Insurance, Legal & Finance

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

“There is no strong Europe without a strong maritime economy,” EU maritime ministers agreed as they called for a clear strategy for the future.

20th May 2025

Ministers sign maritime pledge to shape EU strategy

20th May 2025

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

Using clearly defined and properly incorporated terms and conditions in contracts is not just good practice: it can be the difference between insurers paying out or denying a claim, writes Jennie Harris,…

14th May 2025

Maritime Law Focus: Get your terms right!

14th May 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Finance has been made available to smaller commercial marine businesses in the UK by the British Business Bank, which has agreed a new facility with BFS Marine Finance.

14th April 2025

£20 million finance facility opened to commercial marine

14th April 2025

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

In our previous article about protecting your intellectual property, we touched upon the significant opportunities for collaboration and joint ventures in the commercial marine industry.

14th April 2025

Maritime Law Focus: Shareholders’ agreements

14th April 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Changes to the way customs declarations must be made for goods travelling in and out of the UK from the UK continental shelf come into effect on 1 June 2025.

27th March 2025

Sound advice for upcoming UK customs changes

27th March 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Protecting Intellectual Property (IP) is key for businesses in commercial marine, particularly in light of increased partnership working and the rapid development of technology.

10th March 2025

Maritime Law Focus: Protecting your IP

10th March 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Europe must re-industrialise to stay afloat in pushing wind objectives and maintaining competitiveness, a WindEurope webinar was told by Director of Advocacy and Messaging Viktoriya Kerelska.

7th March 2025

EU must re-industrialise to keep wind afloat

7th March 2025

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Norwegian insurance firm Gard says its purchase of Danish firm Codan brings 90% of non-Chinese offshore wind projects into its portfolio.

5th March 2025

Gard snaps up Codan marine and energy portfolio

5th March 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Isle of Wight-based Diverse Marine has delivered two Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) under its Finance & Lease programme, which it set up in November 2023.

27th February 2025

Two CTVs delivered under finance programme

27th February 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Former fishing fleet owner Green Marine will spend up to £10 million (€12 million) on a new subsea department in a sign of its confidence in the offshore wind sector.

25th February 2025

Subsea spending shows faith in UK offshore wind

25th February 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Major Japanese shipping and logistics firm NYK Line says it will put an undisclosed sum of money into the Swedish CTV fleet owner Northern Offshore Group (N-O-G).

21st February 2025

NYK invests in Swedish CTV fleet

21st February 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Solicitors Jennie Harris and Lucy Goff have set up the law firm Ocean Legal to help marine businesses and vessel owners navigate the complexities of the legal and regulatory landscape.

18th February 2025

Maritime Law Focus: Legal landmarks

18th February 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Boutique marine law firm Ocean Legal has been launched with a focus on smaller commercial marine vessels as well as leisure boats.

27th January 2025

Commercial marine law firm launched

27th January 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine insurance firm NorthStandard has launched a ‘one-stop-shop’ for commercial vessels under 10,000 tonnes.

24th January 2025

Insurance product launched for smaller vessels

24th January 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Talks have begun between unnamed investors and the historic German shipyards FSG Nobiskrug, which insolvency administrators say could ultimately save the company.

21st January 2025

Investors start talks with struggling shipyards

21st January 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Global maritime and commodities firm Shearwater Law has appointed David Richards as director of its Maritime Practice Group.

9th January 2025

Shearwater Law appoints Maritime director

9th January 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Solent Freeport will use its slice of a £25 million UK government funding cake to support six projects in the southern English region.

6th January 2025

Solent Freeport funds six port projects

6th January 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two historic German shipyards that have just over three weeks until they go out of business have called for investors to step up and save them. 

6th January 2025

Historic shipyards call for investor lifeline

6th January 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Norwegian energy giant Equinor has secured $3 billion financing for the next stage of its Empire Wind project around 30 miles southeast of Long Island, New York.

6th January 2025

Equinor secures $3 billion for NY wind farm

6th January 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Maritime has been included as one of the sectors eligible for a slice of a €2.4 billion funding pie announced by the European Commission.

5th December 2024

EC fund boost for innovation in maritime sector

5th December 2024