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6 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • MARCH 2014 SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Subscription Information in U.S.: One full year (12 issues) $84.00; two years (24 issues) $125.00 Rest of the World: One full year (12 issues) $110.00; two years $190.00 including postage and handling. Email: mrcirc@marinelink.com www.marinelink.com t: (212) 477-6700 f: (212) 254-6271 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Maritime Reporter & Engineering News, 850 Montauk Hwy., #867, Bayport, NY 11705. Maritime Reporter is published monthly by Maritime Activity Reports Inc. Periodicals Postage paid at New York, NY and additional mailing offi ces. ISSN-0025-3448 USPS-016-750 No. 3 Vol. 76 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News (ISSN # 0025-3448) is published monthly by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010. Mailed at Periodicals Postage Rates at New York, NY 10199 and additional mailing offi ces. Postmaster send notifi cation (Form 3579) regarding undeliverable magazines to Maritime Reporter & Engineering News, 850 Montauk Hwy., #867, Bayport, NY 11705. Publishers are not responsible for the safekeeping or return of editorial material. © 2014 Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publishers. Check out our Websites: www.marinelink.com / www.maritimeprofessional.com / www.maritimepropulsion.com www.maritimejobs.com / www.seadiscovery.com / www.maritimeequipment.com www.marineelectronics.com / www.yachtingjournal.com / www.maritimetoday.com 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271 Founder: John J. O’Malley 1905 - 1980 Charles P. O’Malley 1928 - 2000 Download our App iPhone & Android trauthwein@marinelink.com E beneezer Scrooge would be proud. This is our annual United States Coast Guard edi- tion, and it could best be dubbed the “Christ- mas Carol” edition as we examine USCG Past, USCG Present and USCG Future. First looking back (but not too far back), and in step with our continued celebration of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News’ 75th Anniversary, Patricia Keefe takes an insightful look at the times, tribulations, leadership and legacy of Thad Allen, past Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. Allen is widely considered to be one of the transformational leaders in this position of all time, and by any mea- sure he is the defi nition of the word ‘leader,’ proven by a steady hand through disasters, both natural and man-made, across two Administrations. Allen was a natural choice for profi le in this edition, and the story starts on page 32. Today, as many of you are well aware, the Coast Guard continues its evolution under the guidance of USCG Commandant Admiral Bob Papp, who just a few days ago delivered his fi nal “State of the Coast Guard” address. As Edward Lundquist reports starting on page 28, the Coast Guard is in the midst of a massive rebuilding of its fl eet with 91 new cutters at an acquisition cost of about $21.1 billion. The Off- shore Patrol Cutter Program (OPC) has gotten much ink of late, with a planned 25 ships under the OPC acquisition project. The contest is now down to three contractors, led by Bollinger Shipyards, Eastern Shipbuilding and General Dynamics Bath Iron works. Looking to the USCG Future is Dennis Bryant in his article starting on page 20, “Arctic Taskings for the Coast Guard.” Earlier this year the White House released the Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for the Arctic Region, which sets forth the methodology, process and approach for ex- ecuting the strategy. In total there are 36 identifi ed taskings, and the USCG is front and center on more than half of them. Will this renewed attention on the importance of the Arctic fi nally mean a newbuild strategy for the Coast Guard icebreaking fl eet? I cannot say for sure, but it certainly should. Finally, I am grateful to John Haynes for his ar- ticle “Chasing America’s Cup Boats,” this month’s cover story (which is in no small way due to lobby by Haynes himself). For those of you who do not know him, John Haynes is both fanatical and an incredible source of knowledge on the topic of fast craft, particularly in regards to the human-machine interaction. His article, starting on page 40, exam- ines the unique challenges faced by the power boat sector in keeping pace with the America’s Cup cata- marans which can accelerate to 40 knots in seconds, and how this challenge was met by Willard Marine (on this month’s cover); Naiad Infl atables (Team USA) and Morrelli & Melvin, ENZ and Salthouse Boatbuilders (Team New Zealand). EDITORIAL GREG TRAUTHWEIN, EDITOR & ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER USCGUSCG ... Past, Present & Future MR #3 (1-9).indd 6 3/5/2014 3:51:37 PM
