Dear Readers, It is with mixed emotions that I am writing to let you know that future issues of Pacific Maritime Magazine will be presented in digital format only. While I am a big believer in print publications, and it is my preferred medium for reading magazines, the economics of printing and mailing magazines continues to move in the wrong direction. Our revenues simply cannot keep pace with the ever-increasing costs.  When I revived Pacific Maritime back in 2021 after the former publisher decided to cease the publication, I really felt that the magazine needed to be saved, as it…