From ballast water management to superyachts to ocean governance, the IMarEST Special Interest Groups (SIGs) provide opportunities for IMarEST members to create new relationships, find opportunities, learn new things, and share knowledge with their communities. When SIGs collaborate, those benefits increase exponentially.
Poor watchkeeping aboard a jet-driven superyacht and a cargo ship off the Bahamas has, once again, highlighted the need for crew to keep a proper and effective lookout at all times.
In the quest for sustainable alternatives to conventional propulsion systems in the ongoing battle against climate change, nuclear-powered ships have emerged as a promising option, with experts and industry leaders outlining important, but surmountable challenges.
Seafarer supply is lagging behind demand, putting workers and vessels at risk. Changing aspirations are making recruitment harder than ever – but upskilling and career progression could offer one solution.
In the second instalment of our two-part deep dive into the emergence of electronic navigation, satellite technology begins to emerge in the 1950s. It would...
