Decarbonisation

OPINION

OPINION

For decades, centuries even, the UK has held an enviable reputation for its marine engineering capability – whether that’s building grand ocean liners or designing naval ships. 

17th July 2025

Next-generation ships need next-generation talent

17th July 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Certification society Bureau Veritas says safety regulations need to be clarified as maritime electrification technologies gain traction.

24th June 2025

Calls for maritime electrification safety standards

24th June 2025

OPINION

OPINION

One of the runners-up to the new Future Seawork award has agreed to write a regular column for Maritime Journal on his work as a PhD student looking at the challenges of decarbonising inland…

17th June 2025

Inland waterways decarbonisation: a voyage of discovery

17th June 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK is holding off on imposing carbon taxes or other green penalties in the smaller vessel segment until the 2030s, representatives from the Department for Transport (DfT) told members of a…

13th May 2025

UK holds fire on carbon taxes for small vessels

13th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Port Esbjerg’s new CO₂ terminal marks a milestone in the ambition to establish the first full value chain for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the EU.

13th May 2025

Esbjerg’s milestone in the EU’s CO2 capture strategy

13th May 2025

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Delegates were treated to a Rotterdam conference against the backdrop of the beautiful Wereld Museum as part of the series of Seawork Get Set for Workboat 2050 conferences last week. During the breaks, Maritime…

2nd April 2025

PODCAST: Get Set for Workboat 2050 in Rotterdam

2nd April 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Decarbonising the workboat industry must also run in parallel with vital security resilience, the first Seawork conference to be held outside the UK discussed this week.

28th March 2025

Workboat conference on security risks and going green

28th March 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Marine battery pioneer AYK Energy has secured a landmark deal to supply the 6MWh battery powering the world’s first battery-methanol tug, helping set a new standard for alternative fuel powered port vessels.

12th March 2025

Battery-methanol powered tug power supply deal

12th March 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Ports are struggling with a raft of rules that tell them to decarbonise, and researchers are burning their night candles working out how to reduce emissions for the vessels that use them…

15th January 2025

Challenges of ports decarbonisation: An academic overview

15th January 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

With all kinds of uncertainties facing marine contractors today, not least environmental legislation and taxation in the pipeline, the value of a common voice cannot be exaggerated, Iain Grainger, CEO of the…

11th December 2024

IMCA interview: The value of the common voice

11th December 2024