Cover MN MARCH:MN Cover.qxd 3/2/2012 12:21 PM Page 1 THE INFORMATION AUTHORITY FOR THE WORKBOAT • OFFSHORE • INLAND • COASTAL MARINE MARKETS arine MARCH 2012 M News WWW.MARINELINK.COM Security Solutions ... and Justice for All! Insights Guido Perla page 16 H2O Treatment BWT Downsized page 42 MN#10 (1-17):MN 2011 Layouts 10/5/2011 3:04 PM Page 1 MN#3 (1-17):MN 2011 Layouts 2/27/2012 2:40 PM Page 5 MN#3 (1-17):MN 2011 Layouts 3/5/2012 1:34 PM Page 2 CONTENTS MarineNews March 2012 • Volume 23 Number 3 12 Statistics 8 By the Numbers USACE Defines Inland, Coastal & Great Lake Markets. Tech File 12 Choosing the Correct Lubricants The proposed 2013 Vessel General Permit prompts vessel managers to review the portfolio of lubricants used on their vessels. By Benjamin F. Bryant (Photo: Klüber) Insights 16 Guido F. Perla 34 Chairman, Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. Small Craft Solutions 34 On Patrol Small Boats Serve Diverse U.S. & Foreign Government Missions. By Susan Buchanan Water Treatment 42 BWT Downsized Gulf Coast Bulk Transportation Provider Doubles its Size in 10 years. (Photo: Moose Boats) By Joseph Keefe 42 East Coast Focus: Training 47 SUNY Maritime’s New Degree Limited Deck & Engine programs opening more doors for mariners. Coatings Technology 50 Marine Coatings Evolve It is a marathon, not a sprint. (Photo: Hyde) 2 MN March 2012 MN#3 (1-17):MN 2011 Layouts 2/27/2012 2:33 PM Page 3 MN#3 (1-17):MN 2011 Layouts 3/5/2012 1:35 PM Page 4 MarineNews On the Cover ISSN#1087-3864 USPS#013-952 Florida: 215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435 34 On Patrol tel: (561) 732-4368; fax: (561) 732-6984 New York: 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 The 37-foot Boston Whaler tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271 Justice patrol boat is just one of www.marinelink.com many small craft solutions being employed by maritime security PUBLISHER John C. O’Malley • [email protected] and military forces here, and abroad. This hull and many oth- Associate Publisher & Editorial Director ers serve notice that maritime Greg Trauthwein• [email protected] security dutites are no longer the Editor exclusive domain of the 600-ft. ) Joseph Keefe • [email protected] Tel: 704-661-8475 warship. BCGP Contributing Writers (Photo Susan Buchanan • Raina Clark • Lawrence R. DeMarcay, III Frederick B. Goldsmith • Randy O’Neill • Jim Shirley PRODUCTION Production Manager Irina Tabakina • [email protected] Legal Production Intern Nicole Ventimiglia • [email protected] SALES 24 Vessel Crewing Vice President, Sales & Marketing Rob Howard • [email protected] Operators Face Liability for Numerical, Task Assignment, Competency, Training, and Sales Administration & Office Manager Rhoda Morgan • [email protected] Sales & Event Coordinator Michelle Howard • [email protected] Demeanor Deficiencies. Classified Sales Manager Dale Barnett • [email protected] By Frederick B. Goldsmith tel: 212-477-6700 Advertising Sales Managers Finance National Sales Manager Jack Bond • [email protected] Tel: 561-732-1659 Fax: 561-732-8063 Lucia Annunziata • [email protected] Terry Breese • [email protected] 28 Bad Business Planning Tel: 212-477-6700 Fax: 212-254-6271 Tel: 561-732-1185 Fax: 561-732-8414 Don’t let it sink your dreamboat. Perry Grant • [email protected] Dawn Trauthwein • [email protected] By Richard J. Paine, Sr. Tel: 561-732-0312 Fax: 561-732-9670 Tel: 631-472-2715 Fax: 631-868-3575 Mike Kozlowski • [email protected] Tel: 561-733-2477 Fax: 561-732-9670 Managing Director, Intl. Sales Paul Barrett • [email protected] Tel: +44 1268 711560 Fax: +44 1268 711567 6 Editor’s Note Uwe Riemeyer • [email protected] 22 OP/ED – Erecting Barriers to Economic Tel: +49 202 27169 0 Fax: +49 202 27169 20 Prosperity – AWO’s Thomas Allegretti CORPORATE STAFF Manager, Accounting Services Rhoda Morgan • [email protected] 53 Propulsion Update Manager, Public Relations Mark O’Malley • [email protected] 54 People & Company News Manager, Marketing Jocelyn Redfern • [email protected] Manager, Info Tech Services Vladimir Bibik • [email protected] 56 Products CIRCULATION 59 Classifieds Circulation Manager Kathleen Hickey • [email protected] 64 AD Index TO SUBSCRIBE: Subscriptions to Marine News (12 issues per year) for one year are available for $49.00; Two years (24 issues) for $64.00. Send your check payable to: MarineNews ISSN#1087-3864 is published monthly, 12 times a year by Maritime Activity MarineNews, 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010. 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It doesn’t matter whether your focus resides in one category – offshore, inland, coastal, patrol, Great Lakes – or all of the Tabove. In any of these diverse sectors, three common denominators connect them all. Environmental issues, regulatory and training requirements and the changing world of mar- itime security are all combining to push costs and issues into areas thought previously immune to these metrics. In this issue, we tackle all of it. In a world where piracy and the threat of terrorism have changed many of the things that we used to take for granted, the same also holds true for military and law enforcement organ- izations tasked with keeping us safe. Nowhere is that more apparent than the change of plat- forms on which these missions are carried out. Port security and anti-piracy efforts, formerly the domain of larger, deep draft assets, are quickly switching gears to provide more nimble and appropriate response tactics. Increasingly, these efforts are launched from smaller platforms; RIB’s and other similar-sized boats. Inside, Susan Buchanan leads us through a variety of different build and acquisition programs; some amounting to big dollars and all of which show the way to a new security strategy. New technologies and yes – some environmentally savvy and fuel-efficient options – are also in the works. The environment, in case you had forgotten, remains as a prime mover in business decisions on the water. At the heart of that discussion, marine coatings have moved from something that you had previously hoped would simply adhere to the hull until your next drydocking and on to (an important) part of your overall “green” strategic planning. Whether you are hoping to save fuel (and reduce stack emissions) by gliding more smoothly through the water via use of a bio- cide-free fouling release coating or perhaps hoping to reduce the impact of your water treatment system on your bal- last tanks, there is much to consider beyond the selection of color for your boot topping. You may have heard that the Coast Guard had finally produced a final ballast water treatment (BWT) standard (details to be released later this month) and the EPA has its proposed Vessel General Permit (VGP) in place. Those two standards could very soon impact your bottom line in a big way. That’s because the ballast water issue, long thought to be a “big boat” problem, has now been pushed down onto the 79-foot hull. That’s probably you. Fortunately, there are viable, economically packaged and space-saving BWT options to consider. Naturally, you’ll find details inside. Finally, you will undoubtedly need some well-trained mariners to implement all of these changes in real operational situations. In that case, look no further than SUNY Maritime College where the curriculum – including Coast Guard approved Associate Degree programs, specifically targeted to serve the domestic brown water industry – is constantly evolving. The environment, maritime training and security, too, all come together in this edition. The voice of the modern workboat industry – MarineNews – delivers again, for you. 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 specification, delivered FREE directly to your e-mail. 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