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CONTENTS NUMBER 1 / VOLUME 77 / JANUARY 2015 16 26 30

Photo: Uksnoy Shipping 57 34

Photo: Rolls-Royce Photo: EAS Shipyard

Photo courtesy Maersk / Public Domain Photo courtesy Amergent

IN THIS EDITION 8 FAST FERRY FOLLIES 24 DPS: NEW RULES? 34 SHIP REFIT & THE BALLAST

While the North American ferry market is safe by world standards, On November 28, 2014 the USCG issues a notice of proposed WATER TECHNOLOGY CONUNDRUM a string of recent high-pro? le failures proves eternal vigilance is rulemaking that, if ? naliazed and promulgated, represents the ? rst

To say the Ballast Water Technology issue has caused angst and warranted. government regs speci? cally applicaple to dynamic positioning.

confusion in the shipowning community is a vast understatement?

MR presents the experiences to date with some of the world’s

By Joseph Keefe By Dennis Bryant biggest names in shipping and ship repair to lend insight and per- spective.

16 SAVING $2.8 MILLION 26 ‘LIKE OTHER OSV’S’

Transient Plasma Ignition technology is an interesting concept With maritime innovation in its Norwegian DNA, Uksnoy Shipping By Patricia Keefe that could go a long way in making marine propulsion systems took a chemical tanker and made it into an Offshore Service Ves- more ef? cient and cost effective. sel with an innovative propulsion system.

44 THE ART OF PROPELLER MAKING

While a fair amount of marine technology prowess has migrated

By Jill Morgan By William Stoichevski, Norway east, Germany’s MMG – a propeller maker with more than 65 years of experience – has seen its business stand strong as the art of prop making is not easy or cheap to replicate. 20 THE GOOD SHIP RINA 30 BRAZIL’S QUICK FIX

The Royal Institute of Naval Architects has grown consistently

The Brazillian marine market is well-known for its promise as well By Peter Pospiech, Germany over the past two decades via a concerted global effort to attract as its problems. What it’s not well-known for is its ship repair and and retain the best and the brightest.

conversion capacity. Is that about to change?

By Peter French & Trevor Blakeley

By Claudio Paschoa, Brazil 2 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • JANUARY 2015

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