Marine Log - November 2008 - (Page 2)

November 2008 Vol. 113 No. 11 John R. Snyder Publisher & Editor ISSN 08970491 MARINELOG USPS 576-910 PRESIDENT Arthur J. McGinnis, Jr. amcginnis@sbpub.com jsnyder@sbpub.com editorial PUBLISHER & EDITOR John R. Snyder SENIOR EDITORIAL CONSULTANT Nicholas Blenkey nblenkey@sbpub.com ASSISTANT EDITOR Shirley Del Valle sdelvalle@sbpub.com nkitchen@msn.com wbeber@comcast.net psexton@sbpub-chicago.com wwilliams@sbpub.com pdesiere@sbpub.com Solutions from the past CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Nigel Kitchen CONTRIBUTING EDITOR William B. Ebersold MARKETING DIRECTOR Peter Sexton CREATIVE DIRECTOR Wendy Williams ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR Phil Desiere A s you undoubtedly noticed from our cover, this year MARINE LOG is celebrating its 130th anniversary of reporting on marine technology, engineering and business. Our maritime journalism roots stretch back to before the rise of the diesel engine as the preeminent prime mover for shipping. Marine diesel manufacturers and vessel operators are under increasing environmental regulatory pressure to reduce emissions and greenhouse gases from shipping. Climate change, the new emphasis on sustainable shipping and high bunker fuel prices, are providing compelling reasons to the industry to search into the past for green solutions such as wind power and alternative renewable fuels. For example, when he first tested his diesel engine, Dr. Rudolph Diesel used peanut oil, not petroleum. Once again, soybean, canola oil and fat rendering is being used in biodiesel to fuel ferries and water taxis. And it looks like the age of sail is making somewhat of a comeback in commercial shipping. In September at the SMM 2008 exhibition in Hamburg (see photo), one of the full scale displays near the entrance to one of the halls was a sail-assisted ship system from Skysails. The U.S. Military Sealift Command has chartered the Beluga Skysails, a 400 ft sail-assisted cargo ship, to test the Skysails system and carry U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force cargo. It’s the first time the U.S. Department of Defense has chartered such a vessel. Looking at history, of course, also gives us a sense of perspective and allows us to measure our progress. It’s fascinating, for example, to examine the early years of offshore oil exploration in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and the pioneering efforts of industry figures such as John P. Laborde, Sr., and Alden “Doc” Laborde, who recognized the need for reliable transportation and supply of offshore rigs with purpose-built boats. The lineage of the behemoths in the article, “Generation Next OSV’s,” in this month’s issue can be traced to the humble beginnings of Tidewater Marine’s Ebb Tide, which became the prototype offshore service vessel, with a bowhouse and long flat after deck. jsnyder@sbpub.com ART PRODUCTION MANAGER Todd Blanchard tblanchard@sbpub.com PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Mary Conyers-Brown NATIONAL SALES DIRECTOR Roland Espinosa mbrown@sbpub.com respinosa@sbpub.com INTERNATIONAL SALES MANAGER Donna Edwards dedwards@sbpub.com SALES MANAGER Jeff Sutley SALES REPRESENTATIVE -KOREA Young-Seoh Chinn CLASSIFIED SALES Diane Okon CONFERENCE DIRECTOR Jane Poterala CONFERENCE COORDINATOR Michelle M. Zolkos CONFERENCE ASSISTANT Latima Meynard jsutley@sbpub.com jesmedia@unitel.co.kr dokon@sbpub-chicago.com jpoterala@sbpub.com mzolkos@sbpub.com lmeynard@sbpub.com A SIMMONS-BOARDMAN PUBLICATION EDITORIAL AND BUSINESS OFFICES 345 Hudson Street New York, N.Y. 10014 TEL: (212) 620-7200 FAX: (212) 633-1165 website: www.marinelog.com e-mail: marinelog@sbpub.com CIRCULATION & SUBSCRIPTIONS: Call toll free (800) 895-4389, Monday-Friday 9 am—5 pm EST. 2 MARINE LOG NOVEMBER 2008 www.marinelog.com http://www.marinelog.com http://www.abb.com http://www.marinelog.com

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Marine Log - November 2008 Contents Editorial Second Thoughts Update Inside Washington Looking Back at 130 Years Generation NeXt What's Ahead? Media Kit 2009 Defying the Naysayers Rampant Piracy Takes Shipping Hostage The Last Chapter of the New Carissa International Workboat Show Preview Newsmakers Tech News Contracts Events Website Directory ML Buyer's Guide ML Marketplace Marine Salvage

Marine Log - November 2008

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