• PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK
    VESSEL REVIEW | El Dorado Express – Catamaran Ro-Pax delivered to South Korean owner

    VESSEL REVIEW | El Dorado Express – Catamaran Ro-Pax delivered to South Korean owner

  • PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK
    VESSEL REVIEW | Marie-Therese – Shuttle ferry to serve French Mediterranean islands

    VESSEL REVIEW | Marie-Therese – Shuttle ferry to serve French Mediterranean islands

  • PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK
    VESSEL REVIEW | Silver Nova – Silversea Cruises welcomes LNG-fuelled newbuild to fleet

    VESSEL REVIEW | Silver Nova – Silversea Cruises welcomes LNG-fuelled newbuild to fleet

  • PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK
    VESSEL REVIEW | Sea Change – Hydrogen-fuelled demonstrator ferry for San Francisco Bay Area

    VESSEL REVIEW | Sea Change – Hydrogen-fuelled demonstrator ferry for San Francisco Bay Area

  • 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

  • VESSEL REVIEW | El Dorado Express – Catamaran Ro-Pax delivered to South Korean owner
  • VESSEL REVIEW | Marie-Therese – Shuttle ferry to serve French Mediterranean islands
  • VESSEL REVIEW | Silver Nova – Silversea Cruises welcomes LNG-fuelled newbuild to fleet
  • VESSEL REVIEW | Sea Change – Hydrogen-fuelled demonstrator ferry for San Francisco Bay Area
  • VESSEL REVIEW | WattnExpress – Fast inter-island ferries for German North Sea operator
OPINION | With delay of fleet review, RAN must be prepared to fight with what it has now

OPINION | With delay of fleet review, RAN must be prepared to fight with what it has now

By Jennifer Parker

Defence Minister Richard Marles has announced that decisions on the surface combatant fleet review will not be made public until 2024. This analysis was an outcome of the defence strategic review, which recommended that the government direct “an independent analysis of navy’s surface combatant fleet capability to ..

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 Kiribati.

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.