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CONTENTS

MarineNews February 2015 • Volume 26 Number 2

INSIGHTS 12 Rear Admiral Paul F. Thomas Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, U.S. Coast Guard

COLUMNS 18 FINANCE: The Quest to Fund Inland Waterways 2014 was a pivotal year in moving forward various initiatives to fun inland waterway infrastructure projects. By James A. Kearns 22 LEGAL: Avoiding Pitfalls on the Water When a land-based contractor decides to work on the water, risk can arise from unexpected places.

By Larry DeMarcay

Features

CAD/CAM & DESIGN 32 Meet the LNG Towboat LNG is hot, but to date it hasn’t made a dent on the inland 28 PROPELLERS: One Size Does Not Fit All towboat market. That is all about to change.

Hydrocomp’s latest PropCad release incorporates three years of enhancements.

By Joseph Keefe

By Adam Kaplan 36 PT (Boat) Cruiser The ubiquitous WWII-era PT Boat is coming back to life in New Orleans, a mammoth restoration effort that will be

DREDGING ready for passengers soon.

45 Balanced Dredging with E-Crane

By Susan Buchanan

E-Crane Dredgers boast a system inside of the operator’s cab to track grab placement and 4HE