Features & Videos – Page 2
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NewsFatigue, collisions and understaffed crews – MAIB report
Crew fatigue, poor watchkeeping and underused navigational tech are contributing to serious – and avoidable – accidents at sea, a recent UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report warns.
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NewsFloating wind: An impossible target?
Without more leases, infrastructure or investor confidence, the UK’s floating wind ambitions look highly unlikely, says Theo Cleave, commercial manager at marine construction specialist MintMech.
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NewsWind, water and nuclear – Vattenfall on top of the new energy tide
One of the world’s first commercial-scale floating offshore wind farms has been approved, Vattenfall reveals in its report on the first half of 2025.
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NewsINTERVIEW: Wärtsilä on marine’s electric future
Torsten Büssow from Wärtsilä on how the company is moving forward in the battery systems market for all vessel types.
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NewsFires, strandings, wreck recoveries – busy times for salvors
Teams of salvors have been called out many times this year, as Maritime Journal contributor Peter Barker reports.
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NewsHefring Marine launches collision analysis tool
Data-driven safety at sea: A new tracking, reporting and analysis tool has been launched by Hefring Marine.
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NewsNext-generation ships need next-generation talent
“With much to be shared between the defence and commercial sectors, there’s never been a more innovative or exciting time to be working within maritime” - so says consulting firm Expleo’s VP Jonathan Taylor, who explains how the two can complement each other in designing the future.
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NewsWATCH: Trinity House launches £200 million vessels tender
The UK’s lighthouse authority has called for tenders for two multi-functional buoy-handling vessels to replace two of its ageing fleet.
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NewsElectric foiling CTV makes waves at Vattenfall wind farm
A 100% electric crew transfer vessel (CTV) developed by Artemis Technologies has completed a technical demonstration at the Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm off the east coast of Scotland.
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NewsMaritime Law Focus: Compliance in data protection isn’t optional
From tracking vessels across vast oceans to managing international crews and engaging with a diverse customer base, commercial marine operations inherently involve handling significant amounts of personal data. Compliance with data protection laws isn’t optional, writes Ocean Legal’s Jennie Harris.
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NewsHow to power the inland waterways?
How do we supply the energy needed to achieve zero-emissions inland waterways? Newcastle University PhD student, Paul Simavari investigates
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News - VideosWATCH: Floating bridges, subsea tunnels – Norway’s E39 will have it all
Norway’s largest ever transport route combines a multitude of engineering concepts, some of which have never been built before.
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News‘Gateway to EU’ pulls out from port take-over
The UK’s ‘Gateway to the EU’ ferry port has decided not to re-open ferry services at a nearby port because of the cost of doing so.
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NewsIN PICTURES: ‘Bayesian’ salvage complete
Salvage work on the Bayesian superyacht that sank and killed six people, including tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter, has come to an end.
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NewsThe Port of Dover: A model for the ports industry
Ana Ulanovsky, global maritime skills leader, Arup, writes about the company’s 2050 Masterplan Framework for the UK Port of Dover
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NewsUK scraps €29 billion 3,800km subsea cable project
The UK government has made a shock decision to scrap an ambitious £26 billion (€29.3 billion) 3,800km subsea cable link project between Morocco and the UK.
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NewsSunken ‘Bayesian’ superyacht arrives on dry land
Salvors have completed the raising of the fated Bayesian superyacht from her 50m-deep seabed grave and transferred her to a specially built steel cradle at the Port of Termini Imerese in Sicily.
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NewsOPINION: The lesser known but vital role of the SCR
Waves Group CEO Simon Burnay shines a light on the Specialist Casualty Representatives who play a crucial but lesser known role when disaster hits at sea.
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NewsFEATURE: Port of Rotterdam addresses chronic seafarer shortages
A new visitor experience centre at the Port of Rotterdam aims to boost enthusiasm in an industry struggling with chronic seafarer and staff shortages.
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NewsTomorrow's raising of sunk superyacht ‘Bayesian’ to be live streamed
The raising of superyacht ‘Bayesian’ after a year on the bottom of the sea will be live streamed this weekend, beginning now.
