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Bridging the Distance: How DVB-NIP is Enhancing Life at Sea Sponsored by ST Engineering iDirect

07 Nov 2025

In an increasingly competitive labor market, connectivity has become a deciding factor for employment. Many seafarers now turn down positions on vessels that offer substandard internet access for communicating with family, using social media, or accessing entertainment.

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As Polar Routes Open Up, So Do Markets: How the Satellite Industry is Leveraging Multi-Orbit Services to Enable New Activity in the Arctic Sponsored by ST Engineering iDirect

25 Sep 2025

Navigating between polar and lower-latitude regions requires the seamless integration of multiple satellite orbits. Multi-orbit solutions, combining capabilities from GEO and HEO satellites, ensure continuous and reliable coverage for vessels and aircraft transitioning between latitudes.

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Trends Shaping Maritime Networks Sponsored by ST Engineering iDirect

19 Jun 2025by Chris Insall , Head of Mobility Business Development, ST Engineering iDirect

From multi-orbit satellite solutions and cloud-driven systems to robust cybersecurity protocols and 5G integration, the maritime industry is entering an era of unparalleled innovation and connectivity.

Cyber Security Digitalisation

Voyaging to perfection: the ongoing evolution of NavStation Sponsored by Navtor

31 Mar 2025

Timo Essers, e-Navigation Director at NAVTOR, explains the philosophy driving the continual evolution of NavStation, while outlining the headline updates to the soon-to-be released NavStation 6.4.

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Chris-Marine demonstrates its new cutting-edge performance & emissions monitoring solution at SMM 2024 in Hamburg Sponsored by Chris Marine

07 Aug 2024

Chris-Marine will exhibit at SMM 2024 in Hamburg from September 3 to 6. Visitors are welcome to meet with our experts in booth A3.402. This year, we will not only exhibit a selection of our engine monitoring and maintenance equipment, but for the first time also showcase our new cutting-edge performance & emissions monitoring solution, Trust-Ocean!

Air Pollution & GHG Emissions Digitalisation Regulations & Compliance

Driving efficiency and trust: DNV’s Emissions Connect in the new EU ETS landscapeSponsored by DNV

25 Jun 2024

DNV’s Emissions Connect – launched in April 2023 – provides independent third-party, real-time verification of emissions data through a user-friendly online platform. The service also functions as a decision support system for users and – critically – provides data management support, helping users to integrate emissions data into their wider operations

Air Pollution & GHG Emissions Digitalisation Regulations & Compliance

Demystifying Digital Twins for Maritime Sponsored by ABS

28 May 2024

On this episode of Setting Course, an ABS Podcast, Eric VanDerHorn, ABS Technology Manager, joins host John Snyder, Managing Editor of Riviera Maritime Media, to discuss digital twins and the potential benefits for the maritime industry.

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Three simple ways to improve vessel performance and reduce environmental footprint Sponsored by Wärtsilä 

28 May 2024

Andrea Morgante, Vice President for Performance Services at Wärtsilä Marine, shares his thoughts on how shipowners and operators can effectively maximise the lifecycle of their vessels and improve vessel uptime, save fuel and decrease emissions.

Air Pollution & GHG Emissions Digitalisation Fleet Performance & Maintenance

Offices don’t travel from A to B, so why should onshore teams have access to ENCs?NAVTOR’s Bjørn Kristian Sæstad explains the benefits of charting developments from dry land.Sponsored by Navtor

30 Apr 2024

If we want to successfully navigate the future, we have to know where we’re going. Online ENCs are an essential part of enabling the smarter, safer and more sustainable shipping operations we all want to see.

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Developing MASS Regulations Sponsored by ABS

28 Mar 2024

On this episode of Setting Course, Joseph Gardemal, ABS Regulatory Affairs Manager, joins host John Snyder, Managing Editor of Riviera Maritime Media, to discuss the development of a regulatory framework for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS)

Business & Finance Digitalisation Regulations & Compliance

Trust your data with a dynamic ship-to-shore platform designed by Chris-Marine Sponsored by Chris-Marine

19 Mar 2024

With the implementation of rules like as the IMO CII and EU ETS, it is more necessary than ever for ship owners and charterers to identify efficient and trustworthy methods for collecting, validating, and reporting vessel and fleet data

Air Pollution & GHG Emissions Digitalisation Fleet Performance & Maintenance Regulations & Compliance

Autonomy in maritime Sponsored by ABS

01 Feb 2024

On this episode of the Setting Course podcast, experts from ABS join John Snyder, Managing Editor of Riviera Maritime Media, to broadly discuss the impact of autonomous technologies on the maritime industry.

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Has the US ceded the race for clean fuels to China?

While the US turns it back on clean fuels, China’s rapid expansion in that sector will give it regional, and possibly, global dominance

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A transition losing its energy

31 Oct 2025

Int. Tug & Salvage LNG Shipping & Terminals LNG Terminals New Ship Orders/Charters Ports & Terminals Shipbuilding & Design Tug & Salvage Tugs / Workboats

LNG terminal investments drive demand for newbuild tugs in the Americas

28 Oct 2025by Martyn Wingrove

Air Pollution & GHG Emissions Marine Propulsion Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery Regulations & Compliance

Net-Zero Framework: giant leap of faith or commercial suicide?

14 Oct 2025by John Snyder

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Brazil: Big Oil, big discovery and big plans

30 Sep 2025by John Snyder

Marine Propulsion Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery Shipbuilding & Design Shipyards

US shipbuilding: a smarter path to maritime strength

05 Sep 2025by Garrett Rice

Batteries & Electrical Systems Hybrid Electric & Fuel Cells Int. Tug & Salvage Ports & Terminals Propulsion Tug & Salvage Tugs / Workboats

Battery-powered tugboats need generators to remain strategic assets in ports

04 Sep 2025by Martyn Wingrove

Accidents Insurance Int. Tug & Salvage Mooring Equipment Guidelines (fourth edition 2018) MEG4 Ports & Terminals Regulations & Compliance Safety & Incidents SOLAS Tug & Salvage Tugs / Workboats

Rapid tug co-ordination needed to rescue distressed ships in harbours

29 Aug 2025by Simon Tatham

Accidents Marine Propulsion Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery Safety & Incidents

When you care for crew, you care for your business

14 Aug 2025by John Snyder

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Maritime Regulations Webinar Week

16 Dec 2025

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On 16 December, Riviera will be holding a webinar on how to achieve IMO compliance while powering sustainable shipping practices.

This webinar delivers practical guidance on managing compliance risks, fuel strategy and investment decisions as the next phase of negotiations looms in 2026.

Floating energy: successfully unlocking stranded gas using FLNGs and FSRUs

24 Feb 2026

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Stranded gas represents untapped value and floating LNG and FSRUs offer the quickest way to monetise it. To capitalise on these opportunities, you must master both the technology behind floating gas solutions and their commercial models. This webinar will highlight how to achieve that balance effectively.

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