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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

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Dredging giant Boskalis’s announcement that it has just deployed its first ROV from its own Remote Operations Centre (ROC) is a sign of the growing business in onshore operations carrying out offshore…

15th April 2026

Boskalis deploys first ROV from onshore hub

15th April 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Danish maritime technology company Danelec has signed an agreement with CleanQuote, a platform connecting ship operators with underwater inspection and hull cleaning providers across more than 1,000 ports worldwide.

15th April 2026

Data partnership makes clean sweep to target hidden drag

15th 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

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Europe is accelerating land reclamation projects to support offshore wind expansion, with DEME at the centre of a growing pipeline of port developments across the region.

13th April 2026

Europe creates port land to accommodate wind boom

13th April 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A European consortium is advancing new technology to reduce underwater noise from offshore wind projects as research highlights increasing risks to marine life from subsea engineering activity.

13th April 2026

France makes sound investment to curb subsea noise

13th 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

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