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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two injured crew were evacuated from a vessel that had collided with a wind turbine in the North Sea, the Royal Dutch Rescue Society (KNRM) has confirmed.

25th April 2025

Crew injured as guard vessel crashes into wind turbine

25th April 2025

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

“We can’t conjure rescue assets out of thin air,” says David Lane, who is leading the Flood Fighters initiative around the world and will be at Seawork in June with members of…

25th April 2025

PODCAST: Fighting floods – join the discussion

25th April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The global offshore wind sector experienced a year of mixed outcomes in 2024, as rapid innovation, shifting market dynamics and policy reforms shaped the sector.

24th April 2025

Headwinds and tailwinds in offshore wind: Report

24th April 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards Group has signed contracts to deliver four tugs to Fairplay Towage, including a vessel for Neue Schleppdampfschiffsreederei Louis Meyer.

24th April 2025

​Damen signs multiple tug contracts

24th April 2025

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Vessel for transporting oil spill response equipment, autonomous oil collection, towing boom equipment and lowering booms and anchors, controlled lifting

23rd April 2025

Pollution response vessel for Lapland

23rd April 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

From wind turbines receiving cargo by drone to unmanned drilling rigs producing oil, offshore operations are being automated. 

23rd April 2025

Core values: How automation is crucial to seabed sampling

23rd April 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

North Star’s new offshore wind vessels are the first in the world to achieve Lloyd’s Register’s Cyber Resilience classification under new IACS standards.

23rd April 2025

Offshore wind vessels cyber resilience certification first

23rd April 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

UK-based Tor Group has unveiled a ground-breaking multi-role support vessel designed for more than just offshore wind, blending advanced hybrid technology with ship-shaped design and modular construction, writes Peter Barker.

23rd April 2025

Offshore wind and beyond: launch of a hybrid powerhouse

23rd April 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

ScottishPower Renewables has signed more than £16 million (€18.6 million) in UK vessel agreements with Norfolk marine firms to support its flagship offshore wind project.

23rd April 2025

ScottishPower signs €18m vessels deal

23rd April 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Energy giant Equinor says it is considering ‘legal remedies’ after the US government forced it to stop its Empire Wind offshore wind development in the US.

22nd April 2025

Equinor considers legal action on canned wind farm

22nd April 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Damen Shipyards is to build a surveillance vessel for the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) in strengthen marine security and surveillance capabilities.

22nd April 2025

Surveillance vessel ordered for Dutch Navy

22nd April 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New EU requirements across industry will also affect most workboat operators, who need to be aware of how to comply, Workboat Association CEO Kerrie Forster says.

22nd April 2025

Workboat operators: Are you cyber secure?

22nd April 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Noatum Maritime, part of AD Ports Group’s Maritime & Shipping Cluster, has reinforced its commitment to sustainable maritime operations by adding its first all-electric hydrofoiling pilot boat and two fully electric tug…

22nd April 2025

Pioneering zero-emission harbour operations

22nd April 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A consortium including the Dutch water board has reported flood defence and marine biodiversity success two years after a reef scheme was installed in Rotterdam’s most important shipping lane.

22nd April 2025

Dutch hail success of two-year reef block scheme

22nd April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

North Sea transmission system operators (TSOs) have come together to coordinate offshore grids and implement cross-border projects.

18th April 2025

12 offshore TSOs lay foundations for offshore grids

18th April 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A decision by the US Department of Interior to halt an Equinor offshore wind farm ‘should send chills across all industries investing in and holding contracts with the United States,” said president…

17th April 2025

Choppy waters for US offshore wind as Equinor project binned

17th April 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Istanbul-based Arena Offshore A.S. for the local construction of two Stan Tugs 1606. 

17th April 2025

Turkish build expertise for Damen Stan Tug double

17th April 2025

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Construction of new coastal protection defences and remedial works to existing defences at Bellurgan, Ballagan and Drumullag

17th April 2025

Coastal protection works tender

17th April 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Finnish firm Evac Group has launched a waste solution designed for smaller vessels.

16th April 2025

New waste solution for smaller vessels

16th April 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Over half of vessels in Scotland’s coastal waters are untracked, raising serious concerns for vessel safety, marine traffic and environmental monitoring.

16th April 2025

Scottish researchers uncover untracked vessel threat

16th April 2025