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Norwegian Maritime Products Report

Norwegian Manufacturers Maintain Edg e

The cliche "the more things change, applies to the past, current and future in the grand scheme of the international the more they stay the same," certainly role of the Norwegian maritime cluster ship and boat building communities.

The crewmember you always wanted

Since their introduction in 1982, ComNav Autopilots have gained a reputation for top performance and reliability in any sea and weather conditions. ComNav Marine has a broad line of autopilots suitable for all types of vessels. 2001 Autopilot t Cor 1 Water resistan Control Head 1 Three "Turn" functions • Automatic trim 1 Two remote ports built-in 1 Two navigation ports for dual input of NMEA information 1 Two heading outputs 1 Selectable steering parameters 1 Optional rudder angle indicator, up to 4 stations • 3 year Extended Warrantee

ComNav ComNav Marine Ltd. 1915 Stainsbury Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5N 2M6 (604) 872-3000 www.comnavmarine.com

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Gas Generation Systems •. >- 600 Permea Maritime Protectionf inert gas systems! >- 300 Shipboard nitrogen systems! >- 90 Offshore nitrogen systems!

AIR PRODUCTS

AIR PRODUCTS AS

P.O. Box 8100 Vagsbygd, N-4675, Kristiansand

S., NORWAY

Telephone: +47-380-39900 Telefax: +47-380-11113

E-mail: airproducts® online.no

POLLUTION IS PERSONAL •HPBawiS* wanp

Hermont Marine, Inc. services the North American marine industry with quality oily water separating equipment and quality service since 1984.

With 15 years of hands on experience, we understand bilge water and have found simple solutions to get clean bilge water overboard reliably.

Hermont offers the Focas 1500 oil content meter, one of the most dependable bilge alarms. To keep the instrument accurate, Hermont does annual calibration on the oil content meters. To eliminate residual oil from the effluent stream, Hermont supplies post filtration modules as a simple, reliable and user friendly means to keep the environment clean. Applying the above shows diligence by managers and directors in matters of pollution. Q

ISO-9002 certified

Hermont Marine, Inc. 3528 Griffith St., Laurent, Quebec H4T 1A7 Canada

Tel: (514) 735-6185 Fax: (514) 735-0035

E-mail: [email protected]

Internet: http://www.hermont.com

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MARINE REFRIGERATION

Steknotherm

HI MARINE AND INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION

More than 60 years of experience as a supplier of refrigeration systems to the marine industry.

Custom built refrigeration plants and equipment for: • Reefers • Air conditioning • Provision storage • Chemical tankers • Inert-gas drying • C02 storage • RSW-systems • Fish processing systems

ENGINEERING —PRODUCTION—SERVICE

SPARE PARTS

Teknotherm A/S, PO Box 87, N-1751 Halden, Norway

Phone +47 69 19 52 81. Fax +47 69 19 52 89

Few countries, if any, can boast the mar- itime history of Norway, a history that entails many colorful tales surpassed only by the number and magnitude of marine innovations, which have emerged from a country with a popula- tion (approx. five million), which is smaller than many large cities. And while corporate consolidations around the globe continue to morph the marine market — including many notable Nor- wegian companies such as Ulstein, which is now a portion of the Rolls

Royce group — it's a safe bet that the level of innovation and creativity ema- nating from these companies will not waver.

The formula for success in Norway is quite simple, actually, and can be credit- ed to a level of hard-work, market intel- ligence and cooperation which is unequalled.

Despite its size relative to world popu- lation, Norwegians stand tall in the mar- itime community, with Norwegian mer- chant vessels accounting for a hefty 10 percent of the world fleet. It is this plat- form — a diverse fleet of large oceango- ing ships — that sets the stage for Nor- way's product and service prowess.

Norwegian cooperation among shipowners, manufacturers, finance and government is legendary in that a mutu- ally beneficial environment was created and is carefully nurtured. Technology companies work hand-in-hand with some of the most quality-conscious shipowners in the world, developing, testing, refining and bringing to market a breadth of advanced marine systems and products.

While the home market plays a critical role on the system and product creation end — and Norwegian owners are undoubtedly swayed to sometimes favor "home cooking" over outside solutions

For additional infornation on the products highlighted in this report, please circle the appropriate num- ber on the Reader Service Card in this edition.

Autronica 107

Daleside Shipping Services 108

KonMap Maritime Systems 109

Primar 110

Unitor Ill

Valmarine 112

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