All articles by Katie Woodward

Katie Woodward

Future Cruise: Issue 5

In this issue: The most eye-catching interiors the cruise industry has to offer, plans to ditch single use plastic on board vessels, the ethics surrounding private cruise islands, and more.

Ship Technology Global: Issue 58

In this issue: Italy closes its ports to NGO ships carrying migrants, using drones to inspect and repair vessels, ballast-free solutions for shipbuilders, a combustion-free cargo sailing vessel, detecting illegal fishing, and more.

Ship Technology Global: Issue 57

In this issue: The hottest new wearable technologies set to revolutionise the seafarer experience, the risks presented to ports by climate change, the world’s first real-time freight container registry, protecting livestock at sea, and more.

Future Cruise: Issue 4

In this issue: Vancouver gets ready for a cruise boom, Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas, new guidelines for man overboard systems, Disney Cruise Line’s LNG plans, and more.

Ship Technology Global: Issue 55

In this issue: The potential impact of a US China trade war on shipping, the Mayflower autonomous ship, the development of Nigeria’s shipping sector, Sweden’s efforts to decarbonise maritime transport, the most useful apps for seafarers, and more.

Ship Technology Global: Issue 54

In this issue: Boosting seafarers’ rights to shore leave, India’s move to manage part of the strategic Chabahar Port, post-Brexit challenges for the UK’s ports, regulating shipping emissions at British ports, the planned Kanal Istanbul, and more.

Ship Technology Global: Issue 53

In this issue: The benefits of updating Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems, Finland’s first hybrid-electric ferry, using predictive analytics to help ports cut costs, questions posed by autonomy on the seas, and more.

Ship Technology Global: Issue 52

In this issue: The challenges of implementing the Ballast Water Management Convention, using satellites to monitor the oceans, the advantages of slowing down vessels, how landlocked countries have developed maritime economies, and more.

Ship Technology Global: Issue 51

In this issue: The challenges of balancing supply and demand in the shipping industry, a project to use a schooner to carry cargo on the Hudson River, a new carbon calculator to centralise emissions data for the Panama Canal, and more.

Ship Technology Global: Issue 50

In this issue: A new automatic wireless induction charging system for hybrid-powered vessels, advancing intelligence awareness systems in shipping, the challenges of building identical sister ships, and more.