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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A spokeswoman from the UK Royal Navy has refused to give any details in response to reports in national newspapers that ferry passengers spotted a nuclear submarine in UK waters.

16th August 2023

Nuclear sub spotted by dolphin seekers

16th August 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Belfast shipbuilder Harland & Wolff has won a contract to repair a heavy-lift vessel that is the first of its kind to be drydocked at the shipyard.

15th August 2023

First-of-a-kind vessel to be drydocked at H&W

15th August 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Sanmar Shipyards has delivered its second electric tug to HaiSea Marine which will be used to service tankers calling at LNG Canada’s new export facility in Kitimat.

15th August 2023

Canadian tug fleet gets an electric boost courtesy of Sanmar

15th August 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards Group is forming a strategic partnership with Swedish investment company Lazarus Industriförvaltning as the Dutch shipbuilder progresses with its extensive order book in Sweden.

15th August 2023

Damen strengthens its position in Sweden

15th August 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Van Oord’s Vox Apolonia has been contracted for dredging and maintenance work by one of the UK’s largest port operators.

15th August 2023

New LNG dredger contracted for Peel Ports

15th August 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Disaster has been averted with the removal of more than a million barrels of oil from the decaying tanker FSO Safer, off the coast of Yemen.

15th August 2023

1 million barrels of oil removed from FSO Safer

15th August 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Energy company RWE has won the right to develop a second Nordseecluster in the German North Sea.

14th August 2023

More wind farms awarded in German North Sea

14th August 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

P&O Maritime Logistics will deploy three tugs to support operations at the Dominican Republic’s Port of Caucedo, facilitating higher the handling of larger vessels.

14th August 2023

P&O Maritime Logistics expands towage services in the Americas

14th August 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The offshore logistics provider ASCO Group Ltd has been acquired by British private equity firm Endless LLP.

14th August 2023

ASCO bought out by private equity group

14th August 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A slump in four key areas of the salvage industry is a worrying sign for shipping as a whole, writes Peter Barker.

14th August 2023

Slump in salvage figures could be worrying sign

14th August 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A blast at the Turkish port of Derince killed one person a couple of days before another grain silo fire broke out at the French port of La Rochelle.

14th August 2023

Blast at Turkish port kills one, injures 11

14th August 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Hydrosphere managing director John Caskey examines why such a promising technology as tidal power is still not popular.

11th August 2023

OPINION: It’s time to turn the tide on tidal energy

11th August 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Tunnel elements for the longest immersed tunnel in the world are being cast at the world’s largest concrete element factory in Rødbyhavn, Denmark.

11th August 2023

Tunnel elements cast for Fehmarnbelt link

11th August 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The EU is distributing €106 million across 18 projects to restore some of the continent’s oceans and waters.

11th August 2023

EU €106 million ocean and water restoration scheme

11th August 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A floating offshore wind project has reached a significant milestone with the installation of a 2MW floating wind platform demonstrator in open waters.

11th August 2023

Floating wind demo successfully installed

11th August 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Three offshore engineering firms have been given approval to go ahead with a transaction to form a joint venture in subsea technologies.

10th August 2023

Approvals granted for major subsea joint venture

10th August 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Wales-based rescue equipment manufacturer Ruth Lee has launched a remote-controlled life buoy that can be sent to a person in trouble and autonomously bring them back to shore or to a vessel.

10th August 2023

Remote-controlled life buoy launched in UK

10th August 2023

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

The delivery of 9 patrol vessels and 9 wheelwrights for them, for the needs of IARA in two separate positions.

10th August 2023

Nine patrol vessels, nine wheelwrights tender

10th August 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Biofuels produced from agricultural waste will fuel passenger ships from the Spanish port of Algeciras across the Strait of Gibraltar.

10th August 2023

Spanish port rolls out biofuels for passenger ferries

10th August 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

SMST has been awarded a contract by Fincantieri Marine Group for the delivery of a motion compensated gangway on a newbuild service operation vessel (SOV) for Crest Wind.

10th August 2023

SMST gangway for offshore wind SOV

10th August 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Divers found nearly 100kg of cocaine worth at least €11 million attached to the hull of a container ship at the Malta Freeport in Marsaxlokk at the weekend.

10th August 2023

Almost 100kg cocaine found stuck to vessel hull

10th August 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

UK marine safety equipment maker Seago has met the criteria for standard ISO 9650-1 Type 1 across its entire liferaft range.

9th August 2023

Seago adds ISO standard to liferaft range

9th August 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

AYK Energy has opened a 5,000m2 factory in China in a move set to ‘seriously disrupt’ the marine battery market, founder Chris Kruger says.

9th August 2023

New factory set up to ‘seriously disrupt’ marine battery market

9th August 2023