Battery-electric propulsion: Pros talk pros and cons

Battery-electric propulsion: Pros talk pros and cons

Modern mariners now know that electrical propulsion-based storage batteries, or in some cases, fuel cells, is growing rapidly. There are plenty of similarities between these emerging technologies and combustion-based systems that have ruled the waves for nearly two centuries. But unsurprisingly, there are many differences ­— and those differences come with challenges. From the vantage point of Corvus Energy senior…
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An oath to the supreme law of our nation

The U.S. Maritime Service (USMS) oath of office: “Having been appointed in the United States Maritime Service, I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will take this obligation freely, without…
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