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As design life expectations push beyond 120 years and sustainability obligations become contractual requirements, the immersed tunnelling industry faces a clear challenge: are its standards, practices, and maintenance models evolving fast enough to match?

Commercial shipping faces a convergence of three critical risks. The global fleet is aging dramatically, with vessels operating well beyond their intended lifespans due to delayed replacement cycles. This aging infrastructure is directly linked to a significant surge in maritime safety incidents, compounded by outdated IT systems and structural degradation.

Nevan Holland from Castletownbere in West Cork, and now based in Carrigaline, County Cork, is a Marine Pilot at Port of Cork Company Ltd. With extensive maritime experience, Nevan has held various roles at Port of Cork Company Ltd., the Association of Marine Pilots Ireland, Holland America Line, and EXTREME E. In this conversation, Nevan shares his insights on the evolving role of marine pilots, the integration of technology like SafePilot, and the challenges and opportunities in piloting at one of Ireland's most dynamic ports.

Every day, infrastructure projects around the globe support over $90 trillion in economic activity and connect billions of people. At the heart of these vital networks, the demand for resilient, long-lasting infrastructure solutions continues to grow, and no projects demonstrate this more clearly than those in China’s Greater Bay Area.

What can LNG engineering systems learn from the evolution of Microsoft operating platforms, Wi-Fi, or even debit card processing? These vastly different entities have all been through a process of standardization where consistent technologies are used across many products in their respective sectors to improve efficiency. Here we explore how the same concepts can be applied to ship-to-ship transfers to improve speed, safety, and new standards.