Marine Civils

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Three million cubic metres of sand will be placed across 261 hectares of tidal flats in the Eastern Scheldt, the Netherlands, in a major replenishment project designed to counter erosion and preserve valuable intertidal habitat for at least 25 years.…

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3 million m³ sand replenishment to raise 261 hectares of tidal flats

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OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

A 30-year programme of marine engineering works has been approved to connect three of the UK’s most remote islands. There are only 22,700 people on the islands, which are dominated by open moorland, peatland, grassland and exposed coastal terrain and…

1st October 2026

Shetland approves 30 years of subsea tunnel works

1st October 2026

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

A Canadian/Dutch joint venture has launched the first of two purpose-built rock installation vessels to help meet growing demand for specialist subsea rock installation work for offshore wind. Rock Star is the…

30th September 2026

Joint venture propels new ‘Rock Star’ onto centre stage

30th September 2026

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

The first of 18 concrete caissons that will form a new breakwater at the Italian port of Ravenna has been installed. The breakwater, which will be around 900 metres long, will be…

30th September 2026

Major breakwater works begin at Port of Ravenna

30th September 2026

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

The €2.8 billion NeuConnect interconnector between Great Britain and Germany has entered a new phase of construction, with mechanical and electrical fit-out now under way at converter stations on the Isle of…

28th September 2026

German-UK subsea power link enters next phase

28th September 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

One of the Port of Leith’s three massive caisson gates has undergone major refurbishment as part of an eight-yearly maintenance programme designed to keep vessels moving safely through the locked harbour. The…

23rd September 2026

Before and after: Major maintenance completed on port gates

23rd September 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

A 56-metre replica of a 17th-century Dutch East India Company vessel has arrived at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) for a specialist preservation project to put her on permanent display. The Batavia was…

23rd September 2026

Specialist works on show for special historic vessel replica

23rd September 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

After years of developing the technology and infrastructure needed to capture carbon dioxide from industrial processes and store it permanently underground, the European Union has its first full-scale CCS project in operation.…

22nd September 2026

First full-scale CCS subsea store in Europe opens

22nd September 2026

MARINE RENEWABLES

MARINE RENEWABLES

Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables (NSORe) and Siemens Energy have won a €2.5 billion contract to build and install an offshore converter platform in the German North Sea. The converter will be connected…

21st September 2026

€2.5 billion contract signed for offshore converter platform

21st September 2026

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Titanic shipbuilder Harland & Wolff has completed the installation of 11 new cranes at its Belfast shipyard in a £1.5m (€1.7 million) investment designed to support construction of three Fleet Solid Support…

18th September 2026

Harland & Wolff installs £1.5m crane package ahead of FSS shipbuilding

18th September 2026

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

'Crayfish' will be deployed from converted trenching support vessel Henry Darcy on TenneT’s 2GW German North Sea programme.

16th September 2026

Jan De Nul expands subsea cable capability with shallow-water trencher

16th September 2026

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

The Port of Gdańsk has completed a PLN 98 million (€22.5 million) reconstruction of its Ore Quay, replacing deteriorating infrastructure with a new pile-supported structure that can accommodate larger vessels and heavier…

15th September 2026

Port of Gdańsk completes major quay reconstruction

15th September 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

A new phase of ground investigations is getting under way along the Ventnor coastline as specialists gather the evidence needed to shape a long-term defence scheme for the Isle of Wight town.…

14th September 2026

Race to stop coastal collapse enters new heat

14th September 2026

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Subsea cable services company WIND has acquired a major stake in UK-based technical services firm Tricore in answer to customer demand, the company says. WIND said the investment was driven by demand…

11th September 2026

Customer demand drives cable firm WIND to take stake in Tricore

11th September 2026

MARINE CIVILS NEWS

MARINE CIVILS NEWS

The foundations for Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth Energy Island have been completed following the successful installation of the 23rd and final caisson, 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast in the North Sea.

9th September 2026

Foundations completed for Princess Elisabeth Energy Island

9th September 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Installation of the UK’s first CO₂ transport and storage infrastructure project has begun, with pipelay and subsea installation now being followed by rock protection work along the route.

27th August 2026

Northern Endurance begins the long haul to CO₂ subsea storage

27th August 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Chinese offshore wind manufacturer and vessel operator Dajin Heavy Industry has signed a memorandum of understanding with Scottish port developer Haventus to explore a ‘strategic partnership’ at Ardersier Port.

26th August 2026

Chinese offshore wind group signs MOU with UK port

26th August 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Construction has started on Associated British Ports and Stena Line’s new £200 million (€233 million) ro-ro terminal.

20th August 2026

Steel signed for £200m Ro-Ro terminal transformation

20th August 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Beach replenishment has begun on a major coastal defence scheme between the UK coastal city of Brighton and the River Adur, marking the latest stage of a project designed to protect a…

19th August 2026

WATCH: Beach building begins on Brighton coastal defence

19th August 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Almost two decades after Lerwick Harbour finished a major dredging project, the port is once again digging deep with the return of vessels engaged in the 2008 works.

19th August 2026

Lerwick Harbour digs deeper for 2nd time in a generation

19th August 2026