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2 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • MARCH 2014 CONTENTS NUMBER 3 / VOLUME 76 / MARCH 2014 6 EDITORIAL The Coast Guard, past, present and future. By Greg Trauthwein 8 VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS Maritime shorted by DOT ... again; Salt-gate in New Jersey; and Adm. Papp prepares to hand over the USCG reins. By Joseph Keefe 12 FLOATING PRODUCTION MARKET The world’s fl oating production inventory continues to grow, and is 27% higher than fi ve years ago. By Jim McCaul 16 MARINE CASUALTY REPORT So you think you know when to make a marine casualty report? By Jonathan Waldron 18 EYE ON DESIGN Propeller optimization process analyzes 10,000 designs/day. By Evert-Jan Foeth 20 USCG & ARCTIC TASKINGS The White House revealed the Implementation Plan for the Na- tional Strategy on the Arctic, and USCG takes center stage. By Dennis L. Bryant 22 PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE Online monitoring systems can improve your bottom line. By Rich Merhige & Teresa Drugatz 28 USCG: THE FLEET FACES FORWARD The Coast Guard is perpetually reinventing itself, and is embarked on a historic program to bring online 91 new Cutters. By Edward Lundquist 32 MR @ 75: ALLEN IS THE “FIXER” A look at one of the most infl uential USCG leaders ever ... the “Rock Star” & the “Fixer” ... Thad Allen. By Patricia Keefe 40 CHASING AMERICA’S CUP BOATS The speed and complexity of last year’s America’s Cup boats pro- vided serious challenge for the powered support vessels & crews. By John Haynes 46 ANACONDA-2 Born on the bayou, the USV Anaconda-2 comes from a partner- ship between Swiftships and the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. By Susan Buchanan IN THIS EDITION MARIN 18 22 32 56 AMEDNV GL 20 40 NAIAD MR #3 (1-9).indd 2 3/5/2014 12:20:26 PM
