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CONTENTS

MarineNews November 2017 • Volume 28 Number 11

INSIGHTS 12 Rear Admiral Mark H. Buzby, USN (Ret) Maritime Administrator, U.S. Maritime Administration

SPECIAL REPORT 42 Marine Fuels: UNMASKING GAS

A primer on the way forward for alternative fuels for marine propulsion.

By Joe Hudspeth

TECHNOLOGY 46 A Sea Change for Shipbuilding Digital Integration and Automation are Critical to Meeting Rising Demand.

By Tom Hennessey

WORKBOAT HARDWARE 76 Marine Piping: it’s not rocket science Anything but unconventional, Viega piping prod- ucts and systems provide uncommon time savings

FeaturesFeatures and safer repairs, leading to a better bottom line.

Credit: Brunswick Commercial & Govt. Products

By Joseph Keefe 52 GoM Stakeholders Remain Energized

BOATBUILDING

Despite Lingering Oil Bust Gulf of Mexico vessel builders – and their customers – 82 Connecting’ Boatbuilders to the adapt to a lean offshore market.

New Gold Standard

By Susan Buchanan Victaulic’s forward-thinking vertical integration remains, at the same time, solidly connected to a 62 Federal Waterways Infrastructure rich and varied past. Waterways Infrastructure Investments:

By Joseph Keefe and President Trump’s First Budget.

By Tom Ewing

INLAND WATERWAYS OUTLOOK 86 A Tragedy Averted 70 Ramping Up: Quality for the Long Haul

Training and attention to detail saves lives. Kevin Brunswick Commercial & Government Products expands

Suarez at Statue Cruises is the living embodiment its capabilities, product line and critical ef