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Batteries in Maritime
Autonomy at Sea
Alternative Fuels
Tugs, Towing & Salvage
Examining the growing role of batteries in maritime, questioning their green credentials while exploring industry insights, operator experiences and lessons learned from early electric vessel adoption worldwide. Highlighting the innovators advancing subsea and maritime technology, from autonomous underwater swarms to cloud-connected assets and data-driven predictive models, reshaping how real-time conditions at sea are understood globally today. Exploring one of the workboat sector’s dilemmas today: which emerging fuels hold the most promise in terms of cost, availability, practicality and performance? Or should we simply clean up the Black Gold? Looking at how tugs, towing and salvage vessels are adapting to stricter regulations; contemplating new propulsion technologies and alternative fuels; and changing design strategies for one of maritime’s most demanding sectors. Read More Read More Read More Read More
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9th - 11th June 2026Speed@Seawork
8th June 2026Seawork Conferences
The 27th edition of Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition provides businesses the opportunity to showcase their services, equipment, vessels and supplies to an international audience. Speed@Seawork on 8th June in Cowes offers a sector specific event that showcases fast vessels operating at high speed for security interventions and Search & Rescue. "Get Set for Workboat 2050", in partnership with Seawork, Maritime Journal and The Workboat Association, is a series of conferences which deal with decarbonisation and all aspects of improving OPEX efficiencies. Visit the Seawork Website Speed@Seawork on the Seawork Website View on Seawork
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NewsPowerful recovery for devastated boatbuilder
Just five months after the death of the founder of the company, Fabio Buzzi, Italian fast boat builder FB Design has won a major contract from the Hellenic Coastguard writes Dag Pike.
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NewsFabio Buzzi killed in powerboat accident
Three men, including Italian racing icon and fast patrol boat specialist Fabio Buzzi have been killed in a powerboat record attempt.
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NewsHigh speed Italian enforcer
FB Design has completed the prototype of a new patrol boat for the Guardia di Finanza, the Italian customs and financial enforcement force writes Dag Pike.
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NewsFabio Buzzi: FB Design (Italy)
“There’s a continuous fight - you always have to accept a compromise between a beautiful, fast line and efficiency from the engineering point of view,”said Fabio Buzzi, founder and owner of Italian FB Design. “Bring those together and you’re winning.”
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NewsFB Design patrol boats for Africa and Mediterranean
Italian boat builder FB Design has been busy supplying a range of its designs to clients in Africa and along the Mediterranean coasts.
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NewsVenetian workboat
Italian boat builder FB Design specialises in fast patrol boats but has also built some low profile patrol boats for the police in Venice. It was this Venice experience that led some marine contractors in Venice to approach FB Design for ideas about a landing craft type design that could ...
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NewsLifeboats setting speed records
Two Search and Rescue boats built by FB Design in Italy have set new records for the for the voyage from Monte Carlo to Venice, the first time that such records have been set by production workboats.
