Features & Videos – Page 3
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NewsINTERVIEW: Leclanché powers up for marine battery boom
Swiss battery maker Leclanché says its marine batteries are difficult to compete with, whether in performance, sourcing or recycling. In the third of our series of interviews with battery makers, we talk to Guillaume Clément, vice president for Marine Mobility.
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NewsTrump vetoes “unreliable” and “foreign” energy
The US Trump Administration has effectively ended any preferential treatment for what it calls unreliable subsidy-dependent renewables
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NewsFinning offers fast fix for port power insufficiencies
Caterpillar engine dealer Finning UK & Ireland is pushing its temporary shore power solutions to provide power to harbour boats and address port emissions by berthed vessels.
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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.
