Long Maritime Reporter 2003 Articles

• • NCL Acquires S/S United States page: 23
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2003

  Furthering its commitment to its U.S.- flag cruise ship initiative, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has purchased the S/S United States, one of the country's most venerable ships built in the glory days of trans-Atlantic sea travel. NCL will convert the vessel to a state-of-the art, modern cruise

• • The Best of Both Worlds page: 26
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2003

  Oslo-based Aker Kvaerner Yards is irony in action. It serves an ancient industry dominated by older generation, yet is led by a fresh faced young executive. It prospers in a capital and equipment intensive market, yet is helping to re-define some of these relationships via the Internet. The

• • Damen Offers Disaster Prevention Vessels page: 22
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2003

  At the beginning of 2000, Damen Shipyards was awarded the contract for the design and construction of five Disaster Prevention Vessels for the Rotterdam Port Authorities. With four of these specialized vessels designed for use inshore in the Rotterdam Port area, the fifth vessel (and slightly

• • Aerodynamic Garage Ships page: 12
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2003

  With tall, slab sides encasing a multideck configuration, the pure car/truck carrier (PCTC) has a characteristically high windage factor, influencing course- keeping, maneuvering and fuel usage. A new series of PCTCs at the top end of the capacity range denotes a particular endeavor by Japane

• • "I'm Looking Through You" page: 18
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2003

  The federal government has concluded that one means of enhancing maritime security is by making maritime activity transparent. The theory is that if the federal government can look through or behind all maritime transactions, it can determine if any of them have ties to terrorists and take ap

• • Committees, Associations, and Societies page: 61
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 2003

  Last Fall I had the opportunity to attend the Southeast Conference in Craig, Alaska. This conference is an association of communities working together on common issues such as transportation, their regional economy, and outside influences on their region such as the federal government. It is

• • VT Halmatic Takes Charge page: 49
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 2003

  Despite a parceling of marine business to the Far East, the British commercial and naval marine construction base has fought to maintain an edge in certain niches. VT Halmatic has been one of the more progressive and aggressive British companies in maintaining a strong hold on commercial and

• • All the Men in the Sea page: 47
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 2003

  Author's Introduction: One of the most exciting rescues in history took place when Derrick Lay Barge 269 sank during Hurricane Roxanne in the Gulf of Mexico in 1995. Two hundred and thirty men threw themselves into thirty- and forty-foot seas, some with defective life jackets and some who cou

• • Ulstein Delivers 23,500-hp Normand Master page: 40
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 2003

  Jan Paulsen has been a busy guy. Paulsen was the project manager, which saw through the construction of four massive 23,5()()-hp anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS) — two for Solstad and two for Olympic Shipping — starting with the delivery of the first ship in January 2002. and culmina

• • A Love of the Sea Takes Dreams to Reality page: 29
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 2003

  While this year's Sea Trade Cruise Shipping Convention in Miami, Fla. offered up the usual fare of new innovations and ideas for the cruise industry, Fincantieri introduced not a new vessel or concept, but a book outlining the concepts and designs that the yard has based its European traditio

• • Advance Notices of Arrival page: 19
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 2003

  Since the seminal events of September 11, 2001, it seems like every U.S. federal agency concerned with maritime commerce has enhanced its requirements relating to advance notices of arrival for ships, cargoes, and persons coming to the United States. One federal agency mariners had largely igno

• • New Era of the Double-Hull Bulker page: 14
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 2003

  As an endorsement of a commercially circumspect approach to double-hull bulk carrier design and construction, UK-based Graig Group has generated a tranche of orders for its cost-competitive Diamond ultra-handymax type. Although a letter of intent signed with China Shipbuilding Industry Corp. (

• • DPS: Expanding Options for Many Operators page: 45
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 2003

  Paul English, sales and business development manager for Alstom's Marine and Offshore activities, looks back at the company's role in the development of Dynamic Positioning Systems In recent years, dynamic positioning (DP) systems have become almost as accepted a feature of certain types of

• • Rolls-Royce Debuts New UT Designs page: 44
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 2003

  Rolls-Royce introduced a pair of new vessels for its popular UT line of vessels, the UT712 and the UT737L. To be built by Soviknes for Island Offshore and delivered in October 2003, the new UT737L, dubbed Island Frontier, takes multi-tasking to dizzying new heights. Under development for almost

• • World Offshore Drilling Activity: A 5-Year Outlook page: 36
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 2003

  The following is an outline of some of the key conclusions of the "The World Offshore Drilling Report 2003- 2007" recently published by energy analysts Douglas- Westwood. — By Dr. Michael R. Smith, Douglas-Westwood Offshore drilling has, for the last 30 years, been the driving force behind gro

• • There's Something About Mary page: 24
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 2003

  Queen Mary 2 will not only be the largest, tallest and fastest passenger ship of its type in the world; it will also revive the august tradition of the transatlantic liner and take the design of such vessels several steps further into the future The long and illustrious tradition of glamour as

• • Government Update page: 20
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 2003

  The Coast Guard acknowledged that it received complaints about what was perceived as duplicate reporting requirements from different government agencies. It stated that it is workins with other agencies to integrate information and data requirements. Relief cannot come soon enough. The 24-ho

• • Electronic Milestone for Two-Stroke Champ page: 10
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 2003

  As the culmination of nearly 12 years' research and development work, and a pointer to the direction of two-stroke diesel propulsion technology. MAN B&W has rolled-out its first purpose-built, electronically-controlled lowspeed engine. Produced at the group's versatile Frederikshavn plant in D

• • Doherty takes the Helm at Maritrans page: 8
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 2003

  For the past 75 years, Maritrans has maintained a high level of customer satisfaction due to its constant vigilance regarding safety and performance. In order to instill and maintain these efforts, the company has always been quick to pursue individuals who can maintain this level of ex

• • NACExpo 2003 Set for San Diego page: 49
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on March 2003

  According to the study, "Corrosion Costs and Preventive Strategies," the cost of corrosion in the U.S. is a staggering $276 billion per year. The shipping industry alone accounts for $2.7- billion, broken down into new ship construction — $1.1 billion, maintenance and repairs — $0.8 billion, a

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