MJ Business Access

VESSELS

VESSELS

For those assuming P&O Maritime Logistics is all about cruises and ferries, news of an exclusive shiphandling towage contract with DP World in the Dominican Republic might come as something of a…

8th September 2023

P&O SPOTLIGHT: More than cruises and ferries

8th September 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

More than just a tug: Peter Barker has a look at what Damen’s Shoalbuster can offer aside from its traditional work.

7th September 2023

Spotlight on diversity of Damen’s Shoalbuster

7th September 2023

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Maritime Journal editor Debbie Mason talks to North Star chief technology officer James Bradford about offshore charging plans, vessel building, the exorbitant and potentially prohibitive cost of batteries, and other challenges facing…

5th September 2023

PODCAST: Interview with North Star CTO James Bradford

5th September 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

There’s a welter of interest in methanol as a marine fuel, but how does it line up for workboats, and tugs in particular?

30th August 2023

Special feature: Deep dive into methanol, Part 1

30th August 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A project trumpeted as being the UK’s flagship green hydrogen programme that would make the gas using electricity generated by offshore wind has been abandoned.

25th August 2023

Flagship green H2 project hits the wall

25th August 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Pictures of ships arriving at ports, their container stacks collapsed with boxes leaning precariously over the side of the vessel, makes for good copy and often attracts the attention of the world’s…

17th August 2023

Putting container losses into perspective

17th August 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A slump in four key areas of the salvage industry is a worrying sign for shipping as a whole, writes Peter Barker.

14th August 2023

Slump in salvage figures could be worrying sign

14th August 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

AYK Energy has opened a 5,000m2 factory in China in a move set to ‘seriously disrupt’ the marine battery market, founder Chris Kruger says.

9th August 2023

New factory set up to ‘seriously disrupt’ marine battery market

9th August 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Designs have been completed for a vessel that will be twice the size of the world’s current largest cable-lay vessel, Prysmian’s Leonardo da Vinci.

7th August 2023

World largest cable-layer for £20 billion subsea project

7th August 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

South African marine solutions company Amsol has announced that after 47 years of service its oceangoing Emergency Towing Vessel S.A. Amandla  is to be retired and recycled.

2nd August 2023

Fond farewell to a famous pair of super tugs

2nd August 2023

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

After some three decades in the British Royal Navy, Commodore Mel Robinson, the first woman to lead the Maritime Reserves, is stepping away from the role. She talks to Maritime Journal about a career…

27th July 2023

PODCAST: Commodore Mel Robinson, CBE ADC Royal Navy

27th July 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Pilot decisions were ‘not in line with best marine practice’ when the Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal more than two years ago, a report has finally concluded.

11th July 2023

Pilot errors caused ‘Ever Given’ grounding – report

11th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

What would you say to a 24 passenger CTV that could reach a top speed of 52 knots – but could be run in economy mode at 40kn drinking only 11.4 litres…

11th July 2023

Aircat CTV design promises comfort and efficiency

11th July 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A recent panel discussion hosted by the IMCA has reiterated calls to standardise contracts and allocate risk more fairly within the offshore wind industry.

7th July 2023

Panel calls for offshore contract standardisation

7th July 2023

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Jake Frith took a trip aboard every boat offering sea trials at Speed ’23. Here are some of his lasting impressions.

13th June 2023

The sights and sounds of Speed

13th June 2023

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Damen has selected its battery system for use on its new electric fast ferry in Lower Saxony, northwest Germany.

18th May 2023

High-power batteries rolled out for new fast ferry

18th May 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine contractors and manufacturers desperate to take advantage of the potential from offshore wind have called for major investment by governments at a recent summit in Belgium. 

9th May 2023

Summit urges leaders to save offshore wind

9th May 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

There’s a new windfarm support concept out there – and it’s not only that it promises to be a game-changer, it’s just as much that the industry needs to change the game,…

28th March 2023

UK partners unveil concept in offshore charging

28th March 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Boluda’s announcement in February that it would buy Smit Lamnalco invites a closer look at the background to a deal in which the Spanish towage giant takes control of the world’s fifth-largest towage…

27th March 2023

Recent Boluda purchase ‘a logical consequence’

27th March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Anyone taking a cursory look at the mainstream media’s headlines might think the offshore wind industry was booming, but with WindEurope admitting recently that not a single final investment decision was made…

23rd March 2023

Is the booming windfarm industry going bust?

23rd March 2023