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An ocean thermal energy power generation demonstration project in America could establish that the technology has the potential to join wind as a major source of marine renewable energy.

The Dutch builder of dredgers and other specialised vessels, IHC Merwede, saw its revenue increase slightly to €1.13bn last year compared to €1.09bn in 2008, but with net profit down to €57m…

Researchers from the University of Southampton have been selected by the Carbon Trust to join a ‘UK dream team’ of top scientists to find world beating formula for algae biofuel.

A British led scientific expedition discovered the worlds deepest undersea volcanic vents last weekend. Known as black smokers, they were found 3.1 miles (5,000m) down in the Cayman Trough in the Caribbean.

Much travelled and again renamed ferry veteran Spiekeroog 1V is back in island service off the North German coast after a comprehensive refit and technical overhaul in Husum.

The London based Nautical Institute has won the 2010 Samuel Plimsoll Award for its outstanding services to the marine industry, which include developing training and codes of practice, as well as disseminating…

Another 20 to 30 years of life and a fuel saving of some 7% are claimed for the German pushboat Rhenus-Schub 1 now that it boasts a remanufactured Wärtsilä main engine.

As staff settle into their new riverside headquarters in Lisbon the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has announced its 2010 work programme, including plans to develop new projects, improve existing activities and…

A recent casualty of the UK Government’s retrospective rates bills levied on port businesses, port and stevedoring agency Scotline Terminal Goole (STG), was caused by government incompetence, as it has emerged that…

UK chancellor Alistair Darling announced Government funding of up to £60m for the development of port sites to meet the needs of offshore wind turbine manufacturers looking to locate new facilities in…

A new offshore sensor system to help detect and provide early warnings of tsunamis in the eastern Mediterranean Sea is being developed.

Ian Lucas, the UK’s Minister for Business issued a call to action to the nation’s marine industries last month to collaborate on their common goal of strengthening this sector’s global market position…

Hamburg Port Authority jury has just awarded Royal Haskoning first place in a competition to create a concept for the potential development of the port’s Steinwerder terminal.

Changes to the UK’s search and rescue helicopter services are on the cards following the selection of the Soteria consortium as preferred bidder for a £6bn 25 year contract.

The annual European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition (EWEC 2010) takes place this year in Warsaw, Poland, on 20 to 23 April.