2002 Articles
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on July 2002A revelation pays off for photographer Martin Cox, who at just seven years old, realized that he was drawn to landscapes or places that beg a question — such as what happened? Originally from the U.K., Cox turned his passion into a reality with his focus on the wonders of industrial marinescapes
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on July 2002Trite as it may be, time is money, especially in the high-end cruise market that depends on millions of tourists spending ample sums of cash onboard today's floating cities. A cruise ship out of action can quickly translate to millions in lost revenue, not to mention the public relations black
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on July 2002If visions of the family dog bringing its master a paper, pipe and slippers is a part of Americana folklore. Maritime Telecommunications Network, Inc. (MTN) delivery of daily news to residents aboard the world's most unique cruise ship is visions of the future. MTN has entered an agreement wi
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- DD(X) Dispute: BIW Files Protest page: 25
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on July 2002As might be expected when losing the most significant navy newbuilding project for a generation, Bath Iron Works (BIW) filed a protest with the General Accounting Office (GAO) challenging the fairness of the Navy's DD(X) evaluation process. The Northrop Grumman-led Gold team in a mild surprise
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- ACG Makes Solid Inroads page: 35
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on July 2002Since it was established in the mid- 19408, Azienda Chimica Genovese (ACG) has grown significantly, and today boasts a broad international market base with clients, both shipyards and shipowners from all over the world. Initially producing only antifouling units, ACG soon expanded its product
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on July 2002The U.K. Royal Navy, Marine Fluid Power Fire Fighting & Mechanical Handling Integrated Project Team (MFFMIPT) Submarine Division, implemented a tailor made version of the recently launched portable Valve Seat Lathe, type VSL, from Swedish manufacturers Chris-Marine. As a result, the MFFMIPT cla
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- USS Shoup Commissioned page: 23
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on July 2002USS Shoup (DDG 86), the newest in a series of advanced Aegis guided missile destroyers built for the U.S. Navy by Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ship Systems sector, was commissioned June 22, 2002, in Seattle, Wash. This ship is named in honor of U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David M. Shoup (1904- 1983
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on July 2002Last month U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta announced the award of $92.3 million in grants to 51 ports to enhance the security of ports and other facilities. (See full listing below). "Protecting seaports and port facilities against the threat of terrorism is imperative," sa
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- Estonians Raise the Ferry Stakes page: 19
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on July 2002A stylish entrant to the rapidly-growing ferry traffic across the Gulf of Finland between Tallinn and Helsinki denotes the opening of a new chapter in the development of the Estonian fleet, and could also act as a spur to fresh investment by Nordic operators. The 40,000-gt Romantika is a landmar
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- IZAR Gijon Delivers Dredger page: 19
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on July 2002French owner GIE Dragages Ports recently took delivery of a 5,000 cu. m. TSHD (Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger) — yard number C365 — built by Spain's IZAR Gijon shipyard. This self-propelled TSHD, named Daniel Laval, is designed to operate in water depths ranging from 1 to 3 m under the keel, and
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on July 2002Since 1928, Juniper Industries, located in Middle Village, N.Y. has continually increased its service to the Navy and maritime industry by developing both a large watertight closure line and a diversified ventilation product line. In addition to product innovation, Juniper provides its custo
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on July 2002Recently launched Tribon M2 Shipbuilding system aims to further reduce time and costs in shipbuilding. Able to run on Windows NT or Windows 2000. Tribon M2 applications for machinery, piping, outfit and cabling have been extensively enhanced, and the new Tribon M2 Data Management reportedly
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on July 2002The marine industry, which traditionally hits a lull during the summer months, has been boiling over with new projects and business prospects, mainly centered on the business of keeping U.S. shores secure from further terrorist incursion. The Coast Guard Deepwater project, which was well in the
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on July 2002Richard Griffith, VP, Operations of Totem Ocean Trail Express, Inc. (TOTE), and Jim Scott, VP, marketing and business affairs, of National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, pose at the keel-laying ceremony for the North Star, the second of
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on July 2002Zodiac unveiled Armorflate (patent pending), a system it is touted as the world's first bullet-resistant system for Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC). The innovative product, undoubtedly created to fulfill the burgeoning need for combat and security craft in the wake of previous terrorist at
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- GALILEO: 2008 or Bust? page: 28
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on July 2002The European Union is on track to start its own satellite navigation and positioning system, Galileo, as it was earlier this year announced that the Council of Transport Ministers released the $44 million needed to develop Galileo, and at the same time adopted the regulation establishing the
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on July 2002Next generation technology used to wage wars of the future will be on display for two weeks off the coast of California later this month. The upcoming Fleet Battle Experiment-Juliet (FBE-J) will offer the military an unprecedented glance at how established and emerging technologies work in sync
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- Molding the five-deck Trailership page: 18
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on July 2002Having emerged in recent years among Europe's top echelon of builders of RoRo vessels, Flensburger Schiffbau- Gesellschaft (FSG) has put down a newmarker for the industry by anticipating demand for a future generation of RoRo ferries incorporating a capacity for 6,000 lane-m of freight. Clos
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on July 2002Autoship Systems Corp. (ASC) has initiated a new 'total system' approach to CAD/CAM software for shipyards, aiming to eliminate what it terms the most expensive CAD/CAM inefficiencies within the design-to-manufacture process: data exchange and interface discontinuities between specialized pr
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on July 2002The Integrated Shipbuilding Environment (ISE) project sponsored by the National Shipbuilding Research Program is a three-year effort to develop and deploy an industry-wide architecture for computer interoperability. ISE is targeting cost and cycle time reduction for both Navy and commercial c