Research

VESSELS

VESSELS

Fincantieri subsidiary Vard has won its largest single-vessel order in the company’s history in a contract worth nearly €700 million, and says it’s also the largest ever awarded to a Norwegian shipbuilder.

5th June 2026

Vard wins record-breaking vessel order

5th June 2026

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

It seems the sky is no longer the limit for Kongsberg Discovery, which is moving into outer space in a giant leap into the future.

23rd February 2026

PODCAST: From ocean to orbit – KD takes Giant Leap

23rd February 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

The Italian Navy’s new Major Hydro-Oceanographic Ship has been launched at Fincantieri’s integrated shipyard in Riva Trigoso, representing a major step forward in Italy’s capacity for maritime research, environmental monitoring and security.

30th January 2026

Fincantieri advances Italian navy research

30th January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK could lose tens of thousands of offshore energy jobs by 2030 without urgent and coordinated action, a new report warns.

4th June 2025

UK risks offshore energy jobs crisis

4th June 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (DSV) has signed a major refit contract with Rossilini’s Four-10 for the vessel refit of REV Ocean, a state-of-the-art ocean research and expedition ship.

12th February 2025

Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen’s largest vessel refit contract to date

12th February 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has ordered a research vessel from Spain’s Freire Shipyard.

19th August 2024

New research vessel ordered for Red Sea

19th August 2024

SEAWORK

SEAWORK

Coaxing a 16% increase in efficiency from a hull is impressive, but it becomes a formidable feat when even the waves and foam it creates need to be tightly controlled.

23rd May 2024

A nose for the job

23rd May 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

As the ‘blue economy’ drives the potential of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) in reducing human labour and improving ocean productivity, Matthew Ratsey, managing director of Zero USV, highlights the untapped potential of USVs,…

17th May 2024

Autonomous USVs will lead Blue Economy

17th May 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A pioneering research project that aims to strengthen the resilience of sea walls to coastal flooding has been launched by a UK and US collaboration.

15th November 2023

Pioneering sea wall project aims to stave off flooding

15th November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The first French offshore wind research platform has been launched to try to research and tackle long-standing environmental issues associated with the sector.

15th May 2023

French offshore wind research will tackle the environment

15th May 2023