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Maritime Institute of Technology, 5700 Hammonds Ferry Rd.,

Linthicum Heights, MD 21090

Poseidon Simulation AS, Box 89, N0-8370 Leknes, Norway

Transas Marine Overseas Ltd . 12 Obukhovskoy, Oboroni. St.

Petersburg 193019, Russian Federation

SKILLED LABORERS

Ameri-Force Inc., 3266 Talleyrand Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32206

SLIDING DOORS

Waltz & Krezner, 91 Willenbrock Rd„ Oxford, CT 06478

SOFTWARE

Autoship Systems Corp., Suite 312-611 Alexander

Street. Vancouver, BC V6A 1E1, Canada, 604-254-4171. 604-254-5171, [email protected], Contact: Brigden

Henry, www.autoship.com

Creative Systems Inc., P.O. Box 1910, Port Townsend, WA 98368

Loadmaster International, St. Varvsgarten 11B SE, 211 19 Malme,

Sweden

Resergence Software Inc. . 2021 Lakeshore Dr., Ste 21D, New

Orleans, LA 70122

STEERING GEARS/ STEERING SYSTEMS

Kobelt Manufacturing Co., Ltd., 8238-129 Street. Surrey, BC V3W0A6,

Canada

Offshore Inland, 3521 Brookdale Dr, S„ Mobile, AL 36618

STERN TUBE BEARINGS/ BUSHES

Duramax Marine LLC, 17990 Great Lakes Parkway, Hiram, OH 44234

Orkot Composites, 2535 Prairie Rd, Unit D„ Eugene, OR 97402

Thordon Bearings Inc., 3225 Mainway, Burlington, Ontario L7M 1A6,

Canada

STERN TUBE SEALS

Superbolt, PO Box 683, Carnegie, PA 15106

STRAINERS

Hellan Strainer, 3249 East 80th St., Cleveland, OH 44104

SURFACE PREP TOOLS

Aurand Mfg.. 1210 Ellis St.. Cincinnati. OH 45223

Flow International Corp., 23500 64th Ave., South Kent,

WA 98059, 800-446-3569, 253-813-9377, [email protected]

Flow International Corp., 23500 64th Ave., South Kent, WA 98059

Schmidt, PO Box 37. Fresno, TX 77545

SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT

Brookdale International, 1-8755 Ash St.. Vancouver. BC V6P 6T3.

Canada

TANK LEVELING INDICATORS

Ian Conrad Bergan, 3119 North Davis Highway,

Pensacola, FL 32503,850-434-1286,850-434-1246. [email protected], Contact: Ron Monell, www.icbergan.com

King Engineering Co PO Box 1228, Ann Arbor, Ml 48106

Saab Marine Electronics, Box 13045, 402 5Goteborg, Sweden

Technical Marine Services, 6040 North Cutter Circle, Portland, OR 97217

TESTING SERVICES

Wyle Laboratories, 7800 Govern s Dr S.W., Huntsville , AL 35807

TRAINING

International Maritime Training, 910 SE 17th St., Ste 200, Fort

Lauderdale, FL 33316

USMMA- Global Maritime and Transportation School, 300 Steamboat

Rd., Kings Point, NV 11024

TRANSMISSIONS

Karl Senner Inc., 25 W Third Kenner, LA 70062

TURBOCHARGERS

ABB Turbo Systems AG, CH 5401, Baden, Switzerland

TURBOCHARGERS- REPAIRS

Motor-Services Hugo Stamp, 3190 S.W, 4th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315

Napier Turbochargers, P.O Box 1, Waterside , South Lincoln LN5 7FD, UK

ULTRASONIC TESTING

M.A.C.E, 5910 NE 15th Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33331

VACUUM EQUIPMENT

Industrial Vacuum Equipment Corporation, N8091 Maple

Street, Ixonia, Wl 53036, 800-331-4832, 920-261-7117, [email protected]

VACUUM TOILET SYSTEM

Envirovac Inc. 1260 Turret Dr., Rockford , IL 61111

Jets Vacum Sewage System, P.O. Box 14, N-6060 Hareid, Norway

VALVES

Norriseal, P.O. Box 40525, Houston, TX 77240, 713-466- 3552,713-896-7386, [email protected], Contact:

Gordon Dorr, www.norriseal.com

VALVES & FITTINGS

Leslie Controls. 12501 Telecom Dr., Tampa. FL 33637

VENTILATION SYSTEMS / PRODUCTS

Delta T Systems, PO Boxj9159. Jupiter, FL 33468

Dry Air Technology, 313 North Oak St., Burlington, VA 88233

VIBRATION ANALYSIS

Ludeca, Inc 1425 NW 88th Ave Miami, FL 33172

Maritech, LLC. 100 Powermill Rd. Acton, MA 01725

VIBRATION CONTROL PRODUCTS

Lo-Rez Vibration, 186 W. 8th Ave., Vancouver, BC V5Y 1N2, Canada, 604-879-2974, 604-879-6588, lo-rez@lo- rez.com, Contact: Ted Spaetgens, www.lo-rez.com

VISCOMETERS

Cambridge Applied System, 196 Boston Ave , Medlord, MA 021!

VOYAGE DATA RECORDERS

Rutter Technologies. P.O Box 23150, Churchill Park Postal

Outlet, St. John's. NL A1B 4J9, Canada

WASTE WATER TREATMENT

Airvac, 4217 N. Old U.S. 31, Rochester, IN 46975

EVAC Environmental Solutions, 1260 Turret Dr.,

Rockford , IL 61111, 815-654-8300, 815-654-8306, [email protected]

FASTOSystems, 8229 Brentwood Industrial Drive.

Brentwood. MO 63144. 314-645-6540, 314-645-6131. [email protected]. Contact: Alan

Fleischer, www.marinefast.com

RWO, Leerkampe 3, D- 28259 Bremen, Germany

ZNC International Incorporated, 200 William Street

Port Chester, NY 10573, 800-552-4403 / 914-690- 0650, 914-690-0653, [email protected], Contact:

Chris Zimmerman, www.znclink.com

WATER JET CLEANING

Flow Internafional Corp., 23500 64th Ave., South Kent, WA 98059

Gardner Denver Water Jetting Systems, 8807 Emmett Rd., Ste 100, Houston, TX 77040

WATER PURIFIERS

Alfa -Laval Separation, Inc., 955 Meams Rd., Warminster.

PA18974

Gardner Denver Water Jetting Systems, 8807 Emmett Rd., Ste 100, Houston, TX 77040

Pentair Water Treatment, 502 Indiana Avenue,

SheBoygan, Wl 53081, 866-873-7506, 866-203-7361, [email protected]

Reverse Osmosis of South Florida, Inc., 150 S.E. 29th St., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316, 954-462-4114, 954-467-6080, [email protected]

WATERTIGHT CLOSURES

Waltz & Krezner, 91 Willenbrock Rd„ Oxford, CT 06478

WELDING PRODUCTS & POWER

EQUIPMENT

Integra, 290 Pratt Street, Meriden, CT 06450

WINCHES & FAIRLEADS

Coastal Marine Equipment, Bldg 9114 MISAAP Ind. Complex, St(

Space Center, MS 39529

Intercontinental Engineering, PO Box 9055 , Kansas City, MO 64

Jeamar Winches, 1051 Clinton St., Buffalo, NY 14206

Markey Machinery, P.O. Box 24788, Seattle, WA 98124

MMC International, 60 Inip Dr, Inwood, NY 11096

Patterson Company, 3 Riversea Roads, Pittsburgh, PA 15233, 800-322-2018, 412-322-2785, [email protected]

Smith Berger Marine, 7915 10th Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98108

Superior Lidgerwood Mundy, 1101 John Ave., Superior, Wl 54880

Timberland Equipment Ltd & Almon Johnson, 459 Industrial Ave.,

Woodstock, ON N4S 772, Canada

WINDLASSES (ANCHORS)

Coastal Marine Equipment, Bldg 9114 MISAAP Ind. Complex, Stennis

Space Center, MS 39529

Jered Industries, 1608 Newcastle St.. Brunswick, GA 31520

WINDOWS

Deansteel Mfg., 111 Merchant St.. San Antonio, TX 78204

WINDSCREEN & WINDOW WIPERS

Bae Systems, 550 South Fulton St., Mt. Vernon, NJ 10550

Hepworth Marine International, Hepworth House, Brook St., Redditch,

Wcrcestershire B98 8NF, UK (Continued from page 36)

I am very happy now that IACS has united behind the principle of common standards and scantlings for newbuild- ings, and has made decisive moves to develop those rapidly. And 1 am delight- ed that the industry, (as represented by

BIMCO, ICS, Intercargo and

Intertanko) has reacted so positively to

IACS' initiative. These organizations have all welcomed IACS' announcement on the development of common classifi- cation rules for newbuildings, and

IACS' plan to use small groups to fast track the process. These organisations have advised us of their willingness to provide industry input to IACS working groups developing rules for tankers and bulk carriers, and I welcome that. But better co-operation with industry is only the first step.The IMO has also expressed a desire to set goal-based standards for newbuilding strength. This is a positive development, under which nation states can unite to set global stan- dards for the strength of ships. We as class can help them to develop those goals and standards, and then we can use our unique expertise to develop com- mon rules, which will make sure that every ship built in the future will match up to those goals. Setting those stan- dards will require co-operation, between

IMO and its members, between the members of IMO, between all of them and IACS, and between IMO, IACS and the shipping industry. Our industry deserves that co-operation.

August, 2003

DNV's Five Points Fight

Substandard Ships

Dedicated "Flying Squads" with expe- rienced surveyors is one element in a

Five Point Plan launched by DNV to step up the efforts to remove substan- dard shipping. "DNV considers quality the single most important factor to improve safety and serious quality cases the biggest threat to the public confi- dence in shipping," says Tor Svensen,

COO of DNV's Classification activities.

Besides the activation of a dedicated "Flying Squad," the Five Point Plan includes upgraded monitoring of

Ultrasonic Thickness Measurement (UTM) companies, improved targeting system for potential substandard ships, actions towards high risk flags and a strengthening of resources and compe- tence within DNV.

Regarding DNV's pledge for a stricter approval program for companies deliv- ering Ultrasonic Thickness

Measurements (UTM), Svensen explained the company's plans. "The quality of the UTM companies repre- sents one weak point in the safety chain of international shipping. Surveys based on incorrect UTM results represent a risk for misjudgments in the planning and execution of the surveys," he said.

DNV's new approval program intro- duces a performance rating of each

UTM company. In addition, one-man

UTM companies will no longer be accepted, and a DNV surveyor will also be onboard to personally verify the measurements, and approval certificates will be cancelled for companies not per- forming according to the requirements.

A special targeting scheme for poten- tially substandard ships has so far this year been instrumental in leading up to the deletion of 32 vessels due to viola- tion of rules and regulations, with 40 ships presently under special surveil- lance. The final element in the Five

Point Plan is a strengthening of resources and competence within DNV. "We are in the process of employing an additional 40 surveyors as part of our quality drive. Extraordinary investments of $10 million in quality measures show that we are stepping up our efforts to fight substandard shipping, knowing that this is the only way to improve safe- ty," Svensen says.

Strength Through Unity

By Bernard Anne, marine director,

Bureau Veritas

Classification societies face one major issue today. That is to define the scope of class and to ensure that the great reservoir of technical strength which class represents is put firmly behind a drive towards ever safer shipping. The challenge for all of us is to harness the strength of class by getting all parts of it working together, rather than dissipating it by working individually in different directions.

Within that challenge there are two distinct and difficult issues. One is tech- nical, the other philosophical. First, the philosophical point. Who should set standards for ships' structure? Today, we have the IMO, which makes rules and regulations for shipping, and we have a number of individual classification soci- eties, which have all developed different detailed rules for construction of ships.

It is an untidy situation, which has developed for historic reasons. But in fact, it is a system, which has served shipping well, fostering technical inno- vation, and allowing massive gains in productivity as ship types evolve. Our ships have never been stronger, nor safer, nor our seas cleaner. But the industry we serve is unhappy with the current situation, and so are some flag states. And frankly, the public and politi- cians cannot understand it. It is time for a change. The change is simply that we have to move together to a new frame- work in which IMO nation states do what they do best, which is to set the acceptable standard of safety the world wants from ships.

Then class societies can work together to do what they do best, which is pro- duce detailed harmonized rules that deliver the standards set by IMO. We can make that change, and IACS has already taken the first steps towards doing so, by agreeing to work in a uni- fied and co-operative manner to produce common classification rules for new- building scantlings.

The first issues to be tackled will be double hull bulkers and tankers, to be followed by all ship types. 55