Marine Log - August 2008 - (Page 1) Contents p. 23 Horizon’s Keenan talks to Marine Log about Horizon Green, a series of company intiatives focused on reducing emissions AUGUST 2008 VOL. 113, NO.8 MARINELOG 7 UPDATE Big trouble in the Big Easy • More subsea vessels ordered • Keppel to supply Scorpion with its first semi rig • Bouchard Ocean Services one step closer to its 2010 goal. And much more 18 43 44 47 48 49 50 51 56 INSIDE WASHINGTON Navy cuts DDG 1000 program to two or does it? NEWSMAKERS TECH NEWS CONTRACTS EVENTS ML BUYER’S GUIDE Free product information Features Cover Story Subsea Construction Louisiana Oilfield Divers adds subsea muscle Let’s talk Green President of Horizon Lines, John V. Keenan discusses the impact of the increasing cost of fuel and Horizon Lines’ plans to help reduce the size of its carbon footprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 23 LOD purchased the diving support vessel Premier Explorer to expand its subsea construction business . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 41 WEBSITE DIRECTORY ML MARKETPLACE MARINE SALVAGE Salvors as the ultimate environmentalists By John A. Witte Power & Propulsion Waste not, want not A look at the advantages of waste-heat recovery (WHR) systems and how they can reduce fuel consumption . . . . . p. 29 Advertising Supplement Green Technologies & Sustainable Shipping SHOW PREVIEW SMM 2008 Tugs & Barges Making rail, trucks green with envy p. 38 An inland barge study explores the advantages of inland barge transportation that range from alleviating highway gridlock to reducing fuel emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 34 Departments 2 4 EDITORIAL More heartburn for vessel operators SECOND THOUGHTS CARB tries again on emissions NEXT MONTH THE SALVAGE, SAFETY & RESPONSE ISSUE • FERRIES • FUELS & LUBES MARINE LOG, (USPS 576-910) established 1878, is published monthly by Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014 © 2008 Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any fashion without the written permission of Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Annual Print and Digital Subscriptions: Qualified subscribers may request a subscription. Non-qualified subscribers in the U.S., Canada or Mexico for the Print or Digital Edition, $75, one year, $125, two years. For Print and Digital Editions, U.S., Canada and Mexico, $113 for one year and $188 for two years. All other countries for Print or Digital, $175, one year or $275, one year by Air Mail; $225, two years or $425 for two years by Air Mail. For Print and Digital, foreign, $263 for one year, $363 for one year with Air Mail, $338, for two years and $538 for two years with Air Mail . Periodical Class postage paid at New York, N.Y., ISSN 08970491, and at additional mailing offices. Canada Post Cust.#7204654; Agreement #41094515. Bleuchip Intl., P.O. Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2 For subscriptions, address changes and adjustments, write to Marine Log, P.O. Box 10, Omaha, NE 68101-0010 Publishers are not responsible for the safekeeping or return of unsolicited material. CIRCULATION & SUBSCRIPTIONS: Call toll free (800) 895-4389, Monday-Friday 9 am—5 pm EST. SINGLE COPIES: Write or call the Subscription Dept. (see above). The price for single copies of the Annual Yearbook & Maritime Review issue is $40. Other single copies $20 each. MICROFILM COPIES: University Microfilms International, 300 North Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 and Bell & Howell Micro Photo Division, Publication Products, Old Mansfield Rd., Wooster OH 44691 (800) 321-9881. FOR REPRINT INFORMATION contact PARS International Corp., 102 W.38th St., 6th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10018 Phone (212) 221-9595 Fax (212) 221-9195 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Marine Log, P.O. Box 10, Omaha, NE 68101-0010 © 2008 Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. All rights reserved. www.marinelog.com AUGUST 2008 MARINE LOG 1 http://www.marinelog.com
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