Page 2: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (April 2, 2010)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FIVE MINUTES WITH THE VP OF KVH INDUSTRIES 8 Jim Dodez

Modern communications technologies have helped to revolutionize the maritime market, and as product and service becomes smaller, cheaper and faster, the sky is literally the limit.

WORKBOAT PROFILE 26 Moran Towing 150 Years & Counting

The workboat industry as we know it was barely 10 years old when Michael Moran began tow- ing cargoes through the Erie Canal. • Article & Images by Don Sutherland

INTERNATIONAL NAVY REPORT 32 Brazil’s Nuclear Submarine Plan

Brazil’s plan to build a nuclear submarine dates more than 30 years, but a recent contract with

France’s DCNS has put the package for conventional and nuclear powered ships on the fast- track. • by Claudio Paschoa

OFFSHORE ANNUAL 40 Deep & Deeper

As oil majors scramble to claim valuable subsea territory, Thom Payne, a Senior Analyst at

Douglas-Westwood, analyzes prospects for the coming five years. 44 HOS Remains Steady Ahead

Despite a global economic crisis and offshore O&G slowdown, Todd M. Hornbeck has Horn- beck Offshore Services on solid financial footing and steaming ahead. • by Greg Trauthwein 26 22