Workboat Association

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Three prominent organisations that Seawork has close ties with have joined forces to launch an International Workboat Code of Practice Guide, designed to support safer, more consistent standards across the global small commercial vessel sector. Seawork exhibitors The Workboat Association…

23rd October 2026

International Workboat Practice launched

23rd October 2026

DIVING SERVICES

DIVING SERVICES

Towage risks, shared understanding of manoeuvres, risk assessment, watchkeeping and communications, passage planning and maintenance were the main factors to come out of the Marine Accident Investigations Branch 2025 report. Towage risks need active management In February 2023, Clyde Marine…

5th October 2026

MAIB report reveals six safety lessons for workboat operators

5th October 2026

EVENTS

EVENTS

Join our special panel of industry insiders TOMORROW, May 7, to discuss the ongoing fuel crisis that’s happened as a result of the Iran war.

1st May 2026

TOMORROW: Fuel crisis – how is commercial marine responding?

1st May 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As we went to press, news was coming in that Iran had opened the Strait of Hormuz.

17th April 2026

BREAKING NEWS: Iran opens Strait of Hormuz

17th April 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

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

What’s in store for the maritime industry in 2026? We spoke to people across the sector to find out what their predictions are.

9th January 2026

New year – new ideas. Look Ahead Part 2

9th January 2026

OPINION

OPINION

Workboat Association CEO Kerrie Forster says next year’s looking good, despite a few challenges. He gives Maritime Journal his predictions.

8th December 2025

Workboat sector looks ahead with ‘palpable enthusiasm’

8th December 2025

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

In an environment of rapidly developing emissions regulations for shipping, workboat owners may understandably feel uncertain as to what is relevant to them and how they should they respond contractually. 

3rd December 2025

Uncertain times: Emissions regs for workboats

3rd December 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Workboat Association (WA) has released an urgent reminder to small vessel owners in the UK to respond to the government’s Call for Evidence about decarbonisation legislation.

3rd September 2025

Urgent call for opinions before workboat CO2 rules imposed

3rd September 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK government has released an interim response to a consultation it sent out in November 2024 on the expansion of its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

24th July 2025

UK ETS warning: smaller vessels will be not be immune

24th July 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Before the curtain fell on another hugely successful Seawork, Maritime Journal editor Debbie Mason managed to get around a few of the booths to see what the exhibitors had to say. This year’s Seawork…

19th June 2025

PODCAST: Seawork 2025 Booth Drop-in

19th 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

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New EU requirements across industry will also affect most workboat operators, who need to be aware of how to comply, Workboat Association CEO Kerrie Forster says.

22nd April 2025

Workboat operators: Are you cyber secure?

22nd 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

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Changes to the way customs declarations must be made for goods travelling in and out of the UK from the UK continental shelf come into effect on 1 June 2025.

27th March 2025

Sound advice for upcoming UK customs changes

27th March 2025

EVENTS

EVENTS

Join the Workboat Association Technical Workgroup for an industry open session to discuss the current and incoming changes to the small vessel codes of practice (regulations).

7th March 2025

Date for the diary: WA Technical Workgroup at Seawork

7th March 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Rolls-Royce Power Solutions is developing methanol internal combustion engines for vessels ‘right now’, Applications engineer Peter Gommeringer told a technical webinar held by the Workboat Association on Tuesday.

26th February 2025

Rolls-Royce confirms methanol engine development

26th February 2025

EVENTS

EVENTS

Registration is now open for Session 2 of Series 5, which takes place in Rotterdam on 27 March 2025.

20th January 2025

Get Set for Workboat 2050 Rotterdam – book now!

20th January 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As we say goodbye to 2024, Maritime Journal spoke to a few industry insiders to get a taste of what they think is in store for 2025.

9th January 2025

Industry insiders with their thoughts for 2025

9th January 2025

EVENTS

EVENTS

The Commercial Marine Network, in partnership with Seawork, Maritime Journal and The Workboat Association, presents Session 1 of Series 5 - Environmental Management Plans. It will take place at The Workboat Association…

23rd October 2024

Series 5 of ‘Get Set for Workboat 2050’ launches

23rd October 2024