Michael Crowley | WorkBoat

Michael Crowley

Correspondent

Michael Crowley is a long-time Maine-based correspondent for WorkBoat Magazine, specializing in stories related to new vessel contruction and new gear, such as electronics, deck equipment and diesel engines.

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Transporting vessels around shipyards and in and out of water

Canada's West Coast is where to find new OSRVs

Washburn & Doughty building new 5,100-hp tugs for Moran

Ultrex-towing-lines-Yale-Cordage — Ultrex, a 12-strand ultra-high molecular-weight polyethylene from Yale Cordage, has increasingly been in use in river applications. Yale Cordage photo.

Less weight, more strength in new synthetic towing lines

wireless_wheelhouse_norway_tore_stensvold — Capt. Torleif Bakken in the wheelhouse of a Bastø Fosen ferry using the REX traffic management app to keep track of other vessels in Norway’s Oslo Fjord. Tore Stensvold photo.

Workboats wade into wireless connectivity

waterjet-image_thrustmaster-doen — A pair of Thrustmaster Doen DJ172 waterjets hooked up to 805-hp C18 Cats powers the Bue Tobol, a 60' ferry that operates in the Southern Caribbean. Thrustmaster photo.

Jet Power: The latest advances in waterjets

earl_w_red_harley_marine_services — The Earl W. Redd in the foreground with other Harley Marine Services tugs behind. Harley Marine photo.

Video: Harley Marine christens Tier-4 tug Earl W. Redd

suprstak-duracooler-keel-cooler-duramax-marine — The DuraCooler SuprStak is built around a double bank of coolers. It is designed to force a turbulent flow of water over and around the keel cooler. Duramax Marine photo.

More efficient keel coolers changing the game

huron_spirit_gladding_hearn — The Huron Spirit. Gladding-Hearn photo.

Gladding-Hearn delivers new Great Lakes pilot boat

blessey-marine-towboat-david-vitter-dkrapf — Operators that want to build new towboats with engines over 804 hp in the next couple of years will have to deal with new Tier 4 regulations that took effect Jan. 1. David Krapf photo.

Is a hybrid-assist system your answer to Tier 4?