Safety & Training

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Are we there yet? Despite so many battery manufacturers hailing the benefits, the risks and problems of onboard and onshore battery systems identified in a recent Bureau Veritas report suggests not.

11th September 2025

Navigating battery risks: Still a bridge too far?

11th September 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Belgium has launched its largest unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance project to support subsea cable installation for offshore renewables.

8th September 2025

Subsea UXO clearance clears path for energy island

8th September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Poland’s Maritime Search and Rescue Service has ordered six new SAR vessels to strengthen safety in the Baltic Sea.

3rd September 2025

Poland orders six SAR vessels for Baltic Sea

3rd September 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is investigating an incident in which a passenger on a commercial RIB broke her back, leaving her permanently paralysed.

28th August 2025

Passenger paralysed on commercial RIB investigated by MAIB

28th August 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

DNV has revised its Maritime Simulator Systems Standard to strengthen vessel simulation, vessel training and vessel safety in a rapidly evolving maritime sector.

28th August 2025

DNV updates Maritime Simulator Standard

28th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Hopes are high that a major maritime environmental disaster involving a fire on a container ship has been averted following rapid intervention by both the vessel’s crew and professional salvors.

27th August 2025

Major ship fire threat averted by quick response

27th August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Heavy-lift cargo drones are being used by Danish offshore wind giant Ørsted and its UK-based drone operator Skylift to deliver critical safety evacuation equipment to the nacelles of wind turbines.

26th August 2025

Ørsted deploys drones for wind farms

26th August 2025

OPINION

OPINION

The commercial maritime industry is a high-stakes environment where safety, precision, and alertness are non-negotiable. 

18th August 2025

OPINION: Drug and alcohol testing vital in maritime

18th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Across Europe’s maritime sector, operational agencies are rethinking the way they specify and deploy high-performance rigid inflatable boats (RIBs).

13th August 2025

Multi-role vessels: Shift in requirements for marine agency craft

13th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

State-sponsored Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs) were initially seen as an expensive luxury, often lying seemingly idle at anchor for long periods. But times and attitudes are changing, reports Peter Barker.

13th August 2025

Governments expand ETV tasks for safety and value

13th August 2025