November 2004 issue of Maritime Reporter and Engineering News

Cover of November 2004 issue of Maritime Reporter and Engineering News Magazine

Feature: The Workboat Annual

Technical: The Electric Ship

Product: Ship Repair & Conversion Techniques

Maritime Reporter

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Content

Austal Launches 417 ft. Aluminum Ship page: 9
Design Completed for Steamship Authority Ferry page: 9
Blount to Deliver MV Isleno page: 10
SF Bay Ferry Logs Impressive Performance page: 11
NASSCO Holds Ceremony for Fourth BP Tanker page: 12
K&C Wins $6M Navy Contract page: 12
Air Emissions from Ships page: 14
Shipboard Training Comes of Age page: 17
Demystifying Parametric Roll page: 20
A Bright Spot in Oil Patch Vessel Construction page: 26
Senesco Marine Signs Contract For 140,000-Barrel DH ATB page: 30
Coffee Company Investigates MContainer-on-BargeM Service page: 31
USCG Invests in Low Engine Exhaust Temps page: 33
Seacraft Delivers RV Hercules page: 36
Caterpillar Gets "ACERT"-ive page: 37
Making the Mark For Crescent Towing's Fleet page: 40
The New Wartsila 46F page: 41
Market Vision with Wartsila s Ole Johansson page: 42
VT Halter Launches PCTC page: 44
Aluminum Industry Continues Support for the Marine Market page: 46
Film Celebrates Golden Age of NW Boats page: 47
Pressure Transmitter Receives ABS Approval page: 48
Fire Prevention: "Rising" to the Occasion page: 48
For Those in Peril page: 50
A Future in Composites page: 52
Extra Value in Chinese Construction page: 53
Record Spend on Propulsion? page: 54
Collaboration Creates Vehicle for CNG Solutions page: 56
Milestone Reference with MAN B&W page: 58
The Will for Business page: 58
Wider Remit for Dutch Matchmaker page: 58
2n d Generation Onboard NAPA Tanker Released page: 58
Nichols Named "Maritime Man of the Year" page: 59
ACBL Makes Appointments page: 59
International Paint Japan K.K. - Open for Business page: 60
European Yard Initiative - Will it Work? page: 62
A.P. Meller-Maersk Creates Dedicated Tech Group page: 64
SembCorp Signs Breakthrough, Long Term LNG Deal page: 66
Keppel Batangas Completes SemiSub Repair page: 68
A&P Tyne Re-Delivers FPSO Haewene Brim page: 68
Crane Materials Launches TimberGuard page: 70
Fincantieri Orders Water- Lubed Shaft Bearings page: 70
Bilge Water Treatment Unit Approved By LR page: 71
Electric Propulsion for Coastal Ships page: 72
ALSTOM Wins $102M Navy Deal page: 73
Offshore & Marine Chose Vacon AC Drives page: 73
Successful Full Load Operation of 5-MW Ship Propulsion Motor page: 74
Innovative Tweendeck Patented in U.S. page: 76
MAN B&W Records Busy Hamburg Show page: 77
Transas Demonstrates New Tech at SMM page: 77
BV Launches Project Management Solution page: 78
Xantic Offers New Web-Based Tool page: 79
New AIS Targets U.S. Workboat Market page: 80
Hepworth Makes a Good Show at SMM page: 80
New PVC-Free Alternatives for Interior Decoration page: 80
A High-End Global Satcom Presence page: 82
IPS Marine Lands New Blue Chip Casino page: 85
Rigdon Marine Promotes Harkness to CFO Post page: 85
Tidewater: Effects of New Tax Bill Are Positive page: 86
Bollinger to Design, Build Five DH Hot Oil Barges page: 87
B+V Wins Passenger Ship Contract page: 88
In Remembrance: Captain Fred Kosnac Jr. (1928-2004) page: 92
Electronic Charting Aboard APL China page: 93
Electric Boat Optimizes Nuclear Sub Repairs page: 94
Kramek, Liu Snare Top SNAME Honors page: 97

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