Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Mark J. Spalding, MDPI Shipping & Ports
This article examines the role of artificial intelligence in supporting maritime decarbonization across multiple domains: voyage optimization, wind-assisted propulsion management, vessel automation, port coordination, predictive maintenance, ship design optimization, and hull maintenance robotics.
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Back to Blue, Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
Jeff Stoike, president of Blue Action and the accelerator’s chief strategy officer, speaks to us about the blue economy investment space and where Blue Action’s work fits in.
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Enes Tunagur & Jeslyn Lerh, Reuters Shipping & Ports
Shipping accounts for nearly 3% of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Kilaparti Ramakrishna, Project Syndicate Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports
At COP30, ocean-based solutions attracted significant attention and investment, but much more must be done to establish the governance structures required for safeguarding this critical planetary system.
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Jonas Skattum, Economist Impact Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports
Unlocking sustainable growth, food security and climate resilience through ocean-focused innovation.
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Stephen Proctor, The Cool Down Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
Startups showed off some pretty cool new uses for artificial intelligence at the VivaTech trade fair in Paris last month.
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Gary Howard, Seatrade Maritime News Shipping & Ports
More owners and operators prioritising decarbonisation, setting goals, implementing strategies, and using biofuels, GCMD report finds.
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Eric Priante Martin, TradeWinds News Shipping & Ports
Decarbonisation tech needs fit-for-purpose capital, S2G leader says.
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International Maritime Organiztion Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
Draft regulations will set mandatory marine fuel standard and GHG emissions pricing for shipping to address climate change.
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Corina Stoicescu, Sea News Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has recently launched the MIT Maritime Consortium, a pioneering initiative to advance autonomous navigation and maritime decarbonisation.
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Francisco Vidal Vazquez & David-Andre Strittmatter, World Economic Forum Shipping & Ports
E-methanol offers a viable path for reducing emissions in hard-to-abate sectors such as shipping and chemical manufacturing.
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Sofia Quaglia, MIT Technology Review Shipping & Ports
Wind is an underutilized resource that has the potential to steer the notoriously dirty shipping industry toward a greener future.
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David Hume, The Liquid Grid Shipping & Ports
After nearly four years of development, the US Government has published its first National Maritime Decarbonization Strategy this week.
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Stephen Hurford, Global Venturing Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
The need to decarbonise the shipping industry is urgent, but with clean fuels a long way off, CVCs are picking different strategies.
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Jason Giffen, Paula Sylvia, World Economic Forum Shipping & Ports
An astounding 80% of global trade in goods is carried out by sea.
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Iebum Shin, Hellenic Shipping News Shipping & Ports
A recent survey by Houlder shed light on a crucial issue; the scarcity of relevant operational data is hampering the maritime industries ability to make sound investment decisions, especially when it comes to adopting innovative technologies.
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Allyson Browne, Economist Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
Your morning coffee, the clothes you wear and the phone in your hand all have something in common: they travelled across land and sea, moving through an expansive network of ports to reach you.
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Commercial tuna fisheries are among the most valuable fisheries on Earth, and with sales valued at more than US$40 billion a year, they play a vital role in coastal economies.
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Maritime Executive Shipping & Ports
Panos Koutsourakis, Vice President of Global Sustainability of the American Bureau of Shipping, shares trends and learnings from a recent survey into the targets, trends and technologies of port decarbonization.
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Madeleine North, World Economic Forum Shipping & Ports
The shipping industry is transitioning to more sustainable practices and green ports are gaining traction.
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