Industry News
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NewsFinnish Border Guard orders three hovercraft in fleet renewal
UK vessel builder Griffon Marine has won a contract to build three hovercraft for the Finnish Border Guard as it moves to renew its ageing fleet.
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NewsRecord battery order drives ferry electrification
Corvus Energy’s largest-ever order comes from Remontowa Shipbuilding and covers battery systems for seven new electric ferries being built for CMAL
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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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NewsVIDEO: 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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NewsFairplay Towage buys Elbclearing in Elbe consolidation move
Germany’s Fairplay Towage Group has strengthened its grip on the lower river Elbe after agreeing to acquire 100% of the shares in Elbclearing.
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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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NewsVessel operators warned: Act now or face penalties
More regulations could be about to hit vessel operators and owners thanks to EU legislation that the UK is likely to emulate.
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NewsNorway signs deal with China to ramp up maritime batteries
BYD Energy Storage has signed a deal with Corvus Energy to work together on next-generation energy storage for maritime
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NewsSunseeker confirms CEO’s immediate departure
Luxury yacht brand Sunseeker has confirmed that CEO Andreas Frabetti has left the firm just three weeks after denying he had done so.
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NewsCorPower Ocean drives wave energy forward
The POWER-Farm EU Project, backed by a €19M Horizon Europe grant, aims to validate wave energy technology in UK waters
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NewsZeroUSV reveals shorter timeframe for larger vessel build
UK-based ZeroUSV is building an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) that it says proves it and other SMEs can deliver ultra long-distance, high payload autonomous vessels in months rather than years.
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NewsUK Parliament queries why UK shipyards snubbed for Dutch
Peter Barker looks into questions raised in the UK Parliament as to why a 24-vessel order from the UK MOD went to the Netherlands instead of the UK.
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NewsWorkboat sector looks ahead with ‘palpable enthusiasm’
Workboat Association CEO Kerrie Forster says next year’s looking good, despite a few challenges. He gives Maritime Journal his predictions.
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News€700 million earmarked for green e-methanol plant
Spanish innovation company Reolum is spending €700 million on a plant to make e-methanol especially for the maritime and aviation industries.
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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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NewsNext-gen LARS boosts subsea operations
Kongsberg Maritime is kitting out Sea1 Offshore’s new offshore construction vessels
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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.
