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Editorial

MARITIME

REPORTER

AND

ENGINEERING NEWS

M A R I N E L I N K . C O M

HQ 118 E. 25th St., 2nd Floor

New York, NY 10010 USA

T +1.212.477.6700

CEO John C. O’Malley [email protected]

President & COO

Publisher & Editor

Greg Trauthwein

Photo Justin Zurre [email protected]

Editor - MarineNews

Eric Haun hen I tell people I live in New interview which included Paul Fernstrum, [email protected]

York, there are hundreds of who next year celebrates his 60th anniversary

Offshore Energy Editor

Amir Garanovic pre-conceived notions, most- with the company that his father founded. [email protected]

W ly all premised on the hustle, I’ve always enjoyed my conversations with

Production Manager bustle, history, attitude and politics of New the Fernstrum team, as their business is a

Irina Vasilets [email protected]

York City. While my of? ce is in Manhattan, great bellwether of the industry at large, plus

Production & Graphic Design personally I live on the south shore of Long I am always amazed at some of the off-grid

Nicole Ventimiglia [email protected]

Island more than 50 miles away from NYC, maritime projects in which the company is

Corporate Staff in many ways an idyllic place to live and involved. Read up on the history and future

Manager, Marketing

Mark O’Malley raise a family [housing prices and property of what I consider a quintessential U.S. momalley@marinelink taxes notwithstanding!]. manufacturing story, starting on page 54.

Accounting

Esther Rothenberger

In the town I reside, I literally live ? ve With this writing, too, we say ‘so long’ to a [email protected] +1.212.477.6700 ext 6810 minutes from my boat, and once onboard good friend and great colleague in Eric Haun,

Manager, Information Technology Services

I can be on the ocean in about 20 minutes editor of sister-publication MarineNews. Eric

Vladimir Bibik crossing the Great South Bay. Many, many and I have worked together for more than a

Circulation

Kathleen Hickey | [email protected] nights are spent on the bay and in the marinas decade after we brought him in as an intern, +1.212.477.6700 ext 6320 dotting the coast of Fire Island, and here I and you will not ? nd a more upstanding per-

Sales have a front row seat to an array of personal son or hardworking co-worker. In the era of

Vice President, Sales

Terry Breese and commercial boating traf? c, including “I” Eric is all about “we”, and while parting [email protected] | +1.561.732.1185 the many Fire Island ferries that were built ways leaves a gap, this business is small and

Lucia Annunziata [email protected] by Rhode Island’s Blount Boats, which this it’s rarely ‘goodbye’ rather ‘see you again.’ +1.212.477.6700 ext 6240 th year celebrates its 75 Anniversary. Blount While there will be a hole to ? ll, I’m

John Cagni [email protected] | +1.631.472.2715 is an iconic Northeast builder of commercial happy to report that we were able to cajole

Frank Covella craft, from its iconic ferries, to specialty long-time colleague and friend Joe Keefe [email protected] | +1.561.732.1659 work boats and new crew transfer vessels out of retirement as interim editor, to bridge

Mike Kozlowski [email protected] | +1.561.733.2477 (CTVs) to service the burgeoning offshore the void for the coming few months. Joe, in

Gary Lewis wind business, too. We’re happy to share fact, was recently in Sweden for us at Volvo [email protected] | +1.516.441.7258 insights on this shipbuilder’s journey starting Penta’s R&D facility to report on Northern

International Sales

Scandinavia & Germany on page 62. Offshore Services latest Crew Transfer Ves-

Roland Persson, Orn Marketing AB, Box 184,

S-271 24, Ystad, Sweden

Another iconic company, R.W. Fernstrum sel, a CTV that truly puts ‘crew’ ? rst. That [email protected]; +46 411 184 00 & Company, is also celebrating its 75th story starts on page 27.

Founder:

John J. O’Malley [1905 - 1980] anniversary, and late in the summer I was

Charles P. O’Malley [1928 - 2000]

John E. O’Malley [1930 - 2019] able to get three generations of Fernstrums on a single call to record a Maritime Mat- ters: The Marinelink Podcast episode, an

Gregory R. Trauthwein

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