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NO. 10 | VOL. 88 | OCTOBER 2026

On this page & on the Cover: 14

Images courtesy Military Sealift Command

Departments 5 Nuclear in Maritime How does the public really feel about Small Modular Reactors (SMR)? 3 Authors & Contributors

By Rik van Hemmen 4 Editorial 14 Rebuilding MSC’s Workforce Behind the Fleet

RADM Benjamin Nicholson, Commander, U.S. Navy Military Sealift 8 Digitalization

Command offered a deep and broad discussion on all matters impacting the From Ports to Power Plants: force, starting with the changes in mariner pay and bene? ts that will enable How Decision Intelligence Is Transforming Critical

MSC to attract and retain the seafarers it wants and needs to fuel its mission. Infrastructure

By Greg Trauthwein By Dr. Chaouki Kasmi, CIO, Technology Innovation Institute 18 Reefer Ships: Resilient Link in the Cold Chain Ongoing ? eet renewal by niche player Cool Carriers indicates continuing 10 Cyber Security competitiveness at scale of the specialized, pallet-optimized reefership. To Serve and Connect

By David Tinsley By Nathaniel Kemberling, President & CEO of BroCoTec 22 Offshore CO Storage: A New Market for 2 Maritime Infrastructure 13 Legal Beat Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is moving from a collection of The New Rules of Maritime demonstration projects toward a new infrastructure business. As of July 2025, Risk Management By Jason P. Waguespack & 734 commercial CCS facilities were in operation or development, up from 628 Fraser K. Mitchell a year earlier, while total capture capacity in the pipeline increased from 416 million tons per annum (Mtpa) to 513 Mtpa (64 Mtpa operational) 30 Classi? eds

By Alisa Reiner 32 Buyer’s Directory 32 Advertisers Index 26 Who Will Design America’s Next Fleet How will America’s ‘maritime moment’ trickle down to naval architects and marine engineers?

By Morgan Fanberg 2 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • October 2026

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