2000 Articles
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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
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on March 2000Oslo-based INTERTANKO is well regarded for its work with government and international regulatory bodies in ensuring that rules and regulations pertaining to the design, construction and operations of tankers is consistent with factual data in regards to the industry's record. In the wake of the Er
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on March 2000Brusco Tug & Barge, Inc. of Longview, Wash, has awarded of the construction contract for a new 78 ft. (23.8 m) Z-drive tug to Diversified Marine, Inc. of Portland, Oregon. This new tug is the seventh in the series of the ASD 23/35 high-performance, lowmanning tug design developed by Robert A
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on March 2000Located in Harahan, La., Blessey Marine Services has taken delivery of a 65 x 24 ft. (19.8 x 7.3 m) pushboat, David F. Stone, built by Sneed Shipbuilding of Orange, Texas. Powered by a pair of Cummins KTA19M main engines delivering a combined 1,000-hp through Reintjes WAF363L main gears, the
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- AMT Marine To Construct Utility Boat page: 59
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on March 2000AMT Marine expects to take delivery in May of a 136 x 34 x 12 ft. (41.4 x 10.3 x 3.6 m) mini-supply boat from Hope Services, Dulac, La. The boat, which is being designed by Frank Basil's Entech and Associates, will be powered by a pair of Cummins V-12 KTA38 MO main engines rated for 850- hp
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on March 2000Danish Company Fiberline Composites A/S has a long history in the production of gratings, stairs, railings and load-carrying constructions in GRP (glass reinforced fiber). The materials have been incorporated in a number of references throughout the maritime realm, with notable performance in
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on March 2000Based in Northern Sweden, Glasis AB has developed, and is marketing a unique product called Recore. a material to be utilized in marine construction, which is designed not only for ease of use but also for strength and durability. The product (Recore S) has been classified by DNV as a non-combu
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on March 2000The task of designer ships, which are increasingly fuel efficient as well as environmentally friendly, is the marine industry's constant challenge, today and forever. While hull designs and propulsion systems continually evolve, a new development from Knud E. Hansen A/S shows promise in takin
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on March 2000Last autumn leading researchers gathered at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) conference to discuss, among other things, the properties and possibilities of increasing the utilization of lightweight honeycomb sandwiched between curved composite panels in marine applications
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on March 2000European maritime administrations signed an agreement to set up a central shipping safety database aimed at eradicating dangerous vessels. According to the EC Maritime Safety Unit, the Equasis system will bring together in one Internet site most of the current diffusely available safety relat
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- BIMCO Introduces Millennium Software page: 55
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on March 2000The new BIMCO Voyage Estimator 2000 and BIMCO Laytime Calculator 2000 have been released, boasting various new features designed to lighten the daily workload of shipping offices. BIMCO Informatique A/S has taken into consideration its experience, as well as customer comments to improve upon