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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 PRODUCTIONProduction & 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 Tel: 212-477-6700 Fax: 212-254-6271 Frank Covella covella@marinelink.comTel: 561-732-1659 Fax: 561-732-8063 Mitch Engel engel@marinelink.com Tel: 561-732-0312 Fax: 561-732-8063 Mike Kozlowski kozlowski@marinelink.comTel: 561-733-2477 Fax: 561-732-9670 Dawn Trauthwein dtrauthwein@marinelink.com Tel: 631-472-2715 Fax: 631-868-3575 Jean Vertucci vertucci@marinelink.comTel: 212-477-6700 Fax: 212-254-6271 Managing Director, Intl. Sales Paul Barrett ieaco@aol.com Tel: +44 1268 711560 Fax: +44 1268 711567 Uwe Riemeyer riemeyer@intermediapartners.deTel: +49 202 27169 0 Fax: +49 202 27169 20 Sales & Event CoordinatorMichelle Howard mhoward@marinelink.comClassiÞ ed Sales (212) 477-6700CORPORATE STAFF Manager, Public Relations Mark O?Malley momalley@marinelink.comManager, Info Tech Services Vladimir Bibik bibik@marinelink.com CIRCULATION Circulation Manager Kathleen Hickey k.hickey@marinelink.comTO 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 ExpediteMarineNews 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 p art 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 ofÞ ces. 6 Editor?s Note 8 By the Numbers Economic Impacts of Infrastructure Investment. The National Waterways Foundation (NWF) weighs in. 22 OP/ED: By Todd Schauer U.S. Response Model for Salvage. 41 Fleet Management Software FMT Embraces Electronic Records Management After Testing Records Technology Waters, Tug and Barge Company Jumps In. By Tim Wacker 46 Tech File The OBA ShipCheck Fluids Analyzer. 48 Vessels50 People & Company News 56 Products60 Classified Advertising 64 Advertiser?s Index &Departments Analysis MarineNews December 2014 Volume 25 Number 12 4 MNDecember 2014MN Dec14 Layout 1-17.indd 4MN Dec14 Layout 1-17.indd 411/25/2014 12:15:23 PM11/25/2014 12:15:23 PM