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Departments 12 Fuel for Thought 4 Authors & Contributors

There’s an obvious fuel saving advantage, but partnering energy storage systems 6 Editorial with new fuels brings other advantages too.

8 Legal Beat

By Wendy Laursen Vessel Diversions 18 Cruise Shipping: Carsten Lund Steps Up 10 Obituary

From a career in aviation to a career in maritime, Carsten Lund took over recently Captain Charles Robert as the head of Sunstone Maritime Group.

MacVean, USN, (Ret.), PhD

By Greg Trauthwein 16 Interview 23 Crushing the Ice Heidi Landen Greene,

What do Russia–China dynamics mean for the icebreakers market? President, C-Job Houston

By Alisa Reiner 30 Ports & Logistics Propane’s Economic Edge 28 Sustainable Fuel Chicken and Egg Redux 36 Ports & Packing

Shipowners will not buy ships that use a fuel for which no Proper Packing is Paramount viable supply chain exists and fuel suppliers will not develop supply chains for which no buyers exist. In general, it is very 38 Digitalization diffcult to break a chicken and egg conundrum. Ports Streamlining Shipyard could play a central role.

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By Rick van Hemmen 46 Classifeds 32 Inside the Navy Cargo 48 Buyer’s Directory 48 Advertisers Index Handling Battalion

Moving combat cargo—swiftly and safely—is a critical link in Navy’s long and complex supply chain to support warfghters on the front lines. The job is accomplished by specialized Navy Cargo Handling Battalions that help to transfer cargo at critical links in the chain.

By Edward Lundquist 2 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • October 2025