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4 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • OCTOBER 2014 THE COVER The advent of advanced design and condition based monitoring systems, plus a robust and cheaper broadband availability has maritime vessel and system design on the fast track. Notions of the “crewless” ship are not so far-fetched anymore. Read more starting on page 32 & 38. Cover Image: Courtesy DNV GL Contents Condition Based Monitoring & SAVING CA$H Properly conceived and implemented, Condition Based Monitoring can yield signifi cant savings. Doing it wrong can sink your company. By Patricia Keefe 38 58 The POWER Play SMM is a traditional launching point for a host of new marine power products and sytems, and 2014 did not disappoint. MAN Diesel & Turbo launched a new High Speed engine, and CAT introduced two products to its power line up. 64 Pump it Up The very core of a vessel or offshore structure’s viabil- ity lies in the integrity and performance of its pipe, pump and valve systems. 50 HVAC: The Stealthy Drain on Power HVAC systems, if not in- stalled, set and monitored, can be a heavy drain on power and the bottom line. By Patricia Keefe Editorial 6 Go Digital 8 News 10 They Said It 11 Dredging Update 14 Eye on Design 20 Government Update 22 The Electric Ship 24 Interview 28 Eye on Design II 32 Propulsion Updates 58 Products 67 People & Companies 72 Buyer’s Guide 74 Classifi ed 75 Advertiser’s Index 80 HQ 118 E. 25th St., 2nd Floor New York, NY 10010 USA Tel +1 212 477 6700 Fax +1 212 254 6271 www.marinelink.com FL Offi ce 215 NW 3rd St Boynton Beach, FL 33435-4009 Tel +1 561 732 4368 Fax +1 561 732 6984 Publishers John E. O’Malley John C. O’Malley jomalley@marinelink.com Associate Publisher/Editorial Director Greg Trauthwein trauthwein@marinelink.com Vice President, Sales Rob Howard howard@marinelink.com Web Editor Eric Haun haun@marinelink.com Web Contributor Michelle Howard howard@marinelink.com Editorial George Backwell - Thailand; Joseph Fonseca - India Claudio Paschoa - Brazil Peter Pospiech - Germany Production Irina Tabakina tabakina@marinelink.com Nicole Ventimiglia nicole@marinelink.com Corporate Staff Mark O’Malley, Public Relations Esther Rothenberger, Accounting Gabby DelGatto, Offi ce Manager Information Technology Vladimir Bibik Emin Tule Christopher Lee Subscription Kathleen Hickey khickey@marinelink.com Sales Lucia Annunziata annunziata@marinelink.com +1 212 477 6700 Terry Breese breese@marinelink.com +1 561 732 1185 Frank Covella covella@marinelink.com +1 561 732 1659 Mitch Engel engel@marinelink.com +1 561 732 0312 Mike Kozlowski kozlowski@marinelink.com +1 561 733 2477 Dawn Trauthwein dtrauthwein@marinelink.com +1 631 472 2715 Jean Vertucci vertucci@marinelink.com +1 212 477 6700 International Sales 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 biscom@biscom.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 MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS M A R I N E L I N K . C O M Business Publications Audit of Circulation, Inc. Member Image: APL Photo: MAN Diesel & T urbo MR #10 (1-9).indd 4 10/1/2014 2:17:35 PM
