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Offshore Energy Editor

Bartolomej Tomic tomic@offshore-engineer.com

Commandant of the Coast Guard.

Having written this page, amazingly, for

Science & Technology Editor

Last month I had the opportunity to sit almost 30 years now, I know better than

Tom Mulligan tom.mulligan@marinelink.com to use the words ‘market boom’ quickly, as personally for the third and last time during history suggests, on more occasions than his tenure with USCG Commandant Admi-

Production Manager

Irina Vasilets one, soon thereafter that market boom goes ral Karl Schultz.

vasilets@marinelink.com ‘bust’ in spectacular fashion due to some The USCG today is engaged in a his-

Production & Graphic Design

Nicole Ventimiglia unforeseen global event, the latest being the toric shipbuilding program across multiple nicole@marinelink.com global cruise industry and COVID-19. classes of vessels, the largest of its kind

Corporate Staff

Manager, Marketing

With that encouraging note as a backdrop, since WWII, which is good news for ship-

Mark O’Malley momalley@marinelink please read on as we discuss the booming yards, design support and equipment supply

U.S. offshore wind industry in the round in companies across the country. Admiral

Accounting

Esther Rothenberger this issue, our offshore energy edition. As Schultz and his leadership have worked rothenberger@marinelink.com 212-477-6700 ext 6810 most of you know all too well, the promise relentlessly to ensure that the Coast Guard

Manager, Information Technology Services of offshore wind in the U.S. has come with was adequately funded for its multiple-

Vladimir Bibik bibik@marinelink.com a decades-long bout of ? ts and starts, always missions following years of underfunding,

Circulation

Kathleen Hickey k.hickey@marinelink.com endlessly good editorial fodder focused on and that included a long list of physical 212-477-6700 ext 6320 the dual evolution of government regula- assets on the shore, at sea and in the air, as

Sales tion and technological advancement. On the well as the technology backbone to keep the

Vice President, Sales

Terry Breese latter, we’ve written often about Europe’s Coast Guard on the leading edge as the ? rst breese@marinelink.com; +1 561-732-1185 generations plus leadership in the space, but in line to protect and estimated $5.4 trillion

Advertising Sales Managers

National Sales Manager in regards to the industry’s evolution off the in U.S. maritime commerce. But attracting

Lucia Annunziata annunziata@marinelink.com; shores of the U.S., this is in fact a positive and retaining quality people – challenge and +1 212-477-6700 ext 6240 as we now have 20 or more years of trial lament for everyone reading these pages,

John Cagni and error from which to learn. Add to that including the author – is a never-ending cagni@marinelink.com; +1 631-472-2715 the U.S.’ own long history offshore in the battle for the Coast Guard today. I thank the

Frank Covella covella@marinelink.com; +1 561-732-1659 oil and gas sector, and what you see today Coast Guard for allowing us amazing access

Mike Kozlowski is an amazing collection of technological to their operations across the country, on the kozlowski@marinelink.com; +1 561-733-2477 know how getting a generous boost up the ships, the planes and at USCG headquarters,

Gary Lewis lewis@marinelink.com; +1 516-441-7258 mountain from political will, with the ? nal too, for some interesting insights on the

International Sales shove over the peak from ? nancial support. priorities and projects that are driving the

Scandinavia & Germany

As of this writing there is a historic Coast Guard of tomorrow.

Roland Persson

Orn Marketing AB, Box 184 , S-271 24 changing of the guard brewing at the United

Ystad, Sweden roland@orn.nu; +46 411-184 00

States Coast Guard, with the President

Germany, Austria & Switzerland nominating Admiral Linda L. Fagan to

Tony Stein tony.r.stein@btinternet.com serve as the 27th Commandant of the U.S. +44 1892 512777

Coast Guard. Upon con? rmation, Adm.

United Kingdom, France, Italy & Spain

Fagan would be the ? rst woman to serve as

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Editor & Associate Publisher trauthwein@marinelink.com Founder:

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