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Replacement vs. Retrofit: What’s Trending in the Dredging Market
In a year marked by uncertainty, the dredging industry remains resilient, adapting to evolving challenges with steady progress.
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Insights: Clay Diamond, Executive Director - General Counsel, American Pilots' Association
Tasked to help ships navigate local waterways efficiently, effectively, today’s pilots face a long list of potential hazards to this mission, which Clay Diamond, Executive Director – General Council, APA, discusses with Marine News.
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Copyright Greg Trauthwein
Funding the Flow: America’s Inland Waterways Need a Smarter Investment Strategy
The path toward funding the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) – and the critical inland infrastructure maintenance and construction of locks and dams that it does – is neither straight nor clear. Jen Armstrong, VP, Government Relations, Waterways Council, visited recently with Maritime Reporter TV to discuss in detail the historical context of how USACE funding has evolved in the past 50 years.
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Evolution of the Pilot Boat: From Wooden Schooners to High-Tech Launches
Arguably there are no two names more closely related to Pilot Boat design and construction in the United States than Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding and Ray Hunt Designs. Together the dynamic duo has designed and built more than 80 vessels – not to mention a vibrant refurbish and repair operation – design and building for pilot organizations around the country. In a recent episode of Maritime Matters: The MarineLink Podcast, a trio of executives: Peter Duclos, President, Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding; Winn Willard, President and Robert Provencal, Designer, Ray Hunt Designs, discuss the evolution and future of boat design for this demanding operation.
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Maritime Voices: Whiting Chisman, President, Virginia Pilots
Every port and shipping channel has its own unique characteristics. In Virginia it’s the delicate balance of robust commercial traffic, with dramatically larger containerships, mixed with one of the world’s largest naval bases. Whiting Chisman, President, Virginia Pilots, and his team are the unseen “quarterbacks”, managing that balance to maintain safe, efficient navigation operations.
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Maritime Voices: Clint Winegar, Presiding Officer, Houston Pilots
The Houston Ship Channel is one of the nation’s busiest and most vibrant shipping lanes, a key corridor for energy and chemicals. Keeping operations running smoothly involves the Houston Pilots, facilitating more than 20,000 vessel assists each year. Clint Winegar, Presiding Officer, Houston Pilots, discusses the organization in the round, explaining how the Houston operation remains one of three in the country that still utilizes station boat. With Maritime Reporter TV he breaks down the idiosyncrasies of the operations, including insights on the boats, the tech and the people that keep one of the world’s busier waterways humming along safely and efficiently.
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Navigating the Limits: Columbia River Pilots Confront Big Ships, Tight Channels, and a Changing Maritime World
Columbia River Pilots is an association of independent pilots, a unique organization that uses a network of pilots and independent boats to manage a long stretch of river in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Capt. Jeremy Nielsen serves as President, Columbia River Pilots, and in addressing the challenges his organization faces, leading the list are the maritime megatrend that sees vessel size outpacing infrastructure along the river, from bridge clearance to dockage; as well as the maritime industry's legislated drive for decarbonization, specifically the role of new maritime fuels and the potential for unintended consequences, including mechanical failure.
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Navigating the Great Lakes with Lakes Pilots
Every pilotage in and around the United States comes with its own unique challenges, and Lakes Pilots is certainly no exception. First and foremost, Lakes Pilots operates under the federal guise given its close proximity and shared waters with Canada. A massive amount of pleasure boat traffic combined with true fou-season operations – including the need for icebreaker assist and ice navigation in the winter months, keep Tony Brandano, President, Lakes Pilots, and his team on constant alert.
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