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Features Departments 4 Authors & Contributors 20 Dr. Michael Ekow Manuel 6 Editorial Dr. Michael Ekow Manuel, professor, WMU, discusses the importance 8 By the Numbers of seafarers, seafarer training and the MarTID 2021 survey. Scandinavia

By Greg Trauthwein 10 Quotable 12 Training Tips for Ships Disaster Recovery Plan 28 The Green Path Erik Hånell, President & CEO, Stena Bulk discusses the plan, the path 14 Legal Beat and the costs on the path to decarbonization.

Favorable Offshore Winds

By Greg Trauthwein 14 Government Update Reflections 18 Back to the Drawing Board 32 The Energizer Bunny ... on the water Social Impact of Sustainability Battery technology continues to evolve rapidly, and energy storage is a 24 Ship Scrapping big plank in maritime’s quest to decarbonize.

Prices Soar

By Barry Parker 26 Classification

Is Hydrogen the Answer?

38 Two Shades of Green 44 Tech File: Propulsion Hempel aims to prove that profitability and sustainability are not

Propelled into a Kinder Future mutually exclusive.

46 Tech Files: Green Marine

By Greg Trauthwein 49 Ship of the Month: Alfa Lift 52 In the Shipyard 42 The Uptake of Scrubbers 54 People & Companies As the price differential between heavy fuel and very low sulfur fuel oil 58 The Final Word has settled, the economic case for scrubbers grows.

National Maritime Day 59 Buyer’s Directory 60 Classifieds 64 Advertising Index 2 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • May 2021

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