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on March 2003The Titan Corporation has been awarded a $59.9 million contract by the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop and build the Navy's "X-Craft." The X-Craft will be a highspeed aluminum catamaran consisting of an advanced hull geometry, designed to give the craft speeds of 50 knot
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on March 2003The Round Table of Maritime Associations has welcomed the release of Captain Mangouras, Master of the Prestige', after 85 days in custody in a high security Spanish prison. The Round Table condemns the detention of Captain Mangouras by the Spanish authorities prior to any formal enquiry or l
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on March 2003The U.S. has filed suit against Newport News Shipbuilding Inc. alleging that the company knowingly mischarged the U.S. Navy on costs it incurred for work under commercial contracts from 1994 to 1999, according to the Justice Department. The lawsuit alleges that the Newport News. Va.-based co
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on February 2003Jointly developed by STN Atlas Marine Electronics and Wartsila Propulsion, the Dolphin podded system is for vessels designed for high speed and good maneuverability and power requirements extending from 5,000 MW to more than 20.000 MW. With a continuous rotation angle of 360 degrees around the ve
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on January 2003Dubbed "the most important three days for Underwater Contracting," Underwater Intervention is slated to convene from February 10-12 in New Orleans at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. With a full and diverse technical program and an impressive roster of exhibitors from around the globe
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- Nera Introduces F33 page: 18
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on January 2003Nera SatCom AS, together with Inmarsat, introduced the Nera F33 product concept to fill the gap between the existing Inmarsat Mini-M service/Nera WorldPhone and the global Inmarsat Fleet 77 service/Nera F77. The new Nera F33 is based on the Inmarsat Fleet F33 service concept, providing the li
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on January 2003Two of VT Halmatic's new Optimized 35 Pilot Boats entered service with the pilots of La Coruna and Algeciras. Based at opposite ends of Spain's Atlantic Coast these 35's join a list of VT Halmatic pilot boats operating on the Iberian Peninsula and Canary Islands. The Optimized 35 features a
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on January 2003Boyd E. (Butch) King was appointed CEO of VT Halter Marine Inc. at the beginning of the month. King most recently served as a senior associate with Booz Allen and Hamilton, consulting on various logistical support projects. Among others, this included the study and recommendation to revamp
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on January 2003Conrad Industries emerged as the winner to build a new ferry for the high profile customers Alaska Marine Highway. AMH sees the signing as the ushering in of a new era in marine transportation for the community of Metlakatla with the signing of the contract. The new vessel will provide dedicate
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on January 2003Alfa Laval introduced a line of plate heat exchangers for steam heating in the marine industries, reportedly the first gasketed plate heat exchangers series designed specifically for use with industrial steam and includes two models suitable in marine duties as jacket water coolers, tank clea
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on November 2002In order to meet upcoming requirements for container security, All Set Tracking has developed the ALLTrack e- Seal that will make electronic sealing easy and flexible. The completely new design takes into account the needs of ocean carriers, port operators and shippers both in terms of techni
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on November 2002Incat has confirmed a contract with the U.S. Military. Military Sealift Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting arm that will lease the craft from Bollinger/Incat USA, LLC, Lockport, La., to support U.S. Navy Mine Warfare Command. The craft will be developed from a part built commercial
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on November 2002Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., has promoted and/or assigned new responsibilities to the following members of its management team. Mike Ellis has been promoted to executive vice president and COO of the company. Ellis joined Bollinger in 1998 as CFO and will now be responsible for the overall oper
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on November 2002Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems (KMSS) has announced a buoyant period for its training and simulation division. They have recently received contracts from the Canadian Coast Guard College, the Navy Academy in Taiwan and the AMA Computer College in the Philippines. KMSS has also opened a new tra
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on November 2002U.S. public port authorities discussed the need for Federal legislation and continued Federal funding for maritime security. Urging Congress to appropriate additional funds for Fiscal Year '03 during their Legislative Policy Council (LPC) meeting on September 23, 2002, port authorities met re
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on November 2002For more than 10 years, Singaporebased lifeboat maintenance company TechnoFibre has been at the forefront of this market, specifically in Asia. Now with established franchise operations in 16 countries including Australia, Netherlands, Sweden and U.K., The company services, on an annual basis
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on November 2002Since the introduction of its Traktor Jet 1-150 in 1987, North American Marine Jet, Inc (NAMJ) has (due to the tremendous acceptance of this revolutionary new high thrust, slow speed marine jet package), expanded into new market areas with the larger Traktor Jet HT Series. These units with i
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- TankRadar System Breaks New Ground page: 87
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on November 2002SaabRosemount is offering to vessel owners what it dubs an innovative 3-in- 1 solution for Level Gauging, High Level and Overfill alarm in a single tank gauge unit. The Saab TankRadar STaR system has enjoyed good success since its introduction to market in May 2002, with 30 orders to date. T
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- MAN B&W Revises 32/40 Engine page: 71
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on November 2002MAN B&W Diesel Group has revised its 32/40 engine series. Mainly, the engine's soot concentration was reduced under the visibility limit almost over the whole load range. At the same time, the fuel consumption sank. The company received two orders for the delivery of six 32/40 engines in tota
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- The Genoa Sestri Shipyard page: 9
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on October 2002Shipbuilding in the Sestri Ponente shipyard started at the beginning of the 1800s, and has created arguably some of the more outstanding cruise vessels to sail the world's seas. The shipyard covers an area of approximately 248,000 sq. m., of which 81,000 are covered. This is expected to expa