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POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Archipelago Yachts owner Stephen Weatherley talks to Maritime Journal about his work to find a potential range extender for commercial vessels using methanol.

27th April 2026

Methanol: The only real contender, says yacht builder

27th April 2026

FUTURE FUELS

FUTURE FUELS

We are now halfway through what is a defining decade for the shipping industry as it faces up to its decarbonisation duties. 

27th April 2026

OPINION: A flexible course to net-zero shipping

27th April 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

UK-based Global OTEC and a consortium it’s leading has installed what it describes as the world’s first purpose-built offshore platform designed to generate electricity from temperature differences in ocean water.

27th April 2026

World-first platform generates electricity with sea temperature

27th April 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Of the 24 companies joining the Start-up Pavilion at WindEurope this year, showcasing innovations ranging from modular generators to autonomous drones, UK-based CGEN took top spot – which means a free booth…

24th April 2026

WindEurope 2026: Start-Up Round-Up

24th April 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

UK-based Buoyant Works unveiled its FlexLanding boat-landing system at WindEurope this week, which it says could replace all conventional steel systems.

24th April 2026

New boat-landing system remains Buoyant at WindEurope

24th April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with UK Dredging (UKD), a subsidiary of Associated British Ports (ABP), to build a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). 

24th April 2026

Damen agrees TSHD build for Associated British Ports

24th April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Maersk Offshore Wind’s first WTIV, Maersk Viridis, has been delivered by Seatrium in Singapore and is currently sailing to the US, where she will install the Empire Wind offshore wind farm, a 2GW project…

24th April 2026

Maersk Offshore Wind delivers first WTIV with docking system

24th April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Europe is entering a new cycle of icebreaker demand, driven by both climate variability and strategic needs in northern waters.

24th April 2026

Korea steps up to growing European icebreaker demand

24th April 2026

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

European Commission has presented “AccelerateEU” at WindEurope, its response to the current energy crisis, stressing that price relief must align with faster deployment of renewables and electrification.

22nd April 2026

EU presents roadmap to speed up renewables

22nd April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Nexans chose WindEurope to launch its third iteration of cable-laying vessel, the Nexans Electra, which can lay subsea cable at a record-breaking 3,000 metres deep.

22nd April 2026

Nexans launches record-breaking cable layer

22nd April 2026