In this issue, we look at the Bloodhound SSC project, an educational outreach programme like no other and Chief Aerodynamicist, Ron Ayers MBE takes us on a nostalgic trip down memory lane reinforcing the role CFD has played. While many oil companies are now looking at “walk-to-work” alternatives for platform transfers to reduce exposure to risk, HCA’s Alex Knight believes that helicopters will remain essential to offshore operations. The Nicaragua Canal could be a serious game changer for the shipping industry – with exclusive access to HKND’s Executive Vice President, Pang Kwok Wai, we talk to him about the technical considerations for such an ambitious scheme.