Lots is happening in maritime industry where innovation is concerned. For this issue's special on innovative technology, we chose three topics to dive into: ballast water management, drones and nuclear propulsion. By no means exhaustive, but it's a start.

In addition, we take a look at some of the possible future scenarios for the industry as predicted in the NISS publication Blueprint 2050 and by research institute Marin.

In an interview, father and son Damen (Kommer and Arnout) share their views on how Damen Shipyards is positioned in these times of crisis and where the conglomerate is headed.

Jenny Coenen shares her views on how her knowledge level has evolved since her education and through her first jobs in a  new edition of 'Knowledge Accumulation'.

Finally, we look back on Dutch maritime event of the year, the Maritime Awards Gala, with an overview of this year's award winners.

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Picture: Fishing vessel MDV 1 Immanuel, winner of the KNVTS Ship of the Year Award 2016 and featuring on the cover of SWZ Maritime's November issue (by Flying Focus).