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THE PATH TO ZERO

Image courtesy Harvey Gulf

POWERING

THE NORTH

AMERICAN

MARITIME FUEL

TRANSITION

The fuel switch in maritime is on, it’s real, and it will be driving vessel design, construction and operations decisions for decades to come. While many still debate the merits of each alternative fuel, OSV industry leaders are at the forefront of driving change, and they need to be, as in North America the OSVs make up 17% of the ? eet but contribute 29% of the maritime emissions. Barry 3arker takes a deep dive into the plans underway to wean maritime operations off fossil fuels.

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