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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 Editorial Intern Kate Queram queram@marinelink.com PRODUCTION Production Manager John Guzman guzman@marinelink.com Asst. Production Manager Irina Tabakina tabakina@marinelink.com ADVERTISING SALES Senior Vice President, Sales Rob Howard howard@marinelink.com Tel: (561) 732-4368; Fax: (561) 732-6984 Senior Vice President, Sales Brett W. Keil bkeil@marinelink.com Tel: (561) 732-1185; Fax: (561) 732-8414 Vice President of Sales Lucia M. Annunziata annunziata@marinelink.com Classified Ad Sales Dale L. Barnett barnett@marinelink.com Tel: (212) 477-6700 Sales Administration Manager Tina Veselov veselov@marinelink.com Sales Assistant Rhoda Morgan morgan@marinelink.com Manager, Accounting Services Esther Rothenberger rothenberger@marinelink.com Manager, Public Relations Mark O’Malley momalley@marinelink.com Marketing Coordinator Jocelyn Pearring pearring@marinelink.com 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., Rm 1232, Gwanghwamoon Officia Bldg. 163, 1-Ga, Shinmoon-Ro, Jongro-Gu, Seoul, Korea 110-999 Tel: +82 2 739 7840; Fax: +82 2 732 3662 Scandinavia ROLAND PERSSON/roland@orn.se ÖRN MARKETING AB, Box 184, S-271 24 Ystad, Sweden Tel: +46 411-184 00; Fax: +46 411 105 31 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 2 Circle 232 on Reader Service Card Government Update 15 A Matter of Time Dennis Bryant explains why mariners should concern themselves with the pending leap second coming January 1, 2006. GREAT SHIPS of 2005 Benchijigua Express • MSC Pamela (pictured) Hatsu Shine Nordwelle Colombo Express Savannah Express MSC Busan CMA CGM Excellent P&O Nedlloyd Mondriaan Geeststroom Gaz de France Energy Energy Advance LNG Enugu Jeanne-Marie Saffety Ulusoy Maersk Dunkerque British Cormorant North Point Perseverance Altair Trader Jean Anne Andromeda Voyager Universal Queen Viktor Titov Spar Lyra MR DECEMBER2005 #1 (1-8).qxd 11/30/2005 10:53 AM Page 4
