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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 hospital ship charity Mercy Ships has signed an agreement with the Republic of Liberia to deliver free health care to its citizens during 2019. The charity’s vessel Africa Mercywill dock in the countries capital Monrovia for 10 months, providing –…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Thursday, 13 December 2018
A ship's cook was crushed to death when a hatch cover fell on top of him, an investigation by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has found. Able seafarer Alfred Ismaili, 36, an Albanian national, died aboard the SMN Explorerat King's…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Thursday, 13 December 2018
Canadian company Husky Energy has apologized for Newfoundland's largest-ever oil spill last month, which saw 250,000 litres leak into the ocean. The huge spill of oil, water and gas happened while Husky Energy's SeaRoseplatform was preparing to restart production during a…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Wednesday, 12 December 2018
The captain at the helm of a Red Funnel car ferry that crashed in thick fog thought the vessel was facing in the opposite direction, according to a report in the Southern Daily Echo. Following the incident on October 21, when…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
A rescue diver from China who made a series of underwater dives to rescue three people from a sunken cargo ship has received the 2018 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea at this year’s IMO Awards ceremony. Zhong Haifeng,…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Monday, 10 December 2018
The world’s largest container shipping business A.P. Moller-Maersk has set itself the goal of reaching "carbon neutrality" by 2050. The Denmark-based company says that its relative carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions has already been cut by 46 per cent against a…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Thursday, 06 December 2018
Companies with an interest in developing innovative subsea technologies are being invited to take part in a three-year initiative which forges R&D partnerships between Scotland and Japan. Industry body Subsea UK and NSRI, in partnership with Scottish Enterprise, has announced…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Thursday, 06 December 2018
Autonomous and remote-controlled ships are being trialled, but seafarers remain indispensable to safe shipping – these were key takeaways from a special meeting of IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee, which is celebrating its 100th session. IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim outlined the…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Thursday, 06 December 2018
The marine conservation organisation Sea Shepherd has announced that its flagship vessel – the Steve Irwin– is to be recycled. The vessel conducted nine Antarctic whale defence campaigns in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary – helping to save more than 6,000…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Thursday, 06 December 2018
A Filipino seafarer is recovering in hospital after fracturing his spine falling from a ladder on 14 November. Adriano Gicos, 55, was descending into the ship’s hold when he slipped and fell four metres, while travelling from Singapore to Brazil. Colleagues who witnessed…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Tuesday, 04 December 2018
The ice-class passenger ferry Suomenlinna IIhas been successfully remotely piloted through a test area in Helsinki harbour. The trial was a collaboration between ABB and Helsinki City Transport and is the first exercise of its kind to use an existing passenger…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Tuesday, 04 December 2018
Technology group Wärtsilä has launched a new product that it says it hopes will never see the light of day – a lifeboat for buildings. The lifeboats have been designed to be used in urban areas in case of severe…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Tuesday, 04 December 2018
Underwater drones normally used for hull and offshore inspections have been brought in to help the salvage operation of the wrecked Norwegian frigate KNM Helge Ingstad, which capsized earlier this month. The Blueye Pioneer drones are usually used by yards to perform hull…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Friday, 30 November 2018
Rolls-Royce has received an approval in principle (AIP) from the US classification society ABS for its new hybrid propulsion system for tractor tugs. The AIP was granted following an evaluation of the world’s first hybrid tug – designed by Jensen…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Friday, 30 November 2018
Technology group Wärtsilä has successfully completed an automated dock-to-dock journey using an 85m ferry. Monitored by the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA), the system was tested on Folgefonn to assess the company’s latest dock-to-dock capability – with the autonomous operation utilised…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Friday, 30 November 2018
An American cruise ship captain has been fined €100,000 by a court in Marseille for deliberately flouting EU air pollution limits. The prosecution began after a spot check on the Azura in March found that it was burning unauthorised bunker fuel which…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Wednesday, 28 November 2018
Groupe Renault has announced that it is to start working with Neoline – a Nantes-based designer and operator of cargo sailing ships – to create a “new maritime transport solution” which, it hopes, will help reduce the carbon footprint of…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Wednesday, 28 November 2018
Environmental group Greenpeace has issued a statement saying it was mistaken in allowing its former flagship, Rainbow Warrior II, to be recycled on a beach in Chittagong in Bangladesh. “We have made a mistake – one that we have tried…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Friday, 23 November 2018
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has officially handed over marine geospatial data to the Guyanese Government after a campaign of hydrographic surveying. Delegates from UKHO presented the data to government officials at a special event to celebrate the completion of…
Written by
Dennis O'Neill
Thursday, 22 November 2018
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