Join the crowd of industry leaders and experts at Get Set for Workboat 2050 Series 6 Session 3 at the beautiful Wereldmuseum in Rotterdam.

There’s little confusion about one thing in today’s workboat industry: that there is confusion about what the future for fuels looks like.

As automation creeps in and skilled seafarers head for shore, the commercial workboat sector faces a crewing crisis that no one seems to have a ready answer for.

After the catastrophic Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse two years ago – innovators are harnessing AI and digital tools to predict disasters, optimise vessels and strengthen cyber resilience.

“Circularity is one of the most efficient ways of competing with the environmental challenges today,” said Roseanne van Houwelingen, the moderator of Circular Economy for Workboats

This year’s Seawork Exhibition & Conference website has seen a remarkable surge of online interest as planning for the three-day event in Southampton – 9-11 June – continues apace.

Delegates from across the workboat industry thrashed out issues affecting the sector at Seawork’s Get Set for Workboat session in Rotterdam this week, with general agreement on the issues themselves

Celebrating the very best in maritime innovation and achievement, the much-anticipated 2026 Seawork Awards are now officially open for entries and nominations.

A quartet of high-value conference sessions at Seawork 2026 are now available to book, with each offering face-to-face insights and opportunities focused on real world issues in commercial marine.

UK Docks Marine Services has won contracts worth more than £80m to service and maintain 194 Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels, Vahana workboats and Ministry of Defence police craft.

The second Walk-to-Work vessel in a series of four newbuilds has been delivered by Acta Marine.

Purus has welcomed the latest addition to its growing fleet, the Construction/Service Operation Vessel (C/SOV) 'Purus Coriolis'.