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Adobe Stock Leaders in carbon offsets and sequestration say marine-based “blue carbon” projects are the next big idea The concept finally clicked for boat broker Dave Mallach a few months ago, while he was reaching for soap. He’d had a statistic burning a hole in his brain since January 2020, when JetBlue Airways announced that it would become carbon neutral on all domestic flights, offsetting annual emissions of 15 billion to 17 billion pounds of carbon. Back then, he’d thought, If they can do that, the boating industry can do that. A year went by, and Mallach felt guilt and ...

These Washington state educators are nurturing the next generation of American marine industry professionals America’s marine workforce continues to face a skilled labor shortage. The approximately $38 billion marine sector — of which around $7 billion is recreational boating- and fishing-related — relies upon an aging and shrinking labor pool for boatyards and factory floors industrywide. On and along Washingtons Puget Sound waters, education leaders see not crisis but opportunity. Three efforts stand out in particular, in terms of creating a new foundation for future workers. Fireboat...

Emissions Regulations Deferred Author: The International Maritime Organization Tier III rules are set to go into effect in 2024 The Coast Guard says it will not enforce the International Maritime Or­gan­ization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee’s IMO Tier III engine emission regulations for vessels larger than 78 feet, a move it says was due to the lack of technology and delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. A commercial SCR system developed by MAN. Several groups, including the National Marine Manufacturers Association, the European Boating Industry and the International Coun...

Jun 1, 2021 What does it mean to be a leader? Being a leader is having a vision and a purpose that transcends just one person. A vision so inspired that others want to embrace it and adopt a purpose that drives us all toward a collective mission. I see my job as helping our team catch that vision, then inspiring and empowering the team to do what it takes to accomplish it. These are probably not new ideas — you could find some version in any Leadership 101 course. But what I really believe it takes to be a leader is to be so “sold” on the vision that failure is not an option. That’s...