April 2023

Table of Contents

1. Curtin Maritime: Mining for Gold

   Captain Martin Curtin built a maritime and dredging powerhouse. In an interview with MR he gives blunt assessment of the choking impact of regulation that is ‘purely political fodder’; and the increasing challenge to find the next generation. By Greg Trauthwein

   p. 26

2. Interview: Kevin Sligh Sr., Director, BSEE

   After his first year on the job at the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Director Sligh discusses the challenges ahead in offshore wind. By Greg Trauthwein

   p. 22

3. Challenges to Develop Offshore Floating Wind at Scale

   Tens of gigawatts of floating wind projects are slated for development in this and the next decade, but many obstacles remain. By Philip Lewis, Intelatus Global Partners

   p. 10

4. The Path to Zero: OSVs Power Fuel Transition

   The fuel switch is on, it’s real and it will be driving vessel design, construction and operations decisions for decades to come. By Barry Parker

   p. 16

5. Plotting Your Course

   Tim Janssen and his Sofar Ocean crew are hyper focussed on extracting data from the ocean to improve weather routing via Wayfinder. By Greg Trauthwein

   p. 36