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FEATURE INTERVIEW

Mission

Possible

As Arsenio Domínguez took the top spot as the tenth

Secretary-General of the IMO in January 2024, drones and rockets had just started ? ying at commercial ships traversing the Red Sea. This assault on the freedom of navigation is just the latest in a series of transcendent challenges facing maritime; from decarbonization to digitalization to autonomy, as well as the health, well-being and future of seafarers.

We met with Domínguez in his London o? ce to learn more about the man and his plan.

By Greg Trauthwein 28 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • May 2024

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