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Happy New Year!  I hope the holidays were kind to you! With the new year underway, I reached out to learn what some of our industry leaders are seeing in their 2019 crystal balls: Kirsi Tikka, Executive Vice President and…

Dear Santa: I hope you have been well this year.  How is the automation of your workshop going?  I understand your connectivity has improved—has that resulted in more requests from kids wanting even more technology?  How is your home doing? …

Greetings from Dubai where I was invited to present at a conference entitled “Methanol as a Marine Fuel” produced by Capt. Saleem Alavi’s Sea Commerce.  What a fascinating voyage into the opportunities, and challenges, presented by methanol as a bridge…

Forgive me while I pick my jaw up off the floor.  I just finished reading an opinion piece in Splash, Is Digitalisation in Shipping Disruption or Racketeering?, where the author tries to make the case that the movement towards digitalization in shipping…

Two weeks ago, I was honored to be the emcee for the North American World Maritime Day conference held in Cozumel, Mexico.  The IMO theme for 2018 was “Better Shipping for a Better Future”, and this event explored that, while…