Steven Clarke, CEO and co-owner of Silver Ships, Inc.

Op-Ed: Why America’s small and medium yards need nurturing

Steven Clarke, CEO and co-owner of Silver Ships, Inc. – an Alabama-based mid-sized boat builder – discusses how the recent award of the largest federal contract in his company’s history reemphasizes the

Nicholas Ball of XFuel describes how sustainable drop-in fuels offer an immediate, cost-effective solution for the shipping sector as it faces the challenge of decarbonization.

Low cost and quick to scale: drop-in fuel for shipping

Nicholas Ball of XFuel describes how sustainable drop-in fuels offer an immediate, cost-effective solution for the shipping sector as it faces the challenge of decarbonization. Sustainable, drop-in fuels offer an effective and

Ed McNamara on marine insurance

Op-Ed: Are ports exposed when it comes to marine insurance?

By Edward McNamara, CEO of Armada Risk Partners, a Cleveland U.S.-based port insurance broker One of the biggest challenges to the marine industry post-COVID is that the marine insurance industry is more

Maria Tierney, Senior Key Account Manager, Global Accounts at KPI OceanConnect in Houston, presents her views on the current marine fuels.

Op-Ed: Marine fuels and the future of a multi-dynamic market

Maria Tierney, Senior Key Account Manager, Global Accounts at KPI OceanConnect in Houston, presents her views on the current marine fuels market, including counterparty risk assessment in this multi-dynamic market and the

Washington State Ferries cyberattack

Op-Ed: The risks and costs of cyberattacks

By Patrick Chown, owner and president of The Network Installers With the increasing digitalization of maritime operations, the industry is becoming more connected than ever before. While technological advancements have led to

Dylan Keil, CEO Bearing

Op-Ed: How AI is making accurate CII predictions possible for shipping

By Dylan Keil, CEO Bearing The new year brought new goals for the world’s shipping fleet: Starting in 2023, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) required every vessel to receive a Carbon Intensity

Op-Ed: Shipbuilding expertise meets technology to turn data into a real asset

By Ludmila Seppälä, Cadmatic Technology moves in strange ways—when you hear the phrase “digital assets,” in 2023, your first thought might be of brightly colored monkey portraits, driven by the NFT boom.

According to Maritime Battery Forum, as of 2023, there are 439 ships in operation with batteries, and 167 are under construction. 

Op-Ed: Sailing into the future with non-toxic & non-flammable batteries  

Shipping needs an affordable and safe alternative to lithium-ion batteries    By Mukesh Chatter   Mukesh Chatter is the CEO of Alsym Energy, a technology company developing a low-cost, high-performance rechargeable battery chemistry that

Luke de Freitas, Head of Silverstream’s Retrofit Delivery Unit

Op-Ed: Clean technologies and the existing fleet

By Luke de Freitas, Head of Silverstream’s Retrofit Delivery Unit Retrofitting verified clean technologies is an imperative to ensure continuity of service for the enormous global internationally-trading fleet. The existing commercial fleet cannot

A rendering of a LizzieSat satellite

Op-Ed: How AIS technology and the satellite industry team up at sea

By Carol Craig, Founder and CEO, Sidus Space Space may be the final frontier, but technological advancements in satellites could have great impact on seafarers, commercial vessels, and the overall maritime industry.

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