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EDITOR’S NOTE ou can put aside, just for a moment, your concerns about overcapacity, the price of oil, low freight/day rates and the looming shortage of (quali? ed) mariners. That’s because this edition of MarineNews focuses tightly on emissions and the impact of marine traf? c

Y on the global environment – speci? cally, which fuels to use, what propulsion system gets you to the Promised Land, how to navigate the regulations and everything else. I can’t think of any more pressing issue facing the marine industry – workboats in particular – in today’s business climate. If environmental compliance – for a myriad of legal, ethical and business reasons – isn’t at the top of your list of concerns as we head quickly for 2017, then it should be.

This month’s INSIGHTS feature sees industry propulsion expert Robert Kunkel weighing in on all things to do with environmental compliance, vessel emissions, and the shape of things to [email protected] come. To my mind, it is one of the best summaries of current conditions that I have ever seen.

And, I didn’t have room for all of it. Think about everything you ever wanted to know about emissions, but were afraid to ask. The answers are waiting; starting on page 10.

Also in this edition, we look back on the previous twelve months and give light to the best output of North America’s shipyards and naval architects during this calendar year. They an- swered the bell admirably, giving substance to the collective requirements of business and shape to the visions of their operator clients. It was enjoyable process; and the effort gave light to the impressive products that they delivered. SCA President Matt Paxton – also within these pages – tells us that U.S. shipyards, this year alone, produced more than 1,000 vessels. Imagine what we can do in better times. In the pages that follow, I picked out the best of the bunch, based on the sectors they serve, the innovation inside the hull and where they might minimize impact to the environment.

It was only appropriate that I wrapped up this year’s travel schedule with a ? ight to New

Orleans, which set me up for a 500-mile meandering drive through three states and visits to two key shipyards, along the way. It was there that the scope of collaboration between soon-to- be New York City ferry operator Hornblower, Gulf Coast builders Horizon Shipbuilding and

Metal Shark and boat designer Incat Crowther became apparent. The unique contract split between these two longtime builders gives each an opportunity to showcase their impressive series-build skills in a competitive environment, on an equally aggressive timeline. That story begins on page 38.

Nobody ever promised you (or me) a Rose Garden. And, many of us didn’t get one in 2016.

But, there were plenty of positive stories to tell, and much excitement along the way. You came to MarineNews – the number one ranked, fully audited and veri? ed trade publication in this workboat genre – for those stories, and we didn’t disappoint. Look for all of those metrics to continue in the New Year.

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Joseph Keefe, Editor, [email protected]

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