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CONTENTS MarineNews May 2011 • Volume 22 Number 5 Insights 8 Per Backteman President, Scania USA Inc. Blogs @ MaritimeProfessional.com 14 MarAd Offers Glimmer of Hope With loan guarantees to Eastern Shipbuilding for five PSVs for export to Brazil, the U.S. Maritime Administration offers some hope to U.S. Shipyards. — by Joseph Keefe Cover Story 24 Record (Arctic) Run in a RIB In the fall of 2010 a group of boat builders and a Discovery Channel star made an 8,000 mile record run in a Zodiac RIB from the North Atlantic, through the Northwest Passage, to the Pacific Northwest. GOM 28 Capitalizing on Canal Improvement As the Panama Canal increases its capacity, a Louisiana Terminal invests millions to capitalize on the new flow of business. — by Susan Buchanan Market Report 34 RIBS & Combat Craft On the eve of the Multi-Agency Combat Craft exhibition, MN examines business and technical trends in the RIB and combat craft markets. — by Raina Clark 24 2 MN May 2011 34 Photo courtesy SeaArk David Smith, President of Professional Components, Expedition Pilot.
