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CONTENTS

MarineNews November 2015 • Volume 26 Number 11

MARITIME SECURITY 32 License Defense as a Recruiting Tool The effort to attract and retain the best and the brightest of? cers can be enhanced by incentivizing personnel.

By Randy O’Neill

BOATBUILDING 38 Outfitting the Modern Workboat Wishful thinking operators should have wish lists, ponder what is possible – and then, what is affordable.

By Joe Hudspeth

FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE 44 A New Toolkit for Planning

Port Investment The U.S. Maritime Administration’s Port Plan- ning and Investment Toolkit expedites and coor-

Credit: Vigor dinates different sources of funding.

By James A. Kearns

Features

WORKBOAT DESIGN 48 Fishing Vessels: the Ultimate Workboats 68 Marine Closure Selection The domestic commercial ? shing ? eet retools with state-of-

Windows, doors and hatches are an essential and the-art tonnage, supported by innovative ? nancing parameters. integral part of any commercial vessel.

By Kathy A. Smith

By Craig Ritchie 56 Powerful by Design Karl Senner’s collaborative effort with the Shearer Group

WORKBOAT EQUIPMENT employs a Steerprop solution.

By Joseph Keefe 76 Pipe Dream

Non-traditional piping systems are safely making in- 62 Marad Propels Marine Engine roads on today’s workboats – for all the right reasons.

Technology Development

By Joseph Keefe The U.S. Maritime Administration has provided $3 million to keep marine environmental efforts on track.

WORKBOAT REGULATIONS

By Joseph Keefe 84 Three for the Money 4HE