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Photo on this page and on the Cover: Courtesy ARC 22 Marine Power: The Future is Now

Departments

Matt Hart, Wabtec Corporation, offers insights on how the megatrends of decar- bonization, energy transition and autonomy drive engine innovations.

4 Authors & Contributors

By Greg Trauthwein 6 Editorial 8 Training Tips for Ships Addressing Barriers 26 ARC: Keeping Cargo Rolling 10 Back to the Drawing Board

Eric P. Ebeling, President & CEO, ARC, discusses the ARC ? eet and logistics net- Standards for Micro Cargo work plus the challenges and opportunities for U.S.-? ag ships in the global trade.

12 Maritime Risk

By Greg Trauthwein Top Maritime Risks in ‘24 16 The Path to Zero 30 Is Stern Tube Damage on the Decline?

Methanol Super Storage

It might be easy to blame EALs, but the ongoing causes of stern tube damage are 18 Floating Production varied, and possibly declining.

A Growing, Changing Sector

By Wendy Laursen 43 Opinion: The Final Word USCG Recruitment & 34 Shaft Generators: Back in Vogue Retention Challenges 30 years ago shaft generators with PTI kept container ships sailing at top speed. 45 Classi? eds

That purpose gone, PTI/PTO is coming back, this time for reducing emissions.

48 Buyer’s Directory

By Wendy Laursen 48 Advertisers Index 38 Ammonia & the 15K TEU Containership

A project initiated by Seaspan Corp. and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for

Zero Carbon Shipping sets sights on a 15K TEU ammonia-fueled container vessel.

By Greg Trauthwein 2 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • February 2024

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