Page 2: of Marine News Magazine (September 2026)

1 3

Marine News September 2026 • Volume 37 Number 9

Contents

Features 16 16 Fraser Shipyards 138 years in and building for what comes next.

By Greg Trauthwein

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty David Schauer | Fraser Shipyard

Of? cer 2nd Class Briana Carter 20 20 The U.S.’s Icebreaking Fleet Updated progress on this multi-national build.

By Philip Lewis, Intelatus Global Partners 22 “This Maritime Revival is Different”

Stephen Carmel and MarAd aim for a U.S. 22 maritime rebuild that sticks.

By Greg Trauthwein 28 Obituary: Guido Perla Remembering a vessel design legend.

28 4 Editor’s Note 8 Digital Training 14 Legal Beat How Digital Training will Attract Destination Agent Compliance 5 Authors ‘Crews of the Future’ Under the Shipping Act By Bianca Pielaat, Multraship Tug & Salvage By J. Philip Nester 6 Insights: Finance 26 Vessels Brett Hewitt, Executive Director, 11 NOIA Marine Finance, Wells Fargo 27 Products The Gulf of America Remains Equipment Finance the World’s Offshore 30 Classi? ed Advertising Innovation Laboratory 32 Advertisers Index By Erik Milito, NOIA

On the Cover

All roads to the much-discussed U.S. maritime revival run to and through the U.S. Maritime

Administration, and Stephen M. Carmel and his MarAd team are aiming to ensure that this maritime revival has long legs.

© U.S. Maritime Administration 2 | MN September 2026