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- MN100: ACR Electronics, Inc. page: 12
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on August 2016The Company: ACR Electronics, Inc. a Drew Marine Company, designs and manufactures a complete line of safety and survival products for the marine industries and various worldwide government agencies. Products include Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons, Personal Locator Beacons, ARTEX Emerg
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- MN100: Blount Boats, Inc. page: 10
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on August 2016The Company: Over time, the Blount shipyard has built more than 365 vessels. Today, Blount Boats’ clients include Fire Island Ferries, Casco Bay Island Transit District, Puerto Rico and Municipal Islands Maritime Authority, Spirit Cruises, Circle Line Statue of Liberty (Hornblower), South Ferry on
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- MN100: John Deere Power Systems page: 65
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on August 2016The Company: John Deere Power Systems manufactures and markets industrial, marine and generator drive diesel engines, as well as drivetrain components for use in a variety of off-highway applications. The full line of propulsion and gen-drive PowerTech marine engines – 4.5L, 6.8L, 9.0L, 13.5L – tha
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- MN100: International Paint page: 64
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on August 2016The Company: For over 130 years, AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings business, International, has pioneered the development of market-leading coatings for the shipping industry. The firm prides itself in its commitment to innovation, continual investment in research and development and a resolute focus on
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- MN100: Master Marine, Inc. page: 63
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on August 2016The Company: Master Marine has provided excellent marine repair and new construction services for over 55 years to all marine sectors. Equipment includes one 750-ton floating dry-dock (152’ x 46’) inside the wing walls and one 220-ton Marine Travel lift for servicing inland and offshore commercial
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- MN100: Kirby Inland Marine page: 62
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on August 2016The Company: Kirby Corporation is a premier tank barge operator in the United States, transporting bulk liquid products throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, along all three U.S. Coasts, and in Alaska and Hawaii. Kirby’s service includes the transporting of pet
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on August 2016With an eye towards environmental compliance, operational efficiencies and the bottom line, the Marine News top propulsion providers touch all bases. Sitting down to select the best engine and propulsion manufacturers in the workboat marine space isn’t necessarily the easiest task in the world.
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- MN100: ABS page: 8
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on August 201616855 Northchase Drive Houston, TX 77060 Telephone: (281) 877-6774 E-mail: ABS-WorldHQ@eagle.org Website: www.eagle.org CEO/President: Christopher J. Wiernicki The Company: ABS, a leading provider of classification services to the global maritime industry, is guided by its mission to prom
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on August 2016Private partnerships, executed perfectly – that’s West Coast boatbuilding in today’s challenging business climates. P3 Partnerships: no, we’re not talking about infrastructure funding. But, in our P3 version, boatbuilding in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska is alive and well, because of it.
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on August 2016101 Academy Drive Buzzards Bay, MA 02532 Tel: (508) 830-5012 Email: blima@maritime.edu Website: www.maritime.edu President: RADM Fran McDonald The Company: Massachusetts Maritime Academy offers seven undergraduate Bachelor of Science degrees and two graduate Masters of Science programs. T
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- MN100: Hydrex page: 42
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on August 2016Haven 29 Antwerp, Belgium 2030 Telephone: +32 3 213 53 00 E-mail: hydrex@hydrex.be Website: www.hydrex.be CEO/President: Boud Van Rompay The Company: Hydrex offers turnkey underwater repair solutions to shipowners wherever and whenever they are needed. Hydrex’s multidisciplinary team will
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- MN100: Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc. page: 42
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on August 201613980 Shell Belt Road Bayou La Batre, Alabama 36509 Telephone: (251) 824-1660 E-mail: llemcool@horizonshipbuilding.com Website: www.horizonshipbuilding.com CEO/President: Travis Short The Company: Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc. is located on the Southwestern coast of Alabama, about 30 miles fr
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on July 2016Marine News July 2016 Boat of the Month At a trade event held in Baltimore, MD, Brunswick unveiled its most exciting hull to date. First on board to test drive the new vessel was Marine News Editor Joe Keefe. An exhilarating 35 minute cruise revealed all of the exciting features the new vessel h
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on July 2016Louisiana-based Karl Senner widens its propulsion solutions toolkit with two options, both designed to provide economics, efficiencies and lower emissions. In the increasingly competitive marine propulsion markets, workboat operators now have many choices from which to select an appropriate, lon
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on July 2016On April 11, 2016 the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) released the revised 2016 National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP) Guidelines. The new guidelines will become effective on June 10, 2016. Established under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the PREP guidelines were developed to provide a m
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- Op/Ed: Fix the HMTF Now … or in 2027 page: 18
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on July 2016The Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) has been misused and underutilized for years, leaving U.S. ports and harbors in subpar conditions and disadvantaging the very shippers that pay to modernize and maintain them – to the tune of nearly $2 billion per year. In May, the U.S. House of Representativ
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- A Sea Change in Waterjet Technology page: 47
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on July 2016Longtime waterjet propulsion equipment provider NAMJet introduces key advancements for the workboat sector. Back in 2011, when boat builder Birdon went looking for a propulsion system that they could utilize in the bid phases of a multi-boat contract with the U.S. Army, they landed on NAMJet prop
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- ATB Design Comes of Age page: 24
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on July 2016The emerging trend of marrying the design of an articulated tug and barge (ATB) to a particular propulsion system to maximize efficiencies of that system has, of late, been taking hold in workboat markets. For example, one recent project involving a dynamic partnership between Bouchard Transportatio
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on July 2016LNG? Methanol as fuel? Hybrid systems? Tier 4? Reducing noise? Cutting emissions without crushing fuel economy? Marine News readers have questions and Bob Kunkel has answers. Kunkel, President of Alternative Marine Technologies, previously served as the Federal Chairman of the Short Sea Shipping Coo
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on June 2016The Future of Shortsea Shipping and Domestic ‘Markets’ Arriving at the Farmer’s Market this morning I made the decision to grill some hand cut rib eye with fresh vegetables and potatoes later that evening. I searched several of the local farm kiosks to find the mix I wanted and then reached int