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VESSELS

VESSELS

Two almost 30-year-old ferries will get a refit to go fully electric.

13th October 2023

Swedish ferries to undergo electric conversion

13th October 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The maritime industry is facing huge challenges.

13th October 2023

Opinion: How exhaust scrubbers can bridge the fuel gap

13th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

With its location on the Moray Firth in Aberdeenshire, it will be no surprise that Macduff Ship Design describes fishing vessels as “the foundation on which the company was built”.

13th October 2023

Tug order boost for Macduff

13th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

What will be the world’s largest wind farm has started to produce electricity.

13th October 2023

First turbine switches on at world’s largest offshore wind farm

13th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has put in an order for 10 more tugs, signalling an important upgrade to the fleet.

13th October 2023

Suez Canal expands tug fleet by 10 vessels

13th October 2023

SEAWORK

SEAWORK

Speed@Seawork 2024, the sector-specific feature of Seawork, Europe’s leading commercial marine exhibition, is to be hosted by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) in Cowes, UK on Monday 10 June 2024.

13th October 2023

Racing into 2024 – Speed@Seawork

13th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A ‘made in Sicily’ Ropax ferry that will transport passengers between Sicily and the islands of Lampedusa and Pantelleria will be built by Italian vessel builder Fincantieri.

12th October 2023

Fincantieri wins Sicily ferry build contract

12th October 2023

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Construction works tender for a dry flood control reservoir.

12th October 2023

Tender for flood controls

12th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

New figures reveal the workforce challenge facing the global wind industry with nearly 600,000 technicians needed to service the sector during the next five years.

11th October 2023

Huge global demand revealed for wind technicians

11th October 2023

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

When Harland & Wolff CEO John Wood took the helm at the historic but failing Belfast shipyard in 2019, he was greeted by around 70 workers standing outside the gates, with little…

11th October 2023

Interview: Harland & Wolff CEO John Wood

11th October 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Plans have today been unveiled to built the first new deep-water port in Ireland since the country was founded.

11th October 2023

Plans unveiled for first Irish deep-water port

11th October 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

New research by Thetius and Bureau Veritas calls for greater data sharing in the maritime sector, especially digital collaboration to help support the energy transition.

11th October 2023

The need to foster digital collaboration in the maritime sector

11th October 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The first semi-submersible Floating Production Facility (FPF) to be decommissioned at a dry dock in the UK has arrived at the Scottish Port of Kishorn, where works will be carried out. 

11th October 2023

UK first: Semi-submersible FPF dry docked for decommissioning

11th October 2023

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Robust workboats with an expected lifespan of at least 25 years for line hauling, lifting and bilge handling, bilge handling, diving, landing, firefighting, sea rescue, maritime traffic monitoring, towing. 

11th October 2023

Tenders invited for 14 robust workboats

11th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards has won a major order from Port of Antwerp-Bruges for six new tugs, sending a clear signal of both the port’s green ambitions and further confidence in one of Damen’s…

11th October 2023

Six new Damen tugs for Port of Antwerp-Bruges

11th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Kongsberg will provide scientific sensors and scientific handling equipment for Germany’s new state-of-the-art ocean research vessel, the 135-metre Meteor IV.

10th October 2023

Kongsberg equipment for German ocean research vessel

10th October 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish engineering firm Ocean Kinetics has bought a 25% stake in Irish coded welding and marine fabricator MMG Ocean (formerly MMG Welding).

10th October 2023

Ocean Kinetics buys 25% of MMG Ocean

10th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

In detail: Peter Barker inspects Damen’s ASD Tug 2111.

10th October 2023

Introducing Damen’s ASD Tug 2111

10th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Isle of Wight based Diverse Marine has launched its first fully autonomous vessel, Hydronaut, complete with an autonomous ROV named Aquanaut, for Texas-based Nauticus Robotics.

10th October 2023

Diverse Marine launches first autonomous vessel

10th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

RWE, Wales’ largest renewable energy generator, is funding a study to investigate the quayside offload and launch of two types of floating offshore wind platforms.

9th October 2023

Innovative study to test floating offshore wind platform potential

9th October 2023