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  By the Numbers: Rise of Alternative Fuels

  Recent data from DNV highlights trends in alternative fuel uptake throughout the global fleet.

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  Insights: Blake Powell

  JMS Naval Architects’ president discusses latest trends in naval architecture and marine engineering.

  By Eric Haun

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  Designing Ships Around Emissions – The Right Path or a Fork in The Road?

  With sustainability as a backdrop, a new path is evolving, and with it, changes in commercial ship design at levels not seen in decades.

  By Robert Kunkel, Alternative Marine Technologies & First Harvest Navigation

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  Similar But Not Identical: How Digital Twins Can Serve Class and Designers

  3D design tools can serve the safety needs of class approval and the more complex requirements of vessel design.

  By Craig Tulk, SSI

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  The Man Behind the “Jones Act”

  Based on a chapter in the upcoming book, Journey to the Jones Act–U.S. Merchant Marine Policy 1776-1920, to be published by Adducent under its Fortis nonfiction imprint in Spring 2024.

  By Charlie Papavizas, Winston & Strawn LLP

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  Future Ships: Picture Perfect

  Big data, advanced computers and AI are allowing vessel designers to prepare models that leave essentially nothing to chance.

  By Tom Ewing

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  The Digital Revolution & US Shipbuilding

  Juan Prieto discusses the CADMATIC suite of digital solutions for North American shipyards seeking to capture a competitive edge.

  By Eric Haun and Greg Trauthwein