Thursday evening in Surrey, England, was cloaked in a romantic, aristocratic winter mist as limousines and luxury sedans glided up the mile-long carriage drive of Sterling Manor—a majestic Georgian country estate set amidst two hundred acres of manicured parkland. The British-American Maritime Council’s annual charity gala was the social pinnacle of the European shipping season, bringing together British peers, European shipowners, and Wall Street titans. Crystal chandeliers illuminated the grand…
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