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CONTENTS

MarineNews February 2011 • Volume 22 Number 2

TechFile 8 SVI Boats’ Diverter Valve

Propulsion & Pumping

Insights 10 Joe Galatas

President of MarineCFO

Boat of the Month 12 Seaspan Raven

Turkish-built boat returns home

Inland 26 LNG Towboat: Are You Ready?

Pressures regarding fuel efficiency and the environment conspire to make the LNG- powered towboat a reality. — by Raina Clark

Lower Mississippi Dredging 34 Fearing Fewer Funds

Exporter’s fear that reined-in federal funding will leave vessels and goods stuck in the mud.— by Susan Buchanan

Market 40 Software Solutions

Modern software solutions are helping boat owners manage everything — from fleets to fuel — while boosting the bottom line. 12

Images courtesy Robert Allan Ltd. 2 MN February 2011 34

Photograph courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District