Tech File
DEEPWATER
The Forgotten
World War Two
CONTENTS
TechFile
By Raina Clark
Boat of the Month
New City of Boston Fire Department RIB
Workboat Annual
By Raina Clark
By Joseph Keefe
Breakdown of new USCG Safety Advisory
Photo Don Horton
Photo Crowley Maritime
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TECH FILE
World’s Deepest TLP
President of National Advocacy for the American
INSIGHTS
Jennifer Carpenter
INSIGHTS
Board, George Foster of JB Marine
MN
BOAT OF THE MONTH
Specialized Ribcraft for Boston Fire Department
Specifications/Main Particulars:
INSURANCE
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Essays: Circles
Department of Homeland Security
A Little Background
Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector
Investigating the USCG’s Administrative
Law Judge System
By Randy O’Neill
INSURANCE
In the Eyes of the Beholder
Corrective Actions Proposed
Certain Policies and Procedures
Investigating Officers
Decisions More Accessible to the Public
ALJ Program, the Office of Maritime and International
A Somewhat Pyrrhic Victory
Recommendations to Improve the Coast Guard’s System
for Adjudicating Suspension and Revocation Matters,
What to Report, When, How, and to Whom
USCG Marine Casualty Reporting Regs
Civil Penalties
Conclusion: If You Wait, You’ll Pay
MN
TRAINING
By Eric Helpenstell
TRAINING
the Federal Emergency Management
MN
More Utility Boats
EnviroMax Deepwater OSV
Green Passport, IMO, MARPOL
NEWS
Admiral Thad Allen Joins RAND as Senior Fellow
Marine Highway Project
Investment Generating Economic
Conrad Delivers Ferry
Rico Maritime Transportation
Quality Shipyards, LLC
Quality
NEWS
NEWS
Mobile County
Arizona Lake Havasu Ferry Terminal Facility
Construction, Mohave County
Arkansas Peel Ferry Replacement Barge, Marion
California McCann Ferry Improvement, Humboldt
California Marine Vessel (M/V) Mendocino
San Francisco and Marin Counties
California Berkeley/Albany to San Francisco Ferry
Putnam County
Florida Fort Gates Ferry Terminal
Improvement, Putnam County
Florida Drayton Island Barge and Push Boat
Rehabilitation, Putnam County
Kentucky Valley View Ferry Towboat
Replacement, Jessamine, Madison and
Fayette Counties
Engines and Generators, Orleans
Orleans and Bernard Parishes
Maine North Haven and Vinalhaven Fender
Systems Rehabilitation, Waldo County
Maine Little and Great Diamond Islands
Cumberland County
STATE
STATE PROJECT Award Amount
TO STATE
Federal Grants Awarded for Ferry Vessels
and Facilities
Highway Administration, the Ferry Boat
Gladding-Hearn Pilot/Rescue Boat
for Bermuda
Type Pilot/Rescue Boat
Builder Gladding-Hearn
Owner/Operator Bermuda Department
of Marine and
Ports Services
Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos
the American Bureau of Shipping
NEWS
Crowley to Operate
Eco-Friendly Barges in Alaska
Initial Soo Replacement Lock Contracts Complete
Marine Division of Cheboygan,
NEWS
OVERHEAD WINDOWS
CAMS & HELO DATA LINK
GPM MONITORS
FOAM PRO REMOTE FOAM SYSTEM
ABS STRUCTURE
HARBOR ICE CAPABLE
DIVE DECK
ENGINES
PRESSOR
FOREDECK MONITORS
Location, Location, Location
By Greg Trauthwein
Pontoon Launcher for the USN
Steelways in Brief
International Airport
Tank Construction:
Barge, Drydock Casisson, Shipbuilding,
OUR VESSELS FEATURE:
Offshore Market Update
Waiting on Feds to Issue Permits
By Susan Buchanan
Moratorium, New Regs Disrupt Business Plans
Rigs & Workers Head Overseas
It Pays to Diversify
Latin America Liner Services, Logistics Services,
Petroleum Services, Marine Services and Technical
Crowley Maritime
By Raina Clark
ago we saw that the Gulf of Mexico
DMW Marine
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Executive Officer, Crowley Maritime Corporation
M/V Whale Shark for Hercules Middle East
One Man’s Mission
The Forgotten Merchant
Mariners of WWII
The Horton Family Tradition
Although the Coast Guard
Story by Raina Clark
The Missing Documents
Invisible Women Mariners of WWII
The War Effort
The Work & Working Conditions
The Bill
Building an
ALUMINUM
STAINLESS STEEL
BOAT SHAFTS
Aluminum and
New Orleans
Representatives from North
The WWII Merchant Mariners
Share Your Family’s Story
Contact Don Horton:
Miller’s XMT WCC System
the XMT Weld Cable Control
This MIG/Flux
Dometic Marine’s In-Duct Breathe
Easy Air Purifier
its new In-Duct Breathe Easy Air
Mustang Survival’s New Inflatable
Work Vest with HIT
Mustang Survival Inflatable Work
the Mustang
Inflatable Work Vest
Corvus Energy’s Lithium-Ion
Hands Free
W&O’s FuelProof
New Orleans
Norfolk
Houston
LARGEST RENTAL FLEET OF SPUD,
DECK AND MATERIAL BARGES
Gulf, East and West Coast
Joe Collins of Collins River Logging
at the WorkBoat Show in New
Curtis Dzuba of Miracle Marine
the Suwanee River in North Florida
VESSELS
Both the Galveston and the Texas
Galveston Pilot Boat Honors Fallen Colleague
and one Ship Waste
Offloading Barge (SWOB)
VESSELS
Double-Hull Barge
LINKS
Domestic and
CLEATS
PELICAN HOOKS
WASHINGTON CHAIN
of the Grand Coulee Dam to
San Francisco’s BART and
Skookum
Blocks & Rigging
AN ULVEN COMPANY
Manufacturer of Hydraulic Deck Equipment
Washburn & Doughty Associates,
Designed by Ocean Tug & Barge
Rolls Royce New Generation
VESSELS
Washburn & Doughty Delivers Mary Ann Moran
Pedestal Crane Barge for New York Power Authority
TUTOR-SALIBA CORPORATION
Contact: James Foster
Lakes Towing Company’s new Great Lakes Shipyard
VESSELS
DIVERSIFIED
Engine Exhaust Systems
ENGINE AND
PRODUCTS
New HandySize Tug for the Caribbean
Misplaced Priorities
No Panacea for Incompetence
by Joseph Keefe
Beyond the Cell Phone
Distracted Marine Operations
Two Surprise Recipients of Tiger Grant Money
HamiltonJet HT Orders
South Korea for Coast Guard Patrol
on Clean Power Solutions
PROPULSION UPDATES
Power SEP Thrusters
Honda Marine’s New
use of Honda
Type II
PROPULSION UPDATES
Maitland Receives CG Public
Service Award
The Coast Guard Foundation
the North American Marine
Environment Protection Association
North American Maritime Ministry
Henry Propeller Club Maritime
Person of the Year
President of the Transportation
Hirsch Maritime Award
President and CEO of Crowley
Commander, Military Sealift
Thomas Crowley Trophies
Marine Operations for Crowley
Husick Receives NMEA Lifetime
Achievement Award
The National Marine Electronics
Association President, David
Konzel Donjon Marine VP Ops &
General Manager of NETSCo Naval
Architecture & Marine Engineering
NETSCo, he was General Manager
McClaugherty Joins Surf Subsea
as VP Biz Development
Kulp Executive Director of Sea
Tow Foundation
Executive Director of the Sea Tow
Caponiti, Assistant
League National
PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS
National Association of State Boating
ShipConstructor Appoints
Larkins CEO
Tier Shipyard Design Enhancement
Offshore Inland Marine, Industrial,
Oilfield Products, Stewart &
Stevenson, FMC-Subsea Drilling
General Manager of McDermott
Gowdy Joins Global Diving &
Alps Wire Rope Corporation
Region Manager/Director of Crane
EBDG Adds Staff
Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG)
Bay Diesel Hires Panasky
Johnson Joins Senesco Marine
Senesco Marine of North
ate of the Texas Maritime Academy
Labor, Alabama Department of Post
Leader Creek Fisheries Expands
PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS
McClaugherty Kulp Larkins Haley Gowdy
PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS
Plane Rescue on Lake Erie
ENPRO Renews Environmental
Services Contract with USCG
Massachusetts, Maine, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Austal Awarded Contract
Waller Marine Delivers Caissons
to Venezuela
PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS
Mexico Services
Offshore Inland Marine, Industrial,
Conrad New Shipbuilding Business
Avtron Upgrades T/S State of Michigan
Philadelphia Belle Interior by Directions In Design
The Shearer Group
Alps Wire Rope Corporation
Marina Batzke
Shea Nimocks
Coastal Marine Equipment
Anthony Gauthier
Cortland Puget Sound Rope
Dick Kilburn
Delta Rigging and Tools
Delta Wire Rope, American Sling, B&H Air Tools,
Port Rentals, Coastal Wire Rope, Kelly Wire Rope
DMW Marine, LLC
Jake du Pont
Lifting Equipment
Udo Beyersdorff
Triumph Industrial Park
Force Control Industries
Stan Porter
DIRECTORY: DECK MACHINERY
Hannay Reel
Steve Rheams
JonRie InterTech LLC
Brandon Durar
Holger Reins
Markey Machinery Company
Scott Kreis
Mobro Marine
Texas LLC
Douglas Hines
Oil States Skagit SMATCO, LLC
Alan Corley
Paducah Rigging
Power Dynamics LLC
Percy Freeman
Ropers Enterprises Co Ltd
Samson Rope
Schoellhorn-Albrecht
Brian Pavlisin
SealiteUSA
Mark Novo
Superior-Lidgerwood-Mundy
Sean Tenerelli
Wintech International LLC
Victoria Lites
DIRECTORY: DECK MACHINERY
Offshore Rig Day Rates
Floating Rigs
Jackup Rigs
Other Offshore Rigs
Source: Rigzone
Offshore Rig Fleet by Region
Source: Rigzone
Offshore Rig Utilization by Type
Source: Rigzone
Bunker Fuel
TSA Surcharge
West Coast
East Coast
Indicative World Steel Prices
Source: Steel Business Briefing
BY THE NUMBERS
Coastal Marine
The Cranesmart System
JonRie Advanced Winch Controls
Markey Machinery
Coastal Marine Equipment Adds Cranes & Davits
Hannay Reel
Samson Proves Synthetic Heavy-Lift Slings
PRODUCTS
Jonrie Auto Abort System
Hannay Reel
Markey Machinery
EFFER Marine Cranes
Water Cannon
Hamworthy Launches New Offshore Pumps
Effer Marine
Hamworthy Offshore Pump
PRODUCTS
Water Cannon
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