• FISHING/AQUACULTURE WEEK
    VESSEL REVIEW | Nataarnaq – Royal Greenland puts new freezer trawler into service

    VESSEL REVIEW | Nataarnaq – Royal Greenland puts new freezer trawler into service

  • MEPS WEEK
    VESSEL REVIEW | BMPP Nusantara-1 – Floating power barge to serve Indonesian coastal communities

    VESSEL REVIEW | BMPP Nusantara-1 – Floating power barge to serve Indonesian coastal communities

  • OPINION | Lessons from Ukraine war for Indo-Pacific navies

    OPINION | Lessons from Ukraine war for Indo-Pacific navies

  • FISHING/AQUACULTURE WEEK
    VESSEL REFIT | Frøy Challenger – Platform supplier rebuilt as salmon delousing boat for Norwegian owner

    VESSEL REFIT | Frøy Challenger – Platform supplier rebuilt as salmon delousing boat for Norwegian owner

  • MEPS WEEK
    VESSEL REVIEW | Sibir – Massive nuclear-powered icebreaker to operate in Russia’s western Arctic

    VESSEL REVIEW | Sibir – Massive nuclear-powered icebreaker to operate in Russia’s western Arctic

  • VESSEL REVIEW | Nataarnaq – Royal Greenland puts new freezer trawler into service
  • VESSEL REVIEW | BMPP Nusantara-1 – Floating power barge to serve Indonesian coastal communities
  • OPINION | Lessons from Ukraine war for Indo-Pacific navies
  • VESSEL REFIT | Frøy Challenger – Platform supplier rebuilt as salmon delousing boat for Norwegian owner
  • VESSEL REVIEW | Sibir – Massive nuclear-powered icebreaker to operate in Russia’s western Arctic
    OPINION | Lessons from Ukraine war for Indo-Pacific navies

    OPINION | Lessons from Ukraine war for Indo-Pacific navies

    By Malcolm Davis

    The war in Ukraine looks set to become protracted. Russia’s expected rapid victory has failed to materialise and the conflict is now well into a second phase of a Donbas campaign that is likely to last weeks if not longer. One of the most dramatic moments of the conflict so far has been the sinking of the Russian Black ..

    COLUMN | Singapore spin hits Cayman secrecy? Temasek, Keppel, Baluran and Kyanite’s US$2.9 billion drilling rig deal is very hard to follow [Offshore Accounts]

    COLUMN | Singapore spin hits Cayman secrecy? Temasek, Keppel, Baluran and Kyanite’s US$2.9 billion drilling rig deal is very hard to follow [Offshore Accounts]

    By Hieronymus Bosch

    It’s the biggest offshore rig deal of 2022, and it is the most confusing by far. The complexities of the deal scream out why more transparency is needed in corporate disclosure in Singapore, and in the Caribbean tax havens, which we discussed here. Neither investors nor I should have to dig through footnotes, corporate ..

    FISHING/AQUACULTURE WEEK
    Focus on Fishing and Aquaculture

    Focus on Fishing and Aquaculture

    By Baird Maritime

    The global fishing and aquaculture industries continue to benefit from new developments, particularly in the areas of vessel design and construction. For this month’s focus on those two key industries, Baird Maritime presents a selection of noteworthy vessels, serving different roles for different owners and featuring ..

    MEPS WEEK
    Focus on Marine Engines and Propulsion Systems

    Focus on Marine Engines and Propulsion Systems

    By Baird Maritime

    Regular readers of Baird Maritime will be quick to notice that the news stories, feature articles, and vessel reviews posted on our site regularly mention ongoing developments with regards to marine engines and propulsion as well as related equipment such as gearboxes and active stabilisers. One notable trend is growing ..

    OBITUARY | Heng Kheng Seng

    OBITUARY | Heng Kheng Seng

    By Baird Maritime

    Singapore-based shipbuilders Penguin International has announced the passing of Penguin’s founder and first Managing Director, Mr Heng Kheng Seng, on May 9, 2022, at the age of 72. Mr Heng founded Penguin as a sole proprietorship in 1972, operating wooden passenger boats between Singapore’s mainland and the ..

    BAIRD MARITIME AWARDS
    AWARDS 2021 | Best Small Ro-Pax – FastCat M18 – FastCat

    AWARDS 2021 | Best Small Ro-Pax – FastCat M18 – FastCat

    By Baird Maritime

    Best Small Ro-Pax – FastCat M18 – FastCat Our old friends the Pastrana family have revolutionised the Ro-Pax ferry sector in the once notoriously dangerous Philippines. They have developed a fleet of safe, comfortable, reliable, well-maintained, competently crewed, attractive and efficient vessels. In doing so, they ..

    Focus on Fishing and Aquaculture

    Focus on Fishing and Aquaculture

    The global fishing and aquaculture industries continue to benefit from new developments, particularly in the areas of vessel design and construction. For this month’ ..

    MEPS WEEK
    GEAR | New output adaptor accurately shows fuel levels on MFDs from a single sender

    GEAR | New output adaptor accurately shows fuel levels on MFDs from a single sender

    By Baird Maritime Gear Editor

    Oceanic Systems (UK) has developed a new fuel sender to resistive output adaptor to allow a NMEA2000® sender to display on general MFDs and on the engine instruments di ..

    US Coast Guard commissions cutter Pablo Valent

    US Coast Guard commissions cutter Pablo Valent

    By Baird Maritime

    The US Coast Guard commissioned its 48th Sentinel-class fast response cutter in a ceremony in St Petersburg, Florida, on Wednesday, May 11. USCGC Pablo Valent honours a d ..

    About Us

    Baird Maritime, launched in 1978, is one of the world's premier maritime publishing houses.

    The company produces the leading maritime new portal BairdMaritime.com, home of the world famous Work Boat World, Fishing Boat World, Ship World, Ausmarine, and Commercial Mariner sub-sites, and the industry-leading ship brokerage platforms WorkBoatWorld.com and ShipWorld.com.

    © Copyright - Baird Maritime