Marine Log - September 2008 - (Page 1)

Contents SEPTEMBER 2008 VOL. 113, NO.9 MARINELOG UPDATE Big deals to reshape shipbuilding • ENSCO increases deepwater fleet • Polarcus orders six new Ulstein design vessels • Keppel FELS delivers jackup rig ahead of schedule. And much more 7 p. 17 American Commercial Line barge DM932 was split in half after a collision with Liberian-flag chemical tank ship, Tintamara, spilling 380,000 gallons of No.6 fuel oil into the Mississippi 14 38 40 42 43 44 45 46 52 INSIDE WASHINGTON Legislation could help reinvestment in U.S. shipping NEWSMAKERS TECH NEWS CONTRACTS EVENTS WEBSITE DIRECTORY ML BUYER’S GUIDE Free product information Features Cover Story Shipbuilding Slick Cleanup After Tintamara collided with barge DM932 near downtown New Orleans, the Coast Guard closed the lower Mississippi River and launched a team to get commerce moving again . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 17 Shipbuilding shakeup Italy’s Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A has its eye on the lucrative U.S. Navy market, after announcing it would acquire the Manitowoc Marine Group in an all-cash transition . . . . . . . . . p. 35 ML MARKETPLACE MARINE SALVAGE Changing the marine salvor image By John A. Witte WISTA Executive Forum The women of WISTA Five executives from different sectors of the marine industry, and members of the WISTA organization, discuss their companies, industry roles and goals for the future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 23 LETTERS p. 51 Solving the mystery of the holes Communications Keeping ships at sea connected Departments 2 4 EDITORIAL Shipbuilders make their moves Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband technology helps offshore towing services company Harvey Gulf International Marine meet its communications needs p. 29 SECOND THOUGHTS Drill, drill, drill? What with? NEXT MONTH FERRIES & FAST CRAFT ANNUAL • CHINESE SHIPBUILDING • MARINE EQUIPMENT 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 SEPTEMBER 2008 MARINE LOG 1 http://www.marinelog.com

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Marine Log - September 2008 Editorial Second Thoughts Update Contents Inside Washington Slick Cleanup The Women of WISTA Keeping Ships at Sea Connected Shipbuilding Shakeup Newsmakers Tech News Contracts Events Website Directory ML Buyer's Guide ML Marketplace Letters Marine Salvage

Marine Log - September 2008

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