Marine Construction News – Page 12
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NewsOpinion: Are today’s VTS systems fit for small, complex ports?
Navtech’s Rachael O’Connor believes today’s VTS systems are no longer suitable for smaller, busier ports.
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NewsChasing net zero: Dutch pilots are seeking answers
As the Port of Rotterdam, in line with the rest of industry, moves towards a ‘net-zero’ operation, the race is on for pilot boats to get on board.
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NewsDecommissioning Scotland’s landmark tidal turbine
A new partnership has been set up to decommission the OpenHydro tidal turbine in Scotland
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NewsEC hands floating wind project €13.4 million
A floating wind platform will be installed in the Mediterranean as part of a project ‘to pave the way to mass deployment of the floating offshore wind industry’, project leaders say.
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NewsProject set up to reduce cost of floating wind O&M
A French research project has been launched to try and reduce the costs associated with floating wind farm maintenance.
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NewsPowerful new tug protects Spain’s coastline
A powerful new rescue vessel has entered service with Salvamento Marítimo (SASEMAR), Spain’s maritime search and rescue agency, joining the society’s already large and impressive fleet of rescue vessels.
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NewsCadeler wins 72-turbine installation contract
The Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm is poised to install 72 wind turbines from Vestas, weighing more than 600 tons apiece.
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NewsVan Oord ‘regrets’ oil spill after dredger hits tanker
A clean-up is under way in Singapore after the Dutch firm Van Oord’s dredger crashed into an oil tanker at berth and ruptured an oil tank.
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NewsDenmark’s largest infrastructure project progresses
Floating concrete pontoons are playing an integral part in Denmark’s largest infrastructure project.
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NewsRotterdam plans 1GW electrolyser for ‘green hydrogen’
A joint venture between Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners will build an electrolyser at the Port of Rotterdam to create ‘green hydrogen’.
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NewsFincantieri chairman Claudio Graziano dies suddenly
Fincantieri has published an emotional tribute to chairman Claudio Graziano, who was found dead at his home on Monday.
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NewsWebuild completes under-river section of 64km tunnel
The under-river section of a 64km tunnel that will connect Austria and Italy underground has been completed.
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NewsA plug-in hybrid first for Jan De Nul
Jan De Nul has ordered its first plug-in hybrid dredging vessel
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NewsTMS shares upcoming project plans
Fresh from winning the Maritime Civils Best Project Award at Seawork, TMS, shared its latest plans with Maritime Journal.
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NewsPort of Helsinki undergoes massive development
The Port of Helsinki is undergoing ‘one of the largest leaps of development in its history’ with a programme of development taking place in stages over 10 years.
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NewsHarbour works planned for remote Scottish islands
Costs have risen by more than 30% for works to two harbours on the remote Scottish Shetland Islands.
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NewsRebel's go-anywhere Modular Crane Pontoons
Rebel Marine will be bringing some of its newest tech to Seawork 2024
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NewsVessel checks reveal multiple safety concerns
Analysis of 1,600 inspection reports has revealed a lack of safety checks and improper procedures in around a tenth of vessels.
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NewsThames Clippers selects batteries for ferries
Aluminium shipbuilder Wight Shipyard has chosen to fit two of its ferries with Octopus batteries from EST-Floattech.
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NewsSemi-submersible platform for new fishing technique
A new semi-submersible platform has been granted approval to fish for mussels within the confines of an offshore wind farm.
