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Power & Propulsion reactors” putting out equivalent of up to 10 mWe electric- ity could be used on smaller vessels. A recent release from

Crowley announced its cooperation with BWX Technolo-

Rose Cay Rose Cay gies—which provides reactors for U.S. military vessels and

Maritime’s tug Maritime’s tug has recently been evaluating micro-reactors ? tted in contain-

Susan Rose is Susan Rose is ers—on a conceptual design for a vessel with an onboard equipped with equipped with

Tier 4 engines.Tier 4 engines.

reactor to supply power to shoreside facilities. Core Power, a developer of Molten Salt Reactors (MSR) speci? cally for the maritime sectors, has been involved in successful testing alongside utility Southern Company, Terra Power, a business incubator tied to Bill Gates.

California’s push for ‘green’

Alex Parker, managing partner at Rose Cay Maritime, which currently operates a large tug and barge ? eet, de- ployed primarily in the U.S. Gulf and along the East

Coast, told Marine News, “We now serve the U.S. West

Coast and are consistently transiting the Panama Canal

Kirby’s new plug-in hybrid electric inland towing vessel Green

Diamond will be time chartered by

Shell Trading (US) Company, which will use the vessel to push barges throughout the Houston port region.

According to Kirby, the vessel can achieve an estimated 80% reduction in fuel use and related emissions.

Kirby Corporation

Artemis, built by Diversi? ed Marine for Artemis, built by Diversi? ed Marine for

Brusco Tug & Barge, is a tug with Tier 4 Brusco Tug & Barge, is a tug with Tier 4 engines chartered by Crowley. engines chartered by Crowley.

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