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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.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has pledged to address the significant problem posed by plastics to the marine environment, with the adoption of an action plan which aims to enhance existing regulations and introduce new supporting measures to reduce marine…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Tuesday, 30 October 2018
Constructing the world’s most advanced polar research ship – the RRS Sir David Attenborough – has helped create a renaissance in the UK’s shipbuilding capacity, according to Antarctic expert Captain Tim Stockings. “This £200 million project is the UK government’s…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Friday, 26 October 2018
New impact assessment report shows massive socio-economic benefits from designating the Mediterranean Sea an Emission Control Area (ECA). France has presented the results of its impact assessment of a possible emission control area (ECA) in the Mediterranean Sea aimed at…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Friday, 26 October 2018
The work to deliver the IMO initial strategy on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ships has moved forward with the approval of a programme of follow-up actions. The International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 73) approved the follow-up…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Friday, 26 October 2018
A Norwegian firm has designed an aquaculture ship which it says will revolutionize the fish farming industry – and be the longest sea-going vessel ever built. The ship called Havfarm(Norwegian for Ocean Farm) is currently under construction in China. At 430…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Friday, 26 October 2018
Total vessel operating costs in the shipping industry are expected to rise by 2.7% in 2018 and by 3.1% in 2019, according to a survey by International accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens. Responses to the firm’s latest annual Future…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Friday, 26 October 2018
A delegation of Arctic Indigenous leaders and marine environmental experts has delivered a petition – signed by 104,000 concerned people from countries across Europe and North America – to cruise giant Carnival Corporation at its UK headquarters, demanding it ceases…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Friday, 26 October 2018
If sea-going vessels were better informed about the availability of berths, and adapted their speed accordingly, substantial savings could be made in terms of fuel and CO2 emissions, according to a study commissioned by the Port of Rotterdam Authority and…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 19 October 2018
The world’s largest LNG bunker supply vessel Kairo has started its voyage from South Korea to its primary area of operation in north-west Europe. The ship, with an LNG capacity of 7,500 m3, will be ready for operations before the end…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Friday, 19 October 2018
A new set of free-of-charge toolkits to assess and address emissions from ships and ports is now available from the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the global regulatory body for shipping. The Ship Emissions Toolkit and Port Emissions Toolkit have been…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Friday, 19 October 2018
Wärtsilä has inaugurated its new hybrid centre, which is designed to enable the further development and deployment of the company’s HY hybrid power module. The facility – located in Trieste, Italy – is the world’s first real-scale hybrid centre comprising…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 19 October 2018
The Trump Administration is hoping to slow the implementation of IMO’s 2020 sulphur cap to avoid a spike in fuel prices in the months leading up to the next presidential election, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. …
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 19 October 2018
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released a study, conducted by the Hamburg School of Business Administration on its behalf, which explores the potential impacts of autonomous vessels on seafarers and the global shipping industry. The report’s findings suggest…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 19 October 2018
Russian natural gas producer Novatek has discovered a major gas field in Ob Bay, off the country’s northwest Siberian coast. The new North-Obskoye field has estimated reserves of more than 320 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas under Russian…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 12 October 2018
Funding body Innovate UK has granted £430,000 to a consortium that aims to design and integrate a hydrogen diesel duel-fuel injection system onboard a commercial ferry in Scotland. Led by Ferguson Marine Engineering, the 12-month HyDIME (Hydrogen Diesel Injection in…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, 11 October 2018
BIMCO has set out to create an internationally-recognized hull underwater cleaning standard along with a number of industry partners. The group is made up of eight different organizations – including paint manufacturers, ship owners and cleaning companies – which will…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, 11 October 2018
Petrochemicals are fast becoming the most significant driver of global oil consumption – ahead of trucks, aviation and shipping – according to a new study from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Petrochemical components are used to make a variety of…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Tuesday, 09 October 2018
BMT has won a contract to provide multiple marine monitoring systems for BP’s new Mad Dog Phase 2semi-submersible floating production facility in the Gulf of Mexico. The Mad Dog Field is one of BP’s largest discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Monday, 08 October 2018
Intelsat has announced that APSATCOM will be the first maritime partner to offer IntelsatOne Flex for Maritime services in China. Under the new, multi-year agreement, Intelsat will provide IntelsatOne Flex for Maritime services, interconnection, and backhaul to APSATCOM’s data centres. …
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Monday, 08 October 2018
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