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on May 2000The University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science recently received F.G. Walton Smith at its Virginia Key facility from Panama City, Fla.-based Eastern Shipbuilding. Designed as an advanced research catamaran boasting technologically-driven onboard laboratories, the
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on May 2000Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) expanded its RoRo tonnage references with the January delivery of the 2,300 lane-meter trailer carrier Celandine to Belgian operator Cobelfret, which was scheduled to be joined by sistership Victorine this past March. KHI's trailer carrier deliveries feature c
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on May 2000One of Coflexip Stena Offshore's U.K. entities was awarded a large EPIC contract worth $58 million by BG International for its Blake subsea field, offshore Scotland at a depth of 295 ft. (90 m). Situated approximately 9.5 km North of the Ross field in the Moray Firth, the Blake field will be
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- FGH Finalizes $40M Contracts page: 12
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on May 2000Friede Goldman Halter (FGH) has finalized six new contracts valued at approximately $40 million total. The contracts have been signed with the following customers: The Venezuelan government has called upon FGH to construct a pair of 153 ft. (46.6 m) LCU-type logistics support vessels. Financ
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on April 2000For the past five years, the U.S.- flagged American Canadian Caribbean Line (ACCL) — dubbed America's original smallship cruise line — has called upon Chicago on its Great Lakes excursions. Resulting from an increase in passenger and travel agency demand for more unique lakes adventure cruise
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- Blount Completes Dinner Vessel page: 74
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on April 2000The 600-passenger dinner cruise vessel; M/V Horizon was delivered to Pegasus Yacht Cruises of New York by Blount Industries on March 5. Measuring 161 ft. (49 m). Horizon boasts a welded steel, single chine hull with three enclosed dining decks, with all superstructure above the second deck i
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- ViaSat Ups Phase Two page: 69
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on April 2000ViaSat has raised the delivery of Phase two of its contract with Star Cruises, attaining an order worth more than $500,000 for additional installation on the line's latest vessel — Superstar Taurus — that was set to be in Japan during March. The network was originally to have been completed b
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- Jabsco Offers Oil Change Kit page: 54
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on April 2000ITT Jabsco has recently released a variety of new products. Among them is Ultra-Max mini-outlet water systems, an all-encompassing fully-assembled solution that includes a powerful pump, inlet strainer and accumulator tank mounted on a corrosion-proof base. Easy to install in just a few minut
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- GE To Supply Gas Turbines For IHI page: 54
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on April 2000GE Marine Engines has received a contract from Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) to supply two LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines. The units will be used to power a single HDD Murasame-class destroyer being constructed for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). This past
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- PropExpert V. 4.2 Released page: 53
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on April 2000HydroComp, Inc. released PropExpert version 4.2. — a software tool from HydroComp, Inc. for propeller sizing and selection. The response that a user gets after clicking the Build button on the Sizing page has been changed. Prop- Expert now searches harder to find a solution before returning w
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- Austal Breaks 24-Hour Record page: 53
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on April 2000Reaching speeds of 47.7 knots, the Austal-built "Villum Clausen" has written its name into the record books, breaking the record for the longest distance traveled by a ship in 24 hours. Enroute to Denmark, the 282 ft. (86 m) gas turbine powered vehicle-passenger catamaran covered a distance o
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on April 2000The Drew Marine Division of Ashland Specialty Chemical Co. and MAN B&W Diesel AG have launched production of redesigned Fuel Mill dynamic homogenizers through a new working relationship between the companies. Under the manufacturing agreement, MAN B&W will produce all of the homogenizers tha
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on April 2000In December 1996 the IMO adopted amendments to the SOLAS Convention that affect fire safety measures aboard ships. The amendments encompass a new International Code for the Application of Fire Test Procedures, which has been made mandatory on or after July 1. 1998. These significant changes
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- Deltamarin And Almaco Join Together page: 18
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on April 2000Deltamarin and Almaco are branching out to serve the cruise industry with the opening of offices in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For the purpose of upgrading their services in the expanding conversion market in Miami, Deltamarin and Almaco have penned a cooperation agreement. Both companies will pr
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on April 2000The premiere vessel to be built to DNV's new voluntary class notation Clean Design is Royal Caribbean International's (RCI's) Millennium — the first of a new series of green ships for RCI. Currently under construction at Chantiers de l'Atlantique in St. Nazaire, France for the RCI-owned Cele
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on April 2000Boatracs has gained exclusive rights as North American distributor of Netverk's MarStar software. The product is a communications interface that allows PCs or LANs in mobile or remote locations to connect with other computer networks and software applications via satellites and mobile network
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- Ailsa-Troon Continues To Climb page: 27
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on March 2000Ailsa-Troon is in the midst of its winter refit season, having recently completed work on Saturn and Loch Buie - two ferries operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. The yard is also working on Juno - another vessel for Caledonian, before beginning work on Loch Alainn, Loch Tarbert, Loch Dunvegan,
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- Dockwise Awarded Hanjung Contract page: 17
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on March 2000Heavy transport shipping specialist, Dockwise, was granted a contract by Hanjung Korea Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd. for the transportation of four super post Panamax container cranes from Changwon, Korea to Jacksonville, Fla. Following the six-week voyage, the first shipment of t
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on March 2000MARCO Shipyard Seattle is scheduled to design and build two 104 ft., (31.7 m) pilot station boats for the San Francisco Bar Pilots. With construction to commence soon, the design portion of the project is near completion. The first vessel is set for delivery before yearend, with the second to
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- NCL Board Dumped, Lund Appointed page: 92
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on March 2000Star Cruises and Carnival Corp. tightened their grip on Norwegian cruise group NCL Holding during February by ousting the board and appointing Norwegian lawyer Ole Lund as the new chairman. Lund, who is also chairman of state oil firm Statoil, will head a new six-member NCL board. Star and C