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OPINION

OPINION

IMO regulations are not just failing to cut emissions, they are actively incentivising operators to game the system, says Rob Mortimer, founder of Fuelre4m, who will be presenting at Seawork in June this…

13th April 2026

IMO is committing fuel fraud in the name of compliance – opinion

13th April 2026

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has appointed Rob Loder as its new chief inspector, replacing Andrew Moll OBE, who retired earlier this month after 21 years’ service.

10th April 2026

MAIB chief: Sea safety among tides of change

10th April 2026

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Procurement of a service boat.

10th April 2026

Service boat tender

10th April 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new digital identity passport for seafarers has been presented to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), to show how secure digital credentials can streamline administration, improve compliance and strengthen maritime security worldwide.

10th April 2026

Digital passports for seafarers presented to the IMO

10th 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

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The maritime battery sector is rapidly evolving, with more approvals, different chemistries and greater vessel electrification, a report by the Maritime Battery Form has shown.

9th April 2026

Latest Maritime Battery report shows evolving sector trends

9th April 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Salvors were called in to clear up a protected stretch of coast after a spilled cargo of onions alerted them to lost containers.

9th April 2026

Spilled onions prompt salvors’ response

9th April 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Global ship classification body RINA (Registro Italiano Navale) has pledged to work with the South Korean group Hanwha on greater adoption of advanced battery-hybrid propulsion systems in the maritime sector.

9th April 2026

RINA signs MOU to promote battery-hybrid propulsion

9th 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

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The UK’s communications regulator has opened a consultation on Maritime Spectrum Licences to align them with international practice and simplify processes, it says.

8th April 2026

OfCom opens consultation for clearer signals, safer seas

8th April 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

With the demand for offshore wind components predicted to surge in the coming years, getting them to where they’re needed could become an issue, analysis by maritime data analytics company Spinergie has…

8th April 2026

​Offshore wind surge risks transport bottlenecks, data warns

8th April 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A contract has been agreed to power fast ferries with pure electricity in a UNESCO World Heritage site in Norway.

8th April 2026

UNESCO Heritage fjord to run battery fast ferries

8th April 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…

8th April 2026

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

8th 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

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

 PD Ports says it plans to have a major offshore wind hub up and running within two years, competing with the more established UK ports.

7th April 2026

Teesport Offshore Gateway aims to rival UK’s largest offshore wind ports

7th April 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Finland is planning to establish a major offshore wind logistics base at Koverhar Harbour, with developers and port operators revealing details of the infrastructure required to support gigawatt-scale projects in the Baltic…

7th April 2026

Finland plans major port overhaul to accommodate offshore wind

7th April 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Developers of a ‘first-of-a-kind’ factory that will fabricate concrete substructures for floating wind farms has won €126 million in public funding.

1st April 2026

Floating foundations first wins €millions in public funding

1st April 2026

EVENTS

EVENTS

“Circularity is one of the most efficient ways of competing with the environmental challenges today,” said Roseanne van Houwelingen, the moderator of the last session, Circular Economy for Workboats, of the Seawork Get…

31st March 2026

Conference highlights circularity as essential to sustainable progress

31st March 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

After the catastrophic Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse two years ago – causing an estimated $3 billion in damage – innovators are harnessing AI and digital tools to predict disasters, optimise vessels…

31st March 2026

Crash avoidance – cyber safety: Digital and AI benefits

31st March 2026

EVENTS

EVENTS

As automation creeps in and skilled seafarers head for shore, the commercial workboat sector faces a crewing crisis that no one seems to have a ready answer for.

31st March 2026

Crew crisis at the heart of Seawork discussions

31st March 2026