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April 21, 2025
While Xenos Marine is a relatively new name in the Gulf of America salvage and decommissioning market, it’s a new name with some familiar faces. Matt Fish, MD, Xenos Marine has partnered with Kevin Teichman and T&T Salvage to tackle the growing need for offshore structure decommissioning work. The workhorse of the fleet will be the recently reinvigorated TX-10000, a unique heavy lift asset that was originally built as the VB 10000 for Versabar, and participated for more than a year in one of the country’s largest and most challenging salvage projects ever: the cutting apart and raising of the Golden Ray, a nearly 700-ft. long car carrier that flipped in the St. Simons Sound near Georgia's Port of Brunswick in September 2019.
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April 21, 2025
In business time is money, in Man Overboard rescue, time spent overboard in the water is a matter of life and death. A new name in MOB rescue is Zelim, which has engineered and will deliver for Ambassador Cruise Lines an intelligent detection system which integrates onboard CCTV with an AI engine to detect, categorize and track people in the water. Sam Mayall, CEO, and Doug Lothian, CTO visit with Maritime Reporter TV to discuss the tech, the new contract and the path to a fully class certified system.
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April 14, 2025
With a diverse maritime and logistics operation supporting more than 8,000 careers on land and at sea, Saltchuk has a robust workforce development initiative across its brands. Mark Tabbutt, Chairman, Saltchuk, discusses with Maritime Reporter TV on a pair of specific recent investments in Puerto Rico, as well as workforce development as a corporate imperative.
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March 25, 2025
As the global maritime market steams toward Net Zero, there are multiple fuels and hybrid solutions pending the vessel type, size and trading pattern. In this segment, Phil Lewis, Director of Research, Intelatus, breaks down the prospects, use and challenges for further incorporation of battery solutions of boats and ships.
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March 7, 2025
Scripps Institution of Oceanography recently released an RFP to shipyards to build the organizations innovative hydrogen hybrid research vessel, a ship that is designed with the future in mind with enough tankage to eventually convert the onboard diesel generators to methanol. Bruce Appelgate, Associate Director, Scripps Oceanography, discusses the thought behind the Glosten-designed ship, with emphasis on its core mission: to effectively study the world’s oceans while leaving minimal exhaust and noise emission footprints.
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February 26, 2025
As the global maritime sector stares down the requirement to dramatically cut emissions with 2050 and ‘net zero’ as the holy grail, all options are on the table, including nuclear power. Phil Lewis, Director of Research, Intelatus, does what he does best: he cuts through the noise and delivers tangible insight and intel on the pace, direction and challenges to incorporating nuclear power in the commercial maritime sector.
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February 13, 2025
The marine industry at large slowly evolves on fuel transition, as the questions on regulation, technology and finance of emerging technologies cumulatively works to stunt growth. But Dave Lee and e1 Marine have a plan to effectively enable hydrogen as a marine fuel, effectively helping to pave the path for others to follow.
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February 10, 2025
As offshore wind farms grow larger and further offshore, the demand grows for bigger, more capable vessels. Enter the Service Operation Vessel (SOV) and Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) segments, which according to Phil Lewis, Director of Research, Intelatus Global Partners, are drawing a fair amount of speculative ordering today. Maintaining vessel supply and demand while eyeing day rates to support the industry is a perpetual challenge.
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February 4, 2025
Sourcing and maintaining marine coatings systems are arguably a shipowner’s most critical means to ensure a long and productive lifecycle for ships, boats and offshore rigs. At the same time, coatings have become a central part of the ship efficiency, decarbonization discussion. Norway is a historical hotbed for marine and offshore industry innovation, and Jotun is certainly no exception. Christer Øpstad, Global R&D Director Fouling Protection, Jotun, discusses with Maritime Reporter TV how the macro trends of fuel efficiency, emissions reduction and decarbonization are driving R&D within his laboratories today.
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February 3, 2025
American Waterways Operators (AWO) president and CEO Jennifer Carpenter is imploring California governor Gavin Newsom to withdraw the 2022 amendments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Commercial Harbor Craft rule, particularly in light of CARB’s withdrawal of its requests to enforce emissions rules for California’s truck and rail industries, leaving only harbor craft subject to CARB’s stringent regulations. In her letter to Newsome Carpenter calls the amendments ‘dangerous and draconian,’ sticking the industry with standards it cannot meet using equipment that’s not even approved for maritime.
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January 27, 2025
This episode of Maritime Matters: The MarineLink Podcast, delves into the critical importance of the inland waterways infrastructure in the U.S., focusing on the Chickamauga Lock Project on the Tennessee River. A trio of experts discusses with…
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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.
