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Later to adopt new technology, and still mostly running on crude oil fuel when cleaner alternatives are available, the Marine sector could seem low-tech compared to Aerospace or other transportation i...

Large institutions can sometimes be slow to adopt new technology. New systems take time to learn and may not always integrate well with current standard procedures. Although retraining teams can be ti...

LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) could potentially be the next big shift in the marine industry. Shipping is responsible for transporting around 90% of the goods in the world and is a massive user of carbo...

Since its widespread use in the Second World War, the submarine has become a common concept in naval warfare, and whilst few members of the general public have been in a submarine, all of us have seen...

As discussed in our previous post on the basic principles of hull design, this initial factor can highly influence all subsequent design ideas and the ultimate performance of the boat itself. But Mari...

Every year 8 million tonnes of plastic ends up in our oceans. By 2025, the number of plastic in the ocean is predicted to double. Currently there 245 million tonnes of plastic floating on the ocean’s ...

After the end of the TP52 Super Series a few weeks ago, and after seeing different racing teams performing at the top of their game, spectators might wonder what makes one boat better, faster and more...

The Marine industry is rapidly growing, with new Marine jobs opened up all the time. However, there aren’t enough skilled Marine engineers to keep up with this growth, leading to a prediction of a Mar...

Superyacht design is changing all the time, as new materials open up new possibilities. Changing tastes demand new models, and bold new designs are capturing our imaginations, redefining what’s possib...

Earlier this year, an expedition voyaging deep into the waters of the Antarctic discovered new life at the bottom of the ocean.

UK shipping is a huge industry. The UK’s shipping sector supports nearly a million jobs in the UK and contributes £40 billion to the economy. It is responsible for 95% of the UK’s import and export; t...

While new advances in cars and planes have revolutionised how we travel, the Marine sector is often overlooked.