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Seawork 2026 closes after ‘busier than ever’ event

2026-06-12T11:48:00+01:00

The curtains fell on Europe’s largest on-water commercial marine exhibition on Thursday with record numbers of exhibitors, visitors and innovations.

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WMD secures Middle East deal

2026-06-11T11:05:00+01:00

Walker Marine Design has won a deal for a 16-metre pilot boat destined for Middle Eastern ports

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A new wave of vessel activity and investment

2026-06-12T17:15:00+01:00By Seawork Press FP

Diverse Marine and Farra Marine have announced the signing and delivery of the Farra Lir as well as advance discussions on a contract for three further crew transfer vessels (CTV’s) plus options.

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“We’ll definitely be back.”

2026-06-12T17:15:00+01:00By Seawork Press FP

Seawork 2026 has welcomed the Scottish Maritime Cluster for the first time this year, bringing three of its members to Europe’s largest commercial marine exhibition.

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Servogear wins CPP contract for new Supa Swath CTVs

2026-06-12T17:15:00+01:00By Seawork Press FP

Norwegian propulsion specialist Servogear has secured a contract to supply Controllable Pitch Propeller (CPP) systems for two 33-metre Supa Swath CTVs.

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Major Atlantic gateway port contracts for first ORC-class pilot boat

2026-06-12T17:15:00+01:00By Seawork Press FP

Goodchild Marine Services Limited and the Port of Gijón (El Musel) have signed a landmark first contract for the construction of a new ORC 121 pilot boat.

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Winning combination for RNLI’s Sam and Lewis

2026-06-11T15:09:00+01:00By Seawork Press FP

‘With courage, nothing is impossible’ and so it proved today for the two apprentices from the RNLI who won the Seawork Marine Electrical Apprentice & Cadet Competition.

Hull of the E/V 'Nautilus' with the EM 304 MKII multibeam echo sounder

Kongsberg maps Pacific Ocean depths

2026-06-12T09:04:00+01:00

A new Pacific expedition is using advanced mapping technology to reveal previously unexplored deep-ocean seafloor areas

Damen signs with Carmet Tug Company for Multi Cat 2309 Wijtze van der Leij, Sales Manager UK at Damen left

Carmet signs up first Damen Multi Cat newbuild at Seawork

2026-06-12T10:52:00+01:00

UK tug and workboat operator Carmet Tug Company has ordered its first newbuild from Damen in a contract signed at Seawork this week.

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Panel explores matching propulsion systems to vessel roles

2026-06-11T14:40:00+01:00

The practicality of matching the right propulsion system to the right vessel was discussed at one of the many Seawork conferences this year, with electrification a prominent theme despite its fairly lacklustre uptake in recent years, according to several operators who spoke to Maritime Journal at this year’s event.

Damen signs with Carmet Tug Company for Multi Cat 2309 Wijtze van der Leij, Sales Manager UK at Damen left

Carmet signs up first Damen Multi Cat newbuild at Seawork

2026-06-12T10:52:00+01:00

UK tug and workboat operator Carmet Tug Company has ordered its first newbuild from Damen in a contract signed at Seawork this week.

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