2014 Articles
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on June 2014The Maersk Group launched a computer game and teaching materials, available for free, to help teach students about oil exploration and oil production for Danish secondary schools, technical colleges and higher preparatory examination courses. The oil exploration game, which provides an insight into
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- Subsea Risk Management in Real Time page: 12
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on June 2014A newly established research center on Norway’s west coast hopes to improve subsea operation and maintenance by bringing risk management into real time. Integrated Well and Subsea Instrumentation (IWSI) is the latest development from independent technology research institute Christian Michelsen Rese
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on June 2014As one of the world’s most technologically innovative industries, the highly specialized subsea sector is not typically known for standardized operations. But that is changing. Companies like Statoil, the world’s second largest subsea operator, have traditionally achieved success by pushing the bou
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on June 2014Ship construction programs move ahead, but it’s not smooth sailing. Navies and Coast Guards everywhere face budgetary pressure, even in the U.S. which has the largest Navy in the world. The balance between desire for capacity and capability and pressure for affordability has never been more acute
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- Internet at Sea: Staying Connected page: 26
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on June 2014The maritime industry is at a crossroads, with a dearth of next-generation talent willing and available for a life at sea, yet increasing demands for efficiency and clarity of operations. At this crossroads lies modern communication technology, the connective tissue that can help to cure many of the
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on June 2014Richard Simonian is the President of Maritime Solutions, a business unit within Harris CapRock Communications. MR picked his brain for insights on the shape and direction of maritime comms. We understand that you recently unveiled your Advanced VSAT solutions at Satellite 2014. Can you give us a
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on June 2014Seizing opportunities in a rapidly changing market The global shipping industry is no stranger to challenge or change. With responsibility for delivering 90% of global trade, it has had to continually demonstrate an ability to adapt. Now, with the implementation of increasingly stringent environmen
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- Ship Maintenance Goes High Tech page: 20
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on June 2014Machine reliability is a top priority and continuing challenge in marine applications, which operate in harsh conditions and at remote locations far from port and repair facilities. Ship operators can help keep machinery running efficiently by equipping their maintenance departments and crews with
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on June 2014The new STAIMO software for Speed/Power Trial analysis and reporting on board was released last January for use by the worldwide maritime industry free of charge. MARIN, which assisted the STA-Group in these efforts, also offers a dedicated course (June 16- 20) for EEDI Verifiers and other stakehold
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- Jaenichen Weighs in on Title XI page: 16
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on June 2014MARAD's Acting Maritime Administrator, Paul “Chip” Jaenichen, weighs in on Title XI While maritime industry trends are often unexpected and rarely coincide with the Federal budget cycle, MARAD currently holds sufficient funding to support $735 million in Title XI loan guarantees and we fully inte
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on June 2014Houston’s New FiFi Fleet The Port of Houston Authority’s firefighting team recently received the third and last in series of high-performance emergency response vessels, a fleet of new vessels designed to keep one of the country’s busiest and strategically important waterways safe: The Houston Ship
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on June 2014The push to outfit commercial vessels with energy saving equipment continues, and news out of Japan says that a Mitsubishi Energy Recovery System (MERS) supplied by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME) was installed on a VLOC (Very Large Ore Carrier) for the firs
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on June 2014After 75 years another first: An MR-sponsored 6U T-Ball Team West Palm Beach - The boys of summer are now proudly wearing the red & black of Maritime Reporter. With this publication’s backing, a 6U T-ball team is setting course for a championship. This fleet of tiny titans drops anchor at Phipps P
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on June 2014An offshore installation method that is more than three decades old is generating renewed interest from many operators who are challenged with designing heavy-lift crane installations. Float-over installation has become a cost-effective alternative to lift installation for offshore construction, as
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on June 2014Mammoet recently introduced its Versatile Ballast System, something it says is an improved ballast system that simplifies and combines ballasting for load-out and float-over operations. It is a sophisticated, yet simple, fully modularized system that is easily installed and fits any barge without th
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on June 2014When dealing with the environmental lobby, there’s really only one thing you need to know. The nautical definition of middle ground is a length of comparatively shallow water having channels on both sides. In everyday language, we might call it a position of compromise between two opposing view
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on June 2014Having sat in this seat for more two decades I am sometimes asked if I’m tired of the job and ready to move along. (Thankfully, though, that question has never come from my boss.) Unequivocally the answer is “no.” While the maritime industry is often erroneously labeled as conservative and behind th
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on June 2014The Imagenex Model 881L-GS sonar, which employs a low drift gyroscope as well as a magnetic compass, is designed to be capable of correcting for orientation changes at a rate in excess of 500 degrees per second, which allows it to compensate for sudden turns and inadvertent bumping or jarring. There
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on June 2014OSIL offers a new quad band GPRS camera system to the marketplace for site security and asset management. The static, low power system is capable of sending a still color (2 megapixel) image via MMS, email or by FTP to a browser or to a customized website. Pictures can be taken on demand when the ca
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- WFS: Improved Subsea Video Camera page: 56
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on June 2014WFS Technologies launched Seatooth Video, the new edition of its subsea wireless video camera. Seatooth Video is an upgraded version of WFS’ previous Viewtooth product enhanced with the latest Seatooth S300 technology. The new subsea wireless video camera exceeds the underwater wireless video stream