Norway confirms start of unique ship tunnel construction
The world’s first commercial shipping-scale tunnel has been signed off, with the contractor due to be announced once final approvals have been given this Friday.
Meet the buyers: What commercial marine suppliers need to know
Seawork’s 2026 programme was packed with sessions, but few offered as direct a line into commercial vessel buyers’ thinking as the ‘Meet the Buyers’ session jointly organised by the Workboat Association and Society of Maritime Industries.
“Shaping the future of UK manufacturing at the highest level”
Wessex Resins & Adhesives has joined MAKE UK Defence, a not-for-profit organisation committed to supporting the UK defence supply chain.
Around the stands at Seawork 2026
It would be impossible to get round every stand at Seawork, so we just picked a handful of a few different companies to present a picture of the diversity within marine in terms of business activities.
ZeroUSV receives autonomous vessel certification at Seawork
ZeroUSV has received regulatory certification for its flagship autonomous vessel with the certificate officially presented at Seawork last week.
A new wave of vessel activity and investment
Diverse Marine and Farra Marine have announced the signing and delivery of the Farra Lir as well as advance discussions on a contract for three further crew transfer vessels (CTV’s) plus options.
Inverlussa orders 5th vessel from Nauplius as expansion continues
Scottish aquaculture operator Inverlussa Marine Services has ordered a new hybrid-powered workboat from Dutch shipbuilder Nauplius Workboats as part of a wider fleet expansion programme that will increase its fleet to 25 vessels by 2027.
Autonomous vessel completes Rotterdam port trial
An inland container vessel has completed an autonomous navigation trial in the Port of Rotterdam, demonstrating the potential application of automated vessel control systems in one of Europe’s busiest maritime environments.
Major HVDC contract for Neptun Smulders
Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables GmbH (NSORe) is to build a 2GW offshore converter platform for the North Sea Connector 2 project
Autonomous vessel completes Rotterdam port trial
An inland container vessel has completed an autonomous navigation trial in the Port of Rotterdam, demonstrating the potential application of automated vessel control systems in one of Europe’s busiest maritime environments.
