Marine Civils

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

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Britain’s first major pumped storage hydropower developments for decades have moved a step closer after three schemes secured provisional backing under a new electricity storage support programme.

9th July 2026

First UK hydropower projects for decades provisionally agreed

9th July 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A new draft National Ports Policy for Ireland has placed offshore wind at the front and centre of its ambitions to transform its ports along with improved cargo operations.

9th July 2026

Ireland’s ports transformation: Policy outlines major changes

9th July 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Boskalis has announced the christening of what it says is the world’s largest rock installation vessel, which can carry a whopping 45,500 tons of rocks across two holds.

6th July 2026

Boskalis christens world’s largest rock installation vessel

6th July 2026

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Less than four months into the top job at the Ancora Group, chief executive Simon Light is combining fleet expansion with a broader push to grow the company.

6th July 2026

Building Ancora: Simon Light’s plan to reshape marine civils

6th July 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

DEME has used specialist marine construction vessels and installation techniques to install one of Europe’s largest oyster reef restoration projects.

29th June 2026

Marine contractors hired to engineer oyster habitats

29th June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The removal of the Royal Sovereign Lighthouse combined heavy lifting, diamond wire cutting and real-time engineering adaptation to deliver one of Britain’s most technically demanding marine decommissioning projects, offering lessons for a…

24th June 2026

Royal send-off for a decommissioned lighthouse

24th June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A £101 million (€117 million) contracted has been awarded to contractors for the next stage of one the UK’s most significant flood-defence projects.

22nd June 2026

Jack-ups, cofferdams and a race against the tide

22nd June 2026

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Marine operations specialists at the Port of Southampton have completed a complex shiphandling operation to bring the first two of four new ship-to-shore container cranes safely alongside DP World’s Southampton terminal.

19th June 2026

UK’s tallest quay cranes at Port of Southampton

19th June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) is advancing its major marina regeneration project in East Cowes, supporting its long-term need for future-proofed harbour infrastructure.

18th June 2026

Harbour regeneration project moves forward

18th June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables GmbH (NSORe) has been awarded a contract by 50Hertz Transmission GmbH to build a 2GW offshore converter platform for the North Sea Connector 2 project.

17th June 2026

Major HVDC contract for Neptun Smulders

17th June 2026