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Briefs 8 10 12 14 Tech File NetSim: Online Simulation Training Insights MarAd's New Marine Highway Program Boat of the Month John N. Cobb Training & Education Columns
December 2008 � Number 12 � Volume 17
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12 18 Legal: Why it's Crucial to have the Proper Crew
The wrong crew can cost you your company � By Lawrence R. DeMarcay, III
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20 Business: Leadership and the Sea
Energize your business with these tested business practices. � By Peter A. Mello
22 Security: The Real Problems with TWIC
Making TWIC work in your company. � By Kevin Gilheany
Features
24 Passenger Vessels
The Passenger Vessel Association's annual Maritrends is set for San Francisco.
27 Great Boats of 2008
Frank T. Stegbauer, towboat built by Steiner, owned by Southern Towing Co.; Carolyn Dorothy, hybrid tug owned by Foss; Rosemary McAllister, Zdrive tractor tug built by Eastern Shipbuilding, owned by McAllister; Harvey Warhorse II, ocean tug built by Eastern, owned by Harvey Gulf; DBL 76, double skin dirty oil tank barge built by Bollinger, operated by K-Sea; Cayo Largo, ferry built by Blount, owned by the Puerto Rico and Municipal Islands Maritime Aurhority; Ugie Runner, harbor tug built by MacDuff, owned by Peterhead Port Authority; Cayman Defender, patrol boat built by SeaArk, owned by the Royal Cayman Islands Police; Haras 3, patrol boat built by United States Marine, owned by Royal Oman Police; & Madeline, a tug built by Gladding-Hearn, owned by Wilmington Tug.
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Departments 39 37 People & Companies 39 Technology Bits 40 By the Numbers
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