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Greg Trauthwein [email protected] page 35.

Finding a vibrant sector in the marine industry these days can take some effort, as the

Vice President, Sales

As this is the “Marine Design” edi- offshore energy sector swoon continues in earnest for its fourth year and changing

Rob Howard [email protected] tion, this too is traditionally where we global trade patterns have conspired to keep rates tight in the big three – the bulker,

Web Editor

Eric Haun [email protected] seek C-suite insight from the leaders tanker and containership markets.

Web Contributor in classi? cation, as class is literally the

For those searching under every rock for the next hot market, look no further than

Michelle Howard [email protected] ‘glue that binds’ in terms of melding fu- the cruise industry. I know, the volume of cruise ships serving the world is paltry in

Editorial ture tech onto the commercial boats and comparison to the number of commercial ships, but the cruise sector is interesting

Tom Mulligan - UK

Claudio Paschoa - Brazil ships of the world. To be kind to these for a number of reasons:

William Stoichevski - Scandinavia perpetually moving executives from • Economic impact: Since I ? rst sat in this seat starting in 1992, the Cruise Line

ABS, ClassNK, DNV GL and LR we

Industry Association (CLIA) has worked tirelessly to tout and build the cruise brand

Production decided to keep this tight and tidy, and

Irina Vasilets [email protected] as a whole, and the latest numbers from CLIA prove that the effort has been a suc-

Nicole Ventimiglia [email protected] have limited this virtual ‘roundtable’ to cess. According to CLIA’s 2016 Economic Impact Analysis passengers and crew

Corporate Staff just “Three Questions for Class.” Trust that spent a cumulative $21.9 billion in 2016. Looking at the big picture, the industry

Mark O’Malley, Marketing Manager

Esther Rothenberger, Accounting they are good questions, and even better had a $48B impact on the U.S. economy, generating 389,432 U.S. jobs paying more

Information Technology responses, starting on page 54.

than $20.5 billion in wages and salaries, powered by nearly 12 million passengers

Vladimir Bibik

Emin Yuce

Finally, there is a story from Tom embarking at U.S. ports. Florida remains the cruise king, with 61% of embarkations

Mulligan this month on Hans Beele’s emanating in the Sunshine State, but there is solid growth in other regions, particu-

Subscription mission to build “Sealing Valley,” a reposi- larly California.

Kathleen Hickey [email protected] tory for expertise on the advancement • Breadth: Traditionally the lion’s share of the focus has been on the mammoth, of ? re protection and watertight sealing billion dollar ? oating cities that ply the world’s oceans, as the trend up until a few

Sales technology for the maritime market. years ago was “Bigger.” While the big ships still get the big headlines, there is a

Lucia Annunziata [email protected] +1 212 477 6700 ext 6220

Unfortunately I was unable to personal- distinctive change underway, with a burgeoning ? eet of smaller, luxurious adventure

Terry Breese [email protected] ly participate in the festivities to launch +1 561 732 1185 cruise ships being designed and built, shuttling discerning cruiser to destinations

John Cagni [email protected] the project in late September, but when that the larger cruise ships simply cannot access (and, the mainstream cruise crowd 631-472-2715 +1 the project and event came to my at- cannot afford). Included in this is a growing ? eet of inland and river cruise vessels.

Frank Covella [email protected] +1 561 732 1659 tention it gave me cause for pause, and

Starting on page 40 of this edition, Oslo-based contributor William Stoichevski of-

Mitch Engel [email protected] after spending 15 minutes on the phone fers insight to the “Designer-Built Cruise Adventure.” +1 561 732 0312 with Mr. Beele, hearing his passion and

Mike Kozlowski [email protected]

Keeping with the cruise theme I am particularly pleased to offer the interview and +1 561 733 2477 ? nancial commitment to the endeavor, insights from John Hae