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On the Cover: Millennium — built by Alstom's Chantiers de I'Atlantique, owned by Celebrity and powered by GE — is the world's first cruise ship ever to be powered by gas turbine engines. 8 Safety to the forefront

Safety, more so than ever, is demanding the attention and dollars of cruise ship operating companies. — by

David Tinsley 16 Legal Beat: Heightened Scrutiny On

Ship Scrapping

Following a special report by The Baltimore Sun on the inner workings of this practice at a Baltimore shipyard, an increase of public attention has been thrusted towards the inner workings of the ship scrap- ping business. — by Joan BondarefT, Dyer, Ellis &

Joseph. 20 Ship Repair: Cascade General Gets

Crystal Harmony Back In Sync

Cascade General performed myriad of repairs to

Crystal Cruises' Crystal Harmony this past May. 36 Gulf of Mexico Analysis

The Gulf of Mexico and West Africa are the major locations for planned floating production products, with 52 and 49 projects, respectively. - n • 111 • 1 •

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Cruise Shipping Annual 26 Celebrity Welcomes New Millennium Step aboard Celebrity Cruise Lines' newest vessel as

Associate Editor Regina Ciardiello goes beneath the bowels of this new ship's engine room equipped with innovative GE gas turbines. 29 Gas Turbines VS. Diesel Engines: The Great

Debate 1

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Yachting Consult Releases New MasterSHIP 2000 48 Marine Diesel Annual

Mack powers Into Maritime Market with E7 engine mechanical design engine.

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