Marine Construction

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

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

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Nearly a year since it started, the Skandia Gateway fairway deepening project at the Port of Gothenburg is making strides in marine civils while cutting its carbon footprint by 10,000 tons of…

4th April 2025

CO2-friendly green port construction

4th April 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Peel Ports Group, the UK’s second-largest port operator, has appointed a host of contractors which will cover a £750 million programme of construction works across its UK and Ireland sites.

3rd April 2025

Peel Ports’ £750 million construction framework

3rd April 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The Consortium Mekante Diek (Ploegam, Van Oord, Dura Vermeer) is proving the value of electric equipment during a dyke reinforcement project commissioned by Rivierenland Water Board.

31st March 2025

An all-electric large-scale dyke construction project

31st March 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Another key milestone has been reached in the construction of the new Scheldt tunnel in Antwerp with the deliberate breach of the river’s dyke.

21st March 2025

Dyke breach marks key Scheldt tunnel milestone

21st March 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The former Smith’s Dockyards on Teesside UK is back in full operation thanks to UK Docks Marine Services doubling its drydock capacity and expanding its vessel repair capabilities.

19th March 2025

UK Docks expands with Smith’s Dockyards revival

19th March 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The Port of Nigg in Scotland will get up to £10 million (€11.9 million) in government funding to build a new heavy-duty quay capable of handling RoRo trade.

17th March 2025

Government approves £10m for Port of Nigg

17th March 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

DevCap has secured the tender for a 96MWp floating solar park at De Slufter on Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte, which will open up more land for renewables optimising government-owned land use.

17th March 2025

Opening up port land for renewables use

17th March 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Contracts have been signed to get what the Lithuanian Port of Klaipėda calls an ‘offshore wind hub’ built.

6th March 2025

Lithuanian port plans €36.6m offshore wind hub

6th March 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The Port of Barcelona has awarded a €72,359,045.87 contract for the construction of the embankment for the new Catalunya wharf to the joint venture Sacyr Construcción – José Antonio Romero Polo.

5th March 2025

Barcelona inks port embankment contract

5th March 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The UK government has committed £2.65 billion (€3.2 billion) to flood defences over two years as part of its ‘Plan for Change’.

3rd March 2025

UK commits to record spending on flood defences

3rd March 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A Danish-German energy island project in the Baltic Sea has been handed a cool €645 million from the European Commission.

12th February 2025

Offshore energy islands hit delays despite funding

12th February 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Lithuania’s Klaipėda Port is ramping up its offshore wind energy ambitions with a major port infrastructure upgrade.

11th February 2025

Expanding port infrastructure for offshore wind

11th February 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Denmark is positioning itself at the forefront of CO2 capture and storage (CCS), with applications invited for licences to explore coastal areas for the purpose.

10th February 2025

Denmark sets itself at forefront of CCS

10th February 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The Haven SeaChallenger jack-up barge has played a crucial role in Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm project, providing support for horizontal directional drilling operations and enhancing offshore infrastructure efficiency.

31st January 2025

Meeting the challenges: A jack-up in action

31st January 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Plans for what could be the largest tidal power installation on the globe have been given public approval.

30th January 2025

World’s largest tidal scheme gets public nod

30th January 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Civil engineers have transformed a marina in southern Portugal, most recently installing floating quays that provide another 68 berths.

23rd January 2025

Engineers install floating quays at modern marina

23rd January 2025