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Ben Hayden

Senior Associate Editor

Ben Hayden is a Maine resident who grew up in the shipyards of northern Massachusetts. He can be reached at (207) 842-5430 and [email protected].

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Inmarsat photo

Inmarsat’s I-6 satellite built to enhance offshore communications

Platform supply vessel (PSV). Lenn Soderlund Image

Maritime Industry Interview: Aloft Systems

President Biden addressed 400 people at Cummins' plant in Fridley, Minn., earlier this month. Cummins' photo.

President Biden visits Cummins plant to promote clean energy

A U.S.-flag flies off the back of a boat near one of the five turbines from the first U.S. offshore wind farm, the 30-MW Block Island, R.I., project. Val Stori, Clean Energy Group image.

Maritime innovations: Offshore wind

Ukrainian military aboard the SeaArk Dauntless 34 patrol boat on the Dnipro River. Военный Осведомитель photo

Video of Navy pilot boat in Dnipro River, Ukraine

Figure 1: C-Job’s Optimization Toolbox. Image courtesy of C-Job Naval Architects

New ship design tool cuts lead time in half

HarperCollins Publishers image

Maritime industry interview: Michael Fabey discusses his new book, Heavy Metal

Photo credit: porthouston.com

AAPA launches program to maximize green energy investments