Marine Civils

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

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Failure rates of offshore wind cables and interconnectors could result in costs of up to €6.1 billion by 2035, a report by energy data firm TGS says.

23rd July 2024

OSW cable failures could cost €billions – report

23rd July 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The EU says it will invest a record €7 billion in transport infrastructure, including around 20 European ports.

22nd July 2024

EU pledges record funding for port infrastructure

22nd July 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Partners from science and industry are building the first offshore pilot project for large-scale oyster reef restoration in the Belgian North Sea.

16th July 2024

Pilot project first for large-scale oyster reef restoration

16th July 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The Norwegian Coastal Authority has released details of the works that it intends to have done at Sandnes Port Terminal, the ’natural centre’ of sea logistics in the area, it says.

16th July 2024

Norwegian industrial quay due for expansion

16th July 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

A Steerprop’s custom propulsion system will enhance environmental performance and manoeuvrability for the world’s largest cable-laying vessel, set for delivery in 2026.

15th July 2024

Steerprop manoeuvrability for milestone cable-laying vessel

15th July 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

An ambitious project to store hydrogen in huge subsea salt caverns underneath a former Royal Navy port has taken a step towards fruition.

12th July 2024

Subsea caverns in the pipeline for H2 storage

12th July 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Prysmian has successfully completed sea trial tests for a record-breaking ultra-deep cable installation.

8th July 2024

Prysmian lays deepest ever power cable

8th July 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €115 million to expand the Danish Port of Esbjerg for military vessels to enhance European defence.

3rd July 2024

European funding bolsters defence and renewables at Esbjerg

3rd July 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Germany’s largest offshore wind farm has had the transition pieces loaded out – a remarkable feat given there are 64 of them and they weigh 660 tons each.

28th June 2024

660t transition pieces loaded out for He Dreiht

28th June 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Scottish firms Ocean Kinetics and Green Marine (UK) have formed a Joint Venture Partnership to decommission OpenHydro’s tidal energy platform in the Orkney Islands.

26th June 2024

Decommissioning Scotland’s landmark tidal turbine

26th June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The European Commission has handed a pan-European floating wind project a €13 million grant.

25th June 2024

EC hands floating wind project €13.4 million

25th June 2024