In this issue – January 2026

The January 2026 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, interviews and features, including:

COVER STORY: INCAT HULL 096
A look inside the battery room of the world’s largest electric ferry, Hull 096, and at the Incat shipyard already at work on the next huge electrified vessels.

AI & DECARBONIZATION
AI can play a key role in decarbonization efforts, streamlining many processes. But keeping human experts in the loop – and thinking about how and what AI is ‘taught’ – will be crucial, explains Bureau Veritas’s Vincent Joly.

HULL DESIGN & COATINGS
Electrifying marine operations requires new approaches to vessel design, taking in elements of hull structure, coatings, propulsion system layout, weight distribution and much more.

LARGE-SCALE ELECTRIFICATION
Vessel builders, engineers and owners are thinking bigger and bolder in electric propulsion and electrification. Read about some of the most significant stories about size that emerged over the last year. Read more.

WIND-ASSISTED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Wind-assisted propulsion systems are proving their worth on oceangoing, diesel-fueled tankers and container ships – but could they deliver similar efficiency gains for smaller, electrified vessels?

TECH FOCUS: VESSEV
Vessev’s VS-Drive podded propulsion system is designed to operate consistently below 50°C, to prevent overheating when powering its hydrofoiling catamarans. Read more.