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CONTENTS

MarineNews December 2015 • Volume 26 Number 12

INSIGHTS 14 Guido Perla Guido Perla, Chairman of GPA, Inc., is a ubiqui- tous and long-tenured ? gure in the maritime mar- ket. He shares with MN his unique insights on the outlook for the boatbuilding sector.

OP/ED 18 The Health of the

Marine Contracting Industry The chief executive of IMCA shares with MN the short- and long-term impact of the global oil crash – among other factors – on the marine con- tracting business.

By Allan Leatt

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FINANCE

Features 20 Trailblazing Transactions in the Jones Act Market 24 Workboat Communications Evolve to While the Jones Act tanker market may be ‘boring’ Meet Myriad Missions compared to international standards, our author Choosing next generation communication systems contends there has been trailblazing activity in the for professional marine operations can be a daunting task. sector in the past year.

By Basil Karatzas By John Haynes 42 ShipConstructor: a New Dimension to Ship Design

BOATBUILDING AutoCAD-based software for design, engineering and construction in the shipbuilding industry is now ‘a given’ 30 San Francisco Fire Department’s in the yard and in the design shop.

New Fireboat

By Kathy A. Smith Vigor Industrial nears completion of San Fran- cisco’s ? rst new ? reboat in 60 years. The exciting, cutting edge vessel was worth waiting for.

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