Opinion
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NewsCore values: How automation is crucial to seabed sampling
For geotechnical exploration vessels, retrofitting automation solutions one at a time can help companies enhance safety and stay competitive, says Laurie Thornton, director of specialist offshore engineering firm MintMech.
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NewsMaritime Law Focus: Shareholders’ agreements
Marine legal experts Jennie Harris and Lucy Goff’s latest column explores the benefits of shareholders’ agreements.
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NewsElectric drives could transform small craft inshore work
Electric propulsion, particularly for small commercial craft working in harbour settings, is still a big growth area. Jake Frith took a RIB with a 40kW motor for a spin at Ocean Business, and amid the quietness of the electric propulsion, had a good chat with RAD Propulsion’s Dan Hook.
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NewsSmart FEC: the backbone that keeps vital data flowing
Forward error correction (FEC) has become a trusted delivery vessel for critical data and video at sea. KenCast CEO Dr Henrik Axelsson explains how this unsung hero keeps, vessels moving, the seabed mapped and collisions at bay.
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NewsNew report highlights USV industry challenges
A report that looks specifically at Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) will paint a bleak picture of the industry and why it is not developing as expected.
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NewsInterview: Call for action in Spain’s offshore wind sector
It’s time for Spain to get afloat, says Juan de Dios Lopez, Technical and Industrial director with the Wind Energy Business Association (Asociación Empresarial Eólica - AEE).
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NewsEC must implement fairer rules to halt Chinese ‘disgrace’
Panellists and delegates have accused the EC of ignoring inferior practices in non-European countries that make competition in the sector unfair and a threat to survival.
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NewsIberdrola chief calls offshore wind ‘revolution of 21st century’
Offshore wind will ‘lead Europe to energy transition’, according to energy giant Iberdrola’s chief of renewables, despite hurdles that had been put up by Covid and Russia invading Ukraine
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NewsBattery-powered vessels' crucial role in decarbonisation
Intelatus Global Partners says battery technology is playing a crucial role in maritime decarbonisation
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NewsMaritime Law Focus: Protecting your IP
Protecting Intellectual Property (IP) is key for businesses in commercial marine, particularly in light of increased partnership working and the rapid development of technology.
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NewsEU must re-industrialise to keep wind afloat
Europe must re-industrialise to stay afloat in pushing wind objectives and maintaining competitiveness, a WindEurope webinar was told by Director of Advocacy and Messaging Viktoriya Kerelska.
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NewsSubsea cables: A growing backbone in need of strengthening
In an era of rapid offshore wind expansion, increasing global connectivity and a spate of recent sabotage incidents, the reliability of subsea cables is under scrutiny. The Global Underwater Hub is determined to strengthen them.
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NewsMaritime Law Focus: Legal landmarks
The risks to marine businesses from legal and compliance oversights are significant. Over the next few weeks, lawyers from Ocean Legal will share insight on the top issues facing the maritime industry.
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NewsOPINION: The financial case for electrifying
The industry tasked with driving the clean energy transition continues to rely on one of the dirtiest fossil fuels available – but it doesn’t have to be this way, says Paul Cairns, CEO of Charge Offshore.
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NewsEmissions will rise as hunt for new fuels heats up - opinion
As the race for alternative fuels heats up, one fleet optimisation company is warning it could compound the very problem it’s trying to solve.
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NewsOPINION: How CBAM could knock the wind out of our sails
How the looming EU’s Carbon Borders Adjustment Mechanism could be a crippling act of self-harm to its own industries – and how a post-Brexit UK has needlessly joined in.
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NewsOPINION: Offshore expansion prompts maintenance challenges
The UK, Spain, Norway, Denmark and Poland are leading the way in offshore wind installations – with accompanying maintenance hurdles to get over, says Vestdavit managing director Rolf Andreas Wigand.
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NewsOpinion: 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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NewsAI is key for deck machinery in tugs: Opinion
As AI increases in popularity and roll-out, it is being integrated in all parts of the maritime world – with deck machinery no exception.
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NewsOPINION: 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.
