Aquaculture

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Scottish aquaculture operator Inverlussa Marine Services has ordered a new hybrid-powered workboat from Dutch shipbuilder Nauplius Workboats as part of a wider fleet expansion programme that will increase its fleet to 25 vessels by 2027.

16th June 2026

​Inverlussa orders 5th vessel from Nauplius as expansion continues

16th June 2026

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Inverlussa Marine Services has taken delivery of a new 25-metre hybrid aquaculture support vessel as operators in Scotland’s fish farming sector face growing demands from larger and heavier equipment offshore.

6th January 2026

Hybrid vessel reflects changing demands of Scotland’s fish farms

6th January 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Four million oysters will soon be deployed off the North Norfolk coast as part of the UK’s largest oyster reef restoration project.

10th September 2025

Aquaculture innovation drives record reef build

10th September 2025

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Damen Shipyards and Folla Maritime have launched a joint venture shipyard, Damen Folla, that aims to deliver vessels for the aquaculture sector.

19th August 2025

Damen launches aquaculture vessel shipyard joint venture

19th August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Swedish energy giant Vattenfall has enlisted the talents of Samuel L. Jackson to promote seaweed farming amidst the turbines of two of its offshore wind farms.

12th August 2025

Vattenfall introduces seaweed farms at wind farms

12th August 2025

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Damen and its new partner, Norway’s Folla Maritime Service, have signed a contract with Salmon farmer Nova Sea to deliver a hybrid workboat.

16th June 2025

New partners agree contract for new hybrid workboat

16th June 2025

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Sweden’s SSAB is to supply its ‘SSAB Zero’ emission-free steel manufactured from recycled steel and produced with fossil-free electricity and biogas for two supply ships operating in the Norwegian aquaculture sector.

19th November 2024

Emission-free steel for Norwegian supply ships

19th November 2024

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While the large tug operators often hit the headlines, there’s an awful lot going on ‘under the radar’ with smaller fleets working away. Peter Barker has a look at Inverlussa, in Scotland.

4th June 2024

New arrival for Scottish workboat owner

4th June 2024

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Macduff Ship Design has delivered a bespoke 24m aquaculture workboat to its new owner Bakkafrost Scotland.

26th July 2023

Macduff delivers bespoke aquaculture workboat

26th July 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine growth found on the legs, known as jackets, of decommissioned oil and gas platforms could form the basis of new novel livestock and aquaculture feeds.

21st November 2022

Recycling marine growth from decommissioning

21st November 2022