With worldwide revenue of $98 billion in 2014 and 343,000 employees in more than 200 countries, Siemens, by any definition, is big. Mario Azar, president of the Houston-based Siemens Oil & Gas and Marine spoke on global business unit's focus and future.

In trying to make sense of the global, mobile maritime industry, there is no better ‘go to’ than Shashi N. Kumar, Ph.D., Master Mariner, Fulbright Senior Specialist Fellow, Emeritus Professor of International Business & Logistics, Academic Dean, United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA). We met with Dr. Kumar in his office to put emerging global maritime trends in perspective.

The Society of Maritime Industries is the voice of the U.K. maritime engineering sector, and its Chief Executive John Murray is the very public and indelible face of the organization.

Identifying, understanding and mitigating risk are all at the heart of PJ Jacquelin’s unique career. Where he came from first has made all the difference.

International inspection, repair, and maintenance (IRM) company Harkand aims to be a $1 billion company. John Reed, the company’s CEO, discusses his vision for the future and how Harkand aims to achieve its goal of being the leading subsea IRM and light construction contractor globally.

International inspection, repair, and maintenance (IRM) company Harkand aims to be a $1 billion company. John Reed, the company’s CEO, discusses his vision for the future and how Harkand aims to achieve its goal of being the leading subsea IRM and light construction contractor globally.

Carnival Corp. owns a hefty piece of the worldwide cruising market share. With that comes the need for quality talent, and plenty of it. Tamara Ellis is charged with overseeing recruitment and talent acquisition for Carnival Cruise Lines and Carnival Corporation & plc – no small task.

While the topic of unmanned vessels has sparked vigorous debate and grown vociferous skeptics in all four corners of the world, Michael Gordon Johnson and his team at Sea Machines are intent on bringing an Autonomous Workboat to full-scale real-world trials by the end of the year.

The role of IACS classification societies has evolved over time. Career development within those organizations has also changed. At the forefront of this movement is the American Bureau of Shipping. ABS' Corporate Learning Officer Mark A. McGrath weighs in.

Björn Rosengren, President and CEO of Wärtsilä, lends perspective and insight to this development and the maritime market as a whole.

While the trek to see the ballast water technology market ‘really take off’ has stretched more than a decade longer than he anticipated, Ecochlor’s president Tom Perlich has maintained course and is ready to grow in rapid step with the market.

The CEO of Astican & Astander Shipyards weighs in on the yard's latest developments, challenges and outlook for future projects.

MarPro caught up with Ryan Blythe as part of the “Shipyard Recruitment, Training and Retention Roundtable” in the 4Q 2014 edition. Blythe weighs in on the challenges ahead for recruiters, trainers and the prospective shipyard employees themselves.

A discussion with Bob Koerber, General Manager, BAE Systems Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif.

Brian U. Stratton, Director of the New York State Canal Corporation since April 2011, oversee the operation and development of New York’s 524-mile Canal System, including the Erie Canal.

Gulf Copper Vice President and USMMA grad (’71) Dennis Buffo has more than four decades of maritime experience. Here he shares 40+ years in five minutes with Maritime Reporter.

As Roberto P. Cazzulo, RINA, steps down as the Chairman of the IACS Council, Maritime Reporter caught up with him to discuss the current state and future direction of global class. By Greg Trauthwein

Rich Hobbie is the leader of the Water Quality Insurance Syndicate (WQIS), the largest underwriter of pollution liability insurance for marine vessels in the United States. By Greg Trauthwein

John Witte, Executive Vice President of Donjon Marine Co., Inc. and Vice President of International Salvage Union weighs in on everything salvage. By Joe Keefe

Protheroe has served as Lloyd's Register North America president since June 2007. He is based in Houston. He is a Regional Marine Manager with overall executive P&L responsibility for all LR Marine activity in the Americas, and is responsible and accountable for strategy compilation and execution for business protection and growth. By Greg Trauthwein

Noboru Ueda has spent 45 years in ship classification, starting his career doing plan approval of newbuildings in the ClassNK Hull Department and later working as a surveyor both in the U.S. and Japan. Ueda opened ClassNK’s first office on the West Coast in Seattle and served as the first General Manager of the Seattle Office before becoming General Manager of the Hull Department, later serving as an Executive Vice President, and Chairman and President of ClassNK. Ueda also served as the Chairman of IACS from 2010-11, and is the current Chairman of the Association of Asian Classification Societies (ACS).

By Capt. Edward Lundquist (Ret.)

Thad Allen is a transformational leader in the history of the service, a rock through thick and thin. He talks about resource allocation, risk management and homeland security. As part of Booz Allen Hamilton’s Justice and Homeland Security business group, Executive Vice President and former U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen leads the development of thought leadership and client engagements regarding the future direction of law enforcement and homeland security. He is known for his ability to lead in a crisis, in part through his expertise in bringing together government and non-government entities to address major challenges in a “whole of government” approach designed to achieve what he calls a “a unity of effort.” By Patricia Keefe

Devon Grennan was named CEO of Global Diving & Salvage in November 2013 after company founders Tim Beaver and John Graham stepped down from direct operational involvement. Grennan shares insights on the business of diving and salvage. By Eric Haun