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6 MARITIME REPORTER & ENGINEERING NEWS ? MAY 2013 My 20 plus years at the helm of Maritime Reporter & Engineer- ing News have afforded me the opportunity to literally travel the globe, as the maritime industry is, if nothing else, global and mo-bile. Per usual with any business travel, you tend to visit the same places more than once. In the case of Norway, I have been there more than 20 times. Surprisingly, I have never been to Bergen. However, having requested and read the full slate of reports from the pen of Alan Johnstone in this month?s edition (starting on page 32), I feel not only that I?ve been to Bergen, Norway, but that I know Bergen, Norway. Personally, I have always found Norway to be a special place personally and professionally. I would argue that there is no place in the world where the maritime industry is more intricately ingrained in the population. In fact, ingrained is the wrong word: maritime is embedded in the genetic code of Norwegians. Living by, from and (most of the time) harmoniously with the sea is my overriding impression of Norwegians and their sea, their industry, and you would be hard pressed to Þ nd a population anywhere that simultaneously respects and beneÞ ts from the waters that surround it. This is, of course, our ?Norwegian? edition on the occasion of Norship-ping 2013, scheduled to take place in early June. Norshipping is one of the world?s top two prestige maritime events, a traditional exhibition at its core for sure, but it is an event that transcends the dozens of nameless, faceless business gatherings around the globe.The vibe of Norshipping is unique to any maritime event I?ve ever at-tended, and trust when I say I?ve attended more than my fair share. In addi-tion to the exhibition, it is home to one of the more outstanding conference and symposia ? attracting the top names and characters in the industry ? for high level discussion in a usually entertaining fashion, hitting on the press-ing maritime matters of the day. And as anyone reading this publication can attest, there are more than few pressing matters in maritime to face. The Ballast Water Management System debate has dominated headlines for years, and now that it has unofÞ cially been dubbed ?the most expensive reÞ t in maritime history,? it has truly gained the attention of key stake- holders. Last month the U.S. Coast Guard moved the BWTS ball forward, accepting nine systems as Alternate Management Systems (AMS). Full de- tails on the ruling and the systems starts on page 26.You have read Dennis Bryant?s unique take on the maritime industry for more than a decade in our pages, and this, combined with his twice-weekly blog on MaritimeProfessional.com, has helped to deliver an abundance of insight on the critical issues of the day, as well as insights on the unusual. This month, starting on page 18, Bryant writes his column entitled ?Re-building the Presumption of Preemption,? which in short takes issue with the fractured nature of regulation and enforcement in the maritime industry, particularly in the U.S. where Federal and International rules can on some occasion be overridden by local law (ie. California).I?m pleased, too, to welcome a new column in our Training & Education offering from Timothy L. Gauthier of AVO Training Institute. 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