EDITORIALMARITIMEREPORTERANDENGINEERING NEWSM A R I N E L I N K . C O MHQ118 E. 25th St., 2nd FloorNew York, NY 10010 USATel +1 212 477 6700Fax +1 212 254 6271www.marinelink.comFL Of? ce 215 NW 3rd StBoynton Beach, FL 33435-4009Tel +1 561 732 4368Fax +1 561 732 6984PublishersJohn E. O’Malley John C. O’Malleyjomalley@marinelink.comAssociate Publisher/Editorial DirectorGreg Trauthwein trauthwein@marinelink.comGREG TRAUTHWEIN, EDITOR & ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERVice President, SalesRob Howard howard@marinelink.comWeb EditorEric Haun haun@marinelink.comWeb ContributorMichelle Howard howard@marinelink.comlosing in on a quarter century in this seat, I project from conception to delivery in just over a year. To put Editorialcan count on two hands (perhaps throw in one it simply, Clark’s enthusiasm for the project, and seemingly all Joseph Fonseca - IndiaTom Mulligan - UKfoot) the number of times I’ve actually stopped matters maritime, is infectious. Claudio Paschoa - BrazilPeter Pospiech - Germanyand said ‘wow’ in regards to a work-related There are several things that set Clark and his team apart, William Stoichevski - Norwaystory. One of those moments came in early the ? rst being that they are communicative and eager to get the Production2016 when the City of New York announced story out; a rarity in maritime circles. This demand on com-CIrina Vasilets vasilets@marinelink.comNicole Ventimiglia nicole@marinelink.comthat it had enterered into a deal with Hornblower to build up to munication skills extended directly to the contracts signed with Corporate Staff20 ferries to literally reinvent the waterborne commuter con- the shipyards to build the ? eet. Early on his team determined Mark O’Malley, Marketing ManagerEsther Rothenberger, Accountingnections linking the city’s ? ve boroughs. The intitial intrigue that the scope and rapidity of the project meant that no single Information Technologywas spurred ? rst and foremost by the fact that this is literally shipyard could deliver. So at the outset it decided to con-Vladimir BibikEmin Yuce happening in Maritime Reporter & Engineering News’ own tract with two yards, and the yards’ willingness and ability to backyard, as we have been a ? xture in Manhattan for nearly 80 communicate was mandatory. In this case, Clark found in its Subscriptionyears. Discussion of the exploitation of our waterways utiliz- designer, Incat Crowther, a perfect conduit to facilitate.Kathleen Hickey k.hickey@marinelink.coming clean, ef? cient maritime transporation as a means to reduce While Clark has his eyes ? rmly on the ball of delivering roads and rails choked with traf? c is a regular theme in our for New York City, in the bigger picture he and the company Salespages, print and electronic. are hoping to use this as a proving ground of sorts. He is Lucia Annunziata annunziata@marinelink.com +1 212 477 6700 ext 6220My excitement for the project grew quickly when details aiming to show to other municipalities that may be mulling Terry Breese breese@marinelink.com +1 561 732 1185started to emerge, chie? y that the company would employ two an investment in similar waterborne ? eet infrastructure that John Cagni cagni@marinelink.comU.S. boatbuilders – Horizon Shipbuilding and Metal Shark Hornblower can provide a turnkey service – from ? nance to 631-472-2715 +1 – to build the series of boats, and the time between dried ink design to project manage to build to develop app technology Frank Covella covella@marinelink.com +1 561 732 1659on the contract with the city and the start of construction was to market to millions of people – all the while hiring a team Mitch Engel engel@marinelink.com +1 561 732 0312about four months. of operational and guest services people, working it through Mike Kozlowski kozlowski@marinelink.comI became completely engrossed in the project when I city politics and doing it all in 18 months. Time will ultimately +1 561 733 2477 had the opporutnity to interview Cameron Clark, our Janu- tell if Hornblower is successful or not, but in the words of the Jean Vertucci vertucci@marinelink.com +1 212 477 6700 ext 6210ary 2017 cover subject. Clark is the Hornblower executive late, great Frank Sinatra ... “If I can make it there, I’ll make it who was selected to lead the CityWide Ferry by Hornblower anywhere, It’s up to you ... New York, New York.”International Salesendeavor, and he and his burgeoning team are taking the Scandinavia Roland Persson roland@orn.nuOrn Marketing AB, Box 184 , S-271 24 Ystad, Sweden t: +46 411-184 00 f: +46 411 105 31Western EuropeUwe Riemeyer riemeyer@intermediapartners.det: +49 202 27169 0 f: +49 202 27169 20United Kingdom Paul Barrett ieaco@aol.comHallmark House, 25 Downham Road, Ramsden Health, Essex CM11 1PU UK t: +44 1268 711560 m: +44 7778 357722 f: +44 1268 711567trauthwein@marinelink.comClassi? ed Sales t: (212) 477-6700Check out our other websites:Founder: MarineLink.com MaritimeJobs.com MarineElectronics.comJohn J. O’Malley 1905 - 1980 MaritimeProfessional.com MarineTechnologyNews.com YachtingJournal.comCharles P. O’Malley 1928 - 2000MaritimePropulsion.com MaritimeEquipment.com MaritimeToday.com6 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • JANUARY 2017MR #1 (1-9).indd 6 MR #1 (1-9).indd 6 1/11/2017 9:43:46 AM1/11/2017 9:43:46 AM