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Jun 15, 2005
Knut Vollebaek, Norwegian Ambassador to the United States, visited the ms Oosterdam in Seattle, Wash., recently with his wife, Ellen, as a guest of Stein Kruse, Holland America Line president and CEO.
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Jun 15, 2005
Donjon Marine Co., Inc. was invited by the State Fire Marshall and the Director of the New Jersey Division of Fire Safety to participate in an exercise conducted
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Jun 15, 2005
In February Inchcape Shipping of Dubai took delivery of the 4,200-hp crewboat Inchcape – 20. At sea trials in Dubai anchorage the boat demonstrated speeds of 26.
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Jun 15, 2005
Horizon Shipbuilding completed construction of its 74-ft. aluminum Pilot for the port of Umm Qasr, Iraq. The boat reportedly exceeded its required top speed by
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Jun 15, 2005
Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, has begun construction of a new launch for the Charleston, S.C., pilots, the first in a new line of rigid bottom, soft-sided pilot boats.
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Jun 15, 2005
The Burger Boat Company fleet launched Tenacity in early June. The Johnson’s of Minnesota are owners of the new Burger-built 116-ft. Raised Pilothouse yacht. Tenacity is a traditionally styled,
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Jun 15, 2005
GE Transportation delivered a GE 16-cylinder 7FDM diesel engine for installation aboard the Cap. Berny B tuna clipper. The vessel, owned by Berni Buehs and Sons,
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Jun 15, 2005
Wärtsilä Corporation won a contract to supply two Wärtsilä 46F engines to power an Ice class 1A, 1700 TEU open-top container feeder vessel ordered by the Dutch shipowner Wagenborg Shipping,
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Jun 15, 2005
Transocean Inc. has been awarded contracts for two High-Specification drillships, the Deepwater Millennium and the Deepwater Expedition, for drilling operations in the U.
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Jun 15, 2005
ViaSat won a $61,047,433 firm-fixed-price delivery order for Multifunctional Information Distribution
System-Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVTs). The MIDS-LVT provides secure,
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Jun 15, 2005
The U.S. Coast Guard issued an annual report finding that foreign-flagged vessel compliance with new international security requirements was better than expected
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Jun 15, 2005
Damen Shipyards Gorinchem, The Netherlands and Wilson Sons, Brazil signed a contract and license agreement for the construction of a Damen Platform Supply Vessel 7216.
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Jun 15, 2005
Kawasaki Heavy Industries will build two additional MAN B&W Diesel 7S50MC-C two-stroke main
engines for Norway. These engines will power two 43,000 dwt chemical
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Jun 15, 2005
Beginning July 1, 2005, Seattle Maritime Academy (SMA) will offer courses in Maritime Security, specifically CSO/VSO and FSO.
· Company Security Officer – CSO/VSO (3 days).
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Jun 15, 2005
Neratek AS changed its company name to Marlink AS, in a move that signals its continued integration of worldwide business operations into Marlink. Neratek was acquired by Marlink's parent company,
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Jun 15, 2005
Kongsberg Maritime launched the Kongsberg System Technology concept at NorShipping in Oslo.
Kongsberg System Technology is seen as key to the company’s entire
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Jun 15, 2005
The Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay recently completed a major Maritime Domain Awareness electronic reporting program. Known as eNOA/D On-Line,
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Jun 15, 2005
Captain Zenon Sdougos, a long-serving and highly esteemed contributor to the work of the International Maritime Organization, has died at his home in London. He was 89.
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Jun 15, 2005
Larry Rigdon, President and CEO of Rigdon Marine, announced the delivery of the /V St. Louis, the eighth of ten GPA 640 platform support vessels being built at Bender Shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.
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Jun 15, 2005
The man who led Seattle-based Holland America Line through years of steady growth and significant impact to the local economy has earned a prestigious Puget Sound award.
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