Container ship fires push salvors to the limit
The International Salvage Union’s long-standing concerns over container ship cargo fires have again been highlighted by recent incidents handled by Dutch salvage contractor SMIT, underlining the growing complexity of responding to fires aboard modern container vessels.
Concrete on trial in world first
Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall UK is trialling the world’s first all-concrete marina pontoon float – designed and built by the team at ScaffFloat - in a first step to removing all Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) floats from its operations.
Griffon Marine picks DuroWipers for new hovercraft
Griffon Marine, the world’s only builder of commercial hovercraft, has specified DuroWipers marine windscreen wipers for a new vessel, with more potentially in the pipeline.
Bold step towards low-emission transport in Australia
Volvo Penta and shipbuilder Aus Ships Group are collaborating on Australia’s first 100% electric drive passenger ferry.
ASL GRP sponsors HM Government Lunch & Networking at Seawork
ASL GRP, the dynamic armour company, is sponsoring this year’s MOD Networking Lunch at Seawork.
Bienvenue! Première fois à Seawork
Nautipark, French specialist in boat support and cradling solutions, will exhibit for the first time at Seawork 2026.
Cygnus launches diver-held UT gauge to cut subsea inspection times
Cygnus Instruments has introduced an Underwater Diver Held Gauge thickness measurement tool built for commercial diving teams conducting corrosion surveys in subsea and inland environments.
Container ship fires push salvors to the limit
The International Salvage Union’s long-standing concerns over container ship cargo fires have again been highlighted by recent incidents handled by Dutch salvage contractor SMIT, underlining the growing complexity of responding to fires aboard modern container vessels.
Major financing for UAE methanol hub
The first world-scale methanol production plant in the UAE is a joint venture between TA’ZIZ and Proman and is scheduled for completion in Q3 2028
An expanded partnership in marine engineering
ABS and Seatrium are looking to further support the development of next-generation offshore and marine engineering solutions
