Safety & Training

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

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

When shipyards fail to put proper health and safety measures in place, it can lead to tragic and costly results. In their latest column for Maritime Journal, Ocean Legal’s Jennie Harris and Lucy Goff…

11th August 2025

Maritime Law Focus: Health & safety processes are vital

11th August 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The offshore energy sector is increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to enhance safety and operational monitoring, with particular focus on reducing man overboard (MOB) risks.

4th August 2025

AI enhances offshore safety

4th August 2025

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

Cyprus-based Columbia Group is calling for urgent reforms in maritime training to address the chronic shortage of qualified seafarers and trainees.

1st August 2025

Columbia Group joins calls for urgent maritime training

1st August 2025

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

Crew fatigue, poor watchkeeping and underused navigational tech are contributing to serious – and avoidable – accidents at sea, a recent UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report warns.

28th July 2025

Fatigue, collisions and understaffed crews – MAIB report

28th July 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

NSSLGlobal is equipping one yacht with advanced GMDSS technology to enhance marine safety and communications during the 2025 Tall Ships Races.

24th July 2025

NSSLGlobal powers safety at sea

24th July 2025

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

‘There’s a ship parked in my garden’ was one media headline describing the 11,135dwt container vessel NCL Salten running aground near Trondheim in May.

22nd July 2025

Fires, strandings, wreck recoveries – busy times for salvors

22nd July 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Hefring Marine has unveiled a transformative advance in marine safety analytics that the company says sets a new standard in vessel collision reporting.

21st July 2025

Hefring Marine launches collision analysis tool

21st July 2025

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Seawork exhibitor Protector will play a key role when SailGP returns to Portsmouth on 19 – 20 July.

18th July 2025

Protector RIBs provide SailGP support

18th July 2025

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

Sleeping on board ‘dead ships’ can have fatal consequences, the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) has warned, setting out detailed guidance in the wake of a number of incidents.

17th July 2025

MCA warns of dangers of sleeping on ‘dead ships’

17th July 2025

OPINION

OPINION

For decades, centuries even, the UK has held an enviable reputation for its marine engineering capability – whether that’s building grand ocean liners or designing naval ships. 

17th July 2025

Next-generation ships need next-generation talent

17th July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

The UK’s lighthouse authority has called for tenders for two multi-functional buoy-handling vessels to replace two of its ageing fleet.

15th July 2025

WATCH: Trinity House launches £200 million vessels tender

15th July 2025

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

The global marine industry thrives on connection and movement. From tracking vessels across vast oceans to managing international crews and engaging with a diverse customer base, your operations inherently involve the handling…

15th July 2025

Maritime Law Focus: Compliance in data protection isn’t optional

15th July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Rijkswaterstaat has launched the Power2Tow project, which aims to develop three emission-free Emergency Response Towing Vessels (ERTVs).

14th July 2025

The Netherlands launches green tug project

14th July 2025

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Swedish fire, flame and gas safety technology firm Consilium Safety Group has stepped into Turkey with the purchase of Ares Marine, which makes control, navigation, monitoring and marine instruments and electronics.

8th July 2025

Swedish safety products provider snaps up Turkish firm

8th July 2025

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

Salvage work on the Bayesian superyacht that sank and killed six people, including tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter, has come to an end.

7th July 2025

IN PICTURES: ‘Bayesian’ salvage complete

7th July 2025

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Salvors have completed the raising of the fated Bayesian superyacht from her 50m-deep seabed grave and transferred her to a specially built steel cradle at the Port of Termini Imerese in Sicily.

25th June 2025

Sunken ‘Bayesian’ superyacht arrives on dry land

25th June 2025

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

When disaster strikes at sea, to the general public it’s all about casualties and of course they are the most important thing. 

24th June 2025

OPINION: The lesser known but vital role of the SCR

24th June 2025