Short 2002 Articles
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- Owners Approve White Rose Oilfield page: 91
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on June 2002Husky Oil Operations Limited, operator of the White Rose oil field project and its co-venturer, Petro-Canada have decided to proceed with the development of the White Rose oilfield located offshore the East Coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The White Rose development plan is focuse
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on June 2002Halifax Shipyard has laid the keel for the first of two large Offshore Supply and Anchor Handling Vessels for Atlantic Towing Ltd. Known as hulls 88 and 89 for the yard, the vessels have been identified as UT 722 L type, and are similar to Atlantic Eagle and Atlantic Hawk - both of which wer
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on May 2002Superior Energies Inc. (SEI) offers Temp-Set Removable/Reusable (R/R) insulation covers, and is in fact one of the largest and oldest manufacturers of these products. SEI is established as the largest provider of R/R insulation covers for engine manifolds. The company offers patterns for EMD,
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on May 2002One of the common items found on almost every vessel constructed that is frequently overlooked is thermal insulation material. As vessels increase in age. it is safe to say that the insulation systems start to degrade with time and abuse. In fact, if moisture is ever introduced to the insulat
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on May 2002Radisson Seven Seas' 700-passenger Seven Seas Mariner entered dry-dock for 24 days during April to undergo repairs to one of the two pods in its pod propulsion system. As a result, the line has had to cancel the vessel's April 22. 26 and May 9 cruises. The vessel is expected to return to servic
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- Crowley Subsidiary Christens ATB page: 24
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on May 2002Crowley Maritime's Vessel Management Services, Inc., christened the first of four Articulated Tug-Barge (ATB) tank vessels on April 25 in New Orleans — the 9,280- hp tug Sea Reliance and the 155,000-barrel barge 550-1. Intrepid Ship Management, a subsidiary of Marine Transport Lines, will charter
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on May 2002The U.S. Navy awarded a $1.3-billion construction contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation to construct the eighth ship of the USS Wasp (LHD 1) class of multipurpose amphibious assault ships. Construction of LHD 8 is expected to begin in May 2003 at Ingalls Operations, which is part of Northr
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- Munson Delivers PACKCAT to U.S. Navy page: 11
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on May 2002The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) recently received a pair of 30 x 10-ft. (9.1 x 3-m) PACKCAT catamaran landing craft designed and built by the William E. Munson Company of Mount Vernon, Wash. Developed for the NAVFAC Oil Spill Response Program, each vessel is outfitted with
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on May 2002Navigation Maritime Bulgare (Navibulgar), the nationally-owned Bulgarian shipping company and the country's fourth largest business enterprise, has placed three tween-deckers on the sale and purchase market as part of its latest fleet renewal program. Last month the company invited tenders f
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on May 2002Transas is introducing the next generation of its visual presentation system based on the new Transas visualization technology. The new software, which has been named Seagull_Vis 4000, represents the synthetic environment in the most realistic form, and also includes a number of advanced eff
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- Delta Queen Makes A Comeback page: 3
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on May 2002Following the decision to enter into bankruptcy this past October, American Classic Voyages has agreed to sell two of steamboats — Delta Queen and Mississippi to Chicago-based investment firm Waveland Investments LLC for $3.75 million. The company, which is privately-held, plans to take over
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on May 2002Northrop Grumman Corporation has been contracted by the U.S. Navy to complete system design for the Navy's advanced, 21st century surface combatant, DD(X). The initial design contract, which spans over four years has a total value of approximately $2.9-billion. Northrop Grumman's Ship Systems
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on May 2002Navigation Maritime Bulgare (Navibulgar). has confirmed its acquisition of Varna shipyard, which has been in administration since January. Payment of the purchase price of $16.1 million was completed on April 8 and gives Navibulgar ownership of the assets of the yard. The asset purchase tran
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on April 2002Vessel Extractions LLC (VessEx) has launched a service to free ships from hostile situations and sail them to safety. Although the company focuses on repossessing ships for mortgagees, it also assists owners whose ships have been seized, detained, abandoned or stolen. Freeing strategies range
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on April 2002This past February, Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La., signed a contract for three 145-ft. (44.1-m) supply/utility boats with Edison Chouest Offshore. The vessels, which will meet new regulatory standards and will be less than 100 gt and less than 500 gt registered tonnage, will each have a
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- Halliburton Brings Viking To GOM page: 42
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on April 2002Halliburton Subsea, a business unit of Halliburton's Energy Services Group, is deploying its ultra modern multi-purpose support vessel, MSV Subsea Viking, to the Gulf of Mexico on a longterm basis. The vessel, which arrived in U.S. waters in early February 2002, will be available for a wide v
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- Jane Tide Makes An Impact page: 41
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on April 2002Tidewater Inc. has taken delivery of the 260-ft. (79.2-m) M/V Miss Jane Tide. The Miss Jane Tide, which is Tidewater's first VS 480 platform supply vessel, was built by the company's own Quality Shipyards, L.L.C. in Houma. La. The ship, designed by the Norwegian firm Vik-Sandvik, is the first
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on April 2002Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) has completed the world's largest class diesel engine (MITSUI-MAN B&W 1198MC type: 69,920kW) at its Tamano Works and delivered the engine to Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in October 2001. The engine has been installed on a 6,000 TEU container
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- industrial Heritage Is Retained page: 38
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on April 2002After plant closure had been earlier mooted, part of the fabric of Europe's marine diesel engine industry now looks set to be retained following a new proposal for the restructuring of Wartsila's operations in the Netherlands. Wartsilii is now prepared to outsource manufacturing of engine com
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on April 2002Transas expanded its range of Liquid Cargo Handling simulators with the LNG tanker simulator. The LCHS/LNG system realistically imitates the fourth tanker type in the Transas simulator range, which also includes Chemical Tanker, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Carrier and Large Crude Oil Carrier models