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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 slashed €78.3m to €38.3m, prompting criticism but also…

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

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In a webinar hosted by the European Onshore Power Supply Association (EOPSA), CEO Roland Teixeira quizzed representatives from the ports of Rotterdam and Bilbao about how they were installing it.

16th September 2026

Shore power: Plugging in is just the first step

16th September 2026

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One of the biggest aluminium vessels ever built has been delivered from one side of the world to the other on a specialised heavy-lift vessel. Semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel Black Marlin has delivered…

16th September 2026

Record-breaking electric vessel delivered to Uruguay

16th September 2026

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Rolls-Royce Power Systems believes the maritime industry's enthusiasm for alternative fuels has peaked – at least for now. Lukas Köhler, the company's Senior Vice President Global Marine & Mining, says the industry…

15th September 2026

Alternative fuels lose momentum for now: Rolls-Royce

15th September 2026

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A new phase of ground investigations is getting under way along the Ventnor coastline as specialists gather the evidence needed to shape a long-term defence scheme for the Isle of Wight town.…

14th September 2026

Race to stop coastal collapse enters new heat

14th September 2026

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Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) has won its first long-term contract to provide an emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) to an offshore wind project. It is the company's first step into the…

14th September 2026

Vroon enters offshore wind as market faces reality check

14th September 2026

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Italian survey contractor Subsea Fenix has taken delivery of a 5.7m battery-hybrid uncrewed surface vessel (USV) from UK builder HydroSurv, combining hydrographic survey and subsea inspection capabilities on a single platform. Named…

10th September 2026

Subsea Fenix takes delivery of hybrid USV for survey and ROV work

10th September 2026

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When the Port of London Authority took delivery of Leader in 2019, the 14.4m pilot cutter was an early experiment in low-emission marine propulsion. Built by Norfolk boatbuilder Goodchild Marine, Leader was…

10th September 2026

From hybrid pioneer to HVO workhorse: Why the PLA removed Leader’s batteries

10th September 2026

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European ports are electrifying, but their focus on large vessels is leaving harbour tugs behind, writes Grace Waters. The slow-charging infrastructure struggles to meet the rapid, high-power needs of these essential workhorses. Such a…

10th September 2026

Fractured future: Harbour tugs face unprecedented challenges

10th September 2026

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For tug operators, the most difficult question about decarbonisation may not be which alternative fuel to choose, but when to choose it. A harbour tug ordered today should still be working three…

10th September 2026

No need to pick tomorrow’s fuel – just prepare for it: Damen

10th September 2026

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The maritime industry entered 2026 with less regulatory certainty than it had a year earlier, not more.

9th September 2026

Staying switched on in a regulatory landscape that refuses to decide

9th September 2026

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Heerema Marine Contractors is establishing a new engineering hub in Porto as it expands its international technical capabilities to support complex offshore projects.

9th September 2026

Heerema expands offshore wind footprint with Porto hub

9th September 2026