SUNY Maritime

Great Lakes Towing names Sal Menoyo VP special projects

Cleveland, Ohio, headquartered Great Lakes Towing Company has hired Salvadore Menoyo as its vice president-special projects. Reporting to Great Lakes Towing president reporting to Joe Starck, he will be based in Jacksonville, Fla., and use his extensive experience and expertise to identify, develop and manage new business opportunities on the East Coast, including the Gulf and Puerto Rico. In this new role, Menoyo will work with internal and external customers and build relationships with...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/great-lakes-towing-names-sal-menoyo-vp-special-projects/

AWO members elect Crowley’s Art Mead as Chairman

The members of the American Waterways Operators, the national tugboat, towboat and barge industry association, elected a new slate of leaders this week during the association’s Spring Board of Directors / Annual Membership Meeting. This year, COVID-19 precautions meant that the event was held virtually rather in Washington, D.C.

Arthur F. Mead, Vice President and Chief Counsel at Crowley Maritime Corporation, was elected Chairman; Del Wilkins, President of Illinois Marine Towing, Inc. was...

https://www.marinelog.com/coastal/inland/awo-members-elect-crowleys-art-mead-as-chairman/

Port promoters aim for offshore wind business

The Atlantic Pioneer built by Blount Boats is the first and so far only U.S. flag offshore wind crew transfer vessel. Blount Boats photo

With a dozen offshore wind energy projects planned on the East Coast, New York port interests are in high gear pitching their state as the industry’s logical future base.

“A few years ago, we would have had trouble filling this room. But as you can see things are moving quickly,” said Michael Stamatis, president of Red Hook Terminals in New York City, at the State University of New York Maritime College’s offshore wind energy conference Sept. 26.

“There is no better place to be in for offshore...

https://www.workboat.com/news/offshore/port-promoters-aim-for-offshore-wind-business/

Offshore wind developers building Northeast supply chain

Offshore wind turbines. Clean energy. Dong Energy photo by MEDVIND/Bent Sørensen.

Offshore wind energy developers are moving to set up their first U.S. manufacturing and support bases, sensing momentum in the market with New York and New Jersey seeking a combined 12 gigawatts of new energy by 2030.

A daylong conference at the State University of New York Maritime College on Thursday brought together wind companies, state officials and the maritime industry to talk about the industry’s coming workforce needs and potential for job growth.

The world’s biggest wind company,...

https://www.workboat.com/news/offshore/offshore-wind-developers-building-northeast-supply-chain/

Training for offshore wind moves into high gear

Offshore wind training, like the industry, is prepping for takeoff. In the early stages, offshore wind developers and vessel operators sent workers to Europe to learn the ropes. Now several U.S. colleges, universities and private investors are creating offshore wind centers, institutes, and degree and certification programs.

Here are a few examples:

  • Bristol Community College, New Bedford, Mass.: Implementing a National Offshore Wind Institute to provide offshore training including Global Wind...

https://www.workboat.com/news/offshore/training-for-offshore-wind-moves-into-high-gear/

Tote named manager for building new maritime training ships

The National Security Multi-Mission Vessel will replace aging ships at state maritime academies. SUNY Maritime rendering

Tote Services Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., has been selected by the U.S. Maritime Administration to serve as vessel construction manager for the new class of maritime training ships.

“The U.S. shipbuilding industry is vital to America’s economic strength and security,” said Marad Administrator Mark Buzby in announcing the decision Tuesday. “The selection of Tote Services to work with a U.S. shipyard to deliver this class of vessels is an investment in our nation’s vital maritime infrastructure and...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/tote-named-manager-for-building-new-maritime-training-ships/

Maine Maritime Academy may get shortchanged on new training ship

The training ship State of Maine was launched in 1990 as a Navy oceanographic vessel. Maine Maritime Academy photo

Congress and the Maritime Administration have made progress in replacing the aging fleet of vessels that train cadets at the nation’s six state maritime academies.

Over the past two years, lawmakers have approved spending $600 million to replace vessels at the State University of New York Maritime College and Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The Maritime Administration, which oversees the schools, is currently reviewing proposals for a Vessel Construction Manager to be in charge of the final...

https://www.workboat.com/blogs/washington-watch/maine-maritime-academy-may-get-shortchanged-on-new-training-ship/

Marad seeks construction manager for new training ship

The first National Security Multi-Mission Vessel is expected to be delivered in 2022. SUNY Maritime image.

The U.S. Maritime Administration is seeking a vessel construction manager to oversee the building of the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel, a new class of training ship that will replace aging vessels used by U.S. maritime academies.

The request for proposal issued Oct. 11 solicits potential construction managers to be selected by Marad to “contract with a qualified shipyard to ensure that commercial best practices are utilized in delivering the NSMV on time and on budget,” the agency said...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/marad-seeks-construction-manager-for-new-training-ship/

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