Environment

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Sweden has rejected 11 out of 13 applications for offshore wind projects because of national defence considerations, the government says.

21st July 2026

Is Sweden getting cold feet over offshore wind?

21st July 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

An autonomous dockside system designed to continuously remove floating pollution from marinas, ports and waterfronts has been deployed at Belfast Harbour Marina as part of a commercial demonstration of the technology.

9th July 2026

Belfast Harbour deploys autonomous debris removal system

9th July 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK is expected to press ahead with extending its Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) to vessels below 5,000GT, with policy makers set to examine the move in September.

2nd July 2026

UK expected to extend emissions penalties to smaller vessels

2nd July 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Oil giant Equinor has abandoned another offshore wind project, this time in Japan, where it has closed its office.

1st July 2026

Oil giants blown off course with offshore wind

1st July 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

DEME has used specialist marine construction vessels and installation techniques to install one of Europe’s largest oyster reef restoration projects.

29th June 2026

Marine contractors hired to engineer oyster habitats

29th June 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Europe’s largest port has rejected demands from a Dutch legal climate campaigning charity that it sets out a plan to bring an end to the use of fossil fuels.

29th June 2026

Port of Rotterdam rejects call for fossil fuel phase-out

29th June 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

When Scroby Sands Offshore Wind Farm was commissioned off Great Yarmouth in 2004, few could have predicted that one of its greatest operational challenges would emerge not from the turbines themselves, but…

25th June 2026

Amphibious Walrus opens access to stranded turbines

25th June 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

In yet another blow to the beleaguered US offshore wind industry, the Trump administration said last week it would pay developer Invenergy $765 million to walk away from four US wind leases,…

24th June 2026

US offshore wind left adrift as Trump buys back leases

24th June 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

As shipping faces mounting pressure to decarbonise, exhaust after-treatment specialist Eminox says the marine industry must remain realistic about what can be achieved in the short to medium term, and use cleaner…

23rd June 2026

Bridging the gap: After-treatment keeps shipping afloat

23rd June 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Encomara’s Squid connection system has received product design assessment from ABS, advancing technology designed to simplify floating wind installation operations.

16th June 2026

Floating wind installation reimagined

16th June 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

France has launched one of Europe’s largest offshore wind procurement rounds, opening the door to a decade of work for vessel operators, port infrastructure providers, equipment suppliers and marine contractors.

16th June 2026

France launches one of Europe’s largest offshore wind tenders

16th June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The Environment Agency has appointed Van Oord UK and VBA Joint Venture (comprising VolkerStevin, Boskalis Westminster and AtkinsRéalis) to a major framework that will deliver beach maintenance and coastal protection works across…

11th June 2026

Environment Agency awards £1bn beach framework deal

11th June 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A wave energy device that Spanish firm IDOM presented as a prototype at World Maritime Week in Bilbao just over a year ago has now been deployed in the Bay of Biscay.

3rd June 2026

Wave energy converter prototype deployed in Spain

3rd June 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

RWE and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC (Masdar) have won planning permission for the 3GW Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind development, marking a major milestone for one of the UK’s…

26th May 2026

Planning nod given for 3GW offshore wind farms

26th May 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

TA’ZIZ has secured $2 billion in financing for its first world-scale methanol production plant in the UAE, which should provide wider benefits across the global transportation sector.

11th May 2026

Major financing for UAE methanol hub

11th May 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Speakers at a floating wind session at the recent WindEurope conference in Madrid highlighted the scale of the challenge ahead and the steps needed to bring the technology to commercial viability.

30th April 2026

Floating wind: Costs, challenges and path to commercial scale

30th April 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

UK-based Global OTEC and a consortium it’s leading has installed what it describes as the world’s first purpose-built offshore platform designed to generate electricity from temperature differences in ocean water.

27th April 2026

World-first platform generates electricity with sea temperature

27th April 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Two new offshore charging systems aimed at supporting vessel electrification were unveiled at WindEurope as the industry struggles to address power supply challenges in offshore wind operations.

22nd April 2026

Offshore charging tower and hub launched at WindEurope

22nd April 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A potential obstacle to the adoption of biofuels by the shipping industry in the name of decarbonisation has been presented by conservation groups, who have called on the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)…

22nd April 2026

Environment groups call on IMO to reject biofuels

22nd April 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A European consortium is advancing new technology to reduce underwater noise from offshore wind projects as research highlights increasing risks to marine life from subsea engineering activity.

13th April 2026

France makes sound investment to curb subsea noise

13th April 2026