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Cover.qxd 9/29/2005 11:15 AM Page 1 October 2005 MARITIME REPORTER Megayachts AND ENGINEERING NEWS Business is Booming www.marinelink.com Marine Design The Cloud Making Ship LNG The Case for Safety Training & Education Virtual Reality for High Risk Ops Maritime Security Products Buyer’s Guide • Germany • CAD/CAM Suppliers Guide COV2,C3&C4.qxd 9/28/2005 3:38 PM Page 1 ÎÈää ÊÓä ÊÓx Ónä È]Ên]Ê£Ó]Ê£È]Ê£nÊVÞ È]Ên]ÊÊVÞ È]Ên]ÊÊVÞ È]Ên]Ê£Ó]Ê£ÈÊVÞ £ÇÊ£]ÇÎäÇ]ÓääÊ7 £]äÓä£]Ç£äÊ7 £]nääÓ]ÇäÊ7 Îxää £]ÇÎäx]{ÓäÊ7 n]Ê£Ó]Ê£ÈÊVÞ xÓÈÓ]xÓxÊ7 Î{ää ÊÎÓÊ È]Ên]Ê£ÓÊVÞ È]Ên]ÊÊVÞ £nÇ£]ä{{Ê7 Ó]nnä{]xääÊ7 ÎÓ £ÓÊVÞ nÓä£]Î{ÎÊ7 Îä £ÓÊVÞ £]£££]£xÈÊ7 £n 6ÊÎÓÊ ÈÊVÞ "iÊÀ}>â>Ì° £Ó]Ê£ÈÊVÞ ÎÎÇ{ÇÊ7 x]ÇÈän]äääÊ7 £Ó ÈÊVÞ /ÜÊÜÀ`V>ÃÃÊLÀ>`ð Óx{xÓÈÊ7 ÈÊVÞ ÎÇxÊ7 Ê{ÎÊ Ç È]ÊÇ]Ên]ÊÊVÞ ÈÊVÞ x]{ää]äääÊ7 £nÇÎÎÊ7 Σää ÈÊVÞ ÓȣΣÎÊ7 Îäää ÈÊVÞ 6Ê{ÎÊ Î£xÎÊ7 £Ó]Ê£ÈÊVÞ £ä]nää£È]äääÊ7 >ÌiÀ«>ÀÁÊ>ÀiÊ*ÜiÀÊ-ÞÃÌià ÀÊÛiÀÊnäÊÞi>ÀÃ]ÊÜi½ÛiÊiÛiÀÊV«ÀÃi`ÊÊLÀ}}ÊÌ iÊLiÃÌÊÛ>ÕiÊÌÊÕÀÊ VÕÃÌiÀÃ]ÊÊVÀi>Ì}ÊÛ>ÌÛiÊ«À`ÕVÌÃ]ÊÀÊÊÕÀÊVÌiÌÊÌÊ«ÀÌiVÌÊ >`Ê«ÀiÃiÀÛiÊÌ iÊi>ÀÌ °Ê7iÊiÛiÀÊV«ÀÃi°Ê`ÊiÌ iÀÊà Õ`ÊÞÕ°Ê ÜÜÜ°V>Ì>Ài°V°ÊÀÊÜÜÜ°>}L>°V ^ÓääxÊ >ÌiÀ«>ÀÊ Ê,} ÌÃÊ,iÃiÀÛi`°Ê Circle 221 on Reader Service Card MR OCTOBER 2005 #1 (1-8).qxd 9/28/2005 3:30 PM Page 3 MARITIME EDUCATION & TRAINING United States Merchant Marine Academy Marine Merchant United States The United States Merchant Marine School Transportation Global Maritime & Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, New York is one of the five federal service acad- emies and America’s premier maritime institution. Along with the undergraduate program, USMMA offers the most exten- sive maritime and transportation profes- sional development program in the United States. USMMA GMATS teaches over 35 marine engineering courses and over 140 other courses in Nautical Science, Maritime Business, International Transportation and Marine Engineering Training Maritime Security. Our instructor staff includes outstanding USMMA faculty, QMED FOWT guest lecturers, and industry experts. The Diesel Training majority of our classes are hands on train- Steam Training ing using the Academy’s 22 magnificent Auxiliary Systems engineering laboratories and waterfront Programmable Logic Controllers vessels. In addition to our regularly sched- uled classes, almost anything can be cus- Transportation, Logistics & tomized to meet your companies needs. Management Supply Chain Integrity Program Business Logistics Management Facility & Vessel Security Program Intermodal Freight Transportation Introduction to the Maritime Industry Nautical Science GMDSS ARPA STCW Firefighting FOR SCHEDULING AND PRICING INFORMATION Global Maritime and Transportation School 300 Steamboat Rd - Samuels Hall - Kings Point NY 11024 Phone: 516-773-5120 Fax: 516-773-5353 Website: www.usmma.edu Email: [email protected] Circle 287 on Reader Service Card MR OCTOBER 2005 #1 (1-8).qxd 10/3/2005 11:57 AM Page 4 Contents Government Update MARITIME 9 Wood Packing Materials 18 REPORTER Dennis Bryant discusses new regulations and their impact AND regarding crating and shipping. ENGINEERING NEWS NEW YORK Megayachts 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 Tel: (212) 477-6700; Fax: (212) 254-6271 18 Sailing in Style e-mail: [email protected] • Web: Internet: www.marinelink.com What do Manitowoc, Wis., and Sarzana, Italy have in common? FLORIDA • 215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435 Both house some of the world’s premiere megayacht builders. Tel: (561) 732-1659 Fax: (561) 732-6984 Associate Publisher Marine Design Gregory R. Trauthwein • [email protected] 30 New Shapes, New Missions Associate Editor • Jennifer Rabulan • [email protected] Technical Editor • David Tinsley There is no shortage of innovative new marine designs, con- Contributing Editor • Dennis L. Bryant ceived and built to fulfill multiple missions. Senior Maritime Counsel, Holland & Knight 30 Editorial Consultant • James R. McCaul, president, International Maritime Associates LNG Editorial Intern • Kate Queram • [email protected] 38 A Matter of Perception PRODUCTION While the carriage of LNG boasts an enviable safety record, Production Manager John Guzman • [email protected] special interest groups are on a quest to stymie new projects. Asst. Production Manager Irina Tabakina • [email protected] ADVERTISING SALES Senior Vice President, Sales Germany Rob Howard • [email protected] 41 Flensburg Flies High in RoRo Niche Tel: (561) 732-4368; Fax: (561) 732-6984 Germany’s Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft is a builder of Senior Vice President, Sales Brett W. Keil • [email protected] some of the world’s most advanced RoRo vessels. Tel: (561) 732-1185; Fax: (561) 732-8414 Vice President of Sales Training & Education Lucia M. Annunziata • [email protected] 50 VR Preps Crews for High Risk Ops 50 Classified Ad Sales Dale L. Barnett • [email protected] VSTEP is helping to prepare crews for dangerous, high-risk Tel: (212) 477-6700 operations, via the safety and comfort of virtual reality training. Sales Administration Manager Tina Veselov • [email protected] After the Storm Sales Assistant 67 Hurricanes Pound the Gulf Rhoda Morgan • [email protected] Hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed many lives and busi- Manager, Accounting Services Esther Rothenberger • [email protected] nesses in the Gulf of Mexico region, and now the attention Manager, Public Relations turns toward rebuilding the marine and offshore infrastructure. Mark O’Malley • [email protected] Manager, Information Technology Services Vladimir Bibik • [email protected] CIRCULATION [email protected] PUBLISHERS John E. O’Malley John C. O'Malley • [email protected] International Sales Operations Managing Director, International Sales TONY STEIN 12, Braehead, Bo'ness, West Lothian EH51 OBZ, Scotland, U.K. Tel: +44 (0) 1506 822240; Fax: +44 (0) 1506 828085 Germany/Switzerland TONY STEIN • [email protected] Tel: +44 (0) 1506 822240; Fax: +44 (0) 1506 828085 Japan KATSUHIRO ISHII Ace Media Service Inc., 12-6, 4-chome, Nishiike, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 121, Japan, Tel: +81 3 5691 3335; Fax: + 81 3 5691 3336 Korea JO, YOUNG SANG • [email protected] Business Communications, Inc., Rm 1232, Gwanghwamoon Officia Bldg. 163, 1-Ga, Shinmoon-Ro, Jongro-Gu, Seoul, Korea 110-999 Tel: +82 2 739 7840; Fax: +82 2 732 3662 Scandinavia ROLAND PERSSON/[email protected] VIKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT (America) Inc. ÖRN MARKETING AB, Box 184, S-271 24 Ystad, Sweden 1400 NW 159 St. · Suite 101 Tel: +46 411-184 00; Fax: +46 411 105 31 Miami · FL 33169 · U.S.A. Tel: +1 (305) 614 5800 · Fax: +1 (305) 614 5810 Spain JOSE LUIS SEVA • [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] a COPSØ A/S Via Exclusiuas Albasanz, 14 Bis 3 planta, 28037 Madrid, Spain www.viking-life.com Tel: +34 91 448 76 22; Fax: +34 91 446 02 14 CHARLES E. KEIL, Vice President, International Operations 215 NW Third Street, Boynton Beach, FL 33435 Tel: +561-732-0312; Fax: +561-732-8063 Circle 288 on Reader Service Card 24-hr Tel/Fax: +561-998-0313; Mobile Tel: +561-716-0338 e-mail: [email protected] 2 MR OCTOBER 2005 #1 (1-8).qxd 9/28/2005 3:31 PM Page 5 ACCESS With C-MAP/Commercial’s CM-93 electronic chart database, you receive global coverage on one CD. Our 18,000+ electronic charts make navigating commercial vessels easier and safer than ever. CM-93 gives you the most up-to-date electronic charts you’ll need THE on every port and every harbor in the world. CM-93 provides daily chart corrections instantly via the Internet or e-mail. 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ONE CD 508.477.7537 • [email protected] www.c-map.com • Cape Cod, MA Circle 227 on Reader Service Card October 2005 3 MR OCTOBER 2005 #1 (1-8).qxd 10/3/2005 11:36 AM Page 6 Leading Off • Hurricane Katrina’s (& Rita’s) Wrath Bollinger Shipyards' Robert Socha had returned to survey his home in New A pair of ocean-going fishing boats blocks Rte. 23, near Empire, LA, carried a considerable distance inland Orleans' West Bank area just about in time to find this edition of the Times- by Katrina's astounding surge. A week after this was taken, Rita further decimated the area of Plaquemines Picayune on his doorstep. He re-evacuated to Texas for Rita. (Photo: Don Parish. (Photo: Don Sutherland.) Sutherland.) For Additional images, turn to page 67. MOTOR-SERVICES HUGO STAMP Circle 258 on Reader Service Card 4 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News MR OCTOBER 2005 #1 (1-8).qxd 9/28/2005 3:33 PM Page 7 People who know Crowley know our capabilities are timeless. On April 18th, 1906, a devastating earthquake struck San Francisco. marine transportation back then – and it’s what Tom Crowley Jr. The city was enveloped in flames, and Tom Crowley jumped at the continues to build our business on today. We take pride in our hard- opportunity to help. First, he used his vessels and barges working employees, who regularly go above and beyond their to transport people to safety in nearby Oakland and day-to-day job functions.