Features & Videos

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The European Tugowners Association is calling for change, urging leaders to help defend its industry against Asian competition and inflate the status of its vessels.

18th August 2025

European Tugowners call for change

18th August 2025

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The tide of batteries flowing through the maritime industry is lapping at the hulls of all kinds of vessels, from tiny RIBs to container ships.

14th August 2025

Deep dive: Battery tugs – feasible or ‘crazy’?

14th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Across Europe’s maritime sector, operational agencies are rethinking the way they specify and deploy high-performance rigid inflatable boats (RIBs).

13th August 2025

Multi-role vessels: Shift in requirements for marine agency craft

13th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

State-sponsored Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs) were initially seen as an expensive luxury, often lying seemingly idle at anchor for long periods. But times and attitudes are changing, reports Peter Barker.

13th August 2025

Governments expand ETV tasks for safety and value

13th August 2025

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Swiss battery maker Leclanché says its marine batteries are difficult to compete with, whether in performance, sourcing or recycling. In the third of our series of interviews with battery makers, we talk…

5th August 2025

INTERVIEW: Leclanché powers up for marine battery boom

5th August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The US Trump Administration has effectively ended any preferential treatment for what it calls unreliable subsidy-dependent renewables - namely wind and solar energy.

31st July 2025

Trump vetoes “unreliable” and “foreign” energy

31st July 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Caterpillar engine dealer Finning UK & Ireland is pushing its temporary shore power solutions to provide power to harbour boats and address port emissions by berthed vessels.

31st July 2025

Finning offers fast fix for port power insufficiencies

31st July 2025

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

Crew fatigue, poor watchkeeping and underused navigational tech are contributing to serious – and avoidable – accidents at sea, a recent UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report warns.

28th July 2025

Fatigue, collisions and understaffed crews – MAIB report

28th July 2025

OPINION

OPINION

Without more leases, infrastructure or investor confidence, the UK’s floating wind ambitions look highly unlikely, says Theo Cleave, commercial manager at marine construction specialist MintMech.

25th July 2025

Floating wind: An impossible target?

25th July 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

One of the world’s first commercial-scale floating offshore wind farms has been approved, Vattenfall reveals in its report on the first half of 2025.

24th July 2025

Wind, water and nuclear – Vattenfall on top of the new energy tide

24th July 2025

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

As the maritime industry accelerates its transition to low- and zero-emission solutions, Wärtsilä is playing a commanding role by engineering fully integrated propulsion systems tailored to specific vessels.

23rd July 2025

INTERVIEW: Wärtsilä on marine’s electric future

23rd July 2025

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

‘There’s a ship parked in my garden’ was one media headline describing the 11,135dwt container vessel NCL Salten running aground near Trondheim in May.

22nd July 2025

Fires, strandings, wreck recoveries – busy times for salvors

22nd July 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Hefring Marine has unveiled a transformative advance in marine safety analytics that the company says sets a new standard in vessel collision reporting.

21st July 2025

Hefring Marine launches collision analysis tool

21st July 2025

OPINION

OPINION

For decades, centuries even, the UK has held an enviable reputation for its marine engineering capability – whether that’s building grand ocean liners or designing naval ships. 

17th July 2025

Next-generation ships need next-generation talent

17th July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

The UK’s lighthouse authority has called for tenders for two multi-functional buoy-handling vessels to replace two of its ageing fleet.

15th July 2025

WATCH: Trinity House launches £200 million vessels tender

15th July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

A 100% electric crew transfer vessel (CTV) developed by Artemis Technologies has completed a technical demonstration at the Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm off the east coast of Scotland. 

15th July 2025

Electric foiling CTV makes waves at Vattenfall wind farm

15th July 2025

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

The global marine industry thrives on connection and movement. From tracking vessels across vast oceans to managing international crews and engaging with a diverse customer base, your operations inherently involve the handling…

15th July 2025

Maritime Law Focus: Compliance in data protection isn’t optional

15th July 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

With a legacy of nearly a century in motion control, Bauer Gear Motor’s Esslingen facility recently played host to journalists exploring how parent company Regal Rexnord is pushing deeper into industrial sectors,…

14th July 2025

PODCAST: Regal Rexnord charts course in marine

14th July 2025

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

The maritime industry is awash with bold claims and ambitious sustainability pledges – electric vessels, hydrogen-powered ports, methanol-ready tankers. However, beneath the fanfare lies a critical shortfall: the supporting infrastructure remains underdeveloped.

14th July 2025

How to power the inland waterways?

14th July 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Norway’s largest ever transport route combines a multitude of engineering concepts, some of which have never been built before.

10th July 2025

WATCH: Floating bridges, subsea tunnels – Norway’s E39 will have it all

10th July 2025