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Turbine Powered Boatbuilders
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Gearboxes
Marine Propulsion Drive Manufacturers
Propulsion Methods
Fuels
Emissions
Classification Societies
Military Links
Shipbuilding
- Annual Review by Barry Rogliano Salles - excellent review by segment including containership, ro-ro, dry bulk, tanker, chemical carrier, LPG, LNG,
- Merchant Marine Act requires U.S. Flagged vessels to be built in the U.S.. Vessels moving traffic between U.S. ports are to be U.S. owned.
- TEA-21 U.S. trasportation funding program that includes money for ferry development
Military Vessels
Patrol Boat & Fast Ferry Builders
Fast Ferry Miscellaneous
Reefer Ships
Containerships
Tankers
LNG Carriers
Bulk Carriers
Offshore Support Vessels - OSV
Yacht Prices
- Yacht World huge searchable database of new and used yachts
Some High Performance Boat & Yacht Builders
Magazine Links
Vessel Populations
Technical Papers
Databases of Vessels and Shipbuilding
- Lloyds Registry - Fairplay provide several vessel and industry databases
- Baird Publications (Australia) "Ships and Boats on Order"
monthly publications includes smaller vessels under 500 tons. $570/year subscription.
- Vessel Characteristics Waterborne Transportation Lines of the United States, includes three tables, one is a databae of U.S. maritime vessels.
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (Raw Data on CD-ROM). Issued quarterly. The Coast Guard net 5 tons and up database. Available from NTIS We have a copy
- Marine Log
- U.S. Commercial Shipping Owners.Vessels over 500 tons registered in the U.S. or owned by a U.S. entity. Identifies each vessel, flag, type, engine or HP. Is printed in magazine a few times a year.
- U.S. Commercial Shipping Operators. U.S. Marine Directory. Is printed in magazine a few times a year.
- U.S. Shipyard Contracts (Awarded and Pending) for Commercial and Government vessels.
Printed magazine a few times a year. Typically lists vessel type, HP or length,
estimated value, shipyard and owner.
- Passenger Vessel Handbook & Guide for 2000. About $75 By Marine Log.
Extensive list of current Owners, Operators and Pasenger Vessels (including small ones) in the U.S. Brief one line description of each vessel. We have a copy.
- Fast Ferry database published by Fast Ferry Info.
- U.S. Dept of Transportation National Ferry Database in Microsoft Access format. We have a copy.
- ShipPax database of passenger vessels. Swedish provider of international information. Some specific to hi-speed passenger vessels. Note, 1 U.S. dollars = about 10 SEK. They also have an annual publication called "Designs" that may be of interest. Previous issues can be viewed from the Order page.
- Canadian Coast Guard Vessels includes photos and description
Other Information Providers
Marine Engine Installation Drawings
Miscellaneous
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