Maritime Reporter, February 2001

<BODY> <div> Cruise Shinniniz Annual Non-Chemical Solution to Ship's Waste Discharge Environmental regulatory agencies, armed with subpoenas, lawsuits, and criminal indictments are changing the way owners and captains must think about waste disposal. MEP (Marine Environmental Partners, Inc.) has taken notice and is providing technology solu- tions to meet environmental regulation both today and tomorrow. MEP is a joint venture between a South Florida compa- ny, Boatside Services, and Alpha- Omega Environmental, Inc. of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Boatside Services is a provider of fluid services to the yacht- ing industry, utilizing a fleet of U.S. Coast Guard certified tank service ves- sels. Expanding on this concept and joining forces with Alpha-Omega - which has pioneered an innovative water treatment process technology to industry — has facilitated the introduction of the patented EIMS technology to the marine market. Circle 198 on Reader Service Card Resolve Fire & Hazard Receives NMD Approval Resolve Fire & Hazard Response Inc. announced the approval of their Advanced Fire Fighting Course by the Norwegian Maritime Directorate (NMD). Following an inspection of the fire fighting facilities, an audit of quali- ty management programs and training programs at the Resolve School, Mr. Reidar Norheim of the NMD granted the approval This new approval will pre- dominately affect the cruise ship com- munity. Many of the officers in com- mand of cruise ships sailing from U.S. ports hold licenses that are issued by the Norwegian Maritime Directorate. The new NMD approval comes after the United Kingdom Maritime and Coast Guard Agency (MCA) and the quality standards organization, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), approved Resolve Fire & Hazard Response, Inc. Circle 193 on Reader Service Card MAVCO Onboard Explorer Of The Seas Explorer of the Seas — the latest addi- tion to Royal Caribbean's Voyager class cruise ships — and the second in the Voyager class now offers the largest Conference Center at sea, which was designed and installed by MAVCO. The ship's large size allows for the highest degree of flexibility in the design fea- tures and interior solutions of the Con- ference Center, which encompasses four conference rooms, a reception area, a multi-media screening room and board- room. These can be tailored to suit a variety of needs, used individually or in numerous combinations. MAVCO has equipped all the rooms with a dedicated multi-system VHS video player, to which additional A/V sources, such as CD players, overheads and slide projectors, can be connected via a wall mounted connection panel. With much of the equipment supplied being portable, control is via a switching matrix, which allows the signal to be sent to any destination within the com- plex. This facilitates the various combi- nations of the conference rooms, since it can be used to send signals to equipment in several rooms simultaneously. The various user functions in the con- ference rooms can be controlled by a touch-screen wireless remote control, with duplicate control panels on the walls. There is also a tie-line system installed from one end of the Conference Center to the other, facilitating the connection of a 24 channel mixing console for large meeting functions. Circle 42 on Reader Service Card GuminuniiMiii Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) introduces THE ONLY ANTENNA YOUR VESSELS WILL EVER NEED. MTN's newest technology—the Multi-Frequency Antenna (MFA) can send and receive in either C- or Ku-Band. MTN Now Offers A Choice Of: The Multi-Frequency Antenna System Global Communications using C- or KuBand • Full Time dedicated network Inmarsat Services -A, -B, -M, Mini-M & C ' Internet access & e-mail capability • Highly competitive pricing Optimize Your Communications Systems with MTN, The Commun tio tx^: < „. ,; QMTAf Sjjpppp JMh NAIIIINl 1H1C0MMUNICMI0N8 NtlWHI 954.538.4000 • Toll Free: 877.464.4MTN(4686) • Fax: 954.431.4077 • mtn_info@mtnsat.com • www.mtnsat.com Circle 254 on Reader Service Card 3600 THRUSTERS delivered and more than 2000 Ships equipped with BRUNVOLL THRUSTERS BRUNVOLLARE PRODUCERS OF Tunnel Thrusters Azimuth Thrusters Control Systems Low noise Thrusters www.brunvoll.no S3 BRUNVOLL BRUNVOLL A.S. 6415 MOLDE NORWAY TELEPHONE +47 71 21 96 00 FAX +47 71 21 96 90 REPRESENTATIVE IN USA: SMI Circle 294 on Reader Service Card SHIPS MACHINERY INTERNATIONAL, INC. HEAVY DUTY MARINE EQUIPMENT 8375 N.W. 56 STREET, MIAMI, FL.33166 TELEPHONE (305) 592-7350, FAX (305) 591-8223 THRUSTERS FOR MANOUEVRING AND PROPULSION OF SHIPS February, 2001 www.maritimetoday.com 36G </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>