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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