A Month of Reflection Rather Than Revelation October is usually the month when the sea looks calmer than it really is. The storms have not quite arrived, summer research vessels are heading home, and many of the year’s findings finally make their way out of spreadsheets and into conversations.
Could the next great leap in maritime propulsion come not from alternative fuels, but from the atom? That question will move from the margins of industry debate to centre stage at Posidonia 2026, during a high-level Executive Briefing that will examine the role of advanced nuclear technologies in commercial shipping and near-shore power generation. Hosted […]
Key points UK shore power projects in Aberdeen and Portsmouth expose structural flaws in the commercial model, not failures of the technology. High industrial electricity prices are making it cheaper for some vessels to burn diesel than plug into clean power. Without reform, investor confidence and fleet electrification decisions could stall. Maritime decarbonisation
Cleaner Seas was created to give the maritime and marine ecology sectors something that was missing: informed, independent, well-written coverage of the transition taking place across shipping, ports, offshore energy and ocean science. Over the past year, our readership has grown steadily. Industry professionals, sustainability leads, shipowners, engineers, innovators,
January has a way of slipping past quietly. No big announcements. Just field notes, survey logs, small adjustments in temperature graphs, and long hours at sea. If you read marine science papers in winter, you notice something: the tone is measured. Just careful observation. And yet, taken together, those observations matter. This month has already […]
(Rotterdam, 23 February 2026) – Blank sailings have long been part of the shipping cycle. Recent data suggests the scale and frequency of disruption are entering a new phase. Drewry reports a 122 per cent month-on-month increase in blank sailings across major East-West trades this month alone, effectively a doubling in withdrawn capacity compared with […]
With upwards of 15 high-performance vessels already confirmed, the pontoons are filling rapidly as fast vessel showcase Speed@Seawork prepares to return to the iconic waters of Cowes IOW for the seventh edition. Building on last year’s successful event, Speed@Seawork 2026 will see an extended format, increasing opportunities for live sea trials, dockside demonstrations,
Dubai, UAE, 9 February 2026: TMS Ship Finance and Trade Conference 2026 (SFTC) 2026 concluded successfully on 9 February at Grosvenor House, Dubai, following a full day of high-level discussions held under the theme “Ship Finance – helping the industry navigate through increasingly uncertain waters”. The event attracted overwhelming participation from across the
(Portsmouth, 12 February 2026) — BAR Technologies is urging immediate action toward a unified global carbon framework, warning that the proliferation of regional emissions trading schemes is placing unprecedented compliance pressure on the maritime sector and risks delaying progress on decarbonisation. With multiple overlapping schemes now in effect or emerging, including
The Nordic-Baltic Maritime Forum offers a unique platform for international maritime stakeholders to meet industry and government leaders and experts from across the region and learn first-hand about the many exciting technology and energy initiatives underway in this area which are driving the decarbonisation of shipping and ports. During NBMF, delegates can visit P2X






















