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Sweden’s largest dredging project begins
One of Sweden’s largest ports is about to get a lot larger, with dredging beginning on an estimated 22 million m3 to create a deep-water port.
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Major works ordered for offshore wind farms
Extensive works will have to be carried out on two of Germany’s North Sea wind farms owned by Vattenfall and German energy company Stadtwerke München.
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Jan De Nul orders second huge cable-layer
Jan De Nul has demonstrated its confidence in the offshore sector with the order of a second huge cable-layer.
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A Coruña demonstrates autonomous port drones
Demonstrations of autonomous drone technology have been demonstrated a Spanish port, including the detection and rescue of a person overboard.
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‘Titanic’ builder in trouble as loan backing refused and CEO leaves
Harland & Wolff has been refused a loan guarantee by the UK government, putting the business in jeopardy just five years after facing similar woes.
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A circular partnership in civil engineering
Jones Bros has secured a multi-million-pound waste management contract.
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OSW cable failures could cost €billions - report
Energy data firm TGS has released its analysis of cable and interconnector performance in offshore wind – and its findings do not paint a rosy picture.
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EU pledges record funding for port infrastructure
The EU says it will invest a record €7 billion in transport infrastructure, including around 20 European ports.
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12 RIBs ordered to replace Dutch rescue boats
The Royal Dutch Rescue Society is celebrating its 200th year this year – and will replace 12 of its rescue boats with RIBs from the Stormer Shipyard.
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Damen signs four-vessel deal with Toyota Tsusho
Damen Shipyards Group has received a four-vessel order from Toyota Tsusho as the Japanese company kicks off its first such project in Angola.
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Pilot project first for large-scale oyster reef restoration
BELREEFS is the first offshore project for large-scale oyster reef restoration in the Belgian North Sea.
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Norwegian industrial quay due for expansion
Norway’s Sandnes Port is to be expanded to accommodate larger vessels for the Jæren district, which is home to the headquarters of Norwegian oil giant Equinor.
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Shorepower switched on in Malta
The Maltese capital of Valletta has inaugurated shorepower at its port, with the MSC World Europa the first vessel to try it out.
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Steerprop manoeuvrability for milestone cable-laying vessel
Jan De Nul’s newbuild cable-layer will have Steerprop propulsion
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Briggs Marine’s new vessel takes to the water
The latest chapter in the story of Briggs Marine’s new maintenance support vessel has been celebrated with its launching ceremony in Spain, before it goes to be fitted out.
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Subsea caverns in the pipeline for H2 storage
Huge salt caverns are being planned to store hydrogen underneath a former Royal Navy port in southern England.
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Shipyard carries out first inland vessel overhaul
German shipyard Strela Shiprepair has reported a successful service of its first inland vessel.
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Boskalis completes Smit Lamnarco buy-out
Dutch dredging, maritime infrastructure and services giant Boskalis has issued a brief statement saying it has bought all shares in towage operator Smit Lamnalco.
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Collaboration aims to cut dredging emissions
A new cross-party strategy is proposing new minimum emissions requirements for dredging vessels.
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Sanmar builds another 7 battery-electric tugs
Sanmar is building on its experience with electric tugs with another seven on order, five for unnamed clients and a further two on spec.