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Great Ships of 2020

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Publisher John C. O’Malley @ShipNews [email protected]

Associate Publisher/Editorial Director a growing volume of voices and support,

There are not many adjectives left to

Greg Trauthwein [email protected] properly summarize the year 2020.

This led by Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry,

Vice President, Sales has been a global situation that I assume president of the World Maritime University,

Rob Howard [email protected] most of you did not – could not – believe who eloquently and accurately said when I

Editorial Contributors was ever possible, in its depth, breadth and recently interviewed her:

Tom Mulligan - UK duration. But we all know that just because

Claudio Paschoa - Brazil

William Stoichevski - Scandinavia the calendar says 2021, it doesn’t mean that “We are all part of a chain and these

Production all of the COVID-19 pandemic issues sim- people (seafarers) are important. This

Irina Vasilets [email protected] ply disappear. Far from it. With this edition is the time for us to say seafarers

Nicole Ventimiglia we take a look at both what was, and what are indispensable to world trade. [email protected] will be, discussing the trends that will drive You need them to keep your economies

Corporate Staff

Mark O’Malley, Marketing Manager this market for the coming year(s). a? oat.”

Esther Rothenberger, Accounting

Leading off is Rik van Hemmen’s look

Information Technology at eight Great Ships that he argues should The other big trends to watch include:

Vladimir Bibik be eligible for Federal Preservation. Having • Offshore Wind: In the U.S. this could

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Kathleen Hickey [email protected] done this for nearly 30 years, I know two transform the offshore, maritime, ports &

Sales things for certain: [1] everyone loves a good logistics markets for a generation.

Lucia Annunziata [email protected] maritime/ship history story, and [2] there • Decarbonization: Hardly a ‘new’ trend, never can or will be consensus on the ‘great- but one that will continue to materially

Terry Breese [email protected]; +1 561 732 1185 est ship of all time.’ But Rik is a gamer, and impact the very essence of ship design and

John Cagni he delivered the list of eight, starting on construction. [email protected]; +1 631-472-2715 page 24. Following Rik, starting on page • Containership Fires: Hand-in-hand with

Frank Covella [email protected]; +1 561 732 1659 30, are pro? les of our Great Ships of 2020. the ever growing size of the box ships are

Mike Kozlowski

While the debate can rage over which is the the nagging problem of containership ? res [email protected]; +1 561 733 2477 best-of-the-best, there is no denying that and the pervasive matter of mis-declared each of the ? ve pro? led – Sakura Leader; cargos.

International Sales

CMA CGM Jacques Saade; MOL Gas Agil- • Autonomy While the majority of you

Scandinavia & Germany

Roland Persson ity; Island Victory; and Seri Everest are all reading this right now are not discussing nor

Orn Marketing AB, Box 184 , S-271 24

Ystad, Sweden special and unique in their own regard. planning for autonomy – trust it will impact [email protected]; +46 411-184 00

Throughout the edition we look at the big your business in the years to come.

Germany, Austria & Switzerland

Tony Stein trends of 2020 that will impact the industry As always, I sincerely thank you for your [email protected] for the generation to come. Number one interest and support of our various print, +44 1892 512777 on that list is the plight of the seafarer, or electronic and video titles that we produce

United Kingdom

Paul Barrett more accurately the shameful treatment across the maritime, offshore, subsea, port

Hallmark House, 25 Downham Road, Ramsden

Health, Essex CM11 1PU UK of the seafarer in the world’s reaction to & logistics sectors.

[email protected]; +44 7778 357722

COVID-19 and the stranding of nearly half

Classi? ed Sales +1 212 477 6700 a million seafarers on ships, unable to ef- fectively disembark and go home, allowing for normal crew changes. The majority of seafarers come from developing countries

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Gregory R. Trauthwein

John J. O’Malley [1905 - 1980] and have little political voice to ensure

Charles P. O’Malley [1928 - 2000]

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John E. O’Malley [1930 - 2019] that their rights are protected. But there is [email protected] 6 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • December 2020

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