UK

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Nine European countries have pledged to spend €1 trillion on offshore wind development over the next 10 years.

27th January 2026

European countries pledge €1 TRILLION for offshore wind

27th January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

US president Donald Trump took almost an hour and a half to address the World Economic Forum in Davos today, using part of the rambling lecture to rip into Europe about its wind policies.

21st January 2026

Trump berates Europe’s offshore wind policies at Davos

21st January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

RWE has secured UK Contracts for Difference for 6.9 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity, strengthening long-term renewable generation and investment certainty across multiple projects.

15th January 2026

RWE takes lion’s share of UK offshore wind projects

15th January 2026

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Coming the day before the National Spending Review was announced in the UK you would expect any Seawork conference session from HM Government to be a little reserved when talking procurement, but…

13th June 2025

MOD: Uncertainty and change – but hope for SMEs

13th June 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Two large offshore wind farms in UK waters have been given the green light – one an expansion of an existing fixed-bottom site, one a roll-out of floating turbines.

7th April 2025

Two major offshore wind projects announced for UK

7th April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has awarded £3 million (€3.5 million) to 12 companies and launched a new development programme to boost the UK offshore renewables supply chain.

22nd January 2025

UK focuses on boosting offshore renewables supply chain

22nd January 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK and Norway signed a Memorandum of Understanding earlier this year to work together on decarbonising the maritime sector. Artemis Technologies and Evoy talk about its value.

21st October 2024

Q&A: How Norway and UK are collaborating on decarbonisation

21st October 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has launched its new GB£2m Manufacturing Facility Support Programme (MFSP) to boost the UK’s offshore wind manufacturing sector.

17th September 2024

£2m boost for UK offshore wind manufacturing

17th September 2024

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

As UK industry’s largest single customer, the Defence sector offers lucrative opportunities to the commercial marine sector, but how do you access the market?

25th June 2024

Top tips to do business with Defence

25th June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

British offshore wind growth businesses Rovco & Vaarst plan to hire over 150 new specialist roles across their three UK offices by the end of 2025.

7th May 2024

Job surge in the UK offshore wind sector

7th May 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A UK coastal defence scheme will undergo its final phase in 2024, bringing together a nine-year project to protect against flooding and create a new island for wintering birds.

11th March 2024

Coastal flood defence project moves into final phase

11th March 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The UK’s Port of Dover is to create a digital twin in order to augment the productivity of its operations.

5th February 2024

Driving port efficiency with digital twinning

5th February 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

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Cocaine hidden deep within a container ship at Sheerness Port in Kent has been seized as part of a UK National Crime Agency investigation involving police officers and Border Force.

1st November 2023

Cocaine worth €11.5m seized from sea chest

1st November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

RWE, Wales’ largest renewable energy generator, is funding a study to investigate the quayside offload and launch of two types of floating offshore wind platforms.

9th October 2023

Innovative study to test floating offshore wind platform potential

9th October 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Offshore wind employers are being warned against seeking to continue to exploit foreign labour following the end of the Offshore Wind Workers Concession.

24th May 2023

UK offshore wind companies urged to look to reshoring

24th May 2023

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

Three marine technology companies are among those to receive the first King’s Awards for Enterprise, including one which uses ultrasound to clean up the seas.

25th April 2023

Royal seal of approval for marine technology innovators

25th April 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK has launched an Offshore Wind Plan which recommends how the maritime industry can reach its net-zero goals and deliver maximum economic growth.

15th March 2023

UK launches its offshore wind plan

15th March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn advance a Cenos floating offshore wind project through submission of a scoping report to Marine Scotland.

1st March 2023

Scope submitted for one of world’s largest floating windfarms

1st March 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Zero-emission ferries, cruises and cargo ships will set sail in UK waters within two years, thanks to a £77 million (€86 million) government investment in clean maritime technology.

6th February 2023

UK funding boost for zero emissions vessels

6th February 2023