Marine Civils

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

PD Ports has announced plans to develop one of the UK’s largest offshore wind manufacturing and installation hubs – the Teesport Offshore Gateway – cementing Teesside’s role in the nation’s net zero…

2nd May 2025

PD Ports plans UK offshore wind hub

2nd May 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Belgian marine civils giant DEME has set itself firmly at the forefront of offshore wind with a €900 million take-over of the offshore wind contractor Havfram.

2nd May 2025

DEME completes €900 million take-over of Havfram Holdco

2nd May 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Offshore foundations engineering company Subsea Micropiles has launched a micropile anchor based on technology now exclusively licensed to it from US defence and aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Martin.

1st May 2025

Lockheed Martin tech developed for seabed structure anchorage

1st May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

UK government backing of £21.7 billion (€25.5 billion) has been given to an Eni-operated carbon capture project being called ‘the backbone’ of one of the world’s most advanced clusters.

1st May 2025

UK carbon capture project given green light

1st May 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The first direct power link between Germany and the UK has moved ahead with 5,000 tons of concrete poured to begin a giant converter station and subsea cabling work now under way.

28th April 2025

Germany/UK subsea connector enters new phase

28th April 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Net profits for 2024 were just a third of 2023’s record earnings, Van Oord CEO Govert van Oord, who replaced Pieter van Oord last year after 15 years at the helm, has…

25th April 2025

Van Oord admits struggles in offshore wind sector

25th April 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

From wind turbines receiving cargo by drone to unmanned drilling rigs producing oil, offshore operations are being automated. 

23rd April 2025

Core values: How automation is crucial to seabed sampling

23rd April 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A consortium including the Dutch water board has reported flood defence and marine biodiversity success two years after a reef scheme was installed in Rotterdam’s most important shipping lane.

22nd April 2025

Dutch hail success of two-year reef block scheme

22nd April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

North Sea transmission system operators (TSOs) have come together to coordinate offshore grids and implement cross-border projects.

18th April 2025

12 offshore TSOs lay foundations for offshore grids

18th April 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The UK’s largest pumped hydro plant to date has been given the go-ahead in the Scottish Central Highlands.

9th April 2025

Largest pumped hydro plant rubber-stamped for Scotland

9th April 2025