Safety & Training

SPECIAL REPORTS

SPECIAL REPORTS

As the role of tug crews and masters evolves with more challenging and complex operations, the next generation of seafarers are using modern digital simulation techniques in combination with at-sea experience to build their competence levels quickly and effectively. Competence…

By By Bianca Pielaat, Operations Director, Multraship Towage & Salvage · 10th September 2026

Learning the ropes in a digital age: Inside Multraship’s tug training

By By Bianca Pielaat, Operations Director, Multraship Towage & Salvage · 10th September 2026

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

A fatal explosion at one of Rotterdam’s major energy facilities killed one person and injured six others on August 13.

18th August 2026

Police investigate fatal Rotterdam port explosion

18th August 2026

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

Small-workboat operators need certificates and completed courses, but neither shows what a crew member can recall and apply on a particular vessel. A simple layer of topic-level checks, drills and observed practice…

18th August 2026

Qualified on paper, untested at sea: what certificates don’t show

18th August 2026

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

A new safety report from the offshore and marine contracting industry paints a mixed picture of real progress in some areas, but a rise in fatalities that’s causing genuine concern.

13th August 2026

Seven deaths, 1 billion hours: IMCA safety report demands closer look

13th August 2026

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

Catastrophic engine failure on a survey vessel left it drifting helplessly after a complete electrical blackout rendered its anchors unusable, a UK marine accident investigation has found.

27th July 2026

Blackout leaves survey vessel drifting with no anchor

27th July 2026

OPINION

OPINION

Emergency services were called to the Port of Tyne on Sunday when an offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) crashed into a container ship, resulting in severe damage to a gantry crane.

21st July 2026

WTIV crashes into containership, exposing ship-to-shore safety gaps

21st July 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has renewed its long-standing call for statutory alcohol limits in recreational boating after finding alcohol was a factor in a fatal RIB accident.

15th July 2026

Fatal RIB crash exposes law gap between leisure and commercial marine

15th July 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

European salvage contractors have been deploying an increasingly diverse range of tugs, sheerlegs and specialist marine assets as they respond to casualties while expanding into offshore energy and infrastructure projects.

15th July 2026

More than salvage: Tugs take on Europe’s toughest marine jobs

15th July 2026

OPINION

OPINION

The publication of Workboat Code Edition 3 (WB3) marks one of the most significant regulatory updates for the UK workboat sector in more than a decade. 

2nd July 2026

Workboat Code 3: Vibration monitoring will redefine workboat operations

2nd July 2026

SPECIAL REPORTS

SPECIAL REPORTS

Half a century after South Africa pioneered state-funded emergency towing vessels, debate continues over whether governments or commercial operators should finance rapid maritime rescue and pollution prevention services.

29th June 2026

Emergency rescue towing: who should shoulder the cost when ships founder?

29th June 2026

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

The maritime industry’s understanding of battery fire risks needs to keep pace with the growing number of lithium-ion batteries carried and used onboard ships, according to UK maritime consultancy and training provider…

25th June 2026

Battery risks at sea spark calls for better fire training

25th June 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

A Svitzer tug’s wheelhouse windows have been smashed in the second incident of its nature in five years, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has reported.

19th June 2026

Tug wheelhouse glass smashes in 2 similar incidents

19th June 2026

EVENTS

EVENTS

“We are trying to take Search and Rescue into the 21st Century rather than the human eyeball,” the director of the Professional Rescue Academy, Dave Lane, told delegates at a Seawork workshop…

10th June 2026

Floodfighters calls for multi-layer approach to SAR

10th June 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Maritime Professional Development UK (MPDUK) will return to Seawork 2026 with a new simulation-based training solution developed in partnership with Raymarine, aimed at improving navigation competence across the growing sub-24m workboat market.

2nd June 2026

SV-ECS and Radar Simulator launch

2nd June 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Seawork exhibitor Star International has added lifeboat, davit, winch, and release hook servicing to its marine safety offering, following the acquisition of a specialist davit servicing provider.

2nd June 2026

Star International expands servicing capability

2nd June 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Marine Fire Safety has won MED and MER Type Approval for its Stat-X® Condensed Aerosol Fire-Extinguishing Systems ahead of Seawork 2026.

2nd June 2026

Fire-fighting systems approved in time for Seawork

2nd June 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Visitors to Seawork will have the opportunity to experience the performance of VIKING Life-Saving Equipment’s high-speed RHIBs during a series of on-water demonstrations.

2nd June 2026

VIKING RHIBs set for high-speed demos

2nd June 2026

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

Novatug, the innovation and R&D arm of Multraship Towage & Salvage, has opened an advanced simulator and training centre at the group’s headquarters in Terneuzen, the Netherlands, built around technology from Wärtsilä.

28th May 2026

Multraship launches tug simulator training centre with Wärtsilä

28th May 2026

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

The rapid expansion of offshore wind farms and wave energy devices around the UK coastline is creating serious hazards for shipping, navigation systems and emergency rescue operations, according to guidance published by…

26th May 2026

Offshore wind surge sparks safety warnings at sea

26th May 2026

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

The UK maritime sector has approved its first formal training programme for crews operating electric-propelled vessels against a backdrop of rapid develpment in the sector and a need for new technical and…

20th May 2026

UK approves first electric vessel training as sector grows

20th May 2026