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MARITIME

REPORTER

AND

ENGINEERING NEWS

Contents

Maritime Security 14 Will there be a Port Pile-Up?

There are now less than three months until July 1. Dennis

Bryant asks: Do you know where your International Ship

Security Certificate (ISSC) is?

Offshore Annual 24 Oil Prices Up, Rig Demand Not

Tom Marsh of ODS-Petrodata provides some statistical insights as to why rig demand remains in the doldrums, and as to what might help unleash new business. 30 The Future is Now

A team of students rom the University of Michigan combined their minds and skills to win the International Student Offshore

Design Competitior.

Country Profile 50 The Norway Way

Ever changing to meet evolving demands. Norway is a perenni- al leader in the martime industry.

Investment in Design 60 Oil Tanker: Rule are Changing Now

Technical editor David Tinslev explores new rules which will dictate tanker design for a generation. 62 Cool Technology

A platform for fuel cell technology was established using

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