Maritime Magazines Archive
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Maritime Reporter
on April 2015Smart players leverage low debt, adjust work schedules, seek spot gigs and new markets 30%That’s the minimum level of capital expenditure cuts facing owners and operators of offshore rigs, vessels and various support services, as they scramble to keep equipment working and their heads above wat
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on April 2015Petter Sundet, Captain of Edda Fortis, discusses with Maritime Reporter & Engineering News the evolution of top-notch accommodation in the offshore environment. Please provide a brief bio. Specifically, how did you come to a career in the marine industry, and ascend to your current position?
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- Simulation & Ice Navigation Training page: 32
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on April 2015In a anticipation of the growing need for deck officers and masters experienced in operating in ice covered waters and as evidenced by the relatively rapid increase in vessel traffic in areas of the Arctic Ocean due to the receding ice coverage, the Alaska’s Institute of Technology (AVTEC) in Seward
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on April 2015In October 2013, a fire blazed through Brazil’s Santos port, destroying six warehouses and the 180,000 tons of raw sugar inside Sugar Company Copersucar’s terminal. The fire hit all of the sugar giant’s warehouses at the port and left many exporters holding contracts for sugar with an empty bag.
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- HydroComp NavCad Premium Released page: 55
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Marine News
on April 2015HydroComp NavCad has been the gold-standard for resistance and propulsion prediction for nearly three decades. Now, an upgrade is available, offered as an optional “Premium Edition” upgrade, and these special new capabilities are a significant addition to the existing hydrodynamic analysis features
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Marine News
on April 2015ESAB Welding & Cutting Products offers the JetStream torch cleaning station, a particle jet torch cleaning station that cleans consumables with a high velocity blast of granulate. Particle jets clean all torch components (nozzle, tip, gas baffle) and do so without mechanically gripping the torch
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- STIDD Systems’ Marine Seating page: 55
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Marine News
on April 2015STIDD Systems’ commercial and military seating incorporates engineering of ergonomic, anatomically correct seat positioning for any marine environment. Manufactured with lightweight corrosion-proof materials, multi-functional adjustment features and dynamic appearance, they are built to MIL Standard
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Marine News
on April 2015Safe, efficient and profitable welding involves many variables, all of which can be had by embracing remote controlled welding techniques and equipment. Efficiency, safety and profitability are important to any company, but especially to a welding operation. In addition to general best practices an
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Marine News
on April 2015U.S. Navy’s AGOR Research Vessels are built to be as operationally quiet as possible. That’s where Mascoat’s Sound Control-dB coatings come in. When the U.S. Navy began its design and build program for its newest generation of research vessels, it specified that the vessels had to be as quiet as po
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Maritime Reporter
on April 2015On January 22, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Proposed Rule on dispersants. The Proposed Rule drastically changes the EPA’s approach to dispersants and could imperil proven and effective means of responding to marine oil disasters. The Proposed Rule seems to be written f
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Maritime Reporter
on April 2015Last year MARIN launched an innovative initiative to start a partnership with its clients for a maritime Computational Fluid Dynamics’ (CFD) development, validation and application known as the “ReFRESCO-operation.” CFD plays an increasingly important role in the design of maritime and offshore str
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- Underway on LNG page: 18
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on April 2015On 17 January 1955, Commander Eugene P. Wilkinson, USN, the first Commanding Officer of USS Nautilus (SSN 571) signaled the memorable and historic message “Underway on nuclear power.” Underway on LNG has an opportunity to signal an equally significant change in the merchant marine. On Febru
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on April 2015Risks faced by today’s global businesses represent a combination of traditional concerns and newer threats that reflect changing times. The 2015 Allianz Risk Barometer, a survey of more than 500 corporate insurance experts and risk managers from 47 countries, revealed that issues related to business
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- They said it ... page: 13
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on April 2015“While the dry cargo market was depressed in most of 2014, the year ended with sharply increasing rates in the tanker market, and our tanker department generated the best results since 2008. The strong tanker market has continued into 2015.” Klaus Nyborg, interim CEO at Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN
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- Hands Across the Water page: 36
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Marine News
on April 2015U.S. firms leverage Netherlands-based Damen Shipyard’s vessel designs and technical support. For nearly 40 years, Damen Shipyards Group in the Netherlands has licensed its vessel designs and technical support to yards owned by other companies. The business practice showcases not only the depth,
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Maritime Reporter
on April 2015With the energy market swoon in full blossom, Maritime Reporter checked in with Mark Charman, chief executive of global recruiting leader Faststream, for his insights on the breadth and depth of the impact to the offshore employment market. Uncertainty. If there is one word that summarizes cur
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Marine Technology
on March 2015A tool for removing oil trapped in submerged vessels was developed in Norway by Miko Marine. Moskito is designed to address the pollution threat that exists with the large numbers of sunken ships around the world that still contain significant quantities of oil in their tanks as cargo or bunker fu
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Marine Technology
on March 2015Two sonar manufacturers from the Pacific Northwest have joined forces in a cooperative effort aimed at improving efficiencies in aquatic habitat mapping. Seattle-based BioSonics Inc., and Ping DSP, with headquarters located in Victoria, BC, recently conducted trials to evaluate the effectiveness of
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Marine Technology
on March 2015Newfoundland and Labrador is simulation central Through its history, Newfoundland and Labrador has produced generations of seafarers and ocean innovators. Surrounded by the cold, harsh, ice-prone waters of the North Atlantic, at the edge of the Arctic, the people of Canada’s most easterly provin
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on March 2015Newfoundland and Labrador companies push forward on remote sensing tech Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) is home to a number of companies at the cutting edge of remote sensing technology. From mature, established organizations to specialty start-ups, the province is increasingly excelling in this