2014 Articles
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- LNG is a Crystal Clear Alternative page: 40
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on January 2014Norway-based shipping company Fjord Line’s Stavangerfjord represents a new-generation of advanced and environmentally friendly Cruise Passenger Ferry with outstanding passenger facilities in order to operate both as a day and night ferry. The vessel is built to provide passengers with pleasant exper
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on January 2014The design and construction of WWII Liberty cargo ships revolutionized shipbuilding by overhauling the blueprint process and standardizing on commonality of parts, welding, pre-fabrication and assembly line construction. Give me Liberty, or give me death!” a rallying cry of the Revolutionary War,
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on January 2014Last month marked the launch of two new Littoral Combat Ships: Milwaukee (LCS 5) launched by Marinette Marine into the icy Menominee River; and Jackson (LCS 6) launched by Austal into the far warmer waters found off of southern Alabama. While the two LCS variants and shipyard climates are a world ap
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- Synergies Foster Shipyards Success page: 26
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on January 2014In the U.S. and across the globe, shipyards create solid, long-term economic stability in their regions. Ship construction and repair requires an extraordinary amount of expertise, time and resources. This work is made even more challenging because current economic pressures drive companies to reduc
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on January 2014Last last year Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) appointed Nils Kristian Berge acting Chief Executive to succeed Chris Potter. As ASRY is a driving force in the key Middle East ship repair and offshore markets, Maritime Reporter spent some time with Berge for his insights on the ship repair
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on January 2014FORAN has been the CAD/CAM System used by the Chilean shipyard ASMAR in the development of an Oceanographic and Fisheries Research Vessel, a state of the art design built for worldwide oceanographic and fishing service and geological research. The vessel, Cabo de Hornos, has been already delivered.
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on January 2014A vessel optimization application offering combined tidal and nontidal (ocean) current data has been launched for integrated vessel speed and route optimization. Developed by Tidetech, the application offers resolution of six nautical miles at 60-minute intervals in a six-day forecast. Significant p
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on January 2014The Irish Naval Service has acquired a NAVIGATOR Diver Held Sonar and Navigation System manufactured by Shark Marine Technologies Inc. of Ontario, Canada. The Irish Naval Service is the State’s Principal Seagoing Agency. The Naval Service exercises and upholds the States sovereignty and obligations
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- SubConn Expands Connector Range page: 58
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on January 2014SubConn introduced SubConn Micro ‘G2’ connectors to streamline its range of micro connectors. The SubConn Micro ‘G2’ connectors have enhanced sealing capability and use a uniform pin size and design. SubConn micro connectors were developed to suit the increasingly more compact design of underwater i
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- Fugro Debuts Buoy Mounted LiDAR page: 57
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on January 2014Fugro’s Seawatch LiDAR buoy provides a cost-effective way to collect metocean data for offshore wind farm developments Successful trial results of the next generation of multi-purpose buoys tailored for the renewable energy industry have led to recent orders from operators in the wind energy sector.
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on January 2014The Acclaimed Software Company Ltd. announced a new software system designed for Harkand Andrews Survey to support pile installation operations. The Total Controller and Total Viewer systems have been put into operation on a construction support vessel conducting precise pile installations. Harkand
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on January 2014Allspeeds Ltd., designers and manufacturers of the Webtool range of products, nominated the Webtool HP690 intensifier panel for the Subsea UK Innovation for Safety Award. Safety concerns were being expressed from those working offshore in deep water with regards to the use of high pressure hydrauli
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- Ecuador Adds TRIAXYS Wave Buoys page: 56
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on January 2014AXYS Technologies delivered three TRIAXYS Next Wave Directional Wave Buoys to Instituto Oceanográfico De La Armada (INOCAR) of Ecuador. These TRIAXYS buoys will be added to the existing coastal wave monitoring network of TRIAXYS buoys owned by INOCAR and deployed along the Ecuador coastline. The mis
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on January 2014iXBlue will supply Quadrans fiber-optic gyrocompass systems for installation aboard the four new Tide Class tankers of the U.K. Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). The systems to be supplied to Kelvin Hughes Limited will be integrated as a sub-system of the Integrated Bridge Systems for delivery to Daewoo
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- New Buoyant Fiber Optic Cable page: 56
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on January 2014Linden Photonics reaches new extremes with a high strength, buoyant cable that has a breaking strength in excess of 2,000 lbs. and a measured density of 1.00g/ml. This cable floats in water. A proven subsea fiber optical cable sold worldwide, STFOCTM serves at the main fiber optic element. www.lin
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- Wave Walker Boosts Productivity page: 55
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on January 2014WaveWalker is an eight-legged ‘walking’ jack-up barge designed especially for marine operations in rough seas, surf zones, beaches and other intertidal locations where operation of traditional SEWPs is uneconomic. Bidirectional movement allows it to move and relocate without floating. Because the im
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on January 2014Cynergy Ergonomics’ universal lifting system manipulates materials with different geometries with a single vacuum lifter. With capacities of over 1,000 pounds, this vacuum griper is ideal for shops and manufacturers. The “smart” design maintains vacuum only on cups which have contacted the lifting s
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- New Topside Enamel from Petit Marine page: 55
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on January 2014Pettit Marine Paint has announced its new two-part topside enamel, EZ-Poxy2. Providing a durable and high-gloss finish while eliminating the uncertainties associated with traditional two-part paints, the high performance EZ-Poxy2 is easy to use and offers greater surface compatibility. Tough and lon
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- New Tech & Tug Training page: 36
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on January 2014Mass. Maritime responds to industry demand, reloads with cutting edge Transas equipment, and moves to the head of the brown water training queue. It was a dark and stormy night with choppy seas. I didn’t hit anything, but I did run aground twice while at the helm of the tug boat simulator at the M
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on January 2014Improving and updating Arctic design standards for material, equipment, and offshore structures for the petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Seventy representatives from seven countries met for two days in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador in early October to further the creat