Marine Construction News
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NewsA new era for Forth Ports’ renewables hub
The first shipment of XXL monopile foundations* for Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm has arrived in the Port of Leith
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News£Multi-million development agreed for Liverpool port
Peel Ports will spend £10 million (€11.3 million) on completely redeveloping a terminal at one of the northwest of England’s biggest ports.
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NewsWATCH: Croatia completes first phase of €600m port transformation
More than 300 people witnessed the opening of the Rijeka Gateway, Croatia’s €600 million new container terminal, on Wednesday.
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NewsORE Catapult boosts UK offshore wind
ORE Catapult is investing £2.1 million in Blyth high-voltage cable testing facility to accelerate offshore wind
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NewsUK deal boosts Taiwanese ambitions for offshore wind
UK firm Acteon has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Taiwan-based firm Wynnergy Marine to deliver offshore energy projects in the Taiwan region.
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NewsSkandia Gateway Project delayed by dredging costs
Works to turn Sweden’s largest port into one that can accept the world’s largest ships have been stalled because of dredging costs.
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NewsWATCH: World’s largest cable-laying vessel launched
The launch of Jan De Nul’s Fleeming Jenkin marks a major milestone in future marine construction for offshore renewables and grid connection projects
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News18-month engineering restores historic French bridge
A project described as one of France’s ‘most ambitious heritage-engineering projects of the decade’ has been completed, witnessed by crowds of residents lining the quays at the Port of Dieppe.
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NewsHabbeké combines with Sentinel on first hybrid daughter craft
Netherlands-based Habbeké Shipyard has contracted with Sentinel Marine to build a hybrid daughter craft for Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels.
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NewsHybrid solar system powers historic boatyard
GoodWe has completed a bespoke solar power and battery storage installation at MSO Marine in Brentford, UK
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NewsPorts of Normandy leads funding demands for forgotten ports
Ports of Normandy officials led calls for more EU funding at a European Parliament conference last week, saying its harbours and ports needed full recognition in any future European ports strategy.
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NewsPort electrification charged up by UK’s largest battery
The UK’s largest battery storage system (BESS) will provide electric power to ports in the north of England with the first switch-on expected in 2028.
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NewsNorway overturns own decision to scrap world’s first ship tunnel
The Norwegian government’s proposal to abandon plans for the world’s first ship tunnel has been overturned by its own parliament, the agency at the heart of the project has said.
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News - VideosWATCH: ScaffFloat deploys pontoon project in Tanzania
UK-based ScaffFloat has delivered and deployed a customised pontoon system to a client in Tanzania for maintaining a 1km long jetty.
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NewsMediterranean floating wind platforms launched
Three floating substructures have been launched for the 30MW EolMed offshore wind pilot project in France.
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NewsBoskalis 31,000m3 dredger launched by Royal IHC
Thousands of people witnessed the launch of one of the biggest dredgers in the world this week as Seaway by Boskalis was christened.
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NewsChinese cruise firm sails into Europe with Concordia retrofit
Concordia Damen is building the first river cruiser for a Chinese firm that is using it as a vehicle to enter the European market.
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NewsDevelopers determined to hurdle floating wind obstacles
Floating windfarm projects are moving ahead in both the UK and France despite frustration from developers about sluggish policy
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NewsNew 430m quay for Denmark’s largest commercial port
Denmark’s largest commercial port will be upgraded with a new 430m quay to finish off its new terminal after some years in the making.
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NewsEurope turns its back on negative bidding
WindEurope says negative bidding auctions have undermined investment and delayed offshore windfarm projects for years
