Maritime Reporter, March 2011

<BODY> <div><a href="?1">MARITIME </a></div> <div><a href="?1">REPORTER </a></div> <div><a href="?1">AND </a></div> <div><a href="?1">ENGINEERING NEWS </a></div> <div><a href="?1">Repair & Conversion </a></div> <div><a href="?1">Rotkirch Drives Grand Bahama </a></div> <div><a href="?1">Region Report </a></div> <div><a href="?1">The Middle East </a></div> <div><a href="?1">Learn from Your Mistakes </a></div> <div><a href="?1">Software Solutions </a></div> <div><a href="?1">Government Update </a></div> <div><a href="?1">Payment of Ransom </a></div> <div><a href="?1">Book Review </a></div> <div><a href="?1">The Power of the Sea </a></div> <div><a href="?4">TABLE OF CONTENTS </a></div> <div><a href="?4">VESSEL OF THE MONTH </a></div> <div><a href="?4">INSURANCE </a></div> <div><a href="?4">GOVERNMENT UPDATE </a></div> <div><a href="?4">EYE ON DESIGN </a></div> <div><a href="?4">CLASS </a></div> <div><a href="?4">REPAIR & CONVERSION </a></div> <div><a href="?4">ROUNDTABLE </a></div> <div><a 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href="?14">AS EARMARKS GO AWAY, SO GOES THE </a></div> <div><a href="?14">Washington Watch Good News & Bad News </a></div> <div><a href="?15">Posted by Dennis Bryant on </a></div> <div><a href="?16">NEWS POSTS FROM MARITIMEPROFESSIONAL.COM </a></div> <div><a href="?16">Mammoet Raises Cabo de Hornos </a></div> <div><a href="?16">Cabo de Hornos </a></div> <div><a href="?18">NEWS POSTS FROM MARITIMEPROFESSIONAL.COM </a></div> <div><a href="?18">of Philip Schuyler </a></div> <div><a href="?18">and the Port of New </a></div> <div><a href="?18">in the United States, </a></div> <div><a href="?18">the Regiment of Cadets </a></div> <div><a href="?18">Fort Schuyler </a></div> <div><a href="?18">Greatship Global </a></div> <div><a href="?18">Invests in Rig </a></div> <div><a href="?18">Greatship Global Energy Services </a></div> <div><a href="?18">Mobile Offshore Self Elevating </a></div> <div><a href="?18">Diesel Electric Propulsion </a></div> <div><a href="?20">NEWS </a></div> <div><a 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Price </a></div> <div><a href="?22">Equipment List </a></div> <div><a href="?24">NEWS </a></div> <div><a href="?24">Vizada Launches VSAT Service </a></div> <div><a href="?24">RALion Contract For Australian </a></div> <div><a href="?24">Research Vessel </a></div> <div><a href="?24">Photo SeaArk </a></div> <div><a href="?24">Isla Tesoro Equipment List </a></div> <div><a href="?26">LEAKY PACKAGING </a></div> <div><a href="?26">TOO-LARGE SHIP </a></div> <div><a href="?26">CRYSTAL SHIPMENT </a></div> <div><a href="?26">THE MORAL OF THE STORIES </a></div> <div><a href="?26">COLUMN </a></div> <div><a href="?26">Learn from Mistakes with </a></div> <div><a href="?26">Your Insurer’s Help </a></div> <div><a href="?26">FINANCE & INSURANCE </a></div> <div><a href="?26">About the Author </a></div> <div><a href="?28">COLUMN LEGAL BEAT </a></div> <div><a href="?28">the Military Sealift Command (MSC), </a></div> <div><a href="?28">Caveats of Long-Term Charters </a></div> <div><a href="?28">About the Author </a></div> <div><a href="?28">the Maritime, International </a></div> <div><a href="?30">COLUMN GOVERNMENT UPDATE </a></div> <div><a href="?30">Payment of Ransom </a></div> <div><a href="?30">About the Author </a></div> <div><a href="?30">Regulatory Consulting, </a></div> <div><a href="?30">Gainesville, FL </a></div> <div><a href="?30">at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth </a></div> <div><a href="?31">of International Economic Powers Act </a></div> <div><a href="?32">the American Bureau of Shipping, Chevron, </a></div> <div><a href="?32">COLUMN EYE ON DESIGN </a></div> <div><a href="?32">New Tests Advance Sloshing Knowledge </a></div> <div><a href="?32">About the Author </a></div> <div><a href="?34">FEATURE CLASSIFICATION </a></div> <div><a href="?34">Marrying Quality, Eliminating Risk </a></div> <div><a href="?34">Bureau Veritas Acquires Inspectorate </a></div> <div><a href="?35">NEW OPPORTUNITIES </a></div> <div><a href="?35">RISK: THE COMMON THREAD </a></div> <div><a href="?36">FEATURE CLASSIFICATION </a></div> <div><a href="?36">CRITICAL SIZE CONNECTS THE </a></div> <div><a href="?36">FRAGMENTED SUPPLY CHAIN </a></div> <div><a href="?37">ECONOMY OF SCALE: SYNERGY WITHOUT </a></div> <div><a href="?37">SAPPING RESOURCES </a></div> <div><a href="?37">TURNKEY GLOBAL SERVICE </a></div> <div><a href="?38">FEATURE SHIP REPAIR & CONVERSION </a></div> <div><a href="?38">By Henrik Segercrantz </a></div> <div><a href="?38">The Grand Bahama Shipyard Limited </a></div> <div><a href="?38">At Grand Bahama Shipyard </a></div> <div><a href="?38">Cruise, Merchant Vessels Well Serviced </a></div> <div><a href="?40">FEATURE SHIP REPAIR & CONVERSION </a></div> <div><a href="?40">the size of Royal Caribbean's ms Liberty </a></div> <div><a href="?40">BUSY AFTER THE RECESSION </a></div> <div><a href="?40">CLIENTS WELL </a></div> <div><a href="?40">Carl-Gustaf (Calle) Rotkirch </a></div> <div><a href="?41">Sealift Command’s Prepositioning Program, MV </a></div> <div><a href="?42">FEATURE SHIP REPAIR & CONVERSION </a></div> <div><a href="?42">Tandem Press Brake Helps to </a></div> <div><a href="?42">Keep Barges, Towboats, Rolling on the Rivers </a></div> <div><a href="?43">Staterooms, Penthouses and Penthouses </a></div> <div><a href="?43">Don, Crystal’s Vice President of Hotel </a></div> <div><a href="?43">Crystal Serenity Set for Major Redesign </a></div> <div><a href="?44">By Greg Trauthwein </a></div> <div><a href="?44">GETTING AROUND </a></div> <div><a href="?44">FEATURE SHIP REPAIR & CONVERSION </a></div> <div><a href="?44">Middle East </a></div> <div><a href="?44">Goltens Expands Capability </a></div> <div><a href="?44">eg T </a></div> <div><a href="?45">Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Shanghai, India, Fujairah, </a></div> <div><a href="?45">Currently, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, Istanbul </a></div> <div><a href="?45">EXPANDED OFFERING </a></div> <div><a href="?45">Goltens Worldwide Services </a></div> <div><a href="?45">eg T </a></div> <div><a href="?45">eg T </a></div> <div><a href="?46">MARKET SHIP REPAIR & CONVERSION </a></div> <div><a href="?46">Tom Godfrey, President and CEO, </a></div> <div><a href="?46">Colonna’s Shipyard </a></div> <div><a href="?46">Marine Travelift </a></div> <div><a href="?46">Gibdock Repairs Damaged Cargo Ship </a></div> <div><a href="?48">Galatas, Marine CFO MarineCFO </a></div> <div><a href="?48">FEATURE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS </a></div> <div><a href="?48">Software Solutions Download the Future </a></div> <div><a href="?48">The Participants </a></div> <div><a href="?48">ABS Nautical Systems </a></div> <div><a href="?48">Karen Hughey, President & COO </a></div> <div><a href="?48">Germanischer Lloyd SE </a></div> <div><a href="?48">Head of Maritime Software </a></div> <div><a href="?48">Marine CFO </a></div> <div><a href="?48">Multi Service </a></div> <div><a href="?48">ShipDecision </a></div> <div><a href="?48">SpecTec </a></div> <div><a href="?48">Giampiero Soncini, CEO </a></div> <div><a href="?48">Veson Nautical </a></div> <div><a href="?48">Product Director </a></div> <div><a href="?49">ABS Nautical Systems </a></div> <div><a href="?49">Integrity Management Program </a></div> <div><a href="?49">Germanischer Lloyd </a></div> <div><a href="?49">ShipDecision </a></div> <div><a href="?49">Marine CFO </a></div> <div><a href="?49">Joe Galatas </a></div> <div><a href="?50">FEATURE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS </a></div> <div><a href="?50">Hughey, ABS NS Companies </a></div> <div><a href="?50">SpecTec </a></div> <div><a href="?50">Veson Nautical </a></div> <div><a href="?50">CASE STUD </a></div> <div><a href="?50">Ship Decision </a></div> <div><a href="?51">Automation Plants and Condition Based </a></div> <div><a href="?51">Multi Service </a></div> <div><a href="?52">FEATURE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS </a></div> <div><a href="?52">CASE STUD </a></div> <div><a href="?52">Germanischer Lloyd </a></div> <div><a href="?54">FEATURE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS </a></div> <div><a href="?54">CASE STUD </a></div> <div><a href="?54">MarineCFO </a></div> <div><a href="?54">CASE STUD </a></div> <div><a href="?54">ABS Nautical Systems </a></div> <div><a href="?55">FLAGSHIP-HCA: </a></div> <div><a href="?55">Hull Condition Forecasting </a></div> <div><a href="?56">by Greg Trauthwein </a></div> <div><a href="?56">CONVERSION & REPAIR </a></div> <div><a href="?56">Abraaj Capital and Waha Capital), </a></div> <div><a href="?56">FEATURE MIDDLE EAST </a></div> <div><a href="?56">Making its Move to Dubai Maritime City </a></div> <div><a href="?56">eg T </a></div> <div><a href="?57">DUBAI MARITIME CITY </a></div> <div><a href="?57">Grandweld and Drydocks World Dubai </a></div> <div><a href="?57">Space Layout </a></div> <div><a href="?57">Docking Facilities </a></div> <div><a href="?57">Grandweld’s GM Jamal Abki </a></div> <div><a href="?58">By Greg Trauthwein </a></div> <div><a href="?58">The National Iranian Tanker Company </a></div> <div><a href="?58">BUILDING THE FLEET </a></div> <div><a href="?58">STAFF </a></div> <div><a href="?58">eg T </a></div> <div><a href="?58">FEATURE MIDDLE EAST </a></div> <div><a href="?58">Mohammad Souri </a></div> <div><a href="?58">Chairman and Managing Director, </a></div> <div><a href="?59">Thuraya to Expand Maritime SatCom Offering </a></div> <div><a href="?59">TOPAZ EXPANDS TO BRAZIL </a></div> <div><a href="?59">Fazelbhoy, CEO of Topaz Energy </a></div> <div><a href="?59">Polarcus Alima </a></div> <div><a href="?60">HEAVY LIFT </a></div> <div><a href="?60">FEATURE OFFSHORE WIND </a></div> <div><a href="?60">Offshore Wind: Cable Laying </a></div> <div><a href="?60">Vessels Needed </a></div> <div><a href="?61">CABLE LAYERS </a></div> <div><a href="?61">ODS-Petrodata’s International Offshore </a></div> <div><a href="?61">CONCLUSION </a></div> <div><a href="?62">and Manila, Philippines), COSMOS </a></div> <div><a href="?62">Dynamic Positioning, </a></div> <div><a href="?62">Marine Technologies Bridge Mate </a></div> <div><a 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