2021 Articles

• • Fuel, Propulsion, Emissions & the Decision to Scrap or Refit page: 24
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on January 2021

  When the maritime history books are written, 2020 will be viewed as a year of pivots, re-invention and new paradigms. By February 2020, concerns about marine fuel’s sulfur content quickly shifted to near-term disruptions induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. By mid-year, with demand recovering, the conv

• • Energy Storage Systems Continue to Expand in North American Maritime Markets page: 38
  pablished in:
  Marine News
  on January 2021

  North America is increasingly adopting energy storage systems (ESS) to use in combination with combustion engines or as the sole energy carrier in fully electric-powered systems.We clearly see a transition from ‘consideration’ to ‘execution’ of hybrid and all-electric maritim

• • Bigger, Stronger: The U.S. Dredging Fleet is Growing page: 36
  pablished in:
  Marine News
  on January 2021

  The U.S. dredging fleet is growing. Presently on order and under construction is a raft of in-demand equipment that will help to keep America’s ports and waterways open, safeguard coastal communities and maintain the vital flow of maritime commerce to, from and through the U.S.In August, Easte

• • Seaspan Cavalier Repower: Long Life, Big Hours page: 41
  pablished in:
  Marine News
  on January 2021

  “We got 59,115 hours on those engines, without ever removing a head,” says Seaspan International’s Port Engineer Kevin Tweedy, “And they were still running. So, at 5,000 to 5,500 hours per year, we could easily have done 60,000 hours.”But the company schedule worked to

• • Passenger Vessels Steering a Course Through Testing Waters page: 18
  pablished in:
  Marine News
  on January 2021

  The head of global trade association Interferry reflects on the unprecedented challenges of 2020 and those ahead—but makes a case for cautious optimism.What a difference a year makes…In this column last January, I was hailing the worldwide ferry industry’s exceptional growth in 20

• • WRDA 2020 Winds its Way to Passage page: 16
  pablished in:
  Marine News
  on January 2021

  In early October, Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) reported in its newsletter Capitol Currents that the future of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 hung in the balance, with many unknowns for its chances of being signed into law during the Lame Duck session of Congress that just conclu

• • Designing Boats: Robert Allan Ltd. Surpases 90 Years (& Counting) page: 14
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on January 2021

  Robert Allan founded Robert Allan Ltd. in 1930 when Allan commenced private practice as a consulting Naval Architect after serving as Technical Manager of a local major shipyard. In the 90 years that have passed, the organization has evolved from a one-man shop to a global powerhouse in the business