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Inmarsat Maritime Safety Team wins IMRF Award for Innovation and Technology in Maritime Search And Rescue. The award recognises the Inmarsat Maritime Safety team’s commitment to enhancing global search-and-rescue capabilities […]
Hefring Marine receives the Icelandic Innovation Award 2025. Hefring Marine has been awarded the Icelandic Innovation Award 2025 for the development and commercialisation of its intelligent marine assistance system, IMAS®, which […]
UK firms build World’s most advanced unmanned maritime surveillance and interception vessel for Kuwait Coast Guard. Last week, the world’s most advanced unmanned surface vehicle (USV) was launched in Kuwait as […]
Proteum extends OXE distribution agreement and expands territories. Proteum has announced a five-year extension to its distribution agreement with OXE Marine Diesel, which now includes new territories. This extension will […]
Norway pioneers use of unmanned fisheries research vessel. In an innovative new development, Norway has pioneered the use of a remotely operated fisheries research vessel. An article on the Norwegian […]
Zelim unveils world’s first unmanned man overboard rescue vessel at SMM trade fair. Zelim, the Edinburgh based sea survival innovator, has officially launched the world’s first unmanned/manned remotely controlled person-in-water […]
Patrol vessel ‘Ocean Protector’, arrives in Dublin Port for 20 year NWWAC and PELAC anniversary. One of the three EFCA offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), the Ocean Protector, has arrived in […]
New inshore fisheries research vessel for Canada. The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, has announced the contract award for the construction of the […]
Ireland to host major international Oceanographic Conference 3-5 October 10th EuroGOOS International Conference to be held in Galway this October The European Global Ocean Observing System (EuroGOOS) 10th International Conference titled […]
Planning and preparation vital to reduce man overboard fatalities. Race against time as crews have 11 minutes to recover victim 40% of all man overboard incidents end in tragedy Analysis […]
New podcast on maritime safety launches during Maritime Safety Week. To mark the start of Maritime Safety Week, The Seafarers’ Charity are delighted to announce they are funding five episodes […]
Ministry of Fisheries provides Maritime Rescue with M5D-Airfox to locate plastics at sea. The solar aircraft design by Marine Instruments has performed optimised sweeps for plastics in Spanish waters. The […]
Survitec expands UK servicing capability with new service centre at port of Southampton. Global Survival Technology solutions provider Survitec has completed a major expansion of its UK servicing capability with […]
New Falkland Islands fishery protection vessel. The next generation of Falkland Islands fisheries protection vessel aims increasingly to target Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing and associated criminal activities in the island’s […]
Mariners now have the option to use another type of safety communications system after the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) implemented it. International law requires mariners to have a Global […]
Damien Oliver has been appointed as the interim Chief Executive of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). Damien will begin his new role on Monday 17 October, which follows the […]
MCA signs new search and rescue contract. The MCA, an executive agency of the Department for Transport, has signed a circa £1.6 billion contract with UK company Bristow Helicopters Ltd […]
Seafarers’ Charity announces Maritime Safety Week competition winners. A competition launched by The Seafarers’ Charity to mark Maritime Safety Week (4-8 July), invited everyone who works at sea to practice […]
EFCA and EUSPA formalise inter-agency cooperation related to the maritime domain. The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) have signed a […]
Four dead and 17 missing as Spanish fishing boat sinks off Canada. At least four people have died and 17 are missing after a Spanish fishing boat sank in bitterly […]
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