Research & Education

Dutch look to a floating future

Dutch look to a floating future

Netherlands project integrates technology, governance and ecology for new perspectives on climate-proof, large-scale floating structures The UN estimates that two out of every five people in the world live within 100km of the coast, and that 90% of megacities worldwide are vulnerable to rising sea levels due to climate change. With nowhere to expand, rapid […]

Research ship enables Royal Navy to test cutting-edge navigation system and new radars

Research ship enables Royal Navy to test cutting-edge navigation system and new radars

The Royal Navy has teamed up with Imperial College London to test a cutting-edge navigation system that could revolutionise warship navigation and is using the prototype of a ‘quantum sensor’ developed by academics at Imperial College London on its experimentation and trials ship Patrick Blackett. According to the Royal Navy, the technology has the potential […]

Lithium-CO2 batteries: the next step?

Lithium-CO2 batteries: the next step?

On paper, Li-CO2 batteries could boast far superior energy density to today’s state-of-the-art battery types – but this nascent technology requires further analysis and development, writes May Chan Lithium-CO2 (Li-CO2) batteries are a relatively new type of battery that uses CO2 as the cathode and lithium as the anode to generate electrical energy. Compared to […]

Advanced Navigation launches new R&D hub

Advanced Navigation launches new R&D hub

Advanced Navigation has launched a subsea robotics manufacturing and R&D centre in Balcatta, Western Australia, to accelerate production of its Hydrus-branded autonomous underwater bot. Spanning just over 22,255m2, the new site will serve as a hub for product development and manufacturing, and will help to grow the group’s underwater AI business. On-site resources include “testing […]

Enhanced engine diagnostics tool from WinGD

Enhanced engine diagnostics tool from WinGD

Swiss marine power company WinGD has launched a pilot project for a new engine diagnostics solution that is claimed to greatly simplify engine maintenance for crew and fleet managers. The enhancement to WinGD’s engine monitoring and remote support platform, WinGD integrated Digital Expert (WiDE) is being trialed on a vessel managed by Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement […]

Industry collaboration is key to cleaner hulls

Industry collaboration is key to cleaner hulls

Catherine Austin, I-Tech AB and International Antifouling Conference moderator Today, marine antifouling coatings play a more important role than ever in shipping’s decarbonisation journey. The adhesion of microbial slimes, macroalgae and hard-shelled organisms such as barnacles on the underwater surfaces of a vessel can significantly increase a vessel’s fuel consumption if operating at a set […]

COMPIT 2023: digitalisation discourse in Drübeck

COMPIT 2023: digitalisation discourse in Drübeck

Ludmila Seppälä, business development director, Cadmatic The conference on Computer Applications and Information Technology in the Maritime Industries (COMPIT) is a significant international event that serves as a forum for professionals, researchers, and experts in the maritime sector. Since its inception, COMPIT has played a crucial role in providing an insightful exchange of knowledge and […]

Methanol a potential naval fuel

Methanol a potential naval fuel

But not without design and operational adaptations Low carbon fuels and pathways to decarbonise shipping have become a major topic of conversation. In the naval sphere, the discussion is only now getting going, but a study by BMT in the UK suggests that, as in the commercial sector, methanol could offer a way forward. In […]

Close to the drone

Close to the drone

  (image: Southern Ocean Laboratory)   China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has launched what may be the world’s first remotely operated drone carrier. Zhu Hai Yun will function primarily as a research vessel, specialising in oceanography, but will also have the capacity for naval operations in the South China Sea.   The vessel was ordered by the […]

Compact snaps

Compact snaps

  Australian robotics specialist Advanced Navigation is preparing to roll out its Hydrus submersible drone in Q4 this year. The Hydrus has been designed as a simple-to-use, compact tool for undersea research, survey and exploration, weighing 6.7kg and measuring 470mm x 260mm x 260mm, making it possible for a single user to launch it by hand.   […]

AI AI, CAPTN

AI AI, CAPTN

  The German port city of Kiel is preparing for a green-fuel shake-up, courtesy of the Clean Autonomous Public Transport Network (CAPTN) project. Initiated by Kiel University, CAPTN aims to create the infrastructure for “an integrated inner-city mobility chain” of autonomous and environmentally friendly modes of transport, incorporating both riverine and road-based traffic.   To […]