MARITIMEEditorialREPORTERANDENGINEERING 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 DirectorShips, Humans & TechnologyGreg Trauthwein trauthwein@marinelink.comVice President, SalesRob Howard howard@marinelink.comWeb ContributorMichelle Howard mhoward@marinelink.comEditorial ContributorsTom Mulligan - UKA common refrain at maritime conferences and media globally is the need to at Blue Tech Week in San Diego, a Lisa Overing - FloridaClaudio Paschoa - Brazilmonitor and in some respects mimic the ‘airline model,’ which is admirable with high-quality ‘Blue Economy’ event Peter Pospiech - GermanyWilliam Stoichevski - Scandinaviaits commonality of systems and well-orchestrated logistics chain. put on by The Maritime Alliance. She But this month, as we examine the evolving role of autonomy in the maritime sector, is the SVP, Head of Wind for Aker ProductionIrina Vasilets vasilets@marinelink.comspeci? cally systems that increasingly take on decision making capabilities from hu- Solutions, and a feature interview in Nicole Ventimiglia nicole@marinelink.commans, the question begs: what can we learn from the recent Boeing 737 MAX airline this edition to discuss Aker Solution’s Corporate StaffMark O’Malley, Marketing Managercrashes, air disasters that – while still under investigation with no concrete conclu- long history in engineering solutions Esther Rothenberger, Accountingsions – seemingly involved a faulty automation and sensor system. for the offshore sector in general, and Information TechnologyVladimir BibikThe notion of autonomy in the maritime sector is endlessly fascinating, sure to pro- speci? cally her view on the promising vide fertile editorial fodder for years to come. While there is general agreement that future of ? oating offshore wind units. Subscriptionthe technology aspect of autonomy has arrived, there are still many critical hurdles Our interview with Onsum starts on Kathleen Hickey k.hickey@marinelink.comahead, including: regulatory agreement among international players; proper insur- page 25.Salesance; and the creation of technical standards so that all systems onboard vessels can Finally, we have not forgotten the Lucia Annunziata annunziata@marinelink.com +1 212 477 6700 ext 6240ef? ciently and effectively ‘talk’ to one another. While serious work is underway, you original offshore sector, even though Terry Breese breese@marinelink.comcan be sure that true autonomy in the oceangoing maritime sector will be debated and conditions in offshore oil and gas +1 561 732 1185worked on for the coming generation. remain challenging to say the least. John Cagni cagni@marinelink.com +1 631-472-2715To get a better perspective this month’s ‘Thought Leadership’ is focused on au- Barry Parker, our resident ? nance Frank Covella covella@marinelink.comtonomy and we are pleased to offer insights from several leading corporations and insights guru, delivers a candid look +1 561 732 1659Mitch Engel engel@marinelink.comindividuals driving change, including Siemens, Kongsberg, ABB and Sea Machines, at the still suffering OSV market +1 561 732 0312primarily addressing the technology behind the trend. In addition, last year I had the starting on page 14. While the OSV Mike Kozlowski kozlowski@marinelink.com +1 561 733 2477 opportunity to interview Hideyuki Ando, Senior General Manager, Maritime Tech- picture is not pretty, it is improving. nology Division, Doctor of Engineering, MTI Co., Ltd., which is the R&D unit of The size, speed and length of recovery International Salesshipping giant NYK. 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Renewable energy via offshore wind is in fact ‘old hat’ for Europeans, the clear leader in the United KingdomPaul Barrett sector with an approximate 20 years head start on the U.S. But all indicators point Hallmark House, 25 Downham Road, Ramsden Health, Essex CM11 1PU UK to a vibrant and growing offshore wind market in the U.S. for the coming 20 years, t: +44 1268 711560 m: +44 7778 357722particularly off the shores of the Northeast U.S. in the Atlantic ocean. Starting a few ieaco@aol.commonths back we commissioned Tom Ewing, who is a master at navigating govern-Classi? ed Sales +1 212 477 6700ment of? ces, documents and bureaucracy, to write a monthly column for our pages documenting progress in the offshore wind sector. This month he examines develop- Gregory R. TrauthweinFounder: ments in our home state of New York with his story starting on page 20. John J. O’Malley 1905 - 1980 Editor & Associate PublisherCharles P. O’Malley 1928 - 2000On the technical side, I was fortunate to meet Astrid Skarheim Onsum last year trauthwein@marinelink.comWatch us Download our Apps Follow us on Social Media Check out our websites:MarineLink.com MarineElectronics.comMaritimeProfessional.com OEDigital.comMaritimePropulsion.com YachtingJournal.comMaritimeJobs.com MaritimeToday.comMarineTechnologyNews.com TheMaritimeNetwork.comMaritimeEquipment.com @ShipNews6 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • APRIL 2019MR #4 (1-9).indd 6 4/5/2019 10:50:48 AM