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on June 2001Bordelon Marine of Lockport, La., will host a river-front christening for the first of three mini-supply boats being built at Bollinger Shipyards. The delivery of the three boats will double the Bordelon fleet to six vessels, impressive yet challenging for a small firm. The boats are being bu
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on June 2001With an expanded profile and vast interest from the marine industry, this year's Asia Pacific Maritime is scheduled to be the largest ever since its commencement in 1990. The exhibition, which will be held from September 5-7, 2001 and organized by PSA Exhibitions and Reed Exhibition Companie
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on June 2001Caterpillar Inc. has launched its new 3034 DIT, 3034 DINA, 3054 DIT and 3054B DINA marine propulsion engines. The 3034, 3054 and 3054B engines are designed to offer outstanding reliability and durability in a very compact package size. Expanding upon the Cat 3000 line of engines introduced i
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on June 2001The first of Austal's Auto Express 101 ferries is scheduled to debut this month for Spanish operator, Euroferrys, across the Strait of Gibraltar. The 331 ft. (101 m) Euroferrys Pacifica is the largest of Austal's flagship Auto Express car ferries ever built, and is also reported to be the larg
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on June 2001Carnival Corp said that its growing cash holdings were spurring market speculation that the world's largest cruise group was on the acquisitions trail. A spokesman for the Miami-based operator of 45 cruise ships, declined to speak directly to reports that Carnival may be working on a bid for Ha
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on June 2001Norwegian Cruise Line canceled the weekly sailing of its ship Norway on May 29 because of leaks in the fire sprinkler system, thwarting Caribbean vacation plans for more than 2,000 passengers stuck in Miami. The Norway had been scheduled to leave the Port of Miami on May 27 for a seven-day crui
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on June 2001Singapore's Osprey Maritime said on Monday it agreed to sell its liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations to new subsidiary Golar LNG for $635 million as part of a restructuring exercise. The marine and chartering services provider said in a statement the disposal was in line with the proposal
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on June 2001Hutchison Whampoa Ltd's deal to expand its container port network to six new countries will not bring big near term gains in revenue and net asset value, but analysts said it offers good long-term growth potential. Hutchison said last month it had acquired the overseas ports arm of the Phili
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on June 2001A new welding technology from WeldWare Inc. promises to save ship and boatbuilders time and money. TIPpc gets put to the test on Arleigh Burke Class destroyers being built at Ingalls Shipbuilding this summer. A new welding technology from Weld Ware Inc. of Columbus. Ohio, is sched- uled to b
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on June 2001Rolls-Royce has won two new contracts to supply podded propulsion systems and deck machinery for Queen Mary 2, the new luxury cruise liner to be built for Cunard Line at Alstom Chantiers de l'Atlantique in France. It has also won contracts to supply podded propulsors to three other cruise shi
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on June 2001Bureau Veritas (BV), working with Knud E. Hansen, BV has developed a 12,500-teu containership design, it says will provide economies of scale and harness innovative technical solutions to providing more capacity. "There are nearly 15 major terminals which could accommodate this size of vesse
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on June 2001Nearly 40,000 cruise passengers and a dozen major cruise lines will visit Portland this summer, setting new records for the Port and pumping millions of dollars into the local economy. Conservative estimates place the economic value of the international and domestic cruise passenger business
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on June 2001Incat. a leading builder of high-speed ships, went on to win both categories for which it was nominated at this year's Cruise+Ferry Awards in London. Recognizing initiatives in design work, safety, environment protection, technology, and shipboard services, organizers Lloyd's List Events shor
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on June 2001ALGAE-X International has formed a distribution agreement with Superior Diesel, one of the largest fuel injection service companies in the Mid-Atlantic States servicing commercial and mili- tary marine fleets as well as major shipyards and railroads. Superior is a service dealer for Cummins.
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on June 2001The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS), of Linthicum Heights, Md., has awarded STN Atlas a contract to upgrade one of MITAGS' full mission simulation systems. The new system will be installed by STN Atlas at MITAGS in October 2001, and will employ the latest genera
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- Frozen Gas Market Heats Up page: 50
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on June 2001While seemingly miniscule in terms of deadweight tons ordered and delivered per year as compared to the shipbuilding business as a whole, the production of gas tankers, LNG and LPG, are high-value, high prestige orders that are likely to rise significantly in the coming years. Consistently high
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- Strong Market Continues page: 50
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on June 2001In 2000, VLCCs obtained S53.000 per day. up from less than $20,000 in 1999. Old VLCCs reached $33,000 per day compared with only $11,000 in 1999. The freight market boom also had its effect on medium size crude carriers. After poor market conditions in 1999 with modern Suezmaxes obtaining $15,0
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on June 2001Jotun, manufacturer of paints and powder coatings, is in the midst of a major expansion of its U.S. resources. The expansion, which will serve the local marine fleets in the Americas, will be part of the Jotun global network for seagoing vessels. Jotun paints also holds a major presence in pr
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on June 2001Construction of two new 295 ft. (90 m) hydrographic and oceanographic survey ships for the Royal Navy, under the prime contractorship of Vosper Thornycroft (VT), has taken another step forward with the initial blocks being moved to the berth in the covered Building Dock at Appledore Shipbuild
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on June 2001Designed to suit the requirements of a live-aboard charter operation and with the first year of its chartering service already fully booked, Image Marine's latest delivery, the 102-ft. (31-m) live-aboard dive charter vessel, Aquacat, is set to begin operation in Bahamas during June. Built for