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14 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News Uncompromised Control WaterJet Bow/Stern Thrusters 75-2200 HP JT575AM HT600 Low Submergence Requirement Small Hull Penetrations Auxiliary Propulsion/ “Take Home” Capability Effective Thrust In Currents Proudly Made In The USA! Circle 230 on Reader Service CardCircle 241 on Reader Service Card • The softest, most forgiving ship assist fender on the market • Designed for greater energy absorption and gripping ability • Ideal for tractor tugs, bow, stern and side fenders • Side hip fenders for tug and barge units • Pier cell fenders a division of Viking Marine Products, Inc. 1160 State Street • Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 USA Tel: (732) 826-4552 • Fax: (732) 826-5533 E-mail: vikingfender1@yahoo.com www.vikingfender.com When Push Comes To Shove, Have A Viking On Your Side! Viking Enhanced Softloop Fender Telenor Launches BGAN Telenor Satellite Services said that its Broadband Global Area Network Service (BGAN) is commercially avail- able to customers in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. BGAN is the world's first global, mobile service to provide voice and broadband data simultaneously. MacGregor Covers 10,000 TEU series MacGregor is providing hatch cover design and key components for four 10,000 TEU container ships ordered from Hyundai Heavy Industries in Korea by China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO). The ves- sels will be delivered between late 2007 and mid-2008. The 334 x 45.5 m ships have a speed of 25.8 knots. They are the first 10,000 TEU container carriers to be built in Asia, and the largest such ships with a declared capacity to be built any- where. W&O Supply Named Exclusive Master Distributor for Hayward W&O Supply, a supplier of marine valves, pipes, fittings and valve automa- tion services, was selected as the exclu- sive master distributor of Hayward Industries' product line for the maritime industry. The agreement allows W&O Supply to offer highly competitive pric- ing to its customers. Hayward Industries will now use the W&O Supply relationship to distribute its filtration and flow control lines, cast and fabricated strainer products as well as Wright Austin gas/liquid separators. Altair Wins Korean Navy Deal Altair Filter Technology won contracts to supply gas turbine air filtration sys- tems to two new vessels for the Republic of Korea Navy. The first KDX III warship and two new LSFII hover- craft will be fitted with Altair's gas tur- bine protection. The KDXIII is a new 7,000-ton war- ship being designed and built by Hyundai Heavy Industries. KDXIII is the Korean counterpart to the American DDG-51 class destroyers. The LSFII is a high-speed hovercraft landing ship under design construction by Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Company. These orders are the first contracts in connection with the Republic of Korea Navy for Altair. Chevron Goes Live With ShipNet Chevron entered into an agreement with ShipNet in June 2004 to provide solutions to manage Chartering, Operations and Voyage Accounting world wide. Recently, the company went live with ShipNet, after a signifi- cant project including more than 50 dis- tinct modifications totaling more than 2,500 man hours of software develop- ment. The software is in place, the staff has been thoroughly trained and the solution is running smoothly. Chevron Corp. have implemented ShipNet Accounting, Operations, Purchasing, Disbursement Accounting, TC, Invoicing and the ShipNet vessel report- ing system as well as a new terminal demurrage application and Alert System. News MR JANUARY2006 #2 (9-16).qxd 1/3/2006 2:18 PM Page 14
