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MemberMaritimeProfessional Copyright © 2013 New Wave Media. Maritime Professional (ISSN 2159-7758) vol-ume 3, issue 2 is published quarterly (4 times per year) by New Wave Media, 118 E. 25th St., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10010. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY and additional mailing ofÞ ces. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Maritime Professional, Maritime Professional 850 Montauk Hwy. #867 Bayport, NY 11705. Pub-lishers are not responsible for the safekeeping or return of editorial material. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publishers. Walter J. Brudzinski Walter J. Brudzinski is Chief Administrative Law Judge, U.S. Coast Guard. B.A. University of Mary- land; J.D. George Mason University (with distinction); Master?s and Ph.D. in Judicial Studies, University of Nevada. Gary English Gary English is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Acad- emy and the Charleston School of Law. He repre- sents businesses and individuals with an emphasis in defense of transportation, dredging, & towing and maritime law litigation. The President of the Marine Forensic & Investigation Group, LLC, he is widely published and a frequent contributor to Maritime Pro- fessional magazine. Barry Parker Barry Parker, bdp1 Consulting Ltd provides strategic and tactical support, including analytics and commu- nications, to businesses across the maritime spec- trum. Peter Pospiech Peter Pospiech has served as chief engineer in the German merchant marine and additionally done eld research on big bore diesel engines for ship propul- sion, with additional service as a Service engineer. Today, he is a experienced shipping journalist who frequently contributes to Maritime Professional. Kevin Reeder Kevin Reeder has twelve years of experience in corpo- rate communications. His career track includes work for BBC World Service, Channel 4 and international NGOs. His assignments have involved everything from web/print/ lm content and creative copy, environmen- tal and CSR reporting, to designing and editing corpo- rate magazines. Luke RitterLuke Ritter is Principal at Ridge Global, the inter- national strategic consulting rm founded by former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge. Mr. Ritter leads Ridge Global?s maritime practice, Flag Bridge, and is the co-author of Securing Global Transporta- tion Networks (McGraw Hill). He is frequently pub- lished and is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and holds an MBA from Old Dominion University. Harry Ward Ward leads the transportation and logistics practice at The McLean Group, based in the Washington, DC area. He has executive management experience in the marine industry and focuses on mergers and ac- quisitions for mid-sized companies. HQ 118 E. 25th St., 2nd FloorNew York, NY 10010 USA Tel +1 212 477 6700Fax +1 212 254 6271URL www.maritimeprofessional.com Email trauthwein@marinelink.comISSN - 2159-7758USPS # 005-893EditorJoseph Keefekeefe@marinelink.com+1 704 661 8475PublisherJohn C. O?Malleyjomalley@marinelink.comAssociate Publisher/Editorial DirectorGregory R. Trauthwein trauthwein@marinelink.comVP SalesRob Howardhoward@marinelink.comProductionNicole Ventimiglia nicole@marinelink.comCorporate StaffVladimir Bibik, ITRhoda Morgan, Sales AdministrationMark O?Malley, Public RelationsEsther Rothenberger, AccountingSubscriptionKathleen Hickeymarprocirc@marinelink.comAdvertising SalesTerry Breese breese@marinelink.com +1 561 732 1185Frank Covella covella@marinelink.com +1 561 732 1659 Mitch Engel engel@marinelink.com +1 561 732 0312Mike Kozlowski kozlowski@marinelink.com +1 561 733 2477Dawn Trauthwein dtrauthwein@marinelink.com +1 631 472 2715Jean Vertucci vertucci@marinelink.com +1 212 477 6700MaritimeProfessionalMarPro Contributors Web Editor Eric Haunhaun@marinelink.comBlogger Roster @ MaritimeProfessional.com Lead Commentator Joseph Keefe U.S. East Dennis Bryant U.S. West Martin Rushmere Brazil Claudio Paschoa Mumbai Joseph Fonseca Hong Kong Greg Knowler6 I Maritime Professional I 3Q 2013MP #3 1-17.indd 6MP #3 1-17.indd 69/10/2013 10:36:29 AM9/10/2013 10:36:29 AM