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VESSELS

VESSELS

Boskalis has signed a contract with Dutch shipbuilding company Royal IHC to build a large state-of-the-art trailing suction hopper dredger.

30th October 2023

Boskalis inks Dutch TSHD deal

30th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Portugal is launching a call for ‘demonstrations of interest’ for parties wishing to build offshore wind farms off its Atlantic coast.

27th October 2023

Portuguese call for offshore wind interest

27th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) that is still under build has been contracted to transport and install wind turbines for an unnamed client in the offshore wind sector.

27th October 2023

WTIV contracted out before build is complete

27th October 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Norcom Technology has won a contract for its AIS package as a direct result of the Seawork commercial marine event in Southampton in June.

26th October 2023

Seawork meeting results in contract win

26th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Three offshore wind projects are among a raft of renewable energy projects that New York has announced, making it the largest round of investment in US history in the sector.

26th October 2023

NY announces largest ever US spend on offshore wind

26th October 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Associated British Ports Southampton and marine data specialist OceanWise have teamed up on a current monitoring project to help pilots better navigate the approach to Southampton Water.

26th October 2023

Current monitoring provides key navigational data

26th October 2023

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Dredging for clay extraction at Papenburg

26th October 2023

Dredging services in Papenburg

26th October 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Vestdavit’s Mission Bay boat-handling system and a specially designed davit will equip a second Nexans newbuild cable-layer being built at Ulstein Verft.

25th October 2023

More Vestdavit boat-handling expertise for Ulstein

25th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A fleet of marine robots that can tackle complex offshore tasks is poised to change traditional approaches to ocean exploration.

25th October 2023

Marine robot fleets seek to revolutionise ocean exploration

25th October 2023

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Dredging, piling and concrete works needed with building of quay and bridges for docking ships

25th October 2023

Quay and bridge construction

25th October 2023

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

A memorandum of understanding has been signed between energy company Mabanaft Group and Fairplay Towage that should result in tugs running on hydrogen in the Port of Hamburg.

25th October 2023

MoU signed to supply Hamburg tugs with hydrogen

25th October 2023

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Port of Hamburg has released a video that shows the work it has to do to keep the port dredged enough to maintain operations.

24th October 2023

VIDEO: Dredging to keep Hamburg Port operational

24th October 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The search has been called off for four crew members who are missing after the cargo ship Verity crashed into another cargo ship and sank in the early hours of Tuesday.

24th October 2023

One dead, four missing after cargo ships collide

24th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The European Commission has launched a ‘Wind Power Package’ to give the flailing sector a shot in the arm.

24th October 2023

EC pledges support package for wind power

24th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The USA’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released a new draft Wind Energy Area (WEA) in the Gulf of Maine which covers over 3.5 million acres.

24th October 2023

Gulf of Maine earmarked for offshore wind development

24th October 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Detailed seabed surveys will be carried out in the Scottish North Sea to prepare for an HVDC power cable to be laid to connect offshore wind to the Scottish grid.

24th October 2023

Contract signed for survey corridor in North Sea

24th October 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A LIDAR system has been developed by marine contractor Huisman to measure incoming wind conditions for crane operators operating their machinery at high altitudes on offshore wind farms.

23rd October 2023

‘Wind Gust Buster’ developed to predict high wind conditions

23rd October 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The Baltic Sea Port of Gdańsk has secured a $106 million grant for major port development including the rebuild of four quays.

23rd October 2023

Gdańsk wins $106 million for major port revamp

23rd October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A new consortium has been set up to expand services for offshore wind developers in Europe.

23rd October 2023

Two hybrid CSOVs ordered for European waters

23rd October 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Intellian and Inmarsat have signed an agreement for a next generation safety terminal, designed for operation over Inmarsat’s ELERA L-band network.

23rd October 2023

Setting a new benchmark in safety

23rd October 2023