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PUBLISHERS

John E. O’Malley

John C. O’Malley [email protected]

Associate Publisher & Editor

Gregory R Trauthwein [email protected]

EDITORIAL Web Editor Eric Haun [email protected] Contributing Editors Dennis L. Bryant, Joseph Keefe, Ned Lundquist Correspondents Joseph Fonseca, India, Greg Knowler, China Claudio Pashoa, Brazil, Peter Pospiech, Germany Editorial Consultant James R. McCaul President, International Maritime Assoc.

PRODUCTION Production Manager Irina Tabakina [email protected]

CORPORATE STAFF Manager, Accounting Esther Rothenberger [email protected] Manager, Public Relations Mark O’Malley [email protected] Manager, Information Vladimir Bibik Technology Services [email protected]

CIRCULATION Circulation Manager Kathleen Hickey [email protected]

SALES

Vice President of Sales & Marketing

Rob Howard [email protected]

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Sales Representatives Lucia Annunziata [email protected] t: (212) 477-6700 f: (212) 254-6271 Frank Covella [email protected] t: (561) 732-1659 f: (561) 732-8063 Mitch Engel [email protected] t: (561) 732-0312 f: (561) 732-8063 Mike Kozlowski [email protected] t: (561) 733-2477 f: (561) 732-9670 Dawn Trauthwein [email protected] t: (631) 472-2715 f: (631) 868-3575 Jean Vertucci [email protected] t: (212) 477-6700 f: (212) 254-6271 Sales & Event Coordinator Michelle Howard [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL SALES REPRESENTATIVES

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Pictured on this month’s cover is he S.S. Patrick Henry, which was the fi rst of the Emergency

Class Liberty ships to be built and launched. The famous quote by its namesake helped to give this class of ships its name. Patricia Keefe’s coverage starts on page 32.

Did You Know?

Between 1941-1945, the U.S. built an unprecedented 5,777

Navy and Merchant ships. (Photo Credit: Library of Congress) 40 LNG IS THE CRYSTAL CLEAR ALTERNATIVE

Late last year Maritime Reporter hopped onboard Fjord Line’s Stavangerfjord, dubbed the most environmentally friendly ferry on the planet courtesy of its LNG Power.

By Peter Pospiech 46 VESSELS

Drillship Tungsten Explorer • Bravante’s New PSV • MHI to Build for Astomos • NYPD Gets First of Five • Cameroon Navy Takes Two from Spain 50 PROPULSION UPDATES

HamiltonJet HT900s for High Speed Crew Boat • Carnival Selects MAN Power • Marex OS II for CPP, Waterjets & Hybrid Drives • New Cummins Tier 4 Engine

LNG/Diesel MicroTurbines for Maritime Applications • MaK Engine Power Boost 52 PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS 54 PRODUCTS: FUELS & LUBRICANTS 56 PRODUCTS: MARINE ELECTRONICS 58 PRODUCTS: MARITIME PROPULSION 59 BUYER’S GUIDE 60 CLASSIFIEDS 64 ADVERTISER’S INDEX

FROM OUR ARCHIVES THE COVER 40 46 46

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