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Marine News March 2022 • Volume 33 Number 3

Contents

Features

Adobe Stock 20 20 Q1 Inland Waterways Report Recovery, resilience and demand shifts are driving cargo ? ows in America’s inland waterway.

By Barry Parker 26 Alt-fueled Vessels Groundbreaking tug and towboat projects 26 help establish the business case for “green” power options.

By Tom Ewing 32 2022 Shipbuilding Report U.S. shipbuilders grapple with supply chain and labor challenges as they vie for new construction programs.

Eastern Shipbuilding Group EBDG © William A. Morgan / 32

By Eric Haun 4 Editor’s Note 18 Column: Small Port Opportunities 41 Vessels

By James Kearns 43 People & Company News 6 Authors 31 Current Direct 44 Products

By Tom Ewing 8 By the Numbers: Advantages of Inland 45 Classi? ed Advertising 37 Pro? le: Carboline Waterways Shipping

By Eric Haun 48 Advertisers Index 10 Insights: 40 Tech Files: Navigation Jennifer Carpenter, AWO

On the Cover

Crowley’s eWolf is among a raft of new “green” workboat projects coming to fruition as the maritime industry pushes to decarbonize. (Photo: Crowley) 2 | MN March 2022