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on November 2004American Superconductor Corp. announced that its prototype 5- megawatt (MW) High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) ship propulsion motor has been demonstrated successfully at full load, under steady state operational conditions, at the Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS) at Florida State
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on November 2004According to many specialists electric propulsion is the best to have but worst to buy, with the argument that the investment is too high and the system does not pay itself back. Therefore a challenge and an opportunity for development to prove otherwise. Former investigations show an ongoing m
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on November 2004The European Intership initiative to breathe new life into Europe's flagging ship construction industry could provide a pointer for repair yards in the region, some believe. The seven yards in five countries have secured €19 million in EU funding and will stump up the same amount between them
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- A Future in Composites page: 52
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on November 2004Initially developed to provide impact resistant plating for offshore structures and ice islands in the Beaufort Sea. Sandwich Plate System (SPS) technology has seen a steady evolution over the past 10 years, with a growing uptake in the commercial marine field as well as in civil engineering.
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on November 2004Earlier this year, the USNS Impeccable and the USNS Stockham recognized the need to make repairs and enhancements on many of the ships' multi-cable penetrations. Reminded about the importance of fire prevention, the ships were looking for a solution that could reliably protect the vessels ag
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on November 2004For more than a hundred years, the Pacific Northwest has ranked as a center for vessel design, construction and preservation. Beginning with the advent of the Pacific cod fishery in the 1880s, utilizing the raw material afforded by the vast Northwest forests, Seattle-area boat builders began cr
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on November 2004As part of the ongoing effort by the aluminum industry to eliminate potential problems in the selection of aluminum alloys for the marine market. The Aluminum Association has reserved the HI 16 and H321 tempers for wrought products in the 5xxx series having a nominal magnesium content of 3 pe
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- For Those in Peril page: 50
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on November 2004Although peacetime losses of submarines through accidents have been few and far between, rarely have sailors survived situations where they have been trapped within a distressed boat on the ocean tloor. The Kursk tragedy in the Barents Sea during August 2000, when all 118 crew perished, was a
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on November 2004On the occasion of the SMM 2004 exhibition in Hamburg last month. MR had the opportunity to speak with Wdrtsilci's President and CEO Ole Johansson to discuss conditions in the international maritime market. — By Greg Trauthwein Challenges facing today's corporate manufacturing leaders — pa
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- Caterpillar Gets "ACERT"-ive page: 37
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on November 2004If indeed there is strength in numbers, then Caterpillar's propulsion prowess is of Herculean proportion. The international company serves a diversity of power needs around the globe, giving it an unrivalled engine installation base from which it can continuously tweak and improve current model
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- Seacraft Delivers RV Hercules page: 36
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on November 2004Seacraft Shipyard Corporation delivered the 120-ft. all aluminum Research Vessel Hercules to its owners in Key West, Fla. The custom-built vessel was designed to work in the Mediterranean Sea, for underwater archeology research. Seacraft designed the vessel in-house. with conveniences and com
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- Asleep at the Wheel page: 11
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on October 2004On the morning of June 29, 2003. the general cargo vessel JAMBO grounded off the Summer Islands on the west coast of Scotland. The primary cause of the grounding and subsequent total loss of the ship was that the chief officer on watch fell asleep and missed his intended change of course. He wa
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on October 2004Running a superyacht in 2004 is just not as easy as it used to be - if it ever was. Classification society regulations, crew qualifications, port and flag state rules, safety and security issues are a few of the newest responsibilities owners, or more likely, captains have to manage. These a
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on October 2004The MV Union Manta, operated hy the URS Towage & Salvage Union, Ltd., is designed to assist offshore lifting platforms in the construction of oil drilling rigs, oil and gas production plants, storage spars, and other related at-sea construction. The vessel was delivered on March 21, 2003, and c
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on October 2004Q: What makes the M-147 so unique? A : It goes without saying that part of the uniqueness of the M-147 is due to its grandeur and aesthetic beauty. It would have been easy to rest at that however. I did not set out to create another beautiful boat with good design except on a larger scale. Fo
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- The New Name of Finnish Shipbuilding page: 32
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on October 2004The announced merger of Kvaerner Masa-Yards and Aker Finyards — both members of the Aker Yards Groups — draws to a conclusion nearly a decade of change within the Finnish shipbuilding community, while providing the technically talented and market capable company with a clear vision for the fu
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- AIS: Getting it Right from the Start page: 24
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on October 2004The Automatic Identification System (AIS) technology has received its fair share of critics up to present, mainly due to poor made installations and lack of training. The problems are currently taking the focus from the positive side where is has proven to be a most useful tool in enhancing s
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- "Ship Design and Construction" page: 81
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on September 2004SNAME publishes many good textbooks on naval architecture. All the more we can welcome the completely revised new edition of "Ship Design and Construction" published by the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. In 1980, the "Taggart" (editor) third edition became quickly a standar
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on September 2004A report issued earlier this year from ABS indicates that larger ships, driven by the latest generation of very highpowered diesel engines, are particularly susceptible to alignment problems on the bearings supporting the propulsion shafting as well as the main engine bearings. Hull girder de
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on September 2004Duramax Marine LLC created a DuraCooler of seismic proportions with its largest keel cooling system to date. Created for Astromaritima's supply vessel, the Astro Vermelho, the DuraCooler measures 32 tubes wide by 16 ft. long. A first of its size for Duramax Marine; the previous largest DuraCo