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Marine News October 2024 Volume 35 Number 10

Marine News (ISSN#1087-3864) (USPS#013-952)

Editor’s Note

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Admittedly, “the media”, including the maritime trade press, tends to devote much

CEO of its focus to the latest and greatest. New

John C. O’Malley • [email protected] and shiny objects—novel designs, equip-

Publisher & Editorial Director

Greg Trauthwein • [email protected] ment innovations and vessel deliveries—of- ten dominate the headlines. These things

Editor

Eric Haun • [email protected] are important, undoubtedly, especially in

Tel: 212-477-6700 the context of the industry’s perpetual drive

Contributing Writers to improve safety, ef? ciency and pro? tabil-

Robert Kunkel, Rhonda Moniz, Barry Parker, Jeff Vogel ity, but there’s much more to consider in

PRODUCTION

Production & Graphics Manager the broader picture.

Eric Haun, Editor,

Nicole Ventimiglia • [email protected]

Equally as important, if not more so, [email protected] are efforts to make best use of the ? eets

SALES already on the water, whether through

Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Terry Breese • [email protected] performance-boosting upgrades or conversions that breathe new life into

Tel: 561-732-1185 Fax: 561-732-8414 existing assets. Great examples of this can be seen every day at ship repair

Advertising Sales Managers yards across the U.S., where vessels are routinely overhauled to maximize

Lucia Annunziata • [email protected] their useful life. While these projects are rarely glamorous or exciting*, their

Tel: 212-477-6700 ext 6240 Fax: 212-254-6271 signi? cance is immense.

John Cagni • [email protected]

In this issue, I’m excited to share several stories highlighting this theme. We

Tel: 631-472-2715 begin with a conversation with Lane Roberts of Nichols Brothers Boat Build-

Frank Covella • [email protected]

Tel: 561-732-1659 Fax: 561-732-8063 ers and Everett Ship Repair in the Paci? c Northwest. This edition also show- cases a series of OSV conversions at Alabama Shipyard, which will produce

Mike Kozlowski • [email protected]

Tel: 561-733-2477 Fax: 561-732-9670 “new” passenger and freight ferries for the Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard,

Gary Lewis • [email protected] and Nantucket Steamship Authority.

Tel: 516-441-7258 *I ? nd ship repair exciting, but I’m unusual.

CORPORATE STAFF

Manager, Marketing

Mark O’Malley • [email protected]

Accounting

Esther Rothenberger • [email protected]

Tel: 212-477-6700 ext 6810

Manager, Info Tech Services

Vladimir Bibik

CIRCULATION

Kathleen Hickey • [email protected]

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