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ences and discussion, and June 25, 2023 This month’s cover story is an interview

Production Manager

Irina Vasilets will again mark the of? cial “Day of the with Garry Noonan, Director, Innovation, [email protected]

Seafarer” as designated by the IMO. In the Ardmore Shipping. I met Garry earlier this

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Nicole Ventimiglia global maritime media, we talk incessantly year at an industry dinner, and while half of [email protected] about the importance of the seafarer to the our discussion centered on my upcoming

Corporate Staff

Manager, Marketing world economy, to national interests and se- trip to Ireland, the better half was dedicated

Mark O’Malley momalley@marinelink curity. But what have you done to promote, to the sweeping technological changes

Accounting enhance or make better the condition of any throughout maritime, and the reality of the

Esther Rothenberger seafarer, anywhere? If the answer is ‘noth- energy transition and future fuels. In our [email protected] 212-477-6700 ext 6810 ing really,’ here’s a chance to make amends. subsequent follow up interview for Mari-

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Vice President, Sales base, an annual survey of global maritime (My personal favorite: Ardmore invited

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Frank Covella [email protected]; +1 561-732-1659 and Marine Learning Systems to deliver comments was in regards to the melding of

Mike Kozlowski objective and comprehensive data on how technology and the seafarer.

[email protected]; +1 561-733-2477 maritime manages and conducts training for “We’re trying to get across to the seafar-

Gary Lewis shipboard competencies and the effects of ers that they’re not there to support us, [email protected]; +1 516-441-7258 drivers, such as technology, on this training. we’re there to support them. At the end of

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This data, updated annually by means of the day, we’re a shipping company. Without

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Recognizing that everyone is busy, the Founder:

John J. O’Malley [1905 - 1980] survey by its nature is designed to be short

Charles P. O’Malley [1928 - 2000]

John E. O’Malley [1930 - 2019] and sweet, taking only 20-30 minutes to complete. Check out the 2023 survey at

Gregory R. Trauthwein

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