Turkey’s first Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle (AUSV) program has been launched by Antalya-based ARES Shipyard working together with Ankara-based METEKSAN Defence on the first platform of the ‘ULAQ’ line....

Approached by a leading provider of floating production solutions to the offshore energy industry, Manuplas® has successfully designed and manufactured subsea buoyancy modules to be used on an offshore repair vessel, with lifting equipment, as supports for pipeline repair....

Five electric bidirectional ferries, belonging to Norway’s largest ferry and high-speed passenger boat operator, have each been fitted with an advanced wind measuring solution from DEIF....

BMT, a leading international multi-disciplinary engineering, science, and technology company, has appointed John Godwin as Regional Business Development Director for the Asia Pacific region. The appointment comes as BMT is set to announce Singapore as its strategic hub for Asia....

The extensive rebuild of cutting-edge research vessel OceanXplorer has been completed at Damen Shipyards Group facility, Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam....

Mapping seagrass in protected areas is an important component of Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) seagrass conservation plan....

The IMO's global sulphur fuel cap has not eradicated the potential threats from cat fines, sludge, compatibility issues, asphaltene and fuel stability that can damage the health and maintenance of diesel engines....

Engine dealer and custom engine builder Barrus has signed acceptance of a new seven-year contract with the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD), ‘for the delivery of engine support to maintain the capability of MoD boats’....

With the new electric Voith Schneider Propeller (eVSP), Voith is pushing ahead with the continuous electrification of its drive technologies....

Two water jet manufacturers, Hamilton and Doen, have almost coincidentally announced that they can offer water jets from their range adapted for hybrid diesel and fully electric operation writes Dag Pike....

Howard Arneson, the powerboat legend who gave his name to his famous surface drive system also used extensively in high speed commercial craft has died at the age of 99....

Germany’s Niedersachsen Ports (NPorts) has completed two small quay renovations while stressing the importance of such maintenance projects for port futures, reports Tom Todd....

Autonomous surveys of inshore pipeline can be conducted safely and cost effectively compared to traditional manned solutions, a new project shows....

A port chief will help identify measures to speed up electrification in Sweden’s transport sector as part of the government’s newly established Electrification Commission....

TCarta Marine, a global provider of hydrospatial products, has announced development of new Machine Learning-based bathymetric mapping technologies....

The University of Plymouth is working with a pioneering technology business to develop a revolutionary means of gathering data about the marine environment....

A multibeam and side-scan sonar survey to map and monitor an artificial reef off Florida has been completed with a unique autonomous surface vessel (ASV)....

Denmark-based VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has struck a global partnership agreement with a major foam manufacturer to put marine fire safety at the centre of its one-stop shop strategy for maritime and offshore safety....

A new emergency guide for Masters outlines the actions they should take when confronted with an emergency: from the initial assessment and immediate actions, through to towage and salvage arrangements....

Germany’s sea rescue service adds another state-of-the-art 28m Class cruiser soon at the end of a bumper year....

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has partnered with artificial intelligence technology company, Faculty, on a major programme to build the next generation of UK search and rescue....

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published ‘Basic Safety Training Requirements for Personnel Employed in the Offshore Renewable Energy Sector’....

The US National Transportation Safety Board has called for major safety improvements to small passenger vessels after the investigation of a 2019 California dive boat fire that killed 34....

The second meeting of trade body The Workboat Association’s new technical working group, which would have formed a key part of the Seawork schedule has taken place virtually instead....

Mercator Media Ltd has confirmed that, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 23rd edition of Seawork and sister event the M&CCE Expo will now be held 15-17 June 2021. This also affects and applies to Speed@Seawork, now to be held 14 June 2021....

Seawork International commercial marine exhibition and conference, along with the Speed@Seawork sea trials event and Marine & Coastal Civil Engineering Expo (M&CCE) are all to be rescheduled until a later date, to be announced in due course....

Following years of research, development and testing, Barrus is adding a new range of electric outboard motors to its Marine line-up....

A company which operates tourist vessels to one of the most famous natural attractions in the US is investing in a more sustainable future with new zero-emission electric vessels....

Seakeeper, the major producer of gyro stabiliser systems for boats and long-time Seawork exhibitor, has launched its smallest ever stabiliser that should bring new levels of stability to smaller workboats writes Dag Pike....