Marine Civils

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Work on the fifth and final phase of the North Portsea Coastal Scheme is set to start in the first week of September along Ports Creek, the northern shore of Portsea Island…

6th September 2024

Final phase begins for Portsea flood defences

6th September 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Dredging, land reclamation and 200 million m3 of sand placement has been kicked off to create luxurious beach-front villas in Dubai.

3rd September 2024

WATCH: Dredging kicks off to make luxury fern-shaped island

3rd September 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The largest port expansion in 40 years has been inaugurated at Gothenburg after six years of construction work.

29th August 2024

Gothenburg port expansion inaugurated

29th August 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The next phase of development and construction at Albania’s Port Romano Port has begun, which will transform it into the country’s largest seaport.

27th August 2024

Construction starts at new Albanian seaport

27th August 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Northern Metal Recycling is establishing a base for offshore recycling at the Port of Sunderland, UK.

22nd August 2024

Port shows its mettle with decommissioning hub

22nd August 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) is emerging all over Europe as the Next Big Thing to be installed in our oceans.

20th August 2024

CCUS: the next big thing in offshore engineering?

20th August 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A third 10,000t caisson has been successfully laid in the Ports of Genoa as part of major works to transform the area.

16th August 2024

Ports of Genoa update: 10,000t caisson installed

16th August 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Consultations have concluded on two reservoirs earmarked for the driest region of the UK at a total life cost of  £12.9 billion (€15.9 billion). 

15th August 2024

Two €7bn reservoirs earmarked for eastern England

15th August 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Preparations for sub-water tunnels to connect up Antwerp’s ring road – the €4.5 billion Oosterweel Link – are under way for completion by 2030. 

15th August 2024

WATCH: Completing the missing link in Antwerp’s ring road project

15th August 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Scotland’s Port of Aberdeen has begun work on a £4 million (€4.7 million) shorepower system that will be able to ower seven vessels simultaneously, the operator says.

12th August 2024

Ground broken on Scottish shore power project

12th August 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Dutch maritime construction giant Jan De Nul is playing its part in opening up Central Asian ports to trade along the ‘Middle Corridor’, known as part of the ‘New Silk Road’.

9th August 2024

Jan De Nul called in to open Asian bottlenecks

9th August 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Next Geosolutions Europe S.p.A., a marine geosciences and offshore construction support service company with a focus on renewable energy, has aquired 100% of Subonica S.r.l., an underwater surveying and inspection company.

7th August 2024

NextGeo boosts its marine construction and underwater survey offering

7th August 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Trenching and cabling work at the UK wind farm, which has not been identified, has been carried out by firms under the OEG Renewables umbrella for cabling project manager Nexans.

6th August 2024

‘Hydromole’ deployed for trenching and cable burial

6th August 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Marine civils could boost its ’green’ legacy with a new cement that cuts emissions by 85%.

6th August 2024

New cement solution could slash emissions by 85%

6th August 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The Spanish government last month announced it would put up €2.3 million to fund a design study on a subsea tunnel that would connect Europe with Africa.

29th July 2024

Africa-Europe subsea tunnel plan resurrected

29th July 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Preliminary dredging has begun to complete the largest project of its type in Sweden, named ‘Malmporten’.

26th July 2024

Sweden’s largest dredging project begins

26th July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

OEG Renewables firm Bluestream has been contracted to carry out major works at two of Germany’s North Sea wind farms.

26th July 2024

Major works ordered for offshore wind farms

26th July 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Marine contractor giant Jan De Nul has ordered a second mammoth cable-layer before its first, Fleeming Jenkin, has even been launched – showing strong confidence in the sector.

25th July 2024

Jan De Nul orders second huge cable-layer

25th July 2024

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Up to 20% of the UK’s electricity could well come from tidal and wave generation by 2030, says Leask Marine commercial director John Macleod, who says the nation is far ahead of…

24th July 2024

PODCAST: Making waves in tidal energy

24th July 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A civil engineering firm has retained its place as the sole contractor for one of the UK’s largest resource and waste management companies.

23rd July 2024

A circular partnership in civil engineering

23rd July 2024