Maritime Reporter 2015 Articles

- Meeting New Heated Cargo Vessel Regs page: 20
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With the publication of the 2015 Rules for Building and Classing Steel Barges, ABS has amended the rules to require the submittal of a steady state temperature distribution for Oil Tank Barges that carry heated cargos at temperatures greater than 50°C (122°F) and a structural assessment to determine
- Passage to the High North – When Spray Matters page: 18
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Why bother about a bit of spray? In mild climate latitudes rain and spray water is hardly a concern; it will run off and the ship happily carries on. But going to the High North it’s different. With the economic development of the High North and Arctic areas, partly driven by the reduced ice condit
- The Lowdown on Ocean Acidification page: 16
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Scientists say that the world’s oceans are acidifying. This term is correct, but somewhat misleading. Until recently, the oceans have had (so far as can be determined) a pH level of about 8.4 for millennia. A pH of 7.0 is neutral. Thus, the oceans are alkaline, not acidific. But, since the begi
- Bouchard Christens ATB page: 14
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Oceangoing petroleum barge company Bouchard Transportation Co. celebrated the christening of two new vessels, M/V Kim M. Bouchard and B. No. 270, in New Orleans. The B. No. 270 was launched at VT Halter Shipyard Operations in Pascagoula, Miss., earlier this year, and the tug Kim M. Bouchard was laun
- CMA CGM Takes Historic Containership page: 14
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Shipping group CMA CGM has taken delivery of the newbuild box ship CMA CGM Vasco de Gama on July 27. Built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), the 18,000 TEUs vessel is, with its 399 meters length and 54 meters width, the largest ship in the CMA CGM fleet and the largest containership ev
- New USCG Cutter Sets Sail page: 14
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The National Security Cutter James (WMSL 754) sailed away from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division on Sunday, July 12, one month after being delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard, HII announced. The newbuild vessel James was commissioned on August 8 in Boston before headin
- Almarin: 85 Years Strong page: 47
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Your company is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year. Please provide an overview of your activities. The Lindley group of companies began its activities in 1930 with the establishment of Ahlers, Lindley, Lda. as a distributor of harbour and industrial equipment in Lisbon, Portugal. Today
- Lowrance Announces Software Updates page: 41
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Lowrance released new software updates for its Lowrance High Definition System (HDS) Gen2 Touch and HDS Gen3 multifunction displays. The newest releases are version 4.5 for HDS Gen2 Touch and version 2.0 for the HDS Gen3. They provide users with features including Outboard Pilot control, C-MAP MAX-N
- Coxreels Debuts New Reel Design with 1600 Series page: 41
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Coxreels 1600 Series features a versatile symmetric reel design. According to the manufacturer, this feature-rich reel has an array of components and configurations, including the Universal Bracket Kit, providing a robust reeling platform for any application. The Universal Bracket, made from 12 gaug
- New Transas Pilot PRO page: 41
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Transas released a new version of Transas Pilot PRO, iPad-based chart plotter for professional pilots and mariners. It is designed to make the job easier for pilots and other marine professionals in their daily routine. Version 2.0.5 includes Vessel Parking System (VPS), which ensures high precisio
- MarineNav Rack Mount Computers Range page: 41
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MarineNav launched a new range of rack mounted computers, available now in Europe through distributor Eurotask. The X1 Standard and X1 Fanless rack mounted computers are designed for use in commercial vessels, workboats, superyachts and specialist hydrographic and research vessels. MarineNav said i
- Tero Marine Wins Boa Contract page: 41
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Tero Marine secured a contract for delivery of fleet management software to Norwegian shipping company Boa Offshore. Tero will install its TM Master suite on 14 vessels. “We have been reviewing TM Master for a while now, and are impressed by the vast possibilities in this system. The software is ea
- Ballast Water Compliance Tools page: 41
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The United States Coast Guard Research Development Center (USCG RDC) and the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) co-sponsored a validation study of the effectiveness of variable fluorescence-based instruments as compliance tools for ballast water checks. The study began June 1 in Key West, Fla. B
- PYPLOK: An Alternative to Welding page: 40
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W&O, in partnership with Tube-Mac Industries, offers the maritime industry an alternative to threaded, welded or brazed joints for high pressure piping systems. PYPLOK system is designed to eliminate the costs associated with hot work, flushing and purging, NDT requirements, re-work and more. Repai
- Senesco Invests in New Welding System page: 40
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Senesco Marine Shipyard invested in a welding system, concluding a deal with Pemamek to deliver a PEMA Welding Portal for the welding of double bottoms and subassemblies. Senesco Marine, a Reinauer Transportation Company, is a shipyard for new construction and vessel repair in the Northeast, consis
- Protea Heavy Lift Cranes page: 40
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Protea lanched two types of heavy lift cranes at Nor-Shipping 2015 in Oslo. Heavy Lift Floating Crane: A 1600mT SWL floating crane targeted at the offshore wind market for the installation of offshore wind turbines. Heavy Lift Cargo Crane: (pictured) a 450mT SWL versatile cargo lift crane that can b
- Silvagrip page: 40
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Silvagrip is fabricated with sophisticated technical alloys, holding a matrix of sharp ceramic abrasives. Silvagrip is ductile and capable of being shaped or bent, but at the same time giving a strong and hard non-skid wear surface. The non skid material is an aluminum/ceramic blend of molten metal
- Verotec’s VMEbus Systems page: 40
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Verotec has supplied suites of five different VMEbus-based systems to a global U.S.-based naval and marine systems integrator. The systems will be used in military shipboard applications, so meeting exacting shock and vibration requirements was a critical requirement. Each system consist of a VMEbus
- Portable Hydraulic Drills page: 40
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The new Dayton Lamina hydraulic drills are compact enough to fit into narrow openings, yet they have the power for heavy duty drilling and tapping operations, making them ideal for various shipbuilding and workboat applications. Designed to fit openings as narrow as 9.25-in., they are ideal for wor
- Pneumatic Band Saw page: 40
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CS Unitec’s Pneumatic Band Saw Model 5 6062 0010 Wide Mouth AirBand with planetary gearbox, is engineered to quickly and cleanly cut a wide variety of metals. It is suited for cutting pipe, conduit, bolts, cable, angle iron, I-beams and structural steel. This Band Saw is ATEX certified for use in ha