December 2023

Table of Contents

1. Great Ships of 2023

   A collection of 10 Great Ships that define shipbuilding in 2023: • NSMV 1: Empire State • MOL Wind Challenger • GLDD Hopper Dredge Galveston Island • Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas • USCG Offshore Patrol Cutter Argus • Shimizu’s Blue Wind • Hapag-Lloyd’s Berlin Express • MISC’s Seri Damai • AET’s Eagle Vellore • A.P. Moller - Maersk’s Laura Maersk

   p. 28

2. Meet the CTO: Juha Kytölä, Wärtsilä

   Insights on how this Finnish icon is investing in the technologies and facilities that will drive the maritime industry for the coming generation. By Greg Trauthwein

   p. 20

3. Robots in the Engineroom

   Fairbanks Morse Defense is developing robotics in-house to address the US Navy’s need for future autonomous vessels. By Greg Trauthwein

   p. 18

4. Underwater Radiated Noise

   Underwater Radiated Noise is the lesser-discussed emission problem, but that’s starting to change. By Wendy Laursen

   p. 24