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MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Redesign of the north bank of Elmshorn, including sheet pile renovation

6th August 2025

EARLY INFO: Harbour construction works

6th August 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oil giant BP has finalised a 50-50 joint venture in offshore wind, despite announcing cutbacks from renewables just 6 months ago.

6th August 2025

Oil giant BP enters offshore wind JV despite ‘reset’

6th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

German energy firm RWE has contracted two of North Star’s SOVs for up to 12 years with another two newbuilds planned in a few years’ time.

6th August 2025

RWE signs long-term agreements with North Star for 2+2 SOVs

6th August 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

HyNet has announced five new priority projects now entering negotiations to connect to its UK CO2 transport and storage network.

6th August 2025

HyNet boosts UK carbon capture

6th August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A substation jacket for the Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm has been installed off the French Atlantic coast after an impressive navigation underneath a 100-year-old bridge.

5th August 2025

54m jacket towed out to Atlantic coast

5th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Shipbuilder Ulstein will convert an existing Commissioning Service Operation Vessel into a Walk-to-Work vessel for unmanned production platform on the Norwegian continental shelf, it says.

5th August 2025

Ulstein converts wind vessel for oil and gas

5th August 2025

EVENTS

EVENTS

Almost eight weeks after Seawork 2025 closed its doors on a record-breaking show, bookings for next year are already going through the roof.

5th August 2025

Record-breaking Seawork 2025 – video & review

5th August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Ocean Winds and partner Banque des Territoires have installed the first of three floating wind turbines that they say are the most powerful floating turbines in the world.

5th August 2025

Floating wind takes pride of place in Gulf of Lion

5th August 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The offshore energy sector is increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to enhance safety and operational monitoring, with particular focus on reducing man overboard (MOB) risks.

4th August 2025

AI enhances offshore safety

4th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

The first US-flagged cable-lay barge to connect offshore wind farms to the US grid will be built by the new partnership of Nexans and Crowley Wind Services.

4th August 2025

First Jones Act-compliant cable layer deal agreed

4th August 2025

OPINION

OPINION

Can intelligent innovation boost visibility, build trust and grow the marine services sector? Vik Bharat, director at Vessconn’s Maritime Ltd, shares his thoughts with Maritime Journal subscribers and Seawork Members.

4th August 2025

From dock to data: Boost visibility, build trust and fine-tune marine services

4th August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK’s Falmouth Harbour in the southwest of England has created an HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) re-fuelling facility for its workboat fleet.

1st August 2025

Falmouth rolls out HVO for workboat fleet

1st August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Canadian government has selected the first four areas for offshore wind development in the east coastal province of Nova Scotia with a target to license 5GW by 2030.

1st August 2025

Canada dives into offshore wind with first areas designated

1st August 2025

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Construction and supply of 4 hybrid H series outfloor boats and 13 hybrid 120 series motorboats. 

1st August 2025

Hybrid vessels tender

1st August 2025

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

Cyprus-based Columbia Group is calling for urgent reforms in maritime training to address the chronic shortage of qualified seafarers and trainees.

1st August 2025

Columbia Group joins calls for urgent maritime training

1st August 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A research team from the One Ocean Foundation has successfully completed a groundbreaking deep-sea expedition in the Caprera Canyon off northeastern Sardinia, reaching depths exceeding 1,000 metres.

1st August 2025

Battery-powered ROV reveals deep-sea biodiversity

1st August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The latest ‘world’s largest offshore wind farm’ has been given the green light in the UK despite a number of wildlife agencies raising concerns about the developer’s own estimates that thousands of…

31st July 2025

‘World’s largest’ wind farm approved despite bird death fears

31st July 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The US Trump Administration has effectively ended any preferential treatment for what it calls unreliable subsidy-dependent renewables - namely wind and solar energy.

31st July 2025

Trump vetoes “unreliable” and “foreign” energy

31st July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

As tug operators and owners increasingly opt for electric tugs, the Chinese port of Tianjin – one of the 10 biggest ports in China – has ordered a fully electric tug designed…

31st July 2025

Chinese port joins wave of electric tug orders

31st July 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Caterpillar engine dealer Finning UK & Ireland is pushing its temporary shore power solutions to provide power to harbour boats and address port emissions by berthed vessels.

31st July 2025

Finning offers fast fix for port power insufficiencies

31st July 2025