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M A R I N E L I N K . C O M or as much coverage as the

HQ trade press [present company 118 E. 25th St., 2nd Floor

New York, NY 10010 USA included] pays to energy

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Ftransition, future fuels, and

CEO electri? cation, a neophyte to the John C. O’Malley [email protected] industry might assume that it is the

Publisher & Editor norm rather than the exception. Any-

Greg Trauthwein one working on the waterways knows [email protected]

Photo Justin Zurre it is the opposite, and that diesel fuel ply chain for the Onslow Iron project Down

Offshore Energy Editor still is, and will remain the primary

Amir Garanovic

Under. Designed in Australia, built in China [email protected] fuel in maritime for many years to come. But and classed by ABS, read up on how Mineral

Subsea/Robotics Editor change is underway, and the number of in-

Celia Konowe

Resources (MinRes) and its partners worked [email protected] stallations of hybrid dual fuel, alternative fuel to design and build a unique supply chain

Production Manager and pure electric solutions continues to grow.

Irina Vasilets that serves one of the largest iron ore projects [email protected]

Last month we caught up with Ed under development in Australia.

Production & Graphic Design

Schwarz, Siemens Energy, for insights

Nicole Ventimiglia

Last, but certainly not least, I’m always [email protected] from his point of view the path and pace of happy to see Bob Kunkel, president of

Corporate Staff change. Siemens Energy had its hands and

Manager, Marketing

Alternative Marine Technologies and First

Mark O’Malley tech on a signature pure-electric pioneer ves- momalley@marinelink

Harvest Navigation, on our “Authors” page. sel – the Norwegian ferry Ampere – which

Accounting

If you don’t know Bob, you should, as he’s recently celebrated its 10th anniversary of

Esther Rothenberger [email protected] one of our cornerstone sources of informa- operation. But the conversation with Schwarz +1.212.477.6700 ext 6810 tion and insight minus the BS. Kunkel has went far beyond the Siemens Energy technol-

Manager, Information Technology Services vast experience with shipbuilding projects

Vladimir Bibik ogy, as his experience to ‘electrify every- globally, and this month he takes a deep

Circulation thing’ spans more than 20 years. In particu-

Kathleen Hickey | [email protected] dive into U.S. shipbuilding and the renewed +1.212.477.6700 ext 6320 lar, we asked and he offered some salient, focus on this industrial sector since President

Sales grass roots advice to vessel owners that are

Vice President, Sales

Trump retook the White House earlier this

Terry Breese considering making the investment in hybrid [email protected] | +1.561.732.1185 year. In his “The Final Word” Op/Ed starting or pure electric solutions, as well as insights

Lucia Annunziata on page 42, Kunkel does not hold back with [email protected] on the cost differential and some ‘do’s and +1.212.477.6700 ext 6240 his assessment of the shipbuilding sector don’ts’ to consider at the planning stage. Our

John Cagni today, writing “What may look like a Rip Van [email protected] | +1.631.472.2715 story Charge It: ‘Electri? cation’ Momen-

Winkle moment may actually be a four-alarm

Frank Covella tum Mounts in Maritime starts on page 32.

[email protected] | +1.561.732.1659 ? re raised by current geopolitical events and

One factor that has kept me in this mari-

Mike Kozlowski our declining Naval power.” But that’s not time editor’s chair for more than 32 years [email protected] | +1.561.733.2477 all, as he offers his take on the “U.S. Ships is scouting and reporting on some of the

Gary Lewis for America Act”, speci? cally what the Ships [email protected] | +1.516.441.7258 off-grid, unique maritime solutions that pop

Act is missing to achieve its ultimate goal: a

International Sales up because necessity truly is the mother of

Scandinavia & Germany rebirth of the U.S. shipbuilding and maritime

Roland Persson, Orn Marketing AB, Box 184, invention.

S-271 24, Ystad, Sweden sector.

[email protected]; +46 411 184 00

Our Australian-based technical writer

Wendy Laursen this month writes the cover-

Founder story, presenting insights on the develop-

John J. O’Malley [1905 - 1980]

Charles P. O’Malley [1928 - 2000] ment, delivery and operation of Australia’s

John E. O’Malley [1930 - 2019] unique enclosed self-discharging transhippers that are designed to ensure a dust-free sup-

Gregory R. Trauthwein

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