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The Information Authority for the Workboat • Offshore • Inland • Coastal Marine Markets arine OCTOBER 2015 MNews www.marinelink.com Salvage & Spill Response: Unresolved Issues Hamper Progress Maritime Security Workboats: U.S. Yards Compete in Global Markets Stack Emissions: Logical, Affordable Solutions Pollution Response: Innovative hulls & equipment MN Oct15 C2, C3, C4.indd 1 9/21/2015 11:48:54 AM MN Oct15 Layout 1-17.indd 1 9/21/2015 10:47:02 AM CONTENTS MarineNews October 2015 • Volume 26 Number 10 INSIGHTS 14 Matthew Paxton President, Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) SALVAGE 20 The International Salvage Union Weighs In Current issues in marine salvage: the ISU perspective. By Leendert Muller Credit: Moose Boats FAST BOATS 38 Riders on the Storm Features Decking, seating and other equipment for ‘fast boats’ are critical ingredients for personnel. 28 Maritime Security Vessels Keeps U.S. Builders Busy By John Haynes Export hulls are a key piece of the business model. By Susan Buchanan 33 Maritime Security for the Municipal Sector PROPULSION Without sacrifi cing utility or features, Metal Shark and Moose produce multi-missioned platforms. 42 Emissions Control Takes Center Stage for Workboat Engines By Joseph Keefe By Joseph Keefe ON THE COVER 4HE)NFORMATION!UTHORITYFORTHE7ORKBOATs/FFSHOREs)NLANDs#OASTAL-ARINE-ARKETS The chemical tanker Maritime arinea /#4/"%2 News WWWMARINELINKCOM PROPULSION Maisie in 2014 suffered a fi re off M Salvage & Spill the Republic of Korea and quickly Response: Unresolved Issues 45 A Thunderbolt of an Idea for became the poster child for “Place Hamper Progress Inland Operators of Refuge” salvage confl icts, an is- Eastern’s new inland towboat design matches all sue near and dear to both ASA equipment – including propulsion – to the plat- and the ISU. form itself. Maritime Security Workboats: (Photo: ISU) U.S. Yards Compete in Global Markets Stack Emissions: By Joseph Keefe Logical, Affordable Solutions Pollution Response: Innovative hulls & equipment 2 MN October 2015 MN Oct15 Layout 1-17.indd 2 9/21/2015 10:47:49 AM MN Oct15 Layout 1-17.indd 3 9/21/2015 10:48:02 AM MarineNews MarineNews October 2015 Volume 26 Number 10 ISSN#1087-3864 USPS#013-952 Florida: 215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435 tel: (561) 732-4368; fax: (561) 732-6984 New York: 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 Departments Analysis tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271 www.marinelink.com & PUBLISHER 6 Editor’s Note John C. O’Malley • [email protected] Associate Publisher & Editorial Director Greg Trauthwein • [email protected] 8 By the Numbers Editor Towing Industry Safety Joseph Keefe • [email protected] Tel: 704-661-8475 Web Editor 18 OP/ED Eric Haun • [email protected] The Salvage & Wreck Contributing Writers Removal Market Susan Buchanan • Lawrence R. 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Contents of this publication either in whole or in part Two years (24 issues) for $95.00. POSTMASTER may not be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher. Time Value Send your check payable to: Expedite MarineNews, 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010. POSTMASTER: Electronic Service Requested. For more information email Kathleen Hickey at: MarineNews is published monthly by Maritime Activity Reports Inc. [email protected] 4 MN October 2015 MN Oct15 Layout 1-17.indd 4 9/21/2015 10:48:42 AM MN Oct15 Layout 1-17.indd 5 9/21/2015 10:48:24 AM EDITOR’S NOTE s the lines between salvage and spill response become increasingly blurred, there is no better time to examine the issues and emerging technologies that make both topics so fascinating Ato dissect. There’s no better way to do just that than having the Chief Executives of both the American Salvage Association (ASA) and its international counterpart, the International Salvage Union (ISU) weigh in on all things salvage. Each viewpoint comes with its own laundry list of con- cerns, sometimes diverging in approach and at other times; coming together as a common voice. This month, you won’t get that anywhere else but MarineNews. Salvage and response fi rms both have a lot on their plates as the third quarter comes to a close. That’s because each has to deal with the fi nancial challenges of maintaining a ready arsenal of multi- [email protected] mission equipment and vessels, but also the need to keep current with technology advances, onerous liability questions and the all-important protection of the environment. But environmental issues span far more than just salvage and response. That’s because, heaven forbid, before you have to deal with a Lloyd’s Open Form, the need to limit your vessel emissions – from the stack, on deck and below the waterline – are also in play. That costs money, but maybe not as much as you might think; that is, if you go about it in just the right fashion. This month, we delve into all of it. Separately, and seemingly far from the worries of casualties, pollution and energy-induced fi nan- cial worries, some U.S. boat builders are bucking the trend by riding the need for maritime security platforms, all the way to the bank. And, while MarineNews prides itself on covering all that is do- mestic brown water, all of the time, it is also true that there is brown water – and maritime security worries – on the other side of the pond. Domestic boat builders are happy enough to support those needs, with a raft of export hulls, while catering to an equally robust domestic appetite for the same multi-missioned, workboat hulls. Bringing a ray of sunshine on a partly cloudy day for boat build- ers, Susan Buchanan’s optimistic look at this sector of the industry begins on page 28. Without a crystal ball to tell you what comes next on the waterfront, you might take my assessments of the state-of-the-industry that follow with a grain of salt. That’s okay, too. The latest rumor from inside the Beltway at DHS is that the long-awaited subchapter ‘M’ towboat rules could come as soon as February. No less important, also to come from inside the Department of Homeland Security, will be the next Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) cut. Both edicts will inject a much-needed dose of business into the boatbuilding sector. At a time when uncertainties fueled by the worst energy prices in more than six years have shipyards nervously eyeing their backlogs, both decisions will impact the domestic waterfront profoundly. That much I do know and you can take that – literally – straight to the bank. 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To see our editorial calendar and advertising rates, visit www.marinelink.com/AdvRates/Rates.asp Online Resources 6 MN October 2015 MN Oct15 Layout 1-17.indd 6 9/21/2015 10:48:55 AM MN Oct15 Layout 1-17.indd 7 9/21/2015 10:49:05 AM BY THE NUMBERS Towing Industry Safety – AWO & USCG Outline the Facts, by the numbers … In August, at a meeting co-chaired by the U.S. Coast oil was spilled as a result of 85 tank barge pollution in- Guard’s RDML Paul Thomas, Assistant Commandant cidents in 2014.