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MarineNews June 2015 • Volume 26 Number 6

INSIGHTS 12 Captain Jeffrey Novotny Commanding Of? cer, U.S. Coast Guard

National Maritime Center If you have questions on maritime credentialing, training and assessments, Captain Novotny is the man to ask.

OP/ED 22 Taking Inland Waterways to the Mainstream Stating the case for the upgrade, maintenance and development of U.S. waterway network.

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By Chip Jaenichen, U.S. Maritime Administrator

Photo: Glenn Hall Photography

Features

LUBRICANTS 36 COMBAT CRAFT 26 Shear Stability The key to proper EAL Gear Oil selection. Competition, quality and demand come together in the world of combat, patrol and law enforcement vessels.

By Ben Bryant and Craig Desrochers

By Susan Buchanan 42 GO GREEN OR GO HOME

LEGISLATIVE WATCH Ingram Barge Company sees two kinds of green in its new- est venture on the inland rivers. 30 VIDA Vital for Inland Operators The Vessel Incidental Discharge Act slowly moves

By Joseph Keefe forward through the federal legislative process.

But, that’s just one of many issues facing domes- tic inland commerce.

ON THE COVER

By Joseph Keefe 4HE