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Photo Credit: By Igor Kardasov via Adobe Stock
Putting Crew at the Center: Redefining Maritime Operations for a Skilled and Stable Workforce
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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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Photo courtesy DOD/DVIDS
Legal Beat: Shipbuilding Contracts
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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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Image courtesy Jefferson Propeller
TrueProp’s Digital Shift
Propeller inspection technology helps rewrite shipyard economics.
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Image courtesy Aker Arctic
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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Image courtesy Arc/Curtin Maritime
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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Photo courtesy Groundup.ai
Why Predictive Maintenance Isn’t Enough
The Case for Cognitive Maintenance in Maritime
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Maritime Electrification: A Key Enabler of Shipping’s Net Zero Transition
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Copyright Greg Trauthwein
Interferry 2025
Ferries at the Crossroads of Regulation, Safety and Electrification
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Image courtesy NYK Group
Vessels
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New Products, Technologies & Systems
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Opinion: A Smarter Path to Maritime Strength
Empowering small and medium shipyards through strategic reform.
