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on April 2000Bringing her first cargo to Europe following completion by Samsung Heavy Industries, the 306,000-dwt British Pioneer has given new expression to environmental- consciousness in the crude oil transportation sector. While the security of her 2.1-million barrel cargo containment has been enhance
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- Transas Unveils GMDSS Simulator page: 85
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on April 2000Transas Marine has extended its range of GMDSS simulators by introducing the TGS 4000 system. The new TGS 4000 simulator complements and enhances the existing TGS 2000 and TGS 3000 versions, by offering a number of new features which reflect the latest developments in shipboard communication eq
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on April 2000The premiere vessel to be built to DNV's new voluntary class notation Clean Design is Royal Caribbean International's (RCI's) Millennium — the first of a new series of green ships for RCI. Currently under construction at Chantiers de l'Atlantique in St. Nazaire, France for the RCI-owned Cele
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on April 2000Boatracs has gained exclusive rights as North American distributor of Netverk's MarStar software. The product is a communications interface that allows PCs or LANs in mobile or remote locations to connect with other computer networks and software applications via satellites and mobile network
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- Ailsa-Troon Continues To Climb page: 27
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on March 2000Ailsa-Troon is in the midst of its winter refit season, having recently completed work on Saturn and Loch Buie - two ferries operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. The yard is also working on Juno - another vessel for Caledonian, before beginning work on Loch Alainn, Loch Tarbert, Loch Dunvegan,
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- Dockwise Awarded Hanjung Contract page: 17
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on March 2000Heavy transport shipping specialist, Dockwise, was granted a contract by Hanjung Korea Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd. for the transportation of four super post Panamax container cranes from Changwon, Korea to Jacksonville, Fla. Following the six-week voyage, the first shipment of t
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on March 2000Engineering companies Alstom of France and MAN of Germany have agreed terms for the acquisition by MAN of ALSTOM's Diesel engines business. Through this acquisition, the MAN Group will strengthen its activities in the field of large diesel engines. MAN B&W Diesel AG, Augsburg, will take over
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on March 2000The maritime community has increasingly become the target of Department of Justice (DOJ) and state prosecution efforts to pursue criminal sanctions against corporations and senior management involved in maritime transportation incidents. Though many of the prosecutorial efforts involve egregi
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on March 2000MARCO Shipyard Seattle is scheduled to design and build two 104 ft., (31.7 m) pilot station boats for the San Francisco Bar Pilots. With construction to commence soon, the design portion of the project is near completion. The first vessel is set for delivery before yearend, with the second to
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on March 2000The consolidation of marine industry assets in the U.S. has taken a rather unique twist, as Litton Industries — with a strategy of becoming the marine industry's full-service leader — announced the formation of a new company, the Litton Ship Systems Full Service Center (LSS FSC). Litton, which f
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- NCL Board Dumped, Lund Appointed page: 92
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on March 2000Star Cruises and Carnival Corp. tightened their grip on Norwegian cruise group NCL Holding during February by ousting the board and appointing Norwegian lawyer Ole Lund as the new chairman. Lund, who is also chairman of state oil firm Statoil, will head a new six-member NCL board. Star and C
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- Chamber Of Shipping Requests Entries page: 77
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on March 2000The Chamber of Shipping of America is currently accepting entries for the Ship Safety Achievement Awards and the Jones F. Devlin Awards — publicly recognizing high achievements in safety at sea. The Ship Safety Achievement Awards are sponsored jointly by the Chamber of Shipping of America an
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on March 2000At Sea Japan a new power management system for marine applications will be introduced. The system is the result of a highly international cooperation between JRCS Corporation, Japan and the Danish generator control company DEIF A/S. "For different reasons the market demands distributed syste
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on March 2000Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC) will build a deep sea exploring ship for the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) and has signed a contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) for the basic design of the deep sea exploring ship and with Mitsui Engineering & Shi
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on March 2000Japan retains its perch atop the world commercial shipbuilding heap, although its position grows increasingly precarious with the continued emphasis on shipbuilding market share by its Korean competitors, and the emergence of lowcost, hungry start-ups in China and the former Eastern bloc nati
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- Se-Cliff Enhances With CoreKote 2000 page: 69
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on March 2000Se-Cliff Coatings, LLC, a coatings and technology development company, touts CoreKote 2000, which helps maintain heat transfer so that equipment runs at ideal temperatures and maximum performance. The product, which is electrochemically applied to heat exchangers, such as radiators, covers 10
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- Jotun Goes Tin-Free page: 66
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on March 2000According to Stein Kj0lberg, marketing manager for marine products at Jotun Paints, "The launch of SeaQuantum heralds a breakthrough in tin-free antifouling systems: Jotun's new coating has undergone extensive testing and offers up to five years of effective protection against fouling on ship
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on March 2000The paint department at Pascagoula, Miss.-based Ingalls Shipbuilding has developed an innovative method of accomplishing business in surface preparation and painting process — saving the U.S. Navy on ship upkeep and maintenance. The main premise here is reaching a goal of improving the life
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- 3.MAJ Delivers Innovative Tanker page: 61
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on March 2000Croatian-based shipyard, 3.MAJ Brodogradiliste, delivered the first of a contracted four-part tanker series this past August. Named M/T Margara, the 71,345-tdw oil tanker was constructed for Monte Carlo based owners subsidiary Doria Shipping Co., registered in Valetta, Malta. The $150 million c
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- Alert in Valdez Harbor page: 60
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on March 2000Crowley Marine Services recently accepted the delivery of Alert — the first of a trio of new 140 ft. (42.6 m), 10,192-hp Prevention and Rescue Response Tugs (PRT's) under contract with the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company for use in both Valdez Harbor and Prince William Sound, Alaska. The ge