Ports & Harbours

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Marine operations specialists at the Port of Southampton have completed a complex shiphandling operation to bring the first two of four new ship-to-shore container cranes safely alongside DP World’s Southampton terminal.

19th June 2026

UK’s tallest quay cranes at Port of Southampton

19th June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) is advancing its major marina regeneration project in East Cowes, supporting its long-term need for future-proofed harbour infrastructure.

18th June 2026

Harbour regeneration project moves forward

18th June 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

An inland container vessel has completed an autonomous navigation trial in the Port of Rotterdam, demonstrating the potential application of automated vessel control systems in one of Europe’s busiest maritime environments.

17th June 2026

Autonomous vessel completes Rotterdam port trial

17th June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

One of the biggest marine infrastructure projects in northern Europe, also Sweden’s largest dredging project, has finally been awarded to a contractor.

17th June 2026

Contractor hired for largest dredging project in N Europe

17th June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Genoa’s new breakwater project has passed the one-kilometre mark following the installation of its 24th caisson in open sea operations.

15th June 2026

Genoa breakwater passes key installation milestone

15th June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A new white paper from maritime classification society DNV has revealed startlingly low global uptake of shore power, despite years of industry optimism about its potential.

4th June 2026

Shore power uptake will need stick not carrot – DNV

4th June 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

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Belfast Harbour has announced a £1.3 billion (€1.5 billion) spending programme that will reshape the city’s port infrastructure over the next 25 years, with major engineering projects aimed at expanding freight capacity,…

22nd May 2026

Belfast Harbour Masterplan looks to new horizons

22nd May 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A wave of construction is reshaping both shores of the Adriatic, as ports across Italy and Croatia undergo their most ambitious overhaul in decades.

8th May 2026

Historic Adriatic sea ports face large-scale transformation

8th May 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Permanent removal of ageing oil and gas infrastructure in the North Sea is emerging as one of the most complex engineering challenges facing the UK offshore sector, while also representing a multi-billion-pound…

28th April 2026

FEATURE: North Sea’s decommissioning boom

28th April 2026