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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 Web Editor Eric Haun haun@marinelink.comContributing WritersSusan Buchanan Lawrence R. DeMarcay, III Joe Hudspeth Randy O?Neill PRODUCTION Production & Graphics Manager Nicole Ventimiglia nicole@marinelink.com SALESVice President, Sales & MarketingRob Howard howard@marinelink.comAdvertising Sales ManagersNational Sales ManagerTerry Breese breese@marinelink.com Tel: 561-732-1185 Fax: 561-732-8414 Lucia Annunziata annunziata@marinelink.com Frank Covella covella@marinelink.comTel: 212-477-6700 Fax: 212-254-6271 Tel: 561-732-1659 Fax: 561-732-8063 Mitch Engel engel@marinelink.com Mike Kozlowski kozlowski@marinelink.comTel: 561-732-0312 Fax: 561-732-8063 Tel: 561-733-2477 Fax: 561-732-9670 Dawn Trauthwein dtrauthwein@marinelink.com Jean Vertucci vertucci@marinelink.comTel: 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 20Sales & Event CoordinatorMichelle Howard mhoward@marinelink.comClassiÞ ed Sales (212) 477-6700CORPORATE 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.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 arineMFEBRUARY 2014 W W W M A R I N E L I N K C O M News LNGThe Future is Now Combat & Patrol New Boats & Emerging Tech Fracking Waste Barging is the Answer Fire & Safety Are Your Crews Prepared? On the Cover48 The World?s First LNG- Powered Tug The world?s rst LNG fuelled escort tug has become a reality. Already on its way to provide service in Norway where gas from offshore elds is landed and processed, the Borgøy is this edition?s Boat of the Month. The story begins on page 48. REGULATORY 25 The Coast Guard?s Proposed Maritime Preemption Assessment Framework By Craig H. Allen FIRE & SAFETY 29 Is Your Crew Really Prepared? If you think training is expensive; try ignorance. By Luke Carpenter ENVIRONMENTAL 41 Can Fracking Waste be Carried on the Water? The Barging Industry has the answer, and it is not that complicated. By Eric Haun 6 Editor?s Note 44 OP/ED: Regulatory Rant - Vessel General Permit By Robert Lewis-Manning 45 Vessels 46 TECH FILE: HamiltonJet HT900 Waterjets 48 Boat of the Month: The world?s rst LNG-powered tug 50 People & Company News 55 Products 60 Classi eds64 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 of? ces. 4 MNFebruary 2014 MN FEB14 Layout 1-17.indd 4MN FEB14 Layout 1-17.indd 41/20/2014 11:46:23 AM1/20/2014 11:46:23 AM
