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January 19, 2025
The IPS Professional Platform from Volvo Penta continues to make inroads to the commercial maritime segment, particularly in the passenger vessel, pilot boat and CTV markets. Jens Bering, VP, Volvo Penta North America gives an overview of 2024 with an eye toward opportunities in 2025.
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January 12, 2025
A pair of powerful Baudouin marine engines are featured in this Maritime Reporter TV segment, as ADR Power Systems’ Sean Glocker discusses the power parameters and warranty information on these workboat tough powerplants.
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January 8, 2025
The U.S. Dredging industry is firing on all cylinders, with more than $3B invested in a fleet of new vessels with new capabilities currently under construction. A long list of major port deepening projects, in step with routine maintenance dredging and the provision of new buffers against larger, more frequent storms, promises to keep this U.S.-built, U.S.-crewed industry gainfully employed for years to come. Bill Doyle, CEO of DCA, updates Maritime Reporter TV with insights on what’s to come in 2025.
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January 4, 2025
In the world of modern commercial maritime, power by sail is a nano-miniscule part of the equation. But as vessel owners seek to meet and beat emission reduction goals, no stone is left unturned. Meet Grain de Sail, a company that built its business first and emissions-free transportation solution second. Stefan Gallard discusses the growing fleet, and the growing size of the ships with the delivery this year of Grain de Sail 2 and the creation of the much larger Grain de Sail 3.
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January 3, 2025
Gecko Robotics is pioneering the use of AI and robotics to change how organizations build, operate and maintain critical infrastructure. Recently it started supporting the build of the Columbia-class submarine program. Troy Demmer, Co-founder & Head of Products, discusses the technology and the path ahead in both maritime and offshore energy for Gecko Robotics.
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December 31, 2024
Deltamarin R&D Manager Mia Elg provides unique perspectives on a decarbonization enablers that deserve more attention as the ship machinery field becomes more complex.
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December 15, 2024
Clear communication during vessel operations is essential for safety and efficiency. David Clark are acknowledged leaders in providing the communication kit that can facilitate clear comms and withstand the rigors of the marine environment.
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December 8, 2024
Incat Crowther is at the tip of the spear in designing technologically optimized vessels designed to cut emissions, with all efforts aiming for the target of zero environmental impact. Grant Pecoraro discusses some of the technology, fuels and techniques that are paving the way in the passenger, RoPax and CTV sectors.
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December 4, 2024
Norwegian maritime, and increasingly ‘green maritime’ prowess is legendary. Enter Shipshave, a relatively new name in maritime, offering its In-Transit Cleaning of Hull (ITCH), designed to help shipowners keep clean hulls and cut fuel consumption. Maritime Reporter TV caught up with Åge Højmark, CEO, ShipShave @ Posidonia in Athens last month for an update on the system and it’s use in industry.
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November 23, 2024
From modernized electronic logbooks – or eLogs – to streamlined procurement processes via its Nautical Systems, ABS Wavesight offers the tools and the support to unlock the efficiency potential of maritime’s digitalization revolution.
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November 18, 2024
A fierce defender of the U.S. Jones Act, Aaron Jones discusses the impact on jobs, wages and national security when foreign vessels and mariners are permitted to skirt the law and work in U.S. waters.
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November 18, 2024
High speed connectivity is no longer a luxury onboard ship, it’s an imperative for efficient business operations and to help enhance the crew experience. Eric Griffin, VP, Inmarsat, discusses the some of Inmarsat’s most recent gains in connecting ships at sea.
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November 18, 2024
Elliott Bay Design Group and Diversified Marine discuss the evolution and advantages of the Electrified Truckable Tug.
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November 3, 2024
Autonomy in maritime operations is oft-discussed, but without the regulatory framework in place, the advent of fully autonomous ship will be the exception, not the norm. But pioneer technology developers like Norway’s Maritime Robotics are driving forward on automation technology today, aiming for fewer people onboard in the name of efficiency and safety. Sondre Sandvik, Sales Manager, Maritime Robotics spoke with Maritime Reporter TV at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg for a frank discussion of how savvy ship owners can leverage automation technology for return on investment today.
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October 27, 2024
The move toward autonomy will be a series of small steps versus one gigantic leap. Norway’s SEAM are long-tenured automation engineers and integrators, aiming to help guide ship owners globally on the automation path which simultaneously walks in step with emission reduction mandates. John Roger Nesje, Sales Director, Europe, SEAM, discusses how vessel owners can start moving today towards a more automated and green future.
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October 24, 2024
The advent of remote inspection technologies allows class and inspection companies to take people out of potentially dirty and dangerous, completing an inspection regimen more efficiently, cost-effectively and safely. For more than half a century, DLS Marine has served the inspection needs of the maritime industry, and Harry Ward, President, and Charles Sterling, Digital Inspection Director, discuss with Maritime Reporter TV the results of a recent ship inspection in Alabama.
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October 20, 2024
A proven technology in the automotive and aerospace industries, PPG is bringing electrostatic coating application technology to maritime. Ariana Psomas, PPG global segment director of new build and dry dock, Protective and Marine Coatings, discusses the advantages – from less overspray to less contamination and less clean-up costs – with insights and results on where and how it has been used in maritime to date.
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October 13, 2024
As shipowners wrestle with an uncertain fuel transition future, Lloyd's Register offers a series of reports branded ‘Fuel for Thought’ that help lend technical spec as well as common sense guidance in layman’s terms. In this segment, LR's Timothy Wilson, Principal Specialist Engineer – Marine Fuels, discusses the recent edition focused on biofuels, stressing that all biofuels are not compatible.
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October 13, 2024
Earlier this year, Japan’s BEMAC completed the deal to become majority stakeholder in The Switch, an acquisition providing the proverbial ‘win-win’ for both sides, as BEMAC [along with partner Mitsui] got a leg-up on modern electric solutions for ships, while The Switch saw benefits from the assets of a much larger organization and an entrance into the difficult-to-penetrate Japanese shipbuilding market. At SMM 2024 in Hamburg, Maritime Reporter TV caught up with a quartet of executives from both organizations to discuss changes in the organization to date, as well as some practical advice for shipowners mulling the switch.
