Learning from this tragedy could prove an invaluable lesson in risk mitigation with complex maritime operations, writes John Butler In the early morning of 26th March the container ship Dali struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore forcing its dramatic collapse which was captured and circulated on television and social media across the world. […]
By Mark Barton, RINA historian In the maritime industry, we’re used to large elements of infrastructure being constructed to support dockyards, and regular disruptions to the global supply chain regularly highlight the importance of assuring that infrastructure remains resilient. 2023 marked the bicentenary of a project that was designed to do both of those but […]
September saw the return of the London International Shipping Week (LISW). Now in its tenth year of operation, LISW appears to be maturing into a key waypoint in the global maritime calendar, as was evidenced by this year’s breadth of events, calibre of speakers and record-breaking attendance. With more than 350 events taking place across […]
By Malcolm Latarche, correspondent Future fuels were a topic for much discussion throughout September with both DNV and Lloyd’s Register publishing studies on the subject, Maersk naming the world’s first methanol-fuelled container ship and entering into partnership with Equinor to secure a supply of green methanol and it also being a theme of the London […]
Mario Biferali, PhD naval architect & yacht designer, Genoa University As technology constantly evolves and offers increasingly daring solutions that solve design problems linked to size, it should not come as a surprise that we are now seeing ever-larger “out of scale” private vessels occupying entire bays and ports which alter the perception of the […]
Both innovation and caution are key to overcoming the hazards of ammonia and enabling its use as a marine fuel, according to South Korean classification society KR As the maritime industry pivots toward more environmentally friendly solutions, ammonia has emerged as a promising alternative fuel under the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) […]
Amy Parkes, University of Southampton and Arcsilea Ltd, and Przemyslaw Grudniewski, Theyr Ltd Climate change is the challenge for our generation. Across all our transport sectors we are trying to understand how we can make immediate emissions reductions while generating affordable and effective long-term strategies. For its part, shipping has been pursuing energy efficiency with […]
Donald MacPherson, technical director, HydroComp, Inc. The increased use of CFD for hydrodynamic analysis over the last decade has been remarkable, with tools becoming more commercially attainable and accessible. Designers are now looking to CFD for confirmation, optimisation and better understanding of the hydrodynamic aspects of their designs. While CFD is now expanding insights to […]
Ludmila Seppälä, business development director, Marine Industry, Cadmatic Interoperability is a key concept frequently mentioned in discussions concerning data exchange and CAD/CAM data formats within shipbuilding. The necessity for data exchange is abundantly clear in shipbuilding projects, given their intricate and protracted nature, requiring the involvement of numerous specialised software systems at various project stages. […]
The energy transition is without doubt one of the most complex issues of our time. An accelerated growth of renewable energy is needed to meet the challenge and floating offshore wind promises to play a significant role in the required move towards clean energy. Approximately 80% of the ocean’s wind resource potential is found in […]
By Malcolm Latarche, correspondent Shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) had been a topic of conversation for several months in the run up to MEPC 80 in July with many predicting that the economic climate and lack of suitable alternative fuels could see ambitions watered down. Depending upon your viewpoint that was either what happened, or […]
By Philippe Holthof, Correspondent True to its name, the Guangzhou Shipyard International-built P&O Pioneer introduces many firsts on the English Channel. Besides being the first double-ended ferry on the Dover-Calais route, P&O Ferries’ new flagship also pioneers the hybrid element. This, together with the double-ender design and a long list of energy-saving technologies, guarantees a […]