News

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A recent paper refutes what it says are misleading claims that battery electric vehicle (BEV) fires are more dangerous and frequent than those in vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICE).

27th September 2023

Fire and myth: exploring EV battery dangers in shipping

27th September 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Advent Technologies Holdings Inc has launched its Serene Power Systems range, innovative clean power solutions combining fuel cell and hydrogen technology.

27th September 2023

Advent’s new methanol clean power solution

27th September 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Global Underwater Hub (GUH) is leading the charge to tackle failures in underwater cables which could derail global offshore wind ambitions.

27th September 2023

Subsea cable failures could derail offshore wind ambitions

27th September 2023

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

The assignment of the executive design and implementation of the works for the deepening of the Seab through dredging and consolidation of the river quay.

27th September 2023

€11 million for dredging services

27th September 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Japanese shipping giant Mitsui OSK Ltd (MOL) has become a minority shareholder in the Netherlands-based floating wind start-up TouchWind.

27th September 2023

VIDEO: Mitsui OSK puts money into floating wind

27th September 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The decaying oil tanker FSO Safer could have been a humanitarian and environmental disaster. For once, though, the ultimate outcome was one of success rather than failure. Peter Barker reports on how a tragedy…

26th September 2023

Salvage success of a ‘ticking time bomb’

26th September 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Despite recent apparent misgivings within the US offshore wind industry – a recent auction received just one bid – there are many signs that the sector is still emerging and it is…

26th September 2023

SMST to deliver first 3D crane to US SOV

26th September 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Because fire is so dangerous onboard vessels, ship builders once used asbestos throughout vessel structures to try and mitigate the risk.

26th September 2023

Shipyard workers warned of deadly asbestos

26th September 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Ulstein Verft has signed a new shipbuilding contract to construct a large DP3 cable laying vessel for Nexans.

26th September 2023

Ulstein inks new cable laying vessel contract

26th September 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order worth more than €25 million for general cargo cranes for 10 multipurpose vessels built in Asia.

26th September 2023

€25 million order welcomed for cargo cranes

26th September 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Unions from 100 countries have signed a letter in support of US maritime unions, claiming offshore wind giant Ørsted has violated its own Code of Conduct with seafarers and dockers.

26th September 2023

Maritime unions stand together against Ørsted US

26th September 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An enlightening film created by the UK Maritime Pilots Association has been released which gives an insight into just what goes on around Britain’s 109 ports day by day.

25th September 2023

VIDEO: The non-stop work of UK’s Maritime Pilots

25th September 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Aqua superPower has become a technical partner of the Zero Emissions Network of Workboats (ZENOW) project, which aims to deliver a step change in zero-emission workboat operations.

25th September 2023

A step change for zero-emission workboats?

25th September 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The DemoSATH floating offshore wind project is now fully operational and generating clean energy to the Spanish grid.

25th September 2023

DemoSATH floating offshore wind project switches on

25th September 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Stevie Knight has a further look at the potential for methanol in the workboat sector.

25th September 2023

Methanol Part II: Is the workboat sector ready?

25th September 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Govan Drydock in Glasgow has scooped a prestigious accolade at the National Maritime SME Awards, which celebrate the achievements of small and medium enterprises across the UK maritime sector.

21st September 2023

Glasgow drydock scoops national maritime award

21st September 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A British developed AI solution to improve the speed and ease of seabed mapping has been shortlisted for a national excellence award.

20th September 2023

AI helps make seabed mapping quicker and easier

20th September 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

It’s no secret that the European wind energy supply chain is struggling and now the European Commission has stepped in to help.

20th September 2023

Europe announces help for the struggling wind power sector

20th September 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Mooring line failure, also known as mooring snapback, is a leading cause of injuries of marine workers.  

19th September 2023

Danger of mooring line snapback

19th September 2023

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Acquisition of wet boxes for diving equipment and clothing for divers from land units of the Ministry of the Armed Forces

19th September 2023

Acquisition of dive boxes and clothing

19th September 2023

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Implementation of delivery and installation of additional equipment for a floating pontoon pier in the waters of the fishing port Karantina

19th September 2023

A floating pontoon pier in Bulgaria

19th September 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Concordia Damen recently delivered a special project for a Nigerian dredging company, the conversion of a Dutch barge into a dredger.

19th September 2023

A complex conversion from barge to dredger

19th September 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Sydney Harbour’s iconic Hornby Lighthouse at South Head is getting a makeover that will ensure it can shine its light well into the future.

18th September 2023

A harbour restoration project with a difference

18th September 2023