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October 14, 2025
Columbia River Pilots is an association of independent pilots, a unique organization that uses a network of pilots and independent boats to manage a long stretch of river in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. In addressing the challenges his organization faces, chief among them is the maritime megatrend that sees vessel size outpacing infrastructure along the river, from bridge clearance to dockage; as well as the maritime industry's legislated drive for decarbonization, specifically the role of new maritime fuels and the potential for unintended consequences, including mechanical failure.
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October 7, 2025
The Houston Ship Channel is one of the nation’s busiest and most vibrant shipping lanes, a key corridor for energy and chemicals. Keeping operations running smoothly involves the Houston Pilots, facilitating more than 20,000 vessel assists each year. Clint Winegar, Presiding Officer, Houston Pilots, discusses the organization in the round, explaining how the Houston operation remains one of three in the country that still utilizes station boat. With Maritime Reporter TV he breaks down the idiosyncrasies of the operations, including insights on the boats, the tech and the people that keep one of the world’s busier waterways humming along safely and efficiently.
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October 7, 2025
As the maritime industry faces a historic transformation, automation can only take the industry so far. People have always, and will continue to power the cumulative industry to ensure safe and efficient operations. In this segment of “A Maritime Life”, we visit with Anu Peippo, Offshore Segment Director, Steerprop, a woman who started her career at sea onboard offshore service vessels and tankers, an experience she has parlayed into a vibrant shoreside career, today, as the offshore segment sales lead for Rauma, Finland-based propulsion specialist Steerprop.
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September 30, 2025
From a career in aviation to a career in maritime, Carsten Lund took over recently as the head of SunStone Maritime Group, a ubiquitous brand in the expedition cruise sector that was created and built for more than 35 years by his father Niels-Erik Lund. The gradual transition of leadership has been three years in the making for SunStone, and today Carsten and his brother Christian Lund, COO, sit at the helm. He shares with Maritime Reporter TV his vision for the future of the company, including a status on the new series of Boundless class ships, with the aim of signing a shipbuilding contract by year’s end.
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September 23, 2025
When Heidi Landen Greene, President, C-Job Houston, left ABS to take the top spot at C-Job Houston a year ago, the mission was clear: help grow the office from a sales outpost for the Dutch-headquartered naval architecture and marine engineering firm and offer more engineering support, services and design. With Maritime Reporter TV she discusses the mission, the markets and success to date.
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September 21, 2025
Arguably there is no more important piece of the vessel’s drive train than the propeller. If propeller geometry is out of whack, either from inaccurate design or a strike in the water, the results, if left unchecked, can resonate through and negatively impact the entire propulsion and ship system. Adam Kaplan, CTO, TrueProp Software, discusses how this company, started in 2015, utilizes 3D scanning and proprietary software to help extract time, money and guesswork from the propeller repair operations, helping both the boat yard and the boat owner not only save time and money, but to receive a properly repaired propeller with the digital documentation to back it up.
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September 19, 2025
The path toward funding the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) – and the critical inland infrastructure maintenance and construction of locks and dams that it does – is neither straight nor clear. Jen Armstrong, VP, Government Relations, Waterways Council, visited recently with Maritime Reporter TV to discuss in detail the historical context of how USACE funding has evolved in the past 50 years. A functional and efficient locks and dams system is not simply a matter of catering to inland waterway operators; rather it is a logistics imperative to fuel the U.S. economy as a whole.
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September 16, 2025
David Turner, Project Manager, Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) talks in depth regarding the technical specification on the recently delivered hybrid ferry Harbor Charger; designed by EBDG, built at Conrad Shipyard and delivered to Trust for Governor’s Island.
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September 10, 2025
While political winds in the U.S. have significantly tampered many ‘green’ projects, Curtin Maritime is domiciled in California, which continues to push forward on emission reduction initiatives. To that end, Curtin Maritime inked a contract recently to invest $160m for eight new hybrid-electric tugboats, vessels to be built by Snow & Co. and featuring vertically integrated electric powertrains. Maritime Reporter TV had the opportunity to interview Martin Curtin, CEO, Curtin Maritime & Mitch Lee, co-founder and CEO, Arc, on the eve of the announcement to discuss specifics.
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September 5, 2025
Set to take place next month in Sorrento, Italy, Interferry 2025 is the 49th gathering of ferry leadership from around the world. Decarbonization and greenhouse gas regulation, electrification, safety digitalization … you name the topic, Interferry plans to have industry leadership on hand to address some of the most pressing matters facing ferry operators of every size, shape and locale.
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August 25, 2025
Following a fire onboard the Dutra Group’s trailing suction hopper dredge Stuyvesant in late 2024, the mission was clear: get the dredge fixed and back in service as quickly as possible. Enter Devin Smith, VP of Commercial Programs, and his team at McCullough Engineering (MES), who were able to assemble a team, assess the damage, formulate a plan and work together with BAE Jacksonville and Dutra to put his valuable asset back to work by mid-2025.
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July 29, 2025
As the maritime industry continues its transformation driven by decarbonization mandates, OEMs like Caterpillar are central to paving the path. Will Watson, Marine Product Manager, Caterpillar, discusses with Maritime Reporter TV latest efforts by the company to unlock the potential with hybrid electric and alternative fuel solutions.
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July 29, 2025
As Bob Sinkler, Executive Director, Corn Belt Ports (CBP) likes to say, CBP took what was essentially a ‘black hole’ of transport and logistics in America’s heartland and created a cooperative association of port facilities throughout the region that work collaboratively to raise the profile and logistics of agriculture products that are synonymous with the national economy. With more than $100m in freight shipments annually and growing 5% annually, Sinkler and Anshu Singh discuss with Maritime Reporter TV some of the infrastructure projects that will help Corn Belt Ports operate even more efficiently.
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July 29, 2025
When Morten Vestergaard decided to leave Wärtsilä and start his own propulsion services company in 2001, little did he know that more than two decades later his VMS Group would mushroom into a leading maritime propulsion powerhouse with more than 400 employees and operations globally. Maritime Reporter TV recently spoke to Kris Larsen, Executive Vice President, VMS, for insights on the company’s colorful past, and its maintaining its core principle and mantra: “We are only as good as our last job!”
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July 17, 2025
Eddie Brown, Director of Marine Products, Cummins, discusses with Maritime Reporter TV this marine power player’s latest advances in both emission reduction and fuel efficiency, with insights on the current role of drop-in fuels such as renewable diesel and bio fuels, as well as the ongoing fuel transition and the emergence of hybrid battery solutions, as well as Cummins recent work to deliver a methanol ready engine.
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July 17, 2025
Efficiency onboard has increasingly been distilled down to “data” and “digitalization”. But the onboard operations to get a ship safely, efficiently and with minimal fuel burn from point A to point B is a complex matter that entails the gathering, processing of information and the delivery of actionable intelligence. StormGeo’s CCO Espen Martinsen discusses with Maritime Reporter TV the value proposition behind the company’s development and delivery of Voyage Intelligence.
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July 17, 2025
Electric solutions are pervasive in maritime, and Volvo Penta now offers its IPS drive with an electric option. Jan-Willem Vissers, VP Marine Sales, Volvo Penta discusses the technical parameters of the new drive from Oslo at NorShipping 2025.
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July 8, 2025
Shipyard estimation is part art, part science, and all too important to any ship repair yard’s profitability. In our latest segment with Detyens Shipyards, Maritime Reporter TV visits with Ashley Cordiale, Estimator, for insights on how this SUNY Maritime graduates experience sailing with Military Sealift Command melds with her shoreside role in accurately, effectively bidding repair jobs for this iconic Charleston, SC shipyard. Cordiale discusses her past; the cumulative experience of the team around her, and the keys to effectively bidding ship repair jobs.
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July 6, 2025
The uptake of artificial intelligence in the maritime sector is as diverse as the industry itself. While AI and all that it entails is not entirely new, the ultimate use of AI tools – and the potential efficiency benefits that follow – is largely company, fleet and vessel specific. Terje Kristiansen, CEO, Shipnet, met with Maritime Reporter TV recently in Oslo to discuss the basics: getting started, practical advice on areas to leverage the tech, and the path forward for AI and maritime.
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Borrowing its experience in the offshore oil and gas business, MacGregor in 2018 launched an innovative gangway solution for the Offshore Wind industry. The gangways employ some critical technical features – permanent magnet motors and redundancy levels that exceed class requirements – that provide maritime operators maximum safety, efficiency & reliability. Bjørnar Berge, MacGregor, discusses with Maritime Reporter TV the value proposition of its gangway system in regards to how it extends the weather window, and revenue generation opportunities, for vessel owners and operators, as proven by operations in the Dogger Bank offshore wind field.
