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When the clock strikes midnight on 12/31/19, it all changes in the maritime while methanol might not be the fuel

Tom Mulligan - UK

Claudio Paschoa - Brazil world with the introduction of bold new fuel rules that promise to deliver as of your future, I think you will enjoy

William Stoichevski - Scandinavia many questions as answers. While 1/1/2020 has been circled on calendars globally, their insights starting on page 26.

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Irina Vasilets [email protected] trust that this is not the end … far from it. Rather it is only the beginning, as the col-

Nicole Ventimiglia [email protected] lective maritime market embarks on the long, challenging journey toward ever-stricter When the clock strikes 00:00:01

Corporate Staff emission guidelines far beyond where the eye can see and the mind can imagine. on January 1, 2020, it will also

Mark O’Malley, Marketing Manager

Esther Rothenberger, Accounting

While I’m sure there are more than a few of you who would beg to differ, I ? nd mark one of the biggest changes

Information Technology these days to be some of the more exciting times in maritime history, at least the in the history of Maritime Reporter

Vladimir Bibik nearly 30 years that I have been covering this industry. Never in my wildest dreams & Engineering News as we have tak-

Subscription did I think I would see this much change, this fast. While much of the change is pre- en the decision to change the format

Kathleen Hickey [email protected] dictably the result of legislative mandate, it’s interesting to watch of the jury of public of the magazine to a standard 8.5 x 11 opinion rapidly reshape the policy of, for example, the oil majors, where the words size. We have steadily built – via or-

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This year’s selection of ‘Great Ships’ is diverse, ranging from Corona Youthful, undeniable, as anyone in the manufac-

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While the 16 vessels featured in this year’s annual ‘Great Ships’ edition are diverse, – in print and online – remains the

International Sales a common theme among all, from the small to the large, is a focus on reducing emis- same. I’ve said it many times in this

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Roland Persson sions and keeping in check life-cycle costs as vessel owners of every size, shape and year-end editorial, starting when I

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While the choice of technical path to take is neither clear nor sure, I think the trek of ity: Thank you – our subscribers, our

Brenda Homewood

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Waterfront Shipping Company Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Methanex Corpora- advertisers, our trusted consultants [email protected] tion, and Marinvest/Skagerack best embodies the spirit of innovation in the delivery of and colleagues – for your continued

United Kingdom the Methanol-fueled M/T Mari Couva and M/T Mari Kokako, hence their selection for interest and support.

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Stübner, Director Ship Management, Marinvest, for their time and effort to discuss in great detail their path – and 60,000 hours of experience – running ships fueled by

Classi? ed Sales +1 212 477 6700 methanol. Sometimes the hardest part of our job is simply getting vessel owners and builders to open up and discuss their ships, their pasts successes and failures, and the reasoning behind technical decisions. But both Hexter and Stübner did just that, and

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