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July 2011www.marinelink.com 13man of the International Association of Classification ocieties (IAC). e is a member of the Maine MaritimeAcademy Classof 16 and completed arvard Business chools program for Management Development in 18. e has devoted his professional life to the marine industry. In addition to the three AT recipi- ents, Captain George A. uick will re- ceive the AT plaque honoring his many years in the industry, particularly his activity in the pilot sector. e is a 11 graduate from the .. Merchant Marine Academy and earned his Juris Doctorate degree in 16 from the ni- versity of Baltimore Law chool. e is admitted to the practice of law in Mary- land and is a proctor member of the Mar- itime Law Association. Captain uick served as a deck officer on passenger and cargo ships until 16 when he entered the training program ofthe Association of Maryland Pilots. e holds a federal license by the .. Coast Guard as master and first class pilot and state license by Maryland as a pilot ofships of any draft. e was President of the Association of Maryland Pilots Vice President of the American Pilot Associa- tion and since 182 has been Vice Presi- dent for the Pilot Membership Group ofthe International rganization of Mas- ters, Mates and Pilots (MMP) repre- senting pilots throughout the nited tates and the Panama Canal. Historic ContainershipContract for ChinaThe new generation of 10,000 TE container vessels contracted in China by easpan represents maor improvements in energy efficiency, cargo capacity, op- erational efficiency and emission reduc- tions. The new features have been developed in a collaboration between easpan, the angziiang hipbuilding Group, MARIC and DNV. The order for seven 10,000 TE container vessels plus 18 options which was signed in hanghai on June 8, 2011 is the biggest ever con- tainer contract entered into in China. The vessels will be built to DNV class. The improvements due to new design features are substantial. The cargo capac- ity is increased by 10 while the fuel consumption is reduced by 20. The new hull design enables the vessels to carry minimum amounts of ballast water while in operation. The vessels are de- signed to reduce the emissions to air byapproximately 20 in order to meet the future regulatory emission requirements. This follows easpan?s three-year AVER (easpan Action on Vessel En- ergy Reduction) program aimed at im- proving cargo uplift, reducing fuel con- sumption and improving operational performance. ?The AVER 10,000 TE vessels em- body easpans long-term focus on and philosophy of providing the market with increasingly efficient vessels and retain- ing easpans leadership in this area. We were leaders in introducing post-8,000TE vessels, we promoted slow steam- ing back in 2006 and we are now pre- senting a next-generation product that provides for a paradigm shift in the per- formance of the larger-size container ships,? says Peter Curtis, Vice President of easpan hip Management Ltd. The ship hull lines have been optimized for a speed range of 18-22 knots. In this range,the fuel consumption has been reducedby 16-2.