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on July 2001America's newest Aegis guided missile destroyer, Preble (DDG 88), was christened last month at Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Northrop Grumman company, when U.S. Rep. Edward L. Schrock of Virginia called for increasing the number of ships built annually by seven to eight ships. In naming DDG 88 PRE
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on July 2001The U.S. Navy announced a $124 million contract modification for continuation of design and test planning of its 21st century DD 21 destroyer program. The contract was awarded to the DD 21 Alliance, which includes Ingalls Shipbuilding and Bath Iron Works of Bath. Me. Ingalls Shipbuilding, a N
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on July 2001COMSAT Mobile Communications (CMC) was honored with the Maritime Safety Award at the Seaman's Church Institute's 24th Annual Silver Bell Awards Dinner in New York City on June 14. The plaque, mounted on a large life ring, cites CMC and vigilant earth station operators, "For an abiding commit
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on June 2001SeaStreak America, Inc., a whollyowned subsidiary of Sea Containers Limited, added another catamaran ferry to its service in the New York market with the May 3, 2001 launch of the 140- ft. (42.6 m) commuter and leisure vessel M/V SeaStreak New York. The 400-passenger vessel will provide serv
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on June 2001Carnival Corp said that its growing cash holdings were spurring market speculation that the world's largest cruise group was on the acquisitions trail. A spokesman for the Miami-based operator of 45 cruise ships, declined to speak directly to reports that Carnival may be working on a bid for Ha
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on June 2001Singapore's Osprey Maritime said on Monday it agreed to sell its liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations to new subsidiary Golar LNG for $635 million as part of a restructuring exercise. The marine and chartering services provider said in a statement the disposal was in line with the proposal
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on June 2001Bureau Veritas (BV), working with Knud E. Hansen, BV has developed a 12,500-teu containership design, it says will provide economies of scale and harness innovative technical solutions to providing more capacity. "There are nearly 15 major terminals which could accommodate this size of vesse
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on June 2001Nearly 40,000 cruise passengers and a dozen major cruise lines will visit Portland this summer, setting new records for the Port and pumping millions of dollars into the local economy. Conservative estimates place the economic value of the international and domestic cruise passenger business
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on June 2001ALGAE-X International has formed a distribution agreement with Superior Diesel, one of the largest fuel injection service companies in the Mid-Atlantic States servicing commercial and mili- tary marine fleets as well as major shipyards and railroads. Superior is a service dealer for Cummins.
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- Jotun Expands U.S. Presence page: 26
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on June 2001Jotun, manufacturer of paints and powder coatings, is in the midst of a major expansion of its U.S. resources. The expansion, which will serve the local marine fleets in the Americas, will be part of the Jotun global network for seagoing vessels. Jotun paints also holds a major presence in pr
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on June 2001Construction of two new 295 ft. (90 m) hydrographic and oceanographic survey ships for the Royal Navy, under the prime contractorship of Vosper Thornycroft (VT), has taken another step forward with the initial blocks being moved to the berth in the covered Building Dock at Appledore Shipbuild
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- VT Concludes Sandown Class page: 20
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on June 2001Vosper Thornycroft (VT) has once again, completed a successful shipbuilding project for the Royal Navy with the launch of the last minehunter in the Sandown Class at its Southampton shipyard. HMS Shoreham, which was sponsored by Lady Perowne, wife of Admiral Sir James Perowne, Deputy Supreme
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on June 2001Freeport Shipbuilding, Freeport, Fla., delivered a 163-ft. (49.6-m), 32-knot aluminum monohull research vessel, which was designed by DeJong & Lebet — marking DeJong's entrance into the high-performance workboat field. This new design is a milestone in establishing DeJong & Lebet as a design
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on June 2001Italian specialist shipyard Rodriquez Cantieri Navali launched the Federico Garcia Lorca on April 28 — its largest vessel ever built. Subsequent to its inaugural festivities, the ship was towed to Savona, Italy for final outfitting, commissioning and then sea trials. The vessel will then be d
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on June 2001Derecktor signed a contract with the Sandy Hook Pilots Association for the supply of the third of a series of new pilot boats as part of the fleet modernization effort of one of the busiest Pilots Associations in the country. Scheduled for delivery in fall 2001, these 53-ft. (16.1-m) boats ar
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on June 2001Detyens Shipyard continues to expand its dredge work, with numerous contracts at all three of its locations; the Main Yard in Charleston, S.C., the Wando Yard in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., and its Jacksonville, Fla. yard. Last year Detyens completed work for six different operators. Great Lakes Dre
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- 2 0 0 0 A Good Year for MaK page: 57
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on May 2001Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co. KG in Kiel, Germany played a large role in the high worldwide demand for marine engines in the record year 2000. Sales of MaK engines were up by approximately 40 percent, the largest order intake in the company's history. All new MaK long-stroke engine series M
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- NavCad V 4 . 0 Released page: 35
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on May 2001HydroComp, Inc. of Durham, N.H. released NavCad v4.0. — a software tool for the prediction and analysis ol" vessel speed and power performance. In terms of looks-and-feel, it is a comfortable transition, the interface is virtually identical to version 3. Regarding the functionality of the pro
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on May 2001Titan Maritime LLC, a Florida based marine salvage company, has completed removal of the An Tai stern section. The stern of the wreck of the 9,081 gt, General cargo vessel An Tai comprised of cargo holds three, four, five and the engine room, has been successfully raised and is on the deck of
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on May 2001With a significant trend leaning toward larger-sized newbuildings, with some vessels able to carry up to 5,000 passengers, a new challenge is presented to both passengers and crew regarding a quick and easy escape during emergency situations. Current systems require all persons onboard to as