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VESSELS

VESSELS

Maasluis-based Dutch ocean-going museum tug Elbe has emerged from drydock following its five-year special survey which found the 64-year old vessel to be in “excellent condition”.

24th August 2023

TOWLINES

24th August 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Cable giant Prysmian has been chosen to produce and install the cables for two offshore grid connection systems and an underground cable project in Germany in contracts worth €4.5 billion.

24th August 2023

€4.5 billion cable contracts awarded to Prysmian

24th August 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A pilot project to carry out underwater survey and inspection services at a German offshore wind farm have been hailed a success.

24th August 2023

Pilot autonomous survey project claims success

24th August 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Salvage Union has provided details of its members’ activities, the sector’s expertise in demand not only for casualties on the world’s oceans but also within ports and even on dry…

24th August 2023

August 2023 Salvage Round-up

24th August 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An explosion at a Turkish shipyard in the well-known shipbuilding area of Tuzla killed one worker and injured another on Monday, Turkish and other media have reported. According to the Bianet media…

23rd August 2023

Explosion kills worker at Tuzla shipyard

23rd August 2023

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Mooring elements, fenders, metallic structures maintenance at Cartagena Port 

23rd August 2023

€1.3 million for harbour equipment servicing

23rd August 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Hamburg Port Authority will begin work on replacing its cruise centre (Hafen City) with a modern new terminal on several floors.

23rd August 2023

WATCH: Hamburg reveals major port revamp

23rd August 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Following a decline in shipbuilding over the past century, the UK government has launched a National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh Plan to boost the industry. Part of this is the UK Shipbuilding Credit…

23rd August 2023

Has UK shipbuilding been given a boost?

23rd August 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Renewable energy firm OX2 has been given a permit to develop a 1.5GW offshore wind farm off the south coast of Sweden.

23rd August 2023

1.5GW offshore wind farm wins first permit for Sweden

23rd August 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Maritime green tech start-up, ExoTechnologies, has delivered a fully recyclable, high-performance workboat to tidal turbine developers Orbital Marine Power to support its offshore operation.

23rd August 2023

Recyclable workboat for tidal turbine

23rd August 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Portsmouth International Port now operates on 35% of solar and battery power, the city council claims.

22nd August 2023

Solar panels and batteries switch on at Portsmouth

22nd August 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Plans for the Netherlands to store carbon dioxide 3km beneath the North Sea have been rubber stamped by the Council of State, which has ruled the project is ecologically sound.

22nd August 2023

Plans for subsea carbon capture given go-ahead

22nd August 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Turkey’s Med Marine has reported progress with orders for three Robert Allan Ltd RAstar 2800 tugs for operators in Ireland, Germany and Libya.

22nd August 2023

Series success for Med Marine

22nd August 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Rotterdam Port majority stakeholder Kramer Group has been bought by QTerminals, a joint venture looking to expand its port operations.

22nd August 2023

Qatari firm buys majority stake in Rotterdam

22nd August 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

News that Seattle-based Markey Machine has been selected to provide its hawser winches and capstans for Moran Towing’s two new escort tugs turns the spotlight on components where there is no place…

22nd August 2023

​Markey towing winches to boost tug power for Moran

22nd August 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea 7 has appointed Fugro to conduct a metocean survey for the proposed Salamander offshore wind farm project.

21st August 2023

Fugro to run offshore wind farm study

21st August 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Macduff Ship Design has successfully delivered a new ASD tug/service vessel to Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works, its first ever design for an Indian owner.

18th August 2023

Macduff delivers first design for Indian owner

18th August 2023

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Emergency work required on locks and banks

17th August 2023

€5.5 million emergency works on River Seine

17th August 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

The first vessel by a company that says its ferries could bring urban traffic back to inland waterways in a clean way has been launched in Norway.

17th August 2023

Hyke launches clean ferry for urban waterways

17th August 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Pictures of ships arriving at ports, their container stacks collapsed with boxes leaning precariously over the side of the vessel, makes for good copy and often attracts the attention of the world’s…

17th August 2023

Putting container losses into perspective

17th August 2023