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The Celtic Freeport has approved £9.2 million (€10.9 million) for upgrades at Criterion Quay and Ledwood’s quayside facilities, supporting Pembrokeshire’s role in the floating offshore wind industry. The funding forms part of an £18.4 million (€21.9 million) package for four…

19th October 2026

£9.2m earmarked for Welsh offshore wind infrastructure upgrades

19th October 2026

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Blasting and dredging has begun at Sweden’s Port of Gothenburg as part of as project that will allow the world’s largest container ships to use the port. The Skandia Gateway project is being run by the port and the Swedish…

19th October 2026

Skandia Gateway project enters next phase

19th October 2026

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A proposed £1.5 billion programme of subsea tunnels and bridges linking Scotland’s islands has been revealed in a report that was embargoed until today. Maritime Journal has already reported on the tunnels…

16th October 2026

£1.5 billion price tag put on Scotland’s island links

16th October 2026

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The UK Royal Navy is sounding out potential suppliers for extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicles (XLUUVs) in a first step towards a possible tender process. Small and medium-sized marine businesses are being invited…

16th October 2026

Royal Navy opens door to uncrewed submarines tender

16th October 2026

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French engineering and offshore services group Aventa has snapped up Irish Sea Contractors (ISC) in a deal that will add a raft of capabilities to the company and give it a bridge…

15th October 2026

Aventa expands operations with Irish Sea Contractors purchase

15th October 2026

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Construction is set to begin on a £19.8 million scheme to protect the UK's Torcross in Devon after devastating storms in January and February stripped away protective shingle, flooded homes and damaged…

15th October 2026

Europe battens down the hatches ahead of storm season

15th October 2026

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All four dry docks at the former Smith's Dockyard on Teesside were full this week under one operator for the first time since the 1980s after a major spend from UK Docks…

15th October 2026

Historic Tees dockyard at full capacity for first time since 1980s

15th October 2026

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From a redesigned acoustic sensor gondola to upgraded winches, laboratories and deep-sea systems, a special look inside France’s flagship research vessel has revealed the engineering behind a ship built to investigate some…

14th October 2026

FEATURE: New horizons for France’s flagship deep-research vessel

14th October 2026

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Volvo Penta’s IPS Professional Platform combines assisted docking with intelligent power management. Aboard the Penta 40, Isabelle Bylett experiences what the system could mean for the crew workload and operating efficiency of…

14th October 2026

“Making stressful situations calm”: Volvo Penta’s approach to assisted docking

14th October 2026

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If you’re considering replacing a tried and tested petrol outboard, there’s never been a better time to take a serious look at electric propulsion, writes Algie Bennett, owner of Lymington-based Electric Outboard,…

9th October 2026

Thinking of switching to an electric outboard? Ask yourself 5 questions

9th October 2026

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France is stepping up its offshore wind research effort as it seeks to develop a sector that has grown behind those of several other European countries, with a power system still overwhelmingly…

8th October 2026

New winds blow for French offshore sector

8th October 2026

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

Could renewable hydrogen be the answer to the future fuel conundrum? Supercritical Solutions co-founder Luke Tan talks to Maritime Journal editor Debbie Mason about the problems with dual-fuel vessels, fuel availability and a…

2nd October 2026

VIDEO INTERVIEW: Could H2 could be one way through the future fuel maze?

2nd October 2026

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

Like all ports, Harwich Haven Authority, in the east of England, is facing a rapidly changing maritime environment. From ever-larger ships and new fuels to offshore wind, autonomy and digitalisation, marine director…

1st October 2026

VIDEO FEATURE: Bringing in the giants at the UK’s biggest port

1st October 2026

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A 30-year programme of marine engineering works has been approved to connect three of the UK’s most remote islands. There are only 22,700 people on the islands, which are dominated by open…

1st October 2026

Shetland approves 30 years of subsea tunnel works

1st October 2026

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Italy has cut planned funding for offshore-wind infrastructure at two ports that had been earmarked to become floating offshore wind hubs. The allocation for the ports of Taranto and Augusta has been…

24th September 2026

Italy halves funding for two offshore-wind hubs

24th September 2026

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After five years transporting 750,000 passengers on a hybrid catamaran, Mundo Marino technical director David de Haro talks to Maritime Journal about the pros and cons of the technology.

24th September 2026

Operational review: Five years of running a hybrid passenger catamaran

24th September 2026

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[caption id="attachment_259134" align="alignleft" width="410"] X18s by XoceanSource: LinkedIn[/caption] The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has completed its probe into a collision between a Crew Transfer Vessel and Uncrewed Surface Vessel that happened last…

23rd September 2026

MAIB completes CTV and USV collision probe

23rd September 2026

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One of the Port of Leith’s three massive caisson gates has undergone major refurbishment as part of an eight-yearly maintenance programme designed to keep vessels moving safely through the locked harbour. The…

23rd September 2026

Before and after: Major maintenance completed on port gates

23rd September 2026

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A 56-metre replica of a 17th-century Dutch East India Company vessel has arrived at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) for a specialist preservation project to put her on permanent display. The Batavia was…

23rd September 2026

Specialist works on show for special historic vessel replica

23rd September 2026

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There’s no point in waiting around, the founder and chief executive of the rapidly growing group Balaena believes, insisting that in just five months’ time, a company that has already quadrupled its…

22nd September 2026

Midas touch? Balaena CEO on his company’s rapid growth

22nd September 2026

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After years of developing the technology and infrastructure needed to capture carbon dioxide from industrial processes and store it permanently underground, the European Union has its first full-scale CCS project in operation.…

22nd September 2026

First full-scale CCS subsea store in Europe opens

22nd September 2026

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‘Economic factors’ have led Forth Ports to axe plans for a ferry link that would have reopened the only service between Scotland and Europe. In November last year, the Scottish government said…

21st September 2026

Proposals scrapped for Scotland’s only ferry link to Europe

21st September 2026

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Two of the offshore wind industry’s engineering heavyweights are joining forces to tackle one of the sector’s biggest challenges: how to keep an increasingly large and ageing fleet of offshore turbines operating…

21st September 2026

Two engineering giants join forces in offshore wind maintenance

21st September 2026