MARITIMEEditorialREPORTERANDENGINEERING NEWSJohn E. O’Malley: 1930-2019M 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 6984Publisher John C. O’Malleyjomalley@marinelink.comAssociate Publisher/Editorial DirectorGreg Trauthwein trauthwein@marinelink.comVice President, SalesRob Howard howard@marinelink.comWeb ContributorMichelle Howard mhoward@marinelink.comEditorial ContributorsTom Mulligan - UKLisa Overing - FloridaThe drive for January 1, 2020 and meeting the new IMO2020 fuel rules has RIP: John E. O’MalleyClaudio Paschoa - BrazilPeter Pospiech - Germanybeen, in a word, manic. I’ve covered many new regulations in my 27 years in this Last month John Edward William Stoichevski - Scandinaviajob, and never before have I seen so much confusion and uncertainty in the market. O’Malley passed away at the age of ProductionIrina Vasilets vasilets@marinelink.com(OK, to be fair, the Ballast Water Technology rules and systems caused its own con- 88 at his home in Glen Head, NY. Nicole Ventimiglia nicole@marinelink.comsiderable ruckus, but to be fair having seen it drag on for more than 15 years, the time Born in 1930, O’Malley was the son Corporate Stafflost effectively dulled my senses!). of John J. O’Malley, founder of Mari-Mark O’Malley, Marketing ManagerEsther Rothenberger, AccountingThere remains real and justi? able concern that when the clock strikes midnight on time Activity Reports in 1939. He Information Technology2019, there will be problems, big problems in ef? cient operation of ships globally. I proudly served in the U.S. Navy dur-Vladimir Bibik am the polar opposite of a gloom-and-doom’ sort, but the rapidity of this rule from ing the Korean War, which is where Subscriptionannouncement to implementation is unprecedented. In regards to fuel, the availability, he discovered his passion for ? ying. Kathleen Hickey k.hickey@marinelink.comquality and most importantly, price of a ship’s fuel to meet the new regulation is foggy An avid pilot throughout his life, he at best. In the end, the optimist in me suggests that problems will arise, solutions will could often be found at the Bayport, SalesLucia Annunziata annunziata@marinelink.combe offered and vessels will keep schedules traversing the world’s shipping lanes. The NY Aerodrome preparing his PT-26 +1 212 477 6700 ext 6240big question: At what cost? From this seat no one seems to have an exact answer, and WWII army trainer for a ? ight. When Terry Breese breese@marinelink.com +1 561 732 1185if you do, please call. not barnstorming over Long Island John Cagni cagni@marinelink.com +1 631-472-2715This month’s ‘Green Marine’ coverage focuses on a myriad of connected issues to John enjoyed horseback riding and Frank Covella covella@marinelink.comthis main theme. Norway, soon to host the year’s biggest maritime event in the form classic cars. On March 6, 1952 John +1 561 732 1659of NorShipping 2019, has never been one to shy from aggressively pushing envi- joined the publishing ? rm his father Mitch Engel engel@marinelink.com +1 561 732 0312ronmental mandate. So while everyone gnashes their teeth looking at 2020, consider founded in New York City, where he Mike Kozlowski kozlowski@marinelink.comthat Norway has set a January 1, 2026 deadline for “Zero Emission Fjord Cruising,” rose to the position of Publisher of +1 561 733 2477 as William Stoichevski reports starting on page 40. As with any new emission rule, Maritime Reporter & Engineering this will require an ample quantity of research and investment, bringing new think- News, leading the ? rm and growing International SalesScandinavia & Germanying, new solutions to the maritime space. Looking closer in at the IMO2020 fuel rule, the publication to become the world’s Roland Persson Orn Marketing AB, Box 184 , S-271 24 Stoichevski delivers another insightful article starting on page 28 discussing how largest circulation magazine serving Ystad, Sweden Norwegian authorities are amassing a ? eet of ? ying drones to ef? ciently hover over the global maritime Industry. During t: +46 411-184 00 roland@orn.nuand sample arriving ship’s stacks – emission sniffers you can call them – to ensure that his career he was an outspoken and Germanyeach and everyone is in compliance with the new emission rules. The ‘Green’ cover- tireless supporter of the American Brenda HomewoodTel: +44 1622 297123 age is rounded out with Peter Pospeich’s report, starting on page 32, from Germany maritime industry and for decades he brenda@offshore-engineer.comwhere boxship major Hapag Lloyd is embarking on a world-? rst, the conversion of a was a member of The Society of Na-United KingdomPaul Barrett 15,000 TEU containership to methane fuel. val Architects and Marine Engineers.Hallmark House, 25 Downham Road, Ramsden Health, Essex CM11 1PU UK t: +44 1268 711560 m: +44 7778 357722 ieaco@aol.comClassi? ed Sales +1 212 477 6700Founder: Gregory R. TrauthweinJohn J. O’Malley 1905 - 1980 Editor & Associate PublisherCharles P. O’Malley 1928 - 2000John E. 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