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TABLE OF CONTENTS MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL 22Arctic Shipping & the New Polar Code While a shortcut through the Arctic could save significant fuel, it does not come without peril.? by Henrik Segercrantz24Petrobras Targets Bio-Fuel Petrobras invests in its own R&D.? by Claudio Paschoa 26Denmarks GREEN SHIP Program Danish companies take the lead on the environment.? by Henrik Segercrantz30The LNG Field of Dreams? Elisabeth Tørstad, EVP and COO, DNV, addresses challenges for maritime environmental initiatives.? by Greg Trauthwein INSURANCE32A Mandate to Cover Shipowners WQIS, born from 15 major insurance companies, has its finger on the pulse of marine environmental protection.? by Greg Trauthwein MARINE SALVAGE & SPILL REMEDIATION 34Response Worldwide The marine salvage and spill remediation community must be ready, at a moment?s notice, to respond to events nearly anywhere on the planet. 30Rich DeSimoneispresident of Travelers Ocean Marine. He canbe reached at rich.desi- [email protected] story page 14Joan Bondareff fo-cuses her practice onmarine transportation, environmental, and leg- islative issues. [email protected] See story page 16Dennis L. Bryant, Maritime RegulatoryConsulting, [email protected] story page 18Henrik Segercrantz is a Finnish Naval Archi- tect with 30 years expe-rience from the shipbuilding industry. See stories on pages22 & 26Claudio Paschoais a Rio de Janeiro based writer for Maritime Reporter & Engineering News.See story page 242234BryantDeSimoneBondareff CONTRIBUTORSSegercrantz Request for Quota onfor the Major Overhaul ofTwo (2) 3508B Caterpillar Generator Set Engines on Board R/V Kilo Moana in Honolulu, HIin the Dec 2011-May 2012 Time Frame POC for detailed RFQ-J.Nikola 808 216 3413, [email protected] Proposal Closing Time and Date 1530 31 October 2011 Hawaii Local Time 2Maritime Reporter & Engineering News PaschoaFIVE MINUTES WITH8Rick Pearson, GM, Sea Tel INSURANCE14Beyond Talking About the Weather ? by Rich DeSimone, Travelers Ocean Marine LEGAL16Impact of Budget Cuts on Maritime? by Joan Bondareff, Blank Rome LLP GOVERNMENT UPDATE 18Tackling Piracy Head On ? by Dennis BryantEYE ON DESIGN20Advances in the Offshore Wind Sector ? by Erik-jan de Ridder10NUMBERS38DIESEL ENGINE DIRECTORY 40PRODUCTSCOLUMNS & PROFILES