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July 2002 MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS Pwffi \WATS ai technologoy. 5.-. • imaammm^ „ . i "* -/iimm Fincantieri Value The value of a company is the sum of its assets: professional expertise, profitability, quality... Fincantieri Value is: 8 highly flexible complementary shipyards, 2 design centres, ?,000 ships built over a history going back 200 years... and 10,000 people working together as a team. The assets which make up Fincantieri Value. Head Office: Via Geneva, 1 341H1 Trieste • Italy Cruise Ship Business Unit Tel. +39 040 31931 11 Fax +39 040 3192305 Merchant Ship Business Unit Naval Vessel Business Unit www.fincantieri.com Circle 269 on Reader Service Card or visit www.maritimereporterinfo.com World Wide Goitens Specialties are: • 2 and 4 stroke engine overhauls • Trouble shooting and performance evaluation • Reconditioning of diesel engine components • Remetalling of white metal bearings • Rewinding of electric motors • Turbocharger overhauls and repairs • Line boring of engine bed plates • Replacement I grinding of crankshafts in place or workshop • Supply of spare parts Our very experienced team of technicians and engineers carries out any kind of work on main and auxiliary diesel engines. Engine makers, such as MAN B&W, SULZER, HSD (Hanjung, KHIC, Samsung), Hyundai, Hitachi, Diesel United, Mitsubishi, etc. are choosing our team to carry out warranty work under their supervision or on their behalf. Leading ship owners of the world appreciate our reliable and skillful workforce and expertise, available around the clock, preventing delays in their ships' schedules. Goitens The Diesel Engine Specialist Goltens Miami Goitens New York Goitens California Goitens Service Co. Inc. Goitens New York Corp. Golten Marine Company 2323 NE Miami Court 160 Van Brunt Street 322-330 Broad Ave. Miami, Florida 33137, USA Brooklyn, New York 11231 , USA Wilmington, CA 90744-5869, USA Phone:+1 305 5764410 Phone:+1 718 855 7200 Phone:+1 310 5492550 (24 hours) Telefax: +1 305 5763827 Telefax: +1 718 802 1147 / +1 718 855 4471 Telefax:+1 310 5491350 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] For further information visit us under: www.goltens.com Goitens Oslo A/S Phone: + 47 22 68 90 80 • Goitens Rotterdam B.V. Phone:+ 31 10 4167900 • Goitens Co. Ltd., Dubai Braneh Phone:+971 4 3241642 Goitens Singapore Pte. Ltd. Phone: +65 8615220 • Goitens Shanghai Phone: -86 21 6357 7276 • Goitens Hong Kong Ltd. Phone: -852 27750161 P.T. Goitens Jakarta Phone: +62 21 6408091 • Goitens Malaysia Sdn. Bhd Phone: +60 3 77258203 / 77258204 Circle 269 on Reader Service Card or visit www.maritimereporterinfo.com Contents MARITIME REPORTER AND 9 Legal Beat: Port Security Tops Agenda ENGINEERING NEWS The Coast Guard is proposing sweeping changes in arrival/departure NEW YORK procedures for ships. 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 — By Art Dimopoulos, Of Counsel, Preston Gates, Washington, D. C. Tel: (212) 477-6700; Fox: (212) 254-6271 i e-mail: [email protected] • Web: Internet: www.marinelink.com FLORIDA 12 CADCAM: All for One & One for All? 215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435 To maximize efficiencies of CADCAM in the shipbuilding scenario, dif- Associate Publisher ferent systems must work better together. Profiled is a project to this end. ; Gregory R. Trauthwein • [email protected] — By Rick Self, Executive Director, EDITORIAL Managing Editor National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) Regina P. Ciardiello • [email protected] Assistant Editor Jennifer Rabulan • [email protected] 18 RoRo Extraordinaire Technical Editor • David Tinsley Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has put down a new marker tor : Editorial Consultant the industry by anticipating demand for a future generation of RoRo fer- : James R. McCaul, president, International Maritime Associates ries incorporating a capacity for 6,000 lane-m of freight. MARKETING — By David Tinsley, technical editor Marketing Manager : Richard Grable • [email protected] Tel: (561) 732-1659; Fax: (561) 732-6984 26 SLICE is Ready to Rumble PRODUCTION Production Manager Lovingly described as a pick-up truck, SEA SLICE is set to participate in : Michael Lowe • [email protected] the Fleet Battle Experiment-Juliet (FBE-J) off the coast of San Diego Asst. Production Manager later this month. — by Greg Trauthwein Oksana Martemy • [email protected] CIRCULATION Circulation Manager 28 SatCom: Galileo to Fly High in the Sky Dale L. Barnett • [email protected] The European Union is proceeding as planned to make Galileo a reality ADVERTISING SALES Vice President of Sales by 2008. : Lucia M. Annunziata • [email protected] National Sales Manager : Rob Howard • [email protected] 32 Shipbuilding Italian Style Tel: 239-949-5351; Fax: 239-949-5358 Italian marine companies deliver a unique brand of style that is often North American Sales Manager ; Brett W. Keil • [email protected] imitated but never duplicated. Tel: (561) 732-1185; Fax: (561) 732-6984 Director, New Business Development Jean Vertucci • [email protected] : 38 A New View Manager, Information Services Martin Cox acquired his love for ships — as did many — from the Tina Angelino • [email protected] shores of Southampton, U.K., thus transforming his passion into artistry. Accounting Manager Angelica Rivera • [email protected] — by Regina Ciardiello, managing editor Classified Sales Tel: (212) 477-6700 42 Diesel Engine Guidebook PUBLISHERS John E. O'Malley John C. O'Malley • [email protected] Chief Financiol Officer Most advanced performance p o 'jTP Al Adinolfi International Sales Operations The Sea Rider is a further advancement in the field of surface propeller design. It ensures the Managing Director, International Sales best performances, covering a 100 to 4000 HP TONY STEIN power range. 12, Braehead, Bo'ness, West Lothian EH51 OBZ, Scotland, U.K. Tel: +44 (0) 1506 822240; Fax: +44 (0) 1506 828085 Sea Rider: the evolution of an idea .jpral CHARLES E. 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KVH," TracVision* TracNet.- and Tracphone"are trademarks of KVH Industries, Inc. 02 _TPF77_COMM_MaritimeReporter Circle 269 on Reader Service Card or visit www.maritimereporterinfo.com On the Cover Other Printed, Internet n this — the "Cruise" edition —it may seem odd MB & Electronic Products to start with a discussion of Safety and Security, but such is the world in which we live. Security MarineNews matters have permeated nearly every corner of Published 18 times per year, MarineNews is the leading provider of information and analysis for the North American Ithe marine world, and it is a situation that is not likely inland/offshore shallow draft market. to change soon. The summer, which traditionally is a www.maritimetoday.com quiet time for the marine business, has literally and fig- Customized e-mail news service delivered twice a day, including the latest contracts, casualties, people & company uratively heated up. reports. 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