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DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Land & Water is carrying out a contract to conduct dredging works at Thurrock on the River Thames.

23rd September 2020

Environmental dredging in UK growth zone

23rd September 2020

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dutch dredging and offshore contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster has reported a strong operational first half of 2020 despite the impact of Covid 19.

23rd September 2020

Dredging giant is strong despite pandemic

23rd September 2020

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Port of Rotterdam Authority is to dredge alongside three berths of the southern quaywall at the ECT Delta Terminal in order to meet the draught requirements of next generation container ships.

23rd September 2020

Amazonehavens ECT deepening underway

23rd September 2020

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

A joint CEDA/IADC course on Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure has been scheduled for 1st and 2nd December 2020 at Nootdorp in the Netherlands.

23rd September 2020

New dates for CEDA/IADC dredging course

23rd September 2020

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Clyde Docks Preservation Initiative (CDPI) and Govan Docks Regeneration Trust have welcomed the announcement in the media that plans for a housing development at Govan Graving Docks have been finally abandoned.

23rd September 2020

Govan Graving Docks joint statement issued

23rd September 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Two companies have entered into a cooperation agreement to assess the technical and market viability of a high-powered electric outboard.

22nd September 2020

Partners test viability of electric outboard

22nd September 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The veteran German Bight passenger ship Funny Girl – now 47 years old - is back in service after an extensive overhaul and refurbishment costing €1.25 million - its third in recent…

22nd September 2020

Veteran Bight passenger ship gets extensive revamp

22nd September 2020

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

More major site development is planned in Bremerhaven now that the long-delayed €32.7 million reconstruction of the German port’s important Westkaje has been completed, writes Tom Todd.

22nd September 2020

More development ahead for Bremerhaven

22nd September 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

A unique, long-reach telescopic leader rig will deliver costs savings to Tier-1 contractors.

21st September 2020

Telescopic leader rig saves costs

21st September 2020

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

A new marine innovation programme has been launched in the UK to help start-ups and innovators develop new solutions that support the development of the Blue Economy.

21st September 2020

Boost for Blue Economy

21st September 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The 22.5m government hydrographic survey boat Oland has resumed service in north Germany following repairs to damage caused when it ran aground on the island of Sylt, reports Tom Todd.

21st September 2020

Survey boat back in service after grounding repairs

21st September 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A UK offshore energy support vessel operator has invested in innovative multi-hull BARTech 30 crew transfer vessels.

21st September 2020

First orders for innovative foil-stabilized CTVs

21st September 2020

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

A new project to design an efficient and environmentally friendly high-speed planing boat has been launched.

18th September 2020

Eco efficient planing boat in development

18th September 2020

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A UK engineering company has developed a torquey and reliable 25kW thruster for electric ROVs in record time.

18th September 2020

Thruster development allows ROVs to go electric

18th September 2020

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

A study prepared for the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has reassessed the risk of shipping related pollution in UK waters.

18th September 2020

UK revisits the question of ETV provision

18th September 2020

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

French tidal energy developer HydroQuest is joining the Ocean Energy Europe Board of Directors as a Lead Partner.

18th September 2020

French tidal turbine developer joins key network

18th September 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Corvus Energy will supply lithium ion battery-based energy storage systems (ESS) for five new all-electric ferries.

17th September 2020

Corvus to supply ESS for five new ferries

17th September 2020

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Teesside logisitics business, AV Dawson has named its new port facility Port of Middlesbrough - bringing a name back to the area from over 100 years ago.

17th September 2020

River Tees port facility name is reborn

17th September 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A new ferry featuring ABB’s ice-class Azipod electric propulsion is expected to deliver sustainable performance while achieving up to four days of annual time savings due to operational efficiency.

16th September 2020

Ferry sustainability with ABB propulsion

16th September 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A Dutch offshore access provider has secured its first contract in Taiwan for an offshore wind project due to start in 2021.

16th September 2020

Dutch firm wins first contract in Taiwan

16th September 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Babcock International, the Aerospace and Defence company, has completed a package of work on Pacific Egret, a vessel dedicated to industrial transportation at its Rosyth facility.

16th September 2020

General refit work completed on ‘Pacific Egret’

16th September 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

European marine construction specialists Herbosch-Kiere and Hecker Bau have signed a contract to reinforce port breakwaters at Klaipéda, Lithuania.

16th September 2020

40 million euros earmarked for Klaipéda breakwaters

16th September 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Visitors to Seawork 2018 will remember the clever modular Tugdock in-water boat lifting system, but now the company is broadening out into offshore wind.

15th September 2020

Tugdock solution for floating wind turbines

15th September 2020