The Seaworker Chronicles

EVENTS

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

THE SEAWORKER CHRONICLES

THE SEAWORKER CHRONICLES

In our latest podcast we talk to Karel Roozen, the CEO of NextOcean, which has developed a motion radar technology that can predict the unpredictable and prevent the worst from happening. Maritime Journal editor Debbie Mason talks to him on the eve…

8th April 2026

PODCAST: Three minutes – the difference between ‘close call’ and catastrophe

8th April 2026

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

It seems the sky is no longer the limit for Kongsberg Discovery, which is moving into outer space in a giant leap into the future.

23rd February 2026

PODCAST: From ocean to orbit – KD takes Giant Leap

23rd February 2026

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The maritime industry is witnessing – and having to make changes in – an unprecedented era of change. In our latest podcast, new Volvo Penta Marine Business Unit boss Hanna Ljungqvist talks…

14th January 2026

INTERVIEW: Volvo Penta head of Marine Business talks to Maritime Journal

14th January 2026

THE SEAWORKER CHRONICLES

THE SEAWORKER CHRONICLES

With sustainability at the top of the industrial agenda, more ways of saving cost, time and waste are being thought up. At Europort in Rotterdam this year, a tour was led around some…

21st November 2025

PODCAST: Circularity in sustainability – Europort tour leads the way

21st November 2025

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

As the maritime industry comes under more and more pressure to electrify, more and more vessel builders and operators are trying to navigate how to do it.

25th September 2025

PODCAST: Bibby Marine on the cusp of eCSOV launch

25th September 2025

THE SEAWORKER CHRONICLES

THE SEAWORKER CHRONICLES

Reliability at sea: In our podcast, Bogdan Constandache explains how DMT Marine Equipment delivers more than high-quality deck equipment with a comprehensive After-Sales approach that is dedicated to customer success.

17th September 2025

PODCAST: How quality aftersales services drive DMT’s success

17th September 2025

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The global maritime industry is undergoing a quiet revolution as battery technology takes hold, and one of the leading voices in this shift is Syb ten Cate Hoedemaker, managing director of the…

20th August 2025

PODCAST: Battery tech is coming – but there are challenges

20th August 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

With a legacy of nearly a century in motion control, Bauer Gear Motor’s Esslingen facility recently played host to journalists exploring how parent company Regal Rexnord is pushing deeper into industrial sectors,…

14th July 2025

PODCAST: Regal Rexnord charts course in marine

14th July 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Before the curtain fell on another hugely successful Seawork, Maritime Journal editor Debbie Mason managed to get around a few of the booths to see what the exhibitors had to say. This year’s Seawork…

19th June 2025

PODCAST: Seawork 2025 Booth Drop-in

19th June 2025

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Delegates were treated to a Rotterdam conference against the backdrop of the beautiful Wereld Museum as part of the series of Seawork Get Set for Workboat 2050 conferences last week. During the breaks, Maritime…

2nd April 2025

PODCAST: Get Set for Workboat 2050 in Rotterdam

2nd April 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Artificial Intelligence is spreading like wildfire across all industries, and commercial marine is no different. Listen to our podcast, in which Marine AI talks to Maritime Journal about how artificial intelligence enhances safety, improves efficiency…

23rd January 2025

PODCAST: How AI is revolutionising commercial marine

23rd January 2025

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

On a medical mission: Mercy Ships do unparalleled work in developing countries, restoring vision, palates and other medical necessities.

7th November 2024

PODCAST: A medical mission with Mercy Ships

7th November 2024

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Get Set for Workboat Series 5 will launch in November at the Workboat Association’s Annual General Meeting, which is kicking off in the north of England from the 18th.

17th October 2024

PODCAST: Launching Get Set for Workboat Series 5

17th October 2024

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

‘Mining’ always conjures up fears of environmental ruin, and its on-land legacy makes this justifiable. But in an interview with Maritime Journal, founder and CEO of Loke Marine Minerals Walter Sognnes explains how…

2nd October 2024

PODCAST: How deep-sea mining holds answers

2nd October 2024

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Volvo Penta top management talk to Maritime Journal about the issues facing commercial marine – and what the company is doing to prepare for it.

5th September 2024

PODCAST: Sit-down with Volvo Penta CEO and Marine president

5th September 2024

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Up to 20% of the UK’s electricity could well come from tidal and wave generation by 2030, says Leask Marine commercial director John Macleod, who says the nation is far ahead of…

24th July 2024

PODCAST: Making waves in tidal energy

24th July 2024

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

”This is a new generation of CTVs,” says Jan-Willem Vissers, director Marine Commercial Global with Volvo Penta, as we pull away from the pontoons at Seawork, which celebrated its 25th silver edition…

9th July 2024

PODCAST: On board with MHO and Volvo Penta

9th July 2024

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Join Maritime Journal editor Debbie Mason on a wander around the halls and pontoons at Seawork this year, where between their meetings with clients, a few exhibitors managed to speak to her…

24th June 2024

Podcast: Around the booths at Seawork 2024

24th June 2024

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

Vessel insurance has to be shipshape to avoid crippling penalties, says head of Haven Knox-Johnston Commercial Malcolm Stewart in an interview with Maritime Journal, with claims for corporate manslaughter being a very real…

15th May 2024

PODCAST: Rising claims mean insurance must be shipshape

15th May 2024