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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has paid a media firm €7,000 to produce ‘TikTok-style’ videos to lobby the US government to overturn or amend the Jones Act.

18th December 2024

EU mission to overturn Jones Act revealed

18th December 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The British Tugowners Association (BTA) has revised its UK Standard Conditions for Towage and Other Services (UKSCT) to align it with the contemporary world of, among other things, automation, electronic systems and…

18th December 2024

BTA revises standard towage conditions document

18th December 2024

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

As more vessel operators and owners seek alternative means of propulsion, new fuels and battery options are mounting up.

18th December 2024

INTERVIEW: Leading the charge in marine batteries

18th December 2024

EVENTS

EVENTS

Get Set for Workboat 2050, Series 5, Session 2 is your must-attend 1-day conference in Rotterdam. Partnered with the Workboat Association and Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR). Learn about the latest in…

17th December 2024

Get Set for Workboat 2050 – Live from Wereldmuseum, Rotterdam!

17th December 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Equinor and Fugro have agreed to develop a pipeline to transport up to 27 million tonnes to a permanent storage location on the Norwegian continental shelf.

17th December 2024

Offshore giants combine to form ‘CO2 highway’

17th December 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New Inheritance Tax laws introduced by the UK’s Labour government could be crippling for British family marine businesses, trade association British Marine has said.

17th December 2024

British Marine slams ‘crippling’ new UK taxes

17th December 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Italian geosciences company Next Geosolutions has secured a €43 million contract to carry out surveys in the North Sea to look at offshore wind grid connections.

17th December 2024

New contract signed for subsea survey

17th December 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A report into the engine room fire on Ro-Ro passenger ferry Stena Express in February 2023 has concluded bad repair and inadequate modifications led to the incident.

16th December 2024

Engine fire linked to poor state of repair

16th December 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

An electric hydro-foiling ferry has joined New Zealand’s largest ferry operator after Maritime New Zealand awarded the vessel commercial certification.

13th December 2024

INTERVIEW: Vessev on its electric hydrofoiling ferry

13th December 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The world’s longest and deepest subsea tunnel is being built in Norway at a cost of around $36 billion.

13th December 2024

World’s longest subsea tunnel gathers pace

13th December 2024