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M A R I N E L I N K . C O M s the world increasingly

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Awar in the Ukraine soon

CEO John C. O’Malley entering year three and disparate groups [email protected] aiming to disrupt commerce by ? ring

President & COO

Publisher & Editor rockets and drones at commercial ships

Greg Trauthwein

Photo Justin Zurre [email protected] traversing the Red Sea, military spend- ing continues to increase globally, and energies take a bite out of the bottom line.

Editor - MarineNews

Eric Haun the importance of maritime transport as both Energy transition and alternative fuels are [email protected] a global commerce enabler and a bedrock of everywhere. While traditional diesel is still

Offshore Energy Editor

Amir Garanovic national and economic security again comes the overwhelming fuel of choice powering [email protected] to the forefront. the global ? eet of commercial ships and

Production Manager

Irina Vasilets

That’s why our interview with American boats, the change is undeniable as several [email protected]

Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier (ARC) CEO Eric early movers make investments in new

Production & Graphic Design

Nicole Ventimiglia

Ebeling was the hands-down choice for our technologies.

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February 2024 cover story, as in ARC you One such mover is Seaspan Corporation

Corporate Staff

Manager, Marketing have neatly rolled up a company that em- and its program with the Maersk McKinney

Mark O’Malley momalley@marinelink bodies so many key tenets to U.S. maritime Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping to

Accounting interest and activities, from its hauling of develop a large 15,000-TEU ammonia-fu-

Esther Rothenberger [email protected] heavy military and government equipment eled container vessel. I had the opportunity +1.212.477.6700 ext 6810 and supplies (as well as commercial cargo) to meet with Seb Brindley, Senior Naval

Manager, Information Technology Services to the places where it is most needed, to its Architect, Seaspan Ship Management; and

Vladimir Bibik employment of U.S. citizen merchant mari- Jan-Erik Räsänen, CTO, Foreship, to

Circulation

Kathleen Hickey | [email protected] ners that not only crew ARC ships but stand discuss the ship and the plan late last year +1.212.477.6700 ext 6320 ready in case of national crisis. on the sidelines of Europort in Rotterdam.

Sales

Vice President, Sales

As the world has evolved with the use While still in its infancy – premised largely

Terry Breese [email protected] | +1.561.732.1185 of drones and cyber solutions for both on the fact that there still is not an engine

Lucia Annunziata commerce and warfare, it is increasingly commercially available – the effort is but [email protected] +1.212.477.6700 ext 6240 apparent once again that meaningful sealift one piece of Seaspan’s ongoing effort to

John Cagni capacity is a matter of national security and future proof its ? eet. [email protected] | +1.631.472.2715 economic interest. Our interview with Ebel- Coming back from the future to the

Frank Covella [email protected] | +1.561.732.1659 ing starts on page 26. here and now, contributing editor Wendy

Tricia Garrett

The ARC interview also delves into the Laursen examines the spate of stern tube [email protected] | +1.516.441.7254 energy transition and some of the unique damage cases that have plagued the industry

Mike Kozlowski challenges around greenhouse gas emissions in recent years. As she writes, it might be [email protected] | +1.561.733.2477 and decarbonization. Ebeling notes that it is easy to blame EALs, but the ongoing causes

Gary Lewis [email protected] | +1.516.441.7258 central to ARC’s long-term strategy, but he of stern tube damage are varied, and pos-

International Sales – and no small number of vessel owners do- sibly declining.

Scandinavia & Germany

Roland Persson, Orn Marketing AB, Box 184, mestic and abroad – need increased levels of

S-271 24, Ystad, Sweden [email protected]; +46 411 184 00 ‘clarity and consistency’ regarding the rules; Founder: how, when and where they are applied, both

John J. O’Malley [1905 - 1980]

Charles P. O’Malley [1928 - 2000] to ensure individual organizations are ready

John E. O’Malley [1930 - 2019] and able to adapt to changes, and to ensure that there is in fact some semblance of a level playing ? eld as the cost of alternative Gregory R. Trauthwein

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