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Dr. Jim Giermanski, is Chairman, Powers Global

Holdings, Inc., an international transportation security company. A former FBI special agent,

OSI special agent and a Colonel in the Offi ce of

Special Investigations, Giermanski has testifi ed many times at federal and state levels.

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Lawrence O’Connell is Executive Vice President of International Maritime Security Corporation (IMSC).

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Barry Parker, bdp1 Consulting Ltd. provides strategic and tactical support, including analytics and communications, to businesses across the maritime spectrum. The company can be found online at www.conconnect.com.

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Tara Leiter concentrates her practice in the ar- eas of public and private maritime law, admiralty law, environmental law, and port security matters for international and domestic clients. She is a member of the Maritime Law Association, WISTA and the Maritime Administrative Bar Association.

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Also in this Edition 6 | Editor’s Note 12 | Insights

Expanded Panama Canal.

By John Padgett, McGuireWoods LLP. 16 | Insurance

Preparing to Weather Any Storm;

Big or Small. By Ken Baldwin and Kord Spielmann 18 | Port Security

Take the Money and Run. By Rick Eyerdam 24 | Interview

Urs Rathgeb, GM, Radio Holland USA 50 | Conference

Fleet Optimization: Challenges and Solutions 52 | Risk Management

Investment or Expense? By Luke Ritter 56 | Regulatory Compliance

ECA’s: A New Ballgame

By Rob Leventhal 60 | Technology

Securing Ports & Borders By Bob Bohn 58 | Finance

Maritime M&A By Harry Ward 62 | Statistics 64 | Advertiser’s Index

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