2015 Articles
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- Damen Delivers Twin ‘Axe Bow’ page: 29
Maritime Reporter
on August 2015Damen Shipyards Group operates 32 shipbuilding and repair yards, employing 9,000 people worldwide. This ubiquitous name in global shipbuilding has delivered more than 5,000 vessels in more than 100 countries and delivers some 160 vessels annually. Jan-Wim Dekker, is Damen’s Chief Products Officer (
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on August 2015“Look at me: I am the Captain now.” In the film “Captain Phillips,” a boarding Somali pirate’s statement represents a maritime operator’s worst fear: losing control of his vessel, cargo and crew. This same loss of control can result from cyber criminals and hackers. In the last year, there have be
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on August 2015The year 2015 has been a busy year for The American Waterways Operators, the national trade association for the tugboat, towboat and barge industry, and for the industry AWO is privileged to represent. It’s a dynamic time for a vital industry that constitutes the largest segment of the U.S. domestic
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- Meeting New Heated Cargo Vessel Regs page: 20
Maritime Reporter
on August 2015With the publication of the 2015 Rules for Building and Classing Steel Barges, ABS has amended the rules to require the submittal of a steady state temperature distribution for Oil Tank Barges that carry heated cargos at temperatures greater than 50°C (122°F) and a structural assessment to determine
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- MN 100: Baker, Lyman & Co., Inc. page: 12
Marine News
on August 2015The Company: A wheelhouse favorite for generations, Baker, Lyman & Co. is the oldest NOAA & Admiralty Chart Agent in the United States. New Orleans-based Baker Lyman has been provisioning vessels with nautical charts, electronic charting systems, publications, safety/educational materials, and vari
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on August 2015The Company: Amtech specializes in ship design integration and construction supervision dealing with new propulsion technologies, niche trades and operational efficiencies. Its South Korea office and staff have delivered over 250 ships and the U.S. offices are well versed in U.S. construction, Jone
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on August 2015The Company: Brunswick Commercial & Government Products (BCGP) group has been in the business of building boats for commercial and military applications for more than fifty years. For patrol boat, rescue boat, military boat, research boat, and workboat applications, BCGP builds a complete fleet of
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- MTR100: PERSEUS page: 24
Marine Technology
on August 2015Autonomous, Real-time Maritime Surveillance The Center provided innovative concepts in the field of unmanned passive monitoring as part of the PERSEUS FP7 European project. Conventional surveillance technologies cannot easily help to detect fast boats, which generally have small radar signatures an
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- MTR100: RJE International, Inc. page: 17
Marine Technology
on August 201515375 Barranca Pwky, Ste I-112 Irvine, CA 92618 T: 949-727-9399 E: [email protected] W: http://www.rjeint.com CEO/President: Robert Jechart No. of Employees: 15 Annual Sales: $5m RJE International, Inc specializes in creating innovative solutions to solve needs for subsea acoustic relocation
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- MTR 100: Battelle page: 16
Marine Technology
on August 2015505 King Ave., Columbus, OH 43201 T: 614-424-7208 E: [email protected] W: http://battelle.org CEO/President: Jeffrey Wadsworth No. of Employees: 100 Annual Sales: $20 million At major technology centers and national laboratories around the world, Battelle conducts cut
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on August 2015While the topic of unmanned vessels has sparked vigorous debate and grown vociferous skeptics in all four corners of the world, Michael Gordon Johnson and his team at Sea Machines are intent on bringing an Autonomous Workboat to full-scale real-world trials by the end of the year. Michael Gordon Jo
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on August 2015Why bother about a bit of spray? In mild climate latitudes rain and spray water is hardly a concern; it will run off and the ship happily carries on. But going to the High North it’s different. With the economic development of the High North and Arctic areas, partly driven by the reduced ice condit
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- The Lowdown on Ocean Acidification page: 16
Maritime Reporter
on August 2015Scientists say that the world’s oceans are acidifying. This term is correct, but somewhat misleading. Until recently, the oceans have had (so far as can be determined) a pH level of about 8.4 for millennia. A pH of 7.0 is neutral. Thus, the oceans are alkaline, not acidific. But, since the begi
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- Bouchard Christens ATB page: 14
Maritime Reporter
on August 2015Oceangoing petroleum barge company Bouchard Transportation Co. celebrated the christening of two new vessels, M/V Kim M. Bouchard and B. No. 270, in New Orleans. The B. No. 270 was launched at VT Halter Shipyard Operations in Pascagoula, Miss., earlier this year, and the tug Kim M. Bouchard was laun
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- CMA CGM Takes Historic Containership page: 14
Maritime Reporter
on August 2015Shipping group CMA CGM has taken delivery of the newbuild box ship CMA CGM Vasco de Gama on July 27. Built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), the 18,000 TEUs vessel is, with its 399 meters length and 54 meters width, the largest ship in the CMA CGM fleet and the largest containership ev
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- New USCG Cutter Sets Sail page: 14
Maritime Reporter
on August 2015The National Security Cutter James (WMSL 754) sailed away from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division on Sunday, July 12, one month after being delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard, HII announced. The newbuild vessel James was commissioned on August 8 in Boston before headin
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- MN 100: ABS page: 8
Marine News
on August 2015The Company: Since its founding in 1862, the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), a New York registered not-for-profit corporation, has been committed to setting standards for safety and excellence as one of the world’s leading classification societies. Today, ABS brings together the latest technical
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- MN 100: Editor's Note page: 6
Marine News
on August 2015The second annual edition of MN100 – MarineNews’ yearly review of the most compelling companies serving the workboat, brown water, inland and coastal markets – also coincides with the 25th anniversary of this print publication. The old saying, “time flies when you are having fun,” really does apply
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- MN 100: All American Marine, Inc. page: 10
Marine News
on August 2015The Company: All American Marine Inc. was founded in 1987 and specializes in the construction of custom tailored aluminum boats from 30 to 150 feet LOA. Today, the company has become a leading builder of high speed passenger catamarans, survey craft, and research vessels. AAM’s vessels feature the
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- MTR100: LinkQuest Inc. page: 15
Marine Technology
on August 20156749 Top Gun Street, Suite 100 San Diego, California 92121 T: 858-623-9916 E: [email protected] W: http://www.link-quest.com CEO Ning Xiao, Ph.D. LinkQuest manufactures precision acoustic instruments for offshore oil exploration, construction, drilling, survey,