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Nicole Luque speaks to Paddy Parvin FIMarEST about what professional development means to him.

A flooded engine room proved a costly lesson in the need for adequate alarms when a vessel has reduced crew and normal operation stations are unattended

Caroline Rowland, head of ocean, cryosphere and climate, at the UK Met Office explains the causes and effects of these ever-increasing phenomena. 

Our partner charity, the Guild of Benevolence has launched a new initiative offering free and confidential professional counselling sessions for IMarEST members and their families.

The Professional Review Interview may seem daunting, but candidates who reach this stage have already demonstrated their experience. Here’s what to expect – and how to prepare

Funded by the David Henderson Inspiring Journeys Grant, Emaad Khan explored the Aral Sea and found it was more than an isolated disaster

Critical ship documentation is often lost long before a vessel reaches the recycling yard, making safe and efficient dismantling harder than it needs to be. A Demolition Wallet could preserve the information recyclers need to support safer engineering decisions and more responsible end-of-life ship management.

Choosing a maritime fuel involves balancing emissions, cost, compliance, risk and operational considerations. A structured decision-making approach could help owners navigate the options – while pressurised LNG offers an intriguing addition to the fuel mix

The design options of the IMO’s proposed Net-Zero Framework and consequential Net-Zero Fund could be critical to turning early investment in zero- and near-zero-emission fuels into a self-sustaining market. The choice of reward mechanism will need to balance value for money with the certainty needed to unlock investment and encourage early adoption.

New research suggests microplastics may interfere with the growth of microscopic algae involved in the ocean carbon cycle

Extraction industries seeking to reduce their Scope 3 emissions are looking to maritime for help. Could new ethanol-powered Guaibamax vessels play a role?

Aberdeen’s first steam-powered fishing vessel was an unsuccessful experiment. Yet within 15 years, steam had begun to transform the city’s fishing fleet, bringing prosperity to local shipbuilders and changing the way fishermen worked.

Offshore wind, tidal power and wave energy are familiar parts of the renewable-energy landscape. Now a new concept has emerged – autonomous energy-harvesting ships, designed to sail into the open ocean, harvest energy from the wind and return carrying green fuel.

When a crewman was crushed on a ro-ro vessel, it again highlighted lessons are still to be learned

November 2026 sees the return of the IMarEST’s International Naval Engineering Conference and International Ship Control Systems Symposium (INEC/iSCSS). Here’s a taster of what's to come this Autumn...

The Pakistan Joint Branch (PJB), a joint IMarEST/RINA branch, is due to be revived while taking inspiration from the Aberdeen (Scotland) model. We explore how Syed Ahmed (CEng, CMarEng, FIMarEST), together with Jo Lewis of IMarEST, is supporting the revival based on its unique challenges

Triceratops, a platform design to solve issues confronting the ultra-deep water oil and gas industry, also shows promise as a novel solution to help harvest diverse sustainable energy sources offshore.

For Professor Deborah Greaves OBE (FIMarEST), the strength of the IMarEST lies in its breadth. As the Institute’s 123rd President, she wants to build on that multidisciplinary foundation to bring more people together around the marine challenges of the future

The Institute is urging International Maritime Organization (IMO) member states to use its latest analysis as they work towards agreement on a Net-Zero Framework (NZF) for international shipping. 

The Institute has launched an industry consultation on the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2023 GHG Strategy, focusing on the implementation of its short-term measures and the development of proposed mid-term measures. The outcomes of the consultation will help ensure the Institute's contribution to the ongoing negotiations reflects the expertise of its members, as well as the wider marine community.