APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

A new managing director has been appointed to lead Svitzer's operations in the UK 'at a time when port congestion, larger vessels and adverse weather conditions is making maritime and harbour operations more challenging," says Svitzer. Matthew Gordon has run…

2 hours ago

Svitzer UK appoints new head of Operations

2 hours ago

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

A new phase of ground investigations is getting under way along the Ventnor coastline as specialists gather the evidence needed to shape a long-term defence scheme for the Isle of Wight town. The work is a key step towards developing…

2 hours ago

Race to stop coastal collapse enters new heat

2 hours ago

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) has won its first long-term contract to provide an emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) to an offshore wind project. It is the company's first step into the…

4 hours ago

Vroon enters offshore wind as market faces reality check

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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Rolls-Royce is introducing a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) exhaust after-treatment system for its mtu Series 2000 marine engines, which will make vessels using the engines IMO Tier III compliant. The system is…

11th September 2026

Rolls-Royce adds SCR system for mtu Series 2000 marine engines

11th September 2026

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Subsea cable services company WIND has acquired a major stake in UK-based technical services firm Tricore in answer to customer demand, the company says. WIND said the investment was driven by demand…

11th September 2026

Customer demand drives cable firm WIND to take stake in Tricore

11th September 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

Italian survey contractor Subsea Fenix has taken delivery of a 5.7m battery-hybrid uncrewed surface vessel (USV) from UK builder HydroSurv, combining hydrographic survey and subsea inspection capabilities on a single platform. Named…

10th September 2026

Subsea Fenix takes delivery of hybrid USV for survey and ROV work

10th September 2026

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Kongsberg Maritime has agreed to buy Finnish azimuth propulsion systems designer Steerprop, which the company says will strengthen its capabilities in what it says is a growing Arctic and ice-class vessel segment.…

10th September 2026

Kongsberg Maritime agrees to snap up Steerprop

10th September 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

When the Port of London Authority took delivery of Leader in 2019, the 14.4m pilot cutter was an early experiment in low-emission marine propulsion. Built by Norfolk boatbuilder Goodchild Marine, Leader was…

10th September 2026

From hybrid pioneer to HVO workhorse: Why the PLA removed Leader’s batteries

10th September 2026

MARINE CIVILS NEWS

MARINE CIVILS NEWS

The foundations for Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth Energy Island have been completed following the successful installation of the 23rd and final caisson, 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast in the North Sea.

9th September 2026

Foundations completed for Princess Elisabeth Energy Island

9th September 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

The maritime industry entered 2026 with less regulatory certainty than it had a year earlier, not more.

9th September 2026

Staying switched on in a regulatory landscape that refuses to decide

9th September 2026

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Rødne Trafikk has taken delivery of a new fully electric combi-catamaran, adding to Scandinavia’s growing fleet of battery-powered ferries.

9th September 2026

Scandinavia leads wave of electric ferries

9th September 2026