Heidi Vella

All articles by Heidi Vella

1. Blast from the past: resurrecting sail freight shipping

   Built in Baltimore in 1946, the Apollonia is a 64ft steel-hulled schooner, clad with rugged quarter-inch thick steel plating. Designed…
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   15 Feb
2. Drones in the deep: new applications for maritime UAVs

   In the maritime environment, drones can be used for security, environmental surveillance, to supply vessels with spare parts, for emergency…
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   23 Jan
3. Eniram – cleantech innovator sets its sights on fuel saving technology

   If awards are seen to be a barometer of a business’s success, Eniram has enjoyed a particularly fruitful 2014. Over…
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   9 Mar
4. The year in review: 2012’s top ship stories

   January: sinking of Costa Concordia could cost parent company $95m At the start of the year it was revealed that…
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   19 Dec
5. The future bridge – turning visions into reality

   Like a scene from the movie Minority Report, infographics pop up on a semi-circular, gesture-controlled glass window pane that dominates…
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   1 Oct