Six Months Later…The grand auditorium of the Jacob Javits Center in New York City was packed to absolute capacity, vibrating with an intense, high stakes energy. Over two thousand international financial journalists, Wall Street analysts, and global shipping magnates sat in a dense sea of expectant silence under the massive vaulted ceilings. Flashbulbs from a hundred professional cameras reflected aggressively off the massive, ultra modern digital stage backdrop, which proudly displayed a new, unified corporate crest embossed in silver and gold: Sterling Vance Global Maritime. A sleek, three dimensional holographic map flickered to life over the center stage, showcasing a glowing, intricate web of newly secured trade lanes stretching across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans."Ladies and gen

