Tug connection gone wrong
Line handling operations are very common but inherently hazardous for tug crews, warns The Nautical Institute in a new Mars Report. It describes a mooring operation supported by two tugs with fatal consequences. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime...
Wärtsilä to divest ballast water treatment business
Wärtsilä will divest its Water & Waste business to Swedish investment company Solix Group AB. Water & Waste offers a wide portfolio of environmental solutions for the full spectrum of water and waste management at sea. From ballast water treatment to efficient...
Naval spending ramps up – The ‘peace dividend’ in reverse
From the magazine – Rapidly shifting geopolitics is driving sharp increases in defence spending as a renewed priority for many nations. With incidents at sea occurring from the Baltic to the Middle East, and from the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea, strategic use...
Fincantieri plans humanoid welding robot for shipyards
Fincantieri and Generative Bionics, an Italian company focused on the development of autonomous humanoid robots, have launched an industrial partnership aimed at implementing a humanoid welding robot. The robot is designed to operate alongside humans in Fincantieri’s...
Big bags on cargo vessels cause big trouble
Bulk carriers and general cargo vessels are receiving frequent requests to load flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs), also known as "jumbo bags", in the same holds as breakbulk and steel cargoes, or to store different bagged chemicals in the same hold. The...
Jumbo completes mooring line installation offshore Guyana
Jumbo Offshore has completed mooring pre-installation activities for the FPSO Errea Wittu for ExxonMobil Guyana at Uaru Field, Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana, on behalf of Modec. The work included the installation of suction anchors and the pre-lay of mooring lines...
Hapag-Lloyd to takeover ZIM
Hapag-Lloyd plans to acquire 100 per cent of the shares of ZIM, the world’s tenth largest container shipping line, for a total amount of over USD 4 billion. The agreement to this effect was signed on 16 February. FIMI, Israel's largest and leading private equity fund,...
Drechtsteden shape maritime policy with De Witt Pact
From the magazine – With Schiphol Airport and the Port of Rotterdam already designated as Mainports in national government policy, and the Eindhoven region – with its employment and knowledge institutions centred around ASML – recognised as a Brainport, the...
SWZ|Maritime’s February 2026 issue: Designing the digital maritime future
Digitalisation in the maritime sector is often presented as a technological upgrade. The contributions in this issue make clear that it is something far more structural: a shift in how we design ships, organise shipbuilding, regulate navigation and govern data. The...
LR issues first guidance for onboard hydrogen generation
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published the maritime industry’s first dedicated Guidance Notes for onboard hydrogen generation. The Notes are to provide clarity on the safe design and integration of hydrogen generator technologies on ships. The new Guidance Notes respond...
Passenger ship window failure results in fatality
Windows on a ship’s side appear to yield values that are too low to withstand real-world pressure loads from breaking waves. The Nautical Institute issues this warning in a new Mars Report in which a wave broke several windows on a passenger ship, resulting in...
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