2003 Articles

- New Era of the Double-Hull Bulker page: 14
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Maritime Reporter
on April 2003
As an endorsement of a commercially circumspect approach to double-hull bulk carrier design and construction, UK-based Graig Group has generated a tranche of orders for its cost-competitive Diamond ultra-handymax type. Although a letter of intent signed with China Shipbuilding Industry Corp. (
- DPS: Expanding Options for Many Operators page: 45
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Maritime Reporter
on April 2003
Paul English, sales and business development manager for Alstom's Marine and Offshore activities, looks back at the company's role in the development of Dynamic Positioning Systems In recent years, dynamic positioning (DP) systems have become almost as accepted a feature of certain types of
- Rolls-Royce Debuts New UT Designs page: 44
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Maritime Reporter
on April 2003
Rolls-Royce introduced a pair of new vessels for its popular UT line of vessels, the UT712 and the UT737L. To be built by Soviknes for Island Offshore and delivered in October 2003, the new UT737L, dubbed Island Frontier, takes multi-tasking to dizzying new heights. Under development for almost
- World Offshore Drilling Activity: A 5-Year Outlook page: 36
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Maritime Reporter
on April 2003
The following is an outline of some of the key conclusions of the "The World Offshore Drilling Report 2003- 2007" recently published by energy analysts Douglas- Westwood. — By Dr. Michael R. Smith, Douglas-Westwood Offshore drilling has, for the last 30 years, been the driving force behind gro
- There's Something About Mary page: 24
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Maritime Reporter
on April 2003
Queen Mary 2 will not only be the largest, tallest and fastest passenger ship of its type in the world; it will also revive the august tradition of the transatlantic liner and take the design of such vessels several steps further into the future The long and illustrious tradition of glamour as
- Government Update page: 20
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The Coast Guard acknowledged that it received complaints about what was perceived as duplicate reporting requirements from different government agencies. It stated that it is workins with other agencies to integrate information and data requirements. Relief cannot come soon enough. The 24-ho
- Electronic Milestone for Two-Stroke Champ page: 10
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Maritime Reporter
on April 2003
As the culmination of nearly 12 years' research and development work, and a pointer to the direction of two-stroke diesel propulsion technology. MAN B&W has rolled-out its first purpose-built, electronically-controlled lowspeed engine. Produced at the group's versatile Frederikshavn plant in D
- Doherty takes the Helm at Maritrans page: 8
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Maritime Reporter
on April 2003
For the past 75 years, Maritrans has maintained a high level of customer satisfaction due to its constant vigilance regarding safety and performance. In order to instill and maintain these efforts, the company has always been quick to pursue individuals who can maintain this level of ex
- NACExpo 2003 Set for San Diego page: 49
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Maritime Reporter
on March 2003
According to the study, "Corrosion Costs and Preventive Strategies," the cost of corrosion in the U.S. is a staggering $276 billion per year. The shipping industry alone accounts for $2.7- billion, broken down into new ship construction — $1.1 billion, maintenance and repairs — $0.8 billion, a
- Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) page: 48
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Maritime Reporter
on March 2003
Recently, the use of certain environmental-friendly waxes or "semi-hard coatings", used by barge fabricators to protect the internal void walls and floors of marine double-hulled steel barges from corrosion, have fallen under scrutiny by some barge owners/operators. It is believed that certain
- GMD Performs Evergreen Repair page: 43
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Maritime Reporter
on March 2003
This past November, the GMD Group performed emergency repairs to Evergreen's 46,411-gt containership M/V Ever Goods, when its rudder failed in one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world — midway between New York and New Jersey, underneath the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Rather than pay any
- Alstom Has Innovative Spill Clean Up Concept page: 38
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Maritime Reporter
on March 2003
At press time, the news of the oil refinery explosion in MR/EN's neighboring borough of Staten Island, NY has rocked not only New York City and its environs, but once again proven the tenuous hold that is sometimes had in the process of delivering petroleum products by ship and barge. Piecing
- Japanese TSL a Reality page: 31
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Maritime Reporter
on March 2003
Long discussed as the embodiment of next-generation marine technology, the Japanese "Techno- Superliner" (TSL) is now a reality. The 14,500 grt TSL will be built from aluminum and measure 460 x 98 ft. (140 x 29.8 m). To be built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding's Tamano works for delivery
- LCS and Deepwater Share Much page: 26
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Maritime Reporter
on March 2003
Navy and Coast Guard Cooperate for Future Fleets The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard are working closely together to meet their respective operational challenges while developing their future fleets. The Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program and the Coast Guard's Integrated Deepwater System (
- Ministry With A Mission page: 36
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Maritime Reporter
on March 2003
Rev. Dr. Jean Smith on January 1. 2003 assumed the position of Executive Director of Seamen's Church Institute of New York & New Jersey (SCI), the notfor- profit organization, which provides spiritual personal and professional aid to the well-being of merchant mariners. Formerly headed by the
- Reagan Cuts an Imposing Path page: 32
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Maritime Reporter
on March 2003
From the USS Monitor to Theodore Roosevelt's "Great White" fleet to today's development of the Littoral Combat Ship, the U.S. Navy, its mission and its physical assets have undergone many complete metamorphoses over the country's 227-year history. Despite all of the recent talk of the "new" nav
- IZAR Shows Its Mettle in the Gas Sector page: 28
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Maritime Reporter
on March 2003
As the sole shipbuilding organization outside eastern Asia with a current involvement in the construction of large LNG carriers, IZAR is determined to maintain a long-term position in a promising, higher value-added field of the newbuild market. The present business profile is based on a ser
- Challenger to the Last Steam Bastion page: 24
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Maritime Reporter
on March 2003
Over the years, a succession of alternatives to steam turbine propulsion for large LNG carriers has been rolled-out by the mar ne engineering industry. Nonetheless, the steam turbine has continued to reign supreme for four decades, since the start of large-scale LNG transportation by sea, i
- An Easier Path to Upgrading page: 24
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Maritime Reporter
on March 2003
A pragmatic European research initiative aimed at enabling ships already in service to more easily and more rapidly benefit from advances in computer and control technology has led to a demonstrator system being installed on the bridge of a Swedish icebreaker. The development of a methodology
- Open Letter to the U.S. Coast Guard Regarding Maritime Security page: 18
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Maritime Reporter
on March 2003
On December 30. 2002. the U.S. Coast Guard published a Notice of meetings and a request for comments relating to maritime security (67 Fed. Reg. 79742). Following are some thoughts on this important issue. I must commence by stating that I have the highest respect for the Coast Guard. The mar