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- New Crowley Tug Joins Fleet page: 12
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on July 2004Crowley's petroleum services group has taken delivery of its newest tug. Avik, to serve in the company's oil transportation and distribution fleet. The 76-ft. tug was designed by Crowley's Vessel Management Services team and built by Dakota Creek Industries. It was delivered on June 3 and has b
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- Ship@Sight SSAS page: 63
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on June 2004Radio Holland and Royal Dirkzwager. a maritime information and service provider, have teamed to offer a solution to comply with SSAS: a combination of SSAS hardware, web tracking and a 24- hour response center. The Radio Holland/Royal Dirkzwager SSAS solution is based on a three-tier package:
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on June 2004Water Cleaning System Marinfloc AB is reportedly first manufacturer of Emulsion Breaking Bilge Water Cleaning System (EBBWCS) that shipowners and shipyards can choose to fulfill the new IMO regulations for newbuildings after January 1, 2005. The new Marinfloc Mark III type CD fully complies
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- Wartsila to Power New DE Tanker page: 41
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on June 2004Wartsila Corporation received a contract to supply main diesel generating sets for a 19,500 dwt product/chemical tanker being built at Shanghai Edward Shipbuilding in the People's Republic of China. Delivery of the ship is scheduled in August 2005. Ordered by Sweden's Rederi AB Donsotank, the
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on June 2004The new SC59FF free fall lifeboat from Survival Craft Inspectorate is touted as a cost-effective safety system for cargo vessels, tankers and offshore platforms. By optimizing the interior layout of the new 5.9 m lifeboat, designers have achieved 25-passenger carrying capacity. Constructed th
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on June 2004Damen Shipyards Gorinchem delivered the Damen Stan Patrol 4207 Valiant to H.M. Customs and Excise. Following the earlier delivered Seeker, Searcher and Vigilant, Valiant is the fourth Damen Stan Patrol 4207 for H.M. Customs and Excise. The Damen Stan Patrol 4207 is one of the bigger types in
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- ACBL Announces Sweeping Changes page: 18
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on June 2004Norb Whitlock, President and COO of American Commercial Barge Line LLC, said, "Today, we took another step to better position ACBL to emerge from Chapter 11 when we implemented a broad-based organizational restructuring that resulted in the release of 20 employees and the elimination of 12 o
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- Uljanik Delivers for Grimaldi-Napoli page: 12
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on June 2004On May 15, Uljanik Shipyards in Pula delivered Grande Lagos, built on behalf of Grimaldi-Napoli. The ship was launched by Mrs. Aldi C. Sekibo, the consort of the Minister of Transports of Nigeria. Grande Lagos is the seventh ship, following up a maxi-order of 11 ships, that was built by the C
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- A Tradition Carried On page: 10
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on June 2004On Friday, April 30, 2004, the SUNY Maritime College Alumni Association distributed the first scholarship awards of its second century. Founded in 1903, the Alumni Association, a privately funded, volunteer managed, charitable association of graduates of the Maritime College and its predecess
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on May 2004The future is now for Kongsberg. and its futuristic looking AutoChief C20 propulsion control system. First announced at Nor-Shipping 2003, it has received a good deal of attention and. more importantly, early orders. By reducing the amount of buttons and controls on the panel itself, operatio
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on May 2004Operating profit before sales gain and depreciation for Leif Hoegh & Co. Limited (LHC) for the first quarter showed a significant improvement compared to first quarter of last year. HUAL experienced a strong first quarter. The car carrier market continues to be very tight, with all operators
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on May 2004ZF Marine gears are on board the Spirit of Ontario, helping to harness the power of what is reported to be the most powerful fast ferry in the U.S. ZF Marine supplied four ZF 53000-1 NRH non-reversing, horizontal offset transmissions to mount behind MTU 20V 8000 M70 engines rated at 8,200kW.
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- Wartsila to Power Australian FPSO page: 34
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on May 2004Wartsila won a contract to supply a 31.5 MW diesel power plant for a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Mutineer-Exeter field of Santos Ltd. off the north west coast of Australia. The plant has been ordered by MODEC Inc. of Tokyo. MODEC is converting an existing
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on May 2004MAN B&W Diesel designed a tailormade S65ME-C engine for the latest design of Capesize modern bulk carriers. The engine was designed to respond to present and future bulk carrier needs, and it will fit into Suezmax tankers, as well. "We examined the market and received advice from Universal
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on May 2004Venture Seals (OVS), a manufacturer of propeller shaft sealing systems, has developed the Eco-Seal - what it describes as a revolutionary new design in propeller shaft sealing technology, as it is designed to ensure there is no oil leakage to the environment from the propeller shaft and no cont
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- Grimaldi-Naples Receives GM Award page: 16
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on May 2004Grimaldi Group has been elected General Motors' supplier of the year due to its overall outcome as logistics provider. The award was granted during a ceremony held Saturday April 3. at the Hilton Hotel in Prague. Ho Andersson. GM's Worldwide Purchasing Production Control and Logistics Vice Pr
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- Fincantieri Delivers Westerdam page: 10
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on May 2004On April 17 Fincantieri. based in Marghera, delivered the Westerdam cruise ship to Holland America Line, part of the Carnival group. The ship is the third of a total of four ships to be completed by early 2006. The deadline set by Fincantieri for its delivery has been met despite a fire that
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- Chinese Yard Logs Strong Month page: 55
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on May 2004As high freight rates continue, Shanghai's Huarun Dadong Dockyard (HRDD) is undergoing a busy period with a total of 12 vessels being repaired in January and 13 vessels in February. This is a 10 percent increase of production value in the first two months compared with 2003, and a 25 percent incr
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- Schlueter Promoted to VP page: 17
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on May 2004Crowley Maritime promoted Ed Schlueter to vice president of its Vessel Management Services subsidiary. Schlueter will remain in Seattle and report directly to Tom Crowley Jr., Chairman, President and CEO. Schlueter joined Crowley in 1976 and has held positions of increasing responsibility
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on May 2004Despite a new volume record in 2003 and an 11% improvement of net profits before extraordinary items, Hempel's CEO Ditlev Engel is not fully satisfied with the result. The major fall in the dollar is the reason that the group was unable to live up to its own expectations for greater progress. H