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on April 2002The Maritime Administration (MarAd) announced its participation in the Ad-Hoc Working Group on Security for the Maritime Transportation Committee (MTC) at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris. Government and industry leaders will be open and encourage an inter
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on April 2002Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises named industry veterans Dietmar Wertanzl and Rod McLeod, to two new posts created to build service quality and improve outreach to travel agents. Wertanzl will lead Celebrity's Fleet Operations, assigning him responsibility for the brand's hot
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on April 2002Celebrity Cruises will send two ships, Summit and Infinity, into unscheduled drydocks March 29 and April 13, respectively, to repair propulsion pods. Both ships are operating safely but at a lower cruising speed. Summit will cancel a March 29 sailing from Fort Lauderdale, and an 11 -night cr
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on April 2002Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has restructured its business operations, dividing its two main operating areas into maritime services and indus- trial services. In a press meeting in Hamburg on March 4, executive board members Dr. Hans Payer and Consul Rainer Schondube said. The new structure
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on April 2002U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta named Rear Admiral Richard E. Bennis, USCG, (ret.) as the Associate Under Secretary of Transportation for Maritime and Land Security at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Admiral Bennis, who led Coast Guard response in New York to
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- LR: Hearing is Believing page: 32
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on March 2002Lloyd's Register has developed jointly an acoustic emission monitor providing a unique approach to crack detection and monitoring. When cracks in a structure grow, they produce ultrasonic stress waves, known as acoustic emissions (AE). Detection technology, based on AE, has been know for man
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on March 2002Despite a recent legal setback in which Maritrans was denied its motion to classify the mandatory double-hulling of tankers as a "taking" of its single hull vessels, Maritrans continues to be one of the more progressive U.S. owners in ensuring that its fleet of vessels will be up to code to m
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on March 2002A. R. Larsen Company, Inc. of Redmond, Wash., a provider of galley equipment, design and custom fabrication in the Northwest, has expanded its capabilities to include complete standard and custom galley services to the marine industry. Since 1985, A. R. Larsen has provided services for new a
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on March 2002Grand Bahama Shipyard's Dock No. 2, which is the former Cascade General Dock No. 4, arrived safely at it new spot at the Freeport, Bahamas shipyard on December 11. The floating drydock, which measures 984 x 2,296 ft. (300 x 700 m) and is capable of lifting 85,000 tons, will be the largest flo
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on March 2002As a result of its extended product program, Volvo Penta has been chosen as the complete engine supplier for a new series of tugs in the Ukraine. In all, this will involve deliveries of 15 diesel engines for three sister vessels which will be built in 2002. Volvo Penta's order is worth approx
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on February 2002Derecktor Shipyard was awarded the contract for the construction of the first two passenger /vehicle high-speed ferries for the State of Alaska's Marine Highway System. This project, funded by the Federal Government, allows the State of Alaska to link Sitka to Juneau with fast modern boats, c
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- LNG Carrier Launched by IZAR Sestao page: 46
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on February 2002Inigo Tapias, the new 138.000 cu. m. liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier launched on January 29 by Izar's Sestao yard in Bilbao, is a significant ship for many reasons, both technical and business. The 933-ft. (284.4-m). 19.5 knot ship embodies the hopes of a shipbuilding nation that is seeking t
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- Algeria Confirms Ferry Order page: 19
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on February 2002Algerian state-owned shipowner ENTMV (Enterprise Nationale de Transports Maritimes de Voyageurs) has placed an order with IZAR to build two RoRo passenger ferries. Instead of initial plans for splitting the order between IZAR and its former subsidiary H.J. Barreras, both 145-ft. (44.1-m), 2,90
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- Rolls-Royce Will Propel Ferry page: 12
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on February 2002An order has been placed for the first example of a new concept in doubleended ferries. On delivery, this aluminum vessel will go into service with Rogaland Trafikkselskap on a route between Stavanger and Tau on west coast of Norway. The concept is highlighted by a new Azipull azimuth thrust
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- Hagglunds Drives Makes Major Changes page: 49
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on January 2002Hagglunds drives is kicking off the new year with, what it dubs, a radical image change that includes a new slogan "Our Drive is your Performance," the emphasis on red as the brand color and a mascot named Max. "We hope our customers will take our new mascot Max to heart," said Per Nord
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on January 2002RTM STAR Center (Simulation, Training, Assessment and Research) has installed what it dubs the world's first Full Mission Diesel Electric Simulator - DE III. The simulator is located at STAR Center's Dania Beach. Fla., facility and is based on a previous design by Kongsberg Maritime Ship Syst
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on January 2002A new record for the fastest sea passage between Canada's East Coast and Australia has been established by the Incat's The Cat. The Cat set out on its 10,294 nautical miles passage to Hobart, Tasmania from Nova Scotia's Bay of Fundy on November 13. Just 15 days, two hours and 30 minutes late
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on January 2002The Bollore Maritime Division (BMD) is investing $5 million in a new software management system called iQ-Ship. As a group company OT Africa Line (OTAL) will benefit from this system, which is designed to enhance the quality of service provided to its customers worldwide. Qiva Inc, a leading p
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- HAL Details Delivery of New Ships page: 11
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on January 2002Holland America Line (HAL) announced a revised delivery schedule of ships from Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. As previously announced, the first of the vessels, Holland America Line's 951-ft. (289,8-m) 1,848 passenger ms Zuiderdam will be delivered Nov. 15, 2002 and sail on its maid
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on December 2001The commissioning of the Incat-built 315-ft. (96-m) Wave Piercing Sealift Catamaran contracted to the United States military for a deployment of two years, has taken place at Norfolk, Va. The vessel will serve to enhance mission capability in a broad range of scenarios and this is expected to