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MarineNews December 2014 Volume 25 Number 12 CONTENTSINSIGHTS 12 Steven T. Benz The President and CEO of Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) COLUMNS 18 INSURANCE: The Importance of the Lloyd?s Open Form Salvage Contract By John A. Witte Jr., Executive Vice President, Donjon Marine Co., Inc. 20 SAFETY & AUDIT: Making Stop Work Authority Work Does your organization have such a policy, and has it been successfully implemented within your ß eet? Ð By (Captain) Katharine Sweeney TECHNOLOGY 36 Making Money with Marine Monitoring The myriad beneÞ ts of gplink are well documented. What you do with it is literally Ôyour business.Õ By Joseph Keefe PROPULSION 24 Zero Emission Vessels: The Tide is Turning Battery based energy storage systems for marine applications are Þ nally moving, cleanly along the global waterfront at full speed. By Grant Brown 44 Glycerin Powers into the Propulsion Picture Maine Maritime Academy Develops a Marine Engine Testing & Emissions Laboratory. By Joseph Keefe Features 28 Teaming Up to Respond for the Greater Good Canadian, U.S. Coast Guards and Foss Maritime coordinate a textbook response operation. By Sarah McCoy 32 Expanding Ops & Your Fleet Management As technology needs penetrate the growing offshore sector, Harvey Gulf will depend on Advanced LogisticsÕ software to support its expanding ß eet deployments. By Joseph Keefe 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 arineaaaaaaaM $ % # % - " % 2 W W W M A R I N E L I N K C O M News Salvage and ResponseBefore & after the disaster Salvage and Response Before & after the disaster Fleet ManagementBrownwater Grows up With Software Technology Monitoring & Analysis on the Water Propulsion EmissionsResearch, Hi-Tech Solutions Yield Real Hope ON THE COVER The robust MSRC Responder Fleet in the Gulf of Mexico circa 2010. This monthÕs IN- SIGHTS entry features MSRC President & CEO Steve Benz. The story begins on page 12. (Photo courtesy MSRC) December 20142 MNMN Dec14 Layout 1-17.indd 2MN Dec14 Layout 1-17.indd 211/25/2014 1:23:18 PM11/25/2014 1:23:18 PM
