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Marine News July 2021 • Volume 32 Number 7

Contents

Features 20 Marine Autonomy: The Future is Being Revealed As maritime sectors race toward a greener future, the all-encompassing and role of automation, an 20 ingredient in what is becoming a “virtuous circle”, is now being revealed.

By Barry Parker 26 Moving Forward with Emissions As the maritime industry continues to chart the course toward “zero emissions”, there are many important decisions that need to be made.

Harbor Harvest Navigation Kongsberg Maritime 26

By Robert Kunkel 30 Electronic Navigational Charts:

An Update and Some Issues For NOAA and mariners, a focus on electronic charts promises many advantages. But there are questions surrounding the sunsetting of paper.

By Tom Ewing

U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE PHOTO ARCHIVE.

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30 4 Editor’s Note 16 Column: Autonomy Draws Closer 40 Vessels

By Grady S. Hurley 42 People & Company News 6 Authors 18 OpEd: AI is Pivotal for 43 Products Autonomous Shipping 10 By the Numbers:

By Yarden Gross Marine Casualties 44 Editorial Calendar 36 Tech File: X-Series Waterjets 44 Classi? ed Advertising 12 Insights: Ben Reed, Managing Director, 38 Tech File: Dynamic Protective 48 Advertisers Index HamiltonJet Barrier

On the Cover

The maritime industry’s emissions reduction journey is long and winding.

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