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on July 2000Halter Marine has answered the call from the Venezuelan Navy for a variety of patrol boats. The company recently delivered four 80 ft. (24.3 m) boats to the country's government, which completes the contract for the design and construction of 12 total vessels in this size range. Designed for
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- Autoship Upgrades Several Products page: 43
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on July 2000Autohydro 5.2 was recently released by Autoship. The following are some of the more salient new features of the product. Torsion moments are calculated for all ship loading conditions. Moments of inertia are calculated for tank contents and can be user-defined for lightship and added weights.
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on July 2000The Peene-Werft in Wolgast, Germany, has chosen Nupas-Cadmatic software solution as their main CAD/CAE/CAM system. During an implementation project of about two months, the shipyard will implement Nupas-Cadmatic for the complete Hull structure, Piping, Machinery and Outfitting including spec
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- McNeece Design Stresses Security page: 31
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on July 2000Two of the cruise industry's most renowned organizations have joined forces to develop Securite One, which will lead to a safe and secure cruise vessel. Formulated by John McNeece, chairman of U.K.-based cruise ship designer McNeece and Brigadier, and Brian Parritt, chairman of cruise and sh
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on July 2000Crowley Marine Services has delivered Attentive, the second of three 140- ft. (42.6 m), 10,000-hp Prevention and Response Tugs (PRTs), to Alyeska Pipeline Service Company in Valdez, Alaska. Attentive and its pair of sisterships - Alert and Aware - will be used by Crowley in the Trans Alaska P
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on July 2000Following the arrival of M/V Neptune Jasper at the Sri Lankan capitol and port city of Colombo, the vessel's crew spoke of a vibration that was occurring in the propeller shaft. Taking immediate action was the Colombo Engineering dive team who was summoned to examine the 20 ft. diameter prop.
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on June 15, 2000Measuring horsepower, rpm and torque on rotating shafts by utilizing fiber optic sensors, the Digital Torque Meter System, developed by Instruments, Computers & Controls is flexible and highly reliable. Typically holding a NEMA 4 enclosure with shaft hp and rpm displays, the System is also a
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on June 15, 2000Shipping accountant Moore Stephens has warned shipowners to take e-commerce more seriously if they want to retain investor interest and commercial advantage. Philip Cowan, a partner in Moore Stephens Corporate Finance, said shipowners need to make the effort to find out who is doing what in
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on June 15, 2000As the maritime world quickly embraces the technologies that offer seamless communications anytime, anywhere, it will increasingly be the challenge of communication service providers to ensure that the communication pipeline is kept open and operating efficiently. Darby Corporate Solutions (
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on June 15, 2000Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) has installed Carnival Cruise Lines' first Internet Cafe on the Carnival Triumph. The Internet Cafe unites Digital Seas International's (DSI) Internet product with the latest in highspeed Internet satellite communications from MTN. Carnival's 14 other
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- Horizon To Build OSV Trio page: 12
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on June 15, 2000Horizon Shipbuilding and SLOK Nigeria Limited have signed contracts for the construction of three offshore vessels — all of which will operate under a long-term contract with Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited. The contract calls for Horizon to build a 200 ft. (61 m) steel Single Point Mooring
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on May 2000Brusco Tug & Barge, Inc. of Longview, Wash, has awarded a construction contract for a new 78 ft. (23.8 m) Z-drive tug to Diversified Marine, Inc. of Portland, Ore. This new tug is the seventh in the series of the ASD 23/35 high-perfor- mance, low-manning tug design developed by Robert Allan
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on May 2000Canada Steamship Lines christened M.V. Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin at Port Weller Drydocks at the Lake Ontario entrance to the Welland Canal. The vessel is the newest addition to Port Weller's fleet joining CSL Niagara as one of two Seamax vessels - the largest Canadian ships ever constructed for
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- Autoship, PAI Join Forces page: 58
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on May 2000Autoship Systems Corp. (ASC) and Port Automation International (PAI) have formed a marketing partnership. Per the agreement, PAI will market ASC's load planning software solutions to their customers. Beneficial to PAI customers is that they will now be allowed to electronically extend the lo
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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