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The Danube’ s two ship Twin City Liner catamaran link between the Austrian capital Vienna and downstream Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is developing into more than just a pleasure boat trip.

The Renewable Energy Directive, agreed last month, sets a target which means that more than one third of EU electricity must come from renewables in 2020 and wind energy will be the…

BMT Defence Services Limited is heading a consortium of 30 companies to investigate the commercially effective application of electric ship technology in a € 23m European Union funded project.

The UK’ s Duke and Duchess of Cornwall have chosen a picture taken during the summer at the naming ceremony for the new St Mawes Ferry for their 2008 Royal Christmas Card.

The Port of Tyne’ s Reflect awards for outstanding photography on and around the river Tyne were presented for the second time in a ceremony held at the weekend.

The Baltic Wharf Boatyard workers at Totnes in Devon UK are baring their all in a  calendar to raise money for a charity that saved the life of the husband of one…

It is of widespread concern that maritime accidents, rather than going down, are on the increase.

Dutch dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster has abandoned its € 1.3bn takeover bid for the Rotterdam based maritime services group Smit Internationale.

Netherlands based towage and salvage specialist Multraship successfully refloated the Stema Barge II on Sunday after the 135m vessel had grounded in shallow water inbound to the Dutch port of Eemshaven with…

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) signed a new Bilateral Agreement with the Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) of The People’ s Republic of China last Friday which refers to the distribution of…

Workboat operators, specialist boat builders and many more will welcome the news that the world' s second largest offshore wind farm was given the green light yesterday to be built off the…

In the UK, The Crown Estate’ s Marine Communities Fund provides funding for community projects which contribute to development of best practice and make a significant contribution to the environmental management and…

Cargo operations at the Finnish port of Helsinki saw a major transformation last week with the inauguration of a new cargo harbour on a site in the eastern Helsinki district of Vuosaari.

International seafaring charity the Sailors’ Society is asking people to spare a thought for those away from their homes and families this Christmas.

The effectiveness of EU Member States when responding to oil pollution incidents was further enhanced in November with the award of three year contracts valued at € 3.5m by the European Maritime…

The German sea rescue service, DGzRS, is expected to take delivery by year’ s end of the first of a new series of 20m Fassmer rescue cruisers, which close the gap between…