Features & Videos – Page 3
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NewsJumbo jets and scuttling vessels - salvors on the seas
From scuttling fishing vessels to rescuing stranded jumbo jets, salvage professionals prove they’re the sea’s emergency services – innovative, high-risk operators whose work extends way beyond ship fires. Peter Barker gives an overview of recent activities that don’t always hit the headlines.
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News - VideosWATCH: Rotterdam’s hydrogen’s future takes shape
Europe’s largest industrial port is fast becoming a hydrogen hub for the continent, with big ambitions and concrete plans all taking shape.
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NewsExclusive: Scientists reduce offshore wind risks to marine life
One of the complaints about the burgeoning offshore wind sector is the dangers it poses to marine life: but using robotics and other modern methods, environmental scientists say they can reduce the risks.
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NewsNew year - new ideas. Look Ahead Part 2
What’s in store for the maritime industry in 2026? We spoke to people across the sector to find out what their predictions are.
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NewsConflict and fire: why salvage operations are getting harder
Reluctant ports, container ship fires and conflict zones are complicating salvage operations, forcing risky offshore cargo transfers, delaying repairs and exposing crews, cargo owners and responders.
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NewsWorld’s longest immersed tunnel delayed 18 months
Project leaders of by far the world’s longest immersed tunnel have told Maritime Journal that the 18km Fehmarnbelt tunnel linking Denmark with Germany will be delayed by 18 months.
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NewsGNSS isn’t enough to protect workboats from jamming and spoofing
GNSS was never engineered to be robust against deliberate radio frequency interference, and as a result, they are vulnerable to jamming and spoofing. Alastair MacLeod, CEO, Ground Control, a PNT resilience provider, sheds light on how workboats can be protected.
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NewsNew year - new ideas: Look Ahead 2026 Part 1
Our Look Ahead feature this year runs in two parts – here is Part 1, with a lot of predictions saying digital will play a large part.
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NewsFirst offshore charger in positive breakthrough for MJR
Charge Offshore has reached a major milestone after completing factory acceptance testing (FAT) for its 2MW Aquarius Eco offshore wind turbine charging system.
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NewsRoyal Navy issues £10m 'Project Beehive' tender for unmanned boats
The UK’s Royal Navy has issued a £10.25m (€11.6m) tender for a fleet of 20 Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) for its Surface Flotilla (SURFLOT).
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News - VideosVIDEO: Last vessel in Ocean Infinity fleet delivered
The final vessel in Ocean Infinity’s 14-vessel Armada fleet has been delivered, ‘closing a chapter’ on five years’ work, says the company.
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NewsDutch consortium finalised to upgrade rivers before EU 2027 deadline
A Dutch consortium (WaterWerk) has been finalised to carry out extensive works on two Dutch rivers under the EU’s Water Framework Directive (WFD).
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NewsSubsea sabotage – the hidden front of warfare
As militaries eye commercial subsea expertise, Peter Barker explores how oil, gas, wind and cable specialists manage undersea infrastructure risks amid conflict and accidental damage.
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NewsOffshore wind’s sky-high potential hits onshore grid wall
Europe’s offshore wind revolution is running into a hard physical limit – the electricity grid.
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NewsCould floating nuclear ignite an energy revolution?
Floating Nuclear Power Plants (FNPPs) are poised to deliver gigawatt-scale output — potentially supplying almost an entire nation’s power demand – under designs unveiled by UK maritime technology firm Core Power.
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News‘Technological rat race’ among obstacles in offshore wind: report
A new white paper released by the Port of Rotterdam says offshore wind is going to be vital in shouldering a share of the burden of energy needs.
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NewsThree-in-one battery/hydrogen/tidal demo unveiled
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has finished a three-in-one demonstration combining tidal power, battery storage and hydrogen production off the coast of Orkney, Scotland.
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NewsHydrex champions its mobile docks: Case studies
Underwater repair work on commercial vessels has increasingly shifted toward techniques that avoid the need for drydocking, saving cost and hassle.
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NewsOPINION: Ditch pyrotechnics for electronic flares
It’s time for electronic flares to replace unsafe and toxic pyrotechnics from a bygone era, says Chris Hoffman, the director of Technology Strategy at ACR Electronics.
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News - VideosIncredible footage: Tug crew save burning tanker laden with explosives
A tug crew has been awarded for boarding a burning, explosives-riddled tanker to prevent the leak of a million barrels of oil in an operation that was given just a five per cent chance of success.
