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on May 2000Irving Shipbuilding elected Alastair J. Bisset as its new president with responsibility for its divisions and affiliates, Saint John Shipbuilding, Halifax Shipyard, East Isle Shipyard, Dartmouth Marine Slips, Fleetway Inc. Atlantic Quality & Technical Services, Shelburne Repair and Steel & En
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on May 2000Dylon Lubricant Technologies has developed heavy duty grease Grade GR- 424. The water-resistant grease formulated for industrial equipment is designed specifically for heavy duty service where high loads and demanding environments are common. GR-424 remedies most heavyweight lubrication prob
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on May 2000Online marine fuel supplier Ocean- Connect signed a strategic alliance with ship broking group Horace Clarkson Pic. "Clarksons will support OceanConnect. corn's initiatives to develop credit insurance and swaps capability to the online marine fuels marketplace," the company said. Clarksons, t
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- Kurz Joins Hvide As CEO page: 41
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on May 2000In the latest of various corporate changes that have occurred at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Hvide Marine, the company has elected Gerhard E. Kurz as CEO and a member of its Board of Directors. He replaces James J. Gaffney, who had been serving as interim chairman and will now hold the posit
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- Cost-Saving Coating Approved page: 40
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on May 2000A new machinery coating has recently qualified for use aboard Navy ships. The new coating is comprised of nanostructured particles, will allow the Navy to save money by extending the service life of machinery and other assets. The first use of the coating will be as a replacement for hard chr
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- Kvichak Supplies Patrol Vessel page: 29
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on May 2000Kvichak Marine, Seattle, Wash, delivered the 54 ft. (16.4 m) all-aluminum catamaran M/V Thresher to California Fish & Game. Designed by Teknicraft of Auckland, New Zealand, the partially foil-supported catamaran will be stationed stationed in Dana Point as a Fish and Game Enforcement patrol
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on May 2000The University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science recently received F.G. Walton Smith at its Virginia Key facility from Panama City, Fla.-based Eastern Shipbuilding. Designed as an advanced research catamaran boasting technologically-driven onboard laboratories, the
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on May 2000Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) expanded its RoRo tonnage references with the January delivery of the 2,300 lane-meter trailer carrier Celandine to Belgian operator Cobelfret, which was scheduled to be joined by sistership Victorine this past March. KHI's trailer carrier deliveries feature c
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on May 2000One of Coflexip Stena Offshore's U.K. entities was awarded a large EPIC contract worth $58 million by BG International for its Blake subsea field, offshore Scotland at a depth of 295 ft. (90 m). Situated approximately 9.5 km North of the Ross field in the Moray Firth, the Blake field will be
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- FGH Finalizes $40M Contracts page: 12
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on May 2000Friede Goldman Halter (FGH) has finalized six new contracts valued at approximately $40 million total. The contracts have been signed with the following customers: The Venezuelan government has called upon FGH to construct a pair of 153 ft. (46.6 m) LCU-type logistics support vessels. Financ
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on April 2000For the past five years, the U.S.- flagged American Canadian Caribbean Line (ACCL) — dubbed America's original smallship cruise line — has called upon Chicago on its Great Lakes excursions. Resulting from an increase in passenger and travel agency demand for more unique lakes adventure cruise
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- Blount Completes Dinner Vessel page: 74
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on April 2000The 600-passenger dinner cruise vessel; M/V Horizon was delivered to Pegasus Yacht Cruises of New York by Blount Industries on March 5. Measuring 161 ft. (49 m). Horizon boasts a welded steel, single chine hull with three enclosed dining decks, with all superstructure above the second deck i
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- ViaSat Ups Phase Two page: 69
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on April 2000ViaSat has raised the delivery of Phase two of its contract with Star Cruises, attaining an order worth more than $500,000 for additional installation on the line's latest vessel — Superstar Taurus — that was set to be in Japan during March. The network was originally to have been completed b
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- Jabsco Offers Oil Change Kit page: 54
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on April 2000ITT Jabsco has recently released a variety of new products. Among them is Ultra-Max mini-outlet water systems, an all-encompassing fully-assembled solution that includes a powerful pump, inlet strainer and accumulator tank mounted on a corrosion-proof base. Easy to install in just a few minut
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- GE To Supply Gas Turbines For IHI page: 54
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on April 2000GE Marine Engines has received a contract from Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) to supply two LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines. The units will be used to power a single HDD Murasame-class destroyer being constructed for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). This past
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- PropExpert V. 4.2 Released page: 53
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on April 2000HydroComp, Inc. released PropExpert version 4.2. — a software tool from HydroComp, Inc. for propeller sizing and selection. The response that a user gets after clicking the Build button on the Sizing page has been changed. Prop- Expert now searches harder to find a solution before returning w
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- Austal Breaks 24-Hour Record page: 53
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on April 2000Reaching speeds of 47.7 knots, the Austal-built "Villum Clausen" has written its name into the record books, breaking the record for the longest distance traveled by a ship in 24 hours. Enroute to Denmark, the 282 ft. (86 m) gas turbine powered vehicle-passenger catamaran covered a distance o
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on April 2000The Drew Marine Division of Ashland Specialty Chemical Co. and MAN B&W Diesel AG have launched production of redesigned Fuel Mill dynamic homogenizers through a new working relationship between the companies. Under the manufacturing agreement, MAN B&W will produce all of the homogenizers tha
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on April 2000In December 1996 the IMO adopted amendments to the SOLAS Convention that affect fire safety measures aboard ships. The amendments encompass a new International Code for the Application of Fire Test Procedures, which has been made mandatory on or after July 1. 1998. These significant changes
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- Deltamarin And Almaco Join Together page: 18
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on April 2000Deltamarin and Almaco are branching out to serve the cruise industry with the opening of offices in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For the purpose of upgrading their services in the expanding conversion market in Miami, Deltamarin and Almaco have penned a cooperation agreement. Both companies will pr