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MARITIME

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ENGINEERING NEWS " A merican Shipbuilding has, in my opinion, seen -Z*-its lowest point, during the past year."

Most of you might naturally assume that this is a recent quote from a high ranking shipyard, govern- ment or other informed source regarding the current status of the U.S. marine industry.

Wrong!

This quote is attributed to the opinion of Captain

C.A. McAllister, president of the American Bureau of Shipping, published in the January 1, 1928 edition of Marine Age magazine. This, and something my five-year-old son said recently, struck a chord within me regarding the chal- lenges facing the U.S. ship and boatbuilding industry. Upon coming home from the beach one hot August day, Shane, upon inspecting his "Adidas" san- dals, said, "It says that these were made in Indonesia ... I thought everything was made in China." From the mouths of babes.

This month I am pleased to present — with the dogged determination of

Bastianelli, Brown & Kelly's H. Clayton Cook Jr., and the much-appreciated cooperation of U.S. Maritime Administrator William G. Schubert — what I feel is one of the most comprehensive and thought provoking assessements of the U.S. Maritime market, current status and future prospects. Mr. Schubert — in the article starting on page 78 — addresses in a straight-forward man- ner the needs of the industry by vessel niche, as well as complex topics such as financing options and propects of operating ships profitably

Another traditional maritime powerhouse, Germany, hosts SMM 2002 — arguably the best marine exhibition in the world — later this month in

Hamburg. In conjunction with this exhibition, Alan Haig-Brown has record- ed in words and photographs — in On the Road with Charles Kuralt-esque fashion — an unparalleled insight to German Harbor Pilots operations. Those of you who enjoyed his coverage of a journey down through the Germany country side aboard the 345-ft. Johannes Von Nepomuk with Albrecht Zoller and his wife Roswitha, are sure to enjoy his experience in North Germany, as presented starting on page 34.

On the Cover

This month's cover is o brood rendering of the technolog- ical developments highlighted throughout the September 2002 edition, in conjunction with both the SMM Exhibition in Homburg, Germany and the SNAME Exhibition in

Boston later this month.

Also in this Issue 8 GAO Affirms

DD(x) Contract 10 Half-built cruise ship sold to NCL 15 NASSCO/TOTE Christen

Midnight Sun 17 Kvaerner delivers Legend 27 Which Hull Shape is Best? by John Waterhouse, PE 30 Advancing CAD/CAM

Integration 38 Nauticast offers

AIS solution 94 Buyer's Directory 96 Advertisers Index 97 Classified Ads

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