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4 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News ? AUGUST 2013 PUBLISHERSJohn E. O?MalleyJohn C. O?Malley jomalley@marinelink.comAssociate Publisher & EditorGregory R Trauthwein trauthwein@marinelink.com Contributing Editors Dennis L. Bryant Edward Lundquist Correspondents Joseph Fonseca, India Greg Knowler, China Claudio Pashoa, Brazil Peter Pospiech, Germany Editorial Consultant James R. McCaul President, International Maritime Assoc. Web Editor Eric Haun haun@marinelink.comPRODUCTION Production Manager Irina Tabakina tabakina@marinelink.comCORPORATE STAFF Manager, Accounting Esther Rothenberger rothenberger@marinelink.com Manager, Public Relations Mark O?Malley momalley@marinelink.com Manager, Marketing Jocelyn Redfern jredfern@marinelink.com Manager, Information Vladimir Bibik bibik@marinelink.com Technology Services CIRCULATION Circulation Manager Kathleen Hickey mrcirc@marinelink.comSALESVice President of Sales & MarketingRob Howard howard@marinelink.comNational Sales Manager Terry Breese breese@marinelink.com - Tel: (561) 732-1185; Fax: (561) 732-8414 Sales Representatives Lucia Annunziata annunziata@marinelink.com - Tel: (212) 477-6700; Fax: (212) 254-6271 Frank Covella covella@marinelink.com - Tel: (561) 732-1659; Fax: (561) 732-8063 Mitch Engel engel@marinelink.com - Tel: (561) 732-0312; Fax: (561) 732-8063 Mike Kozlowski kozlowski@marinelink.com - Tel: (561) 733-2477; Fax: (561) 732-9670 Dawn Trauthwein dtrauthwein@marinelink.com - Tel: (631) 472-2715; Fax: (631) 868-3575 Jean Vertucci vertucci@marinelink.com - Tel: (212) 477-6700; Fax: (212) 254-6271 Sales Administration Rhoda Morgan morgan@marinelink.com & Of ce Manager Sales & Event Coordinator Michelle Howard mhoward@marinelink.com Classi ed Sales Tel: (212) 477-6700 Scandinavia Roland Persson roland@orn.nu Orn Marketing AB, Box 184 , S-271 24 Ystad, Sweden Tel: +46 411-184 00 ; Fax: +46 411 105 31 Western Europe Uwe Riemeyer riemeyer@intermediapartners.de Tel: +49 202 27169 0 ; Fax: +49 202 27169 20 United Kingdom Paul Barrett ieaco@aol.com Hallmark House, 25 Downham Road, Ramsden Health, Essex CM11 1PU UK Tel: +44 1268 711560 M: +44 7778 357722 ; Fax: +44 1268 711567 Japan Katsuhiro Ishii amskatsu@dream.com 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 biscim.co.kr Business Communications Inc., Rm 1232, Gwanghwamoon Of cia Bldg., 163, 1-Ga, Shinmoon-Ro, Jongro-Gu, Seoul, Korea 110-999 Tel: +82 2 739 7840 ; Fax: +82 2 732 3662 www.marinelink.com MemberNEW YORK118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 Tel: (212) 477-6700 Fax: (212) 254-6271 e-mail: mren@marinelink.comWeb: www.marinelink.com FLORIDA 215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435Tel: (561) 732-4368; Fax: (561) 732-6984 CONTENTSTECH ALERT 8 HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS POWER PORTS Sandia National Lab is studying the use of hydrogen fuel cells as a source of clean power for ships at dock or anchor. EYE ON DESIGN 14 GEOMETRY AT THE HEART Computational geometry is at the heart of MARIN.By Christian Veldhuis GOVERNMENT UPDATE 16 THE TRAINING CHALLENGE Demands for maritime training increase daily. Can the industry keep up?By Dennis BryantREPAIR & MAINTENANCE 18 MAINTENANCE CERTIFICATION Critical to Safety of Life at Sea.By Michael GabrielSATELLITE RADAR 24 EYES IN THE SKY Satellite radar provides persistent maritime surveillance.By David Beard SHIPBUILDING 44 SHIPYARD ACTIVITY INCREASES There are a plethora of interesting projects on the new construc- tion, reÞ t and repair markets globally. OPERATIONS 58 REDUCING SHIP OPERATING COSTS As the market continues to slump, owners must act to fortify the bottom line.By Jim Rhodes & Frank Soccoli102444MR #8 (1-9).indd 4MR #8 (1-9).indd 48/2/2013 10:06:29 AM8/2/2013 10:06:29 AM
