2014 Articles
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- On Patrol with the U.S. Coast Guard page: 32
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on February 2014Building programs continue, spanning the full range of missions, despite budget concerns. Amidst all the talk of Beltway budget cutbacks and sequestration, the U.S. Coast Guard is quietly investing approximately $30 billion in major acquisition projects to modernize its physical assets. The proces
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- Is Your Crew Really Prepared? page: 29
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on February 2014If you think training is expensive; try ignorance. In the ensuing years following the Exxon Valdez disaster, the maritime industry has made great strides in training mariners to prepare for, respond to and mitigate a multitude of emergencies aboard vessels. For example, the environmental performanc
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on February 2014In the May 2013 issue of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News, Dennis Bryant published a provocative article titled Rebuilding the Presumption of Preemption. Pointing to recent examples of state overreach in the maritime field like California’s ocean-going vessel fuel standard that extends seaward 2
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on February 2014The Maritime Labor Convention of 2006 became effective on 20 August 2013: Are the authorities ready? Consider that MLC 2006 Regulation 1.2-Medical certificate. Standard A1.2 states that “a competent authority shall require prior to beginning work on a ship, seafarer’s hold a valid medical certifica
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on February 2014The job’s not over until the paperwork is done. Done correctly. When an accident occurs on one of your vessels, an accident investigation is necessary. As safety is our primary concern, it is important to determine what happened, how it happened and how we can prevent it from happening in the futur
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on February 2014Outgoing Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Virginia Until January of this year, Sean Connaughton oversaw seven state agencies with more than 9,700 employees and combined annual budgets of $5 billion. Connaughton is probably better known to MarineNews readers as the U.S. Departme
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on February 2014New IMO regulations call for major and mandatory improvements to safeguard lives both during lifeboat drills and during emergencies at sea. For more than a decade, LRRS including on-load release hooks have been the cause of numerous accidents, some involving fatalities. Those accidents have tarnishe
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on February 2014For durable markings of big and unmovable work pieces of the ship building industry, a portable handheld marking system means simplification. The handheld marking system FlyMarker PRO of the German company MARKATOR is battery operated and with this very flexible. The dot peen marker weighs slightly
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on February 2014Gumdrop rolled out the Marine and Industry Series of cases. Featuring a weatherproof enclosure, easy access to buttons and plugs and boat mounting options, the Marine is a revolutionary case designed exclusively for the marine lifestyle. Key Features of the Gumdrop Marine, according to the manufact
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on February 2014Alcoa Fastening Systems debuted the premium BOM (blind oversized mechanically locked) fastener. The BOM is the highest strength blind oversize fastener in the world, providing typical tensile strength up to 29,100 lbs. and shear strength up to 45,100 lbs. The unique push-and-pull design of the BOM a
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on February 2014Southco added a lightweight, aluminum version of its E3 VISE ACTION Compression Latch, which is designed to deliver robust, vibration-resistant fastening. The aluminum E3 is suitable for use in a variety of transportation applications and across numerous other industries. The E3 Compression Latch f
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- New Hatch Sealing Tape page: 57
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on February 2014World Wide Metric added DrySeal Hatch Sealing Tape to its products list after partnering with Soprema, a manufacturer in the waterproofing industry. DrySeal is an adhesive “winter grade” hatch sealing tape manufactured in Canada from SBS Modified Bitumen, making the product water resistant, elastome
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on February 2014CS Unitec’s Trelawny Floor Planer tackles the most demanding surface preparation and material removal applications. The TFP 200 is ideal for the removal of coatings and corrosion from concrete and steel surfaces to prepare for recoating. In addition, this walk-behind planer roughens concrete and pro
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on February 2014GAC EnvironHull, part of global shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC Group, has launched HullWiper, its new offering diver-free, cost effective and eco-friendly underwater hull cleaning. Despite its compact size of 3 x 1.5 x 0.80 m, the high-speed, remotely-operated vessel cleaning v
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- Envelop Protective Covers page: 55
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on February 2014Since 2004 Shield Technologies Corporation of Eagan, Minnesota has been the leader in corrosion prevention cover technology by providing over 60,000 Envelop Protective Covers to all branches of the U.S. military. Envelop Protective Covers are used to protect a variety of high value U.S. military e
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on February 2014Subsea Industries announced a new product for filling and building up a corroded and pitted steel surface to its original form prior to recoating with Ecoshield. According to the manufacturer, Ecofix is as tough as the steel itself, machinable and can be used to repair most pitting or corrosion dama
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- Hempel Debuts Hempaguard page: 54
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on February 2014Hempel launched Hempaguard which it said offers outstanding resistance to fouling during idle periods and significant fuel savings. The technology, dubbed ActiGuard, has been five years in development and is based on silicone-hydrogel and biocide science. HEMPAGUARD available as two separate product
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- Five Minutes with WSS's Simon Hutt page: 50
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on February 2014The business of ship service has changed mightily in recent years, with many new regulations and technical mandates on modern ships, the continued and rapid consolidation of major players and a historic shift in vessel trading patterns driven by the shale energy revolution in the U.S. To help put it
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- Unmanned Ships Now a Reality page: 49
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on February 2014Drones do it and spacecraft have too, for many years. Recently, also, automobile makers and small boat makers have introduced their first autonomous vehicles on the streets, and waterways. Unmanned vessels on the ocean is no longer a dream – it is a reality. And according to those in the know, the
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on February 2014One of the new tools that engine builders are using these days to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions is Valve Control Management (VCM), ABB’s variable valve train system, more so since duel-fuel engines become an increasingly popular choice by shipowners. Initially introduced in