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Finnish marine engines and propulsion systems manufacturer Wärtsilä announced on Tuesday that in response to fundamental changes in the market it will reduce its manufacturing capacity in Europe.

Too many ships today, are still unprepared for transit through pirates waters, came the worrying verdict from the IQPC Counter-Piracy and Ship Security conference held in Dubai last month.

Balcas, the timber products company which recently opened a £24m Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and pellet manufacturing plant in Easter Ross UK, has shipped its first load of pellets (brites) to…

The twelfth in a series of successful Type 2000 German port excursion ferries has gone into service in Hamburg for the city ferry and tourist group Hadag to cope with ever rising…

Geoff Holt completed his ‘Personal Atlantic’ challenge this month, becoming the first quadriplegic sailor to complete an unaided transatlantic crossing.

A new chapter looks set to unfold in one of North East Englands former thriving shipyards as the first of a new generation of tide driven energy generators was completed just before…

Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has taken the new state of the art €700,000 sounding boat Deepenschriewer 1V into service for hydrographic sounding and measurement work within the Elbe River seaport.

The future of offshore wind energy development in the UK is set to take a significant step forward following the announcement this week by The Crown Estate of the successful bidders for…

Jumbo Shipping’s HLV Fairpartner successfully discharged the longest load in the Rotterdam based company’s 41 year history of heavy lift shipping last month.

For one day only the Independent Lifeboat Crews of the United Kingdom will be joining forces on Friday 26 February to raise awareness for the lifeboat stations that operate outside the auspices…

The huge London Array offshore wind farm planned for the Thames Estuary has moved a step closer with the awarding of contracts covering design, supply, installation and maintenance of the first phase…

Netherlands based engineering consultancy DHV is going to improve the navigability on 250km of the Mekong River in Vietnam.

Too many ships today are still unprepared for transit through pirates waters, came the worrying verdict from the IQPC Counter-Piracy and Ship Security conference held in Dubai last week.

The Canadian Coast Guard’ s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (CCG / DFO) is continuing the upgrade of their small boat fleet, with 16 new Rough Water RIBs built by Halifax (Canada)…

The UK Marine and Coastal Access Act became law last month, committing the UK to an ambitious new project to help manage the marine environment and protect it from horrors such as…