2000 Articles
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- Resilient Dutch Network page: 8
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on May 2000As a bastion of ship production in the under 10,000-dwt-vessel range, the industry in the northern Netherlands continues to demonstrate true global competitiveness in its chosen fields of endeavor. While much of European shipbuilding bewails the intensified onslaught from the Orient, impingin
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on April 2000Recent growth in ferry construction, particularly in the U.S., has been significant. The U.S. Department of Transportation recently reported that the U.S. marine transportation system annually transports 134 million passengers by ferry. Although the U.S. fleet represents a small percentage of
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on April 2000For the past five years, the U.S.- flagged American Canadian Caribbean Line (ACCL) — dubbed America's original smallship cruise line — has called upon Chicago on its Great Lakes excursions. Resulting from an increase in passenger and travel agency demand for more unique lakes adventure cruise
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- Blount Completes Dinner Vessel page: 74
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on April 2000The 600-passenger dinner cruise vessel; M/V Horizon was delivered to Pegasus Yacht Cruises of New York by Blount Industries on March 5. Measuring 161 ft. (49 m). Horizon boasts a welded steel, single chine hull with three enclosed dining decks, with all superstructure above the second deck i
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on April 2000Best practice, adhered to on all vessels, is beneficial for all concerned. It saves money for the ship operator, it reduces the risk of injury, damage or loss, it ensures the continued safety of the crew, and it provides an important quality marketing tool for the department that has to sel
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- ViaSat Ups Phase Two page: 69
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on April 2000ViaSat has raised the delivery of Phase two of its contract with Star Cruises, attaining an order worth more than $500,000 for additional installation on the line's latest vessel — Superstar Taurus — that was set to be in Japan during March. The network was originally to have been completed b
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on April 2000Leica, already a major player in the international marine DGPS beacon market, has extended its market share further with orders from China, South Africa and Australia. Leica won a contract from the Chinese Maritime Safety Administration to supply seven marine differential GPS (DGPS) beacon sy
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on April 2000The cliche "the more things change, the more they stay the same," certainly applies to the past, current and future role of the Norwegian maritime cluster in the grand scheme of the international ship and boat building communities. Few countries, if any, can boast the maritime history of Norw
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on April 2000In a move which perhaps heralds the next plateau in at-sea communications. Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) in Miami announced an innovative partnership in which its satellite communications network will be used for a new service developed and patented by BT A&M, BT's satellite commun
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- Jabsco Offers Oil Change Kit page: 54
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on April 2000ITT Jabsco has recently released a variety of new products. Among them is Ultra-Max mini-outlet water systems, an all-encompassing fully-assembled solution that includes a powerful pump, inlet strainer and accumulator tank mounted on a corrosion-proof base. Easy to install in just a few minut
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- GE To Supply Gas Turbines For IHI page: 54
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on April 2000GE Marine Engines has received a contract from Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) to supply two LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines. The units will be used to power a single HDD Murasame-class destroyer being constructed for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). This past
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- PropExpert V. 4.2 Released page: 53
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on April 2000HydroComp, Inc. released PropExpert version 4.2. — a software tool from HydroComp, Inc. for propeller sizing and selection. The response that a user gets after clicking the Build button on the Sizing page has been changed. Prop- Expert now searches harder to find a solution before returning w
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- Austal Breaks 24-Hour Record page: 53
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on April 2000Reaching speeds of 47.7 knots, the Austal-built "Villum Clausen" has written its name into the record books, breaking the record for the longest distance traveled by a ship in 24 hours. Enroute to Denmark, the 282 ft. (86 m) gas turbine powered vehicle-passenger catamaran covered a distance o
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on April 2000The Drew Marine Division of Ashland Specialty Chemical Co. and MAN B&W Diesel AG have launched production of redesigned Fuel Mill dynamic homogenizers through a new working relationship between the companies. Under the manufacturing agreement, MAN B&W will produce all of the homogenizers tha
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- Charting The World Electronically page: 44
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on April 2000The advent of electronic chart technology has left ship and boat owners with an unprecedented tool to aid in safe and efficient navigation. But while the electronic advances have swept interest and headlines around the world, they have also created a considerable amount of confusion regarding
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- Rig Repowered At Houston Ship Repair page: 41
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on April 2000In a joint effort between Wartsila NSD and Houston Ship Repair, an innovative rig was repowered in the U.S. Gulf comprised of the installation of new gensets on Transocean Sedco Forex's semisubmersible drilling rig Transocean Amirante. The upgraded semi, which is now equipped with more than
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on April 2000Smit Pioneer, the first of Smit International's new class of multipurpose offshore installation vessels, has been busy in its first few months of service. This vessel is one of four former LASH barge carriers purchased by Smit over the past two years. Three of the dock-type vessels are operatin
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on April 2000While it may be impossible to predict when offshore rig utilization will begin a meaningful recovery. Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. (DCR) has noticed certain industry developments that suggest improved conditions. Operating rates for drilling rigs have increased steadily over the past 12 mo
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- Calling All Mariners page: 56
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on April 2000Globalstar, L.P brought its next- generation strategizing to fruition with the release of full commercial access of its mobile satellite service in the U.S. through its distributor Globalstar U.S.A. With the recent demise of Iridium, and ICO Global Communications' ongoing recovery from bank
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on April 2000For the right types of vessels, diesel- electric propulsion offers a myriad of advantages over other systems — among them are: better performance, greater cargo capacity, lower costs, and longer equipment life. Although other considerations can enter into play, what constitutes the "right typ