September 2025
Icebreakers
Marine design continues to evolve at speed, driven by fuel transition and digitalization trends.
Table of Contents
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HARBOR CHARGER Sets Sail
Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) Designs New York’s First Hybrid-Electric Ferry, built by Conrad with Schottel propulsion.
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Legal Beat: Shipbuilding Contracts
Lessons Learned from M/V Dali.
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“One Man, One Wrench” Launched a Global Maritime Power Play
When Morten Vestergaard decided to leave Wärtsilä and start his own propulsion services company in 2001, little did he know that more than two decades later his VMS Group would mushroom into a leading maritime propulsion powerhouse with more than 400 employees and operations globally.
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TrueProp’s Digital Shift
Propeller inspection technology helps rewrite shipyard economics.
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Bent But Not Broken: Lighter Icebreakers
There’s new Finnish-Swedish ice class hull rules, but the methodology behind them can safely reduce the steel required for new icebreakers everywhere.
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Curtin Maritime to Build Eight Hybrid Tugboats for $160m
While political winds in the U.S. have significantly tampered many ‘green’ projects, Curtin Maritime is domiciled in California, which is globally known for its strict environmental initiatives. To that end, Curtin Maritime inked a contract recently to invest $160m for eight new hybrid-electric tugboats, vessels being built by Snow & Co. and featuring vertically integrated electric powertrains from Arc.
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Why Predictive Maintenance Isn’t Enough
The Case for Cognitive Maintenance in Maritime
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Interferry 2025
Ferries at the Crossroads of Regulation, Safety and Electrification
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Opinion: A Smarter Path to Maritime Strength
Empowering small and medium shipyards through strategic reform.
