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Closing out the year 2018 has been more manic than ever, with nearly 10 straight and Maritime Risk, held at Oak

Editorial Contributors interrupted only by our Thanksgiving holiday break in the U.S. That Ridge National Laboratory. Both weeks of travel

Elaine Maslin - Scotland

Tom Mulligan - UK was a timely interlude, as it gave me ample time to re? ect on the year and ponder what events were small but packed

Claudio Paschoa - Brazil

Peter Pospiech - Germany

I had to give ‘thanks’ for in the maritime sector. In no particular order, it goes some- with “A-List” executives, and

William Stoichevski - Scandinavia thing like this: it was at the latter event where

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I had the chance to have a great

Irina Vasilets [email protected]

Nicole Ventimiglia [email protected] • ‘Thanks’ for the IMO: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has been conversation with Jim Bennett,

Corporate Staff the driver in one of this industry’s most dramatic shifts ever, that being the reduc- BOEM’s Chief of the Of? ce of

Mark O’Malley, Marketing Manager

Esther Rothenberger, Accounting tion and eventual elimination of greenhouse gas emissions from ships. There are Renewable Energy, which solidi-

Information Technology many strong feelings within the industry regarding the IMO itself and some of ? ed my thoughts on the prospects

Vladimir Bibik

Emin Yuce the recent IMO decisions, particular the rapidity of the decision to reduce sulfur for offshore wind.

Subscription emissions from marine fuels to 0.5% by January 1, 2020. While many shipown-

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LNG, it’s not only as a marine fuel, because the jury is still out on which fuel global commerce humming. To

Mike Kozlowski [email protected] +1 561 733 2477 or combination will emerge as the ‘winner’ in the bid to replace diesel. LNG in our loyal readers and advertisers;

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International Sales your continued interest and sup-

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Paul Barrett [email protected]

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