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Glosten to update FERRIES 2021 attendees on foil ferry progress

Matthew Lankowski head shoy

Marine Log‘s FERRIES 2021 conference is scheduled to kickoff two months from today for the first in-person ferry event in over 18 months.

The event will take place November 9-10 on the New York Harbor waterfront in Jersey City, N.J., in partnership with the Passenger Vessel Association. As its theme says, “The ferry industry is poised to rebound in 2022.”

This year, the program includes a presentation on by Matthew Lankowski, senior ocean engineer at Seattle based naval architectural and marine...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ferries/glosten-to-update-ferries-2021-attendees-on-foil-ferry-progress/

FERRIES 2021: Panel on ferry design will highlight latest trends and projects

“The ferry industry is poised to rebound in 2022.” That’s the theme of this year’s Marine Log FERRIES conference set to be presented November 9-10 on the New York Harbor waterfront in Jersey City, N.J., in partnership with the Passenger Vessel Association.

This year, the event will include a panel discussion on Day 2 of the program on the topic of advancements in ferry design, when the speakers will discuss recent ferry projects, the design process, challenges to that process, and more. Joining...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ferries/ferries-2021-panel-on-ferry-design-will-highlight-latest-trends-and-projects/

ERMA FIRST adds world’s smallest ballast water treatment system to product range

ERMA FIRST adds world’s smallest ballast water treatment system to product range

Global ballast water equipment manufacturer ERMA FIRST is bringing the world’s smallest and easiest to install ballast water treatment system to the international market through its acquisition of US firm oneTANK LLC.

oneTANK, a subsidiary of naval architecture and marine engineering firm Glosten, has developed a small scale innovative, low-cost, IMO Revised G8 Code and United States Coast Guard compliant system.
Based...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/26/erma-first-adds-worlds-smallest-ballast-water-treatment-system-to-product-range/

Ballast Water Management Systems User Guide

If you and your crew are facing questions about ballast water management (BWM) and related regulatory deadlines, it would be worth your while to download a new (January 2021) “Ballast Water Management Systems User Guide,” an extensive, in-depth look at evaluating, selecting and installing a BWM system. The guide was published by MARAD and Glosten for the Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP). It is geared primarily toward U.S.-flag operators in domestic and international trade, reports...

https://mfame.guru/ballast-water-management-systems-user-guide/

Alaska Marine Lines upgrades four rail barges

Four Alaska Marine Lines rail barges are getting upgrades that include new piping and ballast systems designed by Glosten with installation by Meridian Marine Industries.

Using a patented rack system, the rail barges transport containers and rail cars from Seattle to Whittier, Alaska, where the rail cars are rolled onto the train tracks.

“The rail barges are hitting 20 years of service and were in need of some upgrades,” says John Maketa, the company’s Port Engineer in Seattle. “These barges are...

https://www.marinelog.com/coastal/tugs-barges/alaska-marine-lines-upgrades-four-rail-barges/

First all-electric ferry in U.S. reaches milestone

The first zero-emission, all-electric passenger/vehicle ferry in the U.S. marked its first anniversary this spring after a conversion that cleared a few hurdles.

Alabama’s Gee’s Bend Ferry completed its annual COI, “and that was very successful. The vessel has worked as envisioned and is doing it safely,” said Tim Aguirre, general manager, HMS Ferries Inc., which operates the ferry for the Alabama Department of Transportation. “We knew there would be challenges with it.”

Among them was the rural...

https://www.workboat.com/news/passenger-vessels/first-all-electric-ferry-in-u-s-reaches-milestone/

Skagit County releases vendor RFIs for electric ferry

In 2017, Skagit County, Wash., engaged naval architecture firm Glosten to develop an all-electric ferry to replace the 40 year old, diesel powered Guemes. Now Skagit County Public Works and Glosten, are seeking technical information and cost estimates from vendors to inform design decisions related to the new vessel’s electrical system, its propulsion system, the shore side electrical system, and the automated charging plug.

“This is relatively new propulsion technology – we need to make sure we...

https://www.marinelog.com/coastal/ferries/skagit-county-releases-vendor-rfis-for-electric-ferry/

Canaveral Pilots planning to build electric pilot boat

Canaveral Pilots Association, Port Canaveral, Fla., has partnered with naval architecture firms Glosten, Seattle, Providence, R.I., New Bedford, Mass., and Ray Hunt Design, New Bedford, Mass., on a pilot/demonstration project for the design, construction, and operation of an electric pilot boat. The boat will feature a battery-electric propulsion system with an emergency “get home” diesel engine. Once in service, it will serve as one of two primary boats for supporting pilotage operations in...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/canaveral-pilots-planning-to-build-electric-pilot-boat/

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