2014 Articles
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- MN 100: ClassNK page: 30
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on August 2014400 Kelby Street, One Parker Plaza Fort Lee, NJ 07024 Telephone: 201.944.8021 Web Site: www.classnk.or.jp E-mail: [email protected] Regional Manager, North and Central America: Stewart S. Lee Number of Employees: 1,800 in North America The Company: The longtime leader among global classif
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- MN 100: KRAL-USA, Inc. page: 30
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on August 2014901A Matthews-Mint Hill Road Matthews, NC 28105 Telephone: 704 814 6164 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.kral-usa.com CEO/President: Christoph Tschegg Number of Employees: 6 The Company: KRAL manufactures 3-screw pumps and 2-screw flowmeters, both of which are designed for liqu
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on August 20148001 Centerview Parkway Memphis, TN 38018 Telephone: 901 794 5000 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ILSmart.com Vice President – Sales: Don Wilson Number of Employees: 120 The Company: ILS specializes in solving critical shortages in the maritime supply chain. Ship owners actively
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- MN 100: Smit International N.V. page: 29
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on August 2014Rosmolenweg 20 Papendrecht, 3356 LK, Netherlands Email: [email protected] Website: www.smit.com Chairman of the Executive Board: Ben Vree The Company: In 1842, 65-year-old Fop Smit began using a 140hp paddle steamer to guide vessels safely into the Port of Rotterdam, and thus L. Smit & Co.
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on August 20141600 Brittmoore Road Houston, Texas 77043 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mandieselturbo.us.com CEO: René Umlauft The Company: MAN Diesel & Turbo North America represents its parent company, Germany-based MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, whose roots date back to 1758 and is a leading p
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on August 2014Static load testing is an essential part of many engineering, building and manufacturing businesses – and the shipping, marine and offshore industry is no exception. Water filled weights (also known as ballast bags) provide a flexible method for load testing. Test weights must be sufficiently heavy
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on August 2014The NavPilot 711C provides users with a vivid, sunlight viewable, color LCD display, integrated within a compact, single-DIN Control Unit. The cosmetics of the NavPilot 711C have also been completely redesigned to match Furuno’s flagship line of NavNet TZtouch MFDs. All TZtouch systems (w/v3.01 or h
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on August 2014The Crossover ball joint from Vosta LMG is a new dredge ball joint that is designed to provide optimal flow performance. Through computational fluid dynamics (CFD) the frictional losses and turbulence have been reduced. Conventional dredge ball joints act like a ball valve when tilted, causing the f
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- Envitia Launches MapLink Pro 8.0 page: 119
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on August 2014Envitia released of the next generation of geospatial toolkit MapLink Pro. MapLink Pro 8.0 focuses on high performance visualization for situational awareness in both connected and disconnected worlds. MapLink Mobile for Android provides customers with the full capabilities of the MapLink Core and T
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- Bug-O Zipper Welder page: 119
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on August 2014While the zipper welder has been in the Bug-O repertoire for quite some time, the company said it has recently seen a larger demand for it due to increased tank production worldwide. The zippwer welder is used for vertical seam welding for storage tanks and other applications where a vertical seam w
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- Steering Alert System page: 119
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on August 2014MacGregor, part of Cargotec, launched Soteria, a new alert system designed to complement its Hatlapa and Porsgrunn range of steering gear. The system was designed to offer a series of benefits for both ship owners and shipyards. The Soteria system consists of a control cabinet with a touch-screen co
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- Bolidt Decking, Flooring page: 119
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on August 2014Bolidt Synthetic Products & Systems secured a contract as exclusive partner to Viking Ocean Cruises for the supply of decking and flooring. The contract covers Viking Star, the first vessel due for delivery in 2015 and its sister ship, Viking Sky, scheduled for delivery in 2016, as well as options o
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on August 2014Victaulic received type approvals from American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Bureau Veritas (BV), Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Korean Register and Lloyd’s Register for Vic-Press, a flame-free press system for joining small-diameter stainless steel pipe. Shipbuilders can take advantage of Vic-Press as a qu
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- Keep it Clean & Green page: 114
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on August 2014When dealing with oil and other hazardous contaminants on vessels and in marine facilities, there are some common misconceptions about the way hydrocarbons biodegrade. “The words biodegrade and bioremediate are not interchangeable,” said Jay H. Murland, CEO of EnviroLogic Biobased Technologies Inc.
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- Using HydroComp NavCad page: 112
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on August 2014To resolve static thrust problems on wind farm service vessels HydroComp NavCad is software for resistance and propulsion that can be found in the toolbox of hundreds of naval architects and marine professionals from around the world. The latest challenge for NavCad is to help resolve a unique prob
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- Fight Piracy – Intelligently page: 110
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on August 2014Technology and Experience Go Hand in Hand While global piracy is constantly changing, modern technology adapts to exploit the weaknesses in the pirates’ mode of operation. Intelligence gained from such technologies enables voyage planners and navigators to steer clear of harm – but what kind of inf
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on August 2014So what’s keeping ship operators awake at night these days? Plenty, it seems. Sluggish recovery from a lingering worldwide recession, unsustainable debt loads, endemic overcapacity in most shipping trades, punishing freight rates, rising costs of fuel and regulatory compliance and a lingering sense
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on August 2014Liebherr Maritime Cranes launched what it is calling a ‘game-changing’ technology: SmartGrip for its mobile harbor crane product range. This technology is designed to operate as an intelligent system which optimizes grab filling rates in a self-learning manner, aiming for better performance and zero
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- The Lowdown on Lifting page: 102
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on August 2014Telehandlers and aerial work platforms (AWPs) have long been staples of the construction industry, favored by contractors for their safety and efficiency when working at height. As the equipment evolves, these machines are becoming more versatile and moving into other industries, including the marin
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on August 2014848 Airport Road Fall River, MA 02720 Telephone: 800 333 6679 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.Teufelberger.com CEO/President: Christopher Lavin Number of Employees: 150 The Company: Teufelberger is a dynamic group of companies working with three key technologies in three di