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MarineNews October 2014 Volume 25 Number 10 BY THE NUMBERS 8 Improvements to Reduce Human Error and Near Miss Incidents A U.S. Coast Guard Report to Congress INSIGHTS 12 Paul N. Jaenichen Maritime Administrator, United States Maritime Administration CAD/CAM SOFTWARE 24 FORAN Takes a Run at North America Ship Constructor, Military pose some challenges.

By Patricia Keefe SECURITY WORKBOATS 28 Security for the Long Run Firms building sought-after security boats have multiyear backlogs.

By Susan Buchanan SPECIALTY WORKBOATS 34 Extreme Applications Demand Specialist Small Craft In a dangerous world, even the largest ship in the world depends on the smallest maritime security and special mission platform.

By John Haynes INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS 40 Z-Drive Towboats ZF Marine penetrates domestic inland waterway markets – enjoying good success with two U.S. majors.

By Joseph Keefe INNOVATIVE BOATS 46 Barging Right into LNG A raft of new and innovative concepts for LNG barge missions hits the market as industry gears up for bunkering, infrastructure and LNG-related logistics.

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