MARITIMEREPORTERANDENGINEERING NEWSM A R I N E L I N K . C O MHQ118 E. 25th St., 2nd FloorEDITORIALNew 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 DirectorMaster & CommanderGreg Trauthwein trauthwein@marinelink.comVice President, SalesRob Howard howard@marinelink.comWeb EditorEric Haun haun@marinelink.comLast month I was afforded the opportunity for a one-on-one with Admiral Karl Schultz, To overstate the obvious, Russia Web Contributoreffectively helping to trans- has a commanding lead in the Arctic the 26th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Michelle Howard mhoward@marinelink.comform this edition, by pure chance and unof? cially, into the “Coast Guard” edition. Ad- region with a ? eet of icebreakers and Editorial ContributorsElaine Maslin - Scotlandmiral Schultz has occupied the top spot at USCG for just under six months, and it is ice capable vessels approaching 50. Tom Mulligan - UKClaudio Paschoa - Brazilalways my mission to make the trek to Washington – particularly for the ? rst interview At the same time, China has shown Peter Pospiech - GermanyWilliam Stoichevski - Scandinaviaduring the Commandant’s tenure, for a face-to-face interview in their of? ce. Even in increasing interest in the region with Productiontoday’s rapid ? re barrage of sensationalist news and information, I proudly admit to presence and stepped up patrol with Irina Vasilets vasilets@marinelink.comNicole Ventimiglia nicole@marinelink.combeing ‘old school’ in this regard, believing in the value of a personal visit, whether it its own ships over the last decade. Corporate Staffbe with the Commandant of the USCG, the head of the IMO or any business leader, With an increasing commercial ship-Mark O’Malley, Marketing ManagerEsther Rothenberger, Accountinganywhere, in the maritime sector. When you sit with someone, in their of? ce, you get ping presence to and through the Information Technologya much better feel for the person than you do when meeting them at one of the multi- north, including both cargo and pas-Vladimir BibikEmin Yuce tude of nameless, faceless conferences or events that dot our industry landscape, and senger ships, as well as a vast array of SubscriptionI’m happy to say that Admiral Schultz did not disappoint. still unde? ned natural resources up for Kathleen Hickey k.hickey@marinelink.comAdmiral Schultz takes the helm during interesting times, a transformational period in grabs in the region, the time is now to the global maritime and logistics industry, driven in part by the IMO’s mandate to cut rebuild a U.S. icebreaker ? eet that has SalesLucia Annunziata annunziata@marinelink.comgreenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2050, and by an information and data fed revo- fallen into sad disarray. +1 212 477 6700 ext 6220Terry Breese breese@marinelink.comlution that includes concepts such as autonomous shipping. He freely discuses this, Courtesy of his Coast Guard career, +1 561 732 1185as well as the Coast Guard’s recently released Maritime Commerce Strategic Outlook Baffer has a unique insight and John Cagni cagni@marinelink.com631-472-2715 +1 and so much more in our interview, starting on page 46. knowledge of the topic, and together Frank Covella covella@marinelink.comIn addition to our interview with Admiral Schultz, we also feature an interview with with Philly Shipyard, Vard and Aker +1 561 732 1659Mitch Engel engel@marinelink.comthe head of a Coast Guard a half a world away in our discussion with Shuichi Iwana- Arctic has helped to build a strong +1 561 732 0312mi, Commandant, Japan Coast Guard, starting on page 55. Commandant Iwanami team with icebreaker design and Mike Kozlowski kozlowski@marinelink.com +1 561 733 2477 delivers an overview and insight into the JCG from both an asset and a people per- construction insight that is positioned Jean Vertucci vertucci@marinelink.comspective, discussing how the JCG has grown in both regards over the last two decades to build the next generation of U.S. +1 212 477 6700 ext 6210to address a number of growing and evolving safety and security situations, saying icebreakers, when and if the program International Sales“As the situation surrounding Japanese territorial waters remains tough, the JCG is is fully funded and given the green Scandinavia & Germany Roland Persson roland@orn.nurequired to play a wide variety of roles, indicating that its duties are getting ever more light. Our interview with him begins Orn Marketing AB, Box 184 , S-271 24 Ystad, Sweden diversi? ed, complicated and internationalized.” on page 44.t: +46 411-184 00 f: +46 411 105 31Rounding out our Coast Guard coverage, apart from Dennis Bryant’s breakdown of the Maritime Commerce Strategic Outlook starting on page 10, we offer an interview United Kingdom Paul Barrett ieaco@aol.comwith Bruce Baffer, Rear Admiral USCG (ret.), who leads Fincantieri Marine Group’s Hallmark House, 25 Downham Road, Ramsden Health, Essex CM11 1PU UK team effort to win the highly sought U.S. Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter shipbuild-t: +44 1268 711560 m: +44 7778 357722 f: +44 1268 711567ing contract. The program was rebranded last month to the Polar Security Cutter name to more accurately re? ect the importance of these proposed ships to national security Classi? ed Sales +1 212 477 6700interests. Gregory R. TrauthweinFounder: John J. O’Malley 1905 - 1980 Editor & Associate PublisherCharles P. 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