Maritime Magazines Archive
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- MEDS: Get Connected & Protected page: 65
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Maritime Reporter
on May 2015Late last year Radio Zeeland DMP launched MEDS, and advanced monitoring system that integrates laser sensors, day and night vision cameras and software to alert crew or authorities in a safety or security event. “MEDS (Maritime Early Detection System) is designed to be a security and a tracking pro
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Maritime Reporter
on May 2015The process of efficiently lifting and moving boats on land is an age-old conundrum. While ‘US Hoists’ is a relatively new name in the boat lift sector, in reality it blends more than four decades of boat lift experience with some of the most modern, automated boat lift technology on the planet. Tho
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Maritime Reporter
on May 2015Statoil selected Maritime Communications Partner (MCP) to deploy and operate its high speed 4G-network on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). It’s a six-year contract with a four-year option, which calls for MCP to build what is essentially the world’s largest 4G network at sea. Initially 15 rig
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- Harris CapRock One page: 63
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Maritime Reporter
on May 2015Harris CapRock Communications launched the industry’s first unified, fully managed satellite, wireless and terrestrial connectivity service designed to reduce customers’ voice, data and equipment management costs. Customers in the energy and cruise industry need to obtain reliable, always-on communi
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Maritime Reporter
on May 2015KVH Industries, Inc. introduced the TracVision TV8 maritime satellite TV antenna system. TracVision TV8 is designed to provide the tracking, reception and extended coverage area needed for yachts and merchant vessels calling on ports around the world. It is compatible with nearly all Ku-band service
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- Intelsat’s EpicNG is on the Ways page: 62
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Maritime Reporter
on May 2015While the true uptake of broadband across the maritime sector has been slow to develop, a number of market conditions are conspiring to drive the service mainstream. Intelsat’s Kurt Riegelman discusses the matter with Maritime Reporter & Engineering News. While the advent of full broadband in th
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Maritime Reporter
on May 2015Since the boom of the NdFeB magnets industry, the usage and potential applications for permanent magnet machines have grown exponentially to the detriment of traditional induction systems. In special applications like elevators, cranes, hybrid vehicles or renewable energy, permanent magnet machines
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- What's New at Alfa Laval? page: 56
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Maritime Reporter
on May 2015Alfa Laval: Upgrades, New Products for BWT, Oily Waste Treatment & Exhaust Gas Cleaning Alfa Laval, a provider of specialized products and solutions based on heat transfer, separation and fluid handling technologies, addresses engineering and environmental requirements in a wide range of areas.
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Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q2 2015The role of IACS classification societies has evolved over time. Career development within those organizations has also changed. At the forefront of this movement is the American Bureau of Shipping. Mark A. McGrath is the Corporate Learning Officer at Houston-headquartered American Bureau of Ship
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- So, You Want to be in Bunkers? page: 16
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Maritime Logistics Professional
on Q2 2015A primer for the curious from Dan-Bunkering. According to Denmark-based Dan-Bunkering, a global supplier of bunker fuels, lubricants and related products and services, it is difficult if not impossible to pinpoint the perfect background for a Bunker Trader. The worldwide and diverse organization ma
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Marine News
on May 2015Building relationships with reliable, high-quality suppliers is critical to the success of boat operators, naval architects, engineers and others in the marine industry. Having suppliers ‘on deck’ whose products meet shipbuilding and repair requirements is part of that equation. When marine equipmen
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Marine News
on May 2015Binsfield Engineering’s TorqueTrak telemetry instruments measure torque, RPM’s and power data. Binsfeld Engineering specializes in transmitting sensor signals from rotating machinery and has been designing wireless, noncontact data transmission systems since 1974. Today, its TorqueTrak telemetry in
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Marine News
on May 2015Kvichak’s Rapid Response Skimmers (RRS) are perhaps best known for their use by the U.S. Navy, but the design of these robust and well-designed units has evolved over time and today boasts placement in virtually every major spill organization. When, just this past October, Kvichak Marine won a U.S
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- Imbari Stands Strong page: 54
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Maritime Reporter
on May 2015Mammoth dry dock investment to support construction of 20,000 TEU containership series During the second half of the 20th century, the Japanese ruled commercial shipbuilding. Today, numerous competitive forces in the Far East, led by South Korea and China, have continued to throw massive reso
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- BAE Systems Investing in San Diego page: 52
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Maritime Reporter
on May 2015A discussion with Bob Koerber, General Manager, BAE Systems Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif. Bob Koerber, general manager of BAE Systems Ship Repair in San Diego, served on active duty as a surface warfare officer from 1981 to 1987, then continued to serve as a Navy Reservist, retiring as a captain i
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- Damen Boosts Composite Focus page: 50
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Maritime Reporter
on May 2015Coming off a year which saw the Damen Group record its highest ever order intake over a 12-month period, a production value of roughly $2.25b and 160 newbuild deliveries, the shipbuilder looks to expand in the composite vessel market. For Damen, building with composite materials is nothing n
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- Nautisk Launches NaviTab page: 49
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Maritime Reporter
on May 2015Nautisk unveiled its latest navigational solution: NaviTab from Nautisk, a unique concept that replaces a vessel’s onboard Navigational Publication library. Hundreds of books have been uploaded onto a hi-spec hand-held device, suitable for use both onshore and on the bridge. “Currently, all vessels
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- Kleven Delivers to Olympic Shipping page: 49
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Maritime Reporter
on May 2015Offshore construction vessel Olympic Bibby, build no. 371 from Kleven Verft, has been delivered to Norwegian shipowner Olympic Shipping. The vessel has a long term charter with Bibby Offshore, and its first job will be on the British sector of the North Sea. The naming ceremony was held in Olympic’
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Maritime Reporter
on May 2015Sperre says it has a superior solution for equipment coolers onboard ships. Late last year it teamed with W&O to distribute its Sperre Pleat Coolers in the U.S. MR spoke to from Sperre’s Gard Sem (pictured) for insights. While Sperre Pleat Coolers are designed to provide customers several advan
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Maritime Reporter
on May 2015Norwegian Car Ferry Debuts World’s First All-Electric Propulsion System Norled Ampere, the world’s first all-electric car ferry, began service this year carrying up to 120 cars and 360 passengers across the 4.2-mile (6.8 km) Sognefjord channel that separates Norway’s villages of Lavik and Oppendal