Environment

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

Like all ports, Harwich Haven Authority, in the east of England, is facing a rapidly changing maritime environment. From ever-larger ships and new fuels to offshore wind, autonomy and digitalisation, marine director and harbour master Will Barker is determined to…

1st October 2026

VIDEO FEATURE: Bringing in the giants at the UK’s biggest port

1st October 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Ørsted and infrastructure investor Nuveen have formally inaugurated the 913MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, marking the completion of one of Germany’s largest offshore wind projects. Around 72km off the German coast, the wind…

28th September 2026

One of Germany’s largest offshore wind farms inaugurated

28th September 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

Italy has cut planned funding for offshore-wind infrastructure at two ports that had been earmarked to become floating offshore wind hubs. The allocation for the ports of Taranto and Augusta has been…

24th September 2026

Italy halves funding for two offshore-wind hubs

24th September 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

After years of developing the technology and infrastructure needed to capture carbon dioxide from industrial processes and store it permanently underground, the European Union has its first full-scale CCS project in operation.…

22nd September 2026

First full-scale CCS subsea store in Europe opens

22nd September 2026

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Tidal Transit is deploying Fellten’s mobile battery system to overcome port grid constraints and accelerate electric vessel operations

4th September 2026

Tidal deploys mobile battery charging

4th September 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Installation of the UK’s first CO₂ transport and storage infrastructure project has begun, with pipelay and subsea installation now being followed by rock protection work along the route.

27th August 2026

Northern Endurance begins the long haul to CO₂ subsea storage

27th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Norway has had to give a one-year extension to its 1.5GW Southern North Sea II wind project in another sign of the country’s slow progress in developing offshore wind.

25th August 2026

Norway’s offshore wind ambitions struggle to get off the ground

25th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

France has earmarked five ports to develop for floating wind turbines, the government has announced.

24th August 2026

France selects 5 ports to focus on floating wind

24th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A multi-purpose workboat powered by compressed biomethane (CBM) and battery-electric propulsion has entered service with Estonia’s state fleet, becoming one of only a handful of biomethane-fuelled vessels operating anywhere in the world.

17th August 2026

Estonia takes delivery of biomethane- and battery-powered workboat

17th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The biggest turbine monopiles in Southern Europe have been delivered to Ørsted destined for Hornsea 3, the world’s largest offshore wind farm when installed off the UK eastern coast.

13th August 2026

In pictures: massive monopiles for world’s largest wind farm

13th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Just 18 months after Denmark’s biggest-ever offshore wind tender collapsed without a single bid, Swedish developer giant Vattenfall has been awarded two projects.

13th August 2026

Danish offshore wind makes comeback after auction model revamp

13th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Germany is making up to €70 million available to develop ‘green’ inland-shipping corridors as part of a new government programme designed to accelerate the use of vessels using alternative fuels on the…

12th August 2026

Germany puts €70m behind green inland shipping corridors

12th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Japanese trading and investment firm Sumitomo has invested in its first floating wind farm, sounding a loud note of confidence in the sector.

12th August 2026

Sumitomo invests 33.3% in UK floating wind project

12th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Romania will switch on a coal-fired power plant after having to close down its nuclear plant because of the River Danube’s shrinking water levels.

12th August 2026

Romania reverts to coal after low Danube forces nuclear shut-down

12th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

RWE has agreed to walk away from three US offshore wind leases in the New York Bight and off the coasts of California and Louisiana in exchange for a $1.22 billion settlement…

10th August 2026

RWE exits US offshore wind market with $1.22 billion bounty

10th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A project hailed as the UK’s flagship floating wind project has been bought for £1 (€1.17).

7th August 2026

Flagship floating wind site snapped up for £1

7th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK’s Crown Estate has launched an accelerated competitive tender to appoint a new developer for the 1.5GW Morgan Offshore Wind Project after former developers JERA Nex bp and EnBW abandoned the…

5th August 2026

Re-tendered offshore wind project re-opens opportunities for commercial marine

5th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Netherlands has committed up to €4.758 billion in offshore wind subsidies after a failed auction last year highlighted the growing financial challenges facing developers.

4th August 2026

Netherlands commits €4.8 billion and new bird rules to revive offshore wind

4th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

If estimates are correct that one billion plastic pellets – around 25 tonnes – were spilled into the sea during a recent collision at port in northern England, the incident would be…

30th July 2026

Recent plastic spill one of worst ever in UK waters

30th July 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Dutch offshore solar developer SolarDuck is developing a floating platform designed to provide power, communications and control systems directly to remote subsea assets, potentially eliminating the need for long subsea cables, diesel…

30th July 2026

Solving the offshore power challenge with floating hubs

30th July 2026