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MarineNews ISSN#1087-3864 USPS#013-952Florida: 215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435tel: (561) 732-4368; fax: (561) 732-6984New York: 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271www.marinelink.com PUBLISHERJohn C. O?Malley jomalley@marinelink.comAssociate Publisher & Editorial DirectorGreg Trauthwein trauthwein@marinelink.comEditorJoseph Keefe keefe@marinelink.comTel: 704-661-8475 Contributing WritersSusan Buchanan Raina Clark Lawrence R. DeMarcay, III Frederick B. Goldsmith Randy O?Neill Jim Shirley PRODUCTION Production & Graphics Manager Nicole Ventimiglia nicole@marinelink.com SALESVice President, Sales & MarketingRob Howard howard@marinelink.com Sales Administration & OfÞ ce Manager Rhoda Morgan morgan@marinelink.com Sales & Event Coordinator Michelle Howard mhoward@marinelink.com ClassiÞ ed Sales Manager Dale Barnett barnett@marinelink.com tel: 212-477-6700Advertising Sales ManagersNational Sales ManagerJack Bond bond@marinelink.com Tel: 561-732-1659 Fax: 561-732-8063 Lucia Annunziata annunziata@marinelink.com Terry Breese breese@marinelink.comTel: 212-477-6700 Fax: 212-254-6271 Tel: 561-732-1185 Fax: 561-732-8414 Perry Grant grant@marinelink.com Dawn Trauthwein dtrauthwein@marinelink.com Tel: 561-732-0312 Fax: 561-732-9670 Tel: 631-472-2715 Fax: 631-868-3575 Mike Kozlowski kozlowski@marinelink.com Jean Vertucci vertucci@marinelink.comTel: 561-733-2477 Fax: 561-732-9670 Tel: 212-477-6700 Fax: 212-254-6271 Managing Director, Intl. Sales Paul Barrett ieaco@aol.comTel: +44 1268 711560 Fax: +44 1268 711567 Uwe Riemeyer riemeyer@intermediapartners.deTel: +49 202 27169 0 Fax: +49 202 27169 20 CORPORATE STAFF Manager, Accounting Services Rhoda Morgan morgan@marinelink.com Manager, Public Relations Mark O?Malley momalley@marinelink.com Manager, Marketing Jocelyn Redfern jredfern@marinelink.com Manager, Info Tech Services Vladimir Bibik bibik@marinelink.com CIRCULATION Circulation Manager Kathleen Hickey mncirc@marinelink.com TO SUBSCRIBE:Subscriptions to Marine News (12 issues per year) for one year are available for $49.00; Two years (24 issues) for $64.00. Send your check payable to: MarineNews, 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010. For more information email Kathleen Hickey at: k.hickey@marinelink.comPOSTMASTER Time Value Expedite 4 H E ) N F O R M A T I O N ! U T H O R I T Y F O R T H E 7 O R K B O A T s / F F S H O R E s ) N L A N D s # O A S T A L - A R I N E - A R K E T S arineMNews 3 % 0 4 % - " % 2 W W W M A R I N E L I N K C O M InsightsAndrew Altendorf Spill Control Associationpage 10 EmissionsNorth American ECA - Today & what it means to you page 18OSV sOSV sMeet the New Normin the Gulf of MexicoOn the Cover28 The New Normal for GOM Offshore Vessels? The RiverHawk Fast Sea Frames Þ rst-of-class high-speed offshore patrol boat on Acceptance Trials in the Gulf in August. The the Advanced Multi-mission Platform (or ÒAMPÓ) is constructed with materials and techniques that improve performance while reducing hydrocarbon emissions and other pollutants. See Susan BuchananÕs story starting on page 28. BOATBUILDING 22 Hybrid Hype One of the greatest slices of the American workboat market can be found in the Big Apple. By Joseph Hudspeth SAFETY24 Visual Communications and Maritime Safety Safety Labeling: Communicating Risk; Ensuring Compliance By Jack Rubinger 6 Editor?s Note 16 TECH File ? Louisiana Company Ahead of Proposed Steering Rules 18 OP/ED ? North American ECA ? Today By (Captain) Jeff Cowan 39 Vessels 40 People & Company News 41 Products 43 Classi eds48 AD Index MarineNews ISSN#1087-3864 is published monthly, 12 times a year by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc., 118 East 25th Street, New York, N. Y. 10160-1062. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any misprints or claims and actions taken by advertisers. The publisher reserves the right to refuse any advertising. Contents of this publication either in whole or in part may not be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to MarineNews ,118 East 25th Street, New York, N.Y. 10160-1062. MarineNews is published monthly by Maritime Activity Reports Inc. Periodicals Postage paid at New York, NY and additional mailing ofÞ ces. (Photo by Lisa McCoy Photography) 4 MNSeptember 2012MNSept2012 Layout 1-17.indd 4MNSept2012 Layout 1-17.indd 48/31/2012 12:04:43 PM8/31/2012 12:04:43 PM
