Marine Civils

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Romania will switch on a coal-fired power plant after having to close down its nuclear plant because of the River Danube’s shrinking water levels.

12th August 2026

Romania reverts to coal after low Danube forces nuclear shut-down

12th August 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A logistics partnership is bringing together marine, rail and aggregates to form a ‘virtual quarry’ to support the build of a nuclear power station on the eastern English coast.

12th August 2026

Partnership plans ‘virtual quarry’ for nuclear power station build

12th August 2026

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Two firms have joined forces to install a biofuels storage facility at the Port of Algeciras for all kinds of vessels.

12th August 2026

60,000m³ biofuel facility planned for Strait of Gibraltar port

12th August 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Floating offshore wind specialist BW Ideol has partnered France’s fourth largest construction group, NGE, to build an industrial-scale floating foundation manufacturing facility in southern France.

6th August 2026

French partners combine in floating foundation factory hubs

6th August 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A Greek industrial port is to be transformed into one of the Mediterranean’s largest mega-yacht marinas, previously unseen planning documents reveal.

6th August 2026

Planning documents reveal scale of Greek port transformation

6th August 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The UK Crown Estate has granted a seabed lease for the offshore phase of a carbon capture and storage project in Liverpool Bay.

5th August 2026

Seabed lease unlocks offshore phase of Liverpool Bay CCS project

5th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Netherlands has committed up to €4.758 billion in offshore wind subsidies after a failed auction last year highlighted the growing financial challenges facing developers.

4th August 2026

Netherlands commits €4.8 billion and new bird rules to revive offshore wind

4th August 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Just days after reaching another major milestone on Genoa’s new offshore breakwater, Italian construction group Webuild has secured an €803 million contract to build the most technically demanding section of the city’s…

3rd August 2026

Webuild wins €800 million contract for undersea tunnel

3rd August 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

While ports around the world prepare for rising sea levels, those on the shores of the Caspian Sea face precisely the opposite challenge.

30th July 2026

Shrinking sea: Europe’s marine engineers called in to save Caspian ports

30th July 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Dutch offshore solar developer SolarDuck is developing a floating platform designed to provide power, communications and control systems directly to remote subsea assets, potentially eliminating the need for long subsea cables, diesel…

30th July 2026

Solving the offshore power challenge with floating hubs

30th July 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Wave energy developer Mocean Energy believes offshore engineering could unlock a new generation of marine infrastructure, looking beyond offshore power generation with plans to develop floating AI data centres.

29th July 2026

New opportunities at sea: Floating data centres

29th July 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A contractor consortium has completed the build of a 500m tugboat quay on the southern side of Rotterdam’s Yangtze canal, providing 12 berths equipped with shore power.

27th July 2026

Rotterdam canal widened by 500 metres as part of port expansion

27th July 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A new cable and offshore service hub has been set up at the Swedish port of Oskarshamn to expand offshore services in the Baltic Sea region.

22nd July 2026

New cable hub positions Baltic for offshore growth

22nd July 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

As flood and water infrastructure must increasingly deliver biodiversity net gains alongside flood and supply resilience, engineers are finding new ways to design for wildlife without compromising the assets people depend on.…

22nd July 2026

Finding the balance: A spotlight on ecological engineering

22nd July 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

For nearly six decades, the Papendrecht Bridge has been one of the most important transport links in South Holland, a province in the western Netherlands.

21st July 2026

Rebuilding the heart of the Papendrecht Bridge

21st July 2026

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

The wave energy sector has made significant progress across Europe in recent years – and strong currents continue to buoy its surge towards technological and commercial maturity, reports Abigail Williams.

16th July 2026

On the crest of a wave: Tide rises for Europe’s ocean energy sector

16th July 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

European salvage contractors have been deploying an increasingly diverse range of tugs, sheerlegs and specialist marine assets as they respond to casualties while expanding into offshore energy and infrastructure projects.

15th July 2026

More than salvage: Tugs take on Europe’s toughest marine jobs

15th July 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Subsea engineering specialist SMD has delivered a heavy-duty power cable plough designed to install and protect high-capacity submarine power cables supporting offshore wind and grid interconnection projects.

15th July 2026

​SMD delivers heavy-duty subsea cable plough to Prysmian

15th July 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

After years of uncertainty, Cyprus has unveiled its clearest vision yet for the future of Larnaca Port with the largest spending on commercial port infrastructure for decades.

14th July 2026

Larnaca charts new course with €415 million port redevelopment

14th July 2026

OPINION

OPINION

Decommissioning could be the UK’s next infrastructure crunch – logistics firms hold the key to success, says Nigel Kent, Head of Group Strategic Projects (Project Cargo) within the Peel Ports Group.

10th July 2026

Decommissioning: Bottleneck or opportunity?

10th July 2026