Maritime, Commercial & Defence

Modification of vessel led to death of two men, and £100K fine

A fishing company operating vessels from Brixham has been ordered to pay more than £100,000 after a highly modified...

July 8th, 2024

The pace of change is accelerating, writes Mike Collier, business development manager for the MARSS Group, which means AI...

July 4th, 2024

Belfast-based shipbuilder Harland & Wolff has temporarily suspended trading of its shares due to delays in filing audited accounts....

July 2nd, 2024

Spain’s customs agency has intercepted a suspected drugs ‘narco-submarine’ in the Atlantic, arresting four suspects who deliberately sank their...

June 28th, 2024

Forum Energy Technologies (FET), a Texas-based oilfield products company, has secured a contract from a major North American ocean...

June 28th, 2024

Crew aboard the world’s largest cruise ship, Icon of the Seas, had to address a fire this week while...

June 27th, 2024

The Mission to Seafarers, a seafarer welfare charity, has entered into a three-year partnership with IKEA Supply AG. IKEA...

June 26th, 2024

International, AkzoNobel’s marine coatings brand, has announced it’s painting over the Monna Lisa. Not, as keen spellers will realise,...

June 26th, 2024

Vessev has completed the initial testing phase of its first VS-9 vessel. Since launching its 9-metre electric hydrofoiling vessel...

June 21st, 2024

The Finnish cleantech firm Norsepower has announced a deal with Union Maritime Limited (UML). Under the agreement, Norsepower’s Rotor...

June 21st, 2024

Salvage operations are continuing as Fiji’s navy battles to save what it can of its recently gifted Australian-made patrol...

June 20th, 2024