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  Smarter Navigation for Demanding Missions: The Latest SYNAPSIS Software Release

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  How Surface Warships Are Evolving for the Drone Age

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  The End of Predictable Shipping

  Supporting the modern seafarer in an ocean of geopolitical tensions.

  By Matt Beck, CEO, Quartermaster, and Robert Kunkel, Senior Marine Consultant, Quartermaster

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  Maritime Safety in 2026 — Fewer Losses, Bigger Risks

  According to Allianz Commercial's Safety and Shipping Review 2026, global shipping losses remain near historic lows, yet a new era of geopolitical conflict, cyber-enabled crime, aging fleets, alternative fuels, cargo fires and supply chain disruption is reshaping risk across the maritime sector. Here is maritime safety and shipping in 2026 — by the numbers.

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  SMM 2026: The Maritime World's Technology Hub Evolves Again

  Every two years, the world maritime industry convenes in Hamburg, Germany for the SMM – arguably the world’s biggest and best maritime trade far, encompassing more than 2,200 exhibitors and more than 50,000 visitors. But even the ‘biggest and best’ need to continue to evolve, and Uli Selbach, Vice President Exhibitions Maritime & Energy, Hamburg Messe, discussed ‘What’s New for SMM 2026’ recently with Maritime Reporter TV.

  By Greg Trauthwein

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  For the U.S. Navy, Biggest isn’t always Best

  If the Navy can’t successfully introduce smaller ship classes of ships, why does it think it can succeed with the largest surface combatants since World War II?

  By Edward Lundquist

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  Hybrid Navy Extravaganza

  Technology companies and shipyards are vying for attention as the US unmanned navy grows in size and sophistication.

  By Wendy Laursen

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  Batteries at Sea

  Not All-Electric, Not Everywhere but increasingly essential

  By Alisa Reiner, Master of Environmental Management, Yale University; Offshore Energy Markets Analyst, Intelatus Global Partners.

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  Fuel is Only Part of the Strategy on the Path to Decarbonization

  Fuel decisions may influence how a vessel should perform, but do not, on their own, guarantee that those outcomes are realized in day-to-day operation.

  By Stefan Wiik, Vice President, Parts & Field Services, Wärtsilä

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  The Heavy Lift Group: navigating a new reality in project cargo logistics

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  Vessels

  New Delivers, Orders, Designs & Concepts