Crown Estate

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Almost two decades after Lerwick Harbour finished a major dredging project, the port is once again digging deep with the return of vessels engaged in the 2008 works.

19th August 2026

Lerwick Harbour digs deeper for 2nd time in a generation

19th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Fourteen offshore locations have been offered around the coast of Scotland and England to potentially store carbon dioxide captured from industrial processes.

11th December 2025

CCS licensing round opens as Scottish project rejected

11th December 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Seaway7 says it has installed all 277 monopile foundations at the world’s biggest offshore wind farm – Doggerbank in the UK.

18th September 2025

Final monopile installed at world’s biggest wind farm

18th September 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A major expansion at one of Scotland’s ports has passed a milestone with the granting of marine and dredging licences.

12th August 2025

£111 million port expansion granted dredge licences

12th August 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The UK Crown Estate has delivered a record GB£1.1 billion in net revenue profit, largely driven by short-term option fees from Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4.

9th July 2025

Offshore wind powers record Crown Estate profit

9th July 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two out of three massive offshore floating wind projects have been awarded by the Crown Estate, with no reason given for failure to award the third.

19th June 2025

Two huge UK floating wind projects awarded

19th June 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

With more than 850GW of offshore wind capacity predicted to be installed over the next 25 years, the need for support vessels should prompt a major opportunity for vessel builders worldwide.

21st March 2025

€42 billion global market will need ‘hundreds’ of SOVs

21st March 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Tugdock and Sarens have successfully secured funding from The Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator to develop a heavy lift Operations and Maintenance (O&M) hub at ABP’s Port Talbot, Wales.

11th December 2024

Crown Estate backing for floating offshore wind O&M hub

11th December 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The UK’s Bristol Port Company (BPC) has confirmed plans to develop a Bristol Wind Terminal at its Avonmouth Docks.

5th November 2024

Bristol Port lays out plans for wind terminal

5th November 2024