Vessels

VESSELS

VESSELS

Spanish towage giant Boluda has bought the harbour tug fleet and towage services of Seatrium in Singapore in the latest move in its ongoing global expansion.

30th April 2026

Full steam ahead: Boluda adds more tugs to global fleet

30th April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Aberdeen-based offshore services company North Star has bought four service operation vessels (SOVs) from Edda Wind to expand its fleet and presence in the European offshore wind sector.

29th April 2026

North Star expands offshore wind business with 4 vessels

29th April 2026

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Green Marine UK is looking ahead to a new generation of fully zero-emission vessels, including hydrogen-powered CTVs and SOVs. Serena Shores spoke to managing director Jason Schofield about what the project has achieved so…

29th April 2026

Project Verdant: The hydrogen CTV option

29th April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

A growing order book across Europe suggests the continent’s emerging fleet of foiling ferries is finally beginning to expand.

28th April 2026

Could foiling ferries finally be on the cusp?

28th April 2026

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Hydrogen promises zero-emission operations for tugs and crew vessels, but real-world feasibility hinges on safety, infrastructure and operational realities. In its Fuel for Thought report, Lloyd’s Register puts hydrogen in the dock.

27th April 2026

Hydrogen in the dock: Lloyd’s Register’s judgement

27th April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with UK Dredging (UKD), a subsidiary of Associated British Ports (ABP), to build a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). 

24th April 2026

Damen agrees TSHD build for Associated British Ports

24th April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Maersk Offshore Wind’s first WTIV, Maersk Viridis, has been delivered by Seatrium in Singapore and is currently sailing to the US, where she will install the Empire Wind offshore wind farm, a 2GW project…

24th April 2026

Maersk Offshore Wind delivers first WTIV with docking system

24th April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Europe is entering a new cycle of icebreaker demand, driven by both climate variability and strategic needs in northern waters.

24th April 2026

Korea steps up to growing European icebreaker demand

24th April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Nexans chose WindEurope to launch its third iteration of cable-laying vessel, the Nexans Electra, which can lay subsea cable at a record-breaking 3,000 metres deep.

22nd April 2026

Nexans launches record-breaking cable layer

22nd April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

UK-based boatbuilder RIB-X International says it is about to finish a secretive contract with BAE Systems for six new SOLAS Fast Rescue Craft RIBs.

16th April 2026

Hush-hush RIB contract nears completion for BAE

16th April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

UK Docks Marine Services has won £80m Royal Navy fleet support contracts while also undertaking its first international refit, restoring former HMS Enterprise for the Bangladesh Navy. 

14th April 2026

UK Docks lands major Navy deal and restores ‘HMS Enterprise’

14th April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Three new multi-purpose vessels being built for the German Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV) is another sign of the growing trend in the building of multi-purpose vessels.

13th April 2026

Germany backs multi-purpose vessel trend with 3 newbuilds

13th April 2026

EVENTS

EVENTS

Entries are flooding in for the celebrated Seawork Awards, offering maritime businesses, teams and individuals the chance to showcase innovations on one of the industry’s biggest stages.

10th April 2026

DON’T MISS OUT: Get your Seawork Award entry in NOW

10th April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

A Swedish ferry operator has signed an agreement to install a large-scale battery system on a new hybrid high-speed vessel as part of efforts to reduce fuel use and emissions on a…

9th April 2026

Electric shift for Baltic ferry as hybrid vessel deal signed

9th April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Alewijnse and Damen have joined forces to develop the largest tugs that Alewijnse has ever worked on.

7th April 2026

Damen-Alewijnse tug design boasts higher power

7th April 2026

EVENTS

EVENTS

Delegates from across the workboat industry thrashed out issues affecting the sector at Seawork’s Get Set for Workboat session in Rotterdam this week, with general agreement on the issues themselves, if not…

27th March 2026

Forging the future: Workboat industry looks ahead

27th March 2026

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

Despite fears being raised over the risk of the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery lying laden with explosives off the coat of Kent, recent surveys have shown she remains stable.

27th March 2026

FEATURE: ​Living next to an explosive WW2 wreck

27th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Windcat Amsterdam has arrived in Europe, the first Elevation-series CSOV in the region and a new type of offshore vessel built for wind farm construction and maintenance.

27th March 2026

Windcat and Damen launch first European Elevation series CSOV

27th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Tersan Shipyard has delivered Acta Hercules, the second in a series of four Walk-to-Work (W2W) DP2 Construction Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) being built for Acta Marine at its Yalova facility in Turkey.

25th March 2026

Tersan flexes offshore wind muscle with ‘Hercules’ delivery to Acta Marine

25th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Dutch towage operator Muller Dordrecht has taken delivery of a new azimuth stern drive (ASD) tug from Damen Shipyards Group, adding to a growing fleet of vessels from the Dutch shipbuilder.

23rd March 2026

Muller Dordrecht takes delivery of new tug from Damen

23rd March 2026