Long 2003 Articles

• • A Legacy Spanning Three Generations page: 64
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on October 2003

  Mention M. Rosenblatt & Son, Inc. (MR&S), to anyone who has been involved with the marine industry since the mid-20th Century and one would think of the naval architecture and marine engineering firm that has held court from its homebase in New York City since just after the heydays of WWII.

• • CNG Carrier One Step Closer page: 61
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on October 2003

  EnerSea Transport LLC, in association with its maritime partners, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K"Line) and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI), announced that its VOTRANS gas carrier achieved "Class Approval in Principle" (AIP) from ABS (American Bureau of Shipping). This is a major mi

• • Integrity in a New Era page: 60
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on October 2003

  As the first containerships officially credited with capacities topping 8,000-TEU. the series of newbuilds ordered at the start of the year by Vancouver-based Seaspan for long-term charter to China Shipping Group embodies a design, which has been the subject of the most thorough structural anal

• • ABS President Discusses Bulk Carrier Safety page: 58
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on October 2003

  ABS President and CEO, Robert Somerville recently discussed Bulk Carrier Safety at a conference in London. His speech, in part, follows. It was in the tumultuous period when the tanker industry was still trying to adjust to OPA90, to the mandate for double hulls, to the uncertainties of COFR

• • New Marine Technology Set for Debut at Amsterdam Exhibition EURO PORT 2003 page: 46
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on October 2003

  Europort 2003, one of the marine industry's premier trade exhibitions, is set again for the Amsterdam RAI from November 18 — 22, 2003. This 31st Europort exhibition will feature more than 530 exhibitors representing more than 750 suppliers. This is the 31st edition of Europort, and the exhibiti

• • The Evolution of Marine Painting page: 40
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on October 2003

  Evolution is an interesting word. The Dictionary defines it as "an ongoing process of development". While the term is most closely associated with Human development, it also applies equally well to manufacturing and technology. In the Marine Industry, examples of evolution in the production

• • SENESCO Becomes Senesco Marine page: 28
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on October 2003

  The Southeastern New England Shipbuilding Corporation (SENESCO) has capped years of progress and strong growth with a change in name and investment in the future. The company formally changed its name to Senesco Marine, and to prove that the metamorphosis is much more than skin-deep, has instit

• • New Tooling, Training Solutions Target Shipbuilding page: 36
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on October 2003

  A common thread found in shipyards — across the nation and around the world; among builders of the most massive oceangoing ships to builders of the smallest inland boats — is the need to outfit and maintain a well-trained workforce; one that knows how to use the latest technology efficiently.

• • SPS Overlay: Fix Steel Decks Faster page: 30
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on October 2003

  Despite the quality of protection and commitment to maintenance, a certainty in the marine business is that metal structures eventually corrode and wear. Whether it is 25 months or 25 years, most all marine structures will enter a shipyard for some quantity of steel renewal throughout its lif

• • U.S. Territorial Sea and Other Lines in the Water page: 16
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on October 2003

  Maritime lawyers and others frequently use jurisdictional terms such as territorial sea, navigable waters, contiguous zone, and exclusive economic zone. But what does it all mean? What are the meanings of these terms and how were they acquired? The modern concept of the territorial sea owes

• • Payload Pivotal to Fast Sealift Ship page: 24
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on September 2003

  While catamaran and multi-hull vessel technology is increasingly being explored for its potential in highspeed military and logistical support applications. Rolls-Royce has unveiled a proposal for a fast naval sealift ship based on a monohull RoPax ferry design. The impulse for developing a ves

• • A Change in Course page: 18
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on September 2003

  News from BP, the world's largest oil company, that it plans to have "close control" over 50 percent of its tonnage by 2005 may bring a wry smile to more than a few old timers. It was not very long ago at all that oil majors were systematically divesting themselves of vessels that, they said,

• • Careful, Your Species May Be Non-Indigenous page: 12
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on September 2003

  Dangers posed by movement of species from one part of the world to another where they are uncommon (nonindigenous) have been recognized since the black death (bubonic plague) arrived in western Europe from central Asia in the I300's, killing up to one-third of Europe's population. Modern medi

• • Meyer Werft Delivers to RCCL page: 57
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on September 2003

  The most recent addition to Royal Caribbean's (RCCL) tleet of vessels is the 90,090-gt Serenade of the Seas, which was delivered to the cruise line by Meyer Werft Shipyard in Papenburg, Germany on July 30, 2003. The third member of the Radiance-class fleet, Serenade, along with its sisterships,

• • Cat Power For Unique Boat page: 30
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on September 2003

  One of the most talked about crew/supply boats this year is a new 160 x 32-ft. (48.7 x 9.7-m) vessel designed by A. K. Suda, Inc. and built in Bayou La Batre, Ala. An innovative design, the vessel has no deep tonnage frames or tonnage openings and yet is certified by the Coast Guard as under

• • Outlook for Floating Production Systems page: 52
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on September 2003

  Floating production has evolved to a mature technology that opens for development oil and gas reservoirs that would be otherwise impossible or uneconomic to tap. The technology enables production far beyond the depth constraints of fixed platforms, generally considered to be 1,400 ft. (426.7

• • Guido Perla: Colombian Born, American Made page: 38
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on September 2003

  Guido Perla has always had a love of the sea. Perla, who was born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia, came to the U.S. in 1971 to pursue his dream of using the "tools" he was given to become a naval architect. His story is one that is marked by innovation, relationships and hard work. — By

• • "Ink" It In: WMTC a Must for Maritime Professionals page: 34
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on September 2003

  Mirroring the metamorphosis of the globalization of the marine industry and seeking to stake a leadership claim atop the marine technology information heap, the World Maritime Technology Conference & Exposition will bring together the world, both literally and figuratively, in San Francisco in l

• • Very Large Systems page: 27
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on September 2003

  Ackerman's study also assumed electric pod drive in his analyses, which also maximized the revenue space made available in the former engine room. What he did not discuss was the difficulty that conventional electric drive or even direct diesel drive faces at very high power — the larger ship

• • The Lure of the Electric Drive page: 26
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on September 2003

  In the September 2002 issue of Maritime Reporter and Engineering News, a detailed discussion was featured on the advantages of future High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) machinery for propulsion of electric drive ships. Since then, development of HTS ship propulsion motors has moved ahead —

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