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MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

With the demand for offshore wind components predicted to surge in the coming years, getting them to where they’re needed could become an issue, analysis by maritime data analytics company Spinergie has…

8th April 2026

​Offshore wind surge risks transport bottlenecks, data warns

8th April 2026

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

Despite fears being raised over the risk of the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery lying laden with explosives off the coat of Kent, recent surveys have shown she remains stable.

27th March 2026

FEATURE: ​Living next to an explosive WW2 wreck

27th March 2026

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

It took a chance meeting in a barber’s shop before it occurred to George Kinnaird, from the landlocked north English town of Huddersfield, that he could have a career at sea.

24th March 2026

INTERVIEW: 28 days at sea – life on and off the bridge

24th March 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

TotalEnergies has accepted $1 billion to abandon offshore wind leases in the US and re-focus on oil and gas, a US government announcement has confirmed.

24th March 2026

US pays TotalEnergies $1 billion to dump offshore wind

24th March 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

As Brussels lays out an ambitious vision for ports as Europe’s energy hubs, the wind industry is warning that without dedicated public finance, the infrastructure bottlenecks threatening the offshore wind build-out will…

23rd March 2026

EU Ports Strategy does not go far enough: WindEurope

23rd March 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

BMT has officially opened a 360 degree immersive maritime testing hub, with wall-to-wall LED screens that use live AIS feed to depict real-world port scenarios.

20th March 2026

A ground-breaking spin on simulation: BMT opens ‘world-first’ DISC

20th March 2026

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

For nearly two decades, the idea of an American deep-water Arctic port has been on paper only, passed around in congressional hearings, quietly shelved by budget realities and periodically revived as alarm…

18th March 2026

Special report: Transforming America’s Arctic ports

18th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

It’s a very bold ambition: to change the entire mindset of the offshore survey sector so that in the future, vessels will be entirely unmanned.

17th March 2026

Ocean Infinity: To boldly go where no man will go again

17th March 2026

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

Inadequate tug power, poor communication, lack of joint risk assessment and a failure to coordinate simultaneous operations led to the death of a welder in Rotterdam’s Botlek harbour, a report has found.

16th March 2026

How a fatal allision exposed unseen risks of complex docking

16th March 2026

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The eye-watering cost of floating offshore wind was laid bare at Oceanology International last week, with scientists admitting it was at least six times more expensive than conventional fixed-bottom turbines.

16th March 2026

Floating wind’s eye-watering costs laid bare at Oceanology

16th March 2026

EVENTS

EVENTS

Industry leaders have warned that the rapid expansion of uncrewed and autonomous vessel operations risks outpacing standards and operational controls, potentially undermining trust in the technology unless clearer guidance and more robust…

12th March 2026

Trust gap threatens rapid rise of uncrewed vessels, industry warns

12th March 2026

EVENTS

EVENTS

With Oceanology International awash with launches this year, it would be impossible to list all of them. Here is a sample of some of them.

11th March 2026

Subsea launches galore at Oceanology International

11th March 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A £5 billion (€5.8 billion) programme of flood defence, infrastructure and asset management works is to be launched across England by the UK Environment Agency over the next decade.

9th March 2026

UK prepares to launch £5 billion flood defence programme

9th March 2026

OPINION

OPINION

A devastating fire at Glasgow Central Station in March this year has brought the dangers of lithium-ion batteries into the spotlight again. With witnesses saying they saw the smoke billowing from a drawer…

9th March 2026

OPINION: Lithium battery-powered devices can cause devastating marine fires

9th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Tucked away by Chichester harbour on the south coast of England, a small young British boatbuilder has been answering calls from southeast Asian militaries after its high-speed craft were spotted on social…

5th March 2026

SEA TRIAL: Thai royal police boat hits water after YouTube discovery

5th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

With nine fatal incidents involving conventional tugs since 1998, an Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) safety bulletin on the 2023 Biter loss has put the dangers of tugs girting and capsizing under the spotlight…

2nd March 2026

ANALYSIS: How simple operations can be fatal

2nd March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

The design for one new offshore wind installation vessel unveiled by Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein will be welcome in an industry chronically short of such vessels.

26th February 2026

Ulsteins jack of all trades reveals growing vessel trend

26th February 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The Port of Bilbao is undergoing a sweeping transformation, with major investments in electrification, e-fuels and digital systems reshaping one of Europe’s most strategically significant Atlantic gateways.

24th February 2026

FEATURE: Inside Bilbao’s electric port transition

24th February 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A £950 million (€1 billion) framework to connect remote Scottish islands with new or repaired subsea cabling has been announced by SSEN Distribution.

24th February 2026

SSEN pledges €1 billion to plug in remote Scottish islands

24th February 2026

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

It seems the sky is no longer the limit for Kongsberg Discovery, which is moving into outer space in a giant leap into the future.

23rd February 2026

PODCAST: From ocean to orbit – KD takes Giant Leap

23rd February 2026