Safety & Training

VESSELS

VESSELS

Zelim has chosen Sea Machines’ remote control for its new Guardian class of fast search and rescue craft.

27th April 2023

Revealed: the world’s first uncrewed SAR vessel

27th April 2023

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

Three marine technology companies are among those to receive the first King’s Awards for Enterprise, including one which uses ultrasound to clean up the seas.

25th April 2023

Royal seal of approval for marine technology innovators

25th April 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Dutch Safety Board has begun an investigation into a fatal accident that happened in the North Sea near the Dutch port of Ijmuiden, when a launch deckhand was transferring from a…

21st April 2023

Another marine death highlights ‘shipping’s deadly problem’

21st April 2023

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

BMT has revealed exclusively to Maritime Journal that it has won a contract from the Ministry of Defence to train admiralty pilots and tug masters in manoeuvring the Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers (QECC).

20th April 2023

MJ EXCLUSIVE: BMT wins MOD tug training contract for aircraft carriers

20th April 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

2022 was a year of breakthroughs in autonomous shipping, paving the way for more progress in the coming 12 months.

12th April 2023

Viewpoint: The importance of automation for safety

12th April 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

BMT has opened a five-bridge tug and ship pilotage training platform with an exclusive peek given to Maritime Journal.

30th March 2023

EXCLUSIVE: BMT opens tug pilotage training hub

30th March 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued a warning about the risks posed by flexible hoses after a fire on board a RoRo cargo ship.

24th March 2023

MAIB issues flexible hose fire warning

24th March 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Photographs of a famous research vessel that has toppled over in a dry dock in Scotland have appeared all over social media.

23rd March 2023

Research ship topples over in dry dock

23rd March 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Uncrewed Surface Vessel technology could establish a new precedent for supporting offshore projects with safety and environment top of the benefits list.

14th March 2023

GAC Group predicts boost in USV use

14th March 2023

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

In an Opinion piece written for Lloyd’s List, and shared with Maritime Journal, Senior Correspondent Richard Clayton shares concerns about ‘the elephant in the room’ that is seafarer training in the transition to…

3rd March 2023

Regulatory delay is holding back vital seafarer training

3rd March 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Svitzer has been fined £2.1 million (€2.4 million) for failing to operate a vessel safely, which resulted in the tragic death of a chief tugboat engineer.

3rd March 2023

Svitzer fined €2.4 million over crewman death

3rd March 2023

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Longstanding Seawork exhibitor Viking Life Saving Equipment AS is offering a full range of evacuation and lifesaving technology for the offshore wind market at Seawork this year.

2nd March 2023

Viking offers full range of evacuation systems

2nd March 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The two fatalities of a tugboat sinking in the River Clyde near Glasgow have been named.

27th February 2023

Police name victims of tug sinking

27th February 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The first Zelim Guardian rescue craft has begun construction at Coastal Workboats shipyard in Exeter UK, and will have a complete powertrain package supplied by Seawork exhibitor Proteum.

17th February 2023

Conveyor belt rescue craft could operate uncrewed

17th February 2023

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Following the success of two ambulance 2200 fast catamarans last year, two similar vessels have been ordered for operations in Bergen, Norway, for marine services firm Buksér og Berging.

1st February 2023

Norway orders more ambulance boats

1st February 2023

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published its report following the breaking of a tug’s towline pennant while assisting a container ship, including recommendations to the tug’s classification society and owner.

31st January 2023

Report examines towline pennant snap

31st January 2023

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Presenting the opening address at the annual London Salvage & Wreck Conference, International Salvage Union (ISU) President Captain Nicholas Sloane has outlined the current environment marine salvors are operating in.

31st January 2023

ISU raises fire risk issue at conference

31st January 2023

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The British Tugowners Association, as part of the UK Chamber of Shipping, has published a good practice guide for recovering persons from the water into small vessels.

30th January 2023

Life-saving help published for safety at sea

30th January 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A new document raises awareness of the life-threatening risks posed to divers as they go about their daily work under water.

27th January 2023

Subsea diver hazards highlighted in new report

27th January 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An investigation into the Estonian ferry disaster that killed 852 people in 1994 has found flaws in the bow visor construction that should have been picked up during checks were the likely…

26th January 2023

Ferry disaster probe: checks would have found flaws

26th January 2023