MarineNewsMarineNews May 2019 Volume 30 Number 5(ISSN#1087-3864) (USPS#013-952)Florida: 215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435tel: (561) 732-4368; fax: (561) 732-6984Departments AnalysisNew York: 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010&tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271www.marinelink.comPUBLISHERJohn C. O’Malley • jomalley@marinelink.comAssociate Publisher & Editorial Director6 Editor’s NoteGreg Trauthwein • trauthwein@marinelink.comEditorJoseph Keefe • keefe@marinelink.comTel: 704-661-84758 Authors & ContributorsWeb EditorEric Haun • haun@marinelink.comContributing WritersSusan Buchanan • Lawrence R. DeMarcay, III • Tom Ewing Rick Eyerdam • Joe Hudspeth • Randy O’Neill • Barry Parker10 BY THE NUMBERS PRODUCTION Tugboat and Towboat Manu-Production & Graphics Manager facturing in the United StatesNicole Ventimiglia • nicole@marinelink.com SALESVice President, Sales & MarketingRob Howard • howard@marinelink.comAdvertising Sales Managers24 OP/EDNational Sales ManagerIs Short Sea shipping on the Terry Breese • breese@marinelink.com horizon for the AIW? Tel: 561-732-1185 Fax: 561-732-8414By Brad PickelLucia Annunziata • annunziata@marinelink.com Tel: 212-477-6700 ext 6240 Fax: 212-254-6271John Cagni • cagni@marinelink.com Tel: 631-472-2715 Fax: 561-732-8063Frank Covella • covella@marinelink.com49 TECH FILETel: 561-732-1659 Fax: 561-732-8063 Gas Freeing Barges the Mitch Engel • engel@marinelink.com Modern WayTel: 561-732-0312 Fax: 561-732-8063Mike Kozlowski • kozlowski@marinelink.comTel: 561-733-2477 Fax: 561-732-9670John Ram • ram@marinelink.comTel: 561-244-2380 Fax: 212-254-627151 VesselsManaging Director, Intl. SalesPaul Barrett • ieaco@aol.com Tel: +44 1268 711560 Fax: +44 1268 711567 53 People & Company NewsUwe Riemeyer • riemeyer@intermediapartners.deTel: +49 202 27169 0 Fax: +49 202 27169 20CORPORATE STAFF58 ProductsManager, Marketing Mark O’Malley • momalley@marinelink.comAccounting Esther Rothenberger • rothenberger@marinelink.com60 Classified AdvertisingTel: 212-477-6700 ext 6810Manager, Info Tech Services Vladimir Bibik • bibik@marinelink.com 64 Advertiser’s IndexCIRCULATIONCirculation Manager Kathleen Hickey • k.hickey@marinelink.comTel: 212-477-6700 ext 6320MarineNews ( ISSN# 1087-3864 ) is published monthly ( twelve issues ) by Maritime Activity Reports Inc. 118 E 25th St. TO SUBSCRIBE:New York, NY 10010-1062. Periodicals Postage Paid at New York, NY and additional mailing of? ces. POSTMASTER: Send Subscriptions to Marine News (12 issues per year) all UAA to CFS. NON-POSTAL AND MILITARY FACILITIES send address corrections to Marine News 850 Montauk Hwy, for one year are available for $60.00; #867 Bayport, NY 11705.Two years (24 issues) for $95.00. Send your check payable to: The publisher assumes no responsibility for any misprints or claims or actions taken by advertisers. The publisher reserves MarineNews, 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010. the right to refuse any advertising. Contents of the publication either in whole or part may not be produced without the express For more information email Kathleen Hickey at: permission of the publisher. k.hickey@marinelink.comMay 20194 MN