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The Information Authority for the Workboat • Offshore • Inland • Coastal Marine Markets arine JANUARY 2014 MNews www.marinelink.com Tug Tech & Training Hand in Hand at MMA The Arctic Commercial & Regulatory Developments Offshore Decommissioning A Primer for Artificial Reefing Winches & Cranes Regulations & Design MN JAN14 C2, C3, C4.indd 1 12/18/2013 9:56:12 AM MN JAN14 Layout 1-17.indd 1 12/23/2013 11:16:13 AM CONTENTS MarineNews January 2014 • Volume 25 Number 1 BY THE NUMBERS 12 8 Maritime Academies are Returning to the Water … Brown Water The curriculum and the demographics of license track candidates at the Maritime Academies is changing. INSIGHTS 12 James Watson President and COO, ABS Americas Division. FINANCE 20 Stirring the Alphabet Soup USSBA, USDA and USDOT’s Loan Programs. By Richard J. Paine, Sr. BOAT OF THE MONTH 26 Kirby Christens ATB in New Orleans Inland and coastal giant christens ATB duo Jason E. Duttinger and Winna Wilson in a New Orleans ceremony. By Susan Buchanan REGULATORY REVIEW 28 Development of Standards for Arctic Operations Moves Ahead Improving and updating Arctic design standards 26 for material, equipment and offshore structures. By Andrew Safer ARCTIC OPERATIONS 31 Upbeat on the Arctic Foss Maritime Builds New Ice-Class Tugs as it embarks on a new Arctic Challenge. By Susan Buchanan TUG TECHNOLOGY 36 New Tech & Tug Training Mass. Maritime, responding to industry demand, reloads with cutting edge equipment and strides ahead in brown water training. 28 By Patricia Keefe 2 MN January 2014 MN JAN14 Layout 1-17.indd 2 12/20/2013 4:49:55 PM MN JAN14 Layout 1-17.indd 3 12/18/2013 4:31:11 PM MarineNews On the Cover ISSN#1087-3864 USPS#013-952 36 New Tech & Tug Training Florida: 215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435 A state-of-the-art interactive Transas tel: (561) 732-4368; fax: (561) 732-6984 New York: 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 tug simulator isn’t the only training tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271 tool in the box of educators at the www.marinelink.com Massachusetts Maritime Acad- emy, but it may well be its most PUBLISHER important. Mimicking a myriad John C. O’Malley • [email protected] of different tug technologies and Associate Publisher & Editorial Director control systems, the simulator gives a Greg Trauthwein • [email protected] growing number of aspiring brown Editor water license candidates realistic Joseph Keefe • [email protected] hands-on experience. The story by Tel: 704-661-8475 Patricia Keefe begins on page 36. Web Editor Eric Haun • [email protected] TRAINING Contributing Writers Susan Buchanan • Lawrence R. DeMarcay, III • Joe Hudspeth • Randy O’Neill 22 LNG – Who Cares? PRODUCTION Production & Graphics Manager Nicole Ventimiglia • [email protected] You say you don’t work on an LNG ship? You should care nevertheless. SALES By Tom Guldner Vice President, Sales & Marketing Rob Howard • [email protected] Advertising Sales Managers ENVIRONMENTAL National Sales Manager Terry Breese • [email protected] 40 Rig Donation: A Step-by-Step Guide Tel: 561-732-1185 Fax: 561-732-8414 A primer for those interested in Artifi cial Reefs as a way Lucia Annunziata • [email protected] Frank Covella • [email protected] to dispose of old offshore structures, rigs and ships, too. Tel: 212-477-6700 Fax: 212-254-6271 Tel: 561-732-1659 Fax: 561-732-8063 By Chris Ledford Mitch Engel • [email protected] Mike Kozlowski • [email protected] Tel: 561-732-0312 Fax: 561-732-8063 Tel: 561-733-2477 Fax: 561-732-9670 TECH FILE Dawn Trauthwein • [email protected] Jean Vertucci • [email protected] Tel: 631-472-2715 Fax: 631-868-3575 Tel: 212-477-6700 Fax: 212-254-6271 44 SLM Winches are Commercial, On Deck Managing Director, Intl. 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Periodicals Postage paid at New York, NY and additional mailing offi ces. 4 MN January 2014 MN JAN14 Layout 1-17.indd 4 12/20/2013 4:50:08 PM MN JAN14 Layout 1-17.indd 5 12/18/2013 4:31:20 PM EDITOR’S NOTE t’s actually nice to be able to look forward – and then aft – and realize that for the domestic waterfront, 2013 will be a hard act to follow. We haven’t been able to say that too many times Iin the past ten years. Surely, we can say it now. That’s not to say that MarineNews readers don’t have challenges in the New Year. They do. From where I sit, the task of sustaining the boom in this sector – whether that entails boatbuilding, inland transportation, offshore services and everything in between – is what should be keeping everyone awake at night. 2014 promises a lot of drama. For example, there are very few stakeholders, the Coast Guard included, who wouldn’t like to see the subchapter “M” rule fi nalized prior to the change of command in ADM Papp’s c-suite, this spring. That’s anything but a done deal. The new rule, [email protected] when it comes to pass, will change the way some inland players do business, be a non-event for many others and, eventually, inject more juice into the maritime economy in way of repairs, upgrades and yes – some newbuilding. That’s just one variable, however. Sustaining a robust maritime economy will require many things. First and foremost; it will take skilled mariners to operate the very boats that give us a reason to get up and go to work, every day. That will also entail a change in the very way we educate mariners for a domestic employment picture which has changed radically in the past 30 years. For example, you might not know that all but 500 of the 40,000+ hulls that make up the U.S. merchant fl eet qualify as a “brown water” vessel. It’s true. Starting on page 36 of this edition, Patricia Keefe gives us a primer on how the U.S. maritime academies are responding to market demand, why that’s important and the technologies being used to get there. It’s a great way to start off the New Year. Looking north, the Arctic – despite a less than auspicious year and a quieter aftermath – beckons. Foss Maritime, for example, is one fi rm that still sees great things ahead there. Also in this edition, Susan Buchanan outlines the ambitious plans of this West Coast-based operator, who with three, state-of-the-art newbuild Arctic class tugs nearing completion and a freshly inked services and response contract in Alaska, is poised to be at the forefront of new business there, when and as it develops. It’s a situation worth watching and a story worth reading. Those of you who know me best also know that I cover the regulatory beat closely. Sure, equipment, commercial concerns, deals and new boats are important. Driving the climate that allows all of that to exist, however, are the existing, developing and pending regulatory regimes that govern how, where, and when we do business. This month, Arctic regulations, winch & davit standards, and even the (more obscure) subject of what to do with obsolete offshore oil platforms all grace our pages. That’s the way I like it. You will, too. Download our Apps iPhone & Android Joseph Keefe, Editor, [email protected] SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to the print or electronic edition of MarineNews at www.marinelink.com/renewsubscr/Renew04/subscribe.html or e-mail Kathleen Hickey at [email protected] DAILY NEWS via E-MAIL Twice every business day we provide breaking news, tailored to your specifi cation, delivered FREE directly to your e-mail. To subscribe visit http://maritimetoday.com/login.aspx POST & SEARCH JOBS Job listings are updated daily and help match employers with qualifi ed employees. 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