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4 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • FEBRUARY 2014 PUBLISHERS John E. O’Malley John C. O’Malley jomalley@marinelink.com Associate Publisher & Editor Gregory R Trauthwein trauthwein@marinelink.com EDITORIAL Web Editor Eric Haun haun@marinelink.com Contributing Editors Dennis L. Bryant, Joseph Keefe, Ned Lundquist Correspondents Joseph Fonseca, India, Greg Knowler, China Claudio Pashoa, Brazil, Peter Pospiech, Germany Editorial Consultant James R. McCaul President, International Maritime Assoc. PRODUCTION Production Manager Irina Tabakina tabakina@marinelink.com CORPORATE STAFF Manager, Accounting Esther Rothenberger rothenberger@marinelink.com Manager, Public Relations Mark O’Malley momalley@marinelink.com Manager, Information Vladimir Bibik Technology Services bibik@marinelink.com CIRCULATION Circulation Manager Kathleen Hickey mrcirc@marinelink.com SALES Vice President of Sales & Marketing Rob Howard howard@marinelink.com National Sales Manager Terry Breese breese@marinelink.com t: (561) 732-1185 f: (561) 732-8414 Sales Representatives Lucia Annunziata annunziata@marinelink.com t: (212) 477-6700 f: (212) 254-6271 Frank Covella covella@marinelink.com t: (561) 732-1659 f: (561) 732-8063 Mitch Engel engel@marinelink.com t: (561) 732-0312 f: (561) 732-8063 Mike Kozlowski kozlowski@marinelink.com t: (561) 733-2477 f: (561) 732-9670 Dawn Trauthwein dtrauthwein@marinelink.com t: (631) 472-2715 f: (631) 868-3575 Jean Vertucci vertucci@marinelink.com t: (212) 477-6700 f: (212) 254-6271 Sales & Event Coordinator Michelle Howard mhoward@marinelink.com INTERNATIONAL SALES REPRESENTATIVES Scandinavia Roland Persson roland@orn.nu Orn Marketing AB, Box 184 , S-271 24 Ystad, Sweden t: +46 411-184 00 f: +46 411 105 31 Western Europe Uwe Riemeyer riemeyer@intermediapartners.de t: +49 202 27169 0 f: +49 202 27169 20 United Kingdom Paul Barrett ieaco@aol.com Hallmark House, 25 Downham Road, Ramsden Health, Essex CM11 1PU UK t: +44 1268 711560 m: +44 7778 357722 f: +44 1268 711567 Japan Katsuhiro Ishii amskatsu@dream.com Ace Media Service Inc., 12-6, 4-chome, Nishiike, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 121, Japan t: +81 3 5691 3335 f: +81 3 5691 3336 Korea Jo, Young Sang biscim.co.kr Business Communications Inc., Rm 1232, Gwanghwamoon Offi cia Bldg., 163, 1-Ga, Shinmoon-Ro, Jongro-Gu, Seoul, Korea 110-999 t: +82 2 739 7840 f: +82 2 732 3662 Classifi ed Sales t: (212) 477-6700 www.marinelink.com Member NEW YORK 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 Tel: (212) 477-6700 • Fax: (212) 254-6271 e-mail: mren@marinelink.com Web: www.marinelink.com FLORIDA 215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435 Tel: (561) 732-4368; Fax: (561) 732-6984 Pictured on this month’s cover is MSC Preziosa, MSC’s new fl agship. Story starts on page 40. Did You Know? William Francis Gibbs, designer of the SS United States, was fanatical about fi re safety on- board the ship, essentially ban- ning the use of wood, except for the piano and the chopping block. (He reportedly even tried to get Steinway & Sons to build an aluminum piano) (Photo Credit: MSXC) 42 WATER TECHNOLOGY ALFA LAVAL: GREEN & EFFICIENT SHIPPING With the edition of its new Test & Training Center in Aalborg, Alfa Laval continues the tradition started by Gustaf de Laval in 1877. By Peter Pospiech THE NEW BWM REGS COMETH: ARE YOU READY? Ballast Water Technology requirements are described as confusing and expensive, and they are here to stay. By Christopher R. Schulz, P.E. & Randy Kullmann 48 PROPULSION UPDATES ABB & the Intelligent Valve Train Clean Marine inks EGCS Deal Wärtsilä Debuts X72 Powerplant Is Now the Time for Autonomous Ships? Shipping Companies Will Choose Marine Gas Oil 50 SIMON HUTT, WILHELMSEN SHIPS SERVICE Maritime Reporter caught up with Simon Hutt as he takes the helm as Vice President of the Americas for Wilhelmsen Ships Service for his insights on his company’s, and the market’s, trajectory in the coming year. 20 VESSELS 48 PRODUCTS: MARITIME PROPULSION 50 PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS 54 PRODUCTS: PROTECTIVE COATINGS 57 NEW PRODUCTS 59 BUYER’S GUIDE 60 CLASSIFIEDS 64 ADVERTISER’S INDEX FROM OUR ARCHIVES THE COVER 42 48 50 CONTENTS NUMBER 2 / VOLUME 76 / FEBRUARY 2014 MR #2 (1-9).indd 4 2/5/2014 11:27:17 AM