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Alan Thorpe (Editor)
Alan Thorpe (54) has been in marine journalism since 1975, prior to which
he served at sea in the British Merchant Navy and ashore with Texaco
Overseas Tankships. His first job in journalism was as Technical Editor of
Shipping World & Shipbuilder, for which he became Editor in 1979.
Deciding on a freelance career in 1985, he has built up a wide range of
involvement in marine journals. He has been Editor of Port Engineering
Management (PEM) for the past few years, and now plans to develop the
journal further. He is also currently Editor of Shiprepair Newsletter
(weekly) and Shipcare (bi-monthly) and also supplies regular
columns to Lloyd’s List and Marine Log (New York). He is also
Chairman of the Shiprepair & Conversion event, organised by Informa. |
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Paul Bartlett (Deputy Editor)
Paul Bartlett (47) is a shipping consultant with a background in ship finance
and shipping business journalism. He now works for himself but, prior to
this, spent the last five years working as a Director of the London
Shipping Consultancy, a provider of shipping due diligence services to
financial institutions engaged in maritime lending. Prior to that, Paul
worked in the London office of First International, a Bermuda-based ship
leasing and finance company. During the nine years he spent there, the
company owned and bareboat chartered some 20 vessels to end users
including major oil companies, steel conglomerates and state shipping
lines. Earlier, in 1978, having completed his Degree in Nautical Studies,
Paul had joined Seatrade magazine as a trainee journalist. He held various
editorial positions at the magazine before being appointed Editor in 1982.
He left the magazine to join First International in 1987. |
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