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Contributors 23 1 4 5 6 7 8 1 Jennifer Carpenter 5 Robert Kunkel is President & CEO of The American Waterways is president of Alternative Marine Technologies and

Operators. First Harvest Navigation, served as the Federal Chair- man of the Short Sea Shipping Cooperative Program 2 Bob Daigle under the DOT’s MARAD from 2003 until 2008. He is the market manager for communication systems at writes regularly for Marine News.

David Clark Company. 6 Erik Milito 3 Maggie Fechter is the president of the National Ocean Industries As- is an electrical engineer and naval architect at Elliott Bay sociation (NOIA), representing the interests of the

Design Group, where she supports vessel design and offshore oil, gas, wind, carbon capture, and ocean modi? cation projects across all phases. With a multidis- mineral industries.

ciplinary background in naval architecture and electrical systems, she focuses on delivering practical, performance- 7 Barry Parker driven solutions for modern maritime operations. of bdp1 Consulting Ltd provides strategic and tac- tical support, including analytics and communica- 4 Keith Henderson tions, to businesses across the maritime spectrum. is a Director of Robosys Automation Ltd. Since the He is a freelance writer and regular contributor to 1990’s, he has been a contributor to Maritime Reporter this magazine.

magazine and Maritime Propulsion e-publication, pub- lished by New Wave Media. His articles have covered 8 Tracy Zea propulsion reliability, autonomous vessels, and the in- is the President and CEO of Waterways Council, Inc. teraction between navigation systems and propulsion 6 | MN May 2026