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Autonomous Shipping Has Entered a New Regulatory Era
The first global safety code for autonomous ships is now in effect. For vessel owners, designers and operators, the important question is not whether every ship is about to become autonomous. It is how autonomy will begin changing the way vessels are designed, approved and operated.
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Vessels / Technology
Autonomous Shipping Has Entered a New Regulatory Era
The first global safety code for autonomous ships is now in effect. For vessel owners, designers and operators, the important question is not whether every ship is about to become autonomous. It is how autonomy will begin changing the way vessels are designed, approved and operated.
Vessels / Engineering / Technology
Methanol, Ammonia, Hydrogen or Hybrid: The 20-Year Vessel Decision With No Clear Winner
Shipowners are being asked to make long-life capital decisions while fuels, infrastructure and regulation are still moving. The smartest decision may not be predicting the winner. It may be designing a vessel that does not depend on being right.
Aquaculture / Engineering / Infrastructure
The $51M Closed Containment Test: What the Marine Donut Could Change for Aquaculture
A major Canadian project is bringing one of the world’s most closely watched floating closed containment systems to British Columbia. The real story is bigger than one technology. It is what happens when fish farming becomes an increasingly engineered operating environment.
Vessels / Power / Infrastructure
Electric Vessels Are Ready. Are the Ports?
Battery electric vessels are moving beyond pilots. But 2026 projects are exposing a different constraint: grid capacity, charging infrastructure and whether the shore can actually support the vessel.
Aquaculture / Fish Health / Engineering
Fish Health Is Not Just a Biology Problem. It’s an Engineering Problem Too.
The fish do not experience equipment specifications. They experience oxygen, flow, pressure, handling, feeding and water quality. New research is making the connection between farm infrastructure and fish welfare increasingly difficult to ignore.
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