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INTERVIEW: 28 days at sea – life on and off the bridge

2026-03-24T14:53:00+00:00

It took a chance meeting in a barber’s shop before it occurred to George Kinnaird, from the landlocked north English town of Huddersfield, that he could have a career at sea. He talks to Maritime Journal about his voyage, and his new-found love for the sea.

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George

INTERVIEW: 28 days at sea – life on and off the bridge

2026-03-24T14:53:00+00:00

It took a chance meeting in a barber’s shop before it occurred to George Kinnaird, from the landlocked north English town of Huddersfield, that he could have a career at sea. He talks to Maritime Journal about his voyage, and his new-found love for the sea.

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Destination Eat Street with Marine Travel

2026-03-24T18:10:00+00:00By Seawork Press FP

Dedicated provider of maritime travel logistics, Marine Travel, is sponsoring Eat Street at Seawork 2026.

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Dedicated to the Commercial Marine Sector

2026-03-23T17:40:00+00:00By Seawork Press FP

C-Quip Marine Equipment has announced the launch of a dedicated online platform designed specifically to support the needs of professional operators across the commercial marine industry.

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Ten out of ten as final vessel launched

2026-03-23T17:40:00+00:00By Seawork Press FP

The tenth Island Class ferry for Canada’s BC Ferries has been launched at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania.

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Working hard to catch-up with autonomous vessels regulation

2026-03-20T11:17:00+00:00By Seawork Press Ril

In the rapidly growing world of autonomous vessels the issue is simple. As technical advisor Richard Purser of IMCA succinctly puts it, “The industry is moving more quickly than the regulation.” 

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From Training to Tech: Scaling Sustainable Change in the Workboat Sector

2026-03-19T15:40:00+00:00By Seawork Press FP

Join new speakers Tim Spitters from TOS (Transport & Offshore Services) and Éomer Zwijnenberg from Rabobank at ‘Get Set for Workboat 2050’ in Rotterdam on Thursday 26 March.

George

INTERVIEW: 28 days at sea – life on and off the bridge

2026-03-24T14:53:00+00:00

It took a chance meeting in a barber’s shop before it occurred to George Kinnaird, from the landlocked north English town of Huddersfield, that he could have a career at sea. He talks to Maritime Journal about his voyage, and his new-found love for the sea.

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Muller Dordrecht takes delivery of new tug from Damen

2026-03-23T10:46:00+00:00

Dutch towage operator Muller Dordrecht has taken delivery of a new azimuth stern drive (ASD) tug from Damen Shipyards Group, adding to a growing fleet of vessels from the Dutch shipbuilder.

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US pays TotalEnergies $1 billion to dump offshore wind

2026-03-24T09:49:00+00:00

TotalEnergies has accepted $1 billion to abandon offshore wind leases in the US and re-focus on oil and gas, a US government announcement has confirmed.

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EU Ports Strategy does not go far enough: WindEurope

2026-03-23T12:35:00+00:00

As Brussels lays out an ambitious vision for ports as Europe’s energy hubs, the wind industry is warning that without dedicated public finance, the infrastructure bottlenecks threatening the offshore wind build-out will not be solved.

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Boskalis wins Aberdeen dredging deal

2026-03-20T11:52:00+00:00

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Special report: Transforming America’s Arctic ports

2026-03-18T16:24:00+00:00By Gordon Feller (Global Fellow: Smithsonian Inst/WWIC)

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