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MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS you return For over 30 years the Jotron Group have been developing life saving equipment for use in the most extreme conditions. That same equipment is available for your vessel - JUST IN CASE! See us at 3R SHIPPING Stand No: JOTRON Electronics a.s P.O. Box 54, N-3280 Tjodalyng, Norway C:1-84 Tel: +47 33 13 97 00 Fax: +47 33 12 67 80 E-mail: salesmar@jotron.com www.jotron.com NEW YORK 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 lei: (212) 477-6700; Fox: (2121 254-6271 e-mail: mren@marinelink.com • Web: Internet: www.marinelink.tom FLORIDA • 215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435 Associate Publisher Gregory R. Traothwein • lrouthwein@marinelink.com EDITORIAL Managing Editor • Regina P. Ciardiello • ciordiello@morinelink.com Associate Editor • Jennifer Rabulan • robulan@marinelink.com Technical Editor • David Tinsley Contributing Editor • Dennis L. Bryont, Senior Maritime Coonsel, Holland & Knight Editorial Consultant • James R. McCaul, president, International Maritime Associates PRODUCTION Production Manager Michael Lowe • lowe@marinelink.com Asst. Production Manager Irina Tabakino • labakina@marinelink.com CIRCULATION Circulation Manager Dale L. Barnett • bornet1@marinelink.com ADVERTISING SALES Vice President of Sales Lucia M. Annunziota • annunziata@marinelink.com National Sales Manager Rob Howard • howard@marinelink.com Tel: 1561) 732-4368; Fax: (561) 732-6984 North American Sales Manager Brett W. Keil • bkeil@marinelink.com Tel: 1561) 732-1185; fax: 1561) 732-8414 Director, New Business Development Jean Vertucci • vertucci@marinelink.com Marketing Manager Richard Grable • groble@morinelink.com Tel: 1561) 732-1659; Fax: 1561) 732-6984 Manager, Information Services Tina Angelina • angelino@marinelink.com Manager, Accounting Services Esther Rathenberger • rothenberger@marinelink.com Manager, Advertising Services Kristen 0'Molley • omolleY@marinelink.com Sales Assistant Elizabeth Singh • singh@marinelink.com Classified Sales • Tel: 1212) 477-6700 Manager, Web Services Rostislav Sakhnovskiy • sakhnovskiy@marinelink.com Manager, Information Technology Services Vladimir Bibik • bibik@marinelink.com PUBLISHERS John E. O'Malley John C. O'Malley • jomalley@morinelink.com International Sales Operations Managing Director, International Sales TONY STEIN 12, Braehead, Bo'ness, West Lothian EH51 OBZ, Scotland, U.K. Tel: +44 (01 1506 822240: Fax: +44 (0) 1506 828085 CHARLES E. KEIL, Vice President, International Operations 215 NW Third Street, Boynton Beach, FL 33435 Tel: +561-732-0312: Fax: +561-732-8063 24-hr Tel/Fax: +561-998-0313: Mobile Tel: +561-716-0338 e-mail: ckeil@marinelink.com Germany/Switzerland TONY STEIN Tel: +44 (0) 1506 822240; Fax: +44 (0) 1506 828085 Japan KATSUHIRO ISHII Ace Media Service Int., 12-6, 4-chome, Nishiike, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 121, Japan, Tel: +81 3 5691 3335; Fax: + 81 3 5691 3336 Korea JO, YOUNG SANG Business Communications, Inc., Kwangwhamun P.O. Box 1916, Seoul, Korea Tel: +82 2 739 7840; Fax: +82 2 732 3662 Scandinavia STEPHAN R.G. 0RN/LE0N SCHULZ AB Stephon R.G. Orn, Box 184, S-271 24 Ystad, Sweden Tel: +46 411-184 00; Fox:+46411 105 31 Spain JOSE LUIS SEVA Via Exdusiuas S.L., C/ Viriato, 69 SC, 28010, Madrid, Spain Tel: +34 91 448 9136; Fax: +34 91 446 0214 Contents 12 The Floating Garage Design of Pure Car/Truck Carriers is crucial to ensure stability, naviga- bility and optimal fuel consumption. A new design from Japan seems to achieve all. — by David Tinsley, technical editor 18 Paper Thin While initiatives calling for increased transparency might be good for security, will they be good for business? — by Dennis L. Bryant NorShipping 2003 As the international maritime community prepares to descend on Oslo for the bi-annual NorShipping 2003, MR/EN reports on the latest devel- opment from Scandinavia. 24 Frontline Continues to Blaze a Path 26 Kjelstad Steers Aker Kvaerner Yards to Profitability 30 Maritime Partners: Great Boats Around the World 31 DNV Maritime: A Changing of the Guard 33 Rolls-Royce Unveils New Small Tanker Concept 34 Knutsen OAS Leads Gas Shipping Development 40 Fill'r Up The demand for gas is projected to rise for the next 10 years, and is driving new levels of marine technological development. 44 Aluminum Gone "Bad" Elliott Bay's John Waterhouse weighs in on the aluminum quality issue which hit marine builders last year. 50 Good Bloodlines The story of a family business spanning generations is not unique in the marine industry. However, this profile of Robert Allan Ltd. offers rare insights to the evolution of vessel design — and the marine busi- ness — over the last 80 years. Circle 236 on Reader Service Card Tron UAIS gijBKV. Make sure
