Marine Construction

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

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

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

France has launched one of Europe’s largest offshore wind procurement rounds, opening the door to a decade of work for vessel operators, port infrastructure providers, equipment suppliers and marine contractors.

16th June 2026

France launches one of Europe’s largest offshore wind tenders

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

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

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

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

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

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

ECOncrete has secured a US$14m fundraise to accelerate sustainable marine infrastructure projects focused on biodiversity enhancement and climate resilience worldwide. 

11th May 2026

ECOncrete expands marine infrastructure reach

11th May 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A wave of construction is reshaping both shores of the Adriatic, as ports across Italy and Croatia undergo their most ambitious overhaul in decades.

8th May 2026

Historic Adriatic sea ports face large-scale transformation

8th May 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The first element of the world’s first subsea tunnel of its kind is now on its way to the immersion point.

5th May 2026

Unique subsea tunnel passes major landmark

5th May 2026