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Effective response starts with organizational structure. Resolve Marine ensures that the organization of its warehouses, globally, are familiar to all.

Images courtesy Resolve Marine tration and risk management. Engineering, modeling, and sce- hasn’t changed,” Farrell says. “But what we’re applying it nario planning now play as large a role as brute-force capability. to has.” That reality is driving Resolve to rethink everything from asset sizing to crew training to digital simulation.

REGULATION AND REALITY

Farrell acknowledges that regulatory oversight has intensi- INVESTING IN THE FUTURE ? ed, particularly around environmental protection and hazard- Over the past year and looking forward, Resolve Marine ous materials. While supportive of strong standards, he cautions has prioritized investment in people, equipment, and technol- that regulation must remain grounded in operational reality. ogy. Training remains paramount, particularly as new fuels

The emergence of a palette of potential alternative fuels serv- and systems enter service. Equipment investments focus on ing the maritime industry’s future, from ammonia to methanol versatility and rapid deployment. Digital tools enhance plan- to hydrogen and battery-electric systems, amongst others, in- ning, visualization, and decision-making under pressure.

troduces risks that legacy salvage frameworks were never de- The objective is straightforward: ensure Resolve is pre- signed to address. Resolve has responded by investing in train- pared not just for known risks, but for the unknowns that will ing, hazard modeling, and specialized equipment to prepare for de? ne the next generation of maritime casualties.

incidents that may look very different from those of the past. Ultimately, Resolve Marine’s value lies in trust—earned

While there is a never-ending list of evolving trends that over decades, tested under pressure, and renewed with every tend to shape the workload of Resolve Marine and the indus- successful response. Under Joey Farrell III’s leadership, the try as large, two trends dominate Farrell’s outlook: scale and company is not rede? ning salvage so much as reinforcing complexity. what has always mattered most: readiness, expertise, and the

Ships continue to grow, increasing both the technical chal- ability to perform when failure is not an option.

lenge and the potential consequences of failure. At the same For an industry where the worst days demand the best per- time, propulsion and energy systems are diversifying, bring- formance, that focus may be Resolve Marine’s most important ing unfamiliar behaviors into emergency scenarios. “Physics asset of all.

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