January 2025
Dig Deep
The orderbook for U.S. dredgers is about $3B, and according to DCA CEO Bill Doyle, the incoming political administration could help this niche maritime sector continue its bull run.
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Cyber Security in the Maritime Sector - What You Need to Know Now
The U.S. Coast Guard is poised to introduce new regulations for the maritime sector, regulation that will impact all vessel owner operators. Late last year in New Orleans Maritime Reporter & Engineering News hosted an all-star line-up to discuss the new rules and their impact. Panelists included: Rear Admiral Wayne R. Arguin Jr., Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy (CG-5P), U.S. Coast Guard, Angeliki Zisimatou, Director, Cybersecurity, American Bureau of Shipping, Phillip Bannerman, VP Sales Americas, Marlink, Dain Detillier, Executive VP – LNG Operations, Harvey Gulf, LLC, Stewart Alpert, Chief Information Security Officer & Head of Technology, Hornblower Group. This Maritime Matters: The Marinelink Podcast is is sponsored by Marlink & American Bureau of Shipping
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Embracing Digital Transformation
USCG mandates electronic submission of maritime training records.
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The Nuclear Submarine NR-1; Life is Actually Like This.
Discussing the possibilities of nuclear propulsion in the maritime sector at a holiday cocktail party, this author ‘struck the mother lode’ of insight and historical perspective.
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Accuracy Needed for Hard Talk on Ship Emissions
In a shipping industry full of bright ideas on decarbonization, measuring energy efficiency accurately may yet prove key to changing the investment dynamic between owners and charterers.
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FuelEU Maritime: Baltic Exchange’s New Emissions Calculator
Baltic Exchange is offering market-related baselines to help educate and inform the market on the financial implications of the cost of emissions in freight.
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Addressing the M/V Dali Incident
Infrastructure, trade and the future of U.S. maritime policy.
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Beating the Human Eye at Person Overboard Detection
Spending long hours looking for a person in the water through binoculars has many human-element pitfalls. Human eyes get tired, distracted and can miss things. AI is the not-so-simple alternative.
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Getting Behind Gas
Gas is driving investment across maritime, from investment in new tonnage powered by LNG, the most prevalent and reliable diesel substitution today; to investment in R&D and construction of a new generation of CO2 transport ships.
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U.S. Dredging’s Bull Run Should Continue Under Trump Administration
The U.S. dredging industry back, with more than $3B invested in a fleet of new vessels with new capabilities currently under construction and an incoming Trump Administration that shares many of the same philosophies: pro-business, pro-industry and pro-America. Bill Doyle, CEO of Dredging Contractors of America (DCA), updates Maritime Reporter & Engineering News with insights on what’s to come in 2025.
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Solving Heat Issues in Ship Energy-System Flow – a Vital Part of the Decarbonization Mix
New perspectives on a key decarbonization enabler that deserves much more attention as the ship machinery field becomes more complex.
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Whatever the Weather, Propane Keeps Ports Moving
How propane offers unmatched reliability and resiliency when severe weather strikes.
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The Human Element in Maritime Decarbonization
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Guide to International Regulatory Compliance, Second Edition from the International Chamber of Shipping
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Ship Tech To Enable Green Shipping Corridors is ‘Good to Go’
Given a lifetime of 20–30 years for a ship built today, it is vital to start thinking now about how to reach the IMO’s goal for net-zero emissions for all vessels by or around 2050. That isn’t that far off, and establishing green shipping corridors is a key strategy we can use to move toward the target, urges Asbjørn Halsebakke, Senior Manager Marine Concepts of Finnish maritime power electronics specialist The Switch, a BEMAC company.
