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sels. Two additional units, also with

Tier 4 designation, with Robert Allan

RAstar 3200-W design (8800 hp), are under construction at the Ster- ling yard, in Texas. The yard is also building similar vessels, also with and a Low Emissions certi? cation from

ABS, for Suderman and Young, based in Houston. Despite the change in

U.S. administration and a loosening of environmental regulation, sustain- ability is still an important concern across maritime sectors. However, at least some pundits have noted that the movement to new fuels is slowing.

A session at the Capital Link Inter- national Shipping Forum, held at the end March 2025 in New York, was en- titled “Energy Transition: Is it still hap- pening?” Attendees at the April 2025

Connecticut Maritime Association conference (CMA, held in days follow- ing Capital Link), received a detailed view of ongoing efforts at Moran Tow- ing Corp., where Mary McCarthy, Di- rector of Sustainability and Corporate

Responsibility, was a panel participant.

Some participants on the CMA panel, titled “Fueling Sustainable

Change” did note recent vicissitudes regarding maritime sustainability ef- forts broadly, but McCarthy stressed that “Regardless of the change in ad- ministrations, there are a number of things that we are looking at: the ? rst is operational ef? ciencies and “things we can manage and control,” speci? - cally mentioning “a speed reduction program with remote monitoring of vessels … with feedback to the cap- tains… .” She cited bene? ts of both reduced emissions and reduced fuel costs. A second leg of Moran’s strategy are efforts at trying new technologies. www.marinelink.com MN 29|