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VESSELS

VESSELS

Kotug Canada is on the cusp of taking delivery of what it claims are the world’s first large, purpose-built dual-fuel methanol escort tugs – a pair of 44-metre vessels built by Sanmar…

29th May 2026

World first dual-fuel methanol escort tug on cusp of delivery

29th May 2026

TUGS, TOWING & SALVAGE

TUGS, TOWING & SALVAGE

From tackling multiple wind turbine blade failures to responding to a damaged jack-up rig off Trinidad, global salvage operations demonstrate how salvors’ expertise stretches far beyond towing disabled vessels to a safe…

28th May 2026

Groundings and broken turbines among jobs for salvors

28th May 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Maritime artificial intelligence specialist SEA.AI will supply seven of its monitoring systems to a Spanish government department specifically to monitor marine animals such as whales.

28th May 2026

VIDEO: Spain taps AI to reduce whale strikes at sea

28th May 2026

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Three UK ports have piloted a government-backed shorepower project aiming to circumvent grid limitations and high connection costs.

28th May 2026

Batteries: Missing link in shorepower’s grid problem

28th May 2026

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

Novatug, the innovation and R&D arm of Multraship Towage & Salvage, has opened an advanced simulator and training centre at the group’s headquarters in Terneuzen, the Netherlands, built around technology from Wärtsilä.

28th May 2026

Multraship launches tug simulator training centre with Wärtsilä

28th May 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Australian manufacturing and robotics firm Hyperion Systems has highlighted the ‘transformative potential’ of 3D printing in vessel building with an entire hull produced in 40 hours.

28th May 2026

WATCH: 3D printing ‘in a box’ produces USV hull in 40 hours

28th May 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Few cities witness the arrival of a 3,000-tonne bridge deck by river. But in Nantes, residents watched as a steel span 150 metres long and eight storeys high was floated into position…

27th May 2026

Engineers use tide as a tool to install city bridge

27th May 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

One of the largest floating docks in the Baltic Sea is being built at Poland’s Wulkan Shipyard, where two sections have now been launched by Norwegian offshore services company BOA.

27th May 2026

Floating dock on track to becoming Baltic Sea’s biggest

27th May 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

It’s the biggest Seawork yet – with more than 100 new exhibitors and more halls, award entrants, conferences and vessels than ever before, writes Debbie Mason, editor of partner publication Maritime Journal.

27th May 2026

Looking forward to seeing you at Seawork 2026!

27th May 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

DeepOcean has begun operational use of a remote launch and recovery system for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) developed by Evotec, enabling subsea operations to be conducted from shore through an automated process.

26th May 2026

DeepOcean deploys remote ROV launch and recovery system

26th May 2026