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April Features


p2 Publisher’s greeting. Aldert van Nieuwkoop welcomes readers to the fourth issue of 2014.


p7 Free Trade Agreements. A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is there to (theoretically) enable competition on a more even playing field with local firms in the FTA partner country. Marine Matters questions if these agreements are really working?


p11 Canso Straight. Boom, Bust, Boom? We look at the history of Canso and its boom days following the turn of the century into the early 1900’s, the sinking of industries in the late 1900’s and where things stand today. The private and government investments are considered.


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p15 Damen Shipyard. On April 4th, a shipment that left China seven weeks prior carrying 13 new Damen Stan Pontoons and 10 other Damen vessels arrived in Rotterdam. The built-for- stock pontoons and vessels will uphold Damen’s ultra-short delivery times as demand rises following 170 deliveries in 2013. This has also led to Damen introducing newly designed barges and completing a number of custom pontoon and barge projects.


p17 Is There an Option?. Ken Westcar looks at the pros and cons of a tighter alignment with the United States to play a stronger game in world markets. What advantages does each country bring to one another and what is the downside of not doing anything


p20 Hello CEO. Marine Matters revisits our interview with Rod Jones from mid 2013..


p25 Marine Insurance - Doomed if you Don’t? Marine Matters looks at the genesis of commercial marine insurance and its growth into what it has become in today’s commercial world.

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