Features & Videos
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NewsINTERVIEW: 28 days at sea – life on and off the bridge
It took a chance meeting in a barber’s shop before it occurred to George Kinnaird, from the landlocked north English town of Huddersfield, that he could have a career at sea. He talks to Maritime Journal about his voyage, and his new-found love for the sea.
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NewsUS pays TotalEnergies $1 billion to dump offshore wind
TotalEnergies has accepted $1 billion to abandon offshore wind leases in the US and re-focus on oil and gas, a US government announcement has confirmed.
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NewsEU Ports Strategy does not go far enough: WindEurope
As Brussels lays out an ambitious vision for ports as Europe’s energy hubs, the wind industry is warning that without dedicated public finance, the infrastructure bottlenecks threatening the offshore wind build-out will not be solved.
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NewsA ground-breaking spin on simulation: BMT opens ‘world-first’ DISC
BMT has officially opened a 360 degree immersive maritime testing hub, with wall-to-wall LED screens that use live AIS feed to depict real-world port scenarios.
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NewsSpecial report: Transforming America’s Arctic ports
For nearly two decades, the idea of an American deep-water Arctic port has been on paper only, passed around in congressional hearings, quietly shelved by budget realities and periodically revived as alarm about Russian and Chinese activity in the Arctic grew louder.
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NewsOcean Infinity: To boldly go where no man will go again
It’s a very bold ambition: to change the entire mindset of the offshore survey sector so that in the future, vessels will be entirely unmanned.
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NewsHow a fatal allision exposed unseen risks of complex docking
Inadequate tug power, poor communication, lack of joint risk assessment and a failure to coordinate simultaneous operations led to the death of a welder in Rotterdam’s Botlek harbour, a report has found.
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NewsFloating wind’s eye-watering costs laid bare at Oceanology
The eye-watering cost of floating offshore wind was laid bare at Oceanology International last week, with scientists admitting it was at least six times more expensive than conventional fixed-bottom turbines.
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NewsTrust gap threatens rapid rise of uncrewed vessels, industry warns
Industry leaders have warned that the rapid expansion of uncrewed and autonomous vessel operations risks outpacing standards and operational controls, potentially undermining trust in the technology unless clearer guidance and more robust systems are developed.
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NewsSubsea launches galore at Oceanology International
With Oceanology International awash with launches this year, it would be impossible to list all of them. Here is a sample of some of them.
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NewsUK prepares to launch £5 billion flood defence programme
A £5 billion (€5.8 billion) programme of flood defence, infrastructure and asset management works is to be launched across England by the UK Environment Agency over the next decade.
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NewsOPINION: lithium battery-powered devices can cause devastating marine fires
The quiet danger all around us: Mike Schwarz, CEO of the International Institute of Marine Surveying, shares some essential guidance about lithium-ion batteries and what to watch out for on vessels in the wake of the devastating fire at Glasgow Central Station, which is believed to have started in an adjacent vape shop.
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News - VideosSEA TRIAL: Thai royal police boat hits water after YouTube discovery
A small English boatyard has been hired to build police boats to protect the Thai Royal family after a video of its vessels was seen on YouTube.
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NewsANALYSIS: How simple operations can be fatal
With nine fatal incidents involving conventional tugs since 1998, an Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) safety bulletin on the 2023 Biter loss has put the dangers of tugs girting and capsizing under the spotlight again. Peter Barker analyses what can go terribly wrong on seemingly simple operations.
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NewsUlstein's jack of all trades reveals growing vessel trend
The design for one new offshore wind installation vessel unveiled by Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein will be welcome in an industry chronically short of such vessels.
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NewsFEATURE: Inside Bilbao’s electric port transition
Ivan Jimenez, CEO of the Port of Bilbao, talks to Maritime Journal about electrification, e-fuels and the digital transformation reshaping one of Europe’s most strategically vital Atlantic ports.
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NewsSSEN pledges €1 billion to plug in remote Scottish islands
A £950 million (€1 billion) framework to connect remote Scottish islands with new or repaired subsea cabling has been announced by SSEN Distribution.
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NewsAhead of the spark: Fire safety for workboats and offshore fleets
Fire risk during maintenance and refit is under renewed scrutiny across the maritime sector, writes Morgan Davis, Business Development manager at Ramtech North America, exclusively for Maritime Journal.
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NewsFEATURE: Inside the design of next-generation electric tugs
With developments in battery technologies, energy management systems and power electronics, could the electric tug segment see a design evolution and operational shift?
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NewsWATCH: Mooring incidents – familiarity can breed contempt
IMCA issues a marine safety warning after a mooring incident very nearly caused serious injury during tanker operations
