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VESSELS

VESSELS

The first two of nine high-speed hybrid ferries, built by Astilleros Armon Shipyards in Spain for Liberty Lines, have officially launched.

18th October 2024

Liberty Lines launches hybrid ferries

18th October 2024

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Get Set for Workboat Series 5 will launch in November at the Workboat Association’s Annual General Meeting, which is kicking off in the north of England from the 18th.

17th October 2024

PODCAST: Launching Get Set for Workboat Series 5

17th October 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The Port of Milford Haven in the UK has celebrated a significant milestone today with the keel laying ceremony for a new 22 metre pilot transfer vessel, being constructed by Next Generation…

17th October 2024

Milford Haven lays keel for pilot vessel

17th October 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The first and largest ship has sailed the Ghent-to-Terneuzen canal after a major civil engineering project was completed 18 months later than planned.

17th October 2024

Lock opens to world’s largest ships

17th October 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Athens-based Five Oceans Salvage (FOS) has reported on an operation to salvage a laden tanker in an otherwise routine operation complicated by navigating the complex path of global politics and in particular,…

17th October 2024

Damaged tanker odyssey for Greek salvor

17th October 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

North Star has secured its first commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV), which is destined for Germany’s He Dreiht North Sea wind farm.

17th October 2024

North Star wins first commissioning SOV order

17th October 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Maritime electrical systems supplier Energy Solutions UK has bought compatriot firm Oceanic Systems, which designs and manufactures systems for control and monitoring vessels.

16th October 2024

UK firm boosts maritime offering with purchase

16th October 2024

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Rehabilitation works on the quay of Terre-Neuve in Saint-Malo. 

16th October 2024

Quay construction works in France

16th October 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Swedish wave energy technology firm CorPower Ocean has been given the largest investment in its technology to date, with funding of €32 million confirmed.

16th October 2024

€32 million funding for wave energy

16th October 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Media reports that the Spanish shipyard Navantia has been in exclusive talks with Titanic shipbuilder Harland & Wolff have been neither confirmed nor denied to Maritime Journal by the parties involved.

16th October 2024

Reports hint at Harland & Wolff rescue

16th October 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The International Salvage Union (ISU) has reported on the activity of one of Europe’s major salvage companies involving responding to ship fires, groundings and pollutant removal operations.

16th October 2024

Blazes and groundings for Smit Salvage

16th October 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Zinus AS has been awarded a contract to deliver two advanced shore power units to the Port of Skagen, Denmark, as part of the port’s ongoing electrification efforts. 

16th October 2024

Shore power boosts port electrification at Skagen

16th October 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Artemis Technologies has secured a major contract with the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) to build and supply a 100% electric pilot boat to play a key role in Sweden’s shift towards fossil-free…

16th October 2024

Artemis inks electric pilot boat first to Sweden

16th October 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The increasing number of floating and partially submerged offshore structures has prompted the UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) to set out draft guidance on towing requirements.

16th October 2024

MCA publishes draft towing guidance

16th October 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The latest report from Marlink’s Security Operations Centre (SOC) reveals the growing complexity of cyber threats targeting the maritime sector.

15th October 2024

On the rise: threats to maritime cyber security

15th October 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cygnus’s Hatch Sure ultrasonic leak detection system has been designed to offer an efficient and precise solution for watertight door inspections and deck equipment testing.

14th October 2024

More efficient watertight door inspections

14th October 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Associated British Ports (ABP) and global engineering leader Sarens have formed a strategic partnership to drive floating offshore wind (FLOW) development in the Celtic Sea.

14th October 2024

Advancing floating offshore wind in Port Talbot

14th October 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A two-year project has been given the go-ahead to protect King’s Island in the middle of the Irish city of Limerick.

11th October 2024

€32 million flood relief works signed for city island

11th October 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafarers working in the UK will gain enhanced protections against rogue employers as the Employment Rights Bill is introduced to parliament this week.

11th October 2024

UK govt steps in to protect seafarers

11th October 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

German firm Schottel has won the contract to supply propulsion systems to the four double-ended electric ferries that will eventually run autonomously.

11th October 2024

Schottel steps in to supply e-ferry systems

11th October 2024