Workboat Association

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