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MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A recent report has predicted spending on offshore substations for offshore wind could amount to more than $20 billion (€18.6 billion) this decade – and this is just for the substations.

24th June 2024

$billions needed for offshore substations: Report

24th June 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

A powerful new rescue vessel has entered service with Salvamento Marítimo (SASEMAR), Spain’s maritime search and rescue agency, joining the society’s already large and impressive fleet of rescue vessels.

24th June 2024

Powerful new tug protects Spain’s coastline

24th June 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Marine contracting giant Cadeler will install 72 Vestas 15MW wind turbines in the Scottish North Sea in a contract worth up to €130 million.

24th June 2024

Cadeler wins 72-turbine installation contract

24th June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A lobby group has made five ‘key asks’ to the UK government to support tidal stream energy as it gathers pace around the world.

21st June 2024

Lobby group sets out key asks for tidal energy

21st June 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Warsash Maritime School at Solent University, Southampton, UK has teamed up with the Centre for Factories of the Future (C4FF) to develop safety training using virtual reality.

21st June 2024

Using VR to boost maritime safety

21st June 2024

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Onsite-simulator for simulation of navigation and simulation of the engine on board boats/vessels for the Austrheim Sixth Form College

21st June 2024

€350,000 tender for navigation simulators

21st June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Offshore charging concepts are beginning to head towards commercialisation – despite a few doubts being raised.

21st June 2024

Offshore charging: Are we there yet?

21st June 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

European inland waterways could be facing an insurance crisis as operation licence extension ends, placing more than 7,900 vessels at risk, warns Armand Lans, senior broker at FDR.

20th June 2024

Insurance crisis looms for Europes inland waterways

20th June 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

SMST has won a deal with Cochin Shipyard for the delivery of a gangway and crane for a North Star hybrid-electric service operation vessel (SOV).

20th June 2024

SMST to equip hybrid SOV

20th June 2024

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

Marine contractor Van Oord says it ‘regrets’ an incident in which its Vox Maxima dredger allided with the bunker vessel Marine Honour, rupturing an oil cargo tank and spilling the contents overboard.

20th June 2024

Van Oord ‘regrets’ oil spill after dredger hits tanker

20th June 2024