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A traditionally built dinghy was launched at the Southampton Boat Show last month as part of the project Traditional Maritime Skills (TMS), which is currently recording wooden boatbuilding skills that are in…

A new strategy that could lead to £8bn growth in the British marine and maritime industry was launched last month by UK Business Minister Mark Prisk at the PSP Southampton Boat Show.

Barge based power generation moved into a new dimension on Wednesday with the announcement of a new 82m Power Barge capable of generating 125MW from two aero-derived gas turbine gensets.

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a £50 million contract to design and equip two anchor handling vessels for Norwegian company Farstad Shipping.

Northern Isles MP Alistair Carmichael is calling for mandatory training for ships’ crews in the use of emergency towing gear fitted on all large tankers for the past 15 years.

Lord Henley, the British Government’s Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, visited the ABP Humber ports of Hull and Immingham last week.

A group of veteran seafarers encouraged youngsters to consider what has become an important but ‘forgotten profession’ as the UK prepared to celebrate Merchant Navy Day earlier this month.

The Malta Maritime Pilots have taken delivery of a second Interceptor pilot vessel two years after taking delivery of Echo 1, their first Interceptor 42 pilot boat built by Ireland’s Safehaven Marine.

The explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) specialist Ramora UK has safely disposed of an unexploded World War II mine at one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms.