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Business Publications Audit of Circulation, Inc.MemberMaritimeProfessional Copyright © 2013 New Wave Media. Maritime Professional (ISSN 2159-7758) vol-ume 3, issue 1 is published quarterly (4 times per year) by New Wave Media, 118 E. 25th St., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10010. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY and additional mailing ofÞ ces. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Maritime Professional, Maritime Professional 850 Montauk Hwy. #867 Bayport, NY 11705. Pub-lishers are not responsible for the safekeeping or return of editorial material. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publishers. Matteo BianchiBianchi studied Maritime Law at the Genoa Uni- versity Law School and spent a very formative period of his life at the Harvard University, in Cambridge, MA. He is additionally a recognized shipping expert, and a national councilor at the Italian Ministry for University and Research. H. Elder Brown, Jr. Brown is the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Fidelis Group Holdings LLC and Continental Underwriters, Ltd. Brown has taken Continen- tal Underwriters Ltd. (CUL) from a small family business to one of the largest brown water ma- rine underwriters in the U.S. Glen ForbesForbes is a 34-year veteran of the Royal Navy. Seconded to EUNAVFOR when the anti-piracy operation Þ rst began, he set up the Maritime Security Center (Horn of Africa), enabling piracy alerts to be broadcast to the shipping commu- nity. Brian ForstellForstell is Vice President and General Manager, Government Services, for CDI CorporationÕs Global Engineering and Technology Solutions business. Greg KnowlerKnowler has been a reporter and editor for over 20 years and moved to Hong Kong from South Africa in 2000. After spending two years on the sports desk of the South China Morning Post, he left for Cargonews Asia to cover the dynamic world of freight transport. Barry Parker Parker, bdp1 Consulting Ltd provides strategic and tactical support, including analytics and communications, to businesses across the mari- time spectrum. www.conconnect.com Harry Ward Ward leads the transportation and logistics practice at The McLean Group, a middle-market investment bank based in the Washington, DC area. He has executive management experience in the marine industry and focuses on mergers and acquisitions for mid-sized companies. He is a US Naval Academy graduate. HQ 118 E. 25th St., 2nd FloorNew York, NY 10010 USA Tel +1 212 477 6700Fax +1 212 254 6271URL www.maritimeprofessional.com Email trauthwein@marinelink.comISSN - 2159-7758USPS # 005-893EditorJoseph Keefekeefe@marinelink.com+1 704 661 8475PublisherJohn C. O?Malleyjomalley@marinelink.comAssociate Publisher/Editorial DirectorGregory R. Trauthwein trauthwein@marinelink.comVP SalesRob Howardhoward@marinelink.comProductionNicole Ventimiglia nicole@marinelink.comCorporate StaffVladimir Bibik, ITRhoda Morgan, Sales AdministrationMark O?Malley, Public RelationsJocelyn Redfern, MarketingEsther Rothenberger, AccountingSubscriptionKathleen Hickeymarprocirc@marinelink.comAdvertising SalesTerry Breese breese@marinelink.com +1 561 732 1185Frank Covella covella@marinelink.com +1 561 732 1659 Mitch Engel engel@marinelink.com +1 561 732 0312Mike Kozlowski kozlowski@marinelink.com +1 561 733 2477Dawn Trauthwein dtrauthwein@marinelink.com +1 631 472 2715Jean Vertucci vertucci@marinelink.com +1 212 477 6700MaritimeProfessionalMarPro Contributors Blogger Roster @ MaritimeProfessional.com Lead Commentator Joseph Keefe U.S. East Dennis Bryant U.S. West Martin Rushmere Brazil Claudio Paschoa Mumbai Joseph Fonseca Hong Kong Greg Knowler6 I Maritime Professional I 1Q 2013MP #1 1-17.indd 6MP #1 1-17.indd 62/25/2013 4:27:40 PM2/25/2013 4:27:40 PM