Insurance, Legal & Finance

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Five UK companies have shared £1.2 million (€1.4 million) to develop manufacturing facilities specifically for offshore wind.

5th February 2026

Cash awards boost offshore wind supply chain

5th February 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Federal judges have over-turned all five offshore wind stop-work orders or lease suspensions issued by the American president since December.

3rd February 2026

Could the courts save the US offshore wind industry?

3rd February 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

BMT has partnered with Sea-Changers to launch a UK-wide grant fund supporting marine training, ocean conservation and youth training initiatives for children and young people.

29th January 2026

BMT funds next-generation ocean stewards

29th January 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Isle of Wight-based Diverse Marine, a Seawork platinum sponsor, has delivered its latest Ambitious-class Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV).

29th January 2026

Diverse hands over latest CTV in Ambitious delivery

29th January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A £1 million (€1.1 million) funding competition has been launched in the UK to speed up innovation in two critical areas of offshore wind engineering.

28th January 2026

Offshore innovation funding competition launched

28th January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Nine European countries have pledged to spend €1 trillion on offshore wind development over the next 10 years.

27th January 2026

European countries pledge €1 TRILLION for offshore wind

27th January 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The UK waterways industry says axing a dredging tax exemption will increase emissions, stall clean-ups and directly contradict environmental ambitions.

21st January 2026

New dredging tax rule to destroy goals it aims to achieve

21st January 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Spiralling costs and serious delays mean a raft of major EU transport ‘megaprojects’ will not meet their 2030 goal, the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) has admitted.

19th January 2026

EU megaproject costs up 200%, 20-year delays

19th January 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Paris-based power transmission company Nexans says It has installed the deepest subsea cable in the world at 2,150 metres.

8th January 2026

World’s deepest subsea cables laid in Mediterranean

8th January 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A GB£9m marine construction milestone has been reached as a new landing stage and linkspan bridge are installed at Woodside, strengthening ferry infrastructure on the UK’s River Mersey.

5th January 2026

WATCH: Mersey ferry infrastructure milestone

5th January 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

More regulations could be about to hit vessel operators and owners thanks to EU legislation that the UK is likely to emulate.

10th December 2025

Vessel operators warned: Act now or face penalties

10th December 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

CorPower Ocean is to lead a €30M European initiative to scale UK wave energy and advance offshore renewables.

9th December 2025

CorPower Ocean drives wave energy forward

9th December 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Spanish innovation company Reolum is spending €700 million on a plant to make e-methanol especially for the maritime and aviation industries.

5th December 2025

€700 million earmarked for green e-methanol plant

5th December 2025

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

In an environment of rapidly developing emissions regulations for shipping, workboat owners may understandably feel uncertain as to what is relevant to them and how they should they respond contractually. 

3rd December 2025

Uncertain times: Emissions regs for workboats

3rd December 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Associated British Ports has unveiled the latest tranche of a major capital spending programme at its five ports in South Wales.

2nd December 2025

ABP unveils latest large ports spending

2nd December 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Work is set to begin on a new multi-million-pound freight ferry terminal in eastern England.

27th November 2025

Building begins on £200m (€228m) UK freight terminal

27th November 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The European Commission has awarded over €600 million to 70 projects advancing Europe’s transport decarbonisation and accelerating the energy transition.

20th November 2025

EU injects millions into green transport

20th November 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

With costs of $100,000 a day for a stranded ship, the growing threat of cyber hackers is a growing concern to industry, which needs to step up its defence, speakers at a…

10th November 2025

Under attack: Tugs prime target of cyber criminals

10th November 2025

EVENTS

EVENTS

Rotterdam Ahoy will close its doors later today after putting on eight halls of intensive innovation, networking, debate and forward focus, with a few themes running throughout – namely digitalisation and sustainability. 

7th November 2025

‘Largest ever’ Europort finishes today with themes shaping maritime’s future

7th November 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ørsted has confirmed it will sell a 50% equity ownership share in its 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm in the UK to Apollo.

7th November 2025

Ørsted sells Hornsea 3 stake to Apollo

7th November 2025