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2 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News ? AUGUST 2014 CONTENTS NUMBER 8 / VOLUME 76 / AUGUST 2014 8 WISHFUL THINKING European shipowners vigorously pursue a softening of the Jones Act.By Joseph Keefe18 POLAR CODE AFOOT The IMO is on the verge of adopting the Polar Code, something that is important and long overdue. By Dennis Bryant24 THE MYTHS OF PIRATE VIOLENCE While international oceangoing ships garner the headlines, the scourge of piracy is hitting smaller players closer to home. By Dirk Steffen 28 BALLAST WATER LEADERSHIP Can new USCG Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft Þ ll the Ballast Water Technology leadership void? By Richard J. Douglas 32 OFFSHORE FLOATING PRODUCTION While the offshore ß oating production market has hit some head- winds, there are opportunities aplenty. By Jim McCaul72 MARORKA?S POWERPLAY As Ole Skatka Jensen settles into the CEO suite at Marorka, he discusses the future direction of this provider of online shipboard energy management systems. By Greg Trauthwein 76 INDIAN SHIPBUILDING A new government, supportive of all things maritime, has India embarked on the road to shipbuilding recovery. By Joseph Fonseca84 BRAZIL SHIPBUILDING As Brazil gets its maritime act together, the question is when, not if, it emerges as the next global shipbuilding powerhouse. By Claudio Paschoa90 MADE IN THE U.S.A. The proliferation of energy related transport continues to drive commercial shipbuilding in the U.S. 106 SHIPPINGINSIGHT 2014 In late September industry leaders gather in Stamford to discuss the way forward on making ships more efÞ cient. 186728Library of Congress Photo: Marorka 6272Photo: DNV(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty OfÞ cer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley) GERMANY54 ER SCHIFFAHRT MAKES THE CONNECTION German shipowner fully leverages advances in ship-to-shore communication. 58 GERMAN SHIPBUILDING Growing order income with new advanced product solutions. By Peter Pospiech, Dipl.-Ing.62 ZF MAKES A THRUST When ZF bought Holland Rudder Propeller, it was a strategic addition to its ZF Marine portfolio that is now reaping big rewards. By Greg Trauthwein 108 SMM 2014 Preview of new tech to be found in Hamburg. ZF72MR #8 (1-9).indd 2MR #8 (1-9).indd 28/11/2014 12:15:09 PM8/11/2014 12:15:09 PM
