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Michelle Howard [email protected] reshly returned from New Orleans and the ries with it a number of logistics, technical and ? nancial im-

Editorial workboat exhibition, I think the three days in plications. Our coverage starts this month starting on page 24,

Joseph Fonseca - India

Tom Mulligan - UK

Louisiana are best summarized by a quote from and Tom Mulligan will follow this closely with regular cover-

Claudio Paschoa - Brazil

Peter Pospiech - Germany one exhibitor: ‘For a bad market, this is a good age with varying slants throughout the year. Next up: January

William Stoichevski - Norway show.’ Business at the moment is challenging for 2017’s “Bunker Fuel” Report.

Production many companies in this sector – as I’m certain

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Irina Vasilets [email protected]

Nicole Ventimiglia [email protected] you are tired of hearing, reading and discussing – but there is • DATA The push to collect, disseminate, analyze and use

Corporate Staff still opportunity. Our company enjoyed a vibrant exhibition, increasingly massive amounts of data will work to make mari-

Mark O’Malley, Marketing Manager

Esther Rothenberger, Accounting with a dozen staff representing Maritime Reporter, Marine time operations overall more ef? cient and productive.

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Emin Yuce above), perusing the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center – and • PASSENGER VESSELS From the largest cruise ships to other local stops – for stories and business. Courtesy of my the smallest ferries, the maritime movement of paying passen-

Subscription business travels in the past six months … from Asia to Europe, gers is expanding rapidly. In January 2017 we cover in-depth

Kathleen Hickey [email protected] and domestically from the Gulf Coast to the West Coast to the the design, construction, out? t and operation of up to 20 new

Great Lakes … I have seen that there still are vibrant market ferries operating around New York City, premised on my inter-

Sales sectors. Looking back at 2016 courtesy of our Great Ships, this view with Cameron Clark of Citywide Ferry by Hornblower.

Lucia Annunziata [email protected] +1 212 477 6700 ext 6220 year we present 18 vessels. Unof? cially this year was a record,

Terry Breese [email protected] +1 561 732 1185 as you will ? nd more “World’s First” than any year past, and I • ENERGY Energy markets, both fossil fuel and renewable,

John Cagni [email protected] think it fair to brand this period the “Age of Fuel.” From diesel will continue to dominate conversations in 2017 and beyond. 631-472-2715 +1 to LNG to methanol to electric, the industry is changing how At press time oil prices were edging higher based on an agreed

Frank Covella [email protected] +1 561 732 1659 it fuels its ? eets of the future. With that I provide a glimpse of production capacity cut by OPEC, and on the renewable front,

Mitch Engel [email protected] +1 561 732 0312 the trends that will shape 2017 and beyond. pockets of innovative projects in offshore wind and tidal power

Mike Kozlowski [email protected] continue to drive innovative design and operation.

+1 561 733 2477 • TRUMP The new U.S. president-elect with the support of

Jean Vertucci [email protected] +1 212 477 6700 ext 6210 a Republican Senate and Congress could drive a transcendent As we close 2016 I offer a sincere ‘Thank You’ to our read- period of military ship and boat construction in the United ers, our advertisers and all who have interest in and support

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Uwe Riemeyer [email protected] t: +49 202 27169 0 f: +49 202 27169 20 • FUELS The advent of alternative fuels in the maritime

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