4 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • MAY 2014
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8 STRAIGHT TALK; WINDING RIVERS
Last month’s IRPT meeting in St. Louis highlighted the tremendous value and future
needs of the inland waterway system.
By Joseph Keefe
12 OFFSHORE FLOATING PRODUCTION
The Offshore Floating Production sector has hit some stiff headwinds, powered by the
shale oil and gas revolution in the U.S.
By Jim McCaul
19 HYDRODYNAMIC SOFTWARE SUITES
To support designers and engineers in evaluating design concepts more effi ciently,
MARIN has developed the hydrodynamic suites QSHIP and QPROP.
By Arno Bons
24 LITIGATE OR ARBITRATE: THAT IS THE QUESTION
When it comes to dispute resolution clauses, there is no one-size-fi ts-all solution, and
the decision whether to arbitrate or litigate may be more complex than anticipated.
By Alan M. Freeman
26 SEWOL: TRAGEDY STRIKES AGAIN
Though early in the investigation, the tragic story of Sewol again centers on actions
of the captain and crew.
By Greg Trauthwein
50 PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS
52 PRODUCTS: DECK MACHINERY
55 PRODUCT FEATURE: MARINE ELECTRONICS
59 BUYER’S GUIDE
60 CLASSIFIEDS
64 ADVERTISER’S INDEX
FROM OUR ARCHIVES THE COVER
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CONTENTS NUMBER 5 / VOLUME 76 / MAY 2014
Pictured on this month’s cover
is Carol Armstrong cracking the
champagne bottle to offi cially
christen the R/V Neil Armstrong,
named to honor her late husband
and world-famous astronaut Neil
Armstrong.
Full details on the R/V Neil
Armstrong starts on page 40.
(Courtesy of Karla DeCamp,
Dakota Creek Industries)
Sour
ce: Damen Shipyar
ds Gr
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Photo: Alex Ser
gienko
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