Kunkel, Robert

Kunkel, Robert

Robert Kunkel, President of Alternative Marine Technologies, is currently serving as the technical advisor to Coastal Connect, a U.S. company actively developing LNG propulsion as a maritime component of short sea shipping He is a past Vice President of the Connecticut Maritime Association, Past Chairman of the Federal Short Sea Shipping Cooperative Program and a member of the ABS Special Committee on Ship Operations.

Domestic Shipbuilding Creates US Port Efficiency and Growth

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On October 28, 2025 U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries, convened the Senate hearing “Sea Change: Reviving Commercial Shipbuilding”…

Nobody Rides for Free …

Sep 23, 2014

Emissions-compliant fuel and strategies: the decision may ultimately be out of your hands.The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emission regulations requiring a reduction in sulfur within the…

Decisions at the Pump - Regular, Super or Sustainability

Jun 25, 2014

Sitting in our Mercedes Benz at a major truck stop, I pressed up against the window of the passenger seat to watch my wife fill the tank at the gas pump. I am not allowed to drive her car, much less anything else having to do with its operation…

Green with Envy: the “ECO” Ship is Calling

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When Energy flows to MoneyThere is no argument: International maritime transport is the most energy efficient mode of mass transportation available today. The entire world fleet contributes less than 2.7% to global CO2 emissions according…

Alternative Fuel: Defrosting LNG

Jun 13, 2011

As Cargo, Fuel or both; LNG is emerging as the clear and clean way forward for the maritime industry. •    In the Beginning    The use of LNG as a marine fuel is not new. Vessels trading cryogenic LNG have burned boil-off natural gas in…

LNG Gains Traction as Alternative Fuel

Jun 09, 2011

As Cargo, Fuel or both; LNG is emerging as the clear and clean way forward for the maritime industry. •    In the Beginning        The use of LNG as a marine fuel is not new. Vessels trading cryogenic LNG have burned boil-off natural…

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