2004 Articles
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- Nippon Paint Restructures page: 69
Maritime Reporter
on March 2004Nippon Paint is restructuring its marine coatings subsidiary to increase its presence in the global marine paint market for newbuildings, shiprepair and maintenance. As part of a strategy to build up its marine coatings business worldwide, Nippon Paint Co Ltd is restructuring its specialized su
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on March 2004For more than 50 years BollFilter has sought to design, manufacture and deliver advanced filtration technology, specializing in filtration technology for shipbuilding and engine-building. Founded in 1950 by Messrs. Boll and Kirch in Cologne in the wake of World War II, the company has grown fro
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on March 2004A contract covering the design of a 4,200dwt oil product tanker has been won by NVC -Design. It represents the first ship to be built to a concept developed by Rolls-Royce, a design which combines a tailormade hull design with a diesel mechanical propulsion system based on twin Ulstein Aquamast
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on March 2004The "Largest Cruise Ship in the History of Italian Shipping" The board of Costa Crociere on January 19 approved the issue of a letter of intent for the construction of a new ship at Finantieri. Value of the order is about $450 million. The 951-ft. (290- m), 112,000-ton vessel will be built i
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on March 2004Manuel Grimaldi confided to some close friends last December that not only had he decided to set up a new line from Italy to Spain but also to purchase Superfast 1 now called Eurostar Roma for about S49.3 million. The specification of the vessel will mean a greater presence in Mediterranean R
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on March 2004Kvaerner Masa-Yards' Turku shipyard delivered MS Mariner of the Seas, the fifth cruise ship in the Voyager-class series of cruise ships for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. The first four ships in the series. Voyager of the Seas, Explorer of the Seas, Adventure of the Seas and Navigator of the Se
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on March 2004NorseMerchant Ferries is to upgrade its Heysham — Belfast service to three sailings per day in each direction with effect from March 1. 2004. This increase in sailing frequency closely follows the restructuring of the company, which was completed in December, said NorseMerchant Ferries' Manag
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on March 2004The top ten cruise lines carried 8.3 million passengers on 3.840 North American cruises in 2003, up eight per- cent over 2002. the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) reported recently. And a recent report in the Wall Street Journal (Tuesday, February 24). indicates that cruise pricing is on
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- Miracle on Ice page: 26
Maritime Reporter
on March 2004Kvaerner Masa-Yards has delivered the $375 million, 2.124-passenger Carnival Miracle, to Carnival Cruise Lines - its 20th Fun Ship - in the traditional handover ceremonies in Helsinki. For anyone who has ever had the privilege to attend such a delivery, seeing a new cruise ship rolled out in
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- Homing in on Ships' Electrics page: 58
Maritime Reporter
on March 2004Power systems specialist Rolls-Royce now derives nearly $1.5 billion of total annual sales of $8.7 billion from the marine market, and an important element of its growth strategy in the marine domain is the development of its electrical capabilities, products and technology. The increasing us
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- Ship Security Alert Systems (SSAS) page: 50
Maritime Reporter
on March 2004The new Ship Security and Alert Systems (SSAS) regulations were adopted by International Maritime Organization (IMO) to enhance maritime security in response to the increasing threat from terrorism and piracy. After July l, 2004. most deepsea passenger and cargo ships must be fitted with a d
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- Losing ontact... Not an Option page: 44
Maritime Reporter
on March 2004Maritime communications is an estimated $1 billion industry, encompassing ship operators, merchant fleets, governments and private yacht owners. There is arguably no more quickly evolving technical sector in the maritime market than the satellite communications niche. Safety, operational efficie
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on March 2004The MS Oosterdam is Holland America Line's (HAL) second 1.848- passenger Vista-class ship. Delivered by Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani, S.p.A., the ship includes some of the most sophisticated technical and environmental advances of any ship afloat. Many advances are below deck, well o
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- He's No Regular Joe page: 30
Maritime Reporter
on March 2004Joe Farcus has been in the ship design discipline of architecture for more than 28 years, starting from the refitting of old tonnage and leading up to being involved in the design of six different prototype cruise ships. Here he shares with MR some of his thoughts on Cruise Ship Interior Design.
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- "Made in Germany1 — a New High page: 24
Maritime Reporter
on March 2004Despite the problems posed for indigenous production by Europe's marine engineering industry due to the loss of critical mass in European shipbuilding, through the accelerated gravitation of shipbuilding activity to eastern Asia. MAN B&W Diesel's Augsburg works has hit a new high. From its l
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- Business Milestone for Vietnam page: 24
Maritime Reporter
on March 2004Vietnam's fledgling shipbuilding industry has raised its international profile by entering into a seminal agreement with the UK's Graig Group for the construction of a series of double-hulled bulk carriers. Cardiff-based Graig's bold move, potentially entailing 15 vessels of the Diamond 53 ha
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on March 2004The Board of Kvaerner Masa-Yards has appointed Yrjo Julin (46) as new CEO of the Finnish shipbuilding company. He was scheduled to start in his new position on February 16,2004. Julin has more than 20 years experience within the metals and shipbuilding industries. Since May 2002 he has headed
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on March 2004The U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Notice stating that is delaying indefinitely implementation of the change to the "shipper" element of the advance manifest filing requirement as provided for in its December 5. 2003 rulemaking under the Trade Act of 2002. The ch
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- When Security is Made Simple page: 20
Maritime Reporter
on March 2004How are we to implement an effective Maritime Security Program? When terrorists hijacked aircraft and used them as weapons, a significant paradigm shift occurred in how we view security in the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created and we were witnesses to the largest shi
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on March 2004The Layered Defense. This classic military strategy has been used as a primary approach for defending a valuable target, infrastructure or piece of property for centuries. Medieval rulers had wide moats and drawbridges surrounding their castles, followed by high walls and armies ready with f