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MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS Editor's Note talk a lot. Perhaps too much. But it is an inherent element of my professsion in the timely collection and dissemination of infor- mation. More importantly, though, is that I know when to shut up and listen. No matter how many hours I spend on the phone or in myriad meetings during a given year, there is always one conversation that stands out; one conversation that conveys more than the others combined. I had the pleasure of that conversation last month in a conference call with Admiral Robert E. Kramek, (USCG retired), President and COO, ABS Americas, and co-chairman of the conference's technical com- mittee, and Dr. Henry S. Marcus, Professor of Marine Systems in the Ocean Engineering Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ostensibly arranged to discuss the forthcoming World Maritime Technology Conference (WMTC), the name for this year's conference portion of the SNAME 2003 Annual Meeting and Exhibition scheduled for October 17-20 in San Francisco, I was pleased to receive information and insights that transcend- ed a simple question and answer session, allowing me to tap the considerable fount of knowledge and decades of experience before me. For the record, WMTC is an ambitious endeavour to bring the world together in San Francisco to discuss the many challenges, present and future, that will shape the maritime industry. Adm. Kramek and Dr. Marcus, co-chairment of the WMTC technical committee, have helped to amass arguably the most impressive and most exten- sive base of marine expertise under one roof. Read the overview of the program, starting on page 34, or visit www.worldmaritimetechnology.org for complete details. Ojf-the-record, they provided to me opinions and insights on pressing technical issues, such as ... ... I guess I can't share that here, remember, I also know when to shut up. Maybe they'll provide more exclusive insights in San Francisco. On the Cover MARITIME REPORTER Wi Pictured is an architectural gem, the San Francisco ferry terminal. The World Maritime Technology Conference is set to take place in San Francisco in mid-October, and the stage has been set for a truly international program. For an overview of the conference, please turn to page 34. (Photo credit: Tom Paiva). ALSO on the cover, bottom, from left: Floating Production System onalysis (p. 52); Richard Fain, Whoopi Goldberg and Capt. Nikolaos ("Nick") Antalis celebrate the new Serenade of the Seas (p. 57); American Superconductor works to get electric on ships (p. 26); and Izar delivers a spectacular new LNG car- rier (p. 10) 18 Ship Management 42 SatCom 46 Marine Security Systems 60 SatCom Products 61 Buyer's Directory 63 Editorial Index 64 Advertiser's Index 65 Classifieds Subscriptions: One full year (12 issues) S24.00 in U.S.; outside of U.S. S96.00 including postage and handling. For subscription information, con- tact: Dale Barnett, fax: (212) 254-6271; e-mail: barnett@marinelink.com www.marinelink.com ISSN-0025-3448 USPS-016-750 No. 9 Vol. 65 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271 Founder: John J. O'Mai ley 1905 - 1980 Charles P. O'Malley 1928 - 2000 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News is published monthly by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. Mailed at Periodicals Postage Rates at Waterbury, CT 06701 and additional mailing offices. 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