Coming this Fall
VOLUME 39 NUMBER 1 | July-September, 2010
Deadline: July 15
DREDGING: A detailed review of the growing need for
beneficial reuse of dredged material, including the Duluth
Mine Reclamation Project and a summary of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers’ newly-released five-year dredged material
reuse plan.
COMMODITIES: A look at the iron ore ventures which are
currently re-emerging, including potential steelmaking,
increased production at the Mesabi Iron Range and the status
of a magnetation project, all of which were slowed or stalled
during the recent economic downturn.
TRAINING & RECRUITMENT: The use of internship programs
to draw young talent into the commercial shipping industry
will be explored. Coverage will include statistics on the
demand and supply for crew and how training centers are
preparing the next generation of merchant mariners.
TOWING & BARGING: A system-wide report on conversions,
new tugs and barges, as well as new technologies being used
to create greater efficiencies.
OFFSHORE DRILLING: An account of current and planned
drilling in the Great Lakes. We will also discuss how the oil
spill in the Gulf of Mexico has become a local issue.
GREEN MARINE: An analysis of an independent inspection
conducted on Green Marine members and how the year-two
results compare with year-one.
GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE: Detail on the
proposals of four industry-related finalists in the bid for
funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. We will
also look at how year-two funding will open with another
Request for Proposals.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: Guest Editorial; Shipyard Activity
Report; Lake Carriers’ Association Viewpoint; Seaway
Administrator’s Outlook; Naval Architecture & Marine
Engineering; Dateline; Interviews; Great Laker.
BONUS DISTRIBUTION: Great Lakes Maritime Research
Institute Fall Meeting, SNAME Annual Meeting & Expo,
Marine Mart.
Editorial subject to change without notice.