Shipping speed limits could cut emissions in the short term
More than 100 shipping companies have signed a letter supporting the enforcement of shipping speed limits as a means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Under...
Search and rescue drones trialled by UK coastguard
The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has announced it will begin a trial of search and rescue drones in coastguard activities. The MCA has...
Port of Rotterdam blockchain solutions begin deployment
The Port of Rotterdam has begun to implement blockchain applications to facilitate the running of its electrical grid and logistics operations. BlockLab, the Port of...
smartPORT Hamburg: embracing port digitalisation
Digitalisation is one of the recent main factors driving the traditional port industry to fully reshape its business and make the industry more efficient...
Aquaculture 4.0: applying industry strategy to fisheries management
Hector Martin of Smalle Technologies explains how the aquaculture industry is applying innovative Industry 4.0 technologies to revolutionise fishery management strategies. The term “Industry 4.0”...
Port of Huelva renews PERS environmental credentials
The Port of Huelva in Spain has renewed its certification under EcoPorts’ environmental management standard (PERS). PERS certification, which Huelva first received in 2016, requires...
Maritime inspection drones monitor ship damage in Norway
A Norwegian startup is working on development of a drone which can detect damage and disrepair in the tanks and storage spaces of ships. Scout...
Maritime emissions drone deployed by Denmark
Danish shipping authorities have adopted a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS), which uses drones to detect emissions levels from ships. The maritime emissions drone system,...
EU overfishing progress stalls, to NGOs’ concern
Environmental bodies across the EU have expressed concern over revelations in a new report that the EU may not meet its overfishing targets by...
Greener ship recycling aids workers, environment
The drive for greener ship recycling across Europe, as well as the drive to cultivate safer working conditions for labourers at these yards, has...
