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on April 2004The first vessel certified by DnV to comply with the new International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code by IMO. Berge Boston, has installed a new integrated Ship Security System by Norway-based Hernis Scan Systems A/S. Hernis is offering three alternative standardized ISPS packages
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on April 2004Farstad Shipping ASA is an Aalesund, Norway-based company that operates a fleet of 49 supply-vessels, AHTSs and PSVs. In December Farstad received two new PSVs from Ulstein Verft AS. Immediately after delivery Far Symphony took over a contract for Norsk Hydro from Far Scandia. Far Scandia le
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on April 2004Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA's intent is to transition from traditional shipping activities to be a leading international supplier of maritime transport and associated services. The company has a workforce in excess of 13.000 in 250 offices across 60 countries running a fleet of more than 200 ships.
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- SMT: Safe and Cost Effective Mooring page: 50
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on April 2004Tandem offloading from a spread moored FPSO is a high-risk operation that involves significant challenges with respect to safety and regularity. Based on extensive operational experience with shuttle tankers, combined with state-of-the art knowledge on mooring systems, APL has in cooperation w
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- Teekay Seeks to Grow Suezmax Fleet page: 50
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on April 2004Expanding the Suezmax fleet and greater involvement in carrying oil products are among the ambitions being pursued by theTeekay Tanker Services (TTS) business unit of Teekay. "At the same time, we're working to expand our strong Aframax position," said TTS Vice President Peder Farmen. who heads
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- Drewry Forecasts Strong LNG Growth page: 42
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on April 2004Drewry Shipping Consultants' latest report, "LNG Shipping Market Review 2003/04" provides insights and detailed assessment of the LNG shipping market's discrete, yet substantial, growth since the turn of the century. The report identifies which market trends have been contributing towards th
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- Bollinger Delivers ATB for Bouchard page: 34
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on April 2004retrofit of a Bouchard Coastwise Management Co., tug and barge to an articulated (ATB) unit utilizing the Intercon Coupler System. The 446-ft., 125,000 BBL (barrel) black oil Barge B. No.175 which was renamed Barge B. No.275, was transformed from a single hull to double hull vessel to meet th
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on April 2004ChevronTexaco Shipping Co. LLC said one of its affiliates - Chevron Transport Corp. Ltd. - will serve as the operator of the North West Shelf Venture (Venture) Gas Project's newest vessel, the Northwest Swan. The vessel is currently planned to deliver LNG from the project's Western Australian
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on April 2004The U.S. Coast Guard and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) completed a 14-month investigation — dubbed Operation Drydock — into national security threats and document fraud associated with U.S. merchant mariner credentials. It revealed nine individuals that held credentials have suspe
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on April 2004Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Lockport. La., has added another new design to its list of "less is more" offshore service vessels (OSV) that have cargo carrying capacities of larger vessels without the added equipment, operational and maintenance costs to their owners or operators. The design was
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- Shipconstructor Chosen as Standard page: 61
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on March 2004Albacore Research's (ARL) ShipConstructor software was named design software-of-choice under the Second-Tier Shipyard Design Enhancement Program, which was granted funding under the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) Advanced Shipbuilding Enterprise initiative. The NSRP Advanced
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on March 2004Mercy Ships is a nonprofit organization operating medical relief ships that travel to the poorest countries of the world to perform medical services and community development programs. In order to serve such communities, the ships have three basic requirements: a place to dock, fresh water an
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on March 2004In Finland and Sweden, a large percentage of commercial trade is transported by sea. During the winter months, this presents something of a challenge, as most of the trade routes are almost completely frozen over. Through a joint cooperation, the Swedish and Finnish Maritime Administrations
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- GALILEO Lifts Off page: 52
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on March 2004The European Commission adopted a communication on progress on the GALILEO program. Less than two years after the launch of the project in March 2002 and less than six months after the actual setting up of the GALILEO joint undertaking, the Commission informed Parliament and the Council of pro
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on March 2004Port facilities and Shipping companies are rushing to comply with new international and national maritime security requirements. The ISPS (International Ship and Port Security) and the U.S. maritime security requirements mandate security assessments, plans and training of security personnel.
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- Metal Fusion Helps Stop Corrosion page: 69
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on March 2004New advances in metal fusion technology produce a metalized coating with no porosity, which can be applied at rates similar to those achieved by airless painting practices. The substrate temperature does not affect the process, and there is no curing time. The competitive process results in extrem
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- Nippon Paint Restructures page: 69
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on March 2004Nippon Paint is restructuring its marine coatings subsidiary to increase its presence in the global marine paint market for newbuildings, shiprepair and maintenance. As part of a strategy to build up its marine coatings business worldwide, Nippon Paint Co Ltd is restructuring its specialized su
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on March 2004The "Largest Cruise Ship in the History of Italian Shipping" The board of Costa Crociere on January 19 approved the issue of a letter of intent for the construction of a new ship at Finantieri. Value of the order is about $450 million. The 951-ft. (290- m), 112,000-ton vessel will be built i
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on March 2004Kvaerner Masa-Yards' Turku shipyard delivered MS Mariner of the Seas, the fifth cruise ship in the Voyager-class series of cruise ships for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. The first four ships in the series. Voyager of the Seas, Explorer of the Seas, Adventure of the Seas and Navigator of the Se
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on March 2004The top ten cruise lines carried 8.3 million passengers on 3.840 North American cruises in 2003, up eight per- cent over 2002. the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) reported recently. And a recent report in the Wall Street Journal (Tuesday, February 24). indicates that cruise pricing is on