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Maritime healthcare provider VIKAND has cited disturbing statistics from Gard's 2025 Crew Claims Report to raise awareness of the importance of safeguarding seafarer mental health. The Gard stats - based on 2024 claims data and feedback from more than 6,000 seafarers...
Dutch maritime decking specialist Bolidt recently completed its largest ever retrofit project, installing around 18,000m2 of decking on the Royal Caribbean International (RCI) cruise vessel Allure of the Seas. The sheer scale of the project presented a number of...
The UK is poised to lead in uncrewed surface vessel (USV) development, backed by strong technical expertise and government initiatives like the Ministry of Defence’s NavyX programme. However, regulatory hurdles are stifling progress, says Matthew Ratsey, MD of...
At the Battle of Trafalgar, nearly a quarter of Nelson’s fleet, bearing nearly a third of the fleet’s guns, was designed by Sir Thomas Slade (1703/4-1771), who is buried in Ipswich, Suffolk, writes Peter Turner. Thomas Slade was born into a well-established family of...
