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The Marine Professional is the IMarEST’s membership magazine and is available in print and online.
With a strong news analysis focus, each issue looks at the trends emerging within the marine sector and aims to enhance understanding of the complex technical intersections between the maritime, offshore and science agendas.
On Monday, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) banned the Liberian-flagged container ship MSC Kia Ora from entering the country’s ports after its operator failed to maintain critical equipment and pay the vessel’s crew. An inspection conducted by AMSA at…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Swedish state-owned energy firm Vattenfall has been awarded the permit to build the twin Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farms, located 22km off the coast of the Netherlands. Upon completion in 2022, the two 350 MW wind farms will be…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 23 March 2018
European efforts to minimize the shipping industry’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are being led by Germany, Belgium and France, according to a ranking compiled by sustainable transport NGO Transport & Environment (T&E). The top three — followed by the Netherlands,…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 23 March 2018
An area of concentrated plastic pollution known as the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” (GPGP) contains up to sixteen times more debris than previously thought, according to research published this week in the journal Scientific Reports. The conclusion comes after a…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, 22 March 2018
Lloyd’s Register Foundation has partnered with digital solutions provider Blockchain Labs for Open Collaboration (BLOC) to establish Maritime Blockchain Labs (MBL). BLOC is an organisation established to drive and deliver thought leadership, stakeholder capacity building, rapid demonstrator prototyping, and open,…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, 22 March 2018
New partners — including Hyundai Heavy Industries, Kongsberg Digital and Vard — have joined the Open Simulation Platform (OSP) initiative. The project was created in July last year by founding partners Rolls-Royce Marine, The Norwegian University of Technology Science (NTNU),…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, 22 March 2018
Wärtsilä has acquired marine navigation solutions provider Transas in a move it says will speed it along the path to developing its “Smart Marine Ecosystem”. UK-based Transas produces market-leading complete bridge systems, digital products and electronic charts. The company —…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Monday, 19 March 2018
DNV GL has launched a joint development project (JDP) with the aim of advancing understandings of the applications of lithium-ion batteries in the shipping industry and boosting their commercial adoption. The JDP brings together 13 stakeholders from across the entire…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 16 March 2018
Ending the practice of overfishing will halt the population declines of endangered bycatch species in roughly half of cases, according to research published in the journal Science. According to the study — led by scientists at the University of California,…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 16 March 2018
Bureau Veritas has issued a new series of classification notations, guidelines and services to enable ship owners to comply with regulatory requirements while safeguarding their assets in the event of a cyber attack or IT malfunction. The first, SW-Registry, focuses…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 16 March 2018
The Rotterdam District Court has found Dutch shipping line Seatrade, along with two of its directors, guilty of illegally exporting vessels for scrapping on the beaches of South Asia. The case marks the first time a European shipping firm has…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 16 March 2018
ABB has won an order for a comprehensive scope of power, automation, propulsion and digital solutions for Lindblad Expeditions Holdings’ newest polar exploration vessel. The ship, which will take passengers on cruises in remote areas, has been designed by Ulstein…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Wednesday, 14 March 2018
The German ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven have signed up to the Arctic Commitment, a global campaign to ban the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in Arctic shipping. Around 75% of marine fuel currently carried in the Arctic is…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 09 March 2018
Maritime consultancy 20|20 Marine Energy and BunkerMetric have signed a memorandum of understanding for the joint launch of a predictive analysis tool that will help ship owners, operators and fuel buyers to understand the implications of the 0.5% fuel sulphur…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 09 March 2018
Netherlands-based naval architecture firm Offshore Ship Designers (OSD) has unveiled a series of ice class vessel designs, which are intended to serve in the development of new Arctic ports, terminals and offshore structures. Vessels of this type must be equipped…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, 08 March 2018
Scientists have turned to an extreme period in the planet’s geological history to understand how the oceans are likely to be impacted by rising atmospheric CO2 emissions. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, 08 March 2018
European ferry operator Stena Line has signed a contract with Sweden’s Callenberg Technology Group to install batteries with a capacity of 1MWh on the RoPax ferry Stena Jutlandica. The vessel — which presently operates between Gothenburg, Sweden and Frederikshavn, Denmark…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Monday, 05 March 2018
New IMO requirements for ships to collect data on their fuel oil consumption entered into force on 1 March, marking the agency’s latest effort at enhancing the energy efficiency of international shipping. Under the Regulation 22A, ships of 5,000 gross…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Monday, 05 March 2018
GE has revealed plans to build the world’s largest and most powerful offshore wind turbine: the 12MW Haliade-X. The turbine — which will be 260m tall and feature a 220m rotor — will produce 45% more energy than any other…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Saturday, 03 March 2018
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