Author name: Nigel Cranworth

ZeroNorth, the maritime tech disruptor, has just secured a $20 million debt financing package from CIBC Innovation Banking. This isn’t just about the money; it’s about ZeroNorth’s ambitious plans to shake up the maritime industry. The company is set

The Marinus Link project, a monumental undersea and underground electricity and data interconnector, is set to revolutionize the energy landscape between North West Tasmania and Victoria. The project, currently in the design and approvals phase, is e

Kongsberg Maritime is making waves in the offshore service vessel (OSV) market with its latest design, the UT 5520. This isn’t just another vessel; it’s a game-changer, set to be built by ST Engineering Marine in Singapore for a major oil & gas playe

In the grimy, unforgiving depths of the North Sea, Chris Lemons’ harrowing ordeal in 2012 serves as a stark reminder of the high-stakes world of dynamic positioning (DP) systems. Lemons, a commercial deepsea diver, found himself in a nightmare scenar

The cat’s out of the bag: a ship tasked with hunting for the elusive Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has set sail for the Indian Ocean. This isn’t just another day at sea; it’s a high-stakes mission that could potentially unravel one of aviation’s mos

ZeroNorth, the Copenhagen-based tech innovator shaking up the maritime industry, has just pulled off a €19 million debt financing coup from CIBC Innovation Banking. This isn’t just about the money; it’s about ZeroNorth’s ambitious growth strategy, wh

India is diving headfirst into the abyss with its ambitious Samudrayaan mission, a bold step that’s got the maritime world buzzing. Led by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) in Chennai, under the ministry of earth sciences, this isn’t

The maritime industry is on the cusp of a revolution, and the Cullen PhD Scholarship at the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) is right at the heart of it. This isn’t just another academic opportunity; it’s a chance to dive headfirst into th

Turbidity currents, nature’s underwater bulldozers, are making waves in the maritime industry, and not in a good way. These high-energy currents, triggered by events like river flooding, volcanic eruptions, or earthquakes, are wreaking havoc on subma

ZeroUSV, a British SME, has just thrown down the gauntlet in the maritime industry with the launch of its inaugural Oceanus12 vessel at Manor Marine in Portland, Dorset. This isn’t just any boat; it’s a fully autonomous uncrewed surface vessel (USV)