The Summer 2026 edition of Leading Edge is here, and it is a bumper one: 73 pages celebrating the people, businesses and events that make our maritime community so special.
Here is just some of what you will find inside:
What we’ve been up to
- Highlights from the Charter Lunch, Annual Quiz Night, Posidonia and the latest London Maritime Social
- News of our October Gala Dinner, the return of the Golf Challenge Cup and our plans to bring more maritime networking to Manchester
- Our Propellerist award winners, a fond farewell to Captain Mark Hart and a heartfelt tribute to our much-missed friend Dave Lloyd
Making waves across maritime
- The Balaena acquisition of Cammell Laird, TEN’s new shuttle tanker Anfield and Mersey Maritime’s new look
- A closer look at UK port freight trends and news of a major delegation from the Port of Shandong visiting Liverpool
- Milestones and updates from SeaKing, Marine Turbo, Brookes Bell, Briggs Marine, Irish Ferries and our growing family of corporate supporters
People, welfare and the wider community
- The launch of the Seafarer Pledge and Shorebased Happiness Index, plus the new Isle of Man Port Welfare Committee
- The MV Derbyshire Award, Gordon Foot’s Nordic Challenge and Jordan Wylie’s Xtreme Everest project
- News from LJMU, the UnderSteam collection, Al Disley’s photography showcase and our very own Sink or Swim podcast