Maritime Reporter 2015 Articles
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on February 2015Josh Harris and Casey McManus, a pair of 31-year-olds who respectively own and run the fishing boat Cornelia Marie – made famous on the Discovery Channel’s cable television show Deadliest Catch – discuss with Maritime Reporter & Engineering News their decision to protect the Cornelia Marie with S
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on February 2015We are on the brink of an extraordinary revolution that will change our world forever. In this new world everyone, everything and everywhere will be connected in real time. We call this the Networked Society, and it will fundamentally change the way we innovate, collaborate, produce, govern and sust
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on February 2015Floating foundations for wind turbines present some technical advantages, which is encouraging more and more industry players to develop new floaters. Firstly, they can be deployed in deep seas, independent of the soil conditions. Secondly, the installation and heavy maintenance can be done in shel
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- Limitless Salvage page: 12
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on January 2015Whether driven by treasure hunting or environmental protection, the days of forgotten wrecks, even at great depths, is past. It seems like every month we see reports of long-lost maritime wrecks being discovered on the ocean bottom and treasures being salvaged from great depths. We also hear
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- New Stereo from ASA Electronics page: 58
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on January 2015The MS30BT is a self-contained AM/FM/Bluetooth enabled compact 3.5-in. round waterproof stereo with UV resistant finishes and corrosion resistant materials to guarantee it withstands the aquatic environment. It features conformal-coated circuit boards along with being able to fit a 3-in. gauge hole.
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- RescueME MOB1 page: 58
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on January 2015Ocean Signal introduced a new AIS MOB device with integrated DSC: the rescueME MOB1, designed to attach to compact life jackets, ready for automatic activation in the event of a man overboard situation. The MOB1 device provides two methods of communicating the location of a person in the water back
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- BCG Delivers Training Upgrades page: 58
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on January 2015Buffalo Computer Graphics delivered upgrades to Columbia Pacific Maritime in Portland and The River School in Memphis,. The River School ordered additional laptop computers preloaded with BCG’s simulation software to assist with training courses. The laptop will be used in conjunction with BCG’s PCS
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on January 2015Kidde Fire Systems offers a multi-language version of the ARIES NETLink Multi-Loop Intelligent Fire Alarm-Suppression Control Unit, which supports French, Spanish and Portuguese, in addition to English. Designed for a broader, non-English speaking audience and for use where UL/FM-listed products are
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on January 2015A ferry being built for Sweden’s Rederi AB Gotland will be fueled by LNG, featuring a Wärtsilä integrated solution which includes a complete LNG powered propulsion- and fuel storage and supply system, as well as comprehensive project services. It will be the first Swedish flagged LNG powered passeng
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- First Container for LNG Hybrid Barge page: 56
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on January 2015The HUMMEL (bumblebee) LNG Hybrid Barge will enable Becker Marine Systems to supply low-emission power to cruise ships lying at port in Hamburg. The first container with LNG fuel has arrived in the Hanseatic City. The barge works like a floating power plant and uses LNG to supply environmentally-fri
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- Dometic Debuts New Product Line page: 56
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on January 2015Dometic Marine, a division of Dometic Group, launched a range of new equipment at the Workboat Show. Among the new products on display were the Dometic Cup Cooler, the marine industry’s first thermoelectric cup holder; the Smart Touch Integrated Intelligence Control (STIIC) software for remote monit
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on January 2015Clean Seal, Inc. launched a new division, Clean Seal Molded Specialties, a division consisting of stock and custom designed molded rubber products. Clean Seal’s molded rubber products are designed for a broad range of industries and products, leveraging the company’s 35+ years of experience serving
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- New Gasket from Victaulic page: 56
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on January 2015Victaulic developed a new nitrile gasket for the maritime industry: the Grade T “Type A” gasket, designed for use with specific Victaulic couplings and flange adapters, and designed to simplify gasket specification and offers superior fire-resistant performance. The nitrile Grade T Type A gasket can
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- Next Generation Bridge Concept page: 57
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on January 2015Rolls-Royce, VTT team on new Ship Intelligence Vison For decades the maritime industry has long-theorized of emulating the “airline model” in uniformity and technical capability of its own ship and boat integrated bridge platform. But the term “integrated bridge” itself is somewhat of a question
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- New YANMAR EPA Tier III Engine page: 56
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on January 2015YANMAR America introduced its new EPA Tier III compliant commercial marine diesel engine. Rated at 755 mHP and 1,900 rpm, the new 20.38-liter 6AYAM-ET uses a full mechanical control system. The class-approved four-cycle, in-line six-cylinder 6AYAM-ET offers low fuel consumption and a continuous rati
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on January 2015VapCor Inc. distributor of unique products for the marine industry introduced the Lindemann Marine Products. Lindemann provides over 30 years of experience in research and development of quality stop leak, repair and preventive maintenance products. Designed for use in the marine, offshore, cruise a
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on January 2015Volvo Penta introduced the first two models of its next-generation sterndrive marine gasoline engines. The new 4.3-liter catalyzed V6 engines, rated at 200 and 240 hp, will supplement Volvo Penta’s current V6 product line. Volvo Penta will roll out the complete new family of next-generation V6 and V
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- Transas: The Bridge to Tomorrow page: 54
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on January 2015Transas was founded in 1990, by a group of former navigators and engineers, who at that time envisioned ways in which computers could revolutionize maritime safety, communications and security. In the ensuing 25 years Transas has pioneered navigational technology across a wide sector, developing int
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- BICERA Explosion Relief Valve page: 53
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on January 2015Sometimes it seems cliché to repeat that a product or system “protects equipment and saves lives,” but in the case of valve manufacturer Penn-Troy, which recently unveiled a new crankcase explosion relief valve that boasts lower exhaust temperatures, more engine internal clearance and a lighter weig
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- The Art of Propeller Making page: 44
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on January 2015The world’s biggest propellers have their cradle in the North of Germany. MMG – Mecklenburger Metallguss GmbH – has manufactured for more than 65 years propellers for ships, including the biggest and fastest, in the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. With the manufacture of propellers up to 130 tons,