The Seaworker Chronicles

Arne Johan talks to Maritime Journal editor Debbie Mason about Kongsberg Discovery’s drive for sharper subsea operations such as high-resolution sonar with autonomy, and improved inertial navigation for GPS-denied environments. Among other things he talks about offshore wind, infrastructure security, future AI/quantum navigation, and – a voyage into space.

It didn’t take long for things to start moving as the year began, most notably for vessel designers and builders the award of 8.4GW of offshore wind projects by the UK government, a record-breaking amount. Maritime Journal editor Debbie Mason talks to Chartwell Marine managing director Andy Page about what this means to the industry, and what else he sees in store for 2026.

When Hanna Ljundqvist took on her new role with Volvo Penta, she stepped into a sector facing one of the most complex periods in its history. Decarbonisation targets, emerging autonomy, electrification, changing fuel economics and shifting offshore markets are all arriving at once, and not always in a neat or predictable order. In a wide-ranging interview with Maritime Journal editor Debbie Mason, Ljungqvist outlines how Volvo Penta is navigating that complexity, drawing on lessons from her years leading Volvo Trucks operations in India and Indonesia, while remaining firmly grounded in the realities of marine operations.

Sustainability was a key theme at this year's Europort in Rotterdam, and as Maritime Journal editor Debbie Mason found out on a tour of several stands, circularity is becoming a more and more important strategy.

Bibby Marine has put itself at the forefront of electrifying vessels for offshore wind, and in our latest podcast, New Building Director Gavin Forward talks to MJ editor Debbie Mason about its plans in this area.