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- Keeping Machinery Spaces Safe page: 53
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on February 2000Fire in the engineroom is one of the largest causes of ship casualties around the world, a fact highlighted in a recent Salvage Association annual review. Finland's Marioff Oy — a well-regarded supplier of fire suppression systems — now offers a dedicated Hl-FOG water mist fire protection sys
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- AKER FINNYARDS page: 50
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on February 2000Based in Rauma, Aker Finnyards recent history is indicative of the changes, which continue to sweep the Finnish maritime scene. Finnyards is owned 100 percent by Norwegian interests, part of Aker Yards, an international shipbuilding group comprising Aker Finnyards together with a German and two
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on February 2000SeaArk Marine of Monticello, Ark., delivered its 27 ft. (8.2 m), all-welded aluminum Commander model to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners of Newark. N.J. Named R.V. Passaic River, the vessel will be utilized for water quality sampling and general environmental cleanup work in the Pas
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on February 2000Derecktor Shipyards signed a contract with the New York/New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots Association for the construction of two all aluminum fast pilot boats. The two vessels will be built according to plans by Camarc Small Craft Designs of Worthing, U.K. in Derecktor's Mamaroneck, N.Y. facility.
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on February 2000Bollinger Shipyards began the new millennium with the christening and launching of Ocean Intervention II on New Year's Day. Measuring 254 x 54 x 19 ft. (77.4 x 16.4 x 5.7 m), the 4,000- hp multi-service vessel (MSV) built for Oceaneering International is scheduled for a spring 2000 delivery.
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on February 2000National Steel and Shipbuilding Com- I pany (NASSCO), a General Dynamics Company, received $2 million for the first phase of an estimated $25 million contract to convert a U.S. Navy Strategic Sealift Program vessel to meet the readiness capabilities of the U.S. Marine Corps. Included in Phase
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- Kvaerner Masa-Yards Delivers page: 54
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on February 2000Despite a year of turmoil spurred by its parent company's withdrawal from shipbuilding, Kvaerner Masa-Yard's Helsinki shipyard continued to build on its world renowned tradition of delivering some of the finest cruise liners ever built. In mid-November, Costa Atlantica, newbuilding 498, was l
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- BT Unveils E-Commerce Site page: 48
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on February 2000Known as mE-World, BT launched this innovative PC-based e-commerce environment for the merchant marine industry at the Europort Exhibition this past November. Mobile electronic world (mE-World) puts a powerful suite of information, messaging, tracking and transaction services readily availabl
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on February 2000The Finnish shipbuilding industry has been in a state of flux for much of 1999 and entering 2000, with the Kvaerner shipbuilding pullout dominating the headlines. But while the search for new owners of the company's yards in Finland has kept the boardrooms busy, the business of pulling in valua
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on February 2000In today's competitive and bustling marketplace of Internet technology, users expect to accomplish daily tasks with just one click of a mouse. While many companies have begun to lean this way, the maritime industry has joined the ranks of various other Internet sites with the recent strategic
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- Cadkey 99 Offers Powerful Features page: 48
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on February 2000Cadkey has released Cadkey 99, a major version of its flagship mechanical PC-CAD product available for Windows 95/98/NT 4. Cadkey 99 delivers product features designed for interoperability excellence, such as the introduction of powerful solid body healing and tolerant edge functionali
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on February 2000Eclipse, a converted 210 ft. (64 m) cruise vessel, recently began operating in the Galapagos Island Cruise business. The vessel conversion was designed by DeJong and Lebet. Inc., Naval Architects, Jacksonville, Fla. Eclipse was originally constructed as ferry vessel Aegean Sea, for service in
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on February 2000The Italian line of marine diesel engines built by Isotta Fraschini are now available through Marine Matrix Northwest, Inc. MMNW selected Isotta Fraschini to complement its Volvo Penta line, since the well-respected Isotta Fraschini engines range from six cylinder in-line 600-hp, to V-16 3,20
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on February 2000MaK Motoren's latest addition to its engine offerings, the M 43 Series, has made an essential contribution to the record number of orders received by the German-based MaK Sales Organization. With its headquarters located in Hamburg and branch offices in Bremen and Rostock, the organization re
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on February 2000A December rally on the Oslo Stock Exchange gave maritime shares an extra glitter and ensured a strong finish to an already strong year. Shipping and offshore shares performed marginally better than shares on the general Oslo market during 1999, rallying 8.6 percent in December to finish the
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on February 2000Today's era of stringent environmental policy marvelates that cruise lines must work to achieve good environmental practice. The marine industry in general, the cruise market in particular, have continually worked to project the image of environmental friend. However through high profile case
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- Superseacat Service To Be Launched page: 35
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on February 2000Sea Containers will launch its $30 million Superseacat Four fast ferry ser- vice operating between Tallinn, Estonia and Helsinki, Finland beginning April 2000. Measuring 328 ft. (100 m), with a capacity for 752 passengers, the Italianflagged vessel will provide three sailings a day (four duri
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on February 2000Marine interior contractor James P. Colie & Associates has completed installation of its Internet Cafes for Royal Caribbean cruise vessels, the most recent on the Legend of the Seas, which was scheduled for a December 1, 1999 completion. Dubbed Royal Caribbean Online, the new areas boast IBM
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on February 2000MSC (Europe) Ltd., the European subsidiary of Maritime Services Corporation, Hood River, Ore. is currently handling various projects throughout the U.K. and Europe, mainly a $2 million conversion of a fast ferry into a casino vessel for Israeli-based Athissa Shipping. MSC provided ship units,
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on February 2000Litton Marine Systems will supply integrated bridge systems (IBS) for two new cruise ships for Royal Caribbean International (RCI). The two vessels are currently under construction at Meyer Werft Shipyard in Papenburg. Radiance of the Seas, will be delivered in early 2001, with the second ve