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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.
Shipping losses have declined by 38 per cent over the last decade, according to insurer Allianz’s Safety & Shipping Review 2018, which analyzes reported vessel losses over 100 gross tonnes. There were 94 total losses reported around the shipping world…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 20 July 2018
A research team led by the Australian National University (ANU) has discovered the first definitive proof that Antarctica is not isolated from the rest of the Earth, after uncovering a raft of foreign kelp that drifted some 20,000 km before…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Wednesday, 18 July 2018
MAN Energy Solutions has won an order to provide propulsion systems for two 2,525 TEU new-build container ships that will join the fleet of Pasha Hawaii, a firm that provides shipping services between Hawaii and the US mainland. Each system…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 13 July 2018
An unnamed major European container shipping firm has ordered €170m of Wärtsilä’s hybrid exhaust gas cleaning equipment and retrofit services to its vessels, according to a statement from the marine engineering group. Wärtsilä will deliver 50 MW, 60 MW and…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 13 July 2018
The newly-built hull of the UK’s polar research ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, will be launched on Saturday 14 July at Cammell Laird’s shipyard on the River Mersey. The commissioning of the vessel comes as part of a government…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 13 July 2018
An international research team has devised a set of comprehensive criteria to help the International Seabed Authority (ISA) protect local wildlife from the threat of seabed mining. The ISA was established in 1982 under the UN Convention on the Law…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 13 July 2018
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has launched a publication to endorse IMO’s recently-adopted greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target of 50 per cent by 2050. The report – “Reducing CO2 Emissions to Zero” – explains what the goal could…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 06 July 2018
Forty major shipping companies – including Carnival UK, DP World and the Port of London Authority – have signed a charter aimed at supporting gender diversity and inclusion in the UK’s maritime sector. According to trade body Maritime UK, ships…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 06 July 2018
Rolls-Royce has signed an agreement to sell its lossmaking Commercial Marine business to Norway’s Kongsberg for £500m ($662m). The sale includes propulsion, deck machinery, automation and control, ship design capability, and a service network that spans more than 30 countries.…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 06 July 2018
The UN’s Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) has partnered with an international consortium led by Energy & Environmental Research Associates (EERA) to examine the possibility of turning the Mediterranean into an Emission Control Area…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, 05 July 2018
Narwhals, whales and walruses are vulnerable to disturbance as melting sea ice opens up new routes for commercial ships in the Arctic, according to a new study. Scientists from the University of Washington (UW) and the University of Alaska Fairbanks…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Tuesday, 03 July 2018
MAN Diesel & Turbo has changed its name to MAN Energy Solutions as it aims to make sustainable technologies the core of its business by 2030. The company is also in the process of expanding its product range to include…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
New statistics from The Swedish Club have shown that vessels propelled by medium/high speed engines have a claims frequency 2.5 times higher than slow speed engines, with an average claims cost of almost US$650,000. The insurer’s investigation showed that bulkers…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
The introduction of comprehensive liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure in Europe would deliver a maximum six per cent reduction in ship greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 when compared to replaced diesel, according to a new report. The study — conducted…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Tuesday, 26 June 2018
On Saturday 23 June, the product tanker Bow Jubail struck a jetty in the Port of Rotterdam and ruptured its hull, releasing around 220 tonnes of heavy fuel oil into the water. While there were no injuries in the incident,…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Tuesday, 26 June 2018
Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine (GGZEM) — a California-based company that specializes in the creation of zero-emission maritime technologies — has been awarded a $3m grant by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to build the first hydrogen fuel cell…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Monday, 25 June 2018
Marlink has boosted satellite capacity in the Indian Ocean and around the Falkland Islands as it strives to deliver reliable, high-bandwidth VSAT services to commercial fishing vessels. The additional capacity has already facilitated greater access to the internet and voice…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 22 June 2018
Finnish engineering company Aker Arctic has successfully tested an autonomous ship model in its ice model test laboratory in Helsinki. In the demonstration, the model vessel was capable of detecting obstacles in the tank using its onboard sensors and manoeuvring…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 22 June 2018
Scottish shipyard Ferguson Marine has successfully led a European consortium —known as HySeas III — in a bid for EU funding to develop the world’s first hydrogen-fuelled commercial ROPAX ferry. The vessel’s fuel will be produced entirely from renewable energy…
Written by
Jennifer Johnson
Friday, 22 June 2018
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