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View newsletter here. Not my memory, or ever, has the maritime industry been confronted by so many demands for change—nor options.  On the decarbonization side, fleet managers are being presented with a cornucopia of choices for future fuels that range…

View newsletter here. What a time to be a shipowner!!!  I don’t remember when all the proverbial balls were in the air—at the same time!  Yes, it is normally an adrenaline-fueled life full of challenges galore!  But to tick all…

View newsletter here. The years 2016-2020 presented challenge after challenge to me.  While I won’t explore all the gory details, one that stands out was the United States’ position on climate change. As someone who loves her country, it was…

View newsletter here. The United States is beginning to see the effects of dropping protocols on COVID (4th wave), while other regions are back in lockdown.  Assuming a transit through the Suez which is executed flawlessly 99% of the time…

View newsletter here. One of the most important drivers of change is leadership.  It is important for someone to take the risk-- whether personal, professional or commercial—to lead us into uncharted waters in order to grow and develop.  But that…

View newsletter here. Wearing my NAMEPA hat, I was invited by Green4Sea to participate in their Annual Forum discussing ESG and sustainability.  It was my honor to be included amongst a panel which featured Kostas Gkonis, Secretary General, INTERCARGO; Jan Fransen, Executive…

View newsletter here. For the past week, global society has been riveted by the grounding of the Ever Given in the Suez Canal.  It has been one of the trending topics in social media with memes galore!  One of my…

View newsletter here. With a not very sincere apology to the US Merchant Marine Academy which made this Latin phrase popular, I wanted to address the “actions not words” approach to the maritime industry’s plans for sustainability.  As a media…