2013 Articles
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- Vessel Ordering Mania – Why? page: 51
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on August 2013The flood of interest in ordering new container vessels is motivated by other factors than supply and demand. The recent surge in new vessel orders at a time of industry-wide overcapacity suggests that market fundamentals are no longer the main driver. Even when the most recently ordered ships ar
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- Signal International page: 50
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on August 2013With a family of three yards located along the Gulf of Mexico in Alabama, Mississippi and Texas, Signal International offers new construction, rig and ship repair, offshore and technical services. Marine construction and repair needs are complimented by three dry docks; a 30,000-ton lift rig dock, a
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- Austal USA Powers Ahead page: 42
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on August 2013Austal USA has arguably been one of the more progressive and aggressive U.S. shipyards in its investment in technology, facilities and people. Austal USA President Craig Perciavalle took the helm a little more than six months ago, and Maritime Reporter was able to catch up with him recently for insi
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- ASRY: Bucking the Slowdown Trend page: 41
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on August 2013By all accounts, Bahrain-based ASRY (Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard) is managing to buck the trend of falling revenues and create an optimistic story for the Middle East ship repair industry. It is also resisting the regional trend of falling revenues and increased losses with a 6% increase year-on
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- Brasa: FPSO Modules a Specialty page: 38
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on August 2013There has been a significant increase in shipyard construction in Brazil in yards large and small alike. Maritime Reporter’s Contributing Editor in Brazil visited Brasa Shipyard in Rio de Janeiro and spoke to Philippe Levy, Country Manager for SBM Offshore, who is one of the yard directors. Brasa Sh
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- Eastern: Beyond the Backlog page: 36
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on August 2013Eastern Shipbuilding eyes bigger prizes while maintaining both quality and an astounding pace of work at their Panhandle locations. For these reasons and more, Eastern is one to watch. A sweltering, early July visit by Maritime Reporter to Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s (ESG) two Gulf Coast fabric
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- Gulf Copper Keeps “Calm” page: 34
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on August 2013Gulf Copper’s Port Arthur facility earlier this year completed a unique 10-month project to build the three massive buoys for SOFEC, buoys which will be used to offload liquid product such as diesel or gasoline in places lacking deepwater ports. In total Gulf Copper received two separate contracts
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on August 2013Up until 2011, Sevan Drilling was part of Sevan Marine, which builds FPSOs. In 2011 Sevan Drilling was separated from Sevan Marine becoming an independent company. Sevan Drilling was established by Sevan Marine in 2006 for the purpose of building state-of-the-art, ultra deepwater drilling rigs based
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on August 2013Douglas-Westwood (DW) has released the fifth edition of the World Offshore Wind Market publication where we forecast offshore wind installations averaging 3.2 GW per year over the next 10 years. Capital expenditure is expected to hit a peak of €18B in 2016. The market will remain highly concentrated
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- Satellite Radar page: 24
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on August 2013Providing Persisent Maritime Surveillance With the ocean moving more than 90% of world commerce, keeping it secure is of vital importance – yet our ability to monitor activity at sea is somewhat more challenging than on land given the vastness of the oceans. Also many maritime monitoring system
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- The Busy Signal page: 20
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on August 2013As maritime markets perk up, so too does the satcom sector As maritime markets continue to recover and interest and investment in advanced communication systems picks up steam, Tore Morten Olsen, Head of Maritime Services at Astrium Services, says the focus now shifts now from simple connectivity t
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on August 2013The off-load marine hook is found on many workboats and military vessels and is used to launch fast rescue craft and other similar small manned boats from the deck of a ship using a davit or other similar launch and recovery system (LARS). These hooks offer operators the split-second release control
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- Training Challenges page: 16
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on August 2013As Training initiatives increase, so too does pressure to do them well The maritime industry faces a huge challenge with regard to timely and proper training of merchant mariners and other individuals within the industry. The industry is changing rapidly. These changes are driven partly by regul
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- Geometry at the Heart page: 14
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on August 2013Computational geometry is at the heart of much of MARIN’s day-to-day business Computational geometry is at the heart of much of MARIN’s day-to-day business, which includes the hull, appendages and propulsion design and optimization, to the milling of models and detailed CFD calculations. And comput
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- From ShipConstructor to SSI page: 12
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on August 2013A significant change that is more than skin deep On the sidelines at Norshipping 2013 in Oslo, Maritime Reporter caught up with Darren Larkins, a 14-year veteran of Ship Constructor, serving the last two years as CEO. The topic: the evolution of the company from that of an engineering tool supplier
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on August 2013The ability to readily transport personnel and equipment from one ship to another is vital to the success of many U.S. Navy operations, particularly when it comes to seabasing. But tumultuous waters and weather conditions can make the transfer process extremely difficult, placing both the crew and m
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on July 2013920 Memorial City Way, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77024 Tel: 281.949.2500 Web: www.f-e-t.com CEO & Chairman of the Board: C. Christopher Gaut President of Drilling, Downhole and Subsea: Charles E. Jones Forum Energy Technologies (FET) is a leading global manufacturer of missi
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- MTR100 '13 JW Fishers Mfg. page: 13
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on July 20131953 County St. East Taunton, Mass. 02718 Tel: 508-822-7330 Email: [email protected] Website: www.jwfishers.com CEO/President: Jack Fisher Engineering Director: Deane Cahoon # of Employees: 20 For more than 40 years JW Fishers Mfg has specialized in the design and manufacture of hi
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- MTR100 '13 Greensea Systems, Inc. page: 12
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on July 201310 East Main Street Richmond, Vermont 05477 Tel: 802-434-6080 Email: [email protected] Website: greenseainc.com CEO/President: Ben Kinnaman Number of Employees: 12 Greensea Systems, Inc. founded in 2006 to provide the offshore industry with advanced control and navigation software in an
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- MTR100 '13 Deep Ocean Engineering page: 12
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on July 20132528 Qume Dr. Suite #11 San Jose, CA 95131 Tel: (408) 436-1102 Email: [email protected] Web: www.deepocean.com Deep Ocean Engineering, Inc. is a technology-based engineering and manufacturing company that provides Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) solutions