2001 Articles
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- Greasing the Skids page: 56
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on June 2001Record gas prices, OPEC solidarity and a U.S. administration doling out incentives for exploration and production all add up to good news for those companies conducting business in or profiting from the offshore market. There is little doubt that the international offshore market, led by the G
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on June 2001The U.S. will become more dependent on tanker-borne petroleum imports in coming years, coinciding with a ship shortage, that will push freight costs sharply higher, energy and tanker analysts said. "Products imports are playing a bigger swing role in the U.S. than ever before," Paul Horsnell
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- Shipbuilding Prices Firm Up page: 48
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on June 2001International shipbuilders enjoyed a healthy year, with the main contributors being tankers and container vessels. Following upon these ordering activities. R.S. Platou saw shipbuilding prices firming up from the bottom level the previous year. Price for the tankers increased on average by 16 p
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on June 2001A few weeks before scheduled delivery of the first of two new 104 ft. (31.6 m) pilot for the San Francisco Bar Pilots, Marco Shipyard Seattle managers were anticipating a smooth, ontime delivery — but everything changed during the vessel's first sea trial. "At that late date we realized that
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on June 2001Ultra-deepwater plays in the Gulf of Mexico offer vast potential for oil and gas production. There are now more than 1,650 active leases in the Gulf of Mexico in water depths exceeding 5,000 ft. and, with 24 drill rigs capable of drilling at this depth now working in the Gulf, activity on the
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on June 2001The newest guided-missile Aegis destroyer, Lassen (DDG 82) christened on November 6, 1999, was commissioned into the Fleet in Tampa Bay, Fla., on April 21, 2001. The technologically advanced Aegis warship carries the namesake of Commander Clyde Everett Lassen USN (Ret), a native of Fort Myer
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on June 2001SeaStreak America, Inc., a whollyowned subsidiary of Sea Containers Limited, added another catamaran ferry to its service in the New York market with the May 3, 2001 launch of the 140- ft. (42.6 m) commuter and leisure vessel M/V SeaStreak New York. The 400-passenger vessel will provide serv
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on June 2001Bordelon Marine of Lockport, La., will host a river-front christening for the first of three mini-supply boats being built at Bollinger Shipyards. The delivery of the three boats will double the Bordelon fleet to six vessels, impressive yet challenging for a small firm. The boats are being bu
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on June 2001With an expanded profile and vast interest from the marine industry, this year's Asia Pacific Maritime is scheduled to be the largest ever since its commencement in 1990. The exhibition, which will be held from September 5-7, 2001 and organized by PSA Exhibitions and Reed Exhibition Companie
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on June 2001Caterpillar Inc. has launched its new 3034 DIT, 3034 DINA, 3054 DIT and 3054B DINA marine propulsion engines. The 3034, 3054 and 3054B engines are designed to offer outstanding reliability and durability in a very compact package size. Expanding upon the Cat 3000 line of engines introduced i
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on June 2001The first of Austal's Auto Express 101 ferries is scheduled to debut this month for Spanish operator, Euroferrys, across the Strait of Gibraltar. The 331 ft. (101 m) Euroferrys Pacifica is the largest of Austal's flagship Auto Express car ferries ever built, and is also reported to be the larg
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on June 2001Carnival Corp said that its growing cash holdings were spurring market speculation that the world's largest cruise group was on the acquisitions trail. A spokesman for the Miami-based operator of 45 cruise ships, declined to speak directly to reports that Carnival may be working on a bid for Ha
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on June 2001Norwegian Cruise Line canceled the weekly sailing of its ship Norway on May 29 because of leaks in the fire sprinkler system, thwarting Caribbean vacation plans for more than 2,000 passengers stuck in Miami. The Norway had been scheduled to leave the Port of Miami on May 27 for a seven-day crui
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on June 2001Singapore's Osprey Maritime said on Monday it agreed to sell its liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations to new subsidiary Golar LNG for $635 million as part of a restructuring exercise. The marine and chartering services provider said in a statement the disposal was in line with the proposal
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on June 2001Hutchison Whampoa Ltd's deal to expand its container port network to six new countries will not bring big near term gains in revenue and net asset value, but analysts said it offers good long-term growth potential. Hutchison said last month it had acquired the overseas ports arm of the Phili
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- New Welding Process Put To The Test page: 96
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on June 2001A new welding technology from WeldWare Inc. promises to save ship and boatbuilders time and money. TIPpc gets put to the test on Arleigh Burke Class destroyers being built at Ingalls Shipbuilding this summer. A new welding technology from Weld Ware Inc. of Columbus. Ohio, is sched- uled to b
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on June 2001Rolls-Royce has won two new contracts to supply podded propulsion systems and deck machinery for Queen Mary 2, the new luxury cruise liner to be built for Cunard Line at Alstom Chantiers de l'Atlantique in France. It has also won contracts to supply podded propulsors to three other cruise shi
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on June 2001Bureau Veritas (BV), working with Knud E. Hansen, BV has developed a 12,500-teu containership design, it says will provide economies of scale and harness innovative technical solutions to providing more capacity. "There are nearly 15 major terminals which could accommodate this size of vesse
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on June 2001Nearly 40,000 cruise passengers and a dozen major cruise lines will visit Portland this summer, setting new records for the Port and pumping millions of dollars into the local economy. Conservative estimates place the economic value of the international and domestic cruise passenger business
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on June 2001Incat. a leading builder of high-speed ships, went on to win both categories for which it was nominated at this year's Cruise+Ferry Awards in London. Recognizing initiatives in design work, safety, environment protection, technology, and shipboard services, organizers Lloyd's List Events shor