2016 Articles
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on August 2016The Company: Continental Underwriters, Ltd. is a national, multiline firm for all types of marine coverage. The firm offers both admitted and non-admitted products in 50 states with affordable, broad terms and conditions for even the most unusual and complex risks. Continental’s 45 years of success
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- MTR100: Deep Trekker Inc. page: 74
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on August 2016Deep Trekker produces portable ROVs and pipe crawlers for the subsea inspection landscape, from its flagship product, the DTG2 ROV, to the new DTX2 ROV and DT340 pipe crawler. Deep Trekker ROVs feature a patented pitching system to aid maneuverability. The ROV’s outer shell rotates, granting the mai
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- MTR100: Outland Technology page: 72
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on August 2016From its inception in Gretna, La. in 1984, Outland Technology Inc. has strove to design and manufacture a broad range of high quality video and audio products using high volume components adapted for specific applications. Today Outland’s product line is expanding, and its worldwide presence continu
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- MTR100: Woods Hole Group page: 54
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on August 2016Woods Hole Group addresses environmental problems worldwide focused on engineering and environmental challenges from the deep ocean, the coastal zone, and into wetland and terrestrial environments. The company has proven the ability to evolve and sustain a business incorporating marine technologies
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- MTR100: Blue Robotics Inc page: 10
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on August 2016Blue Robotics is a young and innovative company in the marine robotics industry. Since launching its T100 Thruster through a Kickstarter campaign in 2014, the company has expanded to offer nearly 100 products designed to make marine robotics more accessible, including its recently released BlueROV2,
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on August 2016The Company: Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings is a global provider of protective and marine coatings, offering a complete line of time-tested, high-performance coatings technologies to combat corrosion, protect assets, enhance personnel safety, and improve aesthetics. From more than 4,
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on August 2016The Company: The Superior-Lidgerwood-Mundy Corporation (SLM) is the result of the combining of three companies who were engaged in similar activities. Over time, Lidgerwood purchased the Superior Iron Works of Superior, Wisconsin and Mundy Hoisting of Newark, NJ. Now all manufacturing and administr
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- MN100: Northern Lights, Inc. page: 71
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on August 2016The Company: Founded in 1958, Northern Lights manufactures marine power generation, propulsion and air conditioning and refrigeration systems. The company’s products are distributed through a global sales and service network of over 340 dealers in more than 40 countries. Northern Lights manufactur
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- MN100: HydroComp, Inc. page: 34
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on August 2016The Company: HydroComp, Inc. was established in 1984 to provide powering analysis services to naval architects and shipbuilders. Best known for its award-winning NavCad software, HydroComp is regarded as the premier source for performance prediction software, consulting, and knowledge. The firm’s o
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- MN100: GPLink page: 30
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on August 2016The Company: GPLink is the most capable remote diagnostic tool available for high horsepower systems. Globally, GPLink helps vessel owners and fleet managers by remotely plotting asset locations while also monitoring engines & critical systems. GPLink remotely monitors fuel consumption, idle time,
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- MTR100: MacArtney page: 57
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on August 2016The MacArtney Group is a global supplier of underwater technology products and systems specializing in design, manufacture, sales and service of a wide range of systems to offshore oil and gas operators, surveyors, the renewable energy sector, ocean science institutes and navies across the world. Th
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- MTR100: Sea-Bird Scientific page: 26
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on August 2016For over 40 years, Sea-Bird Scientific has developed award-winning technologies and CTDs that are the centerpiece of most oceanographic moorings, AUVs and profiling systems. The global Argo Array, with unprecedented accuracy and stability in temperature and salinity, has enabled scientists to detect
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- MTR100: LinkQuest Inc. page: 26
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on August 2016San Diego based LinkQuest Inc. manufactures precision acoustic instruments for offshore oil exploration, construction, drilling, survey, environmental study and other oceanographic applications. The company’s acoustic communication and positioning products are based on the innovative Broadband Acous
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- MTR100: JW Fishers Mfg Inc page: 24
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on August 2016For more than 45 years JW Fishers Mfg has specialized in the design and manufacture of high-tech, reasonably priced underwater search equipment. Its side scan sonars, underwater metal detectors, ROVs, and magnetometers are in use by commercial diving companies, public safety dive teams, government a
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- MTR100: Flydog Solutions LLC page: 19
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on August 2016Flydog Solutions LLC was founded in 2007 as hardware design and product development company in Tallinn, Estonia. During the years, Flydog has carried out and delivered many interdisciplinary projects involving mechanics, industrial design, electronics, HMI, engineering and prototyping, all of which
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Maritime Reporter
on August 2016Astican & Astander: pair of privately owned Spanish yards continue to invest in facilities and equipment Astander and Astican are the two busiest privately owned shipyards in Spain carrying out heavy repairs and special conversion projects with a boutique style attitude towards customers. As par
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on August 2016Mooring integrity is an important concern in the offshore industry [1]. Mooring leg failures can have significant consequences, such as temporary shutdowns and require unplanned, thus expensive, repairs. On the other hand, an over dimensioned design leads to higher loads acting on the floating faci
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on August 2016VSM: Collapse in demand dampens expectations for the current year The global shipbuilding industry continued its downturn in 2015 with the number of new orders halved compared to 2013 level. The year 2016 is shaping up to be even worse. The “Big Three” shipbuilding nations China, Korea and
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- Growing Up Metric page: 32
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on August 2016The story of World Wide Metric’s steady growth and promising future. Words are powerful, and “Growing up Metric,” the title of the recently released book by George Contos, the energetic CEO and second-generation ‘Contos’ leader of World Wide Metric, is a fitting title. Contos recently sat with M
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- MN100: VescoPlastics page: 89
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on August 2016The Company: Founded in 1958, self-lubricated polymer bearings and bushings manufacturer VescoPlastics produces a proprietary range of bushings, bearings and wear plates that operate in dusty, dirty or wet conditions and last longer than other products on the market. VescoPlastics has warehouses in