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OPINION

OPINION

The publication of Workboat Code Edition 3 (WB3) marks one of the most significant regulatory updates for the UK workboat sector in more than a decade. 

2nd July 2026

Workboat Code 3: Vibration monitoring will redefine workboat operations

2nd July 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK is expected to press ahead with extending its Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) to vessels below 5,000GT, with policy makers set to examine the move in September.

2nd July 2026

UK expected to extend emissions penalties to smaller vessels

2nd July 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Oil giant Equinor has abandoned another offshore wind project, this time in Japan, where it has closed its office.

1st July 2026

Oil giants blown off course with offshore wind

1st July 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

AYK Energy has scored a major goal with one of Europe’s largest shipping companies to supply batteries for nine RoPax vessels.

1st July 2026

Marine battery maker to power 9 Grimaldi vessels

1st July 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Chartwell Marine is preparing for the next phase of offshore wind vessel demand as developers push projects further offshore and operators seek more capable crew transfer vessels.

1st July 2026

Chartwell on its future vessel diversification strategy

1st July 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

The UK government’s new Defence Investment Plan (DIP) pledges record spending on drones and autonomous technology.

30th June 2026

UK pledges record spending on naval autonomy and uncrewed tech

30th June 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

French boatbuilder Pogo Structures has unveiled what it says is a unique eco-efficient hull for commercial and leisure marine.

30th June 2026

Pogo bounces into commercial marine with unique hull

30th June 2026

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Swiss industrial technology company ABB will buy the Norwegian marine automation firm Høglund in a move designed to ‘complement ABB’s existing automation offering to marine customers and support further growth in markets…

29th June 2026

ABB announces plans to buy marine automation firm

29th June 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

DEME has used specialist marine construction vessels and installation techniques to install one of Europe’s largest oyster reef restoration projects.

29th June 2026

Marine contractors hired to engineer oyster habitats

29th June 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Europe’s largest port has rejected demands from a Dutch legal climate campaigning charity that it sets out a plan to bring an end to the use of fossil fuels.

29th June 2026

Port of Rotterdam rejects call for fossil fuel phase-out

29th June 2026

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Dutch shipbuilding group Damen Shipyards has signed a framework agreement to support the development of a new €100 million shipyard in Kazakhstan, according to authorities in the country’s Mangystau region.

29th June 2026

Damen poised to build Kazakh shipyard

29th June 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd (MCS) has ordered an additional Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) crew transfer vessel (CTV) from Finnish shipbuilder Uudenkaupungin Työvene Oy.

25th June 2026

SWATH CTV ordered in growing partnership

25th 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

VESSELS

VESSELS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has issued what it describes as the world’s first Type Approval Certificate for a 100% hydrogen-fuelled, spark-ignited marine engine developed by the joint venture BeHydro.

25th June 2026

Hydrogen combustion reaches class milestone in shipping’s fuel race

25th June 2026

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

The maritime industry’s understanding of battery fire risks needs to keep pace with the growing number of lithium-ion batteries carried and used onboard ships, according to UK maritime consultancy and training provider…

25th June 2026

Battery risks at sea spark calls for better fire training

25th June 2026

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

A deep-tech company says it has used to AI to design a Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) that could save 100,000 litres of fuel a year compared with a conventional vessel.

24th June 2026

AI takes the helm – but naval architects are staying on the bridge

24th June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The removal of the Royal Sovereign Lighthouse combined heavy lifting, diamond wire cutting and real-time engineering adaptation to deliver one of Britain’s most technically demanding marine decommissioning projects, offering lessons for a…

24th June 2026

Royal send-off for a decommissioned lighthouse

24th June 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

In yet another blow to the beleaguered US offshore wind industry, the Trump administration said last week it would pay developer Invenergy $765 million to walk away from four US wind leases,…

24th June 2026

US offshore wind left adrift as Trump buys back leases

24th June 2026

OPINION

OPINION

Few sectors are under as much pressure to clean up as shipping. The IMO’s emissions targets – a 40% reduction in carbon intensity by 2030 and net zero by 2050 – are…

24th June 2026

Hybrid propulsion will dominate marine electrification: Opinion

24th June 2026