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MARITIME

REPORTER

AND

ENGINEERING NEWS

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The Full Mission Diesel Electric

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Contents

PUBLISHERS

John E. O'Molley

John C. O'Molley • [email protected]

Chief Financial Officer

Albert A. Adinolfi

Circle 234 on Reader Service Card or visit www.maritimereporterinfo.com

NEW YORK 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010

Tel: (212) 477-6700; Fox: (212) 254-6271 e-mail: [email protected] • Web: Internet: www.marinelink.com

FLORIDA 215 NW 3rd Si., Boynton Beach, FL 33435

Associate Publisher

Gregory R. Trauthwein • [email protected] •DITORIAL Managing Editor

Regina P. Ciordiello • [email protected]

Assistant Editor

Jennifer Rabulon • [email protected]

Technical Editor

David Tinsley

Contributing Editor

Dennis L Bryant, Senior Maritime Counsel, Haight Gardner Holland & Knight

Editorial Consultant

James R. McCaul, president, International Maritime Associates

MARKETING

Marketing Manager

Richard Grable • [email protected]

Tel: (Sil) 732-1659; Fax: (561) 732-6984

PRODUCTION

Production Manager

Michael Lowe • [email protected]

Asst. Production Manager

Oksano Mortemy • [email protected]

CIRCULATION

Circulation Manager

Dale L. Barnett • [email protected]

ADVERTISING SALES

Vice President of Sales

Lucia M. Annunziata • [email protected]

National Sales Manager

Rob Howard • [email protected]

Tel: (561) 732-4368; Fax: (561) 732-6984

North American Sales Manager

Brett W. Keil • [email protected]

Tel: (561) 732-1185; Fax: (561) 732-8414

Director, New Business Development

Jeon Vertucci • [email protected]

Manager, Information Services

Una Angelino • [email protected]

Manager, Accounting Services

Esther Rothenberger • [email protected]

Manager, Advertising Services

Kristen O'Molley • o'[email protected]

Classified Soles

Tel: (212) 477-6700

International Sales Operations

Managing Director, International Sales

TONY STEIN 12, Broehead, Bo'ness, West Lothian EH51 0BZ, Scotland, U.K.

Tel: +44 (0) 1506 822240; Fax: +44 (0) 1506 828085

CHARLES E. KEIL, Vice President, International Operations 215 NW Third Street, Boynton Beach, FL 33435

Tel: +561-732-0312; Fax: +561-732-8063 24-hr Tel/Fox: +561-998-0313; Mobile Tel: +561-716-0338 e-mail: [email protected]

Germany/Switzerland

TONY STEIN 12, Broehead, Bo'ness, West Lothian EH51 OBZ, Scotland, U.K.

Tel: +44 (0) 1506 822240; Fax: +44 (0) 1506 828085

Japan

KATSUHIRO ISHII

Ace Medio Service Inc., 12-6, 4-chome, Nishiike,

Adachi-ku, Tokyo 121, Japan

Tel: +81 3 5691 3335; Fax: + 81 3 5691 3336

Korea

JO, YOUNG SANG

Business Communications, Inc., Kwangwhamun P.O. Box 1916, Seoul, Korea

Tel: +82 2 739 7840; Fax: +82 2 732 3662

Scandinavia

STEPHAN R.G. ORN/LEON SCHULZ

AB Stephan R.G. Orn, Box 184, S-271 24 Ystad, Sweden

Tel:+46 411-184 00; Fax:+46411 105 31

Spain

JOSE LUIS SEVA

Via Exdusiuas S.L, C/ Viriato, 69 SC, 28010, Madrid, Spain

Tel: +34 91 448 9136; Fax: +34 91 446 0214

Maritime Reporter & Engineering News 8 A Loss of Prestige

The break up and sinking of the tanker Prestige has the marine industry facing some tough choices. 13 Signed, Sealed, Delivered ... Unsure?

President Bush has signed the Maritime Transportation Security Act.

Dennis Bryant reasons that the new measure could put the U.S. out of step with other nations with regard to maritime security. — By Dennis L. Bryant, Senior Maritime Counsel,

Haight Gardner Holland & Knight 19 Big & Efficient, Redefined

IZAR has intensified its research efforts to create a broader business plat- form in the energy market, and is talking about its Ultra Large Floating

Production Systems (ULFPS) as central to its Seagas Project. — By David Tinsley, Technical Editor 21 Providing Cover

Dr. Michael Champ offers an update on the phase out ofTBT coatings. 24 Eye for Design

As cruise ships get larger, so too does the complexity of their interior design and outfitting. Mark Hilferty examines proven and new tech- niques to bring magic to cruise shipping via technology. — By Mark Hilferty, Joint Managing Director, McNeece 26 Great Ships of the Year

Seventeen ships, from the first Double Acting Tanker (DAT) to the first commercial dry cargo vessel to be built in the U.S. in 10 years are featured on these pages. Also, read about the "Malacca-max" tanker with the revo- lutionary Ax-bow; Contship Aurora, built by Daewoo and the first ship built to Germanischer Lloyd's new "Green Passport"; and the Chinese- built Rickmers Hamburg.