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Bollinger
Fanguy
Photo: Evan Sisley,Office of George Bush
Harry Horgan, President
George HW Bush and
Captain William Rey.
Metalcraft
Ellis
Harding
Bekkens
Webb
Martin
EMS
Monnell
Fanguy Snags SNAME Award
Bollinger Shipyards, LLC announced its
vice president for quality management
system, Dennis Fanguy, will receive the
2015 William M. Kennedy from the Society
of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers
(SNAME). The award is given
in recognition of outstanding service
and contribution in the development of
systems and planning applying to shipbuilding
and ship repair. Fanguy, a 1984
graduate from the University of New
Orleans (UNO) with a Bachelor of Science
degree in Electrical Engineering,
has been employed at Bollinger since his
graduation 31 years ago.
President Bush Sails with Disabled
aboard the Impossible Dream
Former President George HW Bush and
First Lady Barbara Bush set sail with the
crew of the Impossible Dream, a unique
catamaran designed for disabled sailors,
a chance for the watermen and activists
to thank the 41st President of the United
States for signing the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) into law in the
summer of 1990. Impossible Dream is
a 60-ft. wheelchair accessible catamaran
yacht that this summer set sail from Miami
up the eastern seaboard in celebration
of the 25th anniversary of the ADA.
ALMACO Wins Drillships Work
ALMACO Group was awarded the design,
material supply and supervision
contract from Kawasaki Heavy Industries,
Ltd. (KHI) in Japan for the first
(DRU#1 - Ondina) and second (DRU#2
- Pituba) drillships for the Enseada Industria
Naval project In March 2014, KHI
contracted ALMACO Group to deliver
the design, material supply and supervision
for the catering areas, inclusive
galley, provision stores, refrigeration
machinery and mess rooms, located on
the hull of the first drillship, Ondina. The
expected delivery date for this work is
end of 2015.
Metalcraft Celebrates 50th
Metalcraft, a designer and manufacturer
of fire detection and suppression equipment,
is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Beginning as a machine shop in the mid-
60s with two owners and a secretary, the
company served a localized Baltimore
customer base. Within 10 years, it began
supplying fire extinguishers to the U.S.
government and defense agencies. By
1997, Metalcraft had become an international
company. It currently has a staff
of over 50 employees, with an extensive
global sales and distribution network.
Obituary:
Elmer Morley: 1930 – 2015
Maritime Professional Training Founder
Elmer Morley, MPT’s founder, long
time chief engineering instructor, father,
grandfather, great grandfather, and
husband lost his battle with pancreatic
cancer last month. He founded Maritime
Professional Training in 1983.
Retlif Expands Into North Carolina
Retlif Testing Laboratories has expanded
with a new location in Concord,
North Carolina. The new laboratory is in
answer to the growing regional need for
testing services and is the result of two
years of searching for an ideal location.
The new laboratory is initially offering
pre-compliance evaluation Electromagnetic
Interference/Electromagnetic
Compatibility services, including EMI,
EMC, Lightning testing and Electrostatic
Discharge (ESD). The EMI test standard
for the Department of Defense is MIL-
STD-461, while the EMI test standard
for the Commercial Aviation Industry
is RTCA DO-160. Other available services
include ESS regulatory consulting
and documentation, as well as extensive
engineering services. The address of
the new Retlif laboratory is 7140 Weddington
Road, Suite 140, Concord, NC,
28027 USA. Phone: 704 787 8474.
Master Mariner Quain Joins Hill
Dickinson’s Shipping Team
Hill Dickinson said that Captain Joe
Quain, formerly of Bentley’s Stokes and
Lowless, will be joining the firm as a
partner in the Singapore office with effect
from September 1, 2015, bringing
the firm’s strength of Master Mariner
lawyers to six in total. Tony Goldsmith,
partner and master mariner who heads
the Singapore office, said: “As a solicitor
and Master Mariner of 20 years’ experience,
Joe’s expertise in all aspects
of Admiralty work can only strengthen
our existing commitment to provide our
clients with the highest standard of legal
advice.”
BMT Nigel Gee Reaches 1000th Project Milestone
BMT Nigel Gee (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group
Ltd, and a leading independent naval architecture and
marine engineering design consultancy, is celebrating
its latest achievement in securing its 1000th project
which will involve the delivery of detailed production
engineering for a ferry machinery conversion. John
Bonafoux, Managing Director of BMT Nigel Gee
comments:
“Reaching our 1000th project is a massive achievement
and I’m extremely proud of how far we’ve come.
Our first ever project seems such a long time ago now,
but I still remember it well. It was a new ferry design
and both Nigel Gee and I were burning the candles
at both ends, ensuring the delivery of the project and
ever since then the company has gone from strength
to strength.”
Operating across four principal market sectors, the
naval architectural practice delivers design and engineering
services for specialized vessels in the commercial,
yacht, defense and offshore energy markets.
With 62 live projects, BMT made an exciting start
to the year with current contracts equating to a total
vessel length of nearly 2600m, spreading across 13
countries, over three continents. The company also
recently announced the completion of new offices
in Southampton to meet this large increase in design
work.
(L to R): Members of the Nigel
Gee and Associates team in 1986;
Members of the current BMT Nigel
Gee team; and 21m windfarm support
vessel Trearddur Bay.
72 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • SEPTEMBER 2015