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CONTENTS NUMBER 9 / VOLUME 78 / SEPTEMBER 2016

NYK 14 34

NTSB 28 8 (Image courtesy: “CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative/DigitalGlobe”)

Grand Bahama Shipyard Ltd.

Cover Story 8 TWO FOR ONE

There is a harbor pilot situation brewing in Texas which could have national implications.

VOICES

By Joseph Keefe 28 10 SHUT UP!

C P A F PHOKE OINTS RE LASH OINTS 34 NYK Steams Ahead

Ship owners need to work now to silence their ships.

Tokyo-based Nippon Yusen Kai-

By Dennis Bryant

The behavior and rhetoric of China and Russia regarding vital shipping sha (NYK) Group is not only one lanes in international waters have been alarming. Disputed sovereignty of the world’s largest ship owners 12 ACCURATE NOISE LEVEL PREDICTION claims and efforts to enforce them have the maritime world on edge. with a diverse ? eet of more than

Accurate predictions for noise levels of cavitating propellers is

This summer the world is closely watching several contentious ? ash 800 ships, it is a growing global now possible.

points that have potential to ignite. maritime logistics powerhouse.

By Frans Hendrik Lafeber

Maritime Reporter & Engineering

News visited with Yasuo Tanaka,

Senior Managing Corporate 14 WHAT THE HECK IS ‘PRIVITY’? By Edward Lundquist

Of? cer, Naval Architect, in Tokyo

Is the Limitation of Liability Act still relevant?

for his insights on the company’s

By Jeffrey S. Moller continued efforts to invest in operational ef? ciency.

42 HYBRIDS: ABB ONBOARD DC GRID 16 FUELS OF THE FUTURE

Onboard DC Grid is the ABB power distribution system that is

Choose wisely when selecting and testing fuel for your ? eet.

designed to bring new ? exibility, greater ef? ciency and energy

By Wajdi Abdmessih storage capability to a variety of ships.

18 SHIPYARD INVESTS IN TOMORROW 46 PEOPLE & COMPANIES

While several key markets lag, Grand Bahama Shipyard is bank- 48 VESSELS ing on – and investing in – the inevitable market rebound.

50 TECH FILE: 5 MINUTES WITH MOBILEWEIGHT

By Greg Trauthwein 54 CLEAN WATER PRODUCTS 58 BUYER’S DIRECTORY 22 WEST COAST: A HUB GROWS

From San Diego to the top of Washington state, the U.S. West 59 CLASSIFIEDS

Coast maritime hub is investing and growing.

64 ADVERTISER’S INDEX

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