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on May 2001The long-running feud regarding shipbuilding subsidies is far from complete, and word is that the EU is proposing to subsidize its embattled shipyards in a long-standing dispute over what it views as unfair competition from South Korea. The EU will reportedly make the proposal to an EU indust
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on May 2001Few marine incidents have vexed the collective international marine community as much as the recent situation with the damaged product tanker Castor, a ship, which experienced a near fatal deckplate crack in mid-voyage and then was denied safe harbor for fear of the ship splitting open and sp
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- EAR Takes Lead In RoPax Market page: 14
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on May 2001IZAR, the new Spanish shipbuilding consortium formed with the combination of the former Astilleros Espanoles and Bazan, has delivered to Stena Line its brand new ferry Stena Hollandica, which entered service in the Hook of Holland-Harwich route. In October 2000 Stena Line had already introduc
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on May 2001Vision, a unique VLCC built by Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) in that it features twin-engines and twin-propellers, was recently christened at the Ulsan Shipyard. Concordia Maritime AB's new ultra-large 315,000-dwt VLCC was christened by Mrs. Karen Fidler, wife of the presi
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- New Dimension for Hapag-Lloyd page: 8
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on May 2001Although long in the vanguard of containership technology, Germany's Hapag-Lloyd did not feel compelled to join the early rush towards vessels of wider-than-Panamax gauge. Once the prudent Hamburg company decided to embrace the concept, however, it opted for one of the largest and most power
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- Finland: Cradle of Marine High-Tech page: 75
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on April 2001The Finnish maritime market continues to serve the high-tech, high-value end of the marine business with a plethora of engineered solutions and continually evolving marine technology. As the brunt of "series production" shipbuilding (ie. bulkers and tankers) is now firmly embedded in the Far Ea
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on April 2001American Bureau of Shipping, Det Norske Veritas and Lloyd's Register have developed a series of initiatives to further improve the safety of international shipping. The three leading classification societies have agreed on 10 actions that will strengthen the classification profession and m
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on April 2001Wartsila and Marioff, agreed earlier this year to cooperate within the area of emission control technologies for reciprocating engines. Marioff is a specialist in creating humidity, while Wartsila needs humidity for reduction of NOx in diesel, and perhaps gas engines. The introduction of wate
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- Voith Adds To Its Innovative Range page: 58
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on April 2001Voith Schiffstechnik has introduced a pair of new technologies to its already innovative range of Voith Schneider propulsion products. The Voith Turbo Fin is a rotating cylinder at the leading edge of the stabilizing fin which influences the flow acting on a tug's hull. According to Voith, th
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on April 2001On February 14, the world's largest high-speed ferry catamaran Stena Discovery took off from Belfast, after a planned drydocking, and about one hour out at sea on the captain's command the waterjet control was switched over to steering by a retrofitted Humphree Interceptor Steering System. Whil
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- Technology, Image Top Inland Agenda page: 66
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on April 2001The North American inland marine market is neither technologically archaic nor as environmentally hazardous as many individuals outside of the marine market may think. These two issues dominated a recent meeting sponsored by the Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) held in early March a
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- Wartsila: Smokeless by Common Rail page: 64
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on April 2001There are two main ingredients to common rail fuel injection, one being the freedom to choose injection pressure and timing totally independently of the engine load. The other is computerized control, which makes it possible to consider several engine parameters and optimize the injection and
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on April 2001Seven Seas Voyager, the new 50,000-gt cruise ship under construction by T. Mariotti at its Genoa yard for delivery to Radisson Seven Seas in 2003, will be among the first ships to be equipped with the new Dolphin podded propulsion system, a system which was jointly developed by STN ATLAS Marine
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- Telenor To Acquire COMSAT page: 52
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on April 2001Telenor of Norway and Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications (LMGT) announced that Telenor will acquire LMGT's COMSAT Mobile Communications operations for $1 16.5 million in cash. The acquisition, which positions Telenor as a major global satellite mobile operator, is subject to regulator
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on April 2001The rebuilding of the U.S. petroleum carrying fleet to OPA 90 standards continues, as Bollinger Gretna, Harvey, La., and K-Sea Transportation Corp. of New York have signed a contract for the construction of four double hull, ocean service, OPA '90 oil barges. The barges will have capacities o
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on April 2001Dockwise Performs Timely Delivery Of Shell's Brutus On January 28, the motor vessel Mighty Servant 3 of heavy transport shipping specialist Dockwise, safely arrived at Corpus, Christi, Texas (after a seven-week voyage) carrying Shell's 14.500-ton Brutus TLP (Tension Leg Platform) hull from Sout
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- Clamp Supplier Dives Into Project page: 49
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on April 2001Bluefin Robotics Corp. called on Clampco — a manufacturer of stainless steel T-bolt band clamps and V-band couplings — when it needed help "testing the waters." Bluefin specializes in manufacturing underwater robotic equipment for offshore survey, military, and scientific research customers.
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on April 2001Despite reports earlier that the company was headed for bankruptcy protection, Friede Goldman Halter announced that it and several of its affiliates have signed a letter of intent with Pegasus Partners II and affiliated entities for Pegasus to loan $100 million in the form of a senior secured
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- The FPU Market Is Primed To Produce page: 33
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on April 2001According to a study just completed by IMA, 121 floating production systems are in operation or available. This is an increase of approximately 90 percent over the number of units in operation five years ago. About one-quarter of the units are operating off Northern Europe, another quarter off
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on April 2001Tidewater Marine L.L.C. has put new muscle behind its commitment to protecting the environment with a decision to extend a program of bilge water treatment to virtually its entire fleet. Heli- Sep Oily Water Separators manufactured by Coffin World Water Systems LLC (CWWS) are helping the comp