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VESSELS

VESSELS

The news that Port of Antwerp-Bruges has introduced the world’s first hydrogen-powered tug after an earlier order for new vessels is the latest signal to tug operators that ports are heading for…

15th December 2023

Antwerp-Bruges grows its green tug agenda

15th December 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Fincantieri shipbuilding firm Vard will design and build a customised hybrid cable-lay and construction vessel for Japanese construction company Toyo Construction for $200 million, it has announced.

14th December 2023

$200m vessel ordered to help kickstart Japan’s OSW

14th December 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Two of the world’s three largest wind turbine manufacturers have agreed to work together in standardising equipment used in installing offshore wind.

14th December 2023

Wind competitor giants agree to join forces

14th December 2023

AUTONOMOUS VESSELS & TECHNOLOGY

AUTONOMOUS VESSELS & TECHNOLOGY

Marine propulsion technology firm HamiltonJet has launched what it is calling a triumph in water jet innovation.

14th December 2023

HamiltonJet launches HJ215 waterjet

14th December 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A Japanese energy giant has joined a floating offshore wind project in Norway.

14th December 2023

Norwegian offshore wind boosted by Japan

14th December 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

The world’s first hydrogen-powered tug has been launched at the port of Antwerp-Bruges.

14th December 2023

World’s first hydrogen tug launched at Antwerp-Bruges

14th December 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Netherlands-based Smit Lamnalco has signed a 10-year contract with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) to provide emergency response services in Australia’s Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef regions.

13th December 2023

New tug to protect Australia’s coastline

13th December 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and Renewable Risk Advisors (RRA) have published a white paper setting out the needs case for a National Floating Wind Test Centre in the UK.

13th December 2023

The business case for a UK Floating Wind Test Centre

13th December 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The MCA’s controversial new workboat code has gone in force today – with many of its problems eliminated or watered down thanks to hours of work by the Workboat Association (WA) and…

13th December 2023

Controversial Workboat Code enforced

13th December 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) is to supply a Comanche remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC).

13th December 2023

Cutting-edge ROV for Japanese deep sea exploration

13th December 2023