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ENGINEERING NEWS he transition happening in

M A R I N E L I N K . C O M maritime is undeniable,

HQ 118 E. 25th St., 2nd Floor as emission reduction/

New York, NY 10010 USA

T +1.212.477.6700

T decarbonization, digitali- zation, automation and the plight of

CEO John C. O’Malley the seafaring community globally [email protected] grab headlines. But the big question

President & COO

Publisher & Editor revolves around the pace of change.

Greg Trauthwein

Photo Justin Zurre [email protected]

Looking at what is currently on the

IMOs regulation docket in regards to

Editor - MarineNews

Eric Haun the big one – decarbonization – yes, [email protected] there is a timeline in place, but there

Offshore Energy Editor

Amir Garanovic is ample wiggle room to determine [email protected] how and when those targets are met.I

Production Manager

Irina Vasilets ’m writing this from Athens, Greece, [email protected] on the sidelines of Posidonia 2024,

Production & Graphic Design

Nicole Ventimiglia an exhibition which sits at the seat [email protected]

Bay Shipbuilding. Having been in this seat of global shipping. One particular confer-

Corporate Staff for 30+ years, I am always loathe to call any

Manager, Marketing ence featured multiple presentations on the

Mark O’Malley conversation, story or topic a ‘favorite’, and momalley@marinelink latest technologies to enable the emission

I won’t do it here either, though I will say

Accounting reduction quest – from carbon capture to

Esther Rothenberger this 40-minute podcast conversation was one [email protected] fuel transition and the incorporation of new +1.212.477.6700 ext 6810 of my ‘Top 2’ conversations of the year! ‘green’ fuels to leveraging the latest in digital

Why? All three executives were free in

Manager, Information Technology Services capabilities. When the presentations conclud-

Vladimir Bibik sharing not simply the ivory tower, cor- ed and questions came from the audience,

Circulation poratized speak on digital twins, rather in

Kathleen Hickey | [email protected] one notable Greek shipowner delivered a +1.212.477.6700 ext 6320 my humble opinion they were offering up statement disguised as a question and essen-

Sales real, grass roots, granular detail on how

Vice President, Sales tially boils down to: ‘everyone keeps talking

Terry Breese digital twin technology can be used in the [email protected] | +1.561.732.1185 about the technology, nobody talks about the

U.S. shipbuilding environment. Best of all,

Lucia Annunziata cost: how much is all of this going to cost?’ [email protected] in many instances they simply left me out +1.212.477.6700 ext 6240

In shipping as in all aspects of business and of the conversation and interacted directly

John Cagni life, the bottom line is the cost. [email protected] | +1.631.472.2715 with each other, resulting in some good and

As this is our “Digitalization” edition, I’m

Frank Covella useful points emerging. But please, don’t [email protected] | +1.561.732.1659 really happy to present my recent conversa- believe me, have a listen or a watch yourself

Tricia Garrett tion with Trey Taylor, Director of Digital In- [email protected] | +1.516.441.7254 by scanning the QR code above, and feel novation, Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD),

Mike Kozlowski free to share your thoughts on the content. who discussed FMD’s position and offering [email protected] | +1.561.733.2477

Also, if you have a topic you feel would be on digital twin technology with insight on

Gary Lewis good fodder for a future podcast, reach out [email protected] | +1.516.441.7258 what it can help save, what it can help ship- to me via email.

International Sales owners to do, and yes, lo and behold, what it

Scandinavia & Germany

Roland Persson, Orn Marketing AB, Box 184, costs. His story starts on page 24.

S-271 24, Ystad, Sweden [email protected]; +46 411 184 00

On the subject of Digital Twins, this, too, Founder: was the topic of our new “Maritime Mat-

John J. O’Malley [1905 - 1980]

Charles P. O’Malley [1928 - 2000] ters: The MarineLink Podcast”, a podcast

John E. O’Malley [1930 - 2019] which featured Patrick Ryan, SVP & CTO,

ABS; Juan Prieto, Regional Manager Gregory R. Trauthwein

Americas, Cadmatic; and Pete Sinclair, Publisher & Editor

Director of Technical Services, Fincantieri [email protected] www.marinelink.com 5

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