Short 2003 Articles

• • Nauticast AG page: 51
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on October 2003

  Following 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

• • Radio Holland page: 51
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on October 2003

  Radio 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

• • Insurer Not Liable for Repairs Beyond Warranty page: 39
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on October 2003

  In an unpublished opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that insurers are not obligated to reimburse a shipyard for the cost of repairs made to ships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

• • Solutions in Panama page: 38
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on October 2003

  The 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

• • Extensive Fantasy Refurb page: 35
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on October 2003

  Carnival 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

• • Wartsila to Concentrate on Marine and Service page: 22
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on October 2003

  Wartsila 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

• • Nera F 5 5 Terminal Gets Inmarsat Type Approval page: 44
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on September 2003

  Inmarsat 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

• • Univan Reports Steady Growth page: 20
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on September 2003

  The 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

• • U.S. Sub Christened in "Home" Port page: 16
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on September 2003

  With 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

• • IZAR Delivers LNG Inigo Tapias page: 10
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on September 2003

  IZAR 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

• • New SWATH From ACMA page: 8
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on September 2003

  Alan 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

• • Alstom Alspa Drive Fitted on Reasearch Vessel page: 51
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on August 2003

  Alstom 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

• • Geislinger Delivers Record Sized Coupling page: 51
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on August 2003

  Geislinger 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

• • RIB Report Northwind's Enforcer Provides Special Services page: 38
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on August 2003

  Sharp 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

• • Northrop Grumman Christens San Antonio page: 31
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on August 2003

  Northrop 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.

• • Emergency Sends S.S. Matsonia to Pearl Harbor Yard page: 30
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on August 2003

  A propulsion casualty aboard the 760-ft. (231.6-m) SS Matsonia in June created a unique opportunity for the private sector and the Navy to work together and maintain a vital supply line to Hawaii — a cooperative effort between Pearl Harbor Navy Shipyard and Honolulu Shipyard, Inc. The Matso

• • MV Manukai Christened at Philly Shipyard page: 30
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on August 2003

  Matson Navigation's new containership MV Manukai was christened on July 12, 2003 by Margaret Inouye, wife of Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, (D-Hawaii), at a ceremony held at Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (KPSI). Not only is the vessel the first of a two-ship, $220 million contract with KPSI, it

• • Manitowoc, Kvichak Team for USCG Boats page: 29
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on August 2003

  The Manitowoc Company, Inc. and its subsidiary, Marinette Marine Corporation, will partner with Kvichak Marine Industries, Inc. to develop and construct a prototype Response Boat Medium (RB-M) for the U.S. Coast Guard. Kvichak. located in Seattle with full-service waterfront facilities, will

• • USS Ronald Reagan Commissioned page: 25
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on August 2003

  The Navy's newest and most sophisticated nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), was commissioned July 12, 2003 at the Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk, Va. Named after America's 40th president, Reagan is the ninth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier built by Northrop Grumman

• • Keppel to Deliver Maersk Rig Early page: 23
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on August 2003

  Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (Keppel O&M) will deliver a new generation semi-submersible rig to Maersk Contractors in mid August 2003 - two weeks ahead of schedule. The rig was named Lider in a ceremony that was held at Caspian Shipyard Company (CSC) in Baku, Azerbaijan. Lider will be contr

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