Ports & Harbours

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

While ports around the world prepare for rising sea levels, those on the shores of the Caspian Sea face precisely the opposite challenge.

30th July 2026

Shrinking sea: Europe’s marine engineers called in to save Caspian ports

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

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A contractor consortium has completed the build of a 500m tugboat quay on the southern side of Rotterdam’s Yangtze canal, providing 12 berths equipped with shore power.

27th July 2026

Rotterdam canal widened by 500 metres as part of port expansion

27th July 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A new cable and offshore service hub has been set up at the Swedish port of Oskarshamn to expand offshore services in the Baltic Sea region.

22nd July 2026

New cable hub positions Baltic for offshore growth

22nd 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

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

For the first time in the almost 200-year history of the Port of Rotterdam, harbour towage operators will need a harbour master’s permit to provide towage services.

14th July 2026

First ever tug permits mandated at Rotterdam

14th July 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

After years of uncertainty, Cyprus has unveiled its clearest vision yet for the future of Larnaca Port with the largest spending on commercial port infrastructure for decades.

14th July 2026

Larnaca charts new course with €415 million port redevelopment

14th July 2026

OPINION

OPINION

Decommissioning could be the UK’s next infrastructure crunch – logistics firms hold the key to success, says Nigel Kent, Head of Group Strategic Projects (Project Cargo) within the Peel Ports Group.

10th July 2026

Decommissioning: Bottleneck or opportunity?

10th July 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A new draft National Ports Policy for Ireland has placed offshore wind at the front and centre of its ambitions to transform its ports along with improved cargo operations.

9th July 2026

Ireland’s ports transformation: Policy outlines major changes

9th July 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Europe’s largest port has rejected demands from a Dutch legal climate campaigning charity that it sets out a plan to bring an end to the use of fossil fuels.

29th June 2026

Port of Rotterdam rejects call for fossil fuel phase-out

29th June 2026