The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a damning report about the state of the US Navy’s amphibious fleet and the efforts to undertake much-needed maintenance work. The 3 December report, Amphibious Warfare Fleet: Navy Needs to Complete Key Efforts to Better Ensure Ships Are Available for Marines (GAO-25-106728) – the latest of several […]
Chile is preparing to welcome what’s reported to be Latin America’s first electric tug, which will be operated by harbour towage services provider SAAM Towage on behalf of state-owned petroleum company Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (ENAP). Designed by Canadian naval architect Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) as part of its battery-fuelled ElectRA series, the tug was […]
Sunseeker International has announced that it will debut its next-gen Manhattan 68 (2025) motor yacht model at next year’s boot Düsseldorf expo, hosted between 18-26 January. The UK builder promises “a sleeker, more dynamic profile…[incorporating] a fresh take on flexible living spaces”, within an overall length of 21.2m and a 5.26m beam. Key design points, […]
In the maritime industry’s ever-changing landscape, new regulations, new fuels, new engine designs and constantly changing original equipment manufacturer (OEM) requirements are just some of the issues adding to the complexity shipping operators must navigate. At the same time, a crew’s understanding of their ship’s engine performance can often rely on data collected in a […]
The Ship & Boat International team has commenced work on Significant Small Ships of 2024: the latest edition of the RINA annual, profiling first-in-class and unique vessels sized 5-100m and delivered this year. Naval architects, boatbuilders and vessel owners are invited to send in their entries for consideration. We cover a wide range of vessels […]
Most planned dockings have tight schedules, and timely replacement of vital propulsion parts is crucial. MarineShaft understands the urgency of these situations and is dedicated to solving any emergency swiftly. Their strategy includes maintaining a large stock of raw materials with class certificates and European Origin to ensure the shortest possible delivery times for both […]
In the UK, raw sewage spills are no longer a rare occurrence: they’re an ongoing national scandal. According to conservation experts The Rivers Trust, only 14% of rivers in England can be considered to be in “good” ecological health. As if that wasn’t damning enough, a 2022 House of Commons committee report described England’s rivers […]
It seems that, no matter how many times the maritime and offshore sectors flag the problem, enclosed space fatalities just won’t go away. A recent report from the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) reveals that, of 1,611 standard vessel inspection reports uploaded to its Common Marine Inspection Documents (eCMID) and Common Marine Inspection Documents for […]
Standardised hullforms mean many workboats came to look a lot like each other. However, times are changing, mostly driven by the need to reduce the marine sector’s carbon footprint, alongside a growing understanding that alternative fuels will only provide, at best, a partial answer, writes Stevie Knight. Therefore, Seawork 2024, hosted in June, saw a […]
For a compact uncrewed vessel, the Oceanus12, developed by Zero USV, promises an extensive reach when it comes to truly autonomous, AI-supported missions in high sea states, writes Stevie Knight. To start with, Zero USV has initially committed to a fleet of a dozen fully autonomous boats, but these will be ‘guns for hire’: the […]
In an age when environmental consciousness intersects with technological innovation, there are few more potent symbols of the maritime industry’s ambitions than the renaissance of wind assisted propulsion (WAP). Announced at an event at RINA headquarters in London on 13 February, Project Aquilo, a collaborative effort between Deltamarin and BAR Technologies, is the latest WAP […]
Having gone through its first, exciting growth spurt, the US offshore wind sector has hit its next step – the ‘challenge phase’, we could maybe call it – where the country’s ambitions for clean, renewable energy come up against harsh market realities. For example, the second half of 2023 saw delays hit some of the […]