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on December 2013The month of December is typically when we look back to see what went right, what didn’t and how our prognostications for the previous 11 months look, all roiled together in our muddy wake. In the interests of transparency, I looked back on this very same column, penned exactly one year ago. Unb
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- What Will WRDA Legislation Bring? page: 12
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on December 2013On November 8, speaking at the Port of New Orleans, President Obama said “… corn and wheat is coming down from my home state of Illinois down the river, ending up here and then going all around the world. And it’s part of the reason we’ve been able to increase exports so rapidly is because we have s
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on December 2013SmartVIEW allows Carlisle & Finch Products (NightFINDER Systems and Standard Searchlight Products), to be controlled from on board the ship, or from a remote PC ashore. The system includes Proportional-Speed Multi-Functional Joystick, Joysticks which “intelligently switch” from searchlight to search
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on December 2013Videotel is pioneering a radical new form of training delivery, designed to respond to the demands of the post internet age. The ultimate in interactivity, Videotel uses gaming technology to put the learner into a real life scenario, enabling them to apply their knowledge to specific situations unde
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on December 2013Wichita Clutch has added air cooled, spring-set, air released AirMaKKs SSB high torque brakes to its AquaMaKKs family of clutches and brakes. AirMaKKs SSB models utilize the basic, easy-to-maintain, pin-style, modular design of AquaMaKKs including the brake housing with torque plates installed inste
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on December 2013Iskes Towage & Salvage has signed an agreement with VSTEP for the delivery of two NAUTIS Tug and Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) simulators. These simulators are the first units purchased for the new Iskes / Damen Training Center in Amsterdam. VSTEP will provide a 360-degree NAUTIS Full Mission Tug Sim
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on December 2013Raymarine’s LightHouse User Interface is the ninth release of Raymarine’s multifunction display user interface, and has been redesigned to give owners a simpler, more user-friendly experience. Users will notice the new home screen with easy-to-read icons for all their favorite apps; now enhanced by
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- We Need to Save Our Ships page: 30
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on December 2013The United States of America’s Navy is arguably the most powerful in the world, and the most immediate threat it faces may not be from China, Russia or Iran, but U.S. Congress. The use of sequestration as a budget reduction tool has resulted in a clumsy cost-cutting approach that will continue to ha
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on December 2013WatchStander LLC has introduced a fully automated system designed to prevent pirates and other unwanted individuals from boarding ships. The video and data from all incidents will be archived for subsequent transmission to the shipowner and WatchStander for training and evidential purposes. The full
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on December 2013Roughly 8 million annual passengers travel New York Harbor on N.Y. Waterway ferries, protected by an extensive, state-of-the-art video surveillance system. The system includes hundreds of Interlogix IP and analog cameras, transmitted from moving ferries to a land-based security command center via a
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on December 2013ChartWorld eNtM delivers digital Notices to Mariners (NtMs) on a weekly basis. The service includes paper chart tracings and corrections for all other publications previously delivered in the paper NtM format. eNtM is integrated with ChartWorld’s digital chart catalog ChartBrowser. The user-friendly
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on November 2013The September hearing held by the House subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation centered on maritime transportation regulations and their ultimate impact on safety, security, jobs and the environment. As various industry advocates used the public venue as a vehicle to vent and for el
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on November 2013Optimizing both a fleet of workboats and the business model that makes all of that possible is probably the highest priority item on your plate, every day. And, as you will soon discover within the pages of the latest edition of MarineNews, fleet optimization can mean 10 different things to 10 diffe
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on November 2013SSP, a world-wide leader in stainless steel and nickel-based alloy fluid system components, assemblies and CNG fueling applications announces the addition of its newest line of 40 Series Ball Valves to its growing FloLok brand line of valves. The first sizes available will be the FloLok 41, 42 and 4
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- The Weldable PVC Decking System page: 57
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on November 2013World Panel Products, with Wilks, the manufacturer of Dek-King, the UV stabilized PVC decking system has announced a new welded seam version. Dek-King Weld allows fully welded panels to suit customer requirements. Dek-King Weld features a specially designed base offering dovetail grooves and a textu
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on November 2013STX Canada Marine (STXM), has signed a contract with Sener Ingeniería y Sistemas, S.A. (SENER) for the license to use the FORAN CAD/CAM System. After the implementation of FORAN in its headquarters in Vancouver, STXM is conducting a learning process during the summer focused in the early design proc
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- Furuno Shatters $1,000 Price Point page: 56
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on November 2013Furuno has announced a price reduction for both the GP1670F and GP1870F GPS/Chart Plotter/Fish Finder Combo models. The GP1870F now has a MSRP price of $995, while the GP1670F is listed at $695. Both the GP1670F and GP1870F incorporate Furuno’s professional-grade fish finding technology, a hi-accura
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on November 2013Boatracs BTConnect AIS (Automatic Identification System) extends the functionality of BTConnect, the most widely used vessel tracking and fleet management software in the U.S. commercial maritime market, by integrating real time messaging and vessel tracking with AIS data on a single display. The AI
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- Norton NortZon Plus Wheels page: 56
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on November 2013Norton Abrasives has introduced an upgrade of their BEST-tier depressed center wheels for right angle grinding applications. Norton NorZon Plus wheels utilize a proprietary blend of Norton’s patented, newest generation SG ceramic alumina and Norton BlueFireTM zirconia alumina abrasives, combined wit
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on November 2013The Copier Bevelmachines factory and engineering department designs and manufactures pipe finishing machinery; primarily stationary pipe bevel machines. Located in The Netherlands, 95% of its market is export, more than 70% of the export is outside the EU. The stationary pipe bevel machines are manu