News

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Offshore charging developer Stillstrom, owned by Maersk, has formally set up a UK entity in Aberdeen to ramp up its systems rollout in a signal that a still nascent technology is starting…

19th March 2026

Offshore charging gathers pace with new UK venture

19th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Bureau Veritas has marked the delivery of Southeast Asia’s first fully electric tug, advancing marine electrification and regional decarbonisation efforts in the region.

19th March 2026

Electric tug marks Southeast Asia first

19th March 2026

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

For nearly two decades, the idea of an American deep-water Arctic port has been on paper only, passed around in congressional hearings, quietly shelved by budget realities and periodically revived as alarm…

18th March 2026

Special report: Transforming America’s Arctic ports

18th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

ZeroUSV has successfully launched a subsea glider from an uncrewed surface vessel (USV), marking a milestone for autonomous vessels in subsea operations.

18th March 2026

USV launches subsea glider in milestone for unmanned operations

18th March 2026

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Monitoring of sea coasts based on data obtained by airborne LIDAR laser scanning, orthophotomaps and transverse profiles of the sea coast.

18th March 2026

Sea coast monitoring tender

18th March 2026

EVENTS

EVENTS

Join delegates at the second Rotterdam Get Set for Workboat 2050, opening its doors a week tomorrow at the beautiful Wereldmuseum.

18th March 2026

Last chance to book – Get Set for Workboat 2050 in Rotterdam

18th March 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The next and largest UK government’s renewable energy auction will open in July, with reforms including a new category for deep-water wind and a stronger focus on industrial strategy.

18th March 2026

Largest UK offshore wind auction set for July

18th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Walker Marine Design (WMD) and Mainprize Offshore have revealed a new 33-metre Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) based on their semi-SWATH hull design, with the first two vessels currently under construction and scheduled…

18th March 2026

Walker Marine Design & Mainprize unveil 33m Supa-SWATH CTV

18th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

It’s a very bold ambition: to change the entire mindset of the offshore survey sector so that in the future, vessels will be entirely unmanned.

17th March 2026

Ocean Infinity: To boldly go where no man will go again

17th March 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new partnership aims to advance the scale-up and drive the cost down for floating offshore wind projects through joint technology development and global standards alignment.

17th March 2026

A global push to scale up floating wind

17th March 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Seawork exhibitors Hefring Marine and Ecomar Propulsion have struck a partnership that they say will improve safety and operational efficiency at sea.

17th March 2026

Seawork exhibitors partner up for electric marine safety

17th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

The Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS) is introducing three new classes of purpose-built rescue vessels designed by Birger Kullmann Design, strengthening its operations along Sweden’s coastline and archipelagos with entirely new technical…

16th March 2026

Sweden launches three classes of high-speed rescue boats

16th March 2026

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

Inadequate tug power, poor communication, lack of joint risk assessment and a failure to coordinate simultaneous operations led to the death of a welder in Rotterdam’s Botlek harbour, a report has found.

16th March 2026

How a fatal allision exposed unseen risks of complex docking

16th March 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The US offshore wind market has reached another milestone with the Vineyard Wind 1 project installing its final turbine and the Revolution Wind project now delivering power to the grid. 

16th March 2026

US offshore wind flies in the face of veto attempts

16th March 2026

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The eye-watering cost of floating offshore wind was laid bare at Oceanology International last week, with scientists admitting it was at least six times more expensive than conventional fixed-bottom turbines.

16th March 2026

Floating wind’s eye-watering costs laid bare at Oceanology

16th March 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Van Oord has received the final award from the Limburg Water Board for the implementation of the Groene Rivier Well area development, a flood protection and landscape project in the north of…

13th March 2026

Van Oord secures Limburg project

13th March 2026

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Annual reloccation of sandbar at Newcastle harbour to a predetermined section of the beach

13th March 2026

Annual sandbar relocation tender

13th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Lloyd’s Register has certified one of the first uncrewed vessels to achieve full compliance to the updated Workboat Code 3 framework to regulate the design and operation of ROVs in UK waters.

12th March 2026

ROV certification marks breakthrough for uncrewed vessels

12th March 2026

EVENTS

EVENTS

Industry leaders have warned that the rapid expansion of uncrewed and autonomous vessel operations risks outpacing standards and operational controls, potentially undermining trust in the technology unless clearer guidance and more robust…

12th March 2026

Trust gap threatens rapid rise of uncrewed vessels, industry warns

12th March 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

Four tug crew have been killed, at least two of Van Oord’s dredgers are stuck in the Persian Gulf and a major maritime show has been postponed as the war involving Iran…

12th March 2026

Four tug crew killed as Iran war traps Van Oord dredgers

12th March 2026