December 2020

Table of Contents

1. Great Ships [ of 2020 ]

   To say that the year 2020 has been ‘odd’ is a dramatic understatement. In step, we’ve culled our of “Great Ships” to five: Sakura Leader, the worlds’s first Digital Smart Ship; CMA CGM Jacques Saade, the world’s largest [23,000 TEU] LNG-fueled containerships; MOL Gas Agility, the world’s largest LNG bunkering vessels; Island Victory, the most powerful [& green] multi-purpose OSV; and Seri Everest, the world’s largest ethane carrier. By Greg Trauthwein

   p. 30

2. Great Ships [ of all time ]

   Declaring the “Great Ships of All Time” is a thankless task, endlessly debatable. But Rik van Hemmen gives it a try in his feature “The Ship Designer’s Curse” which discusses the ships he deems worthy of Federal preservation. By Rik van Hemmen

   p. 24

3. Top Maritime Trends of 2020: The Seafarer

   The shameful treatment of seafarers, the inability to effect crew changes is a situation that demands cohesive international action. Now.

   p. 11

4. Top Maritime Trends of 2020: Offshore Wind

   The emergence of the offshore wind industry in the U.S. could transform the offshore, maritime, ports & logistics markets for a generation. By Philip Lewis

   p. 14

5. Top Maritime Trends of 2020: Containership Fires

   As the ships get larger, the risk for fire grows exponentially, particularly troubling is the issue of misdeclared cargoes. It’s about logistics procedure, it’s about technology. By Andrew Gray

   p. 16

6. Top Maritime Trends of 2020: Autonomy

   While work towards crew-less ships continues, there will be countless automation advances along the way. Metal Shark and Sea Machines are featured. By Greg Trauthwein

   p. 20