Passenger Features/Opinion (Passenger)

Rendering of non-AI-designed SWATH crewboats (representative photo only)
Ferry

COLUMN | Seeing is not believing: how AI and the lack of criticism against it are negatively impacting the future of naval architecture [Aft Lines]

John Kecsmar
The fast ferry SH-Galata 2 underway in the Bosphorus Strait just outside Istanbul
Ferry

COLUMN | Science versus subversion: dispelling claims of "magic hulls" that promise improved efficiency [Aft Lines]

John Kecsmar
Jim Murphy, Managing Director of AWA Marine
Work Boat World

OBITUARY | Jim Murphy, Managing Director of AWA Marine and former seafarer

Jens Karsten
Sabang Port, Indonesia
Ports & Terminals

OPINION | India and Indonesia are developing Sabang as a port, not a base

Premesha Saha
COLUMN | I have nothing, nothing: Scotland and Tasmania ferry fiascos; New Zealand shipping and emergency towage woes; Oman's dark fleet tanker dilemma; Chinese overfishing off Guinea-Bissau [Offshore Accounts]
Shipping

COLUMN | I have nothing, nothing: Scotland and Tasmania ferry fiascos; New Zealand shipping and emergency towage woes; Oman's dark fleet tanker dilemma; Chinese overfishing off Guinea-Bissau [Offshore Accounts]

Hieronymus Bosch
COLUMN | Just do your job: Singapore and Malaysia, port state inspections, Tanzania flag and the sad case of Golden Star 1 [Offshore Accounts]
Accidents

COLUMN | Just do your job: Singapore and Malaysia, port state inspections, Tanzania flag and the sad case of Golden Star 1 [Offshore Accounts]

Hieronymus Bosch
Best Thrill Boat – Rocket Rebel – UK operator welcomes fast sightseeing boat to River Thames fleet
Maritime Tourism

AWARDS 2025 | Best Thrill Boat – Rocket Rebel – Chartwell Marine

Baird Maritime
The expedition cruise ship Hondius, where an outbreak of hantavirus in April 2026 resulted in multiple confirmed cases and three deaths.
Shipping

COLUMN | Maritime disease outbreaks and seafarer health anxiety: what lessons can be learned [Grey Power]

Michael Grey
Best Electric Ro-Pax – Hinnøy – Electric ferry to serve Torghatten Nord's routes in northern Norway
Ro-Pax

AWARDS 2025 | Best Electric Ro-Pax – Hinnoy – The Norwegian Ship Design Company & Torghatten Nord

Baird Maritime
Best Large Fast Ferry – Warbaby Fox – One2Three Naval Architects & Strategic Marine
Ferry

AWARDS 2025 | Best Large Fast Ferry – Warbaby Fox – One2Three Naval Architects & Strategic Marine

Baird Maritime
Best Inland Tour Boat – Silver Raven
Maritime Tourism

AWARDS 2025 | Best Inland Tour Boat – Silver Raven – One2Three Naval Architects

Baird Maritime
Best Dive Tour Boat – The new dive boat of the Sindahal Sports Complex
Maritime Tourism

AWARDS 2025 | Best Dive Tour Boat – 16-metre Hybrid Dive Boat – Moggaro Aluminium Yachts

Baird Maritime
Best Small Inland Ferry – Le Gone
Ferry

AWARDS 2025 | Best Small Inland Ferry – Le Gone & La Fenotte – OCEA

Baird Maritime
COLUMN | Loose ends? Suspensions update: Paratus and Borr Drilling; what could be next in Venezuela; DP World's latest mess [Offshore Accounts]
Offshore

COLUMN | Loose ends? Suspensions update: Paratus and Borr Drilling; what could be next in Venezuela; DP World's latest mess [Offshore Accounts]

Hieronymus Bosch
The river cruise ship Boris Polevoi pierside at a Moscow terminal
Ferry

FEATURE | Moscow's new river transport strategy combines modern technology, infrastructure and educational initiatives

Baird Maritime
The ill-fated submersible Titan sometime prior to its loss
Accidents

COLUMN | Engineering for failure: lessons we can learn from the Titan submersible tragedy [Aft Lines]

John Kecsmar
Best Large Ferry – Xin Ming Zhu 39
Ferry

AWARDS 2025 | Best Large Ferry – Xin Ming Zhu 39 – Guangdong Sinoway Composite Materials

Baird Maritime
COLUMN | There are weeks where decades happen: CBO and OceanPact in Brazil; Edda Wind Chopped; Ferguson Marine [Offshore Accounts]
Offshore

COLUMN | There are weeks where decades happen: CBO and OceanPact in Brazil; Edda Wind Chopped; Ferguson Marine [Offshore Accounts]

Hieronymus Bosch
Best Medium Fast Ferry – 25-metre Electric Ferry – EV Maritime
Ferry

AWARDS 2025 | Best Medium Fast Ferry – 25-metre Electric Ferry – EV Maritime

Baird Maritime
Two tugs manoeuvre alongside the bulk carrier CSE Prosperity Express at Taiwan's Hualien Port, January 1, 2017. Earlier on the same date, the bulk carrier ran aground in bad weather while approaching the port.
Harbour Tugs and Operation

COLUMN | When harbour tugs respond to emergencies, every second counts [Tug Times]

Alan Loynd
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