Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Lara Mouftier, World Economic Forum Shipping & Ports
The ocean supports billions of livelihoods and carries 80% of global trade by volume, yet increasingly faces climate hazards and operational disruption.
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Financial Times Shipping & Ports
Rapid pace of innovation shows benefits of cross-industry collaboration.
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Lauren Ernst, Ocean News & Technology Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
AWESOME—Advanced Wind Energy System Optimization & Monitoring for Efficiency—is a Horizon Europe project that delivers validated tools, standardized methodologies, and real-world performance data to reduce uncertainty around wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS).
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UN Trade and Development Shipping & Ports Tourism
Ocean-related services now account for 58% of total ocean trade.
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Splash Tech Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
The global fleet of large commercial vessels equipped with wind propulsion technology has surpassed the 100-ship mark, a milestone that underlines how rapidly wind energy is moving from niche concept to mainstream decarbonisation tool in shipping.
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Alan Bosworth, Baird Maritime Shipping & Ports
The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration revealed $489 million in funding on March 26 to enhance port infrastructure and maritime capabilities across the country.
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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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