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Marine News June 2023 • Volume 34 Number 6

Contents

Features 20 The Journey to Remote

Vessel Operation 20 Conducting maritime and subsea operations lean- crewed or entirely remotely, is a problem with many moving parts. We meet one company that can lay claim to world dominance in this rapidly emerging ? eld. 26 America’s Sea Services Building

Large Fleet of Small Ships and Craft The U.S. ? eet of service craft, which plays a vital role for the Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and other

U.S. Marine Corps 26 government agencies, is growing.

By Edward Lundquist 32 Keeping the Mississippi Open Dredging was the Herculean act that allowed much of the U.S. economy to keep chugging along as usual as drought conditions threatened to shut down river traf? c on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, during fall and winter 2022 and early 2023.

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By Tom Ewing 4 Editor’s Note American Commercial Barge Line Underwater Ground Vehicle

By Eric Haun 6 Authors 40 Vessels 16 Column: Autonomous Vessels 43 People & Company News 8 By the Numbers: Recognizing and Meeting 44 Editorial Calendar US Offshore Wind Shipbuilding the Challenges 45 Products

By Eric Haun

By Grady S. Hurley, Jones Walker LLP 46 Classi? ed Advertising 10 Insights: 38 Tech File: Autonomous 48 Advertisers Index Mike Ellis, CEO,

On the Cover “Surf drill practice”, by John Deckert. A U.S. Coast Guard motor lifeboat crew enters the off Salman Creek Beach near Coast Guard Station Bodega Bay, Calif. The image appears courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard Art Program Collection in Washington,

D.C., which uses ? ne art as an outreach tool for educating diverse audiences about the U.S. Coast Guard. 2 | MN June 2023

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