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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 arineMAPRIL 2014 W W W M A R I N E L I N K C O M News Shipyard Report Go Big or Go HomeOn the Inland Rivers: Shortcut to Shortsea Savings Pushboats & BargesBarging right ahead on design & capacitySATCOM: Much more than just voice On the Inland Rivers: Shortcut to Shortsea Savings Pushboats & BargesBarging right ahead on design & capacitySATCOM: Much more than just voice On the Cover42 Go Big or Go Home As Vigor Industrial continues to think and build big, its skilled workforce remains busy all the time. Even as the company?s new oating dry dock promises to be the largest in the United States, Vigor wants to get even bigger. The story starts on page 42. POLLUTION RESPONSE & PREVENTION 36 Bioremediation Goes Mainstream A reliable solution for response and prevention that can save money, time and regulatory aggravation is here. By John Paparone COMMUNICATIONS 48 A New Standard in Marine Communications KVH provides and Harvey Gulf employs possibly the most sophisticated on-board SATCOM and related service package on the water. That?s no accident. By Joseph Keefe 6 Editor?s Note 16 Boat of the month: M/V HOSD Achiever 20 OP/ED: The Offshore Service Vessel Dynamic Positioning Authority By Aaron Smith 51 People & Company News 56 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 MNApril 2014MN April14 Layout 1-17.indd 4MN April14 Layout 1-17.indd 43/21/2014 11:44:35 AM3/21/2014 11:44:35 AM