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4 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News ? NOVEMBER 2013 contents1240Dr. Aly 12 Changing Course Shipyard boss Dr. Herbert Aly discusses future prospects at Blohm + Voss. By Peter Pospiech Wilber64 Strong Weld BAE Systems? Ashley Wilber is a great example of home grown welding talent and success. By Edward Lundquist the interviews 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.com SALESVice 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 24Capt. Wright 24 Safety is Job One Captain John Wright shares his insights on building & maintaining a healthy safety culture. By Murray Goldberg 60Ballast Water Time is Running OutMONITORING 16 KNOWLEDGE IS POWERThe case for independent monitoring and veriÞ cation of energy efÞ ciency initiatives is growing. By Tim AngerameGOVERNMENT UPDATE 20 NONTANK VRP REGULATIONS The clock is ticking toward the deadline to submit to the USCG an oil spill response plan that meets the new NTVRP regulations. By Dennis BryantSAFETY & TRAINING 24 BUILDING A HEALTHY SAFETY CULTURE If you think safety is expensive, try an accident.By Murray Goldberg IT 28 E-COMPLIANCEA quagmire or global, national and regional maritime regulations demand a modern solution to keep abreast of the changes. By Philipp LohrmannPROPULSION UPDATE 42 IN A NEW YORK MINUTE ... Fast ferry Wall Street repower: Less power, 30% less fuel con- sumption, 50% CO2 reduction = same speed. BALLAST WATER TECH 60 TIME IS RUNNING OUTThe quest to agree on a global standard for ballast water technol- ogy is best described as uncertain and frustrating. By Alan Johnstone(Copyright: © Erling Svensen / WWF-Canon)MR #11 (1-9).indd 4MR #11 (1-9).indd 411/13/2013 10:32:01 AM11/13/2013 10:32:01 AM