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The biggest and most modern catamaran in the German Bight, Halunder Jet, has had a two week overhaul and class check at Bremerhavener Dockbetrieb (BREDO).

An innovative plan for a floating container port that could be located at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands could bring enormous benefits to Scotland’s economy.

After two years, one of the strangest and most worrying puzzles of recent times, the loss of Air France Flight 447, may be about to be solved with the finding of the…

English Heritage has issued a warning that action will be taken against anyone illegally accessing, damaging or removing items from protected historic wrecks.

The German Navy’s long serving military research auxiliary Schwedeneck is being converted into a modern, multi-purpose research ship at the Peene facility of P + S Werften in Wolgast.

The Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society is calling on members of the maritime community and air/sea rescue organisations across the UK to nominate their colleagues for their heroic acts of bravery at sea.

Liberal Democrat Northern Isles MSPs, Tavish Scott and Liam McArthur, have jointly responded to the UK Government’s consultation on the future of the Coastguard service.

The University of Rostock will soon take delivery of a €150,000 multi-purpose research boat, which will join a refurbished research cutter in biological research and training duties in the Baltic.

Hansestadt Rostock, the fourth and biggest passenger ferry in service with Rostock excursion operator Dieter Schütt, has gone into operation on the Warnow River in eastern Germany.

The Goliath crane ordered by Babcock for the final assembly of Britain’s new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers at Rosyth arrived at the dockyard last week.

Dutch towage and salvage specialist Multraship has undertaken the salvage of fishing trawler Nieuwpoort 28 (N28), which capsized off Dunkirk on 1 March.

Associated British Ports (ABP) has been granted consent from the Marine Management Organisation for the construction of a new quay wall at Berths 201 and 202 in the Port of Southampton.

Well known marine artist Bill Bishop is calling on admirers of his work and maritime enthusiasts to help support some of the UK’s impoverished seafarers.

The ‘Marine Conservation Zone Project’ has published its third set of progress reports showing the latest iterations in the project to identify Marine Conservations Zones (MCZs).

A detailed White Paper being developed by the European Port Community Systems Association will define the role that they can play in the move towards the European ‘Single Window’ concept.

Cargill Ocean Transportation has signed an agreement with SkySails GmbH & Co. KG (SkySails) to use wind power technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the shipping industry.

Scottish Transport Minister Keith Brown has announced the procurement of a new ro-ro hybrid ferry, designed by Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd, this week at a maritime conference in Linlithgow.

The Baltic is no stranger to freezing conditions, but recently the ice has expanded into the central part of the sea, and in some regions there’s simply not enough icebreaking capacity.

Construction of the first of the two new aircraft carriers for the British Royal Navy, HMS Queen Elizabeth, took a big step forward in Glasgow on Sunday.

The name giving ceremony for the MPI Adventure, first of two newbuild wind turbine installation vessels, has taken place at the Cosco Qidong Shipyard in China.