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Authors Contributors &

Paul Hite is a senior sur- with a major in Marine Elec- veyor and auditor with the trical Engineering. Work-

American Bureau of Ship- ing on maritime projects ping (ABS). With ABS for worldwide throughout his ? ve years, prior to joining career, he moved to Seattle

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ABS, Paul sailed as a deck in 1993.

March 2018 of? cer for seven years,

Volume 29 Number 3 ? ve of which were spent on Joshua Slade Sebastian, towing vessels. Paul gradu- P.E., is Engineering Man- ated from the United States ager at The Shearer Group,

Merchant Marine Academy Inc. (TSGI). TSGI would like

Hite in 2006 with a Bachelor of to thank the Marine Division

Science in Logistics and In- at ABB for assistance with termodal Transportation. the electrical design of the concept diesel electric tow-

Robert Kunkel, President boat and providing some of of Alternative Marine Tech- the technical information for nologies, previously served this article. as the Federal Chairman of the Short Sea Shipping Co- Michael Toohey is Presi- operative Program under dent/CEO of Waterways the Maritime Administration Council, Inc., a position and the USDOT from 2003 he has held since August until 2008. A past Vice 2011. Prior to that, Toohey

President of the Connecti- was a consultant for The cut Maritime Association, he Livingston Group from 2007 is a contributing writer for to 2011, providing legisla-

Kunkel Odegard MarineNews. A graduate of tive representation before the Massachusetts Maritime Congress and the Executive

Academy, Kunkel sailed as a Branch for clients from the licensed engineer and con- chemical and transportation tinued his career in ship con- sectors. He also served as struction at NASSCO and Vice President, Director of

Hyundai Heavy Industries, Government Relations, As- among others. He is a se- sociate Director of Govern- nior member of the Special ment Relations, and Senior

Committee on Ship Opera- Washington Representative tion with ABS and an elected for Ashland Inc. from 1998 member of the NCB. through 2007. Nominated by President George Bush

Sveinung Odegard is the and con? rmed by the U.S.

North American Represen- Senate, he was Assistant tative for Ulmatec Pyro. He Secretary of the U.S. De- graduated from Bergen Mar- partment of Transportation

Sebastian Toohey itime Academy in Norway from 1992 through 1993.

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