MJ Business Access

OPINION

OPINION

Despite a lot of air and conference time being spent on the alternative fuels agenda, there are signs that if the tide isn’t exactly turning against them, it’s not turning wholly against diesel either.

10th November 2025

Is the tide turning on alternative fuels?

10th November 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As the maritime sector braces for the formal adoption of the IMO Net-Zero Framework (NZF) this October, the European Union finds itself at a regulatory crossroads. ETA secretary general Anna-Maria Darmanin puts the case for streamlining two sets of regulations.

6th October 2025

OPINION: EU needs to re-think ETS

6th October 2025

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

For more than a decade, there have been two major categories of ocean drones, or USV’s: high-power short-endurance drones and low-power long-endurance drones.

8th September 2025

Revolution: Long-endurance high-power ocean drones

8th September 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

OPINION

OPINION

Can intelligent innovation boost visibility, build trust and grow the marine services sector? Vik Bharat, director at Vessconn’s Maritime Ltd, shares his thoughts with Maritime Journal subscribers and Seawork Members.

4th August 2025

From dock to data: Boost visibility, build trust and fine-tune marine services

4th August 2025

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

In a maritime sector increasingly pressured to cut emissions and embrace clean technologies, EST-Floattech is making waves with its advanced battery systems.

29th July 2025

EST-Floattech outlines plans to electrify the high seas

29th July 2025

OPINION

OPINION

Now, more than ever, the UK’s underwater industry is of national strategic importance. Investment in this industrial sub-sector should be prioritised to ensure the country is well placed to unlock the emerging…

7th July 2025

OPINION: We cannot ignore opportunities underwater

7th July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

New Damen division Damen Compact Crafts (DCCr) officially launched its first high-speed vessel at Speed and Seawork this week.

13th June 2025

Damen rolls out its speed craft at Seawork

13th June 2025

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

With a natural degree of industry caution, partial or total propulsive power from batteries for shiphandling tugs is attracting increasing interest as the technology matures on the back of far greater volume…

5th June 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Electric tugs on the charge

5th June 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A coastal English county is battling a feared 1m sea level rise by 2100 with annual beach replenishment works – but this will still not be enough, it says.

30th May 2025

Changing tides: New methods sought for rising sea levels

30th May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Two of Seawork’s regulars are showcasing their joint collaboration again with vessels on the pontoons at Mayflower Park.

27th May 2025

Best of British: Vessel design & build perfection

27th May 2025

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

With the recent moves toward new fuels and batteries, it might be high time to consider what composite builds can offer, particularly with their potential for weight savings and novel architecture, writes…

15th April 2025

Composites Part 2: New demands, new shapes

15th April 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

As the salvage comes to an end of the Solong and Stena Immaculate vessels that were involved in a collision in the North Sea last month, Peter Barker examines the work involved in getting them back…

14th April 2025

Salvage heroes – a tale of two ships

14th April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Panellists and delegates have accused the EC of ignoring inferior practices in non-European countries that make competition in the sector unfair and a threat to survival.

24th March 2025

EC must implement fairer rules to halt Chinese ‘disgrace’

24th March 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Following an SEK220 million (€20 million) funding round, Swedish marine battery system supplier Echandia speaks to Maritime Journal about its portfolio, its vision, and what it’s going to do with the money.

17th March 2025

INTERVIEW: Echandia on charging up marine battery business

17th March 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Svitzer and Höegh Autoliners have partnered to provide low-carbon towage services for Höegh Aurora in Australia using Svitzer’s biofuel-powered EcoTow system.

13th January 2025

Svitzer’s EcoTow solution debuts in Australia

13th January 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Subsea vessel REM Pioneer is being built to cover a broad range of subsea construction, from traditional energy to wind activities with a net zero operation. 

19th December 2024

DEEP DIVE: Power challenges of a multi-purpose net zero vessel

19th December 2024

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

As more vessel operators and owners seek alternative means of propulsion, new fuels and battery options are mounting up.

18th December 2024

INTERVIEW: Leading the charge in marine batteries

18th December 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

An electric hydro-foiling ferry has joined New Zealand’s largest ferry operator after Maritime New Zealand awarded the vessel commercial certification.

13th December 2024

INTERVIEW: Vessev on its electric hydrofoiling ferry

13th December 2024

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

With all kinds of uncertainties facing marine contractors today, not least environmental legislation and taxation in the pipeline, the value of a common voice cannot be exaggerated, Iain Grainger, CEO of the…

11th December 2024

IMCA interview: The value of the common voice

11th December 2024