Torqeedo has announced a new direct distribution organisation in Norway to address the growing market for its marine electric propulsion systems in the region....

Ocean Safety has made a key new appointment at its Plymouth office. Specialising in the worldwide supply, distribution, service and hire of marine safety equipment, Ocean Safety has promoted Max Wilson to South West Area Commercial Account Manager....

PIRIOU has just delivered its 250th aluminium vessel; a 55m Fast Pax Supply Vessel (FPSV) which has gone to JANA Marine Services, a Saudi provider to the Offshore Oil & Gas Industry....

A 6.7m disaster response landing craft with a payload of two tonnes has won MST the Baird Maritime Best Emergency RIB award. The Japanese Fire and Disaster Management Agency has ordered an initial 36 vessels....

A revolutionary Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) has hit the water at Damen Shipyards Antalya, Turkey. The new vessel has been designed as a cost-effective crew transportation alternative; the result of close market consultation to meet the needs of an offshore industry faced with consistently low oil prices,...

Twenty-three years after Walcon delivered the original 'Sea-Sense' berthing installation to the UK Royal Navy, the company has been back at the Jupiter Point naval training facility for high-speed RIB and jet-ski operations in Cornwall, UK....

Join the 'Get Set for Workboat 2050' third online conference in the series on Tuesday 9 February 10:00 - 11:00 UTC. With the spotlight on medium term to 2025, this session will focus on 'Vessel design & technologies for the future - new hull designs'....

Seawork supporter news from the UK Harbour Masters’ Association (UKHMA); "Once again in 2021 UKHMA will be holding its Annual General Meeting and summer networking event around the time of the Seawork event which is always popular and of great interest to the members of the Association."...

Register now for Session 2 of the ‘Get set for Workboat 2050’ webinar series, held in partnership with Seawork and Maritime Journal, and in association with The Workboat Association....

The first in a series of five new, free-to-attend expert webinars has taken place. The Commercial Marine Network’s inaugural webinar saw industry experts outline the possibilities and processes involved in decarbonising workboat operations...

Registration is now open for the first session of ‘Get set for Workboat 2050', the new online conference series from the Commercial Marine Network, which looks at cost effective solutions to help businesses tackle the challenges brought about by regulatory change....

Seawork supporter ICE, the Institution of Civil Engineers, has launched its call for papers for next year’s ‘Breakwaters’ conference - 'Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters: Resilience and Adaptability in a Changing Climate'....

Berthon Power and its Cox trained engineers has been busy unpacking and commissioning the new CXO300 diesel outboard, which arrived earlier this month from Cox’s state of the art Shoreham UK production facility....

Light, compact and ideal for vessels where space and weight savings are a priority on board; Speed@Seawork sponsor Ocean Safety has recently expanded its comprehensive range of offshore liferafts with the addition of the Ocean Regatta raft....

The first ever production RIB with a fully integral electric drive will be at Speed@Seawork this year...

A highly innovative company based in Lorient (France) is looking for European industrial partners to make an ambitious project a reality. SEAir recently signed a contract with DGA and AID (French Innovation Defence Agency) to finalise a new Flying boat prototype, especially designed for the French Special Forces. With four European nations asking for more...

Speed@Seawork conference speaker Dr.Tom Gunston has joined CDG Coast Dynamics Group, Ltd, as Chief Scientist for the company’s KINETIX technical team. An industry-leading organization dedicated to marine safety and preventing injury and fatigue on the water, CDG designs and manufactures SHOXS shock mitigation seating and KINETIX vessel and seat monitoring systems....

Nominations are now OPEN for the 2021 European Commercial Marine Awards. Don’t miss your opportunity - nominate now!...

Cox Powertrain took the 2019 Innovations Award in the Marine Power and Propulsion category for its innovative CXO300 diesel outboard engine. We spoke to Cox Powertrain’s Global Sales Director, Joel Reid about the company’s progress in the months following the Award....

Eighteen-year old Lauren Hounsome won the Young Person’s Development award at the 2019 European Commercial Marine Awards, sponsored by A-Plan Insurance....

The Award for Marine Equipment, Electronics & Materials is one of the most competitive of the European Commercial Marine Awards, sponsored by A-Plan Marine Insurance. In 2019 MMG Welding took the top honour....

Toby Budd, founder and Managing Director of UK company, WorkFloat was delighted to win the overall ‘Spirit of Innovation’ Award at the 2019 European Commercial Marine Awards (ECMAs), sponsored by A-Plan Marine Insurance....

Vessel management services aimed at improving performance are now available to the commercial marine industry....

The ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge will merge and operate under the name ‘Port of Antwerp-Bruges’....

The Michelin Group has signed a transport commitment with a French start-up offering carbon-free shipping to reduce its environmental footprint....

Global capacity and investment for offshore wind set records in 2020, according to research from The Renewables Consulting Group (RCG)....

While the delegates at February’s Commercial Marine Network ‘Workboat 2050’ webinar might not have agreed on the exact technologies, they spoke loudly and clearly on the importance of hull design....

Staff numbers at Artemis Technologies, which is leading a Belfast-based consortium to decarbonise maritime, initially with foiling ferries, are expected to almost treble to 70 by the end 2021 and rise to 100 by this time next year....