Marine News 2014 Articles
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on April 2014Vigor Industrial has ballooned from a modest shipyard in Portland, Oregon, to the largest shipbuilder in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Vigor increasingly thinks big and builds big. The company’s new floating dry dock will be the largest in the United States. And Vigor wants to get even bigger.
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on April 2014The New York State Canal System, once forgotten as a commercial shipping option, is on the rise again, after years of decline. The shorter, greener and smarter route(s) make increasingly good sense for high value cargoes. Commercial utilization of America’s original superhighway – the Erie Canal –
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- Bioremediation Goes Mainstream page: 36
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on April 2014A reliable solution for response and prevention that can save money, time and regulatory aggravation is here. The threat of oil pollution has long been a problem in the shipping community. You don’t have to look too far to review the myriad of oil spills that have plagued the industry. The Exxon
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on April 2014The government has a plan for responding to your oil spill. Do you? In February, due to a collision between a tug boat and a tank barge, approximately 31,500 gallons of crude oil were released into the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River was closed down for two days and the residents of St. Ch
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on April 2014Even if, as Marcon International’s Bob Beagle says, barges are the workhorses of the towing industry, then the pushboats that propel the 38,000 (documented and undocumented) deck, hopper, tank, crane and miscellaneous purpose barges to their destinations are the heart and soul of the most efficient
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on April 2014Answering the needs of longstanding clients, bulk transport giant AEP dips its toes into the liquid transport arena. AEP River Operations needs no introduction for most MarineNews readers. One of the true river giants operating on America’s domestic inland waters today, AEP is headquartered
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- Engineering Efficiency on the Paraná page: 26
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on April 2014A North American design tailored for South American operation: the new fleet of diesel-electric push boats engineered by Robert Allan Ltd. (RA) brings an improved level of performance to the Paraná River. The Paraná River flows some 3,000 miles through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, meeting t
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on April 2014In a recent study, two groups were shown the same painting; one group was told it was painted in 1905, the other was told 2005. Not surprisingly, the first group reported liking the painting more than the second, proving the human brain almost automatically equates longevity with quality. But doe
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- Boat of the Month: M/V HOS ACHIEVER page: 16
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on April 2014Accommodations, Features and Comfort combine with Safety. All are key for Offshore Housing missions. Deepwater operations are increasingly demanding more personnel offshore, often for longer periods of time, placing a greater emphasis on crew accommodation. Now, accommodation and special features j
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on April 2014This month’s editorial calendar has, in part, as its focus, oil pollution, prevention and response. Or, in other words, missions and matters that cut to the very heart of the American Salvage Association (ASA) and the goals of its considerable membership. This month, ASA President Paul Hankins weigh
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on March 2014VesselVanguard, the cloud-based maintenance management service, announced a new partnership with trawler yacht manufacturer, Kadey-Krogen Yachts. Adding value by simplifying and streamlining yacht management, Kadey-Krogen vessels will be fully provisioned with a one-year VesselVanguard subscription,
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on March 2014Iridium Communications’ Iridium GO! Is the first portable satellite hotspot that connects to any smartphone, extending voice and data coverage when out of range of cellular networks. Iridium GO! creates a satellite-backed Wi-Fi zone anywhere on the planet, enabling up to five smartphones to make cal
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on March 2014Ocean Safety has received the EC Certificate of Authorization from Lloyds Register, allowing the company to carry out all in-house certifications of gas cylinders. Ocean Safety is now authorized to pressure test many cylinders including composite, welded steel, seamless steel and aluminum gas. These
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on March 2014Mean Green Industrial Strength Cleaner & Degreaser is now available in 275-gallon containers. This larger size provides maximum value to high-volume commercial and industrial users. Ideal for industrial process cleaning, dip tanks/soaking, industrial machinery and equipment repair or rebuilding, Mea
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- Dyena Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) page: 58
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on March 2014Dyena’s Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) is a compact rugged unit that will store up to 10 years of data, providing a detailed record of structural events. Sampling at 2400 times per second, the Dyena VMS continuously monitors the shock and vibrations received by the vessel structure and stores the da
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on March 2014Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE) has developed EnDura E90SR, a new EPDM elastomer material that provides outstanding high temperature steam resistance. EnDura E90SR is available as O-rings, T Seals and custom-molded geometries and is used in pumps, valves, turbines, geothermal tools and drilling
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on March 2014The new global leader in end-to-end search and rescue (SAR) and maritime domain awareness (MDA) solutions is McMurdo Group. Comprised of Orolia’s former Positioning, Tracking and Monitoring Division, it combines Boatracs, Kannad, McMurdo and Techno-Sciences into the industry’s first, single-vendor p
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on March 2014InSinkErator’s food waste disposers are being installed across various types of shipping vessels ranging from cargo vessels to cruise ships, including an ice breaking research vessel. The newly installed SS-300 is expected to help with recent guidelines on proper food waste disposal released by DNV.
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- Martek’s Network-Connected ECDIS page: 56
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on March 2014Martek Marine’s one-of-a-kind iECDIS integrates a GSM modem, offering automatic download and installation of charts, updates and notices to mariners, reducing administrative burdens associated with CD updates. The GSM modem uses mobile network signals to keep iECDIS up to date anywhere with mobile s
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on March 2014Advancements in nanotechnology currently offer organizations with cargo ships and industrial equipment a long-term alternate to conventional paints. Nanovere Technologies introduces Nano-Clear for Industrial Applications, designed to improve corrosion resistance, abrasion resistance and prevent the