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Americas Energy Coast Leadership Forum IV
Building Maritime Capacity
In, By, and For the Region
Planning of a Comprehensive Ocean/Coastal
Engineering Innovation Center (OCEIC)
William S. Vorus
Chairman, School of Naval Architecture and Marine
Engineering University of New Orleans
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• FACT The maritime and offshore industries are
  vitally important to the US economy.
• FACT The long standing lack of a comprehensive
  domestic marine design support capability forces
  U.S. companies to go overseas for critical
  hydrodynamic model testing services.
• To relieve this critical disadvantage, it is
  proposed that such a comprehensive Research,
  Development and Innovation Center for Ocean and
  Coastal Engineering be established at the
  University of New Orleans.

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OCEIC Configuration
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National and International Revenues from
Hydrodynamic Testing
Organization EstimatedTurnover M EstimatedAvailableTurnover M Estimated Percentage Available Reference
Domestic (North America)
David Taylor Model Basin (Commercial) 21.4 10.7 50 Personal communication
ARL Penn State 10.0 1.0 10 Estimated
Oceanic Consulting 5.0 5.0 100 Personal communication
Canadian Hydraulics Centre 4.3 4.3 100 Reported
Offshore Technology Research Centre 4.0 3.2 80 Personal communication
OMB 3.0 2.4 80 Estimated
Stephens Institute 1.0 0.5 50 Personal communication
Domestic (Total) 48.7 27.1 56  
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International
Marintek, SINTEF 51.0 15.3 30 Reported
Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) 48.0 14.4 30 Reported
Insean 29.0 4.4 15 Estimated - based on staffing
Force Technology 23.5 7.1 30 Estimated
SSPA 21.2 6.4 30 Reported
Hamburg Ship Model Basin 17.2 5.2 30 Estimated - based on staffing
Lab Oceano Brazilian Ocean Technology Laboratory 10.0 1.5 15 Estimated
QinetiQ 10.0 2.5 25 Estimated
Aker Arctic 7.7 - 0 Reported
Krylov Shipbuilding Research Institute 7.0 0.7 10 Estimated
DST Duisburg 6.2 1.9 30 Estimated - based on staffing
SVA Potsdam 5.4 1.6 30 Estimated - based on staffing
Bassin dEssais des Carènes 5.0 0.3 5 Estimated
VTT Industrial Systems 5.0 0.3 5 Estimated
Bulgarian Ship Hydrodynamics Centre 4.0 0.6 15 Estimated - based on staffing
Schiffbautechnische Versuchsanstalt in Wien 3.0 0.9 30 Estimated
Oceanide 2.8 0.8 30 Personal communication
Ship Design and Research Centre (CTO) 2.0 0.6 30 Personal communication
International (Total) 258.0 64.2 25  
Global (Total) 306.7 91.3 30  

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Planned OCEIC Facilities
(10 acres)
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OCEIC Organization
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Estimated Cost
Capital Costs
Operating Costs
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Estimated Revenue
FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05
Revenue Source (Sector) 000's 000's 000's 000's 000's
Commercial transportation 500 1,000 1,400 1,960 2,744
Government (ONR, Support Ships, Coast Guard) 250 500 1,000 1,400 1,960
Offshore (Deepwater) 100 200 400 800 1,600
Coastal 500 1,000 1,500 2,250 3,375
Naval Architecture 200 400 800 1,600 3,200
Ocean Renewable Energy 150 300 450 675 1,013
Education - (Labs/Classes) 50 100 150 165 182
RD (University Research, Validation) 150 300 450 675 1,013
Numerical 50 100 200 400 800
Total Revenue 1,950 3,900 6,350 9,925 15,886
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Projected Balances
FY01 FY02 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05
000's 000's 000's 000's 000's 000's
Total Staff Operating Cost 2,566 4,204 4,204 6,368 8,675 10,606
Total Facility Operating Cost 604 1,208 1,208 1,812 2,416 3,624
Total Operating Cost Estimate 3,170 5,412 5,412 8,180 11,091 14,230
Total Revenue Estimate 1,950 3,900 3,900 6,350 9,925 15,886

Balance (1,220) (1,220) (1,512) (1,830) (1,166) 1,655
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Current OCEIC Participants

• University of New Orleans
• School of NAME
• UNO Foundation
• Oceanic Consulting, St Johns, Newfoundland
• Stantec Corp Economic Impact
• Control Power Co, Troy, Michigan Planning and
  Construction
• Kirco, Moog, Smith Group Site
  Planning and Design