This summer, teams of university students will be pitting their skills in the European International SubRace, a competition that combines engineering, design, technical expertise, and human endurance.
As maritime attention turns to the young with IMarEST’s Future Leaders Forum, we speak to Orla McEntee about the attraction of a life in marine engineering.
High costs, undefined training quality and variable global standards are among the challenges to developing the highest marine and maritime skill levels.
When Tim Kent, former technical director with Lloyd’s Register and co-chair of the Technical Leadership Board, left university in the mid-1980s, he immediately started working towards his Chartered Engineer (CEng) status. Now at the end of his career, Kent reflects on the importance of Chartership.
Iain MacIntyre speaks to Commonwealth Secretariat head of oceans and natural resources, Dr Nicholas Hardman-Mountford, about global shortfalls in marine and maritime education, improving awareness and attracting more young people to the industry.
Ports, ships and workers are increasingly vulnerable to cyber-attack from criminals and malevolent state actors. Immersive new approaches to training aim to protect the industry for years to come