Seawork News

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Seawork is set to stage its largest-ever exhibition in 2027, with strong exhibitor demand reinforcing its position as Europe’s leading commercial marine and workboat exhibition.

6th August 2026

Seawork 2027 set for record expansion as exhibitor demand surges

6th August 2026

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

Approval in Principle was announced by Lloyd’s Register at Seawork this year, demonstrating the growing maturity of hydrogen propulsion for commercial vessels.

17th July 2026

WATCH: Seawork showcases pioneering hydrogen retrofit project

17th July 2026

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

For nearly three decades, C-Quip has built its reputation as a distributor of marine equipment for the recreational boating sector. But as the leisure marine market has become increasingly challenging, the Hampshire-based…

16th July 2026

C-Quip dives into commercial marine equipment

16th July 2026

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Less than four months into the top job at the Ancora Group, chief executive Simon Light is combining fleet expansion with a broader push to grow the company.

6th July 2026

Building Ancora: Simon Light’s plan to reshape marine civils

6th July 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Viking Life-Saving Equipment is expanding its presence in the fast craft sector, using Seawork 2026 to showcase its high-performance RHIB design capabilities.

30th June 2026

Viking raids fast craft market with battle-ready RHIBs

30th June 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

When Scroby Sands Offshore Wind Farm was commissioned off Great Yarmouth in 2004, few could have predicted that one of its greatest operational challenges would emerge not from the turbines themselves, but…

25th June 2026

Amphibious Walrus opens access to stranded turbines

25th June 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

As shipping faces mounting pressure to decarbonise, exhaust after-treatment specialist Eminox says the marine industry must remain realistic about what can be achieved in the short to medium term, and use cleaner…

23rd June 2026

Bridging the gap: After-treatment keeps shipping afloat

23rd June 2026

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EVENTS

Seawork 2026 was officially a record-breaking event, with more visitors and exhibitors than ever before.

18th June 2026

SEAWORK PODCAST: On the pontoons with Nigel Thompson

18th June 2026

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Seawork’s 2026 programme was packed with sessions, but few offered as direct a line into commercial vessel buyers’ thinking as the ‘Meet the Buyers’ session jointly organised by the Workboat Association and…

16th June 2026

Meet the buyers: What commercial marine suppliers need to know

16th June 2026

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

It would be impossible to get round every stand at Seawork, so we just picked a handful of a few different companies to present a picture of the diversity within marine in…

15th June 2026

Around the stands at Seawork 2026

15th June 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

ZeroUSV has received regulatory certification for its flagship autonomous vessel with the certificate officially presented at Seawork last week.

15th June 2026

ZeroUSV receives autonomous vessel certification at Seawork

15th June 2026

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

The curtains fell on Europe’s largest on-water commercial marine exhibition on Thursday with record numbers of exhibitors, visitors and innovations.

12th June 2026

Seawork 2026 closes after ‘busier than ever’ event

12th June 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The practicality of matching the right propulsion system to the right vessel was discussed at one of the many Seawork conferences this year, with electrification a prominent theme despite its fairly lacklustre…

11th June 2026

Panel explores matching propulsion systems to vessel roles

11th June 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Seawork exhibitor Walker Marine Design (WMD) has won the design contract for a new 16-metre pilot boat to be built by Grandweld Shipyard in Dubai for operations across ports in the Middle…

11th June 2026

WMD secures Middle East deal

11th June 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Volvo Penta’s head of Marine Business has officially introduced its new IPS Hybrid for commercial vessels at the Seawork exhibition and conference in Southampton this week.

11th June 2026

Volvo Penta IPS Hybrid system on sale for commercial marine

11th June 2026

SEAWORK

SEAWORK

Autonomy is reshaping offshore marine operations, but industry experts warn regulatory uncertainty around vessel autonomy and Dynamic Positioning (DP) vessels risks creating safety gaps.

10th June 2026

Seawork: USVs push DP regulations to the limit

10th June 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

A Damen multi-cat officially handed to TMS at Seawork was christened ’Tom Scruby’ after one of the company’s earliest directors.

10th June 2026

Damen multicat re-named after industry veteran at Seawork

10th June 2026

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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

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EVENTS

Up to 300 people celebrated the annual Seawork Innovations and People & Projects awards at Seawork in Southampton, England last night.

10th June 2026

Cream of the crop celebrated at Seawork

10th June 2026

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Workboat operators and vessel designers are increasingly weighing the commercial realities of vessel decarbonisation against the cost of replacing existing fleets and whether to build new or convert.

9th June 2026

Seawork: The vessel life extension debate intensifies

9th June 2026