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MarineNews ISSN#1087-3864 USPS#013-952Florida: 215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435tel: (561) 732-4368; fax: (561) 732-6984New York: 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271www.marinelink.com PUBLISHERJohn C. O?Malley jomalley@marinelink.comAssociate Publisher & Editorial DirectorGreg Trauthwein trauthwein@marinelink.comEditorJoseph Keefe keefe@marinelink.comTel: 704-661-8475 Contributing WritersSusan Buchanan Raina Clark Lawrence R. DeMarcay, III Joseph Hudspeth Randy O?Neill Katharine Sweeney PRODUCTION Production & Graphics Manager Nicole Ventimiglia nicole@marinelink.com SALESVice President, Sales & MarketingRob Howard howard@marinelink.com Sales Administration & OfÞ ce Manager Rhoda Morgan morgan@marinelink.com Sales & Event Coordinator Michelle Howard mhoward@marinelink.com ClassiÞ ed Sales Manager Dale Barnett barnett@marinelink.com tel: 212-477-6700Advertising Sales ManagersNational Sales ManagerTerry Breese breese@marinelink.com Tel: 561-732-1185 Fax: 561-732-8414 Lucia Annunziata annunziata@marinelink.com Frank Covella covella@marinelink.comTel: 212-477-6700 Fax: 212-254-6271 Tel: 561-732-1659 Fax: 561-732-8063 Mitch Engel engel@marinelink.com Mike Kozlowski kozlowski@marinelink.comTel: 561-732-0312 Fax: 561-732-8063 Tel: 561-733-2477 Fax: 561-732-9670 Dawn Trauthwein dtrauthwein@marinelink.com Jean Vertucci vertucci@marinelink.comTel: 631-472-2715 Fax: 631-868-3575 Tel: 212-477-6700 Fax: 212-254-6271 Managing Director, Intl. Sales Paul Barrett ieaco@aol.comTel: +44 1268 711560 Fax: +44 1268 711567 Uwe Riemeyer riemeyer@intermediapartners.deTel: +49 202 27169 0 Fax: +49 202 27169 20 CORPORATE STAFF Manager, Accounting Services Rhoda Morgan morgan@marinelink.com Manager, Public Relations Mark O?Malley momalley@marinelink.com Manager, Marketing Jocelyn Redfern jredfern@marinelink.com Manager, Info Tech Services Vladimir Bibik bibik@marinelink.com CIRCULATION Circulation Manager Kathleen Hickey mncirc@marinelink.com TO SUBSCRIBE:Subscriptions to Marine News (12 issues per year) for one year are available for $49.00; Two years (24 issues) for $64.00. Send your check payable to: MarineNews, 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010. For more information email Kathleen Hickey at: k.hickey@marinelink.comPOSTMASTER Time Value Expedite 4 H E ) N F O R M A T I O N ! U T H O R I T Y F O R T H E 7 O R K B O A T s / F F S H O R E s ) N L A N D s # O A S T A L - A R I N E - A R K E T S arineMSalvaging Sandy Donjon steps up after super storm Training & Education Mariner Licensing ChangesJANUARY 2013 W W W M A R I N E L I N K C O M News BoatbuildingGOM Optimism in ?13BoatbuildingGOM Optimism in ?13On the Cover28 Guarded Optimism for 2013 from U.S. Gulf Boatbuilders The recent launch of the 299? PSV Ted Smith from Chouest Gulfport, MS shipyard, Gulf Ship. Gulf Coast yards are busy, betting on the offshore resurgence to continue. See Susan Buchanan?s story starting on page 28. Photo courtesy of Edison Chouest Offshore MARINER CREDENTIALING 20 AWO Best Practices AUDIT & SAFETY22 Communications & Single Point Failures: What?s Your Back-up Plan? By Katharine Sweeney PASSENGER VESSELS & FERRIES 34 Power to the People A revitalized Passenger ferry and tour boat market segment heats up. By Joe Hudspeth TRAINING 36 Mariner Licensing Changes By Stephanie Heinatz 6 Editor?s Note 10 VESSELS20 TECH File ? Desktop Simulation Trainer 18 OP/ED: Harness the Energy by Jeff Vorberger, NOIA 39 People & Company News 41 Products 43 2013 Editorial Calendar 44 Classi eds48 AD Index MarineNews ISSN#1087-3864 is published monthly, 12 times a year by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc., 118 East 25th Street, New York, N. Y. 10160-1062. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any misprints or claims and actions taken by advertisers. The publisher reserves the right to refuse any advertising. Contents of this publication either in whole or in part may not be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to MarineNews ,118 East 25th Street, New York, N.Y. 10160-1062. MarineNews is published monthly by Maritime Activity Reports Inc. Periodicals Postage paid at New York, NY and additional mailing of? ces. 4 MNJanuary 2013 MN Jan2013 Layout 1-17.indd 4MN Jan2013 Layout 1-17.indd 41/4/2013 10:59:16 AM1/4/2013 10:59:16 AM
