Glosten

Q&A: Peter Soles on challenges and solutions for U.S. harbor craft

Sponsored Content: Marine Log sits down with Glosten’s Peter Soles on navigating the roadblocks to decarbonization, especially in the U.S. harbor craft industry.

Marine Log (ML): In your recent Op-Ed with Marine Log, you discuss that the push to decarbonize is creating unintended consequences—essentially, creating an environment where operators are more inclined to do nothing than proceed down a risky and uncharted path. What do you see as the main challenges driving this perceived stagnation...

https://www.marinelog.com/views/qas/qa-peter-soles-on-challenges-and-solutions-for-u-s-harbor-craft/

TTB 2025 set to take place in just 2 weeks

Marine Log’s highly anticipated Tugs, Towboats & Barges (TTB) 2025 conference is just two weeks away, scheduled to begin on March 25 in Mobile, Ala., at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza. The event will focus on “Charting a Course for Operational Excellence,” offering industry professionals a deep dive into innovative strategies and best practices designed to optimize operations across the tug, towboat, and barge sectors.

As the maritime industry faces rapid technological advancements and...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ttb-2025-set-to-take-place-in-just-2-weeks/

Op-Ed: Is decarbonization driving unintended consequences?

By Peter Soles, Principal, Business Development at Glosten 

In recent years, the messaging around alternative fuels and zero emission vessels in marine industry magazines, online forums, news websites, and social media has been a steady stream, bordering on a wide-open fire hydrant. As a result, many in the U.S. maritime community—me included—are experiencing what I’ll term “decarb fatigue.” And it’s not just because we’re jaded old-timers. 

Pretend for a moment that you’re new to the industry,...

https://www.marinelog.com/views/op-ed-is-decarbonization-driving-unintended-consequences/

TTB 2025: The tug operators’ roundtable

At Marine Log’s Tugs, Towboats & Barges (TTB) 2025 in Mobile, Ala., the tugboat industry will take center stage as leading professionals gather to tackle the pressing issues shaping today’s tug operations. On March 25-26, the “Tug Operations Panel” will offer an in-depth discussion on the challenges, innovations, and trends that are influencing the future of the sector.

Moderated by Peter S. Soles, Principal of Business Development at Glosten, this session will feature insights from Capt....

https://www.marinelog.com/news/ttb-2025-the-tug-operators-roundtable/

CORE POWER, Glosten introduce floating nuclear power plant to US ports

CORE POWER (US) has partnered with naval architecture and marine engineering firm Glosten to design a floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) aimed at supplying clean energy to ports across the United States.

Developed by CORE POWER, the FNPP is a nearshore infrastructure system featuring a barge-based nuclear power plant, support services, electrical grid integration, and operational teams. Designed for easy transport and rapid deployment, the FNPP is expected to generate approximately 175GWh of...

https://container-news.com/core-power-glosten-introduce-floating-nuclear-power-plant-to-us-ports/

Could floating nuclear power plants power U.S. ports?

Core Power (US) Inc, has enlisted Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Glosten to help its team design a floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) to power ports in the United States.

Created by Core Power, the FNPP concept is a nearshore infrastructure system that includes a barge-based nuclear power plant, barge support services, electrical grid integration, and operational teams. Easy to transport and rapidly deploy, the FNPP will provide an estimated 175 GWh of clean...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/could-floating-nuclear-power-plants-power-u-s-ports/

Glosten promotes Peter Soles to principal

Seattle-headquartered naval architecture and marine engineering firm Glosten has announced the promotion of Peter Soles to principal.

Soles joined the company in 2013 after working in tug and deep-sea ship operations and brings this experience to the development of purpose-designed workboats as well as projects focused on tug and barge operation, marine logistics planning, and navigation and ship handling.

Glosten says that Soles brings a unique and valuable perspective to the firm and that, as a...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/glosten-promotes-peter-soles-to-principal/

Foil Ferry project wins $5.2 million for development

We’ve been following the Washington State Foil Ferry project from some of its earliest days. Now Kitsap Transit, which would operate the all-electric, zero-emission fast ferry, is set to receive $1.2 million for the design of a demonstration vessel and its shoreside charging infrastructure, the Washington State Department of Commerce recently announced.

The grant builds upon a $4 million state Legislature grant that will help pay for the design of the demonstration vessel: a scaled-down version...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/foil-ferry-project-wins-5-2-million-for-development/

KAUST orders Saudi Arabia’s first regional class research vessel

KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) announced that Freire Shipyards, which has over 100 years of shipbuilding experience, will build its new research vessel, R/V Thuwal II, at its yard in Vigo, Spain. Upon its expected completion in 2026, R/V Thuwal II will be the first regional class research vessel for Saudi Arabia and enable complete access to the Red Sea, including coastal waters and the deep sea.  

R/V Thuwal II will be the flagship of the Saudi research vessel fleet...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/kaust-to-build-first-regional-class-research-vessel-in-saudi-arabia/

FERRIES 2024: Leading the charge in electrifying Washington State Ferries

Washington State Ferries (WSF), the largest ferry system in the U.S., is at the forefront of system-wide electrification. This summer, WSF advanced its electrification efforts by inviting shipyards from across the nation to bid on the construction of five new hybrid-electric ferries, each designed to carry 160 vehicles. Notably, the last vessels built out of state for WSF were delivered in 1967.

As WSF’s plans progress, a panel of experts will discuss the project at the 37th Annual Marine Log...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/ferries-2024-leading-the-charge-in-electrifying-washington-state-ferries/

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