January/February 2018 Volume 8 Number 1CONTENTS“By 2022, Carnival Corporation will take delivery of seven new cruise ships that will be powered by LNG in port and at sea for our Carnival Cruise Line, P&O Cruises UK, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises brands. We consider this “future proo? ng” our new ships” – Tom Strang, SVP, Maritime Affairs, Carnival Corporation 10 Insights Dredging companies advocate for Ports, Waterways & Coastal Protection. By William P. Doyle12 Maritime Risk Natural catastrophes dominate 2018 Maritime Risk Landscape. By Captain Andrew Kinsey16 Shipbuilding Damen’s new journey into cruise newbuilds. 30 The Cruise Business Model Evolves Shifting populations & economics. By Barry Parker36 New Ships Power Global Growth A new era dawns in the global cruise sector. By Rick Eyerdam42 Interview: Tom Strang SVP, Maritime Affairs, Carnival Corporation and plc. By Joseph Keefe48 Port Security DP World deploys a sophisticated tech platform. By Joseph Keefe 57 TechTalk: SATCOM Gaining the competitive edge in cruise. By Gregory Martin59 TechTalk: Software Digitization without integration is a recipe to fail. By Lars Fischer Also in this Edition 8 | Editor’ s Note 62 | Statistics: Piracy 64 | The List 64 | Advertiser’s Index2 Maritime Logistics Professional January/February 2018| |