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INTERVIEW: MARCIO CASTRO, WILSON SONS current equipment, allowing the crew to test them and take tives on reducing indirect emissions will drive all maritime advantage to the ef? ciency that they can bring to the maneu- suppliers. And we think that this impact will be positive for ver. As soon as we have the reliability needed, the autonomy Wilson Sons, once we already have many initiatives aligned will naturally come. with this proposal, that may differentiate ourselves from other towage companies.

When you look at your business today and consid- er the future, where do you see opportunity, and All leaders have challenges: What do you consider how are you investing to fulf ll that opportunity? to be your greatest challenge to running a safe, ef- f cient f eet of tugboats?

The use of data will be a game changer for the port and mari- time business. All the information that ? ows between all the In our company, as we have countrywide coverage, from stakeholders, if duly managed, can create a good environment North to South, training our team is our main challenge. To for all. The Wilson Sons Group wants to play an important make our messages related to Operations, HSE, M&R arrive role in this new age. clearly to more than 700 crew, is something quite complex.

Our strategy to achieve the results in all agendas is to make

When you look at regulations – international, use of the best channels to communicate directly to each per- national, local – what do you see on the horizon son. The technology has helped us a lot in this, allowing us to that has the greatest potential impact – positive or make video calls with interactions from both sides, and creat- negative – on your business? ing training sessions that can reach all our employees. Even

Environmental regulations have this potential impact. But far from them, we want to be present, understanding their dif-

I think that the big customer requirements on this green ? culties, reinforcing the values of the company, creating the agenda will be ahead of these regulations. The private initia- most ef? cient environment.

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