Repair & Maintenance

VESSELS

VESSELS

Chinese unmanned vessel builder OceanAlpha has launched a 24-metre unmanned surface vessel paired with a two-tonne work-class ROV that can plunge depths to 3,000 metres.

12th March 2026

OceanAlpha launches 3,000m USV/ROV system

12th March 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A £950 million (€1 billion) framework to connect remote Scottish islands with new or repaired subsea cabling has been announced by SSEN Distribution.

24th February 2026

SSEN pledges €1 billion to plug in remote Scottish islands

24th February 2026

OPINION

OPINION

Fire risk during maintenance and refit is under renewed scrutiny across the maritime sector, writes Morgan Davis, Business Development manager at Ramtech, which designs and develops industry-leading end-to-end Internet of Things and innovative…

20th February 2026

Ahead of the spark: Fire safety for workboats and offshore fleets

20th February 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

As global tensions spread to threatening Europe’s critical underwater infrastructure, particularly in the Baltic Sea region, governments are addressing the challenges of protecting vital subsea links requiring potentially military-level responses but involving…

15th December 2025

Subsea sabotage – the hidden front of warfare

15th December 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Underwater repair work on commercial vessels has increasingly shifted toward techniques that avoid the need for drydocking, saving cost and hassle. 

2nd December 2025

Hydrex champions its mobile docks: Case studies

2nd December 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

As offshore wind, subsea and energy projects expand worldwide, the vessels supporting them face growing technical and commercial pressure.

31st October 2025

Can fleets retrofit without going off-hire? Yes, says Bluestone

31st October 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A project descibed as one of France’s ‘most ambitious heritage-engineering projects of the decade’ has been completed, witnessed by crowds of residents lining the quays at the Port of Dieppe.

22nd October 2025

18-month engineering restores historic French bridge

22nd October 2025

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Are we there yet? Despite so many battery manufacturers hailing the benefits, the risks and problems of onboard and onshore battery systems identified in a recent Bureau Veritas report suggests not.

11th September 2025

Navigating battery risks: Still a bridge too far?

11th September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

After a grounding last September nearly ended her useful life, a half-century-old vessel has been showcased after setting sail for a new career. Our reporter Peter Barker paid her a visit.

10th September 2025

Saved from the scrapyard: 50-year-old Mary Rose saviour

10th September 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A subsea equipment repair base has been opened in Florida by Drift Offshore, a UK firm that says it is answering a shortfall of such facilities in the US.

28th August 2025

UK firm opens subsea repair firm in US

28th August 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Finland’s National Prosecution Authority has filed charges against a tanker suspected of severing five submarine cables by dragging its anchor on the seabed for 90 kilometres.

21st August 2025

Finland files charges for submarine cable sabotage

21st August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new UK-led research project aims to slash costs in floating offshore wind by improving the processes around maintenance of mooring lines and subsea cables.

23rd July 2025

Tackling offshore wind cable maintenance costs

23rd July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

The UK’s lighthouse authority has called for tenders for two multi-functional buoy-handling vessels to replace two of its ageing fleet.

15th July 2025

WATCH: Trinity House launches £200 million vessels tender

15th July 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Florida-based marine descaler manufacturer Seascour has marked its third year in business by calling for an end to the widespread use of caustic chemical cleaning agents in the maritime sector.

15th July 2025

Seascour calls for end to caustic marine descaling

15th July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

ScaffFloat has lent its floating platform expertise to naval architects doing inclination tests on the two British Navy frigates at A&P Falmouth.

3rd July 2025

British Navy frigates get the ScaffFloat touch

3rd July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Venice’s waterbuses are looking at a hybrid future with a mission led by engine maker FPT Industrial to retrofit the MotoBattello 3 Series 80 Canal Grande with a serial hybrid system.

17th June 2025

FPT leads Venice waterbus hybrid retrofit mission

17th June 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

The Finnish passenger ferry M/S Suomenlinna II has been retrofitted with new drive technology that will extend its life for years to come.

27th May 2025

Ferry life extended with propulsion retrofit

27th May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Two new Offshore Construction Vessels (OCVs) have been ordered for Allseas to boost subsea construction, ROV support and inspection and repair and maintenance work.

7th May 2025

Allseas expands fleet with 2 offshore construction vessels

7th May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Over half of vessels in Scotland’s coastal waters are untracked, raising serious concerns for vessel safety, marine traffic and environmental monitoring.

16th April 2025

Scottish researchers uncover untracked vessel threat

16th April 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Hempel has partnered with DNV to independently verify its innovative hull coatings, the aim being to demonstrate their effectiveness in enhancing vessel efficiency and emissions reduction.

24th March 2025

Hull coatings’ vital role in vessel efficiency

24th March 2025