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Columbia Coastal Security Plan Approved Columbia Coastal Transport, an East Coast container barge operator, said that its Vessel Security Plan was approved by the U.S. Coast Guard. This approval remains valid for five years, and insures the company's compliance with the final Maritime security requirements mandat- ed by the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 2002. "Columbia Coastal is among the first companies to date that have had their Vessel Security Plans approved by the U.S. Coast Guard." said Bruce Fenimore, president of Columbia Coastal. "This indicates not only our commitment to serve our customers without interruption, but also to the ports and terminals that we call on a regular basis. As a U.S.-flag operator, our commitment to security is paramount, and this early approval shows that we take that commitment seriously." Carlisle & Finch: Providing Safety with Style Now available is a power- ful. dependable, high intensi- ty searchlight, yet with a low profile appearance. The new Carlisle & Finch Recessed Mounting Option, is now offered on all of its 10, 12 and 15-in. searchlights. Circle 27 on Reader Service Card BURRARD HEAVY DUTY DECK MACHINERY TOWING WINCHES, ANCHOR WINDLASSES, MOORING CAPSTANS, CARGO WINCHES, HYDRAULIC OR ELECTRIC DRIVES Burrard heavy duty double drum towing winch as supplied to: 220 Alexander Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6A 1C1 Delta Linda, Delta Carey, Delta Deanna, Millennium Falcon, Telephone: (604) 684-2491 Fax: (604) 684-0458 L Millennium star and Millennium Dawn" E-mail: sales@burrardironworks.com .ai Jm BURRARD IRON WORKS LIMITED MX Marine Earns Triple Approval MX Marine, Leica Geosystems announced the receipt of BSH (Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, Germany), USCG (U.S. Coast Guard), and CCS (China Classification Society) approvals for its' MX521 and MX525 GPS and DGPS Systems. The MX521 and MX525 GPS and DPGS antennas comply with the latest IMO performance standards which apply to all new SOLAS-compliant marine GPS receivers installed after July 1, 2003, for Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM), higher accuracy course and speed outputs and improved electrical interference immunity. Both products are designed to accept differential signals from DGPS beacon stations as well as Space-Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS), includ- ing the U.S. Wide-Area Augmentation System (WAAS), the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS) and the Japanese MTSAT system. These products provide horizontal accuracy of two meters when operating in a differential mode, and five meters using stand-alone GPS. Circle 28 on Reader Service Card June 2004 Circle 331 on Reader Service Card THE FINEST OCEANGOING "IIICC iwA DECT Til I HI Ed II a lata I III Duff Hughes, President, Compa The Vane Brothers Jeffboat, strategically located on the Ohio River in Jeffersonville, Indiana, has been designing and constructing vessels for 62 years. 10,000 vessels to be exact, all created with heavier welds, wheelabrated steel and superior coatings. At Jeffboat, not only do you get a technologically advanced oceangoing vessel at reasonable ^ _ labor cost, you also get a dedicated project team. So when ' you look to build an oceangoing vessel, just look to the Ohio. Circle 256 on Reader Service Card 49
