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TABLE OF CONTENTS GOVERNMENT UPDATE 18Treasure Salvage Cases When & where U.S. jurisdiction extends.? By Tom Belknap INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 26Cloud Computing Is the maritime industry ready for cloud comuting?? By Christa ThomaMARINE PROPULSION30Modern Machinery Advances in maritime propulsion machinery.? By Henrik SegercrantzMARINE PROPULSION36The Wider 42 - Commercial An intriguing new vessel design from Italy.? By Keith Henderson NAVAL POWER 40MLPs Sport Latest Electric Power Converteam?s Paul Thompson discusses trends in U.S. Navy power. OFFSHORE WIND46Merits of Jack-Up Platforms An innovative take on a traditional design.? By Wally Lafferty MARKET REPORT 50Strong Recovery in Subsea Vessels ? BySimon Robb & Ian Jones, Douglas-Westwood 30Dennis L. Bryant, Maritime Regulatory Consulting,Gainesville, FL. See story page 16Tom Belknap is a partner atBlankRome LLP. See story page 18Christa Thomais with Swiss-basedmespas. See story page 26Henrik Segercrantz is a Finnish Naval Archi- tect with 30 years expe-rience from the shipbuilding industry. See stories page 30Franz Evegren works as a research scientist at SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden. See stories page 542636ThomaBryantBelknapCONTRIBUTORSSegercrantz 2Maritime Reporter & Engineering News Evergren GOVERNMENT UPDATE 16Towing Vessel Inspection Proposal ? By Dennis L. BryantTRAINING & EDUCATION 20National Maritime College of Ireland ? By Joanne Kelleher INSURANCE22Growth is Good, But ... ? By Ken Baldwin SUMMER JAM42Celebrating 60? on the Sea? By Greg Trauthwein 10OPINION: DOJ LITIGATION MISGUIDED 14VESSELS23SHIP OPERATING COSTS UNDER PRESSURE 44OSV INNOVATIONS 52PEOPLE & COMPANIES 54INSULATIONS 52NEW PRODUCTS64ADVERTISERS INDEX COLUMNS & PROFILES