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Kenji Togasaki, SVP, Innovation Of? ce, IINO Lines, discusses the process to 18 Inside IINO Lines’ Innovation Team 4 Authors & Contributors trial and install new technology across the ? eet. 6 Editorial

Greg Trauthwein 8 Legal Beat ITLOS’ Record Damages Ruling

Battery supply chains become an investment question.

24 Critical Minerals @ Sea: Batteries

Alisa Reiner 12 Back to the Drawing Board The LAST Article on the Jones Act You’ll Ever Need to Read

Jim Carr, SVP, Engineering, Seaspan Shipyards, sits as the technical hub for 30 Rebuilding the USCG Icebreaker Fleet the rebuild of the USCG icebreaker ? eet. 46 Ballast Water Tech

Greg Trauthwein Erma First’s Broad Portfolio 54 Shipyard Tools 20 Common Pitfalls

Vehicle sophistication is pushing surveys and offshore energy inspections.

36 Mission-Ready & Autonomous

Wendy Laursen 60 Robotic Welding Physical AI and Rebuilding the U.S. Maritime Base

A wave of new investment in dedicated shuttle tankers has been spurred 42 Market Focus: Shuttle Tankers by the age of the ? eet and developments in the Brazilian offshore market. 64 Shipyard Tools

David Tinsley Beyond the Wheel: Abrasives 66 Marine Water & Waste

A new offshore energy frontier.

50 Floating Nuclear Hamworthy Returns

Alisa Reiner 70 In the Shipyard 78 Classi? eds

Commercial shipbuilding’s partnership or outlet to support defense? 73 The Final Word: U.S. Shipbuilding & KUSPC 77 Buyer’s Directory

Robert Kunkel 80 Advertisers Index 2 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • August 2026

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