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Evolving Beyond Reactive Maintenance Models to Predictive Success

Fleet maintenance has long been an area where outdated practices collide with modern technology, creating a divide between those who embrace data-driven efficiency and those who remain stuck in the reactive, break-fix, put-out-fires mentality. While the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration requires preventive maintenance programs, compliance doesn’t always mean a fleet operates safely or cost-effectively. The real difference is how fleets approach maintenance, whether reactive,...

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Fincantieri awarded $9.6 million USCG maintenance contract

Fincantieri Marine Systems North America (FMSNA) was recently awarded a $9.6 million contract to perform maintenance and repairs to the U.S. Coast Guard’s fleet of inland buoy tenders.

The multi-year contract was awarded by the Coast Guard’s Surface Force Logistics Center in Virginia. The focus of the contract is the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the Isotta Fraschini Motori (IFM) V1312 main diesel engines onboard the 75′ WLIC and 65′ WLR class cutters.

“This award with the U.S. Coast Guard...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/fincantieri-awarded-9-6-million-uscg-maintenance-contract/

Shipbuilders’ annual meeting opens in Washington, D.C. May 15

Shipbuilders from around the U.S. will meet in Washington, D.C. this week. Ken Hocke photo

The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national trade association representing the U.S. shipyard industry, said that more than 70 shipbuilding and repair organizations will be represented at their 2019 annual meeting beginning on Wednesday, May 15. Ahead of the meeting, SCA launched a new web site dedicated to sharing important policy and industry information about U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry and the supplier industrial base, as well as highlight the work and dedication of the...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/shipbuilders-annual-meeting-opens-in-washington-d-c-may-15/

Candies Shipbuilders delivers inspection maintenance repair vessel

Due to two type SCD 560 STP Schottel azimuth thrusters, the diesel-electric vessel reaches a speed of 14 knots. Schottel photo

The 101.2 m (332.1′) x 20.60 m (65.6′) inspection maintenance repair (IMR) vessel Paul Candies was built by Candies Shipbuilders and is owned by its parent company Otto Candies LLC. The offshore boat is equipped with three different Schottel propulsion systems. Its two Combi Drives feature two transverse thrusters and one retractable Rudderpropeller, designed to ensure maximum maneuverability and a high free running speed for the U.S.-flagged vessel.

Due to two type SCD 560 STP Schottel azimuth...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/candies-shipbuilders-delivers-inspection-maintenance-repair-vessel/

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