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on November 2003Drewry Shipping Consultants' latest report "Annual Container Market Review and Forecast 2003/04" highlights that despite economic uncertainty, the war in Iraq and the outbreak of the SARS virus, 2003 will be a good year for liner shipping companies as trade volumes, especially to and from Chi
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- New High-Pressure Pumps page: 83
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on October 2003Versa-Matic has teamed up with Blagdon to offer a complete line of high-pressure pumps. The new series includes three models that address a full range of highpressure applications. The VM E2HP 2-in. Standard Flow pump is made from stainless steel and delivers up to 200 lb./sq. in. of pressure,
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on October 2003Ventiq's new range of high velocity relief valves for tankers vessels, VQHVISO, are designed to prevent passage of flames into cargo tanks carrying oil, product and chemical cargoes. The VQHV-ISO is also designed to prevent over- and underpressure in a safe and simple way. Ventiq has taken th
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- JJMA on LSC Team page: 63
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on October 2003John J. McMullen Associates (JJMA) is a member of the Raytheon LCS team recently selected by the US Navy to develop the preliminary design of a Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the next generation surface combatant. Designs are to be finalized in seven months. In addition to Raytheon as the prime
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on October 2003Nupas-Cadmatic is a joint venture of Cadmatic Oy and Numeriek Centrum Groningen B.V. , a combination of resources designed to create a solution that exceeds the level of traditional software offered to the maritime market. Nupas-Cadmatic is a unique CAD/CAE/CAM solution for shipyards and con
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- Nauticast AG page: 51
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on October 2003Following the company strategy to expand its global business, Nauticast's SOLAS Class A AlS-Transponder was recently granted two further regional approvals: The USCG/FCC-approval for the North-American market and the CCS-approval for the emerging market of the Federal Republic of China. "AIS
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- Radio Holland page: 51
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on October 2003Radio Holland Group presents several 'breaking' novelties in maritime electronics at Europort 2003, as usual in an eyecatching major stand presentation (Stand No. 01.1077, Europahall RAI). In co-operation with Furuno (Japan), Radio Holland will launch the new series of Furuno blackbox deepse
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on October 2003In an unpublished opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that insurers are not obligated to reimburse a shipyard for the cost of repairs made to ships when the defects were not discovered during the warranty period. In the instant case, the shipyard built four lift boa
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- Solutions in Panama page: 38
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on October 2003The owners of a 34.000-ton container vessel contacted Hydrex to carry out a repair requiring a 700 mm x 300 mm insert into the vessel's shell plating. A crack had developed in the plating right next to the bulkhead, which needed to be dealt with quickly before it became a major problem. Hydr
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- Extensive Fantasy Refurb page: 35
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on October 2003Carnival Cruise Lines' 2,056-passenger, 70,000-ton Fantasy is currently undergoing an extensive multi-milliondollar refurbishment as part of its scheduled five-week drydock. The refurbishment, which is taking place at the Grand Bahama Shipyard in Freeport, Bahamas, will include a new lobby ba
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on October 2003Wartsila recently completed the first part of the business analysis launched at the end of July, an analysis which was launched to help refocus the corporation on markets athat weill help the company reach its targeted operating margin of 7-8% is to be reached by the end of 2005. The group w
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on September 2003Inmarsat granted full type approval to the new Nera F55 maritime communication terminal. Tailored for small to medium-sized vessels, the product completes Nera's family of Inmarsat Fleet communication solutions. "The terminal is authorized for use and is available in all markets where Inmars
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- Univan Reports Steady Growth page: 20
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on September 2003The first half of 2003, under the watchful eye of Capt Vanderperre, Chairman of Univan has Univan Ship Management's fleet grow to in excess of 80 ships under full technical management. The growth has come from bulk carriers and two VLCCs (belonging to Fred Cheng/Shinyo International) and con
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- U.S. Sub Christened in "Home" Port page: 16
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on September 2003With a length of 377 ft. (114.9 m), a beam of 34 ft. (10.3 m) and a displacement of 7,800 tons, the Virginia, which is the first U.S. submarine designed to satisfy the requirements of regional and near-land missions in the post-Cold War era, was christened at Northrop Grumman Newport News on
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- IZAR Delivers LNG Inigo Tapias page: 10
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on September 2003IZAR Sestao Shipyard has delivered the LNG Inigo Tapias, which will be operated by the company F. Tapias for Repsol YPF-Gas Natural. After conclusion of tests, carried out by the shipyard in the Gas Natural facilities in Huelva and valued by the shipowner, the ship was delivered completely op
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- New SWATH From ACMA page: 8
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on September 2003Alan C. McClure Associates (ACMA) has completed the design development of a new SWATH (Small Waterplane Area, Twin Hull) vessel that will be completed with a variety of operations options. The proposed vessel will be 92 ft. (28 m) with a beam of 47 ft. (14.3 m) and displacement of 240 LT. It
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on August 2003Alstom installed its latest generation ALSPA drives in a new research vessel, which is being built by Alstom Leroux Naval, in Lorient, France. The deep sea research vessel, Pourquoi Pas, owned by Ifremer, will be the first ship to be fitted with the new ALSPA MV7000 converters as part of a co
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on August 2003Geislinger GmbH recently delivered its biggest torsional elastic coupling — a coupling with an outer diameter of 2.8- m and a weight of 36.3 tons. The coupling will be built into the drive line of a VLCC tanker, with an energy saving counter-rotating double propeller. More than 2,000 single p
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on August 2003Sharp is the best way to describe Northwind Marine's recent 2 3 - ft. (7-m) and 30-ft. (9.1-m) additions to its Extreme Task Force Line of Aluminumhull Rigid Inflatable Boats. With a 25.5- degree transom dead rise and a 36- degree waterline entry point, the first of the new models to finish p
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on August 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ship Systems sector christened LPD 17 San Antonio on July 19, 2003, at the company's Avondale operations near New Orleans, La. The 684-ft. (208.4-m), 25,000- ton San Antonio is first of 12 in a new class of amphibious transport dock ships being built for the U.S.