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on August 2001In May Detyens Shipyard concluded the reactivation and conversion of the LNG carrier Galleoma (formerly Arzew), finishing what the yard termed the largest commercial reactivation and conversion in the U.S. this year. Located in Charleston, S.C., Detyens work on the technically challenging pro
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on August 2001Palmer Johnson Savannah and Atlantic Dry Dock Corp. have entered into a joint effort via a letter of intent for the establishment of Palmer Johnson @ Atlantic (PJA) on the site of the 60- acre Atlantic Shipyard facility near Jacksonville, Fla. The new Palmer Johnson division will specialize i
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on August 2001Predicting business trends in the notoriously fickle marine business is difficult if not impossible. Yet when developments transpire as they have in the fast craft niche of the ferry business, it is difficult to not read the writing on the wall. The business of designing, building, outfitting
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on August 2001Known for its sleek, fast and high-performance wavepiercing catamarans, Incat Australia expanded its reach to U.S. shores with its decision last year to partner with Lockport, La.,-based Bollinger Shipyards for the construction and design of a new breed of high speed, aluminum fast craft for op
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- Top Navy Officer Supports DD-21 page: 21
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on August 2001naval operations and the top U.S. Navy officer, last month was reported as recommending that the service stick to its plan to build a multi-billion-dollar class of new destroyers despite a crunch on funds for new warships. "I'd love to have DD-21," Adm. Clark is reported as saying, referring
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- Shipbuilding R&D Supported page: 19
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on August 2001The National Shipbuilding Research Program Advanced Shipbuilding Enterprise (NSRP ASE) announced last month the selection of four new research projects as part of the Navy/Industry cofunded portfolio of 33 projects. The four new projects are valued at $10.3M, including industry cost share. A b
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on August 2001The business of building better Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs) is a serious one, which utilizes and combines some of the world's most advanced materials technologies. Comptetion in the market is stiff, as manufacturer claims and counter claims would indicate. The RIBs of today are finding them
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- Chartco: The Best of Both Worlds page: 42
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on August 2001Created just three years ago, Chartco embraces a small company's flexibility and innovative attitude but is supported by a big company bankroll. Dr. Andy Norris, Chartco's managing director, recently spent some time with MR/EN to discuss the present and future of electronic charts. The realiza
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- Shipping Internet: Where next? page: 12
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on August 2001The shipping dot.com epidemic will not be remembered for its abundance of straight talk. However, one unusually candid comment from a fraught CEO has stuck. Staring at the bleak prospects for his high profile start-up at the beginning of this year, the CEO shook his head - "It just seems amazin
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- New Technology Debuts in Oslo page: 56
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on July 2001NorShipping 2001, held in Oslo, Nor- way in early June, once again proved to be a dynamic exhibition complete with some of the more influential personnel in the marine business on-hand for the week long event. As usual, marine man- ufacturers used the platform of NorShip- ping to launch new p
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- Forging Ahead page: 51
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on July 2001Despite a marked drop in shipbuilding volume during the past decade to lower cost competi- tors in the East, Germany's marine market has maintained it adherence to the highest technical standard while can'ing its niche in the world of constructing complex, high-value vessels. In many ways, the
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on July 2001Compelling design and operational arguments in favor of podded electric drives can be expected to transcend any negative impressions formed from the recent clutch of problems and complications experienced with such systems in certain cruise ship and ferry applications. Experience has shown t
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- Repowering and Niche Marketing at Westar page: 36D
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on July 2001Fireworks exploded over the Bay Bridge and thousands of people crowding the waterfront near the new ballpark gasped in admiration. Some of the best seats for the spectacle are along the north side of Pier 50. home of Westar Marine Services where owner s and employees share a barbecue in honor o
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on July 2001The owner of a small inland tug company has no choice but to come in to the office every Saturday morning to update his fleet and load locations for his customers; he can't reliably update his crew with change orders as the tugs frequently travel in rural areas with no cell phone coverage. O
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on July 2001When Iridium, the $5 billion satellite company, fell into bankruptcy on March 18 2000, it went down as one of the costliy- est corporate ficiscoes of all time. More than one year later, Iridium is back in business, though under completely new ownership. Iridium raised a few eyebrows and
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- Owners... Start Counting The Cash page: 29
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on July 2001The much anticipated turnaround in the Gulf of Mexico Oil Patch is happening, and the companies that supply boats and services in the area are feeling the impact. Consolidation has touched every facet of the marine business — every facet of business — for nearly a decade. Following the economi
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- Local Yards Start To Feel The Impact page: 26
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on July 2001The U.S. Gulf of Mexico region is again poised to prosper, spurred by the buzz of activity surrounding the oil patch, and specifically the renewed vigor with which companies will explore and develop deepwater fields for the production of natural resources. Though the resumption of business at
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on July 2001A stagnant economy, threat of overcapacity and canceled cruises due to repairs and late deliveries have conspired to slow the hyper-growth cruise industry has enjoyed for the past decade. Even last year's new Millennium, which hurst onto the cruise scene with its new gas turbine propulsion, had
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- Hybrid Powering for Boxships page: 8
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on July 2001A convincing economic argument fuels the liner shipping sector's adoption of unprecedented capacity ratings, with a new level soon to be reached in impending projects for newbuilds in the 9,000-TEU category, and technical work set in train for ships in the 10.000- 12,500 TEU category. Experts
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- Piracy Hits New Heights page: 95
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on June 2001Pirate attacks rose 57 percent in 2000, and were nearly four and a half times higher when compared with 1991 according to a report by the ICC's International Maritime Bureau (1MB). In its annual Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships report for 2000, the 1MB — a division of the Paris-based Inte