Interviews Archives - Ship Technology

Swedish innovators I-Tech AB introduce medetomidine Selektope

Jasleen Mann — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 13:40:13 +0000

I-Tech AB demonstrate the importance of marine anti-fouling coatings in the ship industry’s decarbonisation journey.

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RAMSSES: a new era of lightweight materials in shipbuilding

Frances Marcellin — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 18:01:36 +0000

While advanced composites are common in aviation and car building, most ships are still made of heavy steel, something the EU-funded project RAMSSES is keen to change. The project is collaborating with industrial and research partners on hulls, superstructures, decks and cabins, as well as rudders and propellers. We find out more from CMT research and development engineer Matthias Krause.

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Captain Belinda Bennett on blazing a trail at sea

Frances Marcellin — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 18:01:46 +0000

When Belinda Bennett became Captain of MSY Wind Star in 2016, she became the world’s first black female cruise ship captain. In this Q&A, we find out more about the force that is Captain Belinda Bennett and her life at sea as a sailor, working her way up through the ranks to cruise ship captain, and becoming a trailblazer and role model to seafarers all over the world.

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Transcend Cruises to bring a new class to river cruises

Frances Marcellin — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0000

Matthew Shollar, co-founder of Transcend Cruises, opens up about the operator’s ambitions

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Russian aggression shows the West’s GNSS weakness

Richard Thomas — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:52:02 +0000

In the modern world, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) form the digital link between all elements of society, from military, to parapublic and civilian.

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AI-powered CCTV platform to safeguard operations

Jasleen Mann — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 13:23:12 +0000

ShipIn Systems’ AI-powered CCTV platform aims to improve fleet visibility, safety, efficiency and profitability as well as enhance productivity.

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Explora Journeys looking for “discerning travellers”

Frances Marcellin — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 05:00:00 +0000

Explora Journeys CEO Michael Ungerer talks about the operator’s new luxury offerings, and why the company is more than a cruise line.

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Luxury cruises in a cost of living crisis: in conversation with Panache Cruises

Frances Marcellin — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 13:09:26 +0000

James Cole, founder and managing director of Panache Cruises, talks about how recent global events are impacting luxury cruises.

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Archipelago Yachts on market-first methanol leisure boat

Jasleen Mann — Wed, 10 May 2023 17:33:06 +0000

Archipelago Yachts and Chartwell Marine will build the first ever methanol-fuelled, zero-carbon leisure vessel.

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