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- H&W Gets Its $31M From Global Marine page: 60
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on October 2000The management and Board of Harland and Wolff breathed a collective sigh of relief upon learning that the arbitration case against Global Marine was decided in its favor, mandating that GLM owes the yard more than $31 million. In the weeks leading up to the decision, management was questioning
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on October 2000Although Smit International graced the marine industry with its presence in 1975, the company actually began in the mid-18th century as a shipbuilder, which would eventually evolve into its current state as a diversified marine service provider. Known as Smit International Singapore, the comp
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- OSL, Philadelphia Gear Form Alliance page: 79
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on October 2000OSL Offshore Systems & Deck Machinery, LLC has formed a business alliance to manufacture and supply turnkey Rack and Pinion Electric driven Jacking Systems for offshore drilling and production rigs. The alliance of OSL Offshore Systems & Deck Machin- ery, LLC and Philadelphia Gear Corporation
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on October 2000Construction has gotten underway at Bollinger Marine Fabricators on Lytal Ashley — an oilfield supply vessel (OSV) for Lytal Ocean. In addition, a contract has already been formalized for a nearly identical sistership Lytal Andre, which is scheduled for delivery in April 2001. Both vessels wi
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- Atlantic Marine Keeps Docks Working page: 60
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on October 2000Atlantic Dry Dock Corp., the repair and conversion arm of Atlantic Holding Co. in Jacksonville, Fla., recently expanded its capabilities with the addition of a 16,000 ton (16,526 metric ton) floating dry dock this summer. The company has been busy of late, including the late-summer back-to-back
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on October 2000It was reported in Det Norske Veritas' Casualty Information newsletter that an unexpected ingress of water occurred in a 10,000-grt RoRo vessel's starboard ballast tanks while at sea — causing it to permanently heel several degrees to starboard. The RoRo commenced its voyage with a slight li
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on October 2000The Naval Surface Warfare Center uses Adams software to simulate USN ship hull and deck equipment. The technology is used for conceptualization and design-for-manufacturability simulations. As a result, design cycles have been slashed by 50%. Hull and deck machinery equipment — such as watertig
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on October 2000Having added a unique multi-purpose offshore installations vessel and a powerful floating crane to its fleet, the Smit International Group is increasingly busy on installation heavy lift and heavy transport projects associated with FPSOs. Smit Pioneer, formerly a LASH carrier, was acquired a
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on October 2000Fleetguard, manufacturer of heavyduty engine oil filtration systems, has released its new Centriguard centrifugal filtration. Designed for diesel engines 18- liter and larger, the filters reduce emissions, extend drain intervals and remove contaminants in lube oil. which wear down valve
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on October 2000Denmark-based company Toftejorg A/S has produced a new automated tank cleaning concept, to be used specifically on offshore mud tanks. The development is a product of Toftejorg's experience in solving complex tank cleaning problems. One fixed installed tank cleaning machine/turbine water dr
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on October 2000Newport News Shipbuilding has been the recipient of several high-profile cruise ship repair projects of late, including the Millennium fix detailed on the previous page. The person responsi- ble for ensuring that the jobs enter and exit NNS' mammoth facilities — on time, and on budget — is a
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on October 2000A splashing debut with new innovations could best describe the inauguration of Celebrity's Millennium, which occurred in England this past summer. Ironically, the splashing part of the gas turbine-powered vessel's debut is what is now causing headaches at the Miami, Fla.-based company. It see
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on October 2000Consolidation, which has swept the maritime markets for much of the last decade, continued last month in the ship repair and conversion segment, as two of the premier players in the U.S. and U.K. repair and conversion markets announced plans to work together. Cammell Laird, which has only re
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on October 2000Touted as the only recognized international event designed for the ship repair market, this year's ShipRepair & Conversion Exhibition will be the focal meeting point for a variety of companies involved in the industry. Scheduled for November 15-16 at London's Grand Olympia Hall, the exhibiti
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on October 2000Approximately $7.4 million worth of work was performed on the 235 ft. (71.6 m), 250-passenger Alaska Marine Highway (AMHS) ferry Leconte by Bellingham Bay Shipyard (BBS). Taking about six months to complete, the work consisted of SOLAS upgrades and a repowering. BBS was responsible for the r
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on October 2000Friede Goldman Halter (FGH) has signed nine contracts with a combined value of more than $52 million, excluding options. The contracts are detailed as follows: FGH has agreed with Foss Maritime for the construction of a 98-ft. (29.8 m) harbor tug, with options to build two additional vessels
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on October 2000Live water systems free of sea life are one reason why the Chevron fleet runs more efficiently and economically than others. Since 1995, a number of Chevron Shipping Company's crude oil tankers have been operating smoothly with electrochlorination systems, the generators of hypochlorite that
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on October 2000Litton Avondale Industries laid the keel of M/V Polar Discovery on August 28 for Long Beach, Calif.-based Polar Discovery. Formally known as Arco Tankers, the company contracted Avondale to build this vessel, which is the last part to a three-part series of Millennium Class tankers that will
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- Corrosion Control Electronically page: 34
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on October 2000Applied Semiconductor is a new technology company pioneering the use of non-chip based semiconductor technology that offers Zeta, which is designed to control marine antifouling with no environmental ramifications. Zeta is based in part on NASA technology first used on lunar mission, and it s
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- Ohio Innovator page: 34
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on October 2000Last month's new product unveiling by Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC), at the SMM gathering in Hamburg, should give fresh impetus to the Ohio company's rapid marine business growth with its performance-enhancing MarineLine cargo tank coating series. First introduced in early 1993, MarineLine