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Editorial

MARITIME

REPORTER

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ENGINEERING NEWS

M A R I N E L I N K . C O M his being the Port and

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CEO John C. O’Malley the policies and the teams driving the [email protected] market. This edition was particularly

Publisher & Editor

Greg Trauthwein well-timed, returning this week from [email protected]

BreakBulk America’s in Houston, and

Photo Justin Zurre

Offshore Energy Editor on the heels of our recent acquisition

Amir Garanovic uncertain fuel future is harrowing at best, es- [email protected] of the Port of the Future conference sentially coming down to the basic principles

Subsea/Robotics Editor and exhibition.

Celia Konowe of supply and demand: [email protected]

Port of the Future 2026 – scheduled for

Shipowners will not buy ships that use

Production Manager

March 23-25, 2026 in Houston – will be

Irina Vasilets a fuel for which no viable supply chain th [email protected] the 7 Annual return of the event, started by exists, and fuel suppliers will not develop

Production & Graphic Design

Kevin Clement at the University of Houston

Nicole Ventimiglia supply chains for which no buyers exist. [email protected] in 2020. I’m particularly happy to report that

Ultimately, ports sit at the hub for both, and

Corporate Staff

Clement has, upon his retirement from U of

Manager, Marketing there will be much more coming regard-

Mark O’Malley

H over the summer, joined us as out Port of momalley@marinelink ing plans for Port of the Future in 2026 and the Future event director.

Accounting beyond.

Esther Rothenberger

First and foremost, the event attracts ports [email protected]

On the shipbuilding front, icebreakers have from around the country and around the +1.212.477.6700 ext 6810 been and will remain topical for years to world, its slogan being “2 Days, 50 Ports”.

Manager, Information Technology Services come, as the Coast Guard this year received a

Vladimir Bibik

With that it brings in a broad swath of port record level of funding – $25 billion courtesy

Circulation and maritime stakeholders, from government

Kathleen Hickey | [email protected] of “the one big beautiful bill” – including +1.212.477.6700 ext 6320 agencies to ship and boat owners, ship and nearly $9 billion targeted to icebreakers. The

Sales boat builders, and of course a broad selection

Vice President, Sales

November edition of Maritime Reporter &

Terry Breese of technology providers that help keep ports [email protected] | +1.561.732.1185

Engineering News will offer an expansive running safely, ef? ciently and cost effec-

Lucia Annunziata section dedicated to icebreakers, particularly [email protected] tively. Ports, arguably more than ever, are +1.212.477.6700 ext 6240 the trio of U.S., Canada and Finland and the becoming hubs for innovation and advances,

John Cagni quest to build next-generation icebreakers [email protected] | +1.631.472.2715 with issues like energy transition, hull clean- now.

Frank Covella ing robotics and dredging technology – to [email protected] | +1.561.732.1659

But in this edition I’m pleased to welcome name but a few – taking center stage. For

Mike Kozlowski

Alisa Reiner back to our pages with a thor- [email protected] | +1.561.733.2477 more information on Port of the Future visit: ough analysis of the Russia-China relation- https://portofthefutureconference.com/.

Gary Lewis [email protected] | +1.516.441.7258 ship dynamics and its impact on the race to

In fact, in this edition, starting on page 28, build icebreakers for presence and capability

International Sales long-time MR contributor and Martin & Ot-

Scandinavia & Germany in one of the world’s harshest marine envi-

Roland Persson, Orn Marketing AB, Box 184, taway CEO Rik van Hemmen writes in his

S-271 24, Ystad, Sweden ronments.

[email protected]; +46 411 184 00 article – Sustainable Fuel Chicken and Egg

Redux. Maybe Some Ports Can Fix It. – that

Founder perhaps ports could and should take the lead

John J. O’Malley [1905 - 1980]

Charles P. O’Malley [1928 - 2000] on helping to determine the maritime indus-

John E. O’Malley [1930 - 2019] try’s fuel of the future.

As most reading surely attest, the conun- drum in building tonnage premised on an

Gregory R. Trauthwein

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