ease of access to major parts, and
ware, software, and consultancy services allow maritime agencies
simplified integration. Plus, with the high-quality customer service
to use the data to monitor short- and long-term shock and vibration
and extensive marine dealer network from John Deere, they support
exposure, investigate high impact events, and predict vessel mainte-
customers wherever an adventure leads them.
nance intervals.
John Deere Power Systems 3801 West Ridgeway Ave., Waterloo, IA 50704 JDPower@JohnDeere.com
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ADVERTISERS INDEX ACM-Trading Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22+117 Ahead Sanitation Systems Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 All American Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Arcosa Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 BAE Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Bay Ship and Yacht Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Beamcut Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Blount Boats Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 BMT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Bostrom, H.O. Co Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Bristol Harbor Group Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Browns Point Marine Service, LLC . . . . . . . . . 53 Business Network for Offshore Wind . . . . . . 112 C & C Marine and Repair LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 CAIG Laboratories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Capital Bedding Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Carolina Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Cascade Engine Center LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Cimolai Technology SPA. . . . . . . . . . . . . 51+118 Cleveland Vibrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Coast Guard Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Colonna's Shipyard Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Conrad Shipyard, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Cummins Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 David Clark Company Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Driveline Service of Portland Inc . . . . . . . . . . 11
Duramax Marine LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CV3 Eastern Shipbuilding Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Elmore Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Fincantieri Marine Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Fincantieri Marine Systems North America Inc. . 60 Furuno USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CV2 Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Greenbrier Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Gulf Coast Air & Hydraulics Inc. . . . . . . Cover tip Harken Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Hawboldt Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Imtra Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Inmarsat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 International WorkBoat Show . . . . . . . . . . 90+91 International WorkBoat Show . . . . . . . . . . 84+85 JMS Naval Architects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 John Deere Power Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Karl Senner, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CV4 KEMEL USA Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Louisiana Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 MAN Engines & Components Inc . . . . . . . . . . . 5 McDermott Light & Signal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Metalcraft Marine Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Metal Shark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Mitsubishi Turbocharger & Engine America, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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Mobile Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Moose Boats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 MTU America Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Nabrico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 NCP Coatings Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 North River Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Omnithruster Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Panolin America Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Research Products/Incinolet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 R M Young Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Robert Allan Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 R W Fernstrum & Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Schottel Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Sea Machines Robotics Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 StoneL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Subsalve USA Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Transport Systems and Products Inc . . . . . . . 21 Tulsa Winch Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Volvo Penta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Walther Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Washburn & Doughty Associates Inc . . . . . . . 16 Washington Chain & Supply Inc . . . . . . . . . . . 56 US Watercraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Yank Marine Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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LOOKS BACK DECEMBER 1960
• Puget Sound Tug and Barge Co., Seattle, was scheduled to take delivery of a new 65' steel towing vessel recently from Marine Construction and Design Co., Seattle. The power plant will be a single General Motors quad installation of 71 series diesels, model 24-003-E, developing 800 hp. • A new 80', 400 hp special purpose steel vessel,
designed by William Garden, Seattle naval architect, and built in Portland, Ore., by L.S. Baier and Associates, is scheduled to be used for extensive oceanographic and fisheries research work shortly by Oregon State College. • The 33-year-old, 128', 1,300-hp diesel towboat John Paul sank during a storm on the Upper Mississippi River off Ft.
Madison, Iowa. The vessel, owned by J.B. Richie, Cape Girardeau, Mo. was operated by Perryville, Barge Lines.
DECEMBER 1970
• As part of an expansion program which will see the addition of 18 vessels to its fleet by March of 1971, Tidewater Marine Service Inc., New Orleans, has taken delivery of two triple-screw pusher type towboats from Big River Shipbuilding Inc., Vicksburg, Miss. Named Galloway and Garonne, the boats join the Tidewater fleet for duty in the Gulf intercoastal areas.
• Lucian A. Lincoln, heretofore a vice president and director of The Great Lakes Towing Co., Cleveland, has succeeded Laurence C. Turner as president. Turner will devote time to other activities.
DECEMBER 1980
• An $18 million contract to enlarge Bayou Chene and the Avoca Island Cutoff channel has been awarded to T.L. James & Co., Ruston, La., by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Col, Thomas A. Sands, New Orleans district engineer noted that the work will enable shipyards in Morgan City, La., to more easily move huge mobile offshore 128
oil rigs in the Gulf. • Shell Oil Co. has taken delivery on a fast utility vessel from Kings Craft, Florence, Ala.. The 25', all-aluminum vessel features a Volvo TAMD 60 diesel engine coupled to a Twin Disc 506 reverse-reduction gear. The drive shaft is of 1-1/2" Armco. In sea trials, the new boat was able to hit 30 mph. www.workboat.com • DECEMBER 2020 • WorkBoat
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