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MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Subsea tunnels connecting the Channel Islands to France have become a very real possibility, says Martyn Dorey, a Guernsey local who founded an impact group to assess the potential of such a…

15th March 2024

Channel Islands tunnel to France – dream or reality?

15th March 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Subsea equipment manufacturer SMD has signed the first contract for its new electric ROV with one of the world’s biggest marine contractors, Jan De Nul.

14th March 2024

SMD’s first E-ROV signed up by Jan De Nul

14th March 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that hydrodynamic forces between vessels in a channel and speed during harbour-assist manoeuvres were lessons learned following the collision between a tug and…

7th March 2024

Tug collisions and lessons learned

7th March 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The OSV sector stands at a critical crossroads, with various factors driving the industry towards heightened fuel efficiency, says Opsealog business director Damien Bertin.

7th March 2024

​OSV sector picks up pace on digitalization

7th March 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) has celebrated the christening of the research vessel Wim Wolff from Netherlands-based Thecla Bodewes Shipyards, marking the entry of the latest component in the institute’s three-vessel…

28th February 2024

Latest of three Dutch vessel renewals christened

28th February 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Operations were delayed to salvage a tug that ran aground because of conditions that have been much colder and icier this winter than previous years, said the Swedish Coast Guard.

28th February 2024

Iciest conditions in years hamper tug rescue

28th February 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

An invite to tender for €6.2 million work has been issued to build a breakwater and artificially feed a section of beach on Spain’s popular Costa del Sol.

22nd February 2024

Beaches at risk on Spain’s Costa del Sol

22nd February 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Baltic Workboats has signed a contract to supply an biomethane-fuelled workboat for the Estonian State Fleet.

6th February 2024

Biomethane-fuelled workboat ordered for Estonia

6th February 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The foils under the new ‘flying’ boats are very different from those that focus on greater efficiency and better handling. Being able to lift the hull entirely out of the water offers…

30th January 2024

Focus on today’s foiling, ‘flying’ vessels

30th January 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

With Europe’s decades-long experience in offshore wind, it comes as no surprise that the fledgling US sector is reaching out for help.

23rd January 2024

European offshore expertise exported to US

23rd January 2024