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Associate Publisher Gregory R. Trauthwein • trauthwein@marinelink.com Associate Editor Jennifer Rabulan rabulan@marinelink.com Contributing Editors • Dennis L. Bryant, Senior Maritime Counsel, Holland & Knight Edward Lundquist 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 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 Manager, Information Technology Services Vladimir Bibik bibik@marinelink.com CIRCULATION Kathleen Hickey mrcirc@marinelink.com PUBLISHER 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 265 on Reader Service Card GOVERNMENT UPDATE 18 Big Brother’s Watching The TSA and USCG issued an NPRM for implementation of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) in the maritime sector. TSA would collect worker's biographic information (including but not limited to ten fingerprints, name, date of birth, address, telephone number, photo, employer, and job title). — by Dennis L. Bryant EYE ON THE NAVY 20 Dedicated to Winning At a recent meeting in Washington, the Navy’s committment to maintain superiority of the high sea was reaffirmed, with new information on its focus on the coastal and riverine envi- ronments. — by Edward Lundquist 2006 WORLD YEARBOOK 2006 WORLD YEARBOOK 32 Southern Exposure As the Gulf of Mexico maritime industry continues to recover from last year’s hurricanes, MR spoke with Donald “Boysie” Bollinger to get his take on the current situation and future prospects. — by Greg Trauthwein 38 $ in Shipbuilding Shipbuilding prices peaked a year ago, and Jørn Bakkelund of R.S. Platou Economic Research a.s., weighs in with thoughts on their future direction. 40 Offshore: Going Deep Offshore oil and gas spending is proejcted to hit $247 billion by 2010, driven in part by the need to find resources in increasingly deeper waters. 42 Running Late As the containership niche continues to expand rapidly, a new study finds that many carriers are having problems staying on schedule. 44 Cruise Market Up Powered by a host of new cruise departure ports, North American passenger traffic is up 3.5 percent. 46 Piracy With an increasing number of brazen attacks closer to shore, legislators give more attention to the piracy problem. —by Chris Doane, Joe DiRenzo III & Capt. David Moskoff 49 MCTF Stands Strong Now in its eleventh year, the Maritime Cabotage Task Force continues to fight for the Jones Act, deeming it the foundation to domestic Maritime Policy. — by Philip M. Grill 52 Data & Statistics: The Year in Numbers OCEAN GUARD ™ Foam Filled Marine Fenders Buoy • Dredge Floats Marine Hardware ENGINEERED FOR EXCELLENCE MARINE FENDERS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 909 MAHAR AVENUE • WILMINGTON, CA 90744 USA TEL: 310-834-7037• FAX: 310-834-7825 www.marinefendersintl.com jerry.thermos@mpowercom.net MR JUNE2006 #1 (1-8).qxd 6/2/2006 1:59 PM Page 4
