YEARBOOK 2019
Contents
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Liquefied cargoes: a persistent danger
The liquefaction of solid bulk cargoes often leads to serious loss of life every year
out of this world: Creating space tanks for Lng
In the context of an industry increasingly looking to turn to LNG, we ask how looking to the space industry could help
IMO sulphur regulations: is the industry prepared?
With less than a year to go before stricter limits on sulphur emissions kick in, do shippers know what to expect?
Using ai for ship navigation
A new entrant to the market, Orca AI has launched an AI-based tool to improve safety in navigation
Drone ships: autonomous navigation
Lloyd's Register aims to develop the world's first ocean-going autonomous navigation system for commercial operations
A new approach to cyber security
Japanese ship classification society ClassNK has set out a layered strategy for securing commercial vessels from cyber attacks
Ballast water compliance: what you need to know
We speak to the American Bureau of Shipping's William Burroughs about the implications of the IMO's updated BWM convention
Bringing women to the forefront of shipping
What needs to be done to bring more women into the maritime sector
changing demographics
Novelty and festival-focused cruises see a younger generation get on board
dead fish fuel
Hurtigruten's ambitious sustainability plans, including a recent foray into biogas
Smart companion
What MSC Bellissima's new artificial intelligence companion can do for passengers
waste away
Exploring sustainability initiatives from cruise operators
A new polar strategy
Quark Expeditions aims to cut carbon emissions in the polar regions and introduce new outreach programmes in the Arctic
viking jupiter: out of this world
We stepped on board Viking Cruises' latest to find out how it stacks up against other vessels in the operator's expanding fleet
blazing a trail at sea with belinda bennett
The world's first black female cruise ship captain on the trials and tribulations of life at sea
living at sea
What makes the idea of luxury floating apartments onboard cruise ships a viable business concept?