Marine Log - September 2007 - (Page 1) Contents SEPTEMBER 2007 VOL. 112, NO. 9 MARINELOG UPDATE Green passport for Crowley barge • Petrobras in FPSO deal for U.S. Gulf • Massive engines for APL • Foil-assisted cat for California • High-priority ships leave Ghost fleet And much more 7 14 54 56 60 61 62 63 64 68 INSIDE WASHINGTON More Congressional oversight ahead NEWSMAKERS TECH NEWS CONTRACTS EVENTS WEBSITE DIRECTORY INFODIRECT Interactive buyers’ guide The First and Ten is the first of ten Platform Supply Vessels being built by Bolllinger Shipyards for Rigdon Marine p. 50 Features High Speed Craft Cover Story High speed design heads into new waters Rigdon scores MARINE LOG recently visited Bollinger Shipyards, where construction is well underway on a series of platform supply vessels for Rigdon Marine . . . .p. 50 ML MARKETPLACE LAST WORD Clearing up Buzzards Bay’s murky waters Incat Tasmania’s new 112m wave piercer for a Japanese owner appears to have obtained the “Holy Grail”—the ability to carry 1,000 tonnes deadweight at 40 knots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 17 Shipbuilding SPECIAL PULL OUT The National Maritime Salvage Conference & Expo Guide China aims for the top Ice Shipping China trails Korea and Japan in the shipbuilding ranks, but clearly has its eyes on the top spot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p.43 p. 27 Azipods: Just add ice Azipods have logged more than 3 million hours of operational experience, including 550,000 hours in Ice Class vessels . . . . . . .p. 48 Departments 2 4 EDITORIAL Canal’s expansion begins SECOND THOUGHTS Action heats up around the North Pole NEXT MONTH EMERGING SHIPBUILDING REGIONS • FERRIES & FAST CRAFT MARINE LOG, established 1878, is published monthly by Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014 Annual Subscriptions: U.S. and Canada, $70, one year, $100, two years. All other countries: $150, one year, $200, two years. Periodical Class postage paid at New York, N.Y. and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Marine Log, P.O. Box 10, Omaha, NE 68101-0010 © 2007 Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation www.marinelog.com SEPTEMBER 2007 MARINE LOG 1 http://www.marinelog.com
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