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Marine News July 2026 • Volume 37 Number 7

Contents

Features 16 16 The U.S. Maritime Merry-Go-Round

Distilling market realities from political chatter.

By Bob Kunkel 19 U.S. Dredging Policy Falls Short

How the (latest) Jones Act waiver + outdated environmental restrictions hamper an industry.

By Lillian V. Doyle 19 22 Weathering the Storm

Weathernews aims to make shipping safer, cleaner and more ef? cient.

By Greg Trauthwein 26 Organized Lightning

The evolution of marine electrical systems.

Weathernews © Marine News | MarineLink.com © Imago/AdobeStock 22

By Will Ayers 4 Editor’s Note 8 Back to the Drawing Board 12 Dredging

By William P. Doyle

Chick Sexing, Wire Rope & AI 5 Authors

By Rik van Hemmen 28 Vessels 6 Great Lakes 29 Products 10 Risk Mitigation

A Canadian Toll on US Commerce

Batter y-Related Marine Fires 30 Classi? ed Advertising

By Capt. Paul C. LaMarre III

By Diane Spinner 32 Advertisers Index

On the Cover

Earlier this year, Frederick Paup, a 15,000-cubic-meter trailing suction hopper dredge built for