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Senior Maritime Counsel, Holland & Knight

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Contents

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Government Update 10 Do You Have a Permit?

Dennis Bryant discusses the National Pollutant Discharge

Elimination System (NPDES) and what it means to shipowners.

Marine Environment 25 Can a Ballast-Free Ship Work?

While much attention today is focused on the elimination of aquatic species from a ship’s ballast, researchers at the

University of Michigan investigate a ballast-free ship. 28 Keeping a Clean Ship

New equipment and technology designed to help shipowners meet ever-stringent environmental regulations.

NorShipping 2005 32 A Drive to Innovate

Norwegians have traditionally exhibited a propensity for forward-thinking solutions in the maritime realm, a tradition carried on with CETech’s new design for a Compressed

Natural Gas carrier. — By David Tinsley

Cover Story 36 X-Bow Marks the Spot

Ulstein’s AX104 anchor handling vessel with the new X-Bow is really making waves, just not the kind found on the water.

Fuels, Lubes & Additives 57 RINA: Moving Toward Zero

Italian classification society RINA moves toward “almost zero emission engines” for passenger and cruise ships.

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Ulrich Freudenberger, Managing Director at Inter Seas Services and Trading GmbH, NORDERSTEDT, GERMANY

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