Pollution Control

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

If estimates are correct that one billion plastic pellets – around 25 tonnes – were spilled into the sea during a recent collision at port in northern England, the incident would be one of the worst ever recorded in UK…

30th July 2026

Recent plastic spill one of worst ever in UK waters

30th July 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Portsmouth International Port has begun supplying shore power to ferries and cruise ships in what it says is the UK’s first multi-berth, multi-user, multi-frequency shore power system.

27th July 2026

UK’s first multi-berth shore power system switches on

27th July 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Port of Tyne has launched a major clean-up operation after thousands of plastic pellets, known as nurdles, were spilled into the River Tyne following Sunday’s collision between a wind turbine installation…

23rd July 2026

Plastic clean-up under way after WTIV and containership collision

23rd July 2026

OPINION

OPINION

Emergency services were called to the Port of Tyne on Sunday when an offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) crashed into a container ship, resulting in severe damage to a gantry crane.

21st July 2026

WTIV crashes into containership, exposing ship-to-shore safety gaps

21st July 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

French opposition MPs want to ban superyachts over 50 metres from entering French ports, marinas or territorial waters.

20th July 2026

French MPs seek total ban on superyachts over 50m

20th July 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

An autonomous dockside system designed to continuously remove floating pollution from marinas, ports and waterfronts has been deployed at Belfast Harbour Marina as part of a commercial demonstration of the technology.

9th July 2026

Belfast Harbour deploys autonomous debris removal system

9th July 2026

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Three UK ports have piloted a government-backed shorepower project aiming to circumvent grid limitations and high connection costs.

28th May 2026

Batteries: Missing link in shorepower’s grid problem

28th May 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Invasive non-native species (INNS) are arriving, settling and spreading through everyday marine activity, with marinas and commercial shipping playing a central role in the growth.

18th February 2026

Marine invasion: Maritime urged to stem the tide

18th February 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A tug crew has been awarded for boarding a burning, explosives-riddled tanker to prevent the leak of a million barrels of oil in an operation that was given just a five per…

25th November 2025

Incredible footage: Tug crew save burning tanker laden with explosives

25th November 2025

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The loss of up to 350 containers from the MSC Zoe in 2019 has prompted the Dutch Rijkwaterstaat to implement a new Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) area to provide guidance to captains.

12th November 2025

Container spill prompts new VTS area in Netherlands

12th November 2025