Marine Civils

VESSELS

VESSELS

Vard has announced that Orange Marine has placed an order for two additional vessels of the VARD 9 03 design, marking a renewed commitment to fleet expansion at Colombo Dockyard.

20th February 2026

Vard secures Orange Marine orders

20th February 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

More than €1 billion is being spent on flood defence projects in EU countries between 2021 and 2027, with 75% of it coming from the EU’s own coffers.

19th February 2026

€1 billion spending by EU states on flood defence

19th February 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Briggs Marine has been appointed to SSEN Distribution’s multi-year subsea programme to strengthen electricity links serving Scotland’s island communities from 2027.

17th February 2026

Scottish subsea cable programme for Briggs

17th February 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The European Commission has approved an eighth payment request from Croatia for spending on flood defence, better water management and access to drinking water for 45,000 people.

16th February 2026

EU approves €10 billion handout for Croatian ‘resilience’

16th February 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Works to avoid ‘catastrophic landslips’ on the Isle of Wight are being planned with a £150 million tender to try and protect the town of Ventnor from its own geological make-up.

16th February 2026

Living on the edge: Plans to save town from coastal collapse

16th February 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A consortium-owned offshore wind project in France is on track to be connected this year.

10th February 2026

500MW French offshore wind farm nears completion

10th February 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

For more than three decades, Roger Smith has worked in developing solutions to coastal erosion and flood defence.

6th February 2026

INTERVIEW: In defence of coastlines – the asphalt answer

6th February 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Five UK companies have shared £1.2 million (€1.4 million) to develop manufacturing facilities specifically for offshore wind.

5th February 2026

Cash awards boost offshore wind supply chain

5th February 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Scientists who have for four decades contemplated building a subsea tunnel to link Africa and Europe have finally been tasked with investigating the seabed.

4th February 2026

Pushing boundaries: Africa-Europe subsea link

4th February 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Twenty-three concrete caissons for Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth Island have been completed, advancing offshore renewables and offshore wind grid integration in the North Sea.

3rd February 2026

WATCH: Belgium energy island structures completed

3rd February 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The UK waterways industry says axing a dredging tax exemption will increase emissions, stall clean-ups and directly contradict environmental ambitions.

21st January 2026

New dredging tax rule to destroy goals it aims to achieve

21st January 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Van Oord has been handed a contract for a major beach replenishment and coastal protection project in Portugal to restore and reinforce one of the country’s most prominent tourist beaches.

21st January 2026

Van Oord expands coastal replenishment portfolio

21st January 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Subsea technology and services company SMD has reached an important milestone with its pioneering electric work-class ROV, the Quantum EV.

20th January 2026

SMD’s Quantum ROV clears key SAT testing

20th January 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Spiralling costs and serious delays mean a raft of major EU transport ‘megaprojects’ will not meet their 2030 goal, the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) has admitted.

19th January 2026

EU megaproject costs up 200%, 20-year delays

19th January 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

OMS Group has contracted Ulstein to design and build two next-generation cable-laying vessels, advancing its subsea infrastructure capacity through a major vessel build programme.

19th January 2026

Ulstein secures double OMS cable-layer build

19th January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

RWE has secured UK Contracts for Difference for 6.9 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity, strengthening long-term renewable generation and investment certainty across multiple projects.

15th January 2026

RWE takes lion’s share of UK offshore wind projects

15th January 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Europe’s largest industrial port is fast becoming a hydrogen hub for the continent, with big ambitions and concrete plans all taking shape.

15th January 2026

WATCH: Rotterdam’s hydrogen’s future takes shape

15th January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Is it all coming apart for the Trump Administration’s national veto on offshore windfarm construction?

14th January 2026

New York wades into US offshore wind war

14th January 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Ecowende, in collaboration with CAPE Holland and GBM Works, is pioneering innovative installation techniques for XXL monopiles at the Ecowende offshore wind farm, aiming to significantly reduce underwater noise and minimise impacts…

9th January 2026

Ecowende pioneers low-noise monopiles

9th January 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Latvia is positioning a port at its capital of Riga as a Baltic regional hub for offshore wind in the region’s nascent industry.

8th January 2026

Latvia joins offshore tide with port hub plans

8th January 2026