Marine Industry News

UK vessel operators using conventional refrigeration gases face a tightening cost and compliance squeeze as the UK government moves to accelerate its F-gas phase-down. Fluorinated gases (F-gases) are man-made gases …

US armed forces have seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in an operation that highlights the rising tensions between Washington and Caracas. According to US officials …

Safe Boats International (SBI), which designs and manufactures aluminium boats for military, law enforcement, fire and rescue, and other first-responder and commercial applications is changing its company’s leadership and organisational …

There’s a compliance gap that could sink Europe’s green shipping goals, writes Armand Lans from FDR Risk (pictured above). As a senior broker for a marine insurance consultancy firm, Lans …

A South Korean passenger ferry carrying 267 people ran aground near a small uninhabited islet off the country’s south-west coast on Wednesday evening (19 November 2025), prompting a large rescue …

UK battery manufacturer Volklec is expanding into the marine sector with a new underwater power system agreement. Volklec has joined forces with offshore technology specialist Walker Subsea to develop a …

Seawork 2026 will introduce the Autonomous & Remote-Operated Vessel Pavilion, a new exhibition area dedicated to uncrewed and autonomous maritime systems. Seawork is Europe’s largest on-water commercial marine and workboat …

Ten years of net-zero negotiations have been sent spiralling. All thanks to Trump and his endless quest to diminish climate change. While the maritime world had pretty much come together …

Teledyne Technologies, which makes digital imaging products and software, is now on its twelfth corporate carve-out, and it’s third of this year. It’s announced it’s acquiring TransponderTech to add to …

The Whiskey Project Group (TWPG) has opened a new manufacturing facility in Edenton, North Carolina, to serve as the company’s primary base for building and delivering its NAiAD commercial vessel …

Dramatic footage captured dozens of cargo containers toppling from the vessel Mississippi at the Port of Long Beach in California, one of the busiest seaports in the United States. The …

Coastal communities across the UK are set to benefit from more than £1.1 billion in combined government and industry funding for the maritime sector aimed at driving growth, creating jobs, …

City of Glasgow College has opened a £2.5 million maritime simulation hub, now Europe’s largest and most advanced facility of its kind. The expansion significantly increases the college’s capacity to …

“The US destroyers are trembling with fear at these displays,” says one online commentator about the moment that two Mexican Navy boats collided in a rehearsal for a tactical operations …

A maritime school in the north east of England is holding a careers day where companies will be recruiting for jobs with tax-free starting salaries of up to £40,000. Ten …

A research project has been launched in Plymouth to teach autonomous vessels to read and act on official navigation data. The eight-month initiative, led jointly by the UK Hydrographic Office …

Survitec has developed a new high-expansion foam fire suppression system that is said to significantly reduce pressure requirements and installation costs. It marks an engineering shift aimed at improving onboard …

An 80-year-old Australian woman has died on Lizard Island in the Great Barrier Reef after being left behind by a cruise ship during an excursion. The woman, whose name has …