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www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 57 FREE INFORMATION on products is available online at www.maritimeequipment.com/mt products MTR: What markets, by vessel niche, do you see as being lucrative in the coming years? Which segments do you see on the decline? CRAGER: Potential growth areas: • Construction vessels capable of multitasking in deep- water, including laying large-diameter pipelines efficiently and installing deepwater templates, moorings, risers and other equipment Multifunction construction vessel for the arctic envi- ronment Multipurpose vessel for subsea tie-back installations FPSOs in GOM Floating LNG and floating storage and regasification units Potential decline areas: Areas with high risks because of political, economic and cultural unrest MTR: What do you consider to be the biggest challenges (i.e. Legislation, technical demand, competition, etc.) to your company's continued success? CRAGER: Shortage of skilled personnel Globalization; i.e., the ability to outsource project scope and resource sharing Local content requirements of NOCs and alliances with indigenous contractors Commoditization of "highly" specialized services and operator expectations for low-cost solutions Jones Act for offshore Alaskan arctic vessels and GOM shuttle vessels Offshore arctic design and construction technology advancement to mitigate high investment costs Limited visa quotas limiting movement and develop- ment of skilled engineers Bruce Crager, CEO, Intec Engineering Bruce Crager is chief executive officer of INTEC Engineering. He joined the company on Feb. 14 this year, bringing more than 30 years of management and execu- Triton Passes NATO UUV Trials Triton Imaging said that its AUV-Suite post-mission analysis (PMA) software participated in recent Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) Mine Countermeasure trials conducted by the NATO Undersea Research Center (NURC). The Triton software was used by the Royal Norwegian Navy with its HUGIN 1000 vehicle to process sidescan and multibeam data and to acquire, analyze, and identify targets during the exercise. The configuration of the AUV- Suite during the exercise consisted of the four-screen display shown in the image below. The Commander, Mine Warfare Command (CMWC) UUV Platoon evaluated the performance of Triton's soft- ware during the exercise and made the following recommendation, "The Triton Imaging, AUV-Suite PMA software had robust and advanced capabilities with an operator-friendly graphical user interface, better than any PMA soft- ware package observed or used by the UUV Platoon. Incorporation of this software or another package with similar features is recommended for any shipboard U.S. UUV system." Visit www.maritimeequipment.com/mt & Click No. 9 Q&A with Bruce Crager, CEO, Intec Engineering (Continued from page 19) MTR#6 (49-64).qxd 7/11/2006 9:32 AM Page 57
