Opinion

VESSELS

VESSELS

With nine fatal incidents involving conventional tugs since 1998, an Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) safety bulletin on the 2023 Biter loss has put the dangers of tugs girting and capsizing under the spotlight…

2nd March 2026

ANALYSIS: How simple operations can be fatal

2nd March 2026

OPINION

OPINION

Fire risk during maintenance and refit is under renewed scrutiny across the maritime sector, writes Morgan Davis, Business Development manager at Ramtech, which designs and develops industry-leading end-to-end Internet of Things and innovative…

20th February 2026

Ahead of the spark: Fire safety for workboats and offshore fleets

20th February 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has issued a marine safety warning after a mooring incident nearly caused serious injury during tanker operations.

18th February 2026

WATCH: Mooring incidents – familiarity can breed contempt

18th February 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

How can small and medium-sized shipowners operating near-shore commercial vessels affordably start their decarbonisation journey? Andrew Southwood, Marine Finance, Siemens Financial Services UK lays out short-, medium- and long-term solutions for a sustainable transition.

18th February 2026

Decarbonising near-shore fleets: Navigating change and seizing opportunity

18th February 2026

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

After a year marked by political uncertainty, supply-chain strain and uneven global momentum, the UK offshore wind sector entered 2026 with a much-needed shot of confidence. Chartwell Marine’s Andy Page talks to Maritime Journal about…

16th February 2026

PODCAST: Charting offshore wind with Chartwell

16th February 2026

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

Stand on the quay at a major container port today and you can already see glimpses of the future.

13th February 2026

Ports of the future: safer, smarter and always on

13th February 2026

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

After a year marked by political uncertainty, supply-chain strain and uneven global momentum, the UK offshore wind sector entered 2026 with a much-needed shot of confidence.

9th February 2026

INTERVIEW: Charting offshore wind with Chartwell

9th February 2026

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

AI is arriving on ship bridges faster than bridge routines are changing. Nowhere is the gap highlighted more than in ports and harbours, where pilotage, tug assistance, crossing traffic and restricted waters mean…

23rd January 2026

When AI adds noise, safety runs aground

23rd January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

One of the complaints about the burgeoning offshore wind sector is the dangers it poses to marine life: but using robotics and other modern methods, environmental scientists say they can reduce the…

13th January 2026

Exclusive: Scientists reduce offshore wind risks to marine life

13th January 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

For decades, GPS and other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) have formed an invisible foundation for maritime operations, writes Alastair MacLeod, CEO, Ground Control, a PNT resilience provider.

7th January 2026

GNSS isn’t enough to protect workboats from jamming and spoofing

7th January 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Why would the UK order vessels for its own Ministry of Defence from the Netherlands rather than entrust the builds to its own shipyards?

8th December 2025

UK Parliament queries why UK shipyards snubbed for Dutch

8th December 2025

OPINION

OPINION

Workboat Association CEO Kerrie Forster says next year’s looking good, despite a few challenges. He gives Maritime Journal his predictions.

8th December 2025

Workboat sector looks ahead with ‘palpable enthusiasm’

8th December 2025

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

In an environment of rapidly developing emissions regulations for shipping, workboat owners may understandably feel uncertain as to what is relevant to them and how they should they respond contractually. 

3rd December 2025

Uncertain times: Emissions regs for workboats

3rd December 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

It’s time for electronic flares to replace unsafe and toxic pyrotechnics from a bygone era, says Chris Hoffman, the director of Technology Strategy at ACR Electronics.

26th November 2025

OPINION: Ditch pyrotechnics for electronic flares

26th November 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Despite being a proven and predictable energy provider, tidal range opportunities are being ignored by the UK government based on a flawed report, says Kate Gilmartin, chief executive of the British Hydropower…

19th November 2025

Tidal range: The missing offshore energy piece

19th November 2025

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…

10th November 2025

Is the tide turning on alternative fuels?

10th November 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

WindEurope, the association that brings together stakeholders on the continent in on and offshore wind, said electrification was stagnating in Europe while competitors such as China and the US ‘are surging ahead’.

3rd November 2025

‘Europe is falling behind’ – WindEurope reacts to Dutch wind auction blow

3rd November 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

As offshore wind, subsea and energy projects expand worldwide, the vessels supporting them face growing technical and commercial pressure.

31st October 2025

Can fleets retrofit without going off-hire? Yes, says Bluestone

31st October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Since 2019, 164 offshore wind projects have been cancelled around the world, with 47 in the last year alone, says software analyst firm Spinergie.

21st October 2025

Offshore wind cancellations rise sharply: Using data to de-risk

21st October 2025

OPINION

OPINION

The maritime industry is in ‘an abusive relationship’ with regulators over the race to cut emissions, says one innovator in an exclusive interview with Maritime Journal.

15th October 2025

Fuel’s gold: How maritime’s green rush misses real diesel deal

15th October 2025