The growth of marine renewable energy in all its forms means more work for ports, marine contractors and workboat operators.

The United Kingdom is a country worried by wild waves and troubled by truculent tides. The energy in our seas has always been vital to society, as a basis for the marine food chain, and an enabler of maritime trade and defence. However, only in recent years has there been concerted effort made to try and capture this energy for a new purpose: for the generation of electricity.