Long Maritime Reporter 2003 Articles

• • Bottom Line: It's Not Just A Paint Job page: 18
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on August 2003

  On the surface, the subject of paint seems simple. After all, it's just a paint job, right? For maritime applications, however, beauty is much more than skin deep. The coating of surfaces on ships is a complex combination of materials, chemicals and preparation to combat corrosion and maintai

• • Confused Seas page: 14
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on August 2003

  Navigating through U.S. Maritime Security Requirements The U.S. Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) imposes various maritime security requirements on operating in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Maritime security regulations promulgated by the U.S. Coast Gua

• • Salvors Forge Their Way into the Future page: 42
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on August 2003

  Maritime Reporter solicited the opinions of two of the leading marine salvage companies to discover trends and challenges facing marine operators in the near future. The 2003 National Maritime Salvage Conference, sponsored by American Salvage Association (ASA), will take place September 9-11,

• • What Should be the Role of Class? page: 34
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on August 2003

  The role of vessel classification societies continues to change dramatically. As the role ancl relevance of class is liotly debated, MR/EN picked the brains of the industry's major classification societies to analyze both their individual and collective future. ABS President Calls For Class Ove

• • Littoral Combat Ship: It's Down to 3 page: 26
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on August 2003

  The multi-billion contract to build a new family of Navy ships took one giant step last month with the awarding of development contracts to three industry teams. The fight to win the contract to design and build the family of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) is sure to be fierce, as the deal to bu

• • Admiral Loy, Grace Allen Receive Silver Bell Honors page: 10
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on August 2003

  McMullen honored with Lifetime Achievement Award Some of the industry's biggest players and supporters were present to honor Admiral James Loy and Grace Allen at the 26th Annual Silver Bell Awards Dinner on June 17 at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan. Also recognized, was John J. McMullen, renown

• • Letters page: 9
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on August 2003

  Dear Editor: Clayton Cook's article on the U.S. shipbuilding market was a thoughtful review, as one would expect from such a knowledgeable source whose contribution and commitment to the marine sector is well known. His review of the non-contiguous liner trades characterized the Puerto Rico

• • Dry Dock Structural Integrity with Computers page: 52
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on July 2003

  Overloaded dry docks are not a pretty picture. They crack, buckle, flood, sink, damage the ships they are trying to lift - and sometimes even cause accidental deaths. Dry dock accidents are not common, but they do happen, usually resulting in dramatic photographs and disastrous physical and fin

• • Industry Icon Lester Rosenblatt Leaves an Indelible Mark page: 41
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on July 2003

  On June 15, 2003. Lester Rosenblatt passed away at the age of 83. MR/EN remembers this industry icon, who through his ambition and wealth of industry knowledge founded what would become one of the world's most successful naval architecture and marine engineering firms. Lester Rosenblatt, (al

• • Stepping Out in Oslo page: 36
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on July 2003

  The Nor-Shipping Exhibition concluded June 6, 2003. Following were some of the major announcements during the week in Oslo. Kongsberg won a contract for the control systems for four LNG tankers scheduled to be built in Japan. The ships will carry LNG from the Snohvit field to the U.S., Spain

• • Old Cruise Ships: Save 'em or Scrap 'em? page: 33
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on July 2003

  It was a Memorial Day Weekend tragedy onboard the famed 50-year old S.S. Norway, when an explosion rocked 2,000 passengers from their bunks, an accident which killed eight and injured 22. While thoughts immediately turned to terrorism, reports indicate that the explosion eminated from one of N

• • A New Chapter in Naval Shipbuilding page: 28
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on July 2003

  As a resounding endorsement of its long-term commitment to shipbuilding in the U.K., Vosper Thornycroft (VT) has created a state-of-the-art ship production facility within Portsmouth Naval Base. Having recently attained preliminary operational status through steel cutting on 295-ft. (90-m) tr

• • Is More Drilling on the Way? page: 26
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on July 2003

  "Deep" Gas in Shallow Water, Increased Deepwater Activities are Positive Signs for Recovery There has been a steady stream of bad news recently in the marine press regarding the health of the oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico. Much of this bad "press" is fueled by boat operators who

• • Show Me the (Grant) Money page: 17
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on July 2003

  Following the mandates to enhance maritime security throughout the United States, programs were developed to make federal funds available to partially offset the costs being imposed on the private sector. The programs, which started off with great fanfare, are in danger of collapsing due to l

• • A Step Forward For Thick Section Plate Cutting page: 77
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on June 2003

  For years, general manufacturing companies have enjoyed the benefit of laser cutting systems for producing complex or simple parts in batch volumes as low as one, and as high as tens of thousands. The laser is an incredibly powerful tool that remains unsurpassed in manufacturing activities ac

• • Salvage Posture Changing With The Times page: 73
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on June 2003

  S a l v a g e response in the United States, and to a considerable degree throughout the world, has evolved to become essentially a new industry as measured by historical precedent. There are five principal factors, which have forever changed maritime casualty response to the point whe

• • NOx Emissions from Merchant Ships page: 68
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on June 2003

  Pollutant emissions produced by the global merchant fleet has always been suggested to represent a considerable contribution to anthropogenic emissions, with nitrogen and sulfur compounds being currently in the focus of public's interest. Emissions such as nitrogen oxides, NOx (the sum of NO an

• • Tuna Farming Goes Offshore page: 64
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on June 2003

  Izar Fene Shipyard, in collaboration with Itsazi Aquaculturehas, has developed an Offshore unit for the breeding, fattening and transport of the bluefin tuna (Thunnus Thynuus). Sailing at eight knots, the unit is able to transport (e.g.) living tunas from the Mediterranean to Japan. The propos

• • Littoral Combat Ship Leads the Charge page: 54
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on June 2003

  MR/EN had the opportunity• to speak with Admiral Robert Natter, Commander, Atlantic Fleet, Fleet Forces Command, who is not only responsible for one of the largest fleet of Navy ships in the world, but directs the effort to design the Navy of the future, including development of the Littoral

• • U.S. Shipbuilding 2003: A Congested Attempt to Fund page: 48
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on June 2003

  Meeting national transportation needs during the current decade should involve a surfeit of new contracts for our domestic shipbuilders. The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) mandates double hulls for all vessels engaged in U.S. petroleum carriage. In our non-contiguous trades, renewal prog

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