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Observing All

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MTR contributor Justin Manley, for in-depth discussion on progress made and the path [email protected] ahead. I won’t spoil Justin’s good work, rather I simply invite you to turn to page 34 for his observations, no pun intended, on this critical area of research and action.

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Gregory R. Trauthwein

As anyone within earshot of any media source knows, the bid for the 2020 U.S. presiden- [email protected] cy is well underway. Before the discussion goes any further, to be clear this is not a politi- cal column or pitch, as editorially we do not have a ‘horse in the race.’ However, with the

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Justin Manley, U.S. 24/7 coverage and soundbites from the 10 leading candidates on the Democratic side of the

Elaine Maslin, Aberdeen

Tom Mulligan, Ireland ledger, I thought a focused view on these candidate’s position on Offshore Wind could be

Claudio Paschoa, Brazil instructive and interesting, if for no other reason, my own edi? cation. I posed the challenge

William Stoichevski, Oslo to Tom Ewing, a veteran government reporter who contributes regularly on the maritime side of our ledger, as Tom is quite adept at taking a deep dive into all matters government;

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Irina Vasilets even more adept at wading through mountains of information to ? nd the theoretical needle [email protected] in the haystack. His report starts on page 10.

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Finally, as the cover suggests, Research Vessel technology is front and center this month.

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While much focus and attention, justi? ably, is centered on unmanned autonomous sys- [email protected] tems, the research vessel remains a staple in the study of our world’s waterways. We start

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