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2Maritime Reporter & Engineering News 8INTERVIEW: DR. RENÉ UMLAUFT, CEO After one year on the job as the head of MAN Diesel & Turbo, Dr. Um- lauft shares ingishts on navigating tough shipping times. by Greg Trauthwein 14THE NEW GOLD RUSHArt Anderson Associates helps create an innovative new gold dredge. 16CIMAC 2013The world?s most influential power conference sets its sights on Shanghai in 2013.by Victoria Maier, PhD 18SIGNED CONFESSIONSConvictions have been obtained for false entries in garbage record books and ballast water management records. What?s Next? by Dennis Bryant20MARAD STEPS UPThe U.S. Maritime Administration & maritime security initiatives.by Owen Doherty 22MARINE CASUALTY Insights on an investigation?s problems and pitfalls. by Jeffrey Moller 26INNOVATIVE SEISMIC VESSEL DESIGN Polarcus received its eighth 3D seismic vessel, Polarcus Adira, deliv- ered from Ulstein Verft in Norway. by Henrik Segercrantz 30A CLASS ACT Robert D. Somerville, chairman of ABS, shares with MR his insights on the evolving role and future of classification. by Greg Trauthwein 36SECURE FERRY OPS BC Ferries and Washington State Ferries present some interesting se- curity and operation conundrums.by Kathleen Gleaves38FINITE ELEMENT SOLUTIONSThe global offshore market and its need for more efficient, environ- mentally benign ops, increasingly uses engineering simulation. by Spiro J. Pahos 40THE VIRTUAL TOWING TANK State-of-the-art and future trends in developing and delivering effi- ciencies from the Virtual Towing Tank. by Boris Bucan, Marta Pedisic Buca, Jaehyoung Jun & Milovan PericALSO IN THIS EDITION6EDITORIAL14VESSEL PRICES45PRODUCTS50NEW VESSELS52PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS 57BUYER?S GUIDE58CLASSIFIEDS64ADVERTISER?S INDEX SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION One full year (12 issues) $73.00; two years (24 issues)$105.00 in U.S. (Canada & Mexico also)Rest of world one year international $120.00; two years$174.00 including postage and handling. For subscrip-tion information:Email: mrcirc@marinelink.com www.marinelink.com Tel: (212) 477-6700 Fax: (212) 254-6271 ON THE COVER30With this being the ?Marine Design? edition, who betterto tap for insights thanRobert D. Somerville, chair- man, ABS, and an industryveteran with more than 40 years of perspective.contentsPictured is Vigor Shipyard?s unique entry ? based on the Ulstein X-BOW design ? into the comptetition tobuild the U.S. Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC). (Photo Credit: ABS) ShipShapeMR#10 (1-9):MR Template 10/5/2012 12:36 PM Page 2
