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Bucking the tide

Bucking the tide

In recent years, there has been a focus on servicing deepwater offshore wind farms located far from shore, necessitating the construction and commissioning of larger, more stable CTVs and SOVs. However, accessing some of the smaller wind farms in shallower waters can also be a challenge. Take the 60MW Scroby Sands turbine array, located 2.5km off […]

Getting to grips with IMO’s cyber resolution

Getting to grips with IMO’s cyber resolution

With the introduction of MSC.428(98), Maritime Cyber Risk Management in Safety Management Systems at the start of 2021, IMO mandated that member states should take into account cyber protection and safeguards for every vessel over 500 gt, consistent with the requirements of the ISM Code and reflective of the reality that most modern ships are, […]

Bringing it all back home?

Bringing it all back home?

In the early 1980s, in a letter published in the pages of The Naval Architect, Margaret Thatcher referred to shipbuilding in the UK as a sunset industry. At the time it was very difficult to dispute that; attempts to revitalise the fortunes of yards under the auspices of the public corporation British Shipbuilders were quickly […]

Taming the Li-ion

Taming the Li-ion

  With a UK ban on internal combustion engine (ICE)-powered cars set to enter force in 2030, ro-ro ferry operators can expect electric vehicle (EV) carriage to become the norm. However, while EVs running on lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries could lower emissions by up to 69% compared to petrol-fuelled cars, according to a 2021 study by […]

Sustainable supply chain

Sustainable supply chain

Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) has unveiled its RAptor 2400 concept, comprising a crew transfer vessel (CTV) designed to run on green methanol. Developed with the support of the Carbon Trust, UK and its Offshore Wind Accelerator programme, the catamaran will offer an alternative to diesel-electric and LNG-fuelled powertrains, both of which can bump up boat […]