Marine Construction News
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NewsFloating foundations first wins €millions in public funding
Developers of a ‘first-of-a-kind’ factory that will fabricate concrete substructures for floating wind farms has won €126 million in public funding.
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NewsUK seabed carbon storage licensing attracts bids for 2 million acres
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has received applications covering more than 2 million acres of North Sea seabed at the close of the UK’s second carbon storage licensing round last week.
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NewsCRP Subsea wins contract for Germany’s largest offshore wind farm
Subsea cable protection and polymer designer CRP Subsea has announced it will supply cable protection for Germany’s largest offshore wind farm.
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NewsPort Talbot wind hub advances
The UK government is backing Port Talbot investment to support floating offshore wind growth, jobs and regional regeneration
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NewsTersan flexes offshore wind muscle with ‘Hercules’ delivery to Acta Marine
Tersan Shipyard has delivered Acta Hercules, the second in a series of four Walk-to-Work (W2W) DP2 Construction Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) being built for Acta Marine at its Yalova facility in Turkey.
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NewsEU Ports Strategy does not go far enough: WindEurope
As Brussels lays out an ambitious vision for ports as Europe’s energy hubs, the wind industry is warning that without dedicated public finance, the infrastructure bottlenecks threatening the offshore wind build-out will not be solved.
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NewsMuller Dordrecht takes delivery of new tug from Damen
Dutch towage operator Muller Dordrecht has taken delivery of a new azimuth stern drive (ASD) tug from Damen Shipyards Group, adding to a growing fleet of vessels from the Dutch shipbuilder.
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NewsBoskalis wins Aberdeen dredging deal
Three-year dredging contract will maintain safe access and support Aberdeen’s expanded South Harbour operations
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NewsSpecial report: Transforming America’s Arctic ports
For nearly two decades, the idea of an American deep-water Arctic port has been on paper only, passed around in congressional hearings, quietly shelved by budget realities and periodically revived as alarm about Russian and Chinese activity in the Arctic grew louder.
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NewsA global push to scale up floating wind
A new partnership aims to advance the scale-up and drive the cost down for floating offshore wind projects
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NewsVan Oord secures Limburg project
Van Oord has won the final contract for the Groene Rivier Well project boosting flood safety, nature and agriculture
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News - VideosWATCH: €500 million works to transform ‘Gateway to the Mediterranean’
One of Europe’s historic maritime gateways is being transformed to accommodate larger vessels and growing cargo volumes.
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NewsInterocean targets global offshore wind growth
The company will deliver marine consultancy, assurance and operational support services to strengthen offshore wind vessel operations for JERA Nex bp
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NewsUK prepares to launch £5 billion flood defence programme
A £5 billion (€5.8 billion) programme of flood defence, infrastructure and asset management works is to be launched across England by the UK Environment Agency over the next decade.
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NewsFour vessel award bolsters Clyde shipbuilding
Ferguson Marine has secured a direct award from the Scottish Government to build four newbuild vessels at the Port Glasgow shipyard
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News - VideosSEA TRIAL: Thai royal police boat hits water after YouTube discovery
A small English boatyard has been hired to build police boats to protect the Thai Royal family after a video of its vessels was seen on YouTube.
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NewsClosing the gap between electric vessels and port capacity
Across Europe and much of the world, it has moved from policy discussions to real vessels in the water. Yet a new constraint is becoming increasingly visible: vessels are evolving faster than the coastal infrastructure meant to support them. Michael Priv, founder of Blue Vector Ocean Alliance, has a solution.
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NewsStrategic Marine delivers Supa Swath duo signed at Seawork
The first two next-generation Supa Swath vessels have been delivered under a six-boat fleet expansion programme
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NewsSkanska expands autonomous survey capability
HydroSurv has delivered an autonomous vessel to Skanska Norway to expand its uncrewed vessel capability for hydrographic survey operations
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NewsFugro CFO to step down
Barbara Geelen is to step down as Fugro CFO, highlighting Cruachan project expertise
