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Opinion: Bridging the maritime skills chasm
Leo Hambro, commercial director of Tidal Transit, explores the growing skills shortage in UK maritime and calls for a stronger focus on developing the next generation of skilled mariners.
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Opinion: Are today’s VTS systems fit for small, complex ports?
Navtech’s Rachael O’Connor believes today’s VTS systems are no longer suitable for smaller, busier ports.
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Chasing net zero: Dutch pilots are seeking answers
As the Port of Rotterdam, in line with the rest of industry, moves towards a ‘net-zero’ operation, the race is on for pilot boats to get on board.
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Lobby group sets out key asks for tidal energy
A lobby group has made five ‘key asks’ to the UK government to support tidal stream energy as it gathers pace around the world.
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WATCH: Tidal turbines on cusp of commercial success
A Welsh tidal energy project couild pave the way for mass commercialisation of a technology that seemed to lose its way shortly after emerging on the market.
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SPOTLIGHT: The world’s largest ROV fleet
Ocean Infinity is creating what will be the world’s largest fleet of remotely operable vessels, including unmanned motherships designed to work in force-multiplier teams.
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Plastic: The poison in our oceans
It’s been a while coming, but there are signs that new regulations may be coming down the line to stop plastic pollution from shipping.
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Industry needs customised solutions for fuels: Caterpillar
Caterpillar’s Marine product manager unveils where the company sees future fuels in maritime, which it says will help convert the engine room to the energy room.
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OPINION: Port operations must be made safer
Continuous vigilance, enforcement and safety cultures are critical to avoid injuries or worse, with internal waters such as ports the scene of more than half of marine incidents last year.
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CTV builder calls time on future fuel ‘greenwashing’
‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ vessels are not the future, says Farra Marine CEO Martin Rice, adding he will embrace future technology ‘when it works’.
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OPINION: How workboats can achieve ‘near zero’ emissions now
While maritime industry headlines have been dominated by cargo owners’ latest orders of alternative-fuelled vessels or the steady adoption of energy efficiency technologies by some bold first movers, the workboat sector has been quietly, yet dramatically, innovating.
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OPINION: How commercial marine could use a studio approach
Some of marine’s greatest challenges could be solved with a studio approach, says Naoki Mizutani, of the Finnish firm NAPA Studios.
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OSV sector picks up pace on digitalization
As OSV markets continue to recover after several challenging years, progress in digitalising the sector will accelerate in 2024, says Damien Bertin, business director of fleet digitalisation and performance firm Opsealog.
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Spotlight: The vital role of radar
Radar has been used in by mariners for more than 80 years, complemented more recently by wider sensor technologies, for an abundance of applications. Rachael O’Connor of Navtech Radar examines its role.
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Joint venture set up to clinch obsolete OSW farm market
A JV has been set up to focus on the offshore wind farm decommissioning market, which will breathe new life into older vessels.
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Fugro insight: Offshore wind in 2024
Offshore wind has faced plenty of ups and downs since it arrived on the scene so rapidly. Brian Bell, global director Offshore Wind at Fugro, gives his thoughts on where it might head in 2024.
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Future fuels: ‘Farcical, hypocritical, unachievable’ - George Tsavliris
’Frivolous programmes’ will not protect the environment, says Greek salvage firm owner George Tsavliris, who says he is not alone in believing the race to future fuels is futile and costly.
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Supply chain and unreliability plague wind farm sector: report
Insiders are beginning to question wind energy targets because of unreliability concerns and supply chain bottlenecks, a recent report has claimed.
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Opinion: How exhaust scrubbers can bridge the fuel gap
In these challenging regulatory times for maritime, Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment director Sigurd Jenssen says exhaust scrubbers are a viable bridge to fill the gap between relying on fossil fuels use and eliminating them.
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Interview: Harland & Wolff CEO John Wood
Harland & Wolff CEO John Wood speaks to Maritime Journal as the shipyard ventures into new business areas.