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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 arineMJUNE 2014 W W W M A R I N E L I N K C O M News Dredging & Construction A torrent of work beckons Salvaging an Ecosystem For the Greater Good High Speed Craft COTS Solutions Maritime EducationEarly Exposure + Immersion = Employment Salvaging an Ecosystem High Speed Craft Maritime EducationOn the Cover34 Dredging & Infrastructure A shrinking U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, historically low dredge spoil movement and the skyrocketing cost of infrastructure work looms large over the need to upgrade inland waterways. The promised WRRDA bill can?t come too soon. Will it be enough? The story starts on page 34. Photo: courtesy USACE. SAFETY24 Protecting Your Right to a ?Bon Voyage? The National Transportation Safety Board?s Earl F. Weener responds to our March 2014 MarineNews BY THE NUMBERS feature, entitled ?Passenger Vessel Safety Record De es NTSB Hit List.? By Earl F. Weener SALVAGE & RESPONSE 47 Salvage for the Greater Good Preserving pristine Coral Reefs in a remote location is no small task, but also of big importance. Global Diving & Salvage shows how it is done. By Joseph Keefe 6 Editor?s Note 22 OP/ED: Come Together, Right Now? By Michael J. Toohey 26 OP/ED: Mother Nature Can?t End Dredging Crisis By Jim Weakley 50 Boat of the Month - ContainerTug 600S 51 People & Company News 56 Products 59 Editorial Calendar 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 MNJune 2014MN June14 Layout 1-17.indd 4MN June14 Layout 1-17.indd 45/21/2014 12:13:00 PM5/21/2014 12:13:00 PM