Vessels

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

A coalition of eight European maritime organisations has called on the EU to overhaul emissions reporting rules for offshore vessels following Maritime Journal's report last week that IMCA was preparing to push for the change. From 1 January 2027, offshore…

5th November 2026

Offshore lobby group urges EU to pause ETS rules

5th November 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Estonian shipbuilder Baltic Workboats has won a €40 million contract to build five 26-metre search-and-rescue vessels for Denmark’s Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO). The vessels will be operated by the Danish Coastal Rescue Service, Kystredningstjenesten, and are…

5th November 2026

Baltic Workboats wins €40m Danish SAR vessel contract

5th November 2026

LAUNCHES & BOAT BUILDING

LAUNCHES & BOAT BUILDING

French vessel builder Chantiers Piriou has won a contract to build 16 tugs derived from its civilian range for the French Navy. The RP30NG pusher tugs each have a 30t bollard pull…

2nd November 2026

Piriou wins contract for 16 next-generation tug-pushers for French Navy

2nd November 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Three prominent organisations that Seawork has close ties with have joined forces to launch an International Workboat Code of Practice Guide, designed to support safer, more consistent standards across the global small…

23rd October 2026

International Workboat Practice launched

23rd October 2026

DESIGN

DESIGN

Cowes-based Diverse Marine will build three crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for OEG Marine Services, extending a partnership that began with the delivery of OEG Fulmar in 2025. The 26m vessels will be…

21st October 2026

Diverse Marine wins repeat CTV order

21st October 2026

DESIGN

DESIGN

The German Navy has ordered 15 combat boats for coastal operations from Marine Alutech, the Finnish combat and fast patrol boat builder. Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service…

20th October 2026

Germany orders 15 coastal combat boats from Finland

20th October 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

The UK Royal Navy is sounding out potential suppliers for extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicles (XLUUVs) in a first step towards a possible tender process. Small and medium-sized marine businesses are being invited…

16th October 2026

Royal Navy opens door to uncrewed submarines tender

16th October 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

From a redesigned acoustic sensor gondola to upgraded winches, laboratories and deep-sea systems, a special look inside France’s flagship research vessel has revealed the engineering behind a ship built to investigate some…

14th October 2026

FEATURE: New horizons for France’s flagship deep-research vessel

14th October 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

Volvo Penta’s IPS Professional Platform combines assisted docking with intelligent power management. Aboard the Penta 40, Isabelle Bylett experiences what the system could mean for the crew workload and operating efficiency of…

14th October 2026

“Making stressful situations calm”: Volvo Penta’s approach to assisted docking

14th October 2026

FUTURE FUELS

FUTURE FUELS

Hailed as the world’s first battery-electric methanol tug, Svitzer’s Balder has had its methanol gensets replaced with traditional diesel. “After comprehensive testing and review, we have decided to remove the methanol engines…

13th October 2026

World-first methanol tug stripped of methanol gensets

13th October 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Bibby Marine has launched what it is calling a ‘first of a kind’ electric commissioning service operation vessel (eCSOV). The vessel Staffordshire was launched at Armon Shipyard in Vigo, Spain and will…

12th October 2026

Bibby Marine launches battery-first eCSOV in Spain

12th October 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

If you’re considering replacing a tried and tested petrol outboard, there’s never been a better time to take a serious look at electric propulsion, writes Algie Bennett, owner of Lymington-based Electric Outboard,…

9th October 2026

Thinking of switching to an electric outboard? Ask yourself 5 questions

9th October 2026

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy is to supply battery systems for four fully electric Svitzer TRAnsverse tugs under a new agreement with Kongsberg Maritime, highlighting the growing role of battery propulsion in…

9th October 2026

AYK Energy to supply batteries for four electric Svitzer tugs

9th October 2026

SPECIAL REPORTS

SPECIAL REPORTS

Half a century after South Africa pioneered state-funded emergency towing vessels, debate continues over whether governments or commercial operators should finance rapid maritime rescue and pollution prevention services.

9th October 2026

Emergency rescue towing: who should shoulder the cost when ships founder?

9th October 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK government has pledged £6 billion for shipbuilding and a stronger focus on British industry. At the Labour Party’s conference this week, Chancellor John Healey said the government would commit £6…

2nd October 2026

UK government pledges £6 bn boost for UK maritime

2nd October 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

A 30-year programme of marine engineering works has been approved to connect three of the UK’s most remote islands. There are only 22,700 people on the islands, which are dominated by open…

1st October 2026

Shetland approves 30 years of subsea tunnel works

1st October 2026

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to provide an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) hangar and launch and recovery system for a new research vessel being built by Vard for Inkfish. The system…

30th September 2026

Kongsberg Maritime to deliver AUV hangar and subsea docking system

30th September 2026

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Offshore engineering firm Allseas is buying an entire new fleet of electric-hybrid remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) from TechnipFMC Schilling Robotics division. They will gradually replace the entire fleet of Allseas' current ROVs,…

24th September 2026

Allseas will replace entire fleet of ROVs with electric-hybrids

24th September 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

After five years transporting 750,000 passengers on a hybrid catamaran, Mundo Marino technical director David de Haro talks to Maritime Journal about the pros and cons of the technology.

24th September 2026

Operational review: Five years of running a hybrid passenger catamaran

24th September 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

A 56-metre replica of a 17th-century Dutch East India Company vessel has arrived at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) for a specialist preservation project to put her on permanent display. The Batavia was…

23rd September 2026

Specialist works on show for special historic vessel replica

23rd September 2026