Marine Civils

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

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

One of the biggest marine infrastructure projects in northern Europe, also Sweden’s largest dredging project, has finally been awarded to a contractor.

17th June 2026

Contractor hired for largest dredging project in N Europe

17th June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The world’s first commercial shipping-scale tunnel has been signed off, with the contractor due to be announced once final approvals have been given this Friday.

17th June 2026

Norway confirms start of unique ship tunnel construction

17th June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Plans to set up ‘offshore power zones’ to enable vessels to charge at sea have been revealed in a white paper just published.

16th June 2026

‘Offshore Power Zones’ plans revealed to ease port pressure

16th June 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Encomara’s Squid connection system has received product design assessment from ABS, advancing technology designed to simplify floating wind installation operations.

16th June 2026

Floating wind installation reimagined

16th June 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

The sale represents a unique opportunity for buyers to purchase the U.K.’s first fully electric zero-commissions commercial landing utility vessel.

16th June 2026

Gordon Brothers Offering for Sale by Private Treaty a Fully Electric Landing Utility Vessel

16th June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Genoa’s new breakwater project has passed the one-kilometre mark following the installation of its 24th caisson in open sea operations.

15th June 2026

Genoa breakwater passes key installation milestone

15th June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The Environment Agency has appointed Van Oord UK and VBA Joint Venture (comprising VolkerStevin, Boskalis Westminster and AtkinsRéalis) to a major framework that will deliver beach maintenance and coastal protection works across…

11th June 2026

Environment Agency awards £1bn beach framework deal

11th June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A new white paper from maritime classification society DNV has revealed startlingly low global uptake of shore power, despite years of industry optimism about its potential.

4th June 2026

Shore power uptake will need stick not carrot – DNV

4th June 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A wave energy device that Spanish firm IDOM presented as a prototype at World Maritime Week in Bilbao just over a year ago has now been deployed in the Bay of Biscay.

3rd June 2026

Wave energy converter prototype deployed in Spain

3rd June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Inland and Coastal will return to Seawork 2026 to showcase its latest projects, alongside its involvement in supporting sustainable marine infrastructure initiatives.

2nd June 2026

Civils engineering showcased by Inland and Coastal

2nd June 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ancora Group has made its first purchase since being formed last year, adding marine engineering specialist Red7Marine in a move that expands the group’s offshore capability.

1st June 2026

Ancora expands marine civils reach with Red7Marine buy

1st June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Few cities witness the arrival of a 3,000-tonne bridge deck by river. But in Nantes, residents watched as a steel span 150 metres long and eight storeys high was floated into position…

27th May 2026

Engineers use tide as a tool to install city bridge

27th May 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

One of the largest floating docks in the Baltic Sea is being built at Poland’s Wulkan Shipyard, where two sections have now been launched by Norwegian offshore services company BOA.

27th May 2026

Floating dock on track to becoming Baltic Sea’s biggest

27th May 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Next Geosolutions has secured a contract worth approximately €9 million from TenneT to deliver marine survey activities for the offshore wind area Voordelta – Nederwiek 3 in the Netherlands.

22nd May 2026

NextGeo wins TenneT survey deal

22nd May 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Belfast Harbour has announced a £1.3 billion (€1.5 billion) spending programme that will reshape the city’s port infrastructure over the next 25 years, with major engineering projects aimed at expanding freight capacity,…

22nd May 2026

Belfast Harbour Masterplan looks to new horizons

22nd May 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Boskalis aims to bring a new cable-lay vessel (CLV) into its fleet to target growing demand for long-distance cable installation as the offshore wind and interconnector sector soars.

21st May 2026

Boskalis announces new cable-lay vessel order

21st May 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

An international consortium led by Stillstrom has secured €5 million in funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme to develop offshore charging infrastructure for vessels anchored off the coast of Denmark.

20th May 2026

EU-backed offshore charging pilot targets emissions from anchored vessels

20th May 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A major flood protection scheme in the Dutch province of Zeeland has been completed a year ahead of schedule, following extensive reinforcement work on a 5.2km stretch of dyke.

18th May 2026

Major dyke strengthening completed after flood defence works

18th May 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Dutch inspection specialist Ned Marine has launched drone and ROV-based subsea inspection services to expand marine infrastructure and non-destructive testing capabilities across Europe.

14th May 2026

Using drones and ROVs for remote offshore inspection

14th May 2026