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on April 2001Prevention and control of fire aboard ships present a number of unique problems. Special attention must be paid to fire safety, and in particular to evacuation procedures from enclosed areas that can fill quickly with the toxic fumes generated by fire. A number of cruise lines are addressing
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on April 2001Radiance of the Seas, the first of the Radiance-class of ships, was delivered to Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCCL) on March 9. The 962 ft. (293.2 m), 90,090-ton vessel departed on March 11 from Amsterdam, en route to the Port of Miami, arrivng on March 21. The 2,100-guest Radiance of the Se
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- IZAR Delivers For Stena page: 74
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on April 2001Stena Line announced that its brand new ferry Stena Hollandica entered service in the Hook of Holland-Harwich route. In October 2000 Stena Line had already introduced her sister ship Stena Britannica. According to the shipowning company, the Stena Britannica has already proved its value on th
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on April 2001Maritime veteran Captain Luther Blount has done it again in terms of firsts in the maritime industry — the 84- year-old founder of American Canadian Caribbean Line (ACCL) has named his daughter, Nancy Blount as president of the small ship cruise line. Captain Blount, the founder and president
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- Cruise + Ferry 2001 Preview page: 25
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on April 2001This year's Cruise + Ferry Exhibition promises to be even bigger than it was in 1999. The biennial show, which draws thousands of cruise and ferry operators, chief engineers, interior designers and naval architects is recognized worldwide as the premier exhibition in its market. With more than
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on April 2001The American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) annual exhibition, conference, and annual meeting, ASNE Day 2001, is set for April 30 - May 1, 2001 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, Va. Attendees and exhibitors will have the opportunity to see the latest products on displa
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- LevelSeas Buys SeaLogistics page: 12
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on April 2001The inevitable slimming of the ECommerce side of the marine business has commenced, with several majors dropping out of business and others merging. Last month. London-based eshipbroker LevelSeas acquired its main competitor, Houston-based SeaLogistics, and New-York based MaritimeDirect clos
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on April 2001Operating 24-hours a day. seven days a week. WebPark Corp.'s Boat-Park.com offers customers with seamless online services — melding together the online boating/marine community manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, marinas and trade associations. The site, which is a "webable" (ASP) softwar
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on April 2001Crowley Liner Services has launched a major refurbishment of 25 seagoing tugs to extend their lives at least another 15 years. These U.S.-flagged. Invader- Class vessels, each of which is crewed by six seamen, are widely used through- out the Crowley system for a variety of jobs, including th
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- ASRY Grabs Hold Of UL/VLCC Market page: 35
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on March 2001The last quarter of 2000 proved to be an exceptionally active one for ASRY — the yard was filled to capacity during the last year. This upswing, which had been projected prior to the fourth quarter, has proved to be true with the company's 300 percent increase in the ULCC and VLCC market dur
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- (Fuel) Cells of Endeavor page: 10
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on March 2001German high-speed diesel maker and power systems supplier MTUFriedrichshafen showed its willingness to push back the technological bounds when it announced at last year's SMM Exhibition in Hamburg that it had started development work on fuel cell marine propulsion. German propensity for fron
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on March 2001This past summer marked the entrance of large crane vessel Saipem 7000 into Botlek Harbor of Rotterdam. Within hours of its arrival, Hydrex's diving and repair crew boarded the vessel to carry out underwater servicing work, which required extensive dismantling of the vessel's thrusters. The
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on March 2001Houston Marine Training Services has partnered with MGI International Inc., of Vancouver, BC, Canada, to provide Computer Based Training (CBT) delivery of the classroom-theoretical portions of STCW-Basic Safety Training. An impetus for this deal is the urgency for mariners to comply with in
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- The Practical Lifeboatman page: 48
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on March 2001The standing joke in the lifeboatman practical portion of the AB class is "...The good news is that you will only have to row and learn the oar commands ... The bad news is that the instructor wants to water-ski." Finding a ship with gravity davits, that will invite an outsider to participate
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on March 2001Luminous Technologies Ltd. has, after 12 years of research, developed an optically active additive (OAA) that when introduced into an existing coating formulation enables easier inspection during application and through life of the coating — without degrading the performance of the existing co
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on March 2001Lt. Col John U.D. Page Newark Bay, owned and operated by Maersk Line Ltd, for Military Sealift Command (MSC), was renamed MV Lt. Col. John U.D. Page during a ceremony at NORSHIPCO on February 21, 2001. Brad Sauer, president of Maersk Line, Ltd., served as the master of ceremonies for the eve
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- Titan Is Challenged In Persian Gulf page: 31
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on March 2001Titan Maritime recently had its expertise put to the test with the wreck removal operation of a 426 x 105 x 28 ft. (130 x 32 x 8.5 m), 7,279 grt materials barge. The vessel was transiting the area of Mina Saqr Port in Ras A1 Khaimah, United Arab Emirates on February 3 when it capsized and sank
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on March 2001Bollinger Quick Repair (BQR), the ship repair and conversion facilities of Bollinger Shipyard has gone online with its new service, which aims to save vessel owners and operators money, as well as helping vessels to run more efficiently. The service is available via any of Bollinger's 14 ship
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on March 2001The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) has launched a ground-breaking initiative by using video conferencing to deliver education and training to Europe. Funded in part by the Suffolk Technical and Enterprise Council, the video conference link will enable students overseas to receive tutori
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on March 2001Underwater maintenance specialists UMC International have established a new ship repair location in the Dorset port of Portland capable of offering ship owners a full range of survey and repair services. UMC has already completed approxi- mately 50 jobs at Portland and the success of the ope