< Back Award-Winning ZF Profile Series Developed by the BluSiren team, ZF’s Profiles from the Helm series is an inspiring new set of stories highlighting the marine propulsion company’s clients and their experiences on the water — showcasing the vessels and advanced propulsion systems that power their remarkable journeys. Randy Ramsey Jarrett Bay Boatworks &…
< Back American Commercial Barge Line Christening In 2024, BluSiren founder Amelia Smith served as the on-site public relations manager for American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL)’s Christening of the ACBL Mariner, the U.S. industry’s largest towboat. This innovative vessel can safely and efficiently push up to 65 barges and 75k tons of cargo in one…
< Back Honorable Mention: USV Case StudyMission: Promote USV’s Success in Mapping Hypoxic Zones at Sea In 2024, A.WordSmith was tasked with promoting SeaTrac Systems’ support of a NOAA/USM project to map potential hypoxic zones of the U.S. Gulf via the company’s remotely piloted uncrewed surface vehicle. As a result, SeaTrac received nearly 100 qualified…
< Back Award-Winning Editorial: Ferries Award-Winning Industry Editorial Appeared in FOGHORN Magazine BluSiren, formerly A.WordSmith, earned a 2024 Gold MarCom Award recognizing outstanding achievement in this July 2024 FOGHORN Magazine editorial, written on behalf of ZF. This article outlines the current challenges for U.S. ferry operators, while sharing how refitting vessels can breathe new life into…
< Back Honorable Mention: SEAmagine E-News The BluSiren team, formerly A.WordSmith, earned a MarCom Award Honorable Mention for its remarkable transformation of the SEAmagine newsletter, which elevated it from a functional news dispatch into a high-caliber communication tool. By undertaking a comprehensive redesign and content overhaul, the newsletter has become a dynamic asset that not…
< Back Weather & Science Channel Shows In 2013, BluSiren Founder, Amelia Smith, stood on the deck of her then-employer Crowley’s 153 ft. tugboat Nanuq in Valdez, Alaska. She rode along to manage the PR activities surrounding The Weather Channel’s filming of “Heavy Metal Monsters,” which featured the company’s ship assist-and-escort tugs as they escorted…
< Back Costa Concordia Wreck Removal Described as the largest, most technically demanding wreck removal operation ever attempted on a ship of its size, the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner was successfully removed from the Italian shoreline in July 2014. After the wreck, vessel owners, alongside others on a review board, began evaluating proposed salvage…
< Back Crisis Comms Following OceanGate Implosion BluSiren, formerly A.WordSmith, supported the submersible industry at large with crisis communications following the loss of OceanGate’s Titan submersible, which imploded during a June 2023 dive to the Titanic, killing five people. SEAmagine For client SEAmagine, BluSiren’s Amelia Smith provided rapid-response written statements and key talking points to…
< Back World’s First 1,000 NM Autonomous Voyage The Machine Odyssey On September 30, 2021, Sea Machines Robotics set out to prove that the world’s waterways are primed and ready for autonomy by undertaking the longest autonomous journey at sea, 1,000 NM. The company says autonomy is retooling the world’s fleets to operate more safely…
< Back Crowley & Furie Natural Gas Platform While working in-house for Crowley, BluSiren Founder Amelia Smith developed a case study demonstrating Crowley and subsidiary Jensen Maritime’s successful installation of Furie’s Kitchen Lights natural gas production platform and underwater pipeline in Cook Inlet, Alaska. The case study appeared in the Winter 2016 Crowley Connections magazine, on…
