HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PRINT MARINE LOG

JANUARY-JUNE 2000

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE JUNE YEARBOOK ISSUE

WORLD SHIPPING:
Optimism abounds: Things are looking up in the shipping business, buoyed by strong economies in Europe and the U.S., as well as a rebounding Asia

CRUISE SHIPPING:
Cruise ship operators want to maximize their market penetration

WORLD SHIPYARDS:
As the Koreans grab more orders, Japanese shipbuilding is reshaping itself

U.S. SHIPYARDS:
Focusing on productivity
A healthy domestic order book aside, U.S. shipbuilders are still struggling to make themselves attractive to international owners

OFFSHORE: FPSOs STILL ON HOLD
Oil majors are waiting for the MMS to give the thumbs up to FPSOs in the Gulf of Mexico

FERRIES & FAST CRAFT:
Bumps in the expansion road

BARGES:
Mississippi mega mergers
Recent consolidation has created two giants on the inland waterways

IT/COMMUNICATIONS:
Time to WAP marine communications into i-mode?
Japanese cell phone users could have something to teach the maritime industry

 HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MAY 2000 ISSUE

Cover story:
SHUTTLE TANKERS: MAKING IT AS EASY AS ATB
Articulated tug barges could provide a cost-effective means of filling the need for Jones Act tankers to shuttle oil from projected Gulf of Mexico FPSOs

WEB BONUS: MOgPU
Cost effective answer to offshore gas production

CRUISE BUSINESS
Order rise: Shares fall
The cruise majors are continuing to order more--and larger--ships. Meantime, though, their share prices have been taking a beating

SHIPBUILDING TECHNOLOGY
The all-in-one strategy

MARITIME E-COMMERCE

MARINE WEBSITE DIRECTORY

BREMERHAVEN IN THE BAHAMAS
Lloydwerft Bremerhaven sets up a ship repair facility in Freeport

GREEK SHIP REPAIRERS FACE LOW-COST COMPETITION

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE APRIL 2000 ISSUE

COVER STORY
WHAT'S IN OFFSHORE
E&P BUDGETS?
Offshore Exploration and Production expenditure in the Gulf Coast region seems set for at least a modest upturn

POWER & PROPULSION
Clearing the air
The EPA wants Alaskan cruise ships to clean up their air emissions

FPSO market:
Got an old Suezmax?
FPSOs aren't working in the U.S. Gulf yet, but they sure are popular elsewhere

U.S. shipbuilding research gets a boost
The latest Maritech ASE selections promise to give U.S. shipyards a $53 million R&D boost

E-business
Who'll be the marine eBay?

New age Navy

SATCOM
There's life after Iridium

MARSIM Preview
A sneak peek at the marine simulation conference

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MARCH 2000 ISSUE

INTERNATIONAL SHIP REPAIR
World ship repair prices remain under pressure and competition is as fierce as ever.

U.S. REPAIR
American repair yards are getting about 36% of the world cruise ship repair pie. But Navy business remains down.

SHIP FINANCE
RATCHETS, LADDERS AND NAKED SWAPS
Derivatives are among the financial instruments helping shipping CFO's navigate stormy economic seas

SHIP MANAGEMENT AFTER ERIKA
Leading European ship managers are being even more cautious about the owners that they deal with

FERRIES & FAST CRAFT
INTERVIEW WITH AUSTAL'S JOHN ROTHWELL
What the Bender-Austal joint venture in Alabama means for the U.s. fast craft market

BATTLE FOR THE UPPER MISS
A $1 billion plan to modernize locks on the upper Mississippi could be in jeopardy

 HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FEBRUARY 2000 ISSUE

COVER STORY
NEW CHALLENGES FOR CRUISING

SHIPBUILDING TECHNOLOGY: AUSTAL AND BENDER COOPERATE

MARITIME CANADA

COATINGS: THE NEW GENERATION TIN-FREES

AFTER ERIKA: THE PUSH FOR A EUROPEAN OPA

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE JANUARY 2000 ISSUE

COVER STORY
FERRIES & FAST CRAFT

HOW KOREAN PRICE CUTTING HURTS U.S. SHIPBUILDERS

MAN B&W "BOXES UP"
ITS MEDIUM SPEED DIESEL

CHARTVIEW BRINGS IT ALL TOGETHER

LUBRICANT CHECKLIST

UNWANTED LIFE FORMS: UNEASY FIX

Highlights from the 1999 print Marine Log

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