2001 Articles

• • Galician Grit page: 8
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on June 2001

  Independent Spanish shipbuilder Hijos de J Barreras has again showed its mettle by delivering two specialized vessels within the space of just a few days, and by landing a three-ship contract to take its orderbook into mid 2003. Three years after being spun-off from the former Astilleros Espa

• • AMCV Christens Premiere Vessel In Delta Queen Fleet page: 60
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2001

  American Classic Voyages Co. recently christened the U.S.-flag C/V Cape May Light, the first vessel in its Delta Queen Coastal Voyages' fleet, in an historic ceremony in Alexandria, Va. This is the first christening of a cruise ship in the Washington, D.C. area in the modern era. The 224-pass

• • Norway's Caretaker Protects Precious Cargo page: 50
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2001

  Imagine you're onboard a cruise ship and a fire breaks out and you realize that you are trapped in your stateroom — left to inhale the fatal smoke and gas wafting through the vents. Contrary to popular belief, more than 85 percent of fire related deaths occur, not from burns, but from this ty

• • Meet Me In Oslo page: 48
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2001

  Without a doubt, Oslo, Norway is one of the finest places a person would want to be during early June of any year. The nearly endless days, with light never quite conceding the sky to night, the vibrant social activities enjoyed equally by visitors and locals, and breathtaking scenery second

• • ISU Survey Points Out Bunker Concerns page: 43
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2001

  During 2000, member salvors of the International Salvage Union (ISU) responded to more than 300 marine casualties where there was a possibility of a pollution event arising. The Union reported that there was a significant increase in both the number of services provided and the total volume o

• • Size Matters page: 42
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2001

  The bunker industry is changing. Bunker buyers want bigger stems, broader choice of grades, more delivery locations, higher standards, additional services, and consistency. Port authorities also want consistency, along with no pollution, more monitoring, increased regulation, heightened bench

• • Yachting Consult Offers MasterShip page: 37
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2001

  Yachting Consult is a fast growing player in the field of work preparation and engineering process services for shipbuilders. The Dutch company provides experience and skills in CAD/CAM engineering and software, as well as logistic services such as transport and just-in-time delivery of ship

• • 2 0 0 0 A Good Year for MaK page: 57
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2001

  Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co. KG in Kiel, Germany played a large role in the high worldwide demand for marine engines in the record year 2000. Sales of MaK engines were up by approximately 40 percent, the largest order intake in the company's history. All new MaK long-stroke engine series M

• • Autoship Systems Software: Ruling The Waves page: 36
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2001

  For 20 years Autoship Systems Corporation (ASC) has helped to rule the unruly waves in the marine CAD/CAM software industry, providing products and marine engineering services to customers worldwide. The company is enjoying good success currently with Autostructure, an advanced internal stru

• • The Tribon Ml Developer's Toolkit page: 36
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2001

  In order to allow its customers to create specific developments to the Tribon Shipbuilding system to extract even greater competitive advantages, Tribon Solutions has created the "Developer's Toolkit" of the Tribon Ml Shipbuilding system on Windows NT based on Tribon M1 Vitesse and Oracle techn

• • NavCad V 4 . 0 Released page: 35
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2001

  HydroComp, Inc. of Durham, N.H. released NavCad v4.0. — a software tool for the prediction and analysis ol" vessel speed and power performance. In terms of looks-and-feel, it is a comfortable transition, the interface is virtually identical to version 3. Regarding the functionality of the pro

• • Ensolve Develops Innovative Oily Water Separator page: 34
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2001

  EnSolve Biosystems has developed and is offering the PetroLiminator, a biomechanical oily water separator for the marine industry. In fact, the Raleigh, N.C., company was recently presented the Seatrade Award for countering marine and atmospheric pollution "The PetroLiminator was developed to o

• • Titan Innovation Replaces Sheerleg Crane page: 35
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2001

  Titan Maritime LLC, a Florida based marine salvage company, has completed removal of the An Tai stern section. The stern of the wreck of the 9,081 gt, General cargo vessel An Tai comprised of cargo holds three, four, five and the engine room, has been successfully raised and is on the deck of

• • Large Passenger Vessels Benefit From Norsafe's Rescube page: 33
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2001

  With a significant trend leaning toward larger-sized newbuildings, with some vessels able to carry up to 5,000 passengers, a new challenge is presented to both passengers and crew regarding a quick and easy escape during emergency situations. Current systems require all persons onboard to as

• • Carnivals New Spirit page: 44
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2001

  The latest testament to Finnish cruise ship building prowess is embodied in the recently delivered Carnival Spirit, a ship that will become well-known not only for what it contains within, but for what it does not let out. Carnival Spirit, newbuilding no. 499, was built at Kvaerner Masa-Yards

• • Barging Ahead page: 38
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2001

  Barge operators are often accused of giving the marine fuels industry a bad name. While it is true that there are barging companies with a debatable approach to the business, they are very much in the minority. Worldwide, barge operators are working hard to improve their services and operations.

• • Online Design, Drafting Offered page: 32
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2001

  Shipyards and marine and offshore fabrication facilities across North America are being offered a new way to fill their design and drafting requirements. Genoa Design International Ltd. has launched a unique web-based system that facilitates the delivery of detail design and drafting services

• • Reintjes IPP System Rewarded W i t h Orders page: 32
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2001

  Reintjes presented its IPP System (Integrated Propulsion Package), jointly developed with Lips, for the first time in Germany more than two years ago. It marked the largest product offensive in the history of the company, and marked a vast expansion of its propulsion prod- ucts, particularly

• • R o - C l e a n D e s m i Sets W o r ld R e c o r d For L a r g e s t O il C o n t a i n m e n t B o om page: 31
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2001

  Ro-Clean Desmi A/S of Denmark has been officially awarded the Guinness World Record for developing the largest offshore oil containment boom in the world. Known as the R0- BOOM 3500 this boom has an overall height of 11.5 ft. (3.5 m). Traditionally offshore booms have only been around 6.5 ft.

• • L-3 Communications Delivers Premiere Production HVR page: 29
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on May 2001

  L-3 Communications' Aviation Recorder Division has delivered its first production Hardened Voyage Recorder (HVR) to Consilium Navigation — a manufacturer of high technology equipment for the maritime industry. In joining forces with Consilium, L-3 Communications' HVR is scheduled to be insta

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