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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 Sales Administration Manager 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 ÖRN MARKETING AB, 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 295 on Reader Service Card 2 Government Update 17 Lemons, Tiles & False Assumptions Dennis Bryant reviews maritime safety initiatives and results since 9/11. Offshore Technology Annual 24 LNG Will Lead the Way Searching for new business? A new study predicts $67 billion will be spent on LNG plants, terminals and vessels. 30 Hunting for Oil with Microfossils The study of microfossils is helping scientists find hydrocarbon resources more efficiently. — By Robert B. Witrock 34 Moving LNG Offshore: Will it Work? As gas production grows in importance, experts are devising the means to make the recovery and delivery more efficient. 35 No Slump Here Keppel Fels has started the new year by logging nearly a billion dollars in new rig orders and upgrades. Canada 50 Northern Exposure The Canadian maritime industry plans now for a brighter future. — By Vice Admiral Peter W. Cairns Investment in Design 73 Multi-Story Carrier Wilh Wilhelmsen debuts an impressive class of PCTCs. www.stearnssafety.com Stearns I 590 Cold Water Immersion Suit Beginning in 2006, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will make it mandatory for all cargo vessels operating in or traveling through cold-water areas to have one cold- water immersion suit per person on board. As you prepare to comply with the new IMO-MSC 78 regulations, look to the one name more maritime professionals worldwide have trusted with their lives—and the lives of their crew—since 1941, STEARNS. The most popular and most technologically-advanced immersion suit in the industry, the Stearns I590, the ultimate in anti-hypothermia protection. Call or go online for a free catalog, and to receive the free CD: “How to inspect and don your cold-water immersion suit.” Stearns, Inc. P.O. Box 1498 • St. Cloud, MN 56302 phone: 320.252.1642 fax: 320.252.4425 MED Approved U.S.C.G. Approved — — 47 30 MR APRIL 2005 #1 (1-8).qxd 4/4/2005 3:00 PM Page 4
