2000 Articles
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- A broader-based payback from R&D page: 8
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on March 2000Consolidation in the diesel engine building sector is partly a reflection of the substantial capital expenditure required to maintain product development and technological advance in a business characterized by comparatively low unit margins. By spinning-off new technical solutions arising from t
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on February 2000Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, The Duclos Corporation, has begun construction of a new all-aluminum catamaran, which will join three other high-speed ferries built by the shipyard for Boston-based Boston Harbor Cruises. Measuing 142.6 ft. (43.4 m). on the deck, 39 ft. (11.8 m) abeam and carryi
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- STN Introduces New Speed Log page: 60
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on February 2000STN Atlas Marine Electronics has introduced a new integrated satellite navigation and speed log system with combined 24-channel GPS-Glonass positioning. Providing simultaneous or separate position and speed calculations via GPS, Differential GPS and/or Glonass satellites, the Debeg Satlog 41
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- Furuno Introduces CH-37 Sonar page: 60
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on February 2000New from Furuno is CH-37, the world's only phased array sector scan sonar. Measuring 15-in., this highperformance daylight viewing unit allows the operator to choose from forward, vertical or searchlight scan modes. Incorporating Furuno's phased array technology, CH-37 scans a full 360-degre
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- GD Appoints Welch As Snr. VP page: 60
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on February 2000General Dynamics (GD) has named John K. Welch as senior vice president of the corporation and head of the marine systems group, which includes all of the company's shipbuilding and marine service operations. Welch will report to Nicholas D. Chabraja, GD chairman and CEO. at the company's Fal
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on February 2000Golden Ocean Group Limited has come to an agreement in principle with holders of more than 40 percent in principal amount of its 10 percent senior notes due 2001. In accordance with this agreement in principle, the company, as well as two intermediate holding company subsidiaries filed a peti
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on February 2000Schoellhorn-Albrecht delivered two of the largest high holding power anchors for installation onboard USNS Charlton — the fifth of seven Sealift New Construction ships. Built by NASSCO. the vessels are part of the Strategic Sealift Program. The AC- 14 Type anchors were proof tested to 272,0
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- GDHS Launches Friobox Express page: 56
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on February 2000Dubbed as the world's new way to "keep the temperature controlled" for perishable goods in transit, GDHS has launched Friobox Express — the world's only flat packed temperature control unit. In development for approximately three years, Friobox Express is comprised of revolutionary flat packe
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on February 2000Allied Systems of Sherwood, Ore. recently tested and delivered its premiere SOLAS certified rescue boat davit. Since supplying almost 200 similar davits to a variety of U.S. and foreign governmental agencies, Allied is in preparations to offer boat davit systems to the global commercial secto
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on February 2000Finland posted a record monthly trade surplus for October, boosted by a major deal by one of its shipyards and accelerating economic recovery. The customs board's preliminary data for October showed a trade surplus of a record $ 1.4 billion, with exports up 14 percent yearon- year at $4.1 bil
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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