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Smarter wave monitoring at offshore fisheries
After the aquaculture industry realised fish stocks were becoming depleted, many fisheries failed to put in place the structures or knowledge needed to manage fisheries. This is primarily due to [...]
Navigation aids and automation
The maritime industry is in the midst of a revolution, with navigation automation emerging both in the open sea and onshore. By 2035, Lloyd’s Register expects that the sector will [...]
Marking safe lines of passage with navigational aids
Sailing through waters with nothing but the expanse of blue oceans all around you may sound like a dream. But without the right knowledge, safety measures and navigational aids (navaids) [...]
Securing offshore sites with navigation aids
In an environment where reliability is not an option, equipment must perform. And no environment is more unreliable than a remote offshore location. Alongside accurate maps and GPS systems, navigation [...]
Maritime 4.0 — how can the shipping industry leverage innovation?
By now, the Fourth Industrial Revolution is well under way and rapidly transforming a range of sectors from manufacturing to healthcare. But the maritime industry has also welcomed many of the boldest [...]
Could the UK have a zero-carbon coastal shipping network by 2030?
Last month, a team of researchers from the Maritime Research and Innovation UK (MarRI-UK) initiative set out their vision for a fleet of zero-carbon coastal ships to transport goods around [...]