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When the Port of London Authority took delivery of Leader in 2019, the 14.4m pilot cutter was an early experiment in low-emission marine propulsion. Built by Norfolk boatbuilder Goodchild Marine, Leader was the UK’s first hybrid pilot boat: a parallel…

10th September 2026

From hybrid pioneer to HVO workhorse: Why the PLA removed Leader’s batteries

10th September 2026

SPECIAL REPORTS

SPECIAL REPORTS

European ports are electrifying, but their focus on large vessels is leaving harbour tugs behind, writes Grace Waters. The slow-charging infrastructure struggles to meet the rapid, high-power needs of these essential workhorses. Such a gap, combined with indirect pressures from customers and…

By By Grace Waters · 10th September 2026

Fractured future: Harbour tugs face unprecedented challenges

By By Grace Waters · 10th September 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Boskalis has put its new 31,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Seaway into commercial service, with the vessel undertaking its first project off Den Helder on a Dutch coastal-defence programme.

24th August 2026

Boskalis’ largest Dutch-built dredger enters commercial service

24th August 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Marine battery firm AYK Energy is supplying battery systems for two workboat projects including a new diesel-electric dredger and the conversion of a port patrol vessel to fully electric propulsion.

17th August 2026

Two workboats line up for battery power

17th August 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

The Italian Navy’s new Major Hydro-Oceanographic Ship has been launched at Fincantieri’s integrated shipyard in Riva Trigoso, representing a major step forward in Italy’s capacity for maritime research, environmental monitoring and security.

30th January 2026

Fincantieri advances Italian navy research

30th January 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Dutch vessel owner and operator Windcat Workboats says it has officially presented Windcat Rotterdam, the first of a series of six CSOV Elevation vessels developed with Damen and CMB.Tech.

28th August 2025

Windcat presents first H2-capable Elevation series CSOV

28th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Shipbuilder Ulstein will convert an existing Commissioning Service Operation Vessel into a Walk-to-Work vessel for unmanned production platform on the Norwegian continental shelf, it says.

5th August 2025

Ulstein converts wind vessel for oil and gas

5th August 2025