• PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK
    VESSEL REVIEW | WattnExpress – Fast inter-island ferries for German North Sea operator

    VESSEL REVIEW | WattnExpress – Fast inter-island ferries for German North Sea operator

  • PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK
    VESSEL REVIEW | Eagle – Alaskan wilderness tour company acquires whale-watching catamaran

    VESSEL REVIEW | Eagle – Alaskan wilderness tour company acquires whale-watching catamaran

  • COLUMN | Asymmetrical warfare drives shift in dynamic of sea combat off Ukraine [Naval Gazing]

    COLUMN | Asymmetrical warfare drives shift in dynamic of sea combat off Ukraine [Naval Gazing]

  • PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK
    VESSEL REVIEW | Mikhail Devyatayev – New hydrofoil ferry to operate in Russia’s Tatarstan Republic

    VESSEL REVIEW | Mikhail Devyatayev – New hydrofoil ferry to operate in Russia’s Tatarstan Republic

  • PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK
    VESSEL REVIEW | Aquarius II – Catamaran built for dive tours off Port Douglas, Australia

    VESSEL REVIEW | Aquarius II – Catamaran built for dive tours off Port Douglas, Australia

  • VESSEL REVIEW | WattnExpress – Fast inter-island ferries for German North Sea operator
  • VESSEL REVIEW | Eagle – Alaskan wilderness tour company acquires whale-watching catamaran
  • COLUMN | Asymmetrical warfare drives shift in dynamic of sea combat off Ukraine [Naval Gazing]
  • VESSEL REVIEW | Mikhail Devyatayev – New hydrofoil ferry to operate in Russia’s Tatarstan Republic
  • VESSEL REVIEW | Aquarius II – Catamaran built for dive tours off Port Douglas, Australia
COLUMN | Asymmetrical warfare drives shift in dynamic of sea combat off Ukraine [Naval Gazing]

COLUMN | Asymmetrical warfare drives shift in dynamic of sea combat off Ukraine [Naval Gazing]

By Trevor Hollingsbee

Offshore aspects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict have brought into sharp focus the rising profile of asymmetrical naval warfare, with uncrewed surface vehicles (USV) assuming a dominant role. Russia has deployed warships of its Black Sea Fleet in support of a three-pronged maritime strategy, focused on offshore blockade ..

OPINION | Australia and India should cooperate in undersea search and rescue

OPINION | Australia and India should cooperate in undersea search and rescue

By Prakash Panneerselvam

India and Australia have an interest in addressing subsurface challenges in their shared maritime domain. As they and other countries in the region grow their submarine fleets, there’s a critical need to develop underwater search and rescue capabilities and considerable scope to work together. In the coming years, there ..

BAIRD MARITIME AWARDS
AWARDS 2022 | Best Small Pusher Tug – Green Wave – Cooper Group of Companies & Blakeley BoatWorks

AWARDS 2022 | Best Small Pusher Tug – Green Wave – Cooper Group of Companies & Blakeley BoatWorks

By Baird Maritime

Best Small Pusher Tug – Green Wave – Cooper Group of Companies & Blakeley BoatWorks Built for Plimsoll Marine, an associated company in the Cooper Group of Companies of Mobile, Alabama, this is a compact yet potent pusher tug for operation on inland waterways, especially the mighty Mississippi River. With ..

COLUMN | What are the consequences of the offshore surge? Tidewater’s triumph provides Chinese yards with boom, and starts North Sea exodus [Offshore Accounts]

COLUMN | What are the consequences of the offshore surge? Tidewater’s triumph provides Chinese yards with boom, and starts North Sea exodus [Offshore Accounts]

By Hieronymus Bosch

One of the delights of the offshore market recovery has been the surge in charter rates for platform supply vessels (PSVs) around the world. Tidewater’s triumphant presentation at the Barclays CEO Energy Conference earlier this month showed the potency of the market recovery that the company has driven ever onwards and ..

PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK
Focus on Passenger Vessels

Focus on Passenger Vessels

By Baird Maritime

Baird Maritime ends the month of September by devoting this entire week to the passenger vessel sector. We again review a variety of vessels, with some notable inclusions this week being a whale-watching boat for Alaskan waters, an inland river cruise ship for a Russian operator, and an inter-island ferry for ..

OPINION | How China sees its conflict with the Philippines

OPINION | How China sees its conflict with the Philippines

By Cherry Hitkari

Tensions are high again in the South China Sea. While Beijing attempts to tighten its grip on the region with a new ten-dash line, a multi-billion dollar military modernisation drive is underway in the Philippines. Manila’s resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre warship, deliberately grounded in 1999 at the disputed ..

Focus on Passenger Vessels

Focus on Passenger Vessels

Baird Maritime ends the month of September by devoting this entire week to the passenger vessel sector. We again review a variety of vessels, with some notable inclusions this week being a whale-watching boat for Alaskan waters, an inland river cruise ship for a Russian operator, and an inter-island ferry for Kiribati. ..