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2 MARITIME REPORTER & ENGINEERING NEWS ? JULY 2013 contentsTHE FUTURE 8 SEAPERCH INSPIRES NEXT GENERATION The National SeaPerch Challenge brought hundreds of students to Indiana for an underwater robotics competition. More importantly, the program is helping to inspire the next generation of engineers. PROPULSION 14 THE LNG REVOLUTIONMAN Diesel & Turbo?s Thomas S. Knudsen tells why he sees the move to LNG as fuel similar to the evolution from coal to diesel. By Greg Trauthwein PORT SECURITY 16 ARE OUR PORTS SAFE? Since 9/11, a hodgepodge of maritime security initiatives have come into force. The key question: do they work? By Joan Bondareff & Patricia O?Neill FUEL 18 LNG FUELED VESSELS PICK UP STEAMAs technical and logistics barriers continue to fall, LNG is emerg- ing as the fuel of choice in the maritime sector. By Dennis L. BryantENVIRONMENT 20 ELIMINATING WASTE WATER DISCHARGE A shipyard in Hawaii developed new technology that is generating a paradigm shift in waste water discharge. By Stephen F. Hinton & Mark Howland MARITIME SECURITY 24 SHIPPING REGISTRIES & PIRACY RESPONSEInternational Shipping Registries continue to sharpen their aim on this longstanding maritime industry problem. By Barry ParkerCLASS 28 IRS TO LEVERAGE R&DWith full IACS membership under its belt since 2010, the Indian Registry of Shipping (IRS) under Arun Sharma, is embarked on a rapid expansion and growth with R&D at its core. By Joseph Fonseca30 BRAZIL CLASSInsights on how the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Det Norsk Veritas (DNV) participate in Brazil?s complex and challeng- ing Maritime and O&G industries.By Claudio PaschoaOIL SPILL RESPONSE 34 OSRL ON WATCH IN ASIA PACIFIC MR spoke with Robert Limb, chief executive of Oil Spill Response Limitied (OSRL) regarding its rapid ascension and continued growth in the Asia Paci c region. By Greg Trauthwein ON THE COVERALSO IN THIS EDITIONPictured is M/V Northern Power in Port Durban. Port and Maritime Security concerns remain at an alarming level. Stories on pages 16 & 24(Image courtesy Alex Sergienko) Fill ?er Up! Most discussions on LNG as Fuel in the marine environment start and end with challenges, mainly the lack of adequate LNG bunkering facilities. The LNG Bunker Barge is a solution from NLI, Rolls-Royce and Wil- helmsen Technical Solutions. page 394 MARITIMEPROPULSION.COM6 EDITORIAL8 NATIONAL SEAPERCH CHALLENGE 10 BY THE NUMBERS12 VESSELS: TRIPLE-E MAKES ITS DEBUT14 FIVE MINUTES WITH THOMAS S. KNUDSEN16 LEGAL BEAT 18 GOVERNMENT UPDATE 20 WASTE WATER DISCHARGE 36 PRODUCTS40 PEOPLE & COMPANIES 43 BUYER?S GUIDE 44 CLASSIFIEDS 48 ADVERTISER?S INDEX MR #7 (1-9).indd 2MR #7 (1-9).indd 27/2/2013 8:55:24 AM7/2/2013 8:55:24 AM
