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EDITOR’S NOTE

R oyal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas graces our cover, gratis of it headlining position among our Great Ships of 2010, coverage which starts on page 12. The STX Europe-built, 225,000- ton, 1,184-ft., 6,360-passenger Allure of the Seas is nothing short of spectacular, particularly when positioned next to its sister-ship, Oasis of the Seas. While the evolution of the cruise shipping industry and the ships that serve it are hardly ‘news’ to our readers, when you sit back and examine the progression of marine technology in this one sec- tor, it is astounding to say the least. Starting in the early 1970s and the delivery of the 18,400-gt, 551-ft. Song of Norway, Allure of the Seas is larger by a factor of 12, and features an array of onboard amenities — all made possible and supported by tremen- dous strides in the marine technology infrastructure — some of which only two decades ago were pure fantasy.

While the passenger vessel industry garners the lion’s share of public interest and recognition, advances across the maritime sector in less ‘high-profile’ industrial roles are equally impressive.

Analyzing and reducing one’s “carbon footprint” is the mantra for the foreseeable fu- ture, and the marine industry – though already with an enviable record in the correla- tion between cargo moved and emissions generated – is pushing to make its ships and boats more energy efficient and environmentally friendly.

Earlier this month on www.MaritimePropulsion.com, lead commentator Keith

Henderson reported on the latest advances in tanker transportation. Specifically, DNV unveiled its Triality VLCC concept vessel, so called because of the three features of its design: the vessel is fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG), it has a special hull shape that does not require the use of ballast water and it virtually eliminates harmful exhaust emissions. A further bonus is its attention to the problem of vapors emitted by the cargo and providing a solution to use them.

Although the vessel introduces new concepts in design, it uses currently available technology and in DNV’s opinion offers an alternative to conventional crude oil tankers using heavy fuel oil that is financially attractive. For more see: (http://articles.maritimepropulsion.com/article/New-Era-for-Tanker-Shipping-2012.aspx).

In June 2010 we reported on the untimely death of Maritime Reporter’s and Marine-

News’ long-time contributing writer and photographer extraordinaire, Don Sutherland.

Ironically, the story that Don was working on – but never finished – was an in-depth report on the Eastern Shipbuilding built fireboat Three-Forty Three, a boat built for the

New York Fire Department and named to honor the 343 NYFD firemen lost in the ter- rorist attacks of September 11, 2010.

While Don was not able to file that article, 343 is included in this year’s “Great

Ships,” featured on page 14. Don’s legacy will live on, too, in our pages, as I am partic- ularly proud to announce the First Annual “Don Sutherland Memorial” Maritime Photo

Contest (www.maritimephotographs.com). Set to kick-off January 4 and run through

May 10, 2011, we look forward to receiving amazing maritime images from around the globe, publishing the winners in a special edition, in conjunction with the June 2011 edition of Maritime Reporter. & Engineering News. Full details on the contest can be found on page 38 of this edition.

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