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on May 2000Brusco Tug & Barge, Inc. of Longview, Wash, has awarded a construction contract for a new 78 ft. (23.8 m) Z-drive tug to Diversified Marine, Inc. of Portland, Ore. This new tug is the seventh in the series of the ASD 23/35 high-perfor- mance, low-manning tug design developed by Robert Allan
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on May 2000Canada Steamship Lines christened M.V. Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin at Port Weller Drydocks at the Lake Ontario entrance to the Welland Canal. The vessel is the newest addition to Port Weller's fleet joining CSL Niagara as one of two Seamax vessels - the largest Canadian ships ever constructed for
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- Autoship, PAI Join Forces page: 58
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on May 2000Autoship Systems Corp. (ASC) and Port Automation International (PAI) have formed a marketing partnership. Per the agreement, PAI will market ASC's load planning software solutions to their customers. Beneficial to PAI customers is that they will now be allowed to electronically extend the lo
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- Icy Wasteland Or Shipping Utopia? page: 55
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on May 2000Controversy between the U.S. and Canada regarding the rights to the Northwest Passage became a frontburner item recently, based on the deployment by the U.S. of an icebreaker on a rare trip through Canada's disputed Arctic waters. The U.S. Coast Guard's new polar icebreaker Healy is schedule
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on May 2000Irving Shipbuilding elected Alastair J. Bisset as its new president with responsibility for its divisions and affiliates, Saint John Shipbuilding, Halifax Shipyard, East Isle Shipyard, Dartmouth Marine Slips, Fleetway Inc. Atlantic Quality & Technical Services, Shelburne Repair and Steel & En
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on May 2000Dylon Lubricant Technologies has developed heavy duty grease Grade GR- 424. The water-resistant grease formulated for industrial equipment is designed specifically for heavy duty service where high loads and demanding environments are common. GR-424 remedies most heavyweight lubrication prob
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on May 2000Online marine fuel supplier Ocean- Connect signed a strategic alliance with ship broking group Horace Clarkson Pic. "Clarksons will support OceanConnect. corn's initiatives to develop credit insurance and swaps capability to the online marine fuels marketplace," the company said. Clarksons, t
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- Kurz Joins Hvide As CEO page: 41
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on May 2000In the latest of various corporate changes that have occurred at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Hvide Marine, the company has elected Gerhard E. Kurz as CEO and a member of its Board of Directors. He replaces James J. Gaffney, who had been serving as interim chairman and will now hold the posit
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- Cost-Saving Coating Approved page: 40
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on May 2000A new machinery coating has recently qualified for use aboard Navy ships. The new coating is comprised of nanostructured particles, will allow the Navy to save money by extending the service life of machinery and other assets. The first use of the coating will be as a replacement for hard chr
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on May 2000The past decade was a tough one for the Canadian shipbuilding market. It was a decade that produced a decline of both employment and decline of newbuilds, many of which were contracted in the late 1980s still awaiting construction. This unfinished business was concentrated mostly on various m
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on May 2000The ultra competitive Greek ferry market has not only proven to be a fertile breeding ground for advanced marine technology, it has served as a role model for the direction of shipping services in both the region and the world. The Greek market has provided the collective builders and supplier
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on May 2000The bunker industry is witnessing interesting times. Throughout the last 12 months, prices have doubled for many grades of fuel, reaching unparalleled levels. At the same time, the industry has seen the launch of the first serious Internet- based marine fuels sales operations. While apparentl
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on May 2000In the past, companies have expanded their product lines via strategic acquisition of complimentary companies. More recently companies have expanded their product offerings by creating strategic alliances with other companies to surround clients with recognizable brands. The wave of the future
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on May 2000The aim of any shipowner is obviously to keep a vessel in shape and operating for as many revenue-generating days as possible per year (cargo rates willing, of course). Singapore - which is one of the world's busiest ports - was the sight of a unique repair j ob on a Panamanian tanker. A thr
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- MDI: Shipyard Production Expertise page: 34
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on May 2000Maritime Design, Inc. (MDI) offers a wide range of technical services, but director of marketing & sales. Bob Rogaski stresses MDI's shipyard experience to ship owner prospects. "Maritime Design, Inc. demonstrates a long line of experience with the medium size shipyard and possesses strong ta
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on May 2000Alstom Drives & Controls has worked with the U.S. Navy (USN) to produce an electric power and propulsion system which is compact and robust, while meeting exacting and demanding USN standards. Traditional Navy practice in the realm of ship and equipment development and procurement has largel
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on May 2000A new shape in navy warships is quickly taking shape in the U.K., as Vosper Thornycroft (VT) has completed structural work on the 321 ft. (98 m) Trimaran Warship demonstrator being built for the U.K.'s Defense Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA). The upper bow structure, weighing approximat
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- Kvichak Supplies Patrol Vessel page: 29
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on May 2000Kvichak Marine, Seattle, Wash, delivered the 54 ft. (16.4 m) all-aluminum catamaran M/V Thresher to California Fish & Game. Designed by Teknicraft of Auckland, New Zealand, the partially foil-supported catamaran will be stationed stationed in Dana Point as a Fish and Game Enforcement patrol
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on May 2000A member of the Wagenborg trio, MV Spaarneborg Slingewas constructed at German shipyard Flender Werft as part of a key component within a new transport system developed by forestry product company Stora Enso. Modeled after a new intermodal project, the vessel, as well as its two sisterships me
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on May 2000The University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science recently received F.G. Walton Smith at its Virginia Key facility from Panama City, Fla.-based Eastern Shipbuilding. Designed as an advanced research catamaran boasting technologically-driven onboard laboratories, the