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Associate Publisher Gregory R. Trauthwein • trauthwein@marinelink.com Associate Editor • Jennifer Rabulan rabulan@marinelink.com Technical Editor David Tinsley Contributing Editor Dennis L. Bryant Senior Maritime Counsel, Holland & Knight Editorial Consultant James R. McCaul, president, International Maritime Associates PRODUCTION Production Manager John Guzman guzman@marinelink.com Asst. Production Manager Irina Tabakina tabakina@marinelink.com ADVERTISING SALES Vice President of Sales Lucia M. Annunziata annunziata@marinelink.com National Sales Manager Rob Howard howard@marinelink.com Tel: (561) 732-4368; Fax: (561) 732-6984 North American Sales Manager Brett W. Keil bkeil@marinelink.com Tel: (561) 732-1185; Fax: (561) 732-8414 Classified Ad Sales Dale L. Barnett barnett@marinelink.com Manager, Information Services Tina Veselov veselov@marinelink.com Manager, Accounting Services Esther Rothenberger rothenberger@marinelink.com Manager, Public Relations Mark O’Malley momalley@marinelink.com Sales Assistant Nicole Sullivan sullivan@marinelink.com Classified Sales Tel: (212) 477-6700 Manager, Information Technology Services Vladimir Bibik bibik@marinelink.com CIRCULATION mrcirc@marinelink.com PUBLISHERS John E. O’Malley John C. O'Malley jomalley@marinelink.com International Sales Operations Managing Director, International Sales TONY STEIN 12, Braehead, Bo'ness, West Lothian EH51 OBZ, Scotland, U.K. Tel: +44 (0) 1506 822240; Fax: +44 (0) 1506 828085 Germany/Switzerland TONY STEIN stein@marinelink.com Tel: +44 (0) 1506 822240; Fax: +44 (0) 1506 828085 Japan KATSUHIRO ISHII Ace Media Service Inc., 12-6, 4-chome, Nishiike, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 121, Japan, Tel: +81 3 5691 3335; Fax: + 81 3 5691 3336 Korea JO, YOUNG SANG biscom@unitel.co.kr Business Communications, Inc., Kwangwhamun P.O. Box 1916, Seoul, Korea Tel: +82 2 739 7840; Fax: +82 2 732 3662 Scandinavia STEPHAN R.G. ÖRN/LEON SCHULZ leon@stephan-orn.se AB Stephan R.G. Örn, Box 184, S-271 24 Ystad, Sweden Tel: +46 411-184 00; Fax: +46 411 105 31 Spain JOSE LUIS SEVA jlseva@viaexclusivas.com Via Exclusiuas Albasanz, 14 Bis 3 a planta, 28037 Madrid, Spain Tel: +34 91 448 76 22; Fax: +34 91 446 02 14 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 NEW YORK 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 Tel: (212) 477-6700; Fax: (212) 254-6271 e-mail: mren@marinelink.com Web: Internet: www.marinelink.com FLORIDA 215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435 Tel: (561) 732-1659 Fax: (561) 732-6984 MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERINGNEWS Contents Circle 268 on Reader Service Card 2 News 9 A New Approach to Safety The SAFEDOR project is an EU-led initiative which includes 53 top marine firms in the quest to improve safety. Government Update 17 Nontank Vessel Response Plans Dennis Bryant explains that even nontank vessels must now carry response plans. Cruise Shipping 24 Fincantieri: Solidity with Diversity Post 9/11, cruise ship building hit a lull. Fincantieri sustained momentum with diversity and has emerged with a strong cruise orderbook. Navy 36 X Marks the Spot The Navy’s push for a smaller, faster and more versatile vessels was advanced with the christening of the X-Craft Sea Fighter. Investment in Design 50 New Solutions for LNG Tankers Technical Editor David Tinsley explores new propulsion options for LNG ships. Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering 50 Happy 75 th Robert Allan Ltd. celebrates 75 years with design prowess that spans the globe. 36 9 24 22 MR MARCH 2005 #1 (1-8).qxd 3/2/2005 11:32 AM Page 4
