Catching up with Ellen – the world’s largest electric ferry
In August 2019, Leclanché (battery system provider) announced the world’s largest electric ferry had completed its first commercial voyage....
Commercial, Workboat and Defence
Meercat Boats celebrates a decade in multirole vessel build concepts
For the past decade, Meercats has been designing multipurpose vessels, single vessel replacements of several workboats in a fleet....
Leonardo DiCaprio assists in ‘one in a billion’ rescue on cruise ship
Leonardo DiCaprio has helped save a man who fell overboard from a cruise ship, according to The Telegraph. The incident...
Gosport’s iconic Submarine Escape Tower closes
Gosport’s Submarine Escape Training Tank (SETT) closes as the entire submarine flotilla moves to Faslane. The move, coupled with...
The Ocean Cleanup completes mission one in Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch non-profit organisation developing technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic, has brought the...
Shocking images of dead whale wrapped around ship’s bow
A conservation charity has released ‘shocking’ images of a dead whale wrapped around a container ship’s bow. The Africa...
Watch as massive concrete breakwaters transported through small Irish towns
Some of the largest concrete breakwaters to have ever been transported by road left Cork at the end of...
Philippines Coast Guard rescues 13 alleged human trafficking victims
On 16 December, personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Station in Zamboanga, together with other government agencies, rescued...
Isle of Wight ferry captain acquitted over collision with yacht
A judge has ruled that Capt Ian Drummond kept proper lookout and was not to blame for September 2018...
Freight, logistics and Brexit
In a recent survey about Brexit and how prepared the marine industry is, MIN discovered that some marine businesses...
Revealed: what the marine industry really thinks about Brexit
Alice Driscoll unpicks the results of Marine Industry News’ indicative survey about Brexit and finds that even though 80%...
