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MarineNews ISSN#1087-3864 USPS#013-952 Florida: 215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435 tel: (561) 732-4368; fax: (561) 732-6984 New York: 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271 www.marinelink.com PUBLISHER John C. O’Malley jomalley@marinelink.com Associate Publisher & Editorial Director Greg Trauthwein trauthwein@marinelink.com Editor Joseph Keefe keefe@marinelink.com Tel: 704-661-8475 Web Editor Eric Haun haun@marinelink.com Contributing Writers Susan Buchanan Lawrence R. DeMarcay, III Joe Hudspeth Randy O’Neill PRODUCTION Production & Graphics Manager Nicole Ventimiglia nicole@marinelink.com SALES Vice President, Sales & Marketing Rob Howard howard@marinelink.com Advertising Sales Managers National Sales Manager Terry Breese breese@marinelink.com Tel: 561-732-1185 Fax: 561-732-8414 Lucia Annunziata annunziata@marinelink.com Frank Covella covella@marinelink.com Tel: 212-477-6700 Fax: 212-254-6271 Tel: 561-732-1659 Fax: 561-732-8063 Mitch Engel engel@marinelink.com Mike Kozlowski kozlowski@marinelink.com Tel: 561-732-0312 Fax: 561-732-8063 Tel: 561-733-2477 Fax: 561-732-9670 Dawn Trauthwein dtrauthwein@marinelink.com Jean Vertucci vertucci@marinelink.com Tel: 631-472-2715 Fax: 631-868-3575 Tel: 212-477-6700 Fax: 212-254-6271 Managing Director, Intl. Sales Paul Barrett ieaco@aol.com Uwe Riemeyer riemeyer@intermediapartners.de Tel: +44 1268 711560 Tel: +49 202 27169 0 Fax: +44 1268 711567 Fax: +49 202 27169 20 Sales & Event Coordinator Michelle Howard mhoward@marinelink.com Classifi ed Sales (212) 477-6700 CORPORATE STAFF Manager, Public Relations Mark O’Malley momalley@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 $60.00; Two years (24 issues) for $95.00. Send your check payable to: MarineNews, 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010. For more information email Kathleen Hickey at: k.hickey@marinelink.com POSTMASTER Time Value Expedite On the Cover 36 New Tech & Tug Training A state-of-the-art interactive Transas tug simulator isn’t the only training tool in the box of educators at the Massachusetts Maritime Acad- emy, but it may well be its most important. Mimicking a myriad of different tug technologies and control systems, the simulator gives a growing number of aspiring brown water license candidates realistic hands-on experience. The story by Patricia Keefe begins on page 36. TRAINING 22 LNG – Who Cares? You say you don’t work on an LNG ship? You should care nevertheless. By Tom Guldner ENVIRONMENTAL 40 Rig Donation: A Step-by-Step Guide A primer for those interested in Artifi cial Reefs as a way to dispose of old offshore structures, rigs and ships, too. By Chris Ledford TECH FILE 44 SLM Winches are Commercial, On Deck and Heavy Duty Superior-Lidgerwood-Mundy’s standardized commercial winches are tough, customizable and built to last. 6 Editor’s Note 18 OP/ED: The Arctic Region By CAPT Jonathan S. Spaner 24 TECH FILE: Vestdavit is Out Ahead on Innovation and Safety 46 Vessels 50 People & Company News 55 Products 60 Classifi eds 64 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, 850 Montauk Hwy. #867 Bayport, NY 11705. MarineNews is published monthly by Maritime Activity Reports Inc. Periodicals Postage paid at New York, NY and additional mailing offi ces. 4 MN January 2014 MN JAN14 Layout 1-17.indd 4 12/20/2013 4:50:08 PM
