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As we enter the dog days of summer in New York City, it is traditionally a time in this space, Douglas Prothero and

Tom Mulligan - UK

Lisa Overing - Florida for beach, boats, barbeque and family. Regarding the latter, my sister and her family The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection

Claudio Paschoa - Brazil

Peter Pospiech - Germany were embarked recently on a 19-day U.S. east coast journey from their home in Ohio, get the cover and 10 pages of cover-

William Stoichevski - Scandinavia and I was all set to spend Wednesday, June 19 trekking around NYC in ‘tourist mode’, age inside, the anchor of our Cruise

Production which I thoroughly enjoy because despite living here for more than 30 years, hosting Interior Design feature focus. To be

Irina Vasilets [email protected]

Nicole Ventimiglia [email protected] visitors is the only time that I get to see some of the city’s more famous attractions. honest, I’ve run thin on adjectives to

Corporate Staff

But then the Admiral called, and my sister and her family were ‘bumped’ to dinner describe the current cruise industry, as

Mark O’Malley, Marketing Manager

Esther Rothenberger, Accounting on the evening of the 18th! (OK, full disclosure, the Admiral’s PAO actually ‘called’). the boom in business far exceeds any-

Information Technology

Admiral Karl Schultz, the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, invited thing that I have seen in the last three

Vladimir Bibik me to join him on his jet for a day trip to New Orleans for an underway tour onboard decades. Shipyards globally are ? lled a mid-stream transfer operation in the Mississippi River. (And in case you’re wonder- with cruise ship building projects of

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Kathleen Hickey [email protected] ing, yes, the USCG sports a very nice 12-seat jet for the Commandant. Unfortunately, every size and scope, and while 10

I do believe it has ruined any future ? ying experiences for me.) As the U.S. inland years ago the race was toward ‘big-

Sales

Lucia Annunziata [email protected] waterway system has endured historic water levels for more than six months, the ger’, the current craze is focused on +1 212 477 6700 ext 6240 destination provided a perfect backdrop to discuss several key messages coming from smaller, more intimate and exclusive

Terry Breese [email protected] +1 561 732 1185

USCG leadership: ships and trips. Starting on page 26

John Cagni [email protected] • The maritime industry’s critical role in facilitating U.S. commerce; our luxury vessel specialist Lisa Over- +1 631-472-2715 • The need for investment in Coast Guard and maritime infrastructure to keep that ing interviews Prothero, the CEO of

Frank Covella [email protected] +1 561 732 1659 commerce ? owing; and The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection and

Mitch Engel [email protected] +1 561 732 0312 • The importance of collaboration between government and industry on the national, the driving force to bring the brand

Mike Kozlowski [email protected] regional and local levels. from the drawing board to the world’s +1 561 733 2477 ‘Roiling on the Rivers’ starts on page 36, documenting in words and images a waterways in 2020. A nice addition to mid-stream cargo operation run by Associated Terminals and sister company Turn this was my interview with Fredrik

International Sales

Services. Being on the river and seeing the work being done is amazing; seeing the Johansson of Tillberg Design of

Scandinavia & Germany

Roland Persson work being conducted in the current high- and fast ? owing water environment really Sweden, starting on page 32, who was

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Ystad, Sweden punctuates the impact (slower and riskier) to marine operations across the system. literally involved in the design from t: +46 411-184 00 [email protected]

Keeping in mind that I have been to and through New Orleans more than 50 times, the start. By design I mean not only

Germany

I am still amazed ? ying into the area and getting the literal ‘bird’s eye’ view of the the vessel exterior and interior, but

Brenda Homewood

Tel: +44 1622 297123 vibrant and mixed maritime economy on the lower Mississippi River – literally where every detail from the service organi- [email protected] brown water meets blue water – a vital corridor in the export of a majority of our na- zation to the crew uniforms.

United Kingdom tion’s farm-grown products.

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While battling Mother Nature is certainly not new to the farmers or the towboat and

Health, Essex CM11 1PU UK t: +44 1268 711560 barge companies, this historic, six-month-long high-water event has helped to expose m: +44 7778 357722 [email protected] the fragility of the system as a whole, and the need for both maritime and the U.S.

Coast Guard to be included in the ‘infrastructure investment’ conversation, as both

Classi? ed Sales +1 212 477 6700 are crucial components to keeping $5.4 trillion in commerce annually ? owing, here

Founder: and along waterways in and around the country. I love this edition and this industry,

John J. O’Malley 1905 - 1980 because in one breath you can discuss inland workboat operations, in the next breath

Charles P. O’Malley 1928 - 2000 the birth of The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection luxury cruise ship line; polar oppo- Gregory R. Trauthwein

John E. O’Malley 1930 - 2019 sites, I think you will agree. While the USCG Admiral Schultz receives top billing Editor & Associate Publisher [email protected]

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