Louis Sola and Building Maritime America

About this episode

Kristina Hebert interviews Louis Sola about his experiences in maritime regulation and the cruise industry during COVID-19.

Host Kristina Hebert sits down with Louis Sola, former Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, to discuss his journey from the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show and yacht sales to leading a major dealership in Panama and serving at the center of U.S. maritime regulation. Louis explains the role of the Federal Maritime Commission, shares his experience overseeing the cruise industry during COVID-19, and details the challenges of repatriating Americans, coordinating port operations, ...

People in this episode

Host: Kristina Hebert

Guest: Louis Sola

Topics covered

• maritime regulation
• yacht sales
• cruise industry
• COVID-19
• port operations

Keywords

• maritime
• Federal Maritime Commission
• Louis Sola
• COVID-19
• cruise industry
• yacht sales
• port operations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Federal Maritime Commission

Places: Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Panama

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