All articles by Ross Davies

Expansion on track: Port Everglades’ new infrastructure projects

In normal times, the Port Everglades webcam constitutes a veritable, high-definition stream of activity. At any one time, viewers can…
Managing sea traffic in the Baltic Sea

Accounting for 15% of the world’s cargo traffic, the Baltic Sea is a hive of maritime activity. Mainly carrying dry…
Self-cleaning ships: Inside Lindblad Expeditions’ ground-breaking new eco-initiative

Never before has the cruise industry been subjected to tighter public scrutiny around its environmental performance. Whether it be switching…
Fighting battery fires at sea with direct-foam injection technology

In the early evening of 10 October, a small fire broke out onboard Ytterøyningen, a diesel-electric car ferry, just off…
We can see you: introducing Dark Vessel Detection

From illicit transhipments of goods and illegal fishing to drug and human trafficking, governments around the world have their hands…

Cyber-SHIP lab: a timely intervention as cybersecurity washes the blue economy

Whereas cybersecurity has become a top priority for sectors such as financial services and healthcare – in part, down to…
Thrones of contention: Dubrovnik resets its relationship with the cruise industry

So bereft were fans of Game of Thrones when the fantasy drama concluded in April of this year that emergency…
Q&A: How a new marine tracking system could help reduce whale collisions

Commercial whaling may well have been banned for the last 33 years, but some might question whether the threat posed…
A game of risk: the Indian Ocean’s most strategically important ports

Accounting for around half of the world’s container traffic, a third of its cargo bulk and 80% of maritime oil…
Timeline: a look back at the life of the QE2

By the time the QE2 left the docks of Southampton in late 2008 – for what would be her final…