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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 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 arine M - ! 9 W W W M A R I N E L I N K C O MNews Offshore Annual Spanning Service, Survivability & Safety OPC Sweepstakes And then there were three HVAC Design Collaboration is the key Offshore Safety SEMS, the regulators – and you On the Cover 26 Expanding Rules for Marine Ops Serious offshore incidents in recent years have compelled both the federal government and the oil and gas industry to make commitments to environmentally sustainable practices and safety. SEMS regulations are a big part of that effort. The story begins on page 26. Photo: courtesy of Bureau Veritas. ENVIRONMENTAL 32 The ABC’s of EALs for the EPA’s VGP How ester-based oils handle hydrolysis to remain the top EAL for VGP. By Ben Bryant and Dirk Fabry WORKBOAT EQUIPMENT 42 Collaborating to Find Cool Solutions Dometic’s HVAC systems provide comfortable environs and protect vital equipment. 6 Editor’s Note 20 OP/ED: Arctic Energy Exploration: Not If, But When? By Randall Luthi 48 Tech File: Marine Monitoring System Development By Alain Meslati 50 Tech File: gplink Evolves By Joseph Keefe 63 Vessels 66 People & Company News 70 Products 76 Classifi eds 80 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 May 2014 MN May14 Layout 1-17.indd 4 4/21/2014 10:38:16 AM
