2002 Articles
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on October 2002Crescent Tankships, part of the U.K. shipping group Crescent, has ordered two innovative 3,500 dwt chemical and oil tankers from the Rousse Shipyard, Bulgaria. The order, accompanied by a series of options, follows the acquisition by Crescent of Camilla, a 1,880 dwt high specification produc
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on October 2002SMIT Salvage confirmed that the Italian flagged RoRo vessel, Jolly Rubino, ran aground off Cape St. Lucia on the Kwa-Zulu Natal coast, South Africa, in adverse weather conditions. With a dwt of 31,262, measuring 625 x 94 ft. (190.5 x 28.5 m), the vessel was reportedly carrying an unknown quan
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- Precision Ship-Handling Writ Large page: 34
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on September 2002On the Elbe River, the famous port of Hamburg's Nautical Institute had its final intake this year due to a shortage of prospective students. From now on it will be known as the Hamburg Institute for Ship Handling and Simulation, but for many years it sent highly trained young people to sea. S
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on September 2002Over the past 25 years CAD and CAM have become a vital part of shipbuilding. The individual tools have evolved into highly capable products of today. This has included the change from 2-D to 3- D CAD, a dramatic increase in the level of usability (example: from batch mode to fancy 3-D GUI's)
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- What Hull Shape Is Best? page: 27
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on September 2002Back at the dawn of maritime history, a coastal dweller first took a log and ventured out on the water. Over time his craft evolved from a rough log to one that had shape at the ends and was hollowed out. These changes to the basic log shape were the first example of modifying a hull form to in
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- Three Hulls = One Ship page: 22
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on September 2002The U.K. Ministry of Defense (MOD) has been studying the use of the trimaran hullform for its Future Surface Combatant. As part of its research and risk reduction process an ocean going demonstrator Research Vessel (RV) Triton was procured by QinetiQ, the former U.K. Defence Evaluation and Rese
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- Crewing and Maritime Security page: 18
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on September 2002In the process of enhancing homeland and maritime security in the United States, the federal government is substantially increasing the burden on the owners, operators, managers, and agents of foreign ships. The heaviest burden, though, is being felt by the individual crewmember. INS Policy
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on September 2002Northrop Grumman Corporation, leader of the DD(X) Gold Team, and Raytheon company, received positive news last month when the General Accounting Office (GAO), decided that an appropriate evaluation process was used when the U.S. Navy selected the Gold Team to complete the system design for t
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on September 2002In Port Bustamante, Jamaica last year, three divers inspected the hull of vessels as part of the anti-narcotic procedure were killed to prevent them from investigating and discovering contraband. To cut the threat to divers and their families, Security Administrators Limited invested in Vide
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- Halter Moss Point: This Way is Up page: 71
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on September 2002Bill Skinner ... Sibley Perry ... Eric Richards. Respectively the senior vice president of operations, the yard manager, and the NOAA project manager at Halter Moss Point, this trio represents nearly one century of marine industry experience, experience that will be crucial in returning all
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on September 2002Following are financial details of a planned fleet privatization in Lithuania. JSC Klaipeda Transport Fleet (KTF) (www.transfleet.lt) is one of the largest Lithuanian shipping companies, whose principal activities are transportation of refrigerated cargo by sea and lease of sea transport vessel
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on September 2002In part two of a two-part series, William G. Schubert, the new U.S. Maritime Administrator (MarAd), speaks with H. Clayton Cook, Jr. about the current standing and future direction of maritime activities in the United States. Cook: I'd like to pick up where we left off last time. You were expl
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on September 2002Ever since the sinking of the Titanic, experts have occupied themselves with the question of how passengers can be evacuated from a ship in the fastest possible way. Passengers and crew rarely have a chance to prepare themselves for the consequences of a disaster. In this context, ongoing eff
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- Halter is Back page: 68
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on September 2002Anil Raj, president and COO of Halter Marine, in many ways embodies the company for which he has worked for the last 15 years. Joining as the Director, Engineering, Production Controls and Procurement in 1987, Raj has relied on a solid technical foundation, first to help establish and continu
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on September 2002This year's SNAME Annual Meeting and International Maritime Exposition blends the big city atmosphere of Boston's diverse culture and history with New England maritime history. The event will he held at the West in Copley Place in Boston from Tuesday. September 24 - Friday, September 27. The
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- Caterpillar Offers New C12 Engine page: 52H
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on September 2002Caterpillar recently released a full line of ratings for its new C12 marine diesel engine, the electronically controlled, compact, lightweight 12-liter diesel. With the signature Caterpillar four-stroke, in-line six-cylinder design, the engine is rated 345 mhp (340 bhp, 254 bkW) at 1,800 rpm to
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- Port Authority Receives Approval page: 87
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on September 2002The Port Authority has received approval from the Army Corps of Engineers to deepen a section of the Kill van Kull to 50 ft., launching the agency's ambitious $1.8 billion project to dredge the region's harbor channels to 50 feet and maintain its ranking as the leading East Coast destination
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- CMR: Monitoring is Control page: 52G
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on September 2002CMR, which offers specialized systems for monitoring industrial and marine engine parameters, introduces the Clarine line to the marine industry, including the Clarine Marine Rack 101, which provides several advantages to shipbuilders. CMR's Clarine Marine Rack 101 is a centralized device de
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- Green GL Passports For Boxship Trio page: 40
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on September 2002Marking a departure from the company's highly effective chartering strategy of the past 30 years, three self-owned newbuilds are being phased into Contship Containerlines' core Australasian trades during the 2002 second- half. The 4,115-teu Contship Aurora class is technically distinguished b
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- Modern Maid-of-All Work page: 40
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on September 2002Recent years have witnessed a number of programs involving new series of versatile, omni-purpose ships targeted at the market for project cargoes and otherwise heavy or outsized items of freight. The multiple-vessel nature of the various fleet investment initiatives has meant that a capabil